ROBOTIC CASSETTE LOADING DEVICE OF CAROUSEL TYPE FOR SELECTION SEEDER Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC A01C7/02 

FIELD: agricultural engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a robotic cassette loading device of a carousel type for a selection seeder with a control unit connected to the encoders on the driven wheels, a stepper electric motor driving the output shaft of a cone seeding device and a metering solenoid mounted on the seeding device. The loading device includes cassettes with cells, a mechanism for moving cassettes with an electric motor and a cassette position sensor connected to a control unit. The mechanism for moving the cassettes is made in the form of a manipulator containing a frame on which a central fixed platform and an external movable platform are located. An actuator with a pusher is placed on a fixed platform, driven by an electric motor and installed on the side opposite from the seeding device in the area of movement of the cassettes. The external movable platform is driven by an additional stepper motor connected to the control unit, and cassette blocks are evenly distributed around its circumference.

EFFECT: invention will increase productivity, reduce manual labor, and reduce downtime of the seeder for reloading cassettes with seed material.

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