JP2015226480A - Transplanter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transplanter, when a travel speed is changed and set before starting the travel, configured to quickly set a desired spacing and immediately start transplanting work.SOLUTION: The transplanter lowering a planting implement for each prescribed travel distance and transplanting seedling in a ridge, includes: a control part 800 for controlling lowering timing of the planting implement, and causes a display part 630 to display spacing suited to the travel speed set by a transmission 190. The control part 800 controls the speed of a driving transmission part 470 of the planting implement so as to provide the spacing set by spacing adjustment means 640, and further controls on/off operation of a planting clutch 420.

Description

  The present invention relates to a transplanter for planting seedlings, seed pods and the like in a cocoon, and belongs to the technical field of agricultural machinery.

  Conventionally, an operator manually supplies one by one to a plurality of supply cups that are rotated and conveyed in a loop according to the running of the transplanting machine, such as seed pods and seedlings prepared on the mounting table. There is known a transplanting machine that automatically implants the supplied transplant into a field via a planting tool (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  As another example, from a seedling supply device for placing a seedling tray provided with a large number of seedling pots vertically and horizontally on a traveling vehicle body, a seedling planting device for planting seedlings in a basket, and a seedling tray of a seedling supply device There is known one that includes a seedling extraction device that takes out seedlings as transplants one by one and supplies the seedlings to a seedling planting device (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  As an inter-strain adjustment mechanism that adjusts the planting interval with these transplanters, for example, in the transplanter of Patent Document 1, the pin provided on the inter-strain transmission output shaft comes into contact with the planting transmission restriction arm, thereby The attachment transmission restriction arm is rotated to release the engagement with the attachment transmission restriction groove formed on the outer peripheral portion of the attachment clutch, and the attachment clutch shaft is driven to move the attachment tool up and down. Then, when the outer peripheral portion of the planting clutch makes one rotation, the planting transmission restriction arm tip engages with the planting transmission restriction groove on the outer peripheral portion of the planting clutch again to stop driving the planting clutch shaft. At the same time, the vertical movement of the planting tool is stopped.

  In this configuration, by selecting any one of a plurality of types of stock shift output gears that rotate integrally with the stock shift output shaft, the transmission ratio from the stock shift input shaft is changed to change the rotational speed of the stock shift output shaft. Change and adjust between stocks.

JP-A-11-227593 JP 2001-69817 A

  However, since the above-described conventional interplant adjustment mechanism of the seedling transplanter is configured so that the operator arbitrarily sets the stock regardless of the running speed, the set stock becomes the desired stock corresponding to the running speed. It was unclear whether it was necessary to change the running speed, and it was necessary to check the strains by performing a trial planting operation once.

  This invention makes it a subject to be able to set between desired stocks quickly and to start transplanting work immediately when the traveling speed is changed in consideration of such inter-plant adjustment of the conventional transplanter. .

The problems of the present invention are solved by the following technical means.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the transplanting machine in which the planting tool 11 descends at every predetermined traveling distance and transplants the seedling, a control unit 800 that controls the descending timing of the planting tool 11 is provided, and the transmission 190 The display unit 630 displays a stock interval suitable for the traveling speed set in step 630, and the control unit 800 controls the speed change of the drive transmission unit 470 of the planting tool 11 so as to be the stock set by the inter-strain adjustment means 640. The transplanter is characterized in that the on / off operation of the clutch 420 is controlled.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the front wheel rotation sensor 25 for detecting the actual traveling speed is provided, the traveling speed detected by the front wheel rotation sensor 25 is input to the control unit 800, and the control unit 800 is set so as to be between the set stocks. The transplanter according to claim 1, wherein the transplanter is controlled.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the drive transmission unit 470 of the planting tool 11 is a belt continuously variable transmission 205, and the transplanter according to any one of claims 1 and 2 did.
The invention according to claim 4 is provided with a link mechanism 310 that moves the planting tool 11 up and down on one side of the planting transmission device 18 that transmits the driving force from the engine 12 and a drive transmission unit 470 on the other side. The transplanter according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the transplanter is provided.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the transplanter according to claim 4, wherein the seedling extraction device 200 is driven from the output side of the planting transmission device 18.

  In the invention described in claim 1, when the operator who operates the transplanter sets the traveling speed with the transmission 190, the stock suitable for the traveling speed is displayed on the display unit 630, and the stock between the displayed stocks Since the on / off operation of the drive transmission unit 470 and the planting clutch 420 of the planting tool 11 is controlled so as to be between the stocks adjusted by the adjusting means 640, the transplanting operation can be started immediately, so that the transplanting operation can be started quickly. .

  In the invention according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 1, the controller 800 of the planting tool 11 has an actual traveling speed detected by the front wheel rotation sensor 25 even if the traveling speed fluctuates due to slippage of the traveling wheel. Since the drive transmission unit 470 and the planting clutch 420 are controlled, transplanting work can be performed between the stocks that have been set accurately.

  In the invention according to claim 3, in addition to the effects of claim 1 or claim 2, the drive transmission unit 470 of the planting tool 11 is shifted by the belt continuously variable transmission 205 to plant the planting tool 11. Since the timing can be changed, it is possible to accurately cope with the change of the traveling speed, the overload of the lifting mechanism of the planting tool 11 can be avoided by the slip of the belt, and no special safety mechanism is required.

