Seed delivery apparatus, systems, and methods
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1. An apparatus for delivering seed to a planting surface, comprising:
- a seed meter configured to entrain and release the seed from a seed disc at a seed release location;
a seed conveyor disposed to receive the seed after the seed is released from said seed disc at an upper end of said seed conveyor, said seed conveyor having a belt configured to convey the seed from said upper end to a lower end of said seed conveyor, whereupon the seed is discharged from said seed conveyor through an opening, said discharged seed having a rearward velocity relative to said seed conveyor, said seed conveyor having a cover;
at least one vent in a return side of said cover, wherein said return side is a side of said cover adjacent to a portion of said belt that travels from said lower end of said seed conveyor toward said upper end of said seed conveyor.
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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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1. An apparatus for delivering seed to a planting surface, comprising:
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a seed meter configured to entrain and release the seed from a seed disc at a seed release location; a seed conveyor disposed to receive the seed after the seed is released from said seed disc at an upper end of said seed conveyor, said seed conveyor having a belt configured to convey the seed from said upper end to a lower end of said seed conveyor, whereupon the seed is discharged from said seed conveyor through an opening, said discharged seed having a rearward velocity relative to said seed conveyor, said seed conveyor having a cover; at least one vent in a return side of said cover, wherein said return side is a side of said cover adjacent to a portion of said belt that travels from said lower end of said seed conveyor toward said upper end of said seed conveyor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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