Device for determining the lateral distribution of material spread by means of an agricultural spreading machine

Abstract

Device for determining the lateral distribution of powdered and / or particulate material applied by means of an agricultural spreading machine, in particular a centrifugal fertilizer spreader, comprising: a plurality of collection containers (3) for collecting the material, wherein each collection container (3) has a bottom (4), a circumferential wall (5) and a plurality of reflection-reducing intermediate walls (6) dividing the opening cross-section (7) of the collection container (3), and at least one measuring device (8) with a plurality of measuring containers (9) into which the material collected by means of a respective collection container (3) can be transferred, characterized in that the bottom (4) and the intermediate walls (6) of the collection container (3) are formed from flexible film and / or textile material, and that the circumferential wall (5) comprises a plurality of essentially dimensionally stable,has wall sections (11) that can be folded relative to each other, which can be folded between an open position in which the wall sections (11) of the circumferential wall (5) define the opening cross-section (7) of the collection container (3) and a folded rest position in which the wall sections (11) of the circumferential wall (5) are arranged substantially parallel to each other.