CN216930800U - Agricultural seeder with adjustable seeding distance - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to the technical field of agricultural planting, in particular to an agricultural seeding machine capable of adjusting seeding distance, which comprises a rack, wherein a seeding box is fixedly installed at the top of the rack, a plow hook is fixedly installed at one side of the rack, a movable seeding mechanism is movably connected to the bottom of the rack, the movable seeding mechanism comprises a seeding mechanism and a moving mechanism, and the moving mechanism is fixedly installed at two sides of the seeding mechanism. The utility model has the advantages that: can change the distance that the seeder of different seed separating groove density constructs promptly adjustable seeding according to the needs of crops, ensure that enough seeds of distance between the seed absorb the nutrient in the soil to improve the output of crops, through setting up the case lid, can avoid the rainwater to drop in the box and lead to the seed to wet during rainy, through setting up the observation window, can observe the condition of the inside seed of box, make the operator in time discover and supply when the seed in the box is not enough, ensure the stability of seeding.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of agricultural planting, in particular to an agricultural seeder capable of adjusting seeding distance.
Background
The seeding is the most important step in agricultural planting, compared with the manual seeding mode which consumes manpower and is low in efficiency in the past, the seeding equipment is greatly convenient for people to perform seeding operation, the seeding efficiency is effectively improved, the manpower is saved, the agricultural yield is greatly improved, and the agricultural production development is facilitated.
A planting machine for a planter uses crop seeds as planting objects. Seeders for certain types or crops are often referred to by the name of the crop type, such as grain drill, corn hill planter, cotton planter, grass spreader, and the like.
In some remote areas, large-scale seeding machine can't reach, still generally manual seeding or use the drill barrow seeding, and also some peasants' land area is less, and large-scale seeder is not fit for, can use miniature hand propelled drill barrow to sow.
When different crops are sown, different sowing distances are generally needed to ensure the yield of the crops, and the yield of the crops is reduced due to the fact that the proper sowing distance is not available.
However, the conventional drill barrow cannot adjust the seeding distance when seeding, and the yield of the crop is reduced.
Therefore, there is a need for an agricultural seeding machine with adjustable seeding distance to solve the above problems.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide an agricultural seeding machine with adjustable seeding distance.
The purpose of the utility model is realized by the following technical scheme: an agricultural seeding machine with adjustable seeding distance comprises a frame, wherein a seeding box is fixedly mounted at the top of the frame, a plow hook is fixedly mounted at one side of the frame, and a movable seeding mechanism is movably connected at the bottom of the frame;
the movable sowing mechanism comprises a sowing mechanism and a moving mechanism, and the moving mechanism is fixedly mounted on two sides of the sowing mechanism.
Preferably, the frame includes the support body, pushes away handle, connecting hole, first adapter sleeve and bull-dozer board, one side fixedly connected with at support body top pushes away the handle, the connecting hole has been seted up to the bottom of support body, one side that the support body kept away from pushing away the handle is provided with first adapter sleeve, the bottom fixedly connected with bull-dozer board of support body.
By adopting the technical scheme, all parts contained in the rack and the connection mode among the parts are introduced.
Preferably, the seeding box includes the box, connects screw, opening, case lid, observation window and handle, the connection screw has all been seted up to the both sides of box, the opening has been seted up to the bottom of box, one side at box top is rotated and is connected the case lid, the middle part of case lid is provided with the observation window, one side fixedly connected with handle of case lid.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, each spare part that seeding case contained and the connected mode between each spare part have been introduced.
Preferably, the sowing mechanism comprises a sowing wheel, a sowing groove, a second connecting sleeve and a mounting nut, the sowing groove is formed in the wheel surface of the sowing wheel, the second connecting sleeve is fixedly connected to the two sides of the sowing wheel, and the mounting nut is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the second connecting sleeve.
By adopting the technical scheme, all parts contained in the sowing mechanism and the connection mode among the parts are introduced.
Preferably, the moving mechanism comprises a travelling wheel, a connecting shaft and a through hole, the middle of the travelling wheel is fixedly connected with the connecting shaft, and the through hole is formed in one end, far away from the travelling wheel, of the connecting shaft.
By adopting the technical scheme, the parts included in the moving mechanism and the connection mode among the parts are introduced.
Preferably, the box body is fixedly installed at the top of the frame body through a connection screw hole by using a bolt.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the concrete connected mode between seeding case and the frame has been introduced.
Preferably, the wheel surface of the sowing wheel is positioned inside the opening.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, introduced the positional relationship between seeding mechanism and the seeding case.
Preferably, the connecting shaft is located inside the connecting hole and is rotatably connected with the frame body through the connecting hole.
By adopting the technical scheme, the specific connection mode between the moving mechanism and the rack is introduced.
