Closing wheels adjustment mechanism
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1. A planter for planting seed in a seedbed, the planter comprising:
- a frame, the frame having a wheel support member, the wheel support member is provided with left and right sidewalls that are provided with left and right radiused surfaces, respectively;
a furrow opener being mounted to the frame for opening a seed planting furrow in the seedbed;
a seed meter being mounted to the frame for metering seed into a seed tube, the seed tube directing the seed into the seed planting furrow formed by the furrow opener;
a closing wheel assembly for closing the seed planting furrow after seeds have been deposited in the seed planting furrow by the seed tube, the closing wheel assembly being rotatively mounted to a bracket, the closing wheel assembly having a side-to-side position relative to the seed planting furrow, the bracket being adjustably coupled to the frame so that the bracket can be pivoted about a vertical axis to adjust the side-to-side position of the closing wheel assembly relative to the seed planting furrow.
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Abstract
The present invention is an adjustment mechanism to move the seed firming wheels into its correct side-to-side position. The seed firming wheels are rotatably mounted to a bracket which in turn is mounted to a wheel support member of the planter unit frame. The bracket is provided with two radiused bushings which cooperate with radiused surfaces in the side walls of the wheel support member. The side walls and the wheel support member are provided with fore/aft extending slots through which adjustment bolts pass through the bracket and sidewalls of the wheel support member for clamping the bracket to the wheel support member.
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11 Claims
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1. A planter for planting seed in a seedbed, the planter comprising:
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a frame, the frame having a wheel support member, the wheel support member is provided with left and right sidewalls that are provided with left and right radiused surfaces, respectively; a furrow opener being mounted to the frame for opening a seed planting furrow in the seedbed; a seed meter being mounted to the frame for metering seed into a seed tube, the seed tube directing the seed into the seed planting furrow formed by the furrow opener; a closing wheel assembly for closing the seed planting furrow after seeds have been deposited in the seed planting furrow by the seed tube, the closing wheel assembly being rotatively mounted to a bracket, the closing wheel assembly having a side-to-side position relative to the seed planting furrow, the bracket being adjustably coupled to the frame so that the bracket can be pivoted about a vertical axis to adjust the side-to-side position of the closing wheel assembly relative to the seed planting furrow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An assembly for adjusting the side-to-side position of a closing wheel assembly of a planter having a wheel support member, the assembly comprising:
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a bracket which is mounted to the wheel support member, the bracket is provided with left and right radiused bushings; the closing wheel assembly capable of being rotatably mounted to the bracket;
whereby the wheel support member is provided with left and right sidewalls having left and right radiused surfaces respectively, the left and right radiused bushings cooperating with the radiused surfaces so that the bracket can be pivoted about a vertical axis thereby adjusting the side-to-side position of the closing wheel assembly. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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