JP2012120472A - Traveling type vibratile pollination apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a traveling type vibratile pollination apparatus which evenly gives vibration to any plants on a cultivation bed to make an excellent pollination condition, and greatly reduces a worker's burden.SOLUTION: The traveling type vibratile pollination apparatus 100 includes: a track 120 provided extending along a row of plants P planted to the cultivation bed G; a linear member 130 extending from the track 120 and tied to a stem and branch part of the plant P; a traveling body 110 running on a travel surface 121 provided to the track 120; and an excitation mechanism 140 for vibrating the track 120 by a travel of the traveling body 110.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vibration pollination apparatus that vibrates the branches and stems of plants and disperses the pollen from the stamen buds of the inflorescence and adheres to the pistil during pollination work necessary for fruiting of vegetables, fruit trees and the like.

Conventionally, for example, vegetables and fruit trees such as tomatoes, eggplants and bell peppers are pollinated by airborne pollination or insect pollination in the natural state and are fruited.
However, in recent years when the annual supply of fruits has become common, cultivation in the low temperature period has been carried out in closed spaces such as greenhouses such as vinyl houses and glass houses.
In addition, in the cultivation period from spring to summer, the ceiling is covered with vinyl to stabilize fruit production, and it is shifted to a rain-proof house such as a side opening. Has been done.
In recent years, attempts to cultivate plants on a large scale by soil cultivation and hydroponics under artificial lighting or the like in a completely air-conditioned closed space such as a so-called plant factory have become active.

In plant cultivation in such a closed space, it is difficult to expect pollination in a natural state such as air pollination or insect pollination, and artificial fruiting by hand is required.
Conventionally, artificial pollination is performed manually. However, it is very inefficient to perform pollination for each inflorescence.
Therefore, conventionally, as a farming instrument that disperses pollen to promote pollination, a vibration pollination device is being devised that vibrates the branches and flowers of plants, disperses pollen in the inflorescence, and pollinates the pistil. (For example, refer to Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  That is, the vibration pollination apparatus 500 described in Patent Document 1 includes a trunk line 510 such as a wire stretched above a plant, and a branch stem of the plant stretched vertically from the trunk line 510 toward a plant below. The branch line 520 is connected to each other, and the vibrator 530 is provided at one end of the trunk line 510. By vibrating the trunk line 510 by the vibrator 530, the branch part of the plant is made via the trunk line 510 and the branch line 520. There is something that is made to scatter and pollen.

  Further, as described in Patent Document 2, a vibration main body using a motor as a drive source and a vibration member attached to the vibration main body and vibrating by the drive source are held by an operator and the vibration member is attached to the vibration main body. Some of them scatter pollen against plant stems and flowers.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-112653 (full text, full diagram) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-289105 (full text, all figures)

However, the wire-type vibration pollination apparatus 500 described in Patent Document 1 needs to stretch the trunk line 510 long when applied to a large-scale cultivation floor G. When the trunk line 510 becomes long, the vibration is attenuated. Vibration is not sufficiently transmitted to the branch line 520 at a position away from the vibrator 530, and sufficient vibration for pollination of the plant P cannot be obtained.
If a sufficient vibration is applied to the far branch line 520, a large vibration must be generated by the vibrator 530. If a large vibration is generated in the vicinity of the vibrator 530, the plant P in the vicinity of the disturbance 530 is affected. On the other hand, excessive vibration is applied, and there is a risk of damaging nearby plants.

  As described above, in the case of the vibration pollination apparatus 500 described in Patent Document 1, it is convenient in that the operator does not have to move around the entire area of the cultivation floor G, but as described above, the vibrator 530 is used. The plant P in the position near the plant vibrates greatly, and the plant P in the position far from the vibrator 530 vibrates slightly. There is a problem that it is difficult to apply equal vibration to all the plants P existing in G, and it is not possible to promote sufficient pollination, but there is also a possibility that the plants P may be damaged.

  In addition, in the case of the hand-held vibration pollination device described in Patent Document 2, the magnitude of vibration given to each plant can be adjusted appropriately by the operator, so there is little risk of damaging the plant. There is a problem that a worker carries a vibration pollination device and works while moving around the entire cultivation bed, and the operator has to move around the entire cultivation bed, which imposes a heavy burden on the worker.

  The present invention solves the problems in the prior art as described above, that is, the object of the present invention is to reduce the burden on the worker in the artificial pollination work, and without damaging the plant. The present invention provides a traveling vibration pollination apparatus that improves the pollination efficiency of plants by giving vibrations to the plants present in any part of the cultivation floor under suitable conditions.

