Planting device for planting root crops

Abstract

Planting device (2) for planting root crops (4), in particular preferably a planting device (2) designed as a cup planter for potatoes, comprising a storage container (6) for storing the root crops (4) and at least one conveying device (8) for taking up and singulating the root crops (4) from a scooping chamber (10) of the storage container (6), wherein the conveying device (8) comprises at least one conveying element (12) rotating in a direction of rotation (U) during operation of the planting device (2) and singulation components (16) arranged in at least two rows (14, 14') on the at least one conveying element (12), wherein the rows (14, 14') of singulation components (16) each describe a receiving path (18) extending through the scooping chamber (10) during operation of the planting device (2), and by means of the singulation components (16) in a receiving section (20) of the conveying device (8) individual root crops (4) in several adjacent Recording series (22,22') are to be received from the scooping chamber (10), wherein the conveying device (8) has a transfer section (24) downstream of the receiving section (20) in the direction of rotation (U), in which, during operation of the planting device (2), the respective root crop (4) is transferred from its respective singulation component (16) to a respective receiving component (26) of the conveying element (12), and wherein the receiving components (26) assigned to at least one of the receiving rows (22, 22') each have a transfer section (28) and each have a discharge section (30), such that the root crop (4) can be received in a receiving position (32) by means of the transfer section (28) inclined to the direction of rotation (U) and is transferred along the transfer section (28) at least partially in a lateral direction (S) perpendicular to the direction of rotation (U) to a discharge position (34) in the discharge section (30) offset from the receiving position (32). is relocatable.