Multiple Seed-Type Planting System With Charging System
First Claim
1. A method of planting or seeding multiple types of seed in a single planting pass during row-crop planting or seeding of an agricultural field with an agricultural implement, the method comprising:
- storing seeds of multiple types including at least a first type and a second type in multiple compartments of an on-row storage system;
delivering seeds of the first type from a first one of the compartments of the on-row storage system to the seed-metering system;
releasing seeds of the first type from the seed-metering system to a first type zone of multiple type zones of the agricultural field;
delivering seeds of the second type from a second one of the compartments of the on-row storage system to the seed-metering system; and
releasing seeds of the second type from the seed-metering system to a second type zone of the multiple type zones of the agricultural field.
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Abstract
A system for planting multiple types of seed and automatically switching between the varieties during planting in a single planting pass of a planting session of row-crop or other planting of an agricultural field. The system may include a bulk storage system, an on-row storage system, and a charging system that selectively delivers seeds of different varieties from the bulk storage system to the on-row storage system. The system may include a seed metering system that can be controlled at each of multiple row units to selectively plant different types or varieties of seed based on seed type or variety zones agricultural field, which may correspond to field characteristics defined in a seed variety prescription map.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of planting or seeding multiple types of seed in a single planting pass during row-crop planting or seeding of an agricultural field with an agricultural implement, the method comprising:
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storing seeds of multiple types including at least a first type and a second type in multiple compartments of an on-row storage system; delivering seeds of the first type from a first one of the compartments of the on-row storage system to the seed-metering system; releasing seeds of the first type from the seed-metering system to a first type zone of multiple type zones of the agricultural field; delivering seeds of the second type from a second one of the compartments of the on-row storage system to the seed-metering system; and releasing seeds of the second type from the seed-metering system to a second type zone of the multiple type zones of the agricultural field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of charging a seed metering system of a planter for planting multiple types of seed in a single planting pass during row-crop planting of an agricultural field, the method comprising:
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detecting a seed level in each of multiple compartments of an on-row storage system at each of multiple row units of the planter, wherein the multiple compartments hold seeds of multiple types with each compartment holding seeds of a different type than the other compartments; evaluating whether any of the detected seed levels are below a predetermined minimum seed level, defining a low-level compartment; and releasing seeds from a compartment of a bulk storage system storing the same variety of seed as in the low-level compartment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A planter for planting multiple types of seed in a single planting pass during row-crop planting of an agricultural field, comprising:
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a frame supporting multiple row units; a bulk storage system for separately storing seeds of multiple types on the planter; an on-row storage system selectively receiving seed from the bulk storage system and separately storing the seeds of the multiple seed types at the row units; and a charging system selectively delivering seeds of the multiple types from the bulk storage system to the on-row storage system during discrete charging events based on a position of at least one of the planter and a tractor towing the planter relative to predetermined multiple type zones of an agricultural field. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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