The traveling vibration pollination apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a track extending along a row of plants vegetated on a cultivation floor, and a linear shape extending from the track and connected to a stem branch of the plant. The above-described problems are solved by including a member, a traveling body that travels on a traveling surface provided on the track, and an excitation mechanism that vibrates the track by traveling of the traveling body.
In the present invention, the excitation mechanism refers to a mechanism that, when the traveling body travels on the track, causes mutual vibrations on the track and the traveling body due to the interaction between the track and the traveling body traveling on the traveling surface of the track, More specifically, it refers to the mutual shape or mutual structure of the traveling surface of the track and the traveling body or traveling wheel that interact with each other.

  The invention according to claim 2 includes, in addition to the configuration of the traveling vibration pollination apparatus according to claim 1, the excitation mechanism includes polygonal traveling wheels attached to the traveling body, and the traveling surface of the track This problem is further solved by causing the traveling body to travel and vibrate the track.

  In addition to the configuration of the traveling vibration pollination apparatus according to claim 1, the invention according to claim 3 includes an elliptical traveling wheel mounted on the traveling body, and the traveling surface of the track. This problem is further solved by causing the traveling body to travel and vibrate the track.

  In the invention according to claim 4, in addition to the configuration of the traveling vibration pollination apparatus described in claim 2 or claim 3, the excitation mechanism has a traveling wheel eccentrically attached to the traveling body. Thus, the above-described problems are further solved.

  In addition to the configuration of the traveling vibration pollination apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the invention according to claim 5 includes an uneven traveling surface provided on the track by the excitation mechanism. Thus, the above-described problem is further solved by the traveling body traveling on the traveling surface and vibrating the track.

  In the invention according to claim 6, in addition to the configuration of the traveling vibration pollination apparatus described in claim 5, the traveling surface provided on the track is a corrugated traveling surface formed by an uneven curved surface. It solves the problems that have been solved.

  In addition to the configuration of the traveling vibration pollination device described in claim 5, the invention according to claim 7 is the above-described uneven traveling surface that is bent in a zigzag shape. It solves the problems that have been solved.

  In the invention according to claim 8, in addition to the configuration of the traveling vibration pollination apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the trajectory circulates around the whole plant planted on the cultivation floor. The above-described problem is further solved by the loop-shaped orbit.

  The invention according to claim 9 is a straddling type traveling body in which the traveling body travels on the track in addition to the configuration of the traveling vibration pollination apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Then, the traveling body travels on the traveling surface of the track to vibrate the track, thereby further solving the above-described problem.

  The invention according to claim 10 is a suspended type traveling body in which the traveling body is suspended from the track in addition to the configuration of the traveling type vibration pollination apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Thus, the above-described problem is further solved by causing the traveling body to suspend the traveling surface of the track to vibrate the track.

The traveling vibration pollination apparatus of the invention according to claim 1 of the present application includes a track extending along a row of plants vegetated on a cultivation floor, and a line extending from the track and connected to a branch of the plant. When the traveling body travels on the traveling surface of the track, the excitation mechanism functions as a traveling member traveling on the traveling surface provided on the track and an excitation mechanism that vibrates the track by traveling of the traveling body. The trajectory is evenly vibrated by this and the plant vibrates through the linear member connected to the plant, so the distance between the trajectory that is the vibration source and the branch of the plant is about the length of the linear member. Because it is almost constant distance and gives almost equal vibration to plants at any position, the difference in magnitude of vibration given by the plant vegetation position is greatly reduced, as mentioned in the prior art More than wire-vibration pollination devices It can be pollinated state at equal conditions.
Moreover, since the traveling body moves on its own track, it is not necessary for the worker to perform pollination work while moving around the wide cultivation floor, so that the burden on the worker can be greatly reduced.

  The traveling type vibration pollination apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention includes, in addition to the effect exhibited by the traveling type vibration pollination apparatus according to the first aspect, a polygonal traveling wheel attached to the traveling body by the excitation mechanism, and travels on a track. The traveling body travels on the surface and vibrates the track so that the traveling body that travels on the track with polygonal traveling wheels vibrates up and down vigorously on the traveling surface of the track. Since the track is vibrated, the excitation mechanism can be configured simply by providing a substantially polygonal running wheel without providing a special vibration mechanism in addition to the traveling body or the mechanism for traveling the traveling body on the track, The traveling vibration pollination device structure can be made very simple.