Preferably, a hole is formed in the outer surface of the second connecting sleeve corresponding to the mounting nut, the through hole corresponds to the hole, the connecting shaft is inserted into the second connecting sleeve, and the connecting shaft is fixedly mounted inside the second connecting sleeve through the mounting nut and the through hole by using a bolt.
By adopting the technical scheme, a specific connection mode between the moving mechanism and the sowing mechanism is introduced.
Preferably, the plow hook is fixedly installed inside the first connecting sleeve using a bolt.
By adopting the technical scheme, a specific connection mode between the plow hook and the frame is introduced.
The utility model has the following advantages:
1. the agricultural seeder capable of adjusting the seeding distance comprises a seeding mechanism, the seeding mechanism comprises a seeding wheel, a seeding groove is arranged on the wheel surface of the seeding wheel, a second connecting sleeve is fixedly connected to both sides of the seeding wheel, a mounting nut is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the second connecting sleeve, when the agricultural seeder is used, seeds to be seeded are placed into a seeding box, a pushing handle is pushed, a plough hook ploughs a ditch on the ground, a travelling wheel rotates to drive the seeding wheel to rotate, the wheel surface of the seeding wheel is positioned in an opening, the seeds fall into the seeding groove, the seeding box is taken out along the rotation of the seeding wheel and then falls into the ditch ploughed by the plough hook, a soil pushing plate pushes back the soil on both sides of the ditch into the ditch, the seeds are buried, seeding is completed, when different crop seeds need to be replaced, the seeding mechanism with different seeding groove densities can adjust the seeding distance according to the needs of crops, ensuring that the distance between crop seeds is enough for the seeds to absorb nutrients in the soil, thereby improving the yield of crops;
2. this agricultural seeder of adjustable seeding distance, through setting up the seeding case, the seeding case includes the box, the connection screw has all been seted up to the both sides of box, the opening has been seted up to the bottom of box, one side at box top is rotated and is connected the case lid, the middle part of case lid is provided with the observation window, one side fixedly connected with handle of case lid, through setting up the case lid, play the effect of protection to the seed in the box, can avoid the rainwater to fall and lead to the seed to wet in the box during rainy, through setting up the observation window, also can observe the condition of the inside seed of box under the condition of not opening the case lid, make the operator can in time discover when the seed in the box is not enough, and supplement it, avoid appearing leading to the condition of missed seeding or seeding failure because of the seed is used up in the box, the stability of seeding has been ensured.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first perspective of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a second perspective of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the frame of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the seeding box of the present invention when the box cover is opened;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the mobile seeding mechanism of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a sowing mechanism of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the moving mechanism of the present invention;
fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the movable sowing mechanism after the sowing mechanism is replaced.
In the figure: 1-frame, 101-frame, 102-push handle, 103-connecting hole, 104-first connecting sleeve, 105-bulldozer blade, 2-seeding box, 201-box, 202-connecting screw hole, 203-opening, 204-box cover, 205-observation window, 206-handle, 3-plow hook, 4-mobile seeding mechanism, 40-seeding mechanism, 401-seeding wheel, 402-seed separating groove, 403-second connecting sleeve, 404-mounting nut, 41-mobile mechanism, 411-walking wheel, 412-connecting shaft, 413-through hole.
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The utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the scope of the utility model is not limited to the following.
As shown in fig. 1-8, an agricultural seeding machine capable of adjusting seeding distance comprises a frame 1, a seeding box 2 is fixedly installed at the top of the frame 1, a plow hook 3 is fixedly installed at one side of the frame 1, and a movable seeding mechanism 4 is movably connected at the bottom of the frame 1;
as shown in fig. 5 and 8, the movable sowing mechanism 4 comprises a sowing mechanism 40 and a moving mechanism 41, the moving mechanism 41 is fixedly mounted on both sides of the sowing mechanism 40, when in use, seeds to be sowed are placed in the sowing box 2, the push handle 102 is pushed, the ground is plowed by the plough hook 3 to form a ditch, the travelling wheels 401 rotate to drive the sowing wheel 40 to rotate, the wheel surfaces of the sowing wheel 40 are positioned inside the opening 203, the seeds fall in the sowing groove 402, are taken out of the sowing box 201 along the rotation of the sowing wheel 401, then fall in the ditch ploughed by the plough hook 3, and the soil on both sides of the ditch is pushed back into the ditch by the bulldozer 105 to bury the seeds and complete sowing.
As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the frame 1 includes a frame body 101, a push handle 102, a connecting hole 103, a first connecting sleeve 104 and a dozer plate 105, the push handle 102 is fixedly connected to one side of the top of the frame body 101, the connecting hole 103 is formed in the bottom of the frame body 101, the first connecting sleeve 104 is arranged on one side of the frame body 101 away from the push handle 102, and the dozer plate 105 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the frame body 101.
