JP2012039921A - Planting machine for bulbs - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a planting machine for bulbs in which work for supplying seed potato to a planting device is automated so that a worker can concentrate on a travel control operation as much as possible and which is therefore good in workability and working efficiency.SOLUTION: The machine for transplanting seed tubers or the like is characterized by disposing a seed tuber-delivering device 35 for individually taking a seed tuber from many seed tubers A and delivering the taken seed tuber into the planting device 7 above the planting device 7 to be lifted or lowered, and operating the seed tuber-delivering device 35 in response to the timing for lifting the planting device 7 to individually deliver the seed tuber A from the bottom portion into the planting device 7.

Description

  The present invention relates to a bulb planter for planting bulbs containing seed pods in a field.

2. Description of the Related Art There is known a bulb planting machine for planting bulbs supplied to a seed vat supply unit by an operator while traveling on a rod with a planting device.
For example, as shown in Patent Document 1, a seed vat for storing seed vats, a storage unit for moving seed vats from the seed vat mounts, and a plurality of supply cups arranged below the storage unit are circulated. There is a bulb planting machine equipped with a feeding unit and a planting device for planting seed pods received from the feeding unit in a field. The worker continues the planting operation by taking out the seed pods one by one from the storage section arranged at the upper center of the supply section and putting the seed pods in each supply cup of the supply section.

JP 2002-51613 A

In the bulb planter having the above-described configuration, an operator must perform a work of putting seed pods in the supply cup while performing a traveling operation operation of the planter.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a bulbous planting machine that automates the operation of supplying seeds to the planting device so that the operator can concentrate on traveling operation as much as possible.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has taken the following technical means.
That is, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with a seed sow feeding device 35 that takes in one seed from each of a large number of seed sows A and feeds it to the planting device 7 at the top of the planting device 7 that moves up and down. A transplanting machine for seed pods and the like is obtained by feeding seed potatoes A from the bottom to the planting apparatus 7 one by one in accordance with the rising timing of the planting apparatus 7.

With this configuration, the seed potato A fed from the bottom of the feeding device 35 is automatically supplied to the planting device 7 and planted in the field.
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the sow seed feeding device 35 is composed of a feed hopper 6 for housing the sow seed A and a feed roller 8 provided inside the feed hopper 6. And so on.

With this configuration, a large number of seeds A stored in the supply hopper 6 are taken out one by one by the supply roller 8, fed out to the planting device 7, and planted in the field by the planting device 7.
Further, in the invention according to claim 3, the replenishment hopper 12 that accommodates the spare sow seed A is provided on the side of the sow seed feeding device 35, and the sow seed A can be replenished from the replenishment hopper 12 to the feeding device 35 side as appropriate. A transplanter for seed pods or the like according to claim 2.

With this configuration, in addition to the operation of the invention described in claim 1, the planting operation can be continued for a long time while the seed potato A in the replenishment hopper 12 is replenished to the feeding device 35 side.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transplanter for a seed and the like according to claim 1, wherein the seed and sow feeding device 35 is constituted by a transport belt 22 having a transport chamber 30 formed therein.

  With this configuration, the seed potato A taken into the transfer chamber 30 on the upper side of the transfer belt 22 is dropped and supplied to the planting device 7 on the lower side of the transfer belt 22 and planted in the field.

  According to the present invention, since the seeds A are automatically supplied to the planting device 7 one by one by the feeding device 35, the operator can concentrate on the maneuvering operation of the machine body and can perform the planting work easily.

It is a left view of the planting machine which shows the Example of this invention. It is a sectional side view which shows the Example of a supply roller. It is a perspective view which shows another Example of a supply apparatus. It is a partial perspective view of another Example supply apparatus. It is a partial perspective view of another Example supply apparatus.

Embodiments specifically configured based on the technical idea of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The seed planter 1 includes an engine 2 and a main transmission case 2a, left and right front wheels 4 and 4 supporting the front part of the body, and left and right transmission support parts 5a and 5a. Left and right drive wheels 5 and 5 that adjustably drive and support, a handle frame 3 that integrally extends from the rear portion of the main transmission case 2a, and a traveling portion 1a that includes a steering handle 3a that is integrally formed at the rear end thereof. It is comprised from the planting part 1b for planting the seed pods A including seed pods, such as potatoes, and a rakkyo. It should be noted that the side of the planting machine 1 where the engine 2 is provided is the front part of the body, the steering handle 3a side is the rear part of the body, and the rear side of the steering handle 3a is standing, and the left side of the body 2 is facing the front part of the engine 2 side. The left and right sides are called the right side of the aircraft.

  The planting part 1b stores the seed potatoes A constituting the seed potato feeding device 35 and drops them one by one from the bottom supply port 6a, and the seed moss A received from the supply port 6a, the planting cup 7a. Is constructed by a planting device 7 that moves up and down and is planted in a cocoon.

  Inside the supply hopper 6, a supply roller 8 in which receiving holes 8a for receiving the seeds A are equally formed on the peripheral surface is horizontally supported in the horizontal direction. One seed soup A entering the receiving hole 8a with the front side of the supply roller 8 approaching the inner surface of the supply hopper 6 is sent toward the supply port 6a, and the inner surface of the supply hopper 6 is inclined downward on the rear side of the supply roller 8 Thus, the seed potatoes A are sowed one by one in the receiving hole 8a. This supply roller 8 intermittently rotates counterclockwise in the left side view, and supplies the seed pod A to the planting cup 7a in the raised position. In addition, the receiving hole 8a provided in the supply roller 8 can adjust the hole width in the axial direction so as to receive the seeds A one by one.

