| 发明名称 | Seed characteristic sensor | ||
| 摘要 | Seed meters, agricultural planters, and methods of planting seed are provided. Such meters, planters, and methods may include a housing defining a chamber, a seed disc rotatably coupled to the housing and at least partially positioned within the chamber with the seed disc adapted to engage a seed, and a sensor for detecting a characteristic of the seed after the seed disengages the seed disc and before the seed exits the seed meter. The sensor may be coupled to a seed chute of the seed meter and may detect a wide variety of seed characteristics such as seed position within the seed chute, seed size, and seed shape. The seed characteristic may be used to adjust operation of the seed meters, agricultural planters, and methods. In some instances, the adjustment may be manual. In other instances, the adjustment may be automatic. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US8843281(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2014.09.23 |
| 申请号 | US201113234483 | 申请日期 | 2011.09.16 |
| 申请人 | Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. | 发明人 | Wilhelmi Matthew J.;Achen Courtney N.;Bachman Marvin L. |
| 分类号 | G01F1/05;G01F1/07;G01F1/08;G01F1/20;G01V8/10;A01C7/10 | 主分类号 | G01F1/05 |
| 代理机构 | McKee, Voorhees & Sease | 代理人 | McKee, Voorhees & Sease |
| 主权项 | 1. A seed meter for an agricultural planter, the seed meter comprising: a housing defining a chamber; a seed disc rotatably coupled to the housing and at least partially positioned within the chamber, wherein the seed disc is adapted to engage a seed; a seed chute extending from the housing and configured to direct seed that has been released from the seed disc towards the ground; and a sensor positioned at least partially within the seed chute for detecting a characteristic of the seed after the seed disengages the seed disc and before the seed exits the seed meter. | ||
| 地址 | Williamsburg IA US | ||