  The traveling type vibration pollination apparatus according to claim 3 has an elliptical traveling wheel with an excitation mechanism attached to the traveling body in addition to the effect exhibited by the traveling type vibration pollination apparatus according to claim 1. When the traveling body travels on the surface and vibrates the track, the traveling body that travels on the track with the elliptical traveling wheel vibrates up and down vigorously on the traveling surface of the track, and the reaction of the vibrating traveling body Since the track is vibrated, the excitation mechanism can be configured only by providing a substantially elliptical running wheel without providing a special vibration mechanism other than the traveling body or the mechanism for traveling the traveling body on the track, A traveling vibration pollination apparatus can be made very simple.

  The traveling type vibration pollination apparatus according to claim 4 includes traveling wheels in which the excitation mechanism is eccentrically attached to the traveling body in addition to the effect exhibited by the traveling type vibration pollination apparatus according to claim 2 or claim 3. As a result, the traveling vibration that is eccentrically mounted and the lifting vibration generated by the rotational drive and the lifting vibration caused by the shape of the traveling wheel are combined to vibrate the traveling body vigorously, and the reaction makes the track more intense, In addition, since the vibration form is changed in various ways to vibrate, it is possible to generate a vibration suitable for the type of plant to be worked to promote pollination of the plant.

The traveling vibration pollination apparatus according to claim 5 has an uneven traveling surface provided on the track by the excitation mechanism, in addition to the effect exhibited by the traveling vibration pollination apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The traveling body travels on the traveling surface and vibrates the track so that the traveling body equipped with various traveling wheels can travel while vibrating up and down due to the interaction with the uneven shape of the traveling surface. Since the track is vibrated by the reaction from the traveling body that vibrates, the excitation mechanism can be configured substantially only by the shape and structure of the running wheel and the shape of the running surface of the track, so that strong vibration can be excited. The structure of the traveling vibration pollination apparatus can be greatly simplified.
In addition, due to the interaction with the shape of the traveling wheels attached to the traveling body, the vibration form of the track can be made into a complicated form in which a plurality of vibrations are superimposed, and a complicated vibration form as a vibration for pollination can be obtained. Since it forms appropriately, it is possible to generate a vibration suitable for the type of plant to be worked to promote pollination of the plant.

  The traveling vibration pollination device according to the sixth aspect of the present invention has the effect of the traveling vibration pollination device according to the fifth aspect, and the traveling surface provided on the track is a corrugated traveling surface formed by an uneven curved surface. In addition, since the traveling body travels without causing a collision with smooth interaction between the traveling body and the traveling surface of the track, vibration can be generated by the vertical vibration of the traveling body according to the uneven curved surface and the traveling surface In addition, it is possible to provide an excitation mechanism that is less likely to cause damage to the traveling wheels of the traveling body, and can be operated smoothly.

  The traveling vibration pollination device according to the seventh aspect of the present invention has the effect of the traveling vibration pollination device according to the fifth aspect, and the traveling surface provided on the track is an uneven traveling surface bent in a zigzag shape. Since the vibration caused by the vertical vibration of the traveling body according to the zigzag traveling surface and the sudden movement direction of the traveling body occurring at the concave side of the zigzag traveling surface is synergistically excited, Can be an excitation mechanism that vibrates strongly and effectively.

  The traveling vibration pollination apparatus according to the eighth aspect of the present invention travels over the whole plant planted on the cultivation floor, in addition to the effect exhibited by the traveling vibration pollination apparatus according to any one of the first to seventh aspects. For example, a linear track is provided for each plant cage so that the traveling body traveling on the traveling surface of the endlessly formed track can travel without stopping. As in the case where the traveling body is stopped, the traveling body is stopped at the end of the track and the traveling body is moved backwards or the traveling body is switched back and forth, and the traveling body is continuously continued for the necessary time. Can be run.

  The traveling type vibration pollination apparatus according to claim 9 is a straddling type traveling body in which the traveling body travels on a track in addition to the effects exhibited by the traveling type vibration pollination apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Then, when the traveling body travels on the traveling surface of the track and vibrates the track, the excitation mechanism can be configured so that the traveling body can travel by simply placing the traveling body on the track. The person's work can be greatly simplified.

  The traveling type vibration pollination apparatus according to claim 10 is a suspended traveling body in which the traveling body is suspended from a track in addition to the effects exhibited by the traveling vibration pollination apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Then, the traveling body suspends the traveling surface of the track and vibrates the track, so that the traveling body is suspended from the track and its center of gravity is located below the track, so the vibrating traveling body falls from the track. In addition, the traveling body can be suspended from the lower side of the track so that the traveling body can be easily installed even if the track is positioned high, and the work of the operator can be simplified. it can.

