SOWING DEVICE FOR COUCHED SEEDS OF CULTIVATED, VEGETABLE AND CUCURBITACEOUS CROPS Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A01C7/16 A01C7/18 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: sowing device comprises seed box with sowing conveyor, having cells and active guides. Sowing conveyor is arranged in the form of flat tape and is mounted near side wall of seed box vertically. Cells of conveyor are arranged in the form of rakes protruding above tape plane. Height of rakes is equal to maximum width of sown crop seed. Width of conveyor cell is limited with active guides in the form of elastic cords, which are fixed to tops of rakes. Distance between cords corresponds to width of cell. Distance between rakes along tape width is less than minimum thickness of sown crop seed. Sowing conveyor is mounted on driving and tension blocks. Tension block is installed above bottom of seed box with the possibility to capture all seeds available in seed box. Driving block is coupled with seed channel with the help of seed-directing grid, which is installed below horizontal axis of driving block. Bottom of seedbox has inclination of walls to sowing conveyor, which provides for capture of all seeds available in seed box. Seed box is arranged as waterproof.

EFFECT: invention makes it possible to improve productivity and technical reliability of cultivated, vegetable and cucurbitaceous crops sowing by provision of specified accuracy of seeds sowing without their damage.

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