Patent ID: 8281725
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: A01C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A direct drive mechanism for use with a seed metering system having a metering housing, comprising: a drive housing attached to the metering housing; a seed hub rotatably supported within the metering housing, the seed hub having a geared outer circumferential surface; a seed disk housed in the metering housing and interconnected to the seed hub for rotational movement therewith, the seed disk having first and second surfaces and a plurality of seed pockets therebetween; a prime mover attached to the drive housing; and an output gear interconnected to the prime mover and configured to interface with the geared outer circumferential surface of the seed hub, the output gear being operative to be directly driven by the prime mover and configured to directly drive the seed hub when caused to rotate by the prime mover.