Ground-engaging implement with lateral position adjustment
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1. An implement system comprising:
- a frame member for coupling to a rear member;
a row frame for coupling to the rear member;
a first opener for opening the soil;
the first opener supported by or from a first support extending downward from the frame member;
a first outlet for dispensing or applying a nutrient strip;
a laterally movable carrier associated with the row frame, the carrier supporting the first opener and the first outlet;
a second outlet for dispensing or planting seed, wherein the first outlet and the second outlet have a lateral separation that is dynamically adjustable during the simultaneous application of the seed and the nutrient strip; and
a lateral actuator for lateral movement or adjustment of the carrier in response to control signals provided by an implement data processor or an implement guidance module in response to an observed seed metering rate within a seed row.
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Abstract
A row frame is coupled to the rear member. A first opener is configured to open the soil; the first opener is supported by or from a first support extending downward from the frame member. A first outlet is configured to dispense or apply a nutrient strip. A laterally movable carrier is associated with the row frame. The carrier supports the first opener and the first outlet. A second outlet can dispense or plant seed, wherein the first outlet and the second outlet have a lateral separation that is dynamically adjustable during the simultaneous application of seed and the nutrient strip.
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1. An implement system comprising:
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a frame member for coupling to a rear member; a row frame for coupling to the rear member; a first opener for opening the soil;
the first opener supported by or from a first support extending downward from the frame member;a first outlet for dispensing or applying a nutrient strip; a laterally movable carrier associated with the row frame, the carrier supporting the first opener and the first outlet; a second outlet for dispensing or planting seed, wherein the first outlet and the second outlet have a lateral separation that is dynamically adjustable during the simultaneous application of the seed and the nutrient strip; and a lateral actuator for lateral movement or adjustment of the carrier in response to control signals provided by an implement data processor or an implement guidance module in response to an observed seed metering rate within a seed row. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An implement system comprising:
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a frame member for coupling to a rear member; a row frame for coupling to the rear member; a first opener for opening the soil;
the first opener supported by or from a first support extending downward from the frame member;a first outlet for dispensing or applying a nutrient strip; a laterally movable carrier associated with the row frame, the carrier supporting the first opener and the first outlet; a second outlet for dispensing or planting seed, wherein the first outlet and the second outlet have a lateral separation that is dynamically adjustable during the simultaneous application of the seed and the nutrient strip; a lateral actuator for lateral movement or adjustment of the carrier in response to control signals provided by an implement data processor, wherein the implement data processor varies the lateral separation between a seed row of planted seed and the nutrient strip based on the seed density of the seed row from the observed seed density or the observed seed spacing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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