44results about "Till seeding" patented technology

Protecting open seed trenches from ingress of foreign material, such as plant residue. Preventing foreign material from entering the open seed trench during planting increases crop yield by minimizing delayed germination and late plant emergence. Various implementations of adjustable row cleaners may be used to prevent ingress of foreign material. Also, various shields may be disposed on the row units of a planter to prevent ingress of foreign material.

A soil cultivator seed drill having clamp (1) for connection to an agricultural machine and including a parallelogram assembly (103) having a pair of substantially parallel arms (109, 111), each connected at one end thereof to the clamp and at the other end thereof to a connecting member (117) which interconnects the two other ends, the parallel arms being connected to the clamp (1) by a universal joint (113, 115) and to the connecting member (117) by a pivot assembly (119, 121) which is pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis. The connecting member (117) also supports a seed delivery member (105) for delivering seed and a depth controlling member (107) for determining the depth at which the seed delivery member sows seed.

A combined seeder for full straw mulching condition operation includes a frame, where a seeding and fertilizing mechanism is arranged above the frame, a pre-sowing pressing mechanism is arranged below the frame, a mechanical transmission mechanism is arranged in the middle of the frame, the two ends of the mechanical transmission mechanism are respectively connected with the furrowing mechanism and the vertical rotary tillage mechanism, the vertical rotary tillage mechanism is arranged in front of the frame, and the furrowing mechanism and a seeding profiling mechanism are arranged behind the frame. Th combined seeder for full straw mulching condition operation can complete the strip vertical rotation, crushed soil leveling, side deep fertilization, pre-sowing suppression, strip monomer profiling sowing in clean areas, and other processes in one operation under the full straw mulching condition, which greatly improves the operation efficiency and alleviates the problem of the tension of crop rotation.

An agricultural row unit having a coulter assembly comprising a pair of gauge wheels and a coulter between the pair of gauge wheels, wherein the coulter is configured to penetrate soil and cut debris. The row unit also having a soil engaging assembly comprising a sweep and a seed tube, wherein the sweep is configured to open a seed channel and the seed tube is configured to deposit seeds into the seed channel. The row unit also including a closing assembly configured to replace soil displaced by the coulter and sweep. The row unit configured for independent and optionally automatic variable depth control of the seed channel.

A gauge wheel coupled to a trailing arm assembly of a planter, the gauge wheel including a hub rotatable about an axis of rotation, a rim coupled to the hub and including a perimeter edge, the rim having a first side and second side opposite the first side, a first plurality of tread portions extending from the first side and positioned radially inward from the perimeter edge, and a second plurality of tread portions extending from the second side and positioned radially inward from the perimeter edge.

A row cleaner assembly includes an upper subframe mounted to an agricultural planter forward of the planter row unit and longitudinally aligned with the trench opening assembly. A lower subframe rotatably supports first and second row cleaner wheels. An intermediate subframe is pivotally connected at a forward end to the upper subframe and is pivotally connected at a rearward end to the lower subframe. A first and second linkages are pivotally connected at a forward end to the upper subframe and are pivotally connected at a rearward end to the lower subframe. An actuator system is capable of applying a downforce and an optional lift force to the lower subframe. The row cleaner assembly may include a gauge wheel supported by a rear strut subframe. The row cleaner assembly may include a depth selector to change the depth of penetration of the row cleaner wheels into the soil surface.

The invention relates to a row unit (10) for an application machine, comprising a fertilizer placement device (12) for depositing fertilizer onto an agricultural area, wherein the fertilizer placement device (12) has a furrow opener (22) for opening a placement furrow (AF) for the fertilizer, and a seed placement device (14) for depositing seed onto the agricultural area, wherein the fertilizer placement device (12) and the seed placement device (14) are configured to deposit the fertilizer and the seed in a common placement line (AL) on the agricultural area.

A mobile agricultural machine includes a row unit having a furrow opener mounted to the row unit and configured to engage a surface of ground to open a furrow in the ground. A furrow closer is mounted to the row unit behind the furrow opener and configured to engage the surface of the ground to close the furrow. A furrow sensor system is mounted to the row unit and configured to sense characteristics relative to the furrow opened by the furrow opener and generate a sensor signal indicative of the characteristics. The mobile agricultural machine can further include a control system configured to determine a furrow quality metric corresponding to the furrow sensed by the furrow sensor system based on the sensor signal and generate an action signal to control an action of the mobile agricultural machine based on the furrow quality metric.

