Patent ID: 11925137
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A row unit for a seeding machine operable to plant seeds into soil, the row unit comprising:
a depth stop assembly including a stop setting an upward travel limit of a gauge wheel of the row unit, and a handle that is lockable and releasable to move the stop to select among a plurality of seeding depths;
a downforce actuator operable to generate a variable amount of downforce to be applied to the soil; and
a downforce sensor incorporated into the depth stop assembly and movable therewith,
wherein the depth stop assembly includes a multi-piece body having a first piece receiving the handle, and a second piece defining a pivot joining the depth stop assembly to a frame, and
wherein the first piece of the multi-piece body includes a handle-receiving receptacle portion, a fastening portion for fastening to the second piece of the multi-piece body adjacent the pivot, and a portion between the handle-receiving receptacle portion and the fastening portion forming a housing of the downforce sensor.