1 is a side view of a traveling vibration pollination apparatus that is a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. The bird's-eye view from diagonally upward of the traveling vibration pollination apparatus shown in FIG. The side view which attached the traveling wheel which is a 1st modification to the traveling body shown in FIG. The side view which attached the traveling wheel which is a 2nd modification to the traveling body shown in FIG. The side view which mounted | wore the traveling body which is a 3rd modification to the traveling body shown in FIG. The side view which attached the traveling wheel which is a 4th modification to the traveling body shown in FIG. The side view of the traveling body which drive | works the 1st modification of a track | orbit shown in FIG. The side view of the traveling body which drive | works the 2nd modification of the track | orbit shown in FIG. The (a) side view and (b) front view of the suspension travel type | mold vibration pollination apparatus which are 2nd Examples of this invention. The (a) side view and (b) front view of the suspension travel type | mold vibration pollination apparatus which are 3rd Example of this invention. The side view of the wire type vibration pollination apparatus which is a prior art.

  The traveling vibration pollination apparatus of the present invention includes a track extending along a row of plants vegetated on a cultivation floor, a linear member extending from the track and connected to a plant stem and branch, and a track. It has a traveling body that travels on the traveling surface provided, and an excitation mechanism that vibrates the track by traveling the traveling body, greatly reducing the burden on the operator in artificial pollination work, without damaging the plant, As long as the plant existing in any part of the cultivation floor is vibrated under suitable conditions to improve the pollination efficiency of the plant, any specific embodiment may be used. I do not care.

If the trajectory used in the traveling vibration pollination apparatus of the present invention is arranged along the row of plants, it is arranged between the plant ridges so as to vibrate the plants on one or both sides. Alternatively, it may be arranged above the plant ridges and vibrate the plants below, but it performs the work necessary for plant growth, such as fertilization, weeding, thinning, and fruit cutting. In order not to get in the way, it is preferable to arrange it above the plant.
Further, the material of the track may be either metal or synthetic resin, but if it is made of synthetic resin, the corrosion resistance against rust and the like can be exhibited and the device can be reduced in weight.

In addition, the track installed along the plant can be provided for each fence, or the ends of the tracks installed between the fences can be combined to make the whole track as one track and run to the station as both ends. The body may be kept waiting, or it may be formed in a loop shape without providing a station.
Moreover, if the height of the trajectory can be changed arbitrarily, it is advantageous in that vibration can be evoked at a suitable height according to the type of plant to be cultivated.
In addition, since the traveling body travels while vibrating vertically, there is always a risk of falling. Therefore, a raised portion such as a guide rail is provided on both sides or the center of the track to guide the traveling body so that it does not fall. It is preferable to do so.
As for the guide that prevents the traveling body from falling, the traveling wheel attached to the traveling body is flanged, and the side surface of the track or the groove provided on the track and the flange portion of the traveling wheel mesh with each other. You may make it prevent meandering of a body.

Even if the traveling body used in the traveling vibration pollination apparatus of the present invention is a self-propelled type that incorporates a motor or the like, the traction mechanism incorporates a traction mechanism in the track and pulls the traveling body by the traction mechanism. Although it may be a traveling type, considering that it is preferable to provide a certain amount of weight in order to stimulate vibration on the track when the traveling body travels, a self-propelled type equipped with a motor, a battery, etc. It is desirable. Of course, there is no problem even if the electric power is supplied via the track, but rather, the external power supply type is more suitable when used for a long time.
Further, the number of traveling wheels to be mounted on the traveling body is not particularly limited to four, and may be six or more, and the center guide portion is a concave groove, and one traveling wheel is included in the guide groove. The vehicle may be run and three, five, or more running wheels may be mounted.

The excitation mechanism means a mechanism that excites vibrations from the traveling of the traveling body to the track. However, the vibration of the traveling body is caused by the interaction between the traveling body and the traveling track, and the track is vibrated by the reaction. Specifically, when the traveling body is made to travel, the traveling body itself vibrates up and down depending on the shape of the unevenness of the traveling surface of the track, the shape of undulations, the shape of the traveling wheel attached to the traveling body, and the mounting manner. As a reaction of the vibration of the traveling body, the vibration is excited in the track.
Therefore, when unevenness is formed on the running surface, the circular running wheels that are normally used may be installed without being eccentric, and the running body is mounted with polygonal or elliptical running wheels. In this case, the traveling surface may be a flat surface. Furthermore, when these uneven traveling surfaces and polygonal or elliptical traveling wheels are used in combination, various vibration forms can be realized.
In addition to adjusting the shape of the running surface and running wheels and the eccentricity of the running wheels as described above, various vibration modes and vibration frequencies can be realized by adjusting the weight of the running body, running speed, etc. Therefore, if these factors are set appropriately or the output of the motor is adjusted, it is possible to excite a vibration having a suitable magnitude according to the type and state of the plant to be pollinated.