A seeding assembly for direct seeding comprising a support attached to the chassis of a seeding machine; load generating means supported on said support, and a seeding frame supporting a coulter blade and a double disc assembly comprising two furrow opening discs, the coulter blade and the double disc assembly being in a tandem arrangement, with minimum distance or spacing therebetween, and the coulter blade being partially located within the seeding frame, wherein the seeding frame is attached to the support through a parallelogram system, and the load generating means transmit load to the seeding frame through said parallelogram system, and wherein the coulter blade is partially located within the parallelogram system allowing the load applied to the seeding frame to concentrate more on the coulter blade so that said coulter blade penetrates the soil.

Systems, methods and apparatus for imaging and characterizing a seed trench in a soil surface formed by an agricultural implement. The sensors are disposed on the agricultural implement in data communication with a processor to generate seed trench images which may be displayed to the operator. In one embodiment, the sensors include a camera mounted on an extension positioned to orient the camera to image the seed trench. The system may control operating parameters of the implement based on the generated images.

An agricultural row unit includes a linkage assembly that is pivotably coupled to an attachment frame. A hydraulic cylinder is coupled to the linkage assembly and applies pressure to the linkage assembly. A controller is mounted in the row unit such that is coupled to the hydraulic cylinder for controlling the pressure applied by the hydraulic cylinder.

Systems, methods and apparatus for imaging and characterizing a soil surface and a trench in the soil surface formed by an agricultural implement. The sensors are disposed on the agricultural implement in data communication with a processor to generate the soil surface and trench images which may be displayed to the operator. In one embodiment, the sensors include one or more time of flight cameras for determining a depth of the trench and other characteristics of the surrounding soil surface and the trench, including detection of seeds, soil or other debris in the trench and moisture lines within the trench. The system may control operating parameters of the implement based on the generated images.

An agricultural row cleaner having: a frame; a first row cleaner wheel disposed on a first side of the frame; a second row cleaner wheel disposed on a second side of the frame; and a third wheel attached to the frame and having a leading edge disposed forward of the first row cleaner wheel and the second row cleaner wheel along a direction of travel.

The invention relates to a tine seeder comprising a frame (12), a plurality of tines (18) connected to the frame (12) and configured to cut furrows in which seeds are deposited, at least one rotary cutting tool (34) for each tine (18), pivoting in a plane approximately parallel to the tine (18), and at least one rotary drive system (36) configured to rotate at least the rotary cutting tools (34). In operation, each rotary cutting tool (34) cuts the vegetation and prevents the formation of vegetation clumps at each tine (18). Figure 8

An ultra high-pressure liquid jet soil processing system of an agricultural implement is provided. The ultra high-pressure liquid jet soil processing system includes a frame, an ultra high pressure liquid pump disposed on the frame, a set of ultra high-pressure lines fluidly connected to the ultra high pressure liquid pump, and at least a first liquid jet soil implementation head and a second liquid jet soil implementation head fluidly connected to the ultra high pressure liquid pump via the set of ultra high-pressure lines. The first and second implementation heads are configured to condition soil for seed deposition by generating a plurality of trenches.

A combination of a soil density detection system (100, 300) and agricultural implement is disclosed. The combination, comprising: at least one non-contact soil-density sensing device (101, 422) disposed on the agricultural implement, the soil-density sensing device (101, 422) operably detecting soil density in at least a portion of a target area in front of a ground contact portion of said agricultural implement to generate data indicative of a detected soil density; and a control device (400) operatively coupled with the at least one soil-density sensing device (101), the control device (400) comprising: a processor (402) for processing data and programming; a memory device (404) operatively coupled with the processor (402) to operably store data and programming; and soil density detection logic (406a) stored as programming in the memory device (404), the soil density detection logic (406a) being executable by the processor (402) to determine the soil density throughout the target area based at least upon the sensed soil density data, wherein the control device (400) is configured to generate data indicative of the soil density detected throughout the target area.

