Patent ID: 11910738
Assignee: AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 8:
9. A method for transporting at least one seed with a seed transportation system comprising a rotatable wheel with at least one seed support for holding a seed, wherein said at least one seed support has one or more fixed support structures configured to restrict movement of the seed in a circumferential direction relative to the rotatable wheel and in a direction away from an axis of rotation of the rotatable wheel, wherein said at least one seed support has an access opening in its radially outer side, said access opening is a groove in an outer circumference of the rotatable wheel in a plane orthogonal to said axis of rotation, said plane extending through said at least one seed support, said groove permitting access to the seed along a secant line cutting said outer circumference of the rotatable wheel, a groove axis extending along said groove and being transverse to said axis of rotation, said secant line being aligned with said groove axis, the method comprising the following steps:
receiving a seed in the at least one seed support;
rotating the rotatable wheel, thereby conveying the seed; and
creating an opening in the seed by accessing the seed through the access opening of the at least one seed support.