CATCHING PAN Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC A01C7/10 

FIELD: agricultural engineering, in particular, seeding equipment for drill.

SUBSTANCE: catching pan designed for receiving of seed material from dosing device of seeding unit comprising frame with slot and cross beam. Catching pan has bowl-shaped zone for receiving of seed material, zone for receiving of frame cross beam, and hook for engagement with slot provided through seeding unit frame. Seeding unit for drill has frame with cross beam and slot, dosing device for seed material, and shank disposed on frame. Dosing device is mounted within casing consisting of two parts. First part of casing is positioned on frame, and second part of casing is positioned on first part. Apparatus has catching pan with bowl-shaped zone for receiving of seed material, zone for receiving of frame cross beam, and hook for engagement with slot provided through seeding unit frame. Pan is positioned under second part of seeding unit casing so as to catch seed material delivered from dosing device when seconds part of casing is open relative to first part.

EFFECT: simplified maintenance of seeding unit for drill.

10 cl, 3 dwg