As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4, the sowing box 2 includes a box body 201, connecting screw holes 202, an opening 203, a box cover 204, an observation window 205 and a handle 206, wherein the connecting screw holes 202 are respectively disposed on both sides of the box body 201, the opening 203 is disposed at the bottom of the box body 201, one side of the top of the box body 201 is rotatably connected to the box cover 204, the observation window 205 is disposed at the middle of the box cover 204, one side of the box cover 204 is fixedly connected to the handle 206, the box cover 204 is disposed to protect the seeds in the box body 201, so as to prevent rain water from falling into the box body 201 and causing seeds to be wetted, the observation window 205 is disposed to observe the seeds inside the box body 201 without opening the box cover 204, so that an operator can timely find and supplement the seeds in the box body 201 when the seeds are insufficient, and avoid the occurrence of sowing leakage or sowing failure caused by the seeds in the box body 201 being used up, the stability of seeding is ensured.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, the sowing mechanism 40 includes a sowing wheel 401, a seed separating groove 402, a second connecting sleeve 403 and a mounting nut 404, the seed separating groove 402 is opened on the wheel surface of the sowing wheel 401, the second connecting sleeve 403 is fixedly connected to both sides of the sowing wheel 401, and the mounting nut 404 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the second connecting sleeve 403.
As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, as shown in fig. 7, the moving mechanism 41 includes a traveling wheel 411, a connecting shaft 412 and a through hole 413, the connecting shaft 412 is fixedly connected to the middle of the traveling wheel 411, and the through hole 413 is formed at one end of the connecting shaft 412 far away from the traveling wheel 411.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, a case 201 is fixedly mounted on the top of the frame body 101 through coupling screw holes 202 using bolts.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the wheel surface of the sowing wheel 401 is located inside the opening 203.
As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the connecting shaft 412 is located inside the connecting hole 103, and the connecting shaft 412 is rotatably connected to the frame body 101 through the connecting hole 103.
As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5 and 8, a hole is formed on the outer surface of the second connection sleeve 403 at a position corresponding to the mounting nut 404, a through hole 413 at a position corresponding to the hole, a connection shaft 412 is inserted into the second connection sleeve 403, the connection shaft 412 is fixedly mounted inside the second connection sleeve 403 by bolts through the mounting nut 404 and the through hole 413, when different crop seeds need to be replaced, the seeding distance can be adjusted by replacing the seeding mechanism 40 with different densities of the seeding grooves 402 according to the need of the crops, the distance between the crop seeds is ensured to be enough for the seeds to absorb nutrients in the soil, and thus the yield of the crops is increased.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the plow hook 3 is fixedly installed inside the first coupling sleeve 104 using a bolt.
The working process of the utility model is as follows:
s1, pushing the push handle 102 to push the seeder to the field to be sowed, opening the box cover 204, putting the seeds to be sowed into the sowing box 2, and closing the box cover 204;
s2, pushing the push handle 102, plowing the ground by the plow hook 3 to form a ditch, rotating the traveling wheels 401 to drive the sowing wheel 40 to rotate, positioning the wheel surface of the sowing wheel 40 inside the opening 203, dropping the seeds in the sowing groove 402, being taken out of the sowing box 201 along the rotation of the sowing wheel 401, then dropping in the ditch ploughed by the plow hook 3, pushing the soil on the two sides of the ditch back into the ditch by the bulldozer 105, burying the seeds and completing sowing;
s3, when different crop seeds need to be replaced, the sowing distance can be adjusted by replacing the sowing mechanisms 40 with different densities of the sowing grooves 402 according to the needs of the crops;
s4, when raining, the box cover 204 plays a role in protecting the seeds in the box body 201, and the seeds can be prevented from being affected with damp due to the fact that rainwater falls into the box body 201;
s5, by arranging the observation window 205, the situation of the seeds in the box body 201 can be observed under the condition that the box cover 204 is not opened, so that an operator can timely find out that the seeds in the box body 201 are insufficient.
