CA1127012A - Seed planting machine and row making - Google Patents

Seed planting machine and row making

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CA1127012A
CA1127012A CA365,653A CA365653A CA1127012A CA 1127012 A CA1127012 A CA 1127012A CA 365653 A CA365653 A CA 365653A CA 1127012 A CA1127012 A CA 1127012A
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seed planting
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planting device
row
soil working
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Alix O'neil
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NEIL ALIX O
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01CPLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
    • A01C5/00Making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting or manuring
    • A01C5/06Machines for making or covering drills or furrows for sowing or planting
    • A01C5/062Devices for making drills or furrows
    • A01C5/064Devices for making drills or furrows with rotating tools

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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A seed planting machine and a row making implement therefor adapted to form a row of soil and at the same time to plant seeds on it.
In this seed planting machine, the combination comprises a plurality of seed planting devices, a frame to be towed by a tractor, a seed hopper mounted on the frame and connected to the seed planting devices, a tool bar and a shaft longitudinally extending transversely of the tractor and fixedly secured to the frame, and one soil working tool assembly associated to each seed planting device and including: a pair of tool carrying arms pivoted to the shaft on opposite sides of the corresponding seed planting device; a soil working disk on the free end of each arm; a spring to downwardly bias each arm against upward pivoting thereof; and adjustment means to adjust the bias of the spring, the transverse position of each arm relative to the corresponding seed planting device and the relative angular position of each soil working disk.

Description

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This inv~ntion r~latos to a ~ead planting machine of the type carrled on a tractor and to ~n afl~oclated row msking implement, So~e Reed~ such fl8 for corn must pr~erably ba plant~d on row~
to get t~u beet re~ulta.
It is a gen0rql ab~ect o~ the pre~ent invention to provida a ~sd plentlng m~china with a row maklng implemcnt arrsnyed to for~ a row of sDil ~nd ~t the s3~e ti~e tu pl~nt se~ on th~ row im~odiat~ly bshind the row m~king implement~
It is another ob~ect o~ tha pr~ent inventinn to provide a s0ed planting ~achlne of the above type w~th ~ rn~ making lmplement partlcular-ly ~dapted to plant oeed3 suGh as ~or corn vsry corr~ctly on tDp 0~ ~ ruw that it 1E ~ormlng ~or th~t purpose.
The above and other ob~ctA ~nd advantagee o~ the prasent invention will be betSer understo~d wlth reference to the ~ollowlng ~e~orlption o~ a pre~0rred ~bodi~ent thereo~ ~hich io illuetrated~ by way of axampla, in the ~cco~panying dr~winge, in which:
Figure 1 is ~ tup plan view of a row msking lmplement for a send planting mechin~ ~ccord$ng to tho preaent inventlon;
Figure 2 i9 a frorlt ulow of the row making implement of Flgure 1 Figure 3 i3 ~ perspectlve Vi8U of a portion of ~ s~il working tool a~ssmbly formin~ part of ths ~ow making i~ple~ent oP Figura~ 1 ~nd
2;
Figure 4 i~ a ~ide view Or the ~oll ~orking tool a3sambly of Figura 3;
Figure 5 i8 a roar elev~t~on view oP the eame row making impl~mcnt;
Figurs 6 i8 8 Vi~W corre~pondlng to the viaw o~ Figure 4 but p~rticularly ~howing the inner sids o~ a ~o~l working di~k ~nd tha ad~ustabla joint th~t holde it;
Figura 7 i~ a section taken ~long llne 7-7 of Figura 6; end
3~ Figure ~ e~tlen t~k~n along line 8-8 o~ Figur~ 7 ~ 2 --The illu3trat~d row making lmplement ~hown in full line~ in the drawing~ i8 ~dapted to be secured to and for u~ with a conven~lon~l sead planting ~achlne tnwed in dlrectlon A ~Flgure 4) by a traotor (not shown). The seed pl~nting machins i~ ahown in dashnd llnes in Figure 4 and inLludes e dra~ bar 1, ~ wheel ~upported ~ramowork 2, fertilizer ~upplyhoppers 3 wlth their ~laxibl0 dlscharge tube 4, and ~
plurality o~ saed supply hoppers 5 with their disoharga tubes 6 leading into ~ ~s~d planting device 7 which ~ay consist of a palr o~ inclinsd di~ks 7' b~tween which the seede ar~ discharged by e tube 6. The level of device 7 ie ~djustable.
Tba ~o~ making m~chine include~ a tool bar 15 ~nd ~ shaft 16 that are interconnected parall~l to each nther by rigid arm~ 17 and that extend tranaver3aly relatiue to the tractor or drsw bar 1.. fertilizer supply chutes 18 ar~ connected to ~lex1bl& tubes 4 snd are clamped in ~paced ap~rt relationshlp along and to the tool bar 15 by brackets 1~'.
Tha latte~sllow ad~u~t~nt o~ the chut~s 1~ along tha tDol bar and thus tr~nsversely rsl~tiva to tho d~aw b~r 1. Thua the chutas 18 ars adjustabls to tha de~ired or ~ctual spacing batwaen th~ row~ R of 80il-The row making impl~ment includes a plurality of ~oil working tool assemblies as30ciated each to a corresponding ~e~d planting devics 7 and ~rtilizer chuts 13. Each 80il working tool asaambly inolude~ 8 p~ir o~ tool carrying arms 19 hav~ng each one snd fix~dly ~eourQd to ~
~leevo 20. The latter io rot~t~ble around the shaft 16 snd 1~ lungitu-dinally adjuetably rotsln~d ~long ths latter by and collars 20' fixsd by set ~crcws 20~ as sho~n by tha arrow3 21 ~nd the corresponding deehed lin~s in Figure 1. A pair o~ ooil worklng disks 22 and 23 are ~ttached to tha ~ree end o~ B ch pair o~ toal c~rrying ~rme 19 re~p0ctivaly by a pivotal ~olnt 24. AB sho~n by th~ arro~ 25 ln figure 1, the pivotal connection ~8 ~d~u~t~ble longltud~n~lly of the corraspDndin~ tool carrying arm 19 to ad~ust the d1-st~nca af e~ch di~k 22, 23 ~rom tha sha~t 16.
As ehown in Figures ? end ~, tha pivot~l Joints 24 ~llow to s~t the di3k~

