Seed delivery apparatus, systems, and methods
US9769978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C7/046
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and methods for delivering seed from a metering device to a furrow. In one embodiment, a seed meter entrains and releases seed from a seed disc at a seed release location. The released seed is directed into a seed conveyor by a loading wheel. The seed conveyor conveys the seed toward the soil and releases the seed with a rearward relative velocity.
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