Agricultural seeder implement
First Claim
1. A seeder implement having a longitudinal direction of travel on a ground surface, the seeder implement comprising:
- a first disk; and
a first seed packing wheel longitudinally displaced from the first disk, wherein the first seed packing wheel is mounted on a first axle oriented in a first orientation, the first axle oriented at a first acute angle relative to a lateral line perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of travel, and wherein the first seed packing wheel comprises a cylindrical ground contacting surface having an axis of rotation parallel to the ground surface, wherein the cylindrical ground contacting surface is configured to roll over the ground surface;
wherein the first disk creates a first furrow in the ground surface, and wherein the first seed packing wheel travels over the first furrow as the seeder implement travels in the longitudinal direction.
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Abstract
A seeder implement (125) includes a fork (146) having a first spindle support arm (150) that supports a first spindle (164) and a second spindle support arm (152) that supports a second spindle (168). A first disk (160) is supported on the first spindle (164), wherein the first spindle (164) is oriented in a first orientation and at a first acute angle relative to a lateral line. The first disk (160) is oriented at a second acute angle relative to the ground surface. A second disk (166) is supported on the second spindle (168), wherein the second spindle (168) is oriented in a second orientation and at a third acute angle relative to the lateral line. The second disk (166) is oriented at a fourth acute angle relative to the ground surface. The first disk (160) is longitudinally offset ahead of the second disk (166), and there are no structural components between the first and second disks (160, 166) other than the first and second spindles (164, 168). In one embodiment, a packing wheel (142) is disposed to close and compact furrows opened by the disks (160, 166) and is disposed in the same orientation as one of the disks (160, 166).
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19 Claims
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1. A seeder implement having a longitudinal direction of travel on a ground surface, the seeder implement comprising:
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a first disk; and a first seed packing wheel longitudinally displaced from the first disk, wherein the first seed packing wheel is mounted on a first axle oriented in a first orientation, the first axle oriented at a first acute angle relative to a lateral line perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of travel, and wherein the first seed packing wheel comprises a cylindrical ground contacting surface having an axis of rotation parallel to the ground surface, wherein the cylindrical ground contacting surface is configured to roll over the ground surface; wherein the first disk creates a first furrow in the ground surface, and wherein the first seed packing wheel travels over the first furrow as the seeder implement travels in the longitudinal direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A seeder implement having a longitudinal direction of travel on a ground surface, the seeder implement comprising:
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a first disk; a second disk; and a first seed packing wheel longitudinally displaced from both the first and second disks, wherein the first seed packing wheel is mounted on a first axle oriented in a first orientation, the first axle oriented at a first acute angle relative to a lateral line perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of travel; wherein the first disk creates a first furrow in the ground surface; wherein the second disk creates a second furrow in the ground surface, and wherein the first seed packing wheel travels over both the first and second furrows as the seeder implement travels in the longitudinal direction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Specification