The invention discloses no-tillage reseeding equipment for forest grass ecological restoration, and relates to the technical field of forest grass ecological restoration, the no-tillage reseeding equipment comprises a seed storage box and a mounting frame, and further comprises a seeding assembly; the sowing assembly comprises a material guide cylinder, a medium-sized (medium-sized) grass seed guide pipe and a light-sized (small-sized) grass seed guide pipe; the material guide cylinder (seed guide cylinder) is fixed on the seed storage box, and a sowing nozzle is fixed on the material guide cylinder at a position (lower part) far away from the seed storage box; the interior of the seed storage box is divided into two bins through a partition plate, one bin is a mild grass seed bin, and the other bin is a moderate grass seed bin; three grass seeds are mixed in the light grass seed bin, the grass seeds in the light grass seed bin are used for sowing light degraded land, two grass seeds are mixed in the moderate grass seed bin, and the grass seeds in the light grass seed bin and the grass seeds in the moderate grass seed bin are different in type; according to the method, different grassland in the differentiated degradation area can be reseeded at the same time, the frequent round-trip time is shortened, reseeding missing or wrong reseeding is not likely to happen, and therefore the reseeding efficiency of the grassland is improved.

A system for determining row cleaner aggressiveness of a seed-planting implement includes a row cleaner assembly having a row cleaner arm and a row cleaner wheel rotatably coupled to the row cleaner arm. Furthermore, the system includes an optical flow sensor configured to generate data indicative the movement of soil particles within a field across which the seed-planting implement is traveling relative to the seed-planting implement. Additionally, a computing system of the disclosed system includes is configured to determine a flow parameter associated with the movement of the soil particles relative to the seed-planting implement based on the data generated by the optical flow sensor. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to determine an aggressiveness parameter indicative of the amount of engagement between the row cleaner wheel and the surface of the field based on the determined flow parameter.

The invention relates to the technical field of agricultural machinery, and discloses a hydraulic profiling and independent suspension rack assembly for a no-tillage planter, which comprises two first cross beams, a plurality of second cross beams arranged in three rows from front to back, and hydraulic linkage profiling column platforms arranged on the surfaces of the first cross beams and the second cross beams, the hydraulic linkage profiling column platform is used for enabling a whole machine platform to be attached to the macroscopic terrain by adapting to left-right fluctuation of the terrain and restraining transverse side inclination of a seeder, and comprises a plurality of profiling floating racks, a machine tool stabilizing mechanism, a plurality of profiling rack front connecting rods and a plurality of machine tool fixing frames. The multiple machine tool fixing frames are arranged on the surfaces of the two first cross beams. The seeding depth and height consistency is guaranteed through macroscopic and microcosmic double profiling, the operation stability of the whole machine is improved through hydraulic interconnection, the suppression effect is adjustable through independent pressure control, multiple functions are integrated, and structural integration and flexibility are achieved.

A seeding machine has a plurality of row units (1) suspended from a beam (2) located transverse to the direction of advancement. Each row unit (1) has an upper mounting device (3) and a lower mounting device (4) that extends downwards into shaped parallel plates (7, 8); an arm (11) having a first arm end (12) pivoted in the shaped parallel plates (7, 8) and a second arm end (13) carrying a sleeve (14); a hub (17) carrying a perforated circular plate (18), the hub (17) being locked to the sleeve (14); a clod breaker disc (20) fixed to the perforated circular plate (18); a counteracting elastic element (23) for contrasting the upward rotation of said arm (11); a feed tube (30) for feeding seeds and fertilizing substances, having a free end equipped with a diffuser element (31). Each row unit (1) has a support member (32) for the diffuser element (31), and a disc-cleaning plate (33).

The object of the invention is a furrow depth gauge wheel (2) used in planting row units to ensure that all the seeds are deposited at the same depth. The wheel has blades (4) on its outer side to prevent reeds, stubble, straws etc. from sticking between this wheel and the planting disc (1) and, therefore, affecting planting efficiency. Such elements may block the wheel or the planting disc itself and consequently, prevent planting. In addition, its design features minimize downtime for not only maintenance and greasing of the bearings (17) but also for tyre (5) and bearing replacement, due to wear, as it is not necessary to remove the wheel from its mounting arm (9).

