BRUSH CONDITIONER FOR A PLANTING UNIT

摘要

A brush conditioner is described for a seeding machine that moves seed along a seed path with a brush belt having free brush ends and attached brush ends. The brush conditioner may include a conditioning member with a mounting portion and a conditioning portion. The mounting portion may be attached to the brush belt housing and the conditioning portion may angle away from the mounting portion to extend across the seed path. The conditioning portion may thereby contact a portion of the free brush ends to deflect the free brush ends toward the attached brush ends.

主权项

1. A brush conditioner for a seeding machine that is configured to move seed along a seed path with a brush belt, the brush belt being contained, at least in part, by a brush belt housing and including attached brush ends and free brush ends, the brush conditioner comprising:
a conditioning member having a mounting portion and a conditioning portion, the mounting portion being attached to the brush belt housing and the conditioning portion being angled with respect to the mounting portion and extending, at least in part, across the brush belt; wherein the conditioning portion contacts a portion of the free brush ends to deflect the free brush ends toward, at least in part, the attached brush ends and to remove debris from the free brush ends.