EP0116048A1 - A sowing machine - Google Patents
A sowing machineInfo
- Publication number
- EP0116048A1 EP0116048A1 EP83901113A EP83901113A EP0116048A1 EP 0116048 A1 EP0116048 A1 EP 0116048A1 EP 83901113 A EP83901113 A EP 83901113A EP 83901113 A EP83901113 A EP 83901113A EP 0116048 A1 EP0116048 A1 EP 0116048A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- growing
- cassettes
- supply
- substrate
- growth
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01C—PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
- A01C7/00—Sowing
- A01C7/04—Single-grain seeders with or without suction devices
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G24/00—Growth substrates; Culture media; Apparatus or methods therefor
- A01G24/60—Apparatus for preparing growth substrates or culture media
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a sowing machine, viz. a sowing machine of the kind as defined in the preamble of claim 1.
- a sowing machine viz. a sowing machine of the kind as defined in the preamble of claim 1.
- a sowing machine viz. a sowing machine of the kind as defined in the preamble of claim 1.
- t In forestry there is an ever increasing rate;of change from bare-root plants to covered-root plants. In the latter case the seed is permitted to germinate and grow up, preferably under controlled conditions, within a growing unit which is filled by a substrate or is made from a substrate.
- a sutiable number of growing units are made or formed into cassettes which permit a rational handling at filling, sowing, storing and transport from and to growing beds.
- the present invention has for its object to provide a machine which makes the just described growing easier and less expensive.
- the machine according to the present invention has been designed so as is defined in principle in the characterizing clause of claim 1.
- the filling and sowing may take place directly above the growing bed, and the germination, growing and extraction of the final plants may take place at one and the same site without transport and movements.
- the transport of the growing substrate to the growing beds, and of the finished plants therefrom is carried out in rational packages.
- machine halls for production and intermediate storing of the cassettes are avoided.
- FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic side view of one embodiment of a machine according to the invention
- FIG. 2 is a part view, partly in section, of a filling drum " ;
- FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic view of a filling station
- FIG. 4 shows a substrate packing unit
- FIG. 5 shows a take-up unit
- Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic perspective view showing the machine in operation.
- - ready prepared growing units in the shape of mats are placed on a support in the shape of a net of a suitable width (in this case 1,3 meters).
- a drum 1 mounted on a self ropelling wheeled chassis 2.
- the driving of the drum is correlated to the propulsion of the chassis.
- the envelope surface of the drum is provided with dies 3, disposed in rows and with mutual spacings correlated to the actual growing cassette.
- the dies serve to hold the cassettes- which are placed thereon, and also to form seed chambers as the growing substrate is filled in.
- the growing units have been provided with holes 4 which fit closely on the dies to be held on the drum in that way.
- This unit comprises a container 10 with a frame 11, journalled on the stub shafts of the drum.
- the container can move concentrically along the envelope surface of the drum and at a distance which is adjustable in relation to the height of the growing cassette.
- the container which has its open bottom over ⁇ lapping a plurality of growing cassettes or rows of growing units may follow the movement of the drum during the filling step, and then return to the start position. Thus, the filling takes place intermittently during a continuous movement of the drum.
- the intermittent move ⁇ ment is brought about by toothes 12 or a row of holes along the periphery of the drum which are engaged by rotationally working latches 13 on the container.
- the return movement is brought about by springs 14 which are tensioned during the filling movement.
- the filling of the growing units with substrate through the open bottom of the container is activated by a packing means, FIG. 4, comprising push rods or plungers 15, one for each growing unit, which are imparted a ⁇ ft ⁇ 3RE_ movement upwardly and downwardly by means of eccentrically operating shafts 16. These shafts are journalled in side portions 17 which during the movement of the container are pressed upwardly by means of a stationary cam 18. There- fore, the push rods will follow the filling upwardly and carry out a homogenous packing of the substrate. When the container returns the push rods are permitted to move downwardly to the start position for a new packing opera ⁇ tion.
- the packing function may be controlled by a change of the position of the cam member or by a change of the inclination thereof.
- One or more nets 19 are fed from a roll 20 against the cassettes and further out on the growing bed (the earth) .
- the net functions to catch the growing units to prevent them from loosening from the dies.
- Diverters 21 arranged tangentially with respect to the drum catch the growing cassettes and disengage them from the drum.
- the cassettes are then moved rearwardly on the net, pass a sowing apparatus 22 (known.per se) for naked or pelletized seed, with or without irrigation, and further on in a ' ready prepared condition out on the bed where there is thus obtained a growing unit mat of desired length.
