VIBRATORY SEEDING UNIT Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering. SUBSTANCE: seeding unit has hopper equipped with discharge device and seed chamber having rear wall made in the form of flexible member rigidly connected to hopper and to operating tool made in the form of wedge-shaped trough. Flexible member has mechanism for adjusting its initial rigidity and vibrational amplitude. Flexible member is provided with flexible plate arranged at one end thereof for engagement with setter fingers. Discharge device has two plates for directing seeds lengthwise of each plate. Seeds of various shape may be dosed by means of seeding unit of such construction. EFFECT: wider operational capabilities and reduced impact loading of setter fingers. 2 cl, 5 dwg