CA2528468A1 - Method and apparatus of agricultural field seeding - Google Patents

Method and apparatus of agricultural field seeding Download PDF

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CA2528468A1
CA2528468A1 CA 2528468 CA2528468A CA2528468A1 CA 2528468 A1 CA2528468 A1 CA 2528468A1 CA 2528468 CA2528468 CA 2528468 CA 2528468 A CA2528468 A CA 2528468A CA 2528468 A1 CA2528468 A1 CA 2528468A1
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Gerard Bourgault
Mark Cresswell
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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
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01CPLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
    • A01C7/00Sowing
    • A01C7/06Seeders combined with fertilising apparatus
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01CPLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
    • A01C7/00Sowing
    • A01C7/20Parts of seeders for conducting and depositing seed
    • A01C7/201Mounting of the seeding tools
    • A01C7/203Mounting of the seeding tools comprising depth regulation means

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Abstract

A seeding and fertilizing apparatus comprises a plurality of seed assemblies each comprising a trailing arm pivotally connected at a front end thereof to the frame and a packer wheel rotatably attached to rear end thereof. A seed knife is attached to the trailing arm ahead of the packer wheel which rolls along the seed furrow created by the knife. A vertical position of the knife with respect to the packer wheel is adjustable, and a bias device is operative to exert a downward bias force on the trailing arm.
A plurality of fertilizer assemblies each comprises a fertilizer disc rotatably mounted to the frame such that a vertical position of the disc with respect to the implement frame is adjustable.
The seed assemblies and fertilizer assemblies are oriented laterally such that each fertilizer furrow is located between adjacent seed furrows.

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1. A seeding and fertilizing apparatus comprising:
an implement frame mounted on wheels for travel over the ground in an operating travel direction;
a plurality of seed assemblies attached to the implement frame, each seed assembly comprising:
a trailing arm pivotally connected at a front end thereof to the frame about a substantially horizontal front arm axis oriented substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction;
a seed knife attached to the trailing arm and operative to create a seed furrow when a bottom end thereof is engaged in the ground,;
a packer wheel rotatably attached to the trailing arm rearward of the seed knife and oriented to roll substantially along the seed furrow;

