Patent ID: 8297210

Claim:
A single-grain sowing machine comprising: (a) a seed hopper having a floor comprising an emptying flap; and (b) a sowing disc forming a first wall of the seed hopper, said sowing disc comprising a fixed disc body having a first side facing away from the seed hopper, said fixed disc body being suctioned on said first side, said fixed disc body comprising at least one guide slot having a radial extension area and a conveyor disc having a circumference, said conveyor disc pressing against a side of the seed hopper and being drivable around a horizontal axis, said conveyor disc comprising driver slots distributed around the circumference and extending over the radial extension area, said driver slots forming intake openings for seed grains dispensable along the at least one guide slot from the seed hopper in an overlap area with the at least one guide slot; wherein the emptying flap is pivotable coaxially to the sowing disc between a closed position and an open position.