Seeding machine with seed delivery system
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1. A seed delivery apparatus comprising:
- an elongated housing having a first opening through which seed is received into the seed delivery apparatus, a second opening through which seed exits the seed delivery apparatus, and an elongated interior chamber along which seed is conveyed from the first opening to the second opening; and
an endless member positioned within the elongated housing, the endless member movable within the elongated interior chamber of the elongated housing to receive seed from the first opening and convey seed to the second opening, the endless member shaped to maintain contact with a top of each seed conveyed by the endless member along the elongated interior chamber between the first and second openings of the elongated housing.
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Abstract
A seeding machine with a seed meter and a seed delivery system for moving seed from a seed meter to a furrow formed in the soil. The delivery system has an endless member moving in a housing about pulleys to move seed from an upper opening in the housing to a lower discharge opening. In one embodiment, a loading wheel at the upper opening to the housing engages seed on a metering disk to move seed into the housing. The metering disk and housing can be arranged in planes parallel to one another.
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1. A seed delivery apparatus comprising:
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an elongated housing having a first opening through which seed is received into the seed delivery apparatus, a second opening through which seed exits the seed delivery apparatus, and an elongated interior chamber along which seed is conveyed from the first opening to the second opening; and an endless member positioned within the elongated housing, the endless member movable within the elongated interior chamber of the elongated housing to receive seed from the first opening and convey seed to the second opening, the endless member shaped to maintain contact with a top of each seed conveyed by the endless member along the elongated interior chamber between the first and second openings of the elongated housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A seed delivery apparatus comprising:
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an elongated housing having a first opening through which seed is received into the seed delivery apparatus, a second opening through which seed exits the seed delivery apparatus, and an elongated interior chamber along which seed is conveyed from the first opening to the second opening; and an endless member positioned within the elongated housing, the endless member shaped and positioned to receive seed from the first opening, the endless member also movable to push the seed along the elongated interior chamber of the elongated housing toward the second opening. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of delivering a seed from a seed meter to a furrow, the method comprising:
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receiving the seed through a first opening defined in a housing; receiving the seed within an endless member in the housing at a first elevation; driving the endless member about at least two axes spaced apart from one another; pushing the seed downward to a second elevation lower than the first elevation by driving the endless member; discharging the seed from the endless member at the lower elevation; and discharging the seed from a second opening defined in the housing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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