JP2006262746A - Pot holding device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pot holding device capable of holding piled pots such as flowerpots one by one. <P>SOLUTION: This pot holding device 10 holding pots has such a mechanism that a plurality of sucking opening parts 11 are arranged on the same plane, air passages 12 are connected to the sucking opening parts 11, the air passages 12 are connected to a duct 13, and air is sucked from the opening part 14 of the duct 13 in a condition of bringing the sucking opening part 11 into contact with the bottom of the inside of a pot so as to suck and hold the pot. The sucking opening part 11 is formed on the end of the bellows type flexible cylindrical part 15 and the base part of the the bellows type flexible cylindrical part 15 is connected to the air passage 12. Each of the sucking opening part 11 is attached with a protruding part 16 of a diameter a little smaller than that of the inside of the pot. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a pot holding device that holds pots such as flower pots and pots, and more particularly to a pot holding device that can hold a plurality of pots simultaneously.

Conventionally, in horticultural gardens or farms, for example, in cultivation of seedlings, 10-30 plastic minipots are loaded into a predetermined tray, and humus or the like is poured into the loaded minipots. In addition, seeds or seedlings are planted and grown to a predetermined size, and the seedlings and the like grown in such a predetermined size are provided to the market together with the minipot. As an initial procedure in such a seedling operation, there is an operation in which the minipot must be installed in a tidy state in a tray. As a first case, a method of simultaneously sucking a plurality of plastic minipots using vacuum pressure (negative pressure) and loading the plurality of minipots sucked in this way into a predetermined tray (See, for example, Patent Document 1).
Further, as a second case, as shown in FIG. 4, a stripper 43 is formed at the tip of a shaft portion 42 disposed in the support tube 41 so as to be vertically movable and rotatable, and a cylindrical portion is formed outside the support tube 41. 44 is fixed with screws 45, and a plurality of pot lifting means 46 are attached to the cylindrical portion 44 so as to project. The pot lifting means 46 includes an arm 46a and an engaging claw 46b fixed to the tip of the arm 46a. When the pot pulling means 46 is inserted into the inside 51 of the upper pot 50 when a plurality of pots 50 are arranged in an overlapping manner, the engaging claws 46 b are positioned at the side of the side wall 53 of the pot 50 as shown in FIG. Engage with the larger diameter part. The pot 50 can be pulled up by pulling up the shaft portion 42 in this state. The pot 50 can be pulled away from the pot pulling means 46 by lowering the position of the shaft portion 42 relative to the support tube 41 and pushing the bottom portion 52 of the pot 50 with the stripper 43 (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
Japanese Patent No. 3568806 (2nd page) Japanese Patent No. 3568806 (page 7, FIG. 9, FIG. 10)

However, in the first case described above, since the side walls of the pots are sucked, there is a problem that two or more pots are sucked in a state where two or more pots are overlapped when taking out the pots one by one from the stacked pots. there were.
Even in the second case, since the pot pulling means 46 pushes the side wall 53 of the pot 50 outward from the inside 51 to pull up the pot 50, the side walls 53 of two or more pots 50 are pushed by the pot pulling means 46. However, there is a problem that the two or more pots 50 may be pulled up at the same time in a state where they are overlapped.
Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a bowl holding device that can hold bowls such as stacked pots one by one.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a pot holding device for holding pots such as flower pots and pots, wherein a plurality of suction openings are arranged on the same plane, and An air passage (for example, a pipe, a hose, etc.) is connected, the air passage is connected to a duct, and air is sucked from the opening of the duct in a state where the suction opening is in contact with the bottom inside the bowl. Thus, the bowl holding device is characterized by sucking and holding the bowl.
Thereby, each of the plurality of suction openings arranged on the same plane sucks and holds the bottom of each bowl, so the bottom of one bowl can be held by one suction opening. Suction can be held and bowls equal to the number of suction openings can be simultaneously sucked and held. And this suction can be performed by sucking air from the opening of the duct with a vacuum cleaner or the like. Further, since the suction openings are arranged on the same plane, a plurality of bowls positioned on the same plane packed and packed in a cardboard box or the like can be simultaneously sucked and held.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 is the bowl holding device according to claim 1, wherein the suction opening is formed at a tip of a bellows-type flexible cylindrical portion, and the bellows-type flexible The base portion of the cylindrical tube portion is a bowl holding device characterized in that it is connected to the air passage.
Thereby, since the opening for suction is formed at the tip of the bellows type flexible cylindrical portion, even if the positions of the bottoms inside the plurality of bowls arranged on the plane are somewhat uneven, The position of the suction opening can be adjusted to the position of the bottom inside the bowl.

