STUBBLE NON-ROW GRAIN SOWING MACHINE Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A01C7/00 

FIELD: agricultural industry.

SUBSTANCE: sowing machine is intended for sowing the grain seeds, leguminous and other crops in a non-row or strip manner either on the stubble field, or on the mulch-covered surface. Sowing machine consists of a frame which is supported from front self-adjusting and rear wheels, a seed capacity with seed-sowing devices, and flexible grain pipes. The latter connect seed-sowing devices to socks made in the form of centre hoes. Socks are distributed in three rows. Socks of the first and second rows are attached in pairs to one common frame. The frame is supported from support-and-adjusting wheel and connected to the frame of sowing machine through parallelogram mechanism. Socks of the third row are connected to the same frame by means of individual extended tow-bars. Socks of the third row are equipped with support wheels installed on same tow-bars. After each sock of the third row there installed are two covering shovels. The latter are located at a distance to both sides from the sock centerline not less than the half of the width of one wing of centre hoe. After socks of the second row there installed is one covering shovel. The latter is located after the wing of centre hoe, which faces the first sock fixed on same frame.

EFFECT: improving uniform covering of seeds as to depth, and uniform distribution of seeds along the field area.

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