- the above described method of laying out ready pre ⁇ pared growing units may be varied in different ways. If the growing cassettes are formed as sheets or rigid growing cassettes then these may be fed linearly through the sowing machine, and the drum may be replaced by a belt conveyor having similarly intermittent operating filling device and sowing apparatus. In case rigid growing cassettes are used it will not be necessary to utilize a lower binding net.
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- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Soil Sciences (AREA)
- Environmental Sciences (AREA)
- Cultivation Receptacles Or Flower-Pots, Or Pots For Seedlings (AREA)
- Hydroponics (AREA)
Abstract
Machine à semer destinée à la production d'unités de culture comprenant un substrat de culture et des graines pour la culture de plantes à racine recouverte dans l'industrie forestière. La machine comprend un châssis automobile qui porte une provision de cassettes et une provision de substrat de culture, plus un transporteur sur lequel les cassettes sont disposées et transportées au devant d'une station de remplissage. Dans cette station, les cassettes sont remplies avec le substrat de culture, puis transportées jusqu'à un filet sur lequel elles reposent avant d'être enlevées du transporteur, de recevoir des graines et d'être déposées sur le lit de culture pour germination, pousse et croissance des plantes.Sowing machine intended for the production of cultivation units comprising a growing substrate and seeds for the cultivation of covered root plants in the forest industry. The machine includes an automotive chassis that carries a supply of cassettes and a supply of growing medium, plus a conveyor on which the cassettes are placed and transported to the front of a filling station. In this station, the cassettes are filled with the growing medium, then transported to a net on which they rest before being removed from the transporter, receiving seeds and being placed on the culture bed for germination, plant growth and growth.
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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SE8201806A SE8201806L (en) | 1982-03-22 | 1982-03-22 | SET AND EQUIPMENT FOR CULTIVATION |
SE8201806 | 1982-03-22 |
Publications (1)
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EP0116048A1 true EP0116048A1 (en) | 1984-08-22 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP83901113A Withdrawn EP0116048A1 (en) | 1982-03-22 | 1983-03-22 | A sowing machine |
Country Status (4)
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EP (1) | EP0116048A1 (en) |
FI (1) | FI841581A0 (en) |
SE (1) | SE8201806L (en) |
WO (1) | WO1983003331A1 (en) |
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US3103186A (en) * | 1960-12-06 | 1963-09-10 | James F Saifuku | Pineapple planter |
US3589319A (en) * | 1968-09-19 | 1971-06-29 | Gerald L Peters | Soil treating machine |
DE1959292A1 (en) * | 1969-11-26 | 1971-05-27 | Alfred Knam | Machine for potting or repotting plants |
DE2063002A1 (en) * | 1970-12-22 | 1972-06-29 | Nöthen, Günther, 5216 Niederkassel | Device and method for the automatic filling of flower pots |
US3815524A (en) * | 1971-08-11 | 1974-06-11 | B Poll | Mulch pot planter |
US3872805A (en) * | 1972-01-18 | 1975-03-25 | Howard A Kolk | Planting machine |
JPS5269741A (en) * | 1975-12-08 | 1977-06-10 | Circle Tekkojo Kk | Seedling feeder of transplanter |
DE2725118B1 (en) * | 1977-06-03 | 1978-11-09 | Koeniger Kg Hermann | Device for the machine distribution of products to be grown in gardens, nurseries and the like |
GB2003714A (en) * | 1977-08-01 | 1979-03-21 | Charbonnages Ste Chimique | An agricultural machine for mulching and sowing |
US4253411A (en) * | 1978-12-22 | 1981-03-03 | Shulzhenko Boris A | Machine for transplanting seedlings from coiled cassettes |
SU762775A1 (en) * | 1979-02-02 | 1980-09-15 | Sofrinskij Ex Mekh Zavod | Device for feeding seedlings to a forest planting machine |
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1982
- 1982-03-22 SE SE8201806A patent/SE8201806L/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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1983
- 1983-03-22 EP EP83901113A patent/EP0116048A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1983-03-22 WO PCT/SE1983/000102 patent/WO1983003331A1/en active Application Filing
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1984
- 1984-04-19 FI FI841581A patent/FI841581A0/en not_active Application Discontinuation
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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FI841581A (en) | 1984-04-19 |
SE8201806L (en) | 1983-09-26 |
WO1983003331A1 (en) | 1983-10-13 |
FI841581A0 (en) | 1984-04-19 |
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18D | Application deemed to be withdrawn |
Effective date: 19840626 |
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RIN1 | Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected) |
Inventor name: JOHANSSON, UNO Inventor name: INGERSTEDT, SVEN |