Furthermore, the invention described in claim 3 is the bowl holding device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each suction opening is provided with a protruding portion having a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter inside the bowl. It is a bowl holding device.
This regulates the position of the side wall of the bowl to be sucked by the overhanging part having a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the inside of the bowl attached to each suction opening. Can be reduced with respect to the suction opening.

Furthermore, the invention according to claim 4 is the bowl holding device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein each of the suction openings is disposed downward on the lower side of the base, and the duct is The bowl holding device is attached to the upper surface of the base.
Accordingly, in the bowl holding device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the bowl holding device can be configured by attaching the suction opening and the duct to the base. Moreover, since the suction opening is downward, it is easy to suck the bottom inside the bowl.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the plurality of held bowls are moved by moving a bowl holding device that sucks and holds a plurality of bowls arranged on the same plane at the same time by a machine, a hand, or the like. Can be loaded into a tray.
Furthermore, according to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, even if the positions of the bottoms of the plurality of bowls arranged on a plane are somewhat uneven, the plurality of bowls are sucked. Can be held.
Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 3, the posture of the bowl to be sucked can be maintained together with the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2.
Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 4, together with the effect of the invention described in any of claims 1 to 3, the bowl holding device described in any of claims 1 to 3 can be easily configured. Can do. Moreover, the several bowl hold | maintained with the bowl holding | maintenance apparatus can be moved by moving the said base | substrate with a machine, a hand, etc. Moreover, since the suction opening is downward, it is easy to suck and pull up the bottom of the bowl.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a pot holding device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows a bottom surface of the pot holding device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 shows a use state of the pot holding device of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the bowl holding device 10, a plurality of suction openings 11 (see FIG. 2) are arranged on the same plane, and an air passage 12 is connected to each suction opening 11. 12 is connected to the duct 13. The air passage 12 has a pipe 12 a connected to a hose 12 b, the pipe 12 a is connected to the suction opening 11, and the hose 12 b is connected to the duct 13. The duct 13 includes two base portions 13a and 13b and a connecting portion 13c connected to the base portions 13a and 13b. Two holes 13d and 13e are formed on the upper surface of the connecting portion 13c, and a cylindrical opening 14 is attached to the connecting portion 13c in a lateral direction.
The holes 13d and 13e are closed with fingers or the like, and a dust suction pipe of a vacuum cleaner (not shown) is inserted into and connected to the cylindrical opening 14 of the duct 13 to connect the suction opening 11 to the interior of the bowl 30. The bowl 30 is sucked and held by being brought into contact with the bottom 32 of 31 and sucking air from the cylindrical opening 14 of the duct 13 by the electric vacuum cleaner. The pot 30 is, for example, a flower pot or a pot. Further, when the state of closing the holes 13d and 13e is released, the bowl 30 is not sucked into the suction opening 11, so that the bowl 30 can be loaded on a tray or the like (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 3, the suction opening 11 is formed at the distal end 15 a of the bellows type flexible cylindrical portion 15 as the opening portion member, and the base portion 15 b of the bellows type flexible cylindrical portion 15. Is connected to the lower end of the pipe 12a of the air passage 12 in the figure.
Further, each suction opening 11 is provided with an overhanging portion 16 having a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the inside 31 of the bowl 30. The overhanging portion 16 is formed by a belt-like body that protrudes in all directions and is curved in a convex shape. The upper end portion and the lower end portion of the strip are fixed to the pipe 12a.
Each suction opening 11 is disposed downward on the lower surface 17 a side of the plate-like base 17, and the upper end of the pipe 12 a is fixed to the base 17 so as to penetrate the base 17. Both base portions 13 a and 13 b of the duct 13 are attached to the upper surface 17 b of the base 17. Note that a large number of holes 17 c are formed in the base 17. The base 17 can be lightened by the holes 17c.

