SEEDING UNIT Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC A01C7/12 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: seeding unit consists of case with upper and lower apertures for distributing loose material. A funnel with gradually bent and profiled walls is installed in the upper aperture. Inside the case there is arranged a shaft with a fastened thereon reel. Recesses are made in the reel. Configuration of the mouth of the funnel and its dimensions correspond to a recess in the reel. The recess in the reel corresponds to configuration of loose material (seeds), while dimension exceeds dimension of particles of loose material (seeds) at 5-15%. Axis of the mouth is set off relative to the upper aperture along axis of the reel. A drive is made in form of a step motor secured on the case. The step motor interacts with a control block, in its turn connected with a rate sensor and control panel.

EFFECT: facilitating line seeding with arrangement of seeds at equal distance and with accurate dosing.

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