Abstract: An air seed meter for an agricultural planter includes a vacuum cover which has a central opening which exposes the central portion of the seed disc to the exterior. The central opening of the vacuum cover is centered on a location offset from the axis of rotation of the seed disc. This reduces disc wear at the disc-vacuum cover interface, and renders the disc more accessible for self-cleaning, visual inspection and verification of the proper disc. Openings in the central, open portion of the disc, the back wall of the seed housing and the side wall of the seed housing cooperate to equalize the air pressure in the seed reservoir to atmospheric pressure and reduce or eliminate reverse air currents in the discharge chute. An adjustable brush with three separate stations cooperates with an edge-release, beveled disc to apply a progressively more forceful singulation force to eliminate duplicate seeds.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 28, 2006
Publication date:
November 30, 2006
Applicant:
KINZE MANUFACTURING, INC. (Iowa Corporation)
Abstract: An air seed meter for an agricultural planter includes a vacuum cover which has a central opening which exposes the central portion of the seed disc to the exterior. The central opening of the vacuum cover is centered on a location offset from the axis of rotation of the seed disc. This reduces disc wear at the disc-vacuum cover interface, and renders the disc more accessible for self-cleaning, visual inspection and verification of the proper disc. Openings in the central, open portion of the disc, the back wall of the seed housing and the side wall of the seed housing cooperate to equalize the air pressure in the seed reservoir to atmospheric pressure and reduce or eliminate reverse air currents in the discharge chute. An adjustable brush with three separate stations cooperates with an edge-release, beveled disc to apply a progressively more forceful singulation force to eliminate duplicate seeds.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 28, 2004
Publication date:
September 22, 2005
Applicant:
KINZE MANUFACTURING, INC. (Iowa Corporation)
Abstract: An agricultural grain wagon includes a one-piece floor auger which may be removed as a unit from the rear of the wagon for servicing. A clean-out pan is slidably mounted beneath the floor auger and a lower tough forming the bottom of the hopper. The clean-out pan may be reciprocated beneath the floor auger to clean out any residual grain beneath the hopper. The wagon also includes a forward two-piece unload auger having an upper section which may be positioned to a field fold position using an auger stand, thus reducing the time to place the unload auger in the discharge position and providing an extended reach of the unloaded auger to facilitate unloading.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 27, 2004
Publication date:
September 23, 2004
Applicant:
KINZE MANUFACTURING, INC. (Iowa Corporation)
Inventors:
Jon E. Kinzenbaw, Alan F. Barry, Dan L. Garland, Lisle J. Dunham