To sum up, when a user uses the device, the sowing mechanism 40 is arranged, the sowing mechanism 40 comprises a sowing wheel 40, the wheel surface of the sowing wheel 401 is provided with a sowing groove 402, both sides of the sowing wheel 401 are fixedly connected with a second connecting sleeve 403, the outer surface of the second connecting sleeve 403 is fixedly connected with a mounting nut 404, when the device is used, seeds to be sowed are placed in the sowing box 2, the push handle 102 is pushed, the ground is plowed by the plow hook 3 to form a ditch, the walking wheel 401 rotates to drive the sowing wheel 40 to rotate, the wheel surface of the sowing wheel 40 is positioned in the opening 203, the seeds fall in the sowing groove 402, the seeds are taken out of the sowing box 201 along the rotation of the sowing wheel 401 and then fall in the ditch plowed by the plow hook 3, the soil on both sides of the ditch is pushed back by the bulldozer 105 to bury the seeds, sowing is completed, when different crop seeds need to be replaced, the sowing distance can be adjusted by replacing the sowing mechanism 40 with different densities of the sowing grooves 402 according to the needs of the crops, ensuring that the distance between crop seeds is enough for the seeds to absorb nutrients in the soil, thereby improving the yield of crops; through setting up seeding case 2, seeding case 2 includes box 201, connection screw 202 has all been seted up to the both sides of box 201, opening 203 has been seted up to the bottom of box 201, one side at box 201 top is rotated and is connected case lid 204, the middle part of case lid 204 is provided with observation window 205, one side fixedly connected with handle 206 of case lid 204, through setting up case lid 204, the effect of protection is played to the seed in the box 201, can avoid the rainwater to fall and lead to the seed to wet in the box 201 during rainy, through setting up observation window 205, also can observe the condition of the inside seed of box 201 under the condition of not opening case lid 204, make the operator can in time discover when the seed in the box 201 is not enough, and replenish it, avoid appearing leading to the condition of missed seeding or sowing failure because of seed is used up in the box 201, the stability of sowing has been ensured.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the utility model, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. The utility model provides an agricultural seeder of adjustable seeding distance which characterized in that: the seeder comprises a rack (1), wherein a seeding box (2) is fixedly installed at the top of the rack (1), a plow hook (3) is fixedly installed at one side of the rack (1), and a movable seeding mechanism (4) is movably connected at the bottom of the rack (1);
the movable sowing mechanism (4) comprises a sowing mechanism (40) and a moving mechanism (41), and the moving mechanism (41) is fixedly mounted on two sides of the sowing mechanism (40).
2. An agricultural seeding machine with adjustable seeding distance according to claim 1, characterized in that: the rack (1) comprises a rack body (101), a pushing handle (102), a connecting hole (103), a first connecting sleeve (104) and a bulldozing plate (105), wherein the pushing handle (102) is fixedly connected to one side of the top of the rack body (101), the connecting hole (103) is formed in the bottom of the rack body (101), the first connecting sleeve (104) is arranged on one side, away from the pushing handle (102), of the rack body (101), and the bulldozing plate (105) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the rack body (101).
3. An agricultural seeding machine with adjustable seeding distance according to claim 1, characterised in that: seeding case (2) include box (201), connection screw (202), opening (203), case lid (204), observation window (205) and handle (206), connection screw (202) have all been seted up to the both sides of box (201), opening (203) have been seted up to the bottom of box (201), one side at box (201) top is rotated and is connected case lid (204), the middle part of case lid (204) is provided with observation window (205), one side fixedly connected with handle (206) of case lid (204).
4. An agricultural seeding machine with adjustable seeding distance according to claim 1, characterised in that: the sowing mechanism (40) comprises a sowing wheel (401), a seed separating groove (402), a second connecting sleeve (403) and a mounting nut (404), the seed separating groove (402) is formed in the wheel surface of the sowing wheel (401), the second connecting sleeve (403) is fixedly connected to the two sides of the sowing wheel (401), and the mounting nut (404) is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the second connecting sleeve (403).
5. An agricultural seeding machine with adjustable seeding distance according to claim 4, characterised in that: moving mechanism (41) are including walking wheel (411), connecting axle (412) and through-hole (413), the middle part fixedly connected with connecting axle (412) of walking wheel (411), through-hole (413) have been seted up to the one end that walking wheel (411) was kept away from in connecting axle (412).
6. An agricultural seeding machine with adjustable seeding distance according to claim 3, characterised in that: the box body (201) is fixedly installed at the top of the frame body (101) through a connecting screw hole (202) by using a bolt.
7. An agricultural seeding machine with adjustable seeding distance according to claim 4, characterised in that: the wheel surface of the sowing wheel (401) is positioned inside the opening (203).
8. An agricultural seeding machine with adjustable seeding distance according to claim 5, characterised in that: the connecting shaft (412) is located inside the connecting hole (103), and the connecting shaft (412) is rotatably connected with the frame body (101) through the connecting hole (103).
9. An agricultural seeding machine with adjustable seeding distance according to claim 5, characterised in that: the outer surface of the second connecting sleeve (403) is provided with a hole at a position corresponding to the mounting nut (404), the through hole (413) is at a position corresponding to the hole, the connecting shaft (412) is inserted into the second connecting sleeve (403), and the connecting shaft (412) is fixedly mounted inside the second connecting sleeve (403) through the mounting nut (404) and the through hole (413) by using a bolt.
10. An agricultural seeding machine with adjustable seeding distance according to claim 2, characterised in that: the plow hook (3) is fixedly arranged inside the first connecting sleeve (104) by using a bolt.
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