The control device may be remotely controlled as a radio control, or may be simply turned on and off, and the current or voltage may be controlled to change the output steplessly.
In addition, when the traveling body is mounted with an environmental sensor that detects the surrounding conditions, an imaging camera that grasps the state of the trajectory, plants, etc., or a device that performs agricultural work such as a fertilizer, the growth of plants on the cultivation floor It is possible to monitor the state and the state of the track and allow the worker to perform work other than pollination work according to each state, and also perform some agricultural work with work equipment mounted on the traveling body Thus, the burden on the operator can be greatly reduced.

  The traveling vibration pollination device of the present invention can be applied not only to fruit and vegetables of airborne flowers such as tomatoes, eggplants and peppers, but also to pollination of fruit trees such as apples and grapes. .

Below, traveling type vibration pollination apparatus 100 which is the 1st example of the present invention is explained based on a drawing.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a traveling vibration pollination apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a state in which the traveling vibration pollination apparatus 100 shown in FIG. It is the bird's-eye view which looked down from diagonally upward.

In the traveling vibration pollination apparatus of the first embodiment, the track 120 mainly includes a straight portion 120a along the ridge where the plant P grows, a connecting portion 120b that joins the straight portion 120a at the end of the ridge, and both ends. The whole is formed in a loop shape with the forwarding portion 120c connecting the straight portions 120a arranged in a bowl shape.
A track support column 123 that supports the track 120 is erected at a desired portion of the edge of the cultivated floor G, and the track is fixed to the track support column 123 via a support member 124 such as a damper. Yes.
In addition, the track support column 123 is configured so that the upper half of the small diameter can be expanded and contracted with respect to the lower half of the large diameter, and the height of the track 120 can be freely set according to, for example, the type of the plant P to be grown. It can be adjusted.

A traveling surface 121 on which the traveling carriage 110 travels is formed on the upper surface of the track 120.
In the traveling vibration pollination apparatus 100 of the first embodiment, the center portion is protruded to form the center guide portion 122 so that the traveling body 110 travels along the center guide portion 122, and the traveling body 110. To prevent meandering and falling.
In addition, when using the external power feeding type traveling body 110, a power feeding electrode is arranged on the upper surface or the side surface of the center guide portion 122, and a power terminal provided on the traveling body 110 side is slidably contacted with the power feeding electrode. It is good to do so.
Alternatively, the center guide portion 122 may be a groove-shaped center guide groove, and one of the traveling wheels 111 may travel along the guide groove to prevent the traveling body 110 from meandering or dropping.

  From the track 120 arranged above the plant P, a linear member 130 made of a piano wire, a stranded wire or a rod is extended and suspended, and the stalk of the plant P located below the linear member 130. By being connected to the branch, the vibration generated in the trajectory 120 is transmitted to the stem branch of the plant P, shakes the inflorescence of the plant, scatters pollen, and promotes pollination.

The traveling body 110 used in the traveling vibration pollination apparatus 100 of the first embodiment is basically formed on the basis of a miniature monorail or a radio controlled car and formed on the track 120. By traveling on the traveling surface 121, vibration is excited in the track 120.
In the present invention, since it is desirable that the track 120 is likely to generate vibration due to the traveling of the traveling body 110, the rigidity is not particularly high, and the strength is required to withstand the weight of the track 120 itself and the traveling body 110 to be mounted. However, flexibility is provided to such an extent that the traveling body 110 vibrates up and down as the traveling body 110 travels.
Since the traveling body 110 provided in the traveling vibration pollination apparatus 100 of the first embodiment is mounted with the circular traveling wheel 111 eccentrically with respect to the drive shaft 114, the traveling wheel 111 travels when the traveling body 110 travels. Since the traveling body 110 moves forward while rotating up and down repeatedly, vibration is excited in the track 120 by the reaction from the traveling body 110 that moves up and down.
The vibration excited by the orbit 120 propagates to the branch stem portion of the plant P through the linear member 130 and vibrates the flower floret flowering on the branch stem portion, so that pollen in the stamen of the flower tress is added. Pollution is achieved by scattering by vibration and adhering to the pistil of other flowers.
The number of the traveling bodies 110 is not limited to one, and two or more traveling bodies 110 may travel as shown in FIG.

