Seed planter apparatus and method
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1. A seed planter apparatus comprising:
- a seed meter including a housing assembly, the housing assembly including a cover releasably connected to a shell, the housing assembly including at least one opening formed in the housing assembly adjacent a seed discharge area to promote the release of seeds from a disc rotatably attached to the housing assembly, the disc dividing an interior of the housing assembly to include a vacuum chamber and a seed chamber, the disc including a plurality of openings formed adjacent a periphery of the disc.
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Abstract
A planter apparatus includes a seed meter including a housing assembly with a cover releasably connected to a shell. The housing assembly includes at least one opening formed therein adjacent a seed discharge area to promote the release of seeds from a disc rotatably attached to the housing assembly. The disc divides an interior of the housing assembly to include a vacuum chamber and a seed chamber. The disc including a plurality of openings formed adjacent a periphery of the disc. The planter apparatus may also include a singulator assembly having rotatably spools, a rotatable chute door, a disc having clusters of openings for simultaneous release, and a one-piece baffle.
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1. A seed planter apparatus comprising:
a seed meter including a housing assembly, the housing assembly including a cover releasably connected to a shell, the housing assembly including at least one opening formed in the housing assembly adjacent a seed discharge area to promote the release of seeds from a disc rotatably attached to the housing assembly, the disc dividing an interior of the housing assembly to include a vacuum chamber and a seed chamber, the disc including a plurality of openings formed adjacent a periphery of the disc. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A seed metering apparatus for a seed planter comprising:
a housing including a seed chamber opening for communicating with a hopper, a baffle rotatably attached to the housing, the baffle including a body portion and a handle portion, the handle portion extending through an opening formed in the housing, the housing including a plurality of notches formed on an outer surface of the housing to allow the handle to be positioned within the notches to rotate the body portion and vary the size of the seed chamber opening. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating a seed metering apparatus for a seed planter comprising:
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providing a housing including a seed chamber opening for communicating with a hopper, a baffle rotatably attached to the housing, the baffle including a body portion and a handle portion, the handle extending through an opening formed in the housing, the housing including a plurality of notches formed on an outer surface of the housing;
moving the handle portion between the notches;
retaining the handle portion in the notch;
rotating the body portion to vary the size of the seed chamber opening.
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13. A seed planter apparatus comprising:
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a seed meter including a housing assembly;
a disc rotatably mounted in the housing assembly and dividing an interior of the housing assembly to include a vacuum chamber and a seed chamber;
the disc including a plurality of openings formed adjacent a periphery of the disc for releasably holding seeds in response to a vacuum force;
a seed discharge area provided in the housing assembly to promote the release of seeds from the disc;
a seed opening in the housing to receive seeds from a source of seeds; and
a movable baffle associated with the seed opening to allow more or less seed to flow from the seed source into the seed chamber. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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