22 ~ 23 at variou3 angl~ both longitudinQlly and vertioallyO Thi~

allow~ to vary ths ui Z8 and width of the row n~ 90il made by each pair o~ disk~ 22 and 23.
Each tool carryin~ arM 19 can rotat~ about ehaft 16 a~ ~hown by double errow 21' ln F~gure 6 and 1~ provided wlth ita own ~prlng ~usp~nsion comprlsing a bracket 26 fix0dly aecured to the toul bar 5 and formlng a gulde for vertical aliding of the uppe~ end o~ e gulde rod 27 in it. The lower 0nd of ~ch guids rod 27 is pivotally conneoted to a lug 2~ fixedly aecurad on the corre~ponding tool carrying arm 19.
A cotter pin 29 or the llke engages into one o~ ~ numb~r o~ ad~ust~ent hol~s 30 in tha upper end o~ each ~uide rod 27 to support the latter adjustably in helght ohto ths bracket 26. A compres~ion spring 31 i~
sngaged ~round each gu~de rod 2? in abutment at ite upper end against the ~ixed stop deflned 6y the correspondlng bracket 26. An ad~ustabl3 atop 0ember 32 i~ ~dfuetably ~ecured along tha ~uide rod 27 to retain the ~pring 21 snd to adJuat the blas in the latter~
Ths fertilizsr chutee 1~ have an ~nverted V ~hape to deliver fertilizer powd~r clo~ to the in~ida of disks 22 und 23 and ~he~d of th~
latter to bs worked into ridge R ~ormed by said d$3ks. There ~ 3 a planting devics ~ ~or each p~ir of disks 22 and 23 in lon~itudinal re-glster with the ridge R tormed in the ~oil by the two disks 22 and 23.
Ther~fore, seeds W are deposited into aach ridge R at the exact deoired location centrally of tha ridga ~nd at tha desired lav91- The transver~e ehape o~ ridge~ R can bs varied by suitable ad~u tment o~
diska 22 ~nd 23 ~ ~hown in Figurc~ ? and 8. Th~ spacing between diske 22 and 23 is ~d~uoted in acoordence with thè deslred ~izs o~ ridge Ro As sh~wn in Figurc~ 1 and 2, the ro~ making implem~nt nor~ally includæs$he ~ha~t 6 axten~lng further to the l~t in ~ssociati~n with one or more le~t ~lde as~emblie~ o~ eoil working tools, not ehown, eimil~r to tha right side ~e~s~bly ahawn in ~u}l line~, th~se sdditional as3a~bliee being in longitud~nal ragi~ter with ~8 mRny eeeamblies o~ seed planting device~ 7~
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Claims (11)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. For a planting machine having at least one seed planting device and a wheeled frame to be towed by a tractor, a row making implement comprising a tool bar longitudinally extending transversely of the machine and fixedly secured to said frame for bodily displace-ment therewith, and one soil working tool assembly for said one seed planting device connected to said tool bar and including: a pair of tool carrying arms longitudinally extending relative to the machine on opposite sides respectively of said one seed planting device, pivoted at its front end about a fixed pivot axis extending longitudinally of the tool bar and having its rear end located forwardly of said one seed planting device; a pair of soil working disks rotatively mounted on said rear end of the tool carrying arms respectively and constructed and arranged to work the soil into a row upon travelling ahead of said one seed planting device and for seed planting thereon by the latter; and spring means connected between said tool bar and frame and said tool carrying arms and operatively biasing the letter and said disks downwardly against upward lifting thereof relative to said bar and frame.
2. A row making implement as defined in claim 1, wherein said one soil working tool assembly is adjustable longitudinally of said tool bar and transversly relative to said one seed planting device.
3. A row making implement as defined in claim 1, further including a shaft extending longitudinally of the tool bar and supported from the latter, and said front end of each tool carrying arms is pivoted onto said shaft with the latter defining said fixed pivot axis.
4. A row making implement as defined in claim 3, wherein said one soil working tool assembly is adjustable longitudinally of said tool bar and shaft and said front end of each tool carrying arm is slidable axially along said shaft, transversely relative to said one seed planting device.
5. A row making implement as defined in claim 1, wherein each of said tool carrying arms includes a pivotal joint at said rear end thereof constructed and arranged to angularly adjust the corresponding soil working disk.