In this way, when the traveling body 110 travels on the track 120, the vibration excited on the track 120 is propagated to the plant P through the linear member 130, and the inflorescence flowered in the plant P is shaken to promote pollination. Therefore, during pollination work, the worker only needs to perform work to turn the operation switch on and off at a remote position or adjust the speed of the traveling body, and moves in the field G as in the past. There is no need to rotate and pollinate.
In addition, when an imaging camera is mounted on the traveling body 110 and the flowering state of the plant is confirmed by the imaging camera and the vibration intensity is appropriately changed according to the flowering state, the flowering state in the entire field G It is possible to change the vibration applied to the plant P in accordance with the variation of the plant, and it is possible to promote pollination by vibrating the plant suitably without waste.

3 and 4 show a first modified example and a second modified example of the traveling wheel, respectively. The traveling wheel 111a of the first modified example has a polygonal shape, more specifically, a pentagonal shape. The traveling wheel 111a of the second modified example is formed as a traveling wheel 111b having a star-shaped polygonal shape.
In any case, the impact force when the corners of the traveling wheels 111a and 111b collide with the traveling surface 121 and the corner part adjacent to the maximum rising position of the traveling body 110 when the corners are installed on the traveling surface 121 are Since the vibration intensity is determined by the vibration width of the traveling body 110 determined by the distance from the maximum descending position of the traveling body 121 when both are grounded and the angular velocity of the rotation, the number of corners is relatively small, and the vibration width. The vibration to be excited can be increased by increasing the rotation speed, and when the rotational speed is increased, the number of hits and the hit speed hitting the running surface 121 per unit time are increased, and the vibration can be strengthened. it can.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are modifications using both elliptical traveling wheels 111c. In the third modification shown in FIG. 5, the elliptical traveling wheels 111c are mounted eccentrically. In the fourth modification shown, the elliptical traveling wheel 111c is mounted without being eccentric.
When such an elliptical traveling wheel 111c is used, since there is no corner portion, generation of vibration due to impact is not expected, but the ellipticity of the ellipse is increased or the eccentricity of the rotating shaft is increased. If proper care is taken, the excited vibration can be increased.
As shown in FIG. 5, since the amount of eccentricity that is eccentric from the drive shaft 114 is added to the difference between the elliptical long radius and short radius, the vibration width of the traveling body 110 can be increased. Large vibrations can be excited.

On the other hand, when the heavy traveling body 110 is used or when it is not preferable to excite excessive vibration depending on the type of the plant P, the elliptical traveling wheel 111c is eccentric as shown in FIG. The vibration may be excited only by the difference between the long radius and the short radius of the ellipse 111c.
When the elliptical traveling wheel 111c is used as in the third modification and the fourth modification, there is an advantage that the wear of the traveling wheel 111 or the traveling surface 121 is reduced because the corner portion is not hit.

In the excitation mechanism 140 of the present invention, vibration is not generated only by the shape of the traveling wheel 111 but can also be generated by appropriately adjusting the surface shape of the traveling surface 121 on which the traveling wheel 111 travels. It is.
FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 show that the traveling body 110 is not unevenly mounted on the traveling body 110, but the traveling surface 121 is uneven, and the traveling body 110 is uneven. The traveling body 110 is caused to move up and down to cause the traveling body 110 to vibrate up and down, and the reaction causes the vibration to be excited in the track 120.
In the first modification of the track 120 shown in FIG. 7, the traveling surface 121 formed on the track 120 is a corrugated traveling surface 121 a, so that the traveling body 110 traveling on this travels according to the amplitude of the corrugated traveling surface 121 a. The raising and lowering is repeated and vibration is excited in the track 120 by the reaction.
In the second modification of the track 120 shown in FIG. 8, the running surface 121 formed on the track 120 is a zigzag running surface 121b in which a large number of triangular protrusions are continuous. The vibration is excited in the track 120 by the vibration generated according to the width and the vibration generated when the traveling wheel 111 descends from the upper end of the protrusion of the traveling surface 121 and collides with the front upward surface. .

  The traveling vibration pollination apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention obtained as described above includes a track 120 extending along the row of plants P vegetated on the cultivation floor G, and the track 120. A linear member 130 extending from the pedestal of the plant P, a traveling body 110 traveling on a traveling surface 121 provided on the track 120, and an excitation mechanism 140 that vibrates the track 120 by traveling of the traveling body 110. By providing, the plant P existing in any part of the cultivated floor G can be vibrated under suitable conditions to improve the pollination efficiency of the plant P, and the traveling body 110 itself can plant P Since the vibrations are excited at positions close to the plant P by traveling in the vicinity of the plant P, no matter how wide the cultivation bed G is, there is no difference in the magnitude of vibration applied depending on the position of the plant P. Place of It is substantially added to constant vibrations to the plant P growing, to reduce variations in the pollination state that the.

