Seeding machine with seed delivery system
US9480199B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C7/0445
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A seeding machine with a seed meter and a seed delivery system for moving seed from a seed meter to a furrow formed in the soil. The delivery system has an endless member moving in a housing about pulleys to move seed from an upper opening in the housing to a lower discharge opening. In one embodiment, a blocking loading surface guides seed from the metering member of the seed meter and into the delivery system.
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