The bowl holding device 10 having the above configuration operates as follows.
Since each of the plurality of suction openings 11 sucks and holds the bottom 32 of the interior 31 of each bowl 30, the bottom 32 of one bowl 30 is sucked and held by one suction opening 11. be able to. For this reason, the number of bowls 30 equal to the number of suction openings 11 can be sucked and held simultaneously. This suction can be performed by sucking air from the opening 14 of the duct 13 with a vacuum cleaner or the like. Further, since the suction openings 11 are arranged on the same plane, a plurality of bowls 30 positioned on the same plane packed in a cardboard box or the like (not shown) can be simultaneously sucked and held. .

Further, since the suction opening 11 is formed at the tip of the bellows type flexible cylindrical portion 15, the positions of the bottom portions 32 of the interiors 31 of the plurality of bowls 30 arranged on the plane are somewhat uneven. Even so, the position of the suction opening 11 can be adjusted to the position of the bottom 32 of the interior 31 of the bowl 30.
In addition, since the protruding portion 16 having a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the inside 31 of the bowl 30 attached to each suction opening 11 regulates the position of the side wall 33 of the bowl 30 to be sucked, the inside of the bowl 30 to be sucked It is possible to reduce the inclination of the bottom 32 of the 31 and the side wall 33 with respect to the suction opening 11.
Further, since the suction opening 11 faces downward, it is easy to suck the bottom 32 of the inside 31 of the bowl 30. Furthermore, it is easy to load the bowl 30 on a tray (not shown).

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the number of suction openings 11 is 40 in 5 rows by 8 columns, but is not limited to this, for example, 5 rows by 4 columns. The number may be 24, 6 rows, 6 rows, etc.
Further, the holes 13d and 13e of the duct 13 may not be provided.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, one bowl 30 is sucked by one suction opening 11, but the present invention is not limited to this, and one bowl 30 is sucked by a plurality of suction openings 11. It may be. For example, four suction openings 11 may be connected to the air passage 12 in parallel, and the bottom 32 of the inside 31 of one bowl 30 may be sucked by the four suction openings 11.
As shown in FIG. 1, the duct 13 is a quadrangular cylinder, but is not limited thereto, and the duct 30 may be a cylinder. If it does in this way, it will become easy to lift the bowl holding device 10 by grasping duct 30 by hand.

It is a perspective view which shows the bowl holding | maintenance apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a bottom view of the bowl holding device of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the bowl holding | maintenance apparatus of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the use condition of a prior art example. It is a top view which shows the use condition of a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Bowl holding device 11 Suction opening 12 Air path 13 Duct 14 Opening 15 Bellows type flexible cylindrical part 15a Tip 15b Base 16 Overhanging part 17 Base 17a Lower surface 17b Upper surface 30 Bowl 31 Interior 32 Bottom

Claims (4)

In a pot holding device for holding a pot such as a flowerpot or pot,
A plurality of suction openings are arranged on the same plane,
Connect air passages to each suction opening,
The air passage is connected to a duct;
A bowl holding device that sucks and holds the bowl by sucking air from the opening of the duct in a state where the suction opening is in contact with the bottom of the bowl. The bowl holding device according to claim 1,
The suction opening is formed at a tip of a bellows-type flexible cylindrical portion, and a base portion of the bellows-type flexible cylindrical portion is connected to the air passage. apparatus. The bowl holding device according to claim 1 or 2,
A bowl holding device, wherein each suction opening is provided with a protruding part having a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter inside the bowl. The bowl holding device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Each said suction opening is arrange | positioned below the base | substrate, and the said duct is attached to the upper surface of the said base | substrate, The bowl holding device characterized by the above-mentioned.

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