Down stop for agricultural closing discs
First Claim
1. An agricultural planting apparatus, comprising:
- a chassis;
a row unit carried by said chassis, said row unit including;
a unit body carried by said chassis, a pair of surfaces carried by said unit body and defining a space therebetween;
a metering device carried by said unit body;
at least one furrowing disc carried by said unit body;
at least one pressing wheel carried by said unit body behind said furrowing disc in a direction of travel;
a travel arm carried by said unit body and being held in said space between said pair of surfaces, the travel arm pivotally movable relative to said unit body and defining a travel path;
at least one closing disc positioned behind said at least one furrowing disc and in front of said at least one pressing wheel in the direction of travel and pivotally movable along the travel path by said travel arm; and
a stop placed in the travel path of said travel arm and configured to limit a vertical travel of said at least one closing disc, said stop mounted to at least one of said pair of surfaces.
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Abstract
A planting apparatus includes a chassis and a row unit carried by the chassis. The row unit includes a unit body carried by the chassis; a metering device carried by the unit body; at least one furrowing disc carried by the unit body; at least one pressing wheel carried by the unit body behind the furrowing disc in a direction of travel; a travel arm carried by and pivotally movable relative to the unit body that defines a travel path; at least one closing disc positioned behind the at least one furrowing disc and in front of the at least one pressing wheel in the direction of travel and pivotally movable along the travel path by the travel arm; and a stop placed in the travel path of the travel arm that is configured to limit a vertical travel of the at least one closing disc.
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18 Claims
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1. An agricultural planting apparatus, comprising:
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a chassis; a row unit carried by said chassis, said row unit including; a unit body carried by said chassis, a pair of surfaces carried by said unit body and defining a space therebetween; a metering device carried by said unit body; at least one furrowing disc carried by said unit body; at least one pressing wheel carried by said unit body behind said furrowing disc in a direction of travel; a travel arm carried by said unit body and being held in said space between said pair of surfaces, the travel arm pivotally movable relative to said unit body and defining a travel path; at least one closing disc positioned behind said at least one furrowing disc and in front of said at least one pressing wheel in the direction of travel and pivotally movable along the travel path by said travel arm; and a stop placed in the travel path of said travel arm and configured to limit a vertical travel of said at least one closing disc, said stop mounted to at least one of said pair of surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A closing assembly for an agricultural row unit, comprising:
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a mounting body including a pair of surfaces carried by said mounting body and defining a space therebetween; a travel arm having branching portions at one end and pivotally connected to said mounting body at an opposite end, at least a portion of said travel arm held in said space between said pair of surfaces, said travel arm pivotally movable relative to said mounting body and defining a travel path; at least one closing disc pivotally connected to said mounting body by at least one branching portion of said travel arm and movable along the travel path of said travel arm; a stop placed in the travel path of said travel arm and configured to limit a vertical travel of said at least one closing disc, said stop mounted to at least one of said pair of surfaces; and a biasing element pivotably coupled at one end between branching portions of the travel arm and having an opposite end extending away from the travel arm for urging the at least one closing disc downward. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification