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

Claim 0:
1. 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 a radially outer side, said access opening permitting access to the seed; 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.