FERTILISER DISTRIBUTING UNIT Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC A01C15/16 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: fertiliser distributing unit consists of a hopper 1, a sowing mechanism and a fertiliser tube 3. The hopper 1 at the lower part has a rectangular transition to the sowing mechanism made in the form of a horizontal replaceable hexagonal or triangular shaft of corrosion-resistant metal. The shaft consists of three sections 6, mutually offset by 15 degrees, and rests on the sleeves 11 of polymeric material with the right and left-hand thread. The housing 7 of the sowing mechanism has input 8 and output 9 windows and is made of polymeric material, at the ends of which the inner right- and left-hand thread 10 is cut. The fertiliser tube 3 for supplying fertiliser to the coulter is made U-shaped. The transmission to regulate the fertiliser application rate consists of two blocks of sprockets 13 connected by the chain 14 with the remote switching mechanism 15.

EFFECT: invention enables to improve the efficiency of fertiliser distributing unit, its reliability and durability, to reduce the cost of maintenance and repair, as well as to provide quick differentiated fertiliser application to the soil.

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