Further, as the excitation mechanism 140, the traveling body 110 having a circular shape, a polygonal shape, or an elliptical shape is attached to the traveling body 110 with or without being eccentric, or the traveling surface on the track 120 is flat, wavy or zigzag. Since the excitation mechanism 140 can be configured with a very simple structure, for example, by making the traveling surface 121 into a shape, the manufacturing cost can be kept low, and only the weight, speed, etc. of the traveling body 110 can be changed. Various vibrations adapted to various types of plants P can be excited.
Furthermore, by making the track 120 into a loop-shaped track 120 that circulates the entire cultivation bed G, the plant P can be moved without requiring additional operations and operations such as reversing the traveling body 110 or switching back and forth. The traveling body 110 can be circulated and traveled continuously for a period necessary for pollination, and even if the worker stops the traveling body at an arbitrary position, the work can be continued from that point. The effect is enormous.

Next, a traveling vibration pollination apparatus 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 9A is a side view of a suspended traveling type vibration pollination apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9B is a front view thereof.

The traveling vibration pollination apparatus 200 of the second embodiment has a structure similar to a so-called beam-type monorail, and a rail having an uppercase I-shape of the alphabet is stretched above the ridge of the planting P. The suspension track 220 is formed.
The upper surface of the lower girder member 222 projecting downward on both sides of the I-shape is a suspended traveling surface 221, and the suspended traveling surface 221 is a traveling wheel 211 mounted on a suspension arm 215 extending from the suspended traveling body 210. The traveling wheels 211 attached to the suspended traveling surface 221 and the suspended traveling body 210 of the suspended track 220 are cited as the traveling vibration pollination device 100 of the first embodiment or various modifications. The excitation mechanism 240 having the same shape and structure as the traveling wheel 111 or the traveling surface 112 is configured.
Further, in the I-shaped suspended track 220, linear members 240 are extended and suspended from both side portions of the upper side girder member 224, and the lower ends of these linear members 240 grow downward. It is connected to the branch and stem part of the plant P.

Thus, when the suspended traveling body 210 travels on the traveling surface 221 of the suspended track 220 in a suspended state, the traveling wheels 211 of the suspended traveling body 210 and the suspended track 220 are suspended as in the case of the first embodiment described above. The suspension track 220 vibrates by the action of the excitation mechanism 240 constituted by the surface 221, and this vibration is propagated to the plant P through the wire 230 and shakes the inflorescence flowered in the plant P to scatter pollen to pollinate. Facilitate.
In addition, since the traveling wheel 211 and the suspension arm 215 are configured to hold the lower girder member 222 of the track 220 from both the left and right sides, even if the suspended traveling body 210 vibrates up and down, it drops off from the track 220 and falls. There is nothing.

Furthermore, the traveling vibration pollination apparatus 300 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
FIG. 10A is a side view of a suspended traveling type vibration pollination apparatus 300 according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10B is a front view thereof.

The traveling vibration pollination apparatus 300 of the third embodiment has a structure similar to a so-called safage type monorail, but uses a box girder-like suspended track 320 in which a slit is formed in the center of a lower girder member. The suspended traveling body 310 is suspended by a suspension arm 315 extending from a traveling wheel 311 disposed in a box girder suspension track 320.
A suspended traveling surface 321 is formed on the inner upper surface of the lower girder member 322 of the suspended track 321, and traveling wheels 311 mounted on both sides of the suspension arm 315 travel on the suspended traveling surface 321.
Also in the third embodiment, as in the case of the first embodiment described above, the suspension traveling surface 321 formed on the suspension track 320 and the traveling wheels 311 attached to the suspension type traveling body 310 are the first embodiment described above. Alternatively, the excitation mechanism 340 having the same shape and structure as the traveling wheel 111, the traveling surface 121, and the like described as a modification is configured.
Moreover, the linear member 330 is extended from the side surface of the box-shaped girder-like suspension track 320, and the lower end portion of the wire 340 is connected to the branch stem portion of the plant P growing downward. Yes.

As a result, when the suspended traveling body 310 travels on the traveling surface 321 of the suspended track 320 in a suspended state, the traveling wheels 311 and suspended suspensions of the suspended traveling body 310 are the same as in the first or second embodiment described above. The suspension track 320 is vibrated by the action of an excitation mechanism 340 including the suspension traveling surface 321 of the track 320, and this vibration is propagated to the plant P through the wire 330 and shakes the flower floret that has flowered on the plant P. Promote pollination by scattering pollen.
In this embodiment, since the traveling wheel 311 is housed inside the box-shaped suspension track 320, the traveling wheel 311 falls off the suspension traveling surface 321 of the track even if the suspension type traveling body 310 vibrates considerably. And never fall.
Further, since the suspended traveling surface 321 and the traveling wheel 311 are not exposed to the outside, the possibility that the suspended traveling surface 321 and the traveling wheel 311 are contaminated with dust, sprayed fertilizer, water, etc. is greatly reduced, and the excitation mechanism 340 It is possible to extend the service life.
Further, since the movable part such as the traveling wheel 311 is not exposed to the outside, there is no possibility that the linear member 330 extending from the side surface of the suspended track 320 is entangled with the movable part.

