SOWING UNIT FOR SOWING MACHINE HAVING SEED METER WITH DOSING ELEMENT FACING DOWNWARDS AND SYSTEM OF SEED DELIVERY Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC A01C7/00 A01C7/08 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: sowing unit for a sowing machine comprises a seed meter with a dosing element. The side wall of the dosing element comprises a concave inner surface, a convex outer surface, and openings extending through the side wall. At that the dosing element is made with the ability of attachment of seeds from the stock of seeds in the lower part of the dosing element to the openings and for the sequential movement of the seeds in a release position in the upper part of the dosing element. In the release position the inner surface of the side wall faces downwards, so that the seeds are hung under the side wall. The sowing unit also has a mechanical seed delivery system made with the ability to capture the seeds from the dosing element in the release position and movement of the seeds from the seed meter to the place of release, adjacent to the seed furrow formed in soil under the sowing machine.

EFFECT: invention enables to eliminate the change in the distance between the seeds when supplying them to the furrow.

7 cl, 22 dwg