Planting unit for a seeding machine having blocking member to control hand-off of seed from a seed meter to a seed delivery system

A planting unit for a seeding machine having a seed meter with a metering member that moves seed sequentially along a first path to a release position at which the seed is moving in a first direction and a delivery system adapted to take seed from the metering member at the release position and cont...

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Main Authors Mariman, Nathan A, Friestad, Michael E, Garner, Elijah B
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.06.2021
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Summary:A planting unit for a seeding machine having a seed meter with a metering member that moves seed sequentially along a first path to a release position at which the seed is moving in a first direction and a delivery system adapted to take seed from the metering member at the release position and control movement of the seed from the seed meter to a discharge location adjacent a seed furrow formed in soil beneath the seeding machine. The delivery system, at the release position, moves seed in a second direction along a second path. A blocking member located adjacent the first path immediately preceding the release position prevents movement of the seed in the second direction until the seed has passed the blocking member.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715799617