ANHYDROUS AMMONIA INJECTOR FOR DISK OPENER
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1. An agricultural disk opener comprising:
- a rotatable disk blade configured to create a furrow in the soil as the disk blade is moved in a direction of travel;
a rotatable wheel located behind the disk blade with respect to the direction of travel and configured to close the furrow,said closing wheel presenting foremost and rearmost portions relative to the direction travel,said closing wheel being configured to engage the soil and thereby define an underlying injection zone in the soil, wherein the injection zone extends from a rearwardmost margin that substantially corresponds to the rearmost portion of the closing wheel and a forwardmost margin that is approximately between two and four inches in front of the foremost portion of the closing wheel; and
an anhydrous ammonia injector configured to deliver anhydrous ammonia into the furrow at an injection point within the injection zone.
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Abstract
A disk opener includes a disk blade for creating a furrow and a closing wheel for closing it. An injection zone is defined generally below and up to slightly forward of the closing wheel. An anhydrous ammonia injector is mounted between the blade and the wheel and delivers anhydrous ammonia via a delivery tube into the furrow at an injection point within the injection zone. The injection point is also preferably centered within the furrow.
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1. An agricultural disk opener comprising:
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a rotatable disk blade configured to create a furrow in the soil as the disk blade is moved in a direction of travel; a rotatable wheel located behind the disk blade with respect to the direction of travel and configured to close the furrow, said closing wheel presenting foremost and rearmost portions relative to the direction travel, said closing wheel being configured to engage the soil and thereby define an underlying injection zone in the soil, wherein the injection zone extends from a rearwardmost margin that substantially corresponds to the rearmost portion of the closing wheel and a forwardmost margin that is approximately between two and four inches in front of the foremost portion of the closing wheel; and an anhydrous ammonia injector configured to deliver anhydrous ammonia into the furrow at an injection point within the injection zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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