PNEUMATIC PLANTING MECHANISM Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC A01C7/04 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: mechanism may be used for accurate planting of cultivated crops. Mechanism includes silo for seeds, housing with seed chamber and low-pressure chamber. Vertical planting disk with suction openings is installed between seed chamber and low-pressure chamber. Central rubber agitator is installed on horizontal drive shaft. Blades are placed along agitator periphery. In addition planting disk is provided with pins. They are installed under suction openings and between blades of central rubber agitator so that they can perform pin agitation of seeds. Seed chamber is equipped with specific insertion capable of duplicating dead space contour which is useless from the process point of view. Operating surface of seed chamber form angle a to horizontal line, which is equal to the angle of natural slope of seeds.

EFFECT: improvement of planting quality.

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