wherein a vertical operating position of the seed knife with respect to the packer wheel is adjustable to vary a depth of the seed furrow; and a bias device operative to exert a downward bias force on the trailing arm, seed knife, and packer wheel;
a plurality of fertilizer assemblies each comprising a fertilizer disc rotatably mounted to the fertilizer assembly and operative to create a fertilizer furrow when engaged in the ground;
wherein the fertilizer discs and seed knives are movable from a transport position above the ground to a lowered operating position wherein the fertilizer discs and seed knives are engaged in the ground;
wherein the seed assemblies and fertilizer assemblies are oriented laterally on the implement frame such that in operation each fertilizer furrow is located between adjacent seed furrows.
2. The apparatus of Claim 1 wherein a vertical operating position of the fertilizer disc with respect to the implement frame is adjustable.
3. The apparatus of any one of Claims 1 and 2 wherein the seed assemblies and fertilizer assemblies are oriented laterally such that each fertilizer furrow is located substantially mid-way between adjacent pairs of seed furrows.
4. The apparatus of any one of Claims 1 - 3 wherein the frame comprises front and rear lateral frame members, and wherein:
the fertilizer discs are mounted to the front frame member such that same engage the ground along a front line substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction and substantially under the front frame member;
a first set of seed assemblies each having a trailing arm pivotally connected at a front end thereof to the front frame member such that a first set of seed knives operate along a middle line substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction and a desired distance rearward of the front line; and a second set of seed assemblies each having a trailing arm pivotally connected at a front end thereof to the rear frame member such that a second set of seed knives operate along a rear line substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction and a desired distance rearward of the middle line.
5. The apparatus of any one of Claims 1 - 3 wherein the frame comprises front, middle and rear lateral frame members, and wherein:
the fertilizer discs are mounted to the front frame member such that same engage the ground along a front line substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction and substantially under the front frame member;
a first set of seed assemblies each having a trailing arm pivotally connected at a front end thereof to the middle frame member such that a first set of seed knives operate along a middle line substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction and a desired distance rearward of the front line; and a second set of seed assemblies each having a trailing arm pivotally connected at a front end thereof to the rear frame member such that a second set of seed knives operate along a rear line substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction and a desired distance rearward of the middle line.
6. The apparatus of any one of Claims 1 - 5 wherein the frame is mounted to the wheels such that a vertical position of the frame with respect to the wheels can be varied to move the fertilizer discs and seed knives from the transport position down into the operating position.
7. The apparatus of Claim 6 wherein at least one fertilizer disc is mounted on a bottom end of a substantially vertically oriented elongate member that is vertically adjustable with respect to the frame.
8. The apparatus of any one of Claims 1 - 5 wherein:
the frame is mounted to the wheels such that a vertical position of the frame with respect to the wheels is substantially fixed when in a field working position;
at least one fertilizer assembly comprises a fertilizer disc actuator operative to move the fertilizer disc of the at least one fertilizer assembly with respect to the frame from the transport position to the operating position; and at least one seed assembly comprises a trailing arm actuator operative to move the trailing arm from a transport position downward to the operating position.
9. The apparatus of Claim 8 wherein the at least one fertilizer assembly comprises a disc arm pivotally attached at a first end thereof to the frame, and wherein the fertilizer disc is rotatably attached to a rear end of the disc arm, and wherein the fertilizer disc actuator is operative to move the disc arm and attached fertilizer disc from the transport position to the operating position.
10. The apparatus of any one of Claims 8 and 9 wherein the seed knife is pivotally attached to the trailing arm by a knife bracket, and wherein the trailing arm actuator is attached to the knife bracket.
11. The apparatus of any one of Claims 8 - 10 wherein at least one bias device comprises a hydraulic cylinder.
12. The apparatus of Claim 11 wherein the hydraulic cylinder is connectable to an active hydraulic source operative, when connected to a first port of the hydraulic cylinder, to maintain a substantially constant pressure in the hydraulic cylinder to exert a substantially constant downward bias force on the trailing ann when the trailing ann is in the operating position while allowing the hydraulic cylinder to extend and retract in response to forces exerted on the trailing arm, and operative, when connected to a second port of the hydraulic cylinder, to raise the trailing arm to a transport position.
13. The apparatus of any one of Claims 1 - 12 wherein at least one trailing arm comprises a parallel linkage operative to maintain the knife and packer wheel at substantially constant vertical positions with respect to each other as the trailing arm moves up and down.
14. A method of seeding and fertilizing a field comprising:
providing an implement frame mounted on wheels for travel over the ground in an operating travel direction;
attaching a plurality of seed assemblies to the implement frame, each seed assembly comprising:
a trailing arm pivotally connected at a front end thereof to the frame about a substantially horizontal front arm axis oriented substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction;
a packer wheel rotatably attached to rear end of the trailing arm;
a seed knife attached to the trailing arm ahead of the packer wheel and operative to create a seed furrow when a bottom end thereof is engaged in the ground, the knife oriented such that the packer wheel rolls substantially along the seed furrow; and a bias device operative to exert a downward bias force on the trailing arm when the trailing arm is in the operating position;
adjusting a vertical position of the seed knife to a desired position with respect to the packer wheel;
mounting a plurality of fertilizer assemblies to the frame, each fertilizer assembly comprising a fertilizer disc rotatably mounted to the fertilizer assembly, the fertilizer disc operative to create a fertilizer furrow when engaged in the ground;
orienting the seed assemblies and fertilizer assemblies laterally on the implement frame such that in operation each fertilizer furrow is located between adjacent seed furrows;
moving the seed knives and fertilizer discs down from a transport position above the ground to a lowered operating position wherein the fertilizer discs and seed knives are engaged in the ground;

