Adjustable Planting Depth via Feeder Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing planting devices face challenges in adjusting the planting depth of seedlings without affecting the angle at which the plants are brought into the ground, leading to inefficiencies in soil conditions and seedling type adaptations.
Innovation Solution
A planting device with first and second feeders that are movable relative to each other, allowing for horizontal adjustment of the planting depth without altering the position of the rotatable planters, enabling the planting material to be placed at different depths by changing the position of the first feeders relative to the second feeders.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the position of the planting disk is changed to adjust planting depth, then the planting depth is adjustable, but the angle at which the plant is brought into the ground also changes, requiring additional adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The planting device is divided into functionally independent modules: the planting disk assembly and the feeder assembly. By segmenting these components, the patent allows independent adjustment of planting depth through feeder positioning without affecting the planting disk's orientation and angle, thereby reducing adjustment complexity while maintaining adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of adjusting planting depth by moving the planting disk vertically (one-dimensional adjustment that affects angle), the patent introduces horizontal positioning of feeders relative to the planting disk. This dimensional shift allows depth control through horizontal offset, decoupling depth adjustment from angle changes and simplifying the overall adjustment process
2Adaptability or versatility
If the planting disks are placed farther from the feeding means to increase planting depth, then deeper planting is achieved, but shorter seedlings are no longer carried along by the planting disks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic, adjustable positioning of the feeder assembly relative to the planting disk. This dynamic configuration allows the system to adapt to different seedling lengths by adjusting the horizontal position of the feeder, ensuring reliable seedling transport to the planting disk regardless of planting depth requirements, thereby maintaining transport reliability while achieving depth adaptability
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a planting device for placing planting material in the ground, including a frame movable in a direction of travel, feeders for delivering the planting material to be planted, and, fitted on the frame, rotatable planters provided for gripping the supplied planting material and bringing it into the ground. The feeders may also include first and second feeders that extend respectively in a horizontal plane and towards the ground, where the second feeders are configured to transport the planting material supplied by the first feeder to the rotatable planter, and where the first and second feeding feeders are movable relative to each other, for adjusting the planting depth of the planting material.