APPARATUS FOR PREPARING OF SEEDS Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A01C1/00 

FIELD: agricultural engineering, in particular, equipment for sorting of seeds by weight and seed treatment.

SUBSTANCE: apparatus has feeding hopper, pneumatic sorting channel with supporting grid and upright barriers, fan, settling chamber, and chamber for treated seeds. Settling chamber is equipped with valve and weight. Chamber for treated seeds is furnished with conical flow divider having guides provided on its surface, said guides being made in the form of logarithmic spiral, and is also equipped with ejection-type slit sprayers for delivering of working liquid, said sprayers being positioned at an angle of 45 deg to horizontal plane.

EFFECT: reduced operating costs and decreased labor intensity owing to wider operational capabilities.

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