moving the implement frame across the field in the operating travel direction and depositing fertilizer into the fertilizer furrows and depositing seed into the seed furrows ahead of the packer wheel.
15. The method of Claim 14 comprising orienting the seed assemblies and fertilizer assemblies laterally such that each fertilizer furrow is located substantially mid-way between adjacent pairs of seed furrows.
16. The method of any one of Claims 14 and 15 wherein the frame comprises front and rear lateral frame members, and wherein:
the fertilizer discs are mounted to the front frame member such that same engage the ground along a front line substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction and substantially under the front frame member;
a first set of seed assemblies each has a trailing arm pivotally connected at a front end thereof to the front frame member such that a first set of seed knives operate along a middle line substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction and a desired distance rearward of the front line; and a second set of seed assemblies each has a trailing arm pivotally connected at a front end thereof to the rear frame member such that a second set of seed knives operate along a rear lime substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction and a desired distance rearward of the middle line.
17. The method of any one of Claims 14 and 15 wherein the frame comprises front, middle and rear lateral frame members, and wherein:
the fertilizer discs are mounted to the front frame member such that same engage the ground along a front line substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction and substantially under the front frame member;
a first set of seed assemblies each has a trailing arm pivotally connected at a front end thereof to the middle frame member such that a first set of seed knives operate along a middle line substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction and a desired distance rearward of the front line; and a second set of seed assemblies each has a trailing arm pivotally connected at a front end thereof to the rear frame member such that a second set of seed knives operate along a rear line substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction and a desired distance rearward of the middle line.
18. The method of any one of Claims 14 - 17 wherein the frame is mounted to the wheels such that a vertical position of the frame with respect to the wheels can be varied to move the fertilizer discs from the transport position down into the operating position.
19. The method of Claim 18 wherein the frame is mounted to the wheels such that a vertical position of the frame with respect to the wheels can be varied to move the seed knives from the transport position down into the operating position.
20. The method of any one of Claims 18 and 19 wherein at least one fertilizer disc is mounted on a bottom end of a substantially vertically oriented elongate member that is vertically adjustable with respect to the front frame member.
21. The method of any one of Claims 14 - 17 wherein the frame is mounted to the wheels such that a vertical position of the frame with respect to the wheels is substantially fixed when in a field working position and wherein at least one fertilizer assembly comprises a fertilizer disc actuator operative to move the fertilizer disc of the at least one fertilizer assembly with respect to the frame from the transport position to the operating position.
22. The method of Claim 21 wherein the at least one fertilizer assembly comprises a disc arm pivotally attached at a first end thereof to the frame, and wherein the fertilizer disc is rotatably attached to a rear end of the disc arm, and wherein the fertilizer disc actuator is operative to move the disc arm and attached fertilizer disc from the transport position to the operating position.
23. The method of any one of Claims 21 and 22 wherein the seed knife is pivotally attached to the trailing arm by a knife bracket, and wherein the trailing arm actuator is attached to the knife bracket.
24. The method of any one of Claims 21 - 23 wherein at least one bias device comprises a hydraulic cylinder.
25. The method of Claim 24 wherein the hydraulic cylinder is connectable to an active hydraulic source operative, when connected to a first port of the hydraulic cylinder, to maintain a substantially constant pressure in the hydraulic cylinder to exert a substantially constant downward bias force on the trailing arm when the trailing arm is in the operating position while allowing the hydraulic cylinder to extend and retract in response to forces exerted on the trailing arm, and operative, when connected to a second port of the hydraulic cylinder, to raise the trailing arm to a transport position.
26. The method of any one of Claims 14 - 25 wherein at least one trailing arm comprises a parallel linkage operative to maintain the knife and packer wheel at substantially constant vertical positions with respect to each other as the trailing arm moves up and down.
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WO2008080472A1 (en) * 2006-12-20 2008-07-10 Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer Gmbh & Co. Kg Drawn agricultural work implement
GB2510630A (en) * 2013-02-11 2014-08-13 Kverneland Group Les Landes Genusson Strip Tilling System
US10019018B2 (en) 2013-02-11 2018-07-10 Kverneland Group Les Landes Genusson Strip tilling system
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ES2277507A1 (en) * 2004-03-27 2007-07-01 AMAZONEN-WERKE H. DREYER GMBH & CO. KG. Seed drill has frame on which shares are mounted and which can be raised and lowered by parallelogram of levers with an adjusting unit which only acts on one lever
WO2008080472A1 (en) * 2006-12-20 2008-07-10 Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer Gmbh & Co. Kg Drawn agricultural work implement
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GB2510630A (en) * 2013-02-11 2014-08-13 Kverneland Group Les Landes Genusson Strip Tilling System
GB2510630B (en) * 2013-02-11 2015-08-05 Kverneland Group Les Landes Genusson Strip tilling system
US9439342B2 (en) 2013-02-11 2016-09-13 Kverneland Group Les Landes Genusson Strip tilling system
US10019018B2 (en) 2013-02-11 2018-07-10 Kverneland Group Les Landes Genusson Strip tilling system
EP3395144A1 (en) * 2017-04-27 2018-10-31 Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer GmbH & Co. KG Sowing machine for spreading seeds and/or fertiliser
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