Seed tube for an agricultural seeding machine
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1. A seed tube for an agricultural seeding machine in which seeds are periodically released for deposit on the ground below, the seed tube comprising:
- a tube having a front wall and a rear wall which are joined together by two sidewalls, the front wall having an inside surface and an outside surface, the tube having an open top for receiving seed and an open bottom for depositing seed;
the front wall is provided with a sensor aperture for receiving a non-invasive sensor for detecting seeds passing through the tube, the non-invasive sensor does not disrupt seeds as they flow through the tube;
the inner surface of the front wall immediately above the sensor aperture is provided with a ramp for directing seed falling through the tube inwardly away from the sensor aperture.
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Abstract
A hollow seed tube extending between a seed meter and a planting furrow is provided with a sensor aperture for receiving a seed sensor. The interior surface of the seed tube above the sensor aperture is provided with a ramp for directing the seed inwardly away from the sensor.
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1. A seed tube for an agricultural seeding machine in which seeds are periodically released for deposit on the ground below, the seed tube comprising:
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a tube having a front wall and a rear wall which are joined together by two sidewalls, the front wall having an inside surface and an outside surface, the tube having an open top for receiving seed and an open bottom for depositing seed; the front wall is provided with a sensor aperture for receiving a non-invasive sensor for detecting seeds passing through the tube, the non-invasive sensor does not disrupt seeds as they flow through the tube; the inner surface of the front wall immediately above the sensor aperture is provided with a ramp for directing seed falling through the tube inwardly away from the sensor aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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