The invention relates to a row unit (10) for an application machine, comprising a fertilizer placement device (12) for depositing fertilizer onto an agricultural area, wherein the fertilizer placement device (12) has a furrow opener (22) for opening a placement furrow (AF) for the fertilizer, and a seed placement device (14) for depositing seed onto the agricultural area, wherein the fertilizer placement device (12) and the seed placement device (14) are configured to deposit the fertilizer and the seed in a common placement line (AL) on the agricultural area.

The invention relates to an agricultural sowing machine (10) having a plurality of row units (16), each of which comprises a seed depositing device (12) for depositing seeds in rows and a fertilizer depositing device (14) for depositing fertilizer in rows, each of the row units (16) being mounted on a support (20) of the sowing machine (10) via a deflecting mechanism (18).

The invention relates to an agricultural seed drill (10) with several row units (16) each comprising a seed placement device (12) for row-related placement of seed and a fertilizer placement device (14) for row-related placement of fertilizer, wherein the row units (16) are each arranged on a carrier (20) of the seed drill (10) via a deflection mechanism (18).

A row cleaner assembly (5000) includes an upper subframe (5100A) mounted to an agricultural planter forward of the planter row unit and longitudinally aligned with the trench opening assembly. A lower subframe (5100C) rotatably supports first and second row cleaner wheels (5060-1, 5060-2). An intermediate subframe (5100B) is pivotally connected at a forward end to the upper subframe and is pivotally connected at a rearward end to the lower subframe. A first and second linkages (5200-1, 5200-2) are pivotally connected at a forward end to the upper subframe and are pivotally connected at a rearward end to the lower subframe. An actuator system (5300) is capable of applying a downforce and an optional lift force to the lower subframe. The row cleaner assembly includes a coulter (5555) supported by a rear strut subframe (5100D). The row cleaner assembly may include a depth selector to change the depth of penetration of the row cleaner wheels into the soil surface.

A mobile agricultural machine (100) includes a row unit (106) having a furrow opener (120) mounted to the row unit and configured to engage a surface of ground over which the mobile agricultural machine travels to open a furrow (140) in the ground. A furrow closer (124) is mounted to the row unit behind the furrow opener relative to a direction of travel and configured to engage the surface of the ground to close the furrow. A furrow sensor system (130) is mounted to the row unit and configured to sense characteristics relative to the furrow and generate a sensor signal indicative of the characteristics. The mobile agricultural machine further includes a control system (208) configured to determine a furrow quality metric based on the sensor signal and generate an action signal to control an action of the mobile agricultural machine based on the furrow quality metric.

A seed coulter arranged to place one or more inputs in a groove behind a tine of a direct seed drill for field crops. The seed coulter is arranged for displaceable connection to the tine and is freely displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the tine between a lower position and an upper position. A seeding unit comprising the seed coulter. A direct seed drill comprising a plurality of the seeding units.

A seed-planting implement includes a row cleaner assembly having a row cleaner arm pivotably coupled to a row unit frame of the seed-planting implement. The row cleaner assembly also includes a row cleaner wheel rotatably coupled to the row cleaner arm such that the row cleaner wheel is configured to roll relative to a field. Additionally, the implement includes a computing system configured to receive an input indicative of a depth of the furrow being formed within the field and determine a position of the row cleaner wheel relative to a soil surface of the field based on the received input. In addition, the computing system is configured to control an operation of an actuator configured to adjust a position of the row cleaner arm relative to the frame based on the determined position of the row cleaner wheel relative to the soil surface.

This invention relates to a ridging device assembly, comprising a mounting assembly, first and second ridging device arms, a guide wheel, a linkage device, and an actuator. The mounting assembly is connected to the tool bar of an agricultural planter. The first and second ridging device arms respectively support first and second ridging device wheels, each rotatable about a corresponding first and second ridging device wheel axle. The guide wheel is disposed between the first and second ridging device arms and rotatably supported on a guide wheel axle located behind the first and second ridging device wheel axles. The linkage device operably supports the first and second ridging device arms and the guide wheel axle from the mounting assembly. The actuator is connected to the linkage device such that when the actuator is actuated, the downward pressure applied to the soil surface by the guide wheel changes.