Fertilizer meter with motor control and method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11490560B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US16507613

    申请日:2019-07-10

    申请人: DEERE & COMPANY

    摘要: An agricultural implement for distributing fertilizer to a plurality of rows includes a fertilizer container, a plurality of fertilizer metering units, and a plurality of motors. The fertilizer containers are used for storing the fertilizer prior to the fertilizer being distributed to the soil. The plurality of fertilizer metering units each include a housing and a metering device positioned in the housing. The housing has an inlet configured to receive fertilizer from the fertilizer container and an outlet. The plurality of motors are each drivingly coupled to and configured to rotate at least one metering device to distribute fertilizer to a row of the plurality of rows.