SEED POSITIONING DEVICE, SEED DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH SUCH, SEEDING MACHINE AND METHOD OF POSITIONING SEED

摘要

A seed positioning device (106) is disclosed. The seed positioning device comprises an axially extending housing member (114) having an upper portion (126) and a lower portion (128); and a seed positioning member (110) extending axially through the housing member (114) and configured to transfer a plurality of seeds (104) between the upper portion and the lower portion of the housing member and configured to position the plurality of seeds by centrifugal force, wherein the seed positioning member (110) comprises a helical surface (112) with at least one axially overlapping portion (122) and with a pitch angle (124) in a range of between 30 degrees and 60 degrees. Further, a seed dispensing system (100) with such a seed positioning device (106), a seeding machine (10) with such a dispensing system (100) and a method of positioning a plurality of seeds is disclosed.