Seed selection mechanism
OwnerGregg A. Sauderinventor
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Abstract
The invention comprises an improvement for finger type seed meters. The improvement is a backing or wear plate of lubricious material with a seed release and an exit. The improved also has a cutout section and a plurality of variable inserts to get accurate seed spacing of a variety of size and shapes of seeds. Each insert of the meter includes a seed release area having varied shapes and depths of projections and depressions to accomplish accurate and timely release from the fingers of seeds of various sizes and shapes. Each insert also has an improved seed exit or void. The exit void being varied both in dimension and contour to substantially eliminate seed rejections and to ensure seed ejection into a seed tube and thence to the soil.
Claims16
A planter having a finger pickup type seed metering device, a seed hopper and a seed discharge system:
- a. said seed metering device having an inlet from a seed hopper;
- b. said metering device including a circular seed container connected to said inlet and a plurality of fingers mounted for rotation in said container;
- c. said container having a backing plate made of lubricious material including a release mechanism and an outlet;
- d. said outlet mating with said discharge system;
- e. said fingers picking up and holding individualized seeds against said backing plate during rotation of the fingers to said release mechanism;
- f. said backing plate outlet receiving said seeds from said release mechanism for movement to soil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.