  The traveling vibration pollination apparatus 200 of the second embodiment of the present invention or the traveling vibration pollination apparatus 300 of the third embodiment obtained as described above is the same as the traveling vibration pollination apparatus 100 of the first embodiment described above. The suspended traveling bodies 210 and 310 are suspended on the suspended tracks 220 and 320, and the suspended traveling bodies 210 and 310 are suspended on the traveling surfaces 221 and 321 of the suspended tracks 220 and 320 to be suspended. By vibrating the tracks 220 and 320, the same effect as the traveling vibration pollination apparatus 10 of the first embodiment described above can be obtained, and the traveling wheels 211 are provided so as to hold the suspended track 220, By being accommodated in the girder-shaped suspended track 320, the possibility of dropping the suspended traveling bodies 210 and 310 is greatly reduced, and the traveling vibration pollination apparatus 300 is operated in a stable state. It can be.

  In addition, by using the box girder-like suspension track 320, the traveling surface 321 and the traveling wheel 311 are prevented from being exposed to the outside and fouled, so that the excitation mechanism 340 can have a longer life, It is possible to prevent an accident that the linear member 330 existing on the outer side of the suspension track 320 is entangled with the traveling wheel 311, and to achieve further safety and reliable traveling of the traveling vibration pollination device 300. The effect is enormous.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100, 200, 300 ... Traveling type vibration pollination apparatus 110 ... (Stranding type) traveling body 111, 211, 311 ... Traveling wheel 111a ... Polygonal traveling wheel 111b ... Star-shaped traveling wheel 111c ・ ・ ・ Elliptical running wheel 112 ・ ・ ・ Motor 113 ・ ・ ・ Control unit 114 ・ ・ ・ Drive shaft 120 ・ ・ ・ Orbit 121 ・ ・ ・ Running surface 121a ・ ・ ・ Waveform running surface 121b ・ ・ ・ Zigzag running surface 122 ... Center guide part 123 ... Track support column 124 ... Support members 210, 310 ... Suspended type traveling bodies 211, 311 ... Traveling wheels 212, 312 ... Motors 213, 313 ... Control unit 215, 315 ... Suspension arm 220, 320 ... Suspension track 221, 321 ... Suspension travel surface 222, 322 ... Lower girder part 224 ... upper beam member 130, 230, 330 ... linear member 131,231,331 ... fittings 140, 240, 340 ... excitation mechanism G ... cultivating flooring P ... plants

Claims (10)

A track extending along a row of plants vegetated on the cultivation floor;
A linear member extending from the trajectory and connected to the stem branch of the plant;
A traveling body traveling on a traveling surface provided on the track;
An excitation mechanism that vibrates the track by running of the running body;
A traveling type vibration pollination apparatus comprising:   2. The travel according to claim 1, wherein the excitation mechanism includes polygonal traveling wheels attached to the travel body, and the travel body travels on a travel surface of the track to vibrate the track. Type vibration pollination device.   2. The travel according to claim 1, wherein the excitation mechanism includes an elliptical traveling wheel attached to the traveling body, and the traveling body travels on a traveling surface of the track to vibrate the track. Type vibration pollination device.   The traveling vibration pollination apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the excitation mechanism is mounted with eccentric traveling wheels with respect to the traveling body.   The said excitation mechanism is provided with the uneven | corrugated shaped driving | running | working surface provided in the said track | orbit, A traveling body drive | works a driving | running | working surface, and a track | orbit is vibrated. The traveling vibration pollination apparatus as described.   The traveling vibration pollination apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the traveling surface provided on the track is a corrugated traveling surface formed by an uneven curved surface.   The traveling vibration pollination apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the traveling surface provided on the track is an uneven traveling surface bent in a zigzag manner.   The traveling vibration pollination apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the track is a loop-shaped track that circulates around the entire plant vegetated on the cultivation floor.   9. The straddling type traveling body in which the traveling body travels on the track, and the traveling body travels on a traveling surface of the track to vibrate the track. The traveling type vibration pollination apparatus according to claim 1.   9. The suspended traveling body suspended from the track, wherein the traveling body suspends the traveling surface of the track and vibrates the track. The traveling vibration pollination device according to any one of the above.

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