US 12,477,973 B2
Agricultural high speed row unit
Alan Barry, Nevada, IA (US)
Assigned to Ag Leader Technology, Ames, IA (US)
Filed by Ag Leader Technology, Ames, LA (US)
Filed on Nov. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/526,947.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/212,909, filed on Jun. 21, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/113,566, filed on Nov. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0151138 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. A01C 7/20 (2006.01); A01C 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC A01C 7/205 (2013.01) [A01C 5/064 (2013.01); A01C 5/068 (2013.01); A01C 7/203 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A planter row unit comprising:
(a) a coulter assembly comprising a coulter blade and at least one gauge wheel, the coulter assembly disposed on a toolbar via a first set of parallel bars;
(b) a soil engaging assembly comprising a sweep configured to create a seed channel, the soil engaging assembly in communication with the toolbar via a second set of parallel bars; and
(c) a downforce actuator in communication with the coulter assembly configured to apply downforce to the coulter,
wherein a depth of the coulter is independently controllable from a depth of the sweep.