  The planting cup 7a of the planting device 7 is moved up and down by the upper and lower links 9 extending rearward from the auxiliary transmission case 2b attached to the rear portion of the main transmission case 2a. Open seeds and plant seeds A in the soil.

The raising and lowering of the planting cup 7a and the rotation of the supply roller 8 are synchronized, and when the planting cup 7a is at its highest position, the supply roller 8 rotates by one receiving hole 8a to supply the seeds A to the planting cup 7a.
On the front side of the supply hopper 6, a replenishment hopper 12 is pivotally supported on the support shaft 10 and placed on the support 13 of the auxiliary transmission case 2b. When the rear bottom surface 12a of the supply hopper 12 is inclined upward and inclined, and the supply handle 11 fixed to the support shaft 10 is pushed downward, the supply hopper 12 rises and supplies the internal seeds A to the supply hopper 6. To do. In addition, it is preferable that the auxiliary hopper 12 is erected and biased to the support shaft 10 of the supply hopper 12 so that the supply handle 11 can be pushed up easily.

FIG. 2 shows a detailed structure of the supply roller 8.
The supply roller 8 is provided with a fixed suction shaft 17 at the center, and the supply roller 8 is rotated with respect to the suction shaft 17.

  A through-hole 16 is provided from the receiving hole 8a of the supply roller 8 toward the center. When the suction groove 17a provided around the suction shaft 17 and the through-hole 16 coincide with each other, the seeds A in the receiving hole 8a are sucked. A filter is provided on the suction side of the compressor that sucks from the suction groove 17a so as to separate soil and fertilizer in the receiving hole 8a.

  A discharge hole 19 that communicates with the central discharge port 18 is provided immediately below the suction shaft 17. When the communication port 16 of the supply roller 8 communicates with the discharge hole 19, the seeds A are spouted downward along with the air. Make sure to discharge Class A. In addition, granular fertilizer is mixed in the discharge port 18, and the fertilizer is spouted with the seeds A.

  The front rotation corner 8b of the receiving hole 8a of the supply roller 8 has a gentle curved surface so that the seeds A can be easily received, and elastic fins 15 are erected on the rear rotation corner to slide on the front inner peripheral surface of the supply hopper 6. I try to touch.

  FIGS. 3 to 5 show another embodiment of the sow seed feeding device 35 for supplying the sow seed A to the planting device 7, and the conveyor belt 22 is wound around the rollers 20 and 21 pivotally supported in the front-rear direction on the left and right. A conveyor partition 23 is erected on the conveyor belt 22 with an accommodation interval for the seed varieties A, side walls 28 and 29 are provided to sandwich the conveyor belt 22 in the front and rear, and the seeds are separated by the conveyor partition 23 adjacent to the side walls 28 and 29. A transfer chamber 30 for A is formed. A top plate 24 that covers the front and rear side walls 28 and 29 is provided between the roller 21 on the destination side and the position on the planting device 7, and the transport belt 22 is transported by one transport chamber 30 at the rising timing of the planting device 7. The seed potatoes A that have entered the transfer chamber 30 are dropped intermittently and dropped onto the supply hopper 7 b of the planting device 7.

  A supply hopper 25 is pivotally supported by a support shaft 27 in front of the front side wall 29, and the front side is floated and supported by a spring 26. When the seed hopper A is accommodated in the replenishment hopper 25 and the empty transport chamber 30 of the transport belt 22 moves, the seed sow A passes through the guide groove 25a at the bottom of the replenishment hopper 25 and enters the transport chamber 30. Be contained. The support shaft 27 is brought close to the front side wall 29 so that the supply position to the transfer chamber 30 does not fluctuate even if the replenishment hopper 25 moves up and down.

  FIG. 5 shows another configuration of the top plate 24 on the planting device 7. The shutter 32 of the conveyance partition 23 is provided on the support shaft 31 so as to be opened and closed at the rising timing of the planting device 7. Is sure. Reference numeral 33 denotes a drop guide.

  The transplanter 1 configured as shown in FIG. 1 allows the operator to travel while walking on the rear side of the steering handle 3a. Then, the seed potatoes A in the supply hopper 6 are automatically supplied to the planting device 7 one by one by the supply roller 8 and planted in the field by the planting device 7.

  When the seed hopper A in the supply hopper 6 decreases, the supply handle 11 is pushed down to supply the seed hopper A in the supply hopper 12 to the supply hopper 6. When the seed hopper A of the supply hopper 6 disappears again, the machine body is brought close to the cocoon and the seed potato A is loaded onto the supply hopper 6 and the supply hopper 12.

A seeds 6 Supply hopper 7 Planting device 8 Supply roller 12 Supply hopper 22 Conveying belt 30 Conveying chamber 35 Feeding device

Claims (4)

  At the top of the planting device (7) that moves up and down, a seed and sow feeding device (35) that takes in one by one from a number of seed and sow (A) and feeds it to the planting device (7) is provided. A transplanting machine for seed pods and the like by feeding seed potatoes (A) one by one from the bottom to the planting apparatus (7) in accordance with the rising timing of the planting apparatus (7).   The seed and soup feeding device (35) is constituted by a supply hopper (6) for housing the seed and soot (A) and a supply roller (8) provided inside the supply hopper (6). Transplanting machine for seed pods.   A replenishment hopper (12) that accommodates the spare sow seed (A) is provided on the side of the sow seed feeding device (35), and the sow seed (A) is appropriately transferred from the replenishment hopper (12) to the feeding device (35) side. The transplanting machine for seed pods and the like according to claim 2, wherein replenishment is possible.   2. The seed and sow transplanter according to claim 1, wherein the seed and sow feeding device (35) comprises a transport belt (22) having a transport chamber (30).

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