Seed planter apparatus and method

Seed planter apparatus and method

A planter apparatus includes a seed meter including a housing assembly with a cover releasably connected to a shell. The housing assembly includes at least one opening formed therein adjacent a seed discharge area to promote the release of seeds from a disc rotatably attached to the housing assembly...

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Hauptverfasser: JOHNSON CHAD M, OZERS GUNTIS, BROWN THOMAS, SLOWINSKI DAVID N, CRABB RICHARD J, STUFFLEBEAM JOHN F, JOHNSON DONALD, BERRY STEPHEN D, DUNHAM LISLE J, OLSON THOMAS A, TIEDT GERALD J
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
FERTILISING
FISHING
FORESTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
PLANTING
SOWING
TRAPPING
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Zusammenfassung:A planter apparatus includes a seed meter including a housing assembly with a cover releasably connected to a shell. The housing assembly includes at least one opening formed therein adjacent a seed discharge area to promote the release of seeds from a disc rotatably attached to the housing assembly. The disc divides an interior of the housing assembly to include a vacuum chamber and a seed chamber. The disc including a plurality of openings formed adjacent a periphery of the disc. The planter apparatus may also include a singulator assembly having rotatably spools, a rotatable chute door, a disc having clusters of openings for simultaneous release, and a one-piece baffle.