STRIP SOWING DRILL Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: forest engineering, in particular, equipment for line sowing of bulky seeds of coniferous, foliar and shrub forest and fruit trees in forest tree nurseries on soils prepared for development of forest crops.

SUBSTANCE: strip sowing drill has frame, seeding unit attachment device, seed guide and shank made in the form of tray with furrow cutter arranged in its front part and inclined chamber adapted for lifting of ground. Guiding divider and ground thrower are positioned in staggered arrangement in rear part of tray. Apparatus of such construction allows emergence of sprouts from soil to be facilitated owing to improved fracturing of soil for further uniform feeding thereof into furrow.

EFFECT: simplified construction, reduced metal usage and power consumption.

2 cl, 2 dwg