6. A row making implement as defined in claim 1, wherein said spring means includes guide rods pivotally connected at one end to a corresponding tool carrying arm, and slidably connected at the other end for upward endwise displacement, and a spring engaged around each guide rod and downwardly biasing the corresponding tool carrying arm against upward pivoting thereof.
7. A row making implement as defined in claim 6, wherein said spring means includes brackets secured to said tool bar, slidably holding the guide rods respectively, and forming fixed stops for said springs respectively at said other end of the guide rods, and a stop member adjustably secured along each guide rod and holding the corresponding spring at said one end of the corresponding guide rod.
8. A row making implement as defined in claim 4, each of said tool carrying arm projects radially rearwardly from said shaft and with said rear and thereof located forward of said one seed planting device, each of said tool carrying arms includes a pivotal joint at said rear end thereof constructed and arranged to angularly adjust the corresponding soil working disk, said spring means includes guide rods pivotally connected at one end to a corresponding tool carrying arm, and slidably connected at the other end for upward endwise displacement, a spring engaged around each guide rod and downwardly biasing the corresponding tool carrying arm against upward pivoting thereof, brackets secured to the tool bar, slidably holding the guide rods respect-vely, and forming fixed stops for said springs respectively at said other end of the guide rods, and a stop member adjustably secured along each guide rod end holding the corresponding spring at said one end of the corresponding guide rod.
9. In a seed planting machine, the combination comprising: a plurality of seed planting devices; a frame to be towed by a tractor;
a seed hopper mounted on said frame and connected to the seed planting devices to feed seed thereto; and a row making implement including a tool bar longitudinally extending transversly of the machine and fixedly secured to said frame for bodily displacement therewith; a shaft extending longitudinally of the tool bar and fixedly secured to the latter at the opposite ends, and one soil working tool assembly associated to each seed planting device including: a pair of tool carrying arms longitudinally positioned relative to the machine ahead of and on opposite sides respectively of the corresponding seed planting chute, pivoted at its front end on said shaft, and having its rear end located forwardly of the corresponding seed planting device; a pair of soil working disks rotatively mounted on said rear end of the corresponding pair of tool carrying arms respectively and constructed and arranged to work the soil into a row or ridge ahead of the corresponding seed planting device, and for seed planting by the latter in the corresponding row; and spring means connected between said tool bar and the tool carrying arms and operatively biasing the latter and the corresponding disks downwardly against upward lifting thereof relative to said tool bar.
10. In a seed planting machine as defined in claim 9, wherein each of said soil working tool assembly is adjustable longitudinally of the tool bar and shaft and transversely of the corresponding seed planting device.
11. In a seed planting machine as defined in claim 9, further including a fertilizer supply hopper carried by said frame end a fertilizer delivery inverted V-shaped chute communicating with said hopper and having discharge ends located just ahead of and on the inside of the respective soil working disks.
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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0540995A1 (en) * 1991-11-04 1993-05-12 Gaspardo Spa Furrowing device for direct sowing
EP0891691A1 (en) * 1997-07-18 1999-01-20 Fritz Güttler Seeddrill with disc coulter
EP3357317A1 (en) * 2017-02-07 2018-08-08 Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG Coulter assembly for a sowing machine

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0540995A1 (en) * 1991-11-04 1993-05-12 Gaspardo Spa Furrowing device for direct sowing
EP0891691A1 (en) * 1997-07-18 1999-01-20 Fritz Güttler Seeddrill with disc coulter
EP3357317A1 (en) * 2017-02-07 2018-08-08 Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG Coulter assembly for a sowing machine

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