In the invention according to claim 4, in addition to the effects of any one of claims 1 to 3, the right and left balance is good across the planting transmission device 18, and the body width does not increase.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the fourth aspect, the operation timing of the seedling take-out device 200 can be easily synchronized with the planting operation of the planting tool 11, and the drive configuration is simplified and lightened.

Left side view of seedling transplanter Top view of seedling transplanter Left side view of seedling planting device and seedling planting device drive mechanism in seedling transplanter (A) Schematic left side view of seedling planting device drive mechanism, (b) Plan sectional development view of seedling planting device drive mechanism, (c) Partial front sectional view of seedling planting device drive mechanism Perspective view of transmission lever in seedling transplanter Schematic sectional view explaining the transmission gear mechanism of the transmission case (A): perspective view of tray supply device, (b) enlarged perspective view of portion X in FIG. 7 (a), (c) side view of tip portion of tray supply device of another embodiment Schematic side view showing the configuration of the tray vertical feed device Schematic perspective view of take-out device Schematic left side view of unloader The schematic diagram which shows the rough correspondence of the rotation position of the seedling drive arm and the position on the locus of the tip of the pair of extraction claws in the extraction device A plan view for explaining various operation levers and operation units arranged in the vicinity of a pair of left and right handle grips of the operation handle Left side view showing schematic configuration of planting depth adjustment mechanism Schematic block diagram explaining input and output to the control unit Side view explaining a configuration in which a hydraulic pump is arranged between the engine and the transmission case (A) Schematic plan view of another airframe control mechanism, (b) Schematic side view of another airframe control mechanism, (c) Schematic enlarged partial side view of the hydraulic rod device The perspective view explaining the tray guide angle provided in the tray conveyance path Schematic side view showing the configuration of the belt continuously variable transmission

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to examples shown in the drawings. In this specification, the left and right directions in the forward direction of the transplanter are referred to as left and right, respectively, the forward direction is referred to as forward, and the reverse direction is referred to as rear.

FIG. 1 shows a left side view of a seedling transplanter according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a plan view.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a seedling transplanter 1 for transplanting seedlings such as vegetables includes a traveling vehicle body 15 including a pair of left and right front wheels 2 and rear wheels 3 as traveling wheels, and a front portion of the traveling vehicle body 15. Planting tool for planting the engine 12 and the transmission case 4 (also referred to as a main transmission case) covered with the bonnet 109 and the seedling 22 (see FIG. 7) arranged at the rear part of the traveling vehicle body 15. The seedling planting apparatus 300 that moves up and down 11, the tray supply apparatus 100 that supplies the tray 20 containing the seedlings 22, and the seedling 22 is taken out from the seedling pot 21 of the tray 20 of the tray supply apparatus 100 and supplied to the planting tool 11. , A planting depth adjusting mechanism 700 (see FIG. 13) including a sensor plate 710 for keeping the seedling planting depth constant, a pressure reducing wheel 13, a steering handle 8, and a steering handle 8 And it is configured to include an operation section 600 or the like arranged in the center portion.

The tray supply device 100 and the take-out device 200 will be described later with reference to FIGS.
Rotational power output from the engine 12 is branched by the mission case 4 and transmitted to the pair of left and right rear wheels 3 via the pair of left and right traveling transmission cases 9, and is transmitted from the rear wheel shaft 3a to the belt continuously variable transmission 205 by the belt continuously variable transmission 205. It is the structure transmitted also to the planting transmission 18 provided in 4 rear side.

  That is, in the seedling transplanter 1 of the present embodiment, the belt continuously variable transmission 205 is driven by the power from the mission case 4 via the rear wheel shaft 3 in order to take out the seedling 22 from the seedling pot 21 and plant it in the groin of the field. Through the seedling planting device drive mechanism 400 attached to the planting transmission device 18 and transmitted to the takeout device 200 through the chain belt 202. 11 is transmitted.

  A part of the power transmitted from the transmission case 4 to the planting transmission device 18 is transmitted to a longitudinal feed drive shaft 151 (described later) via a longitudinal feed drive chain belt 181 as shown in FIG. Part of the power transmitted during the longitudinal feed drive is transmitted to a lead cam shaft 171 described later via the gear mechanism 182. The longitudinal feed drive chain belt 181 and the gear mechanism 182 are accommodated in a seedling feed transmission case 180 (see FIG. 2).

The seedling planting device 300 and the seedling planting device drive mechanism 400 will be described later with reference to FIGS.
In addition, a main frame 17 extending rightward is provided at the rear of the left and right frames 16 disposed in the left and right direction at the rear end of the mission case 4. A steering handle 8 extending rearward from the left and right ends is provided at the rear end of the main frame 17, and the steering handle 8 is supported by the transmission case 4 via the main frame 17 and the left and right frames 16. Yes.

Thus, the operator can perform a steering operation of the traveling vehicle body 15 with the steering handle 8 while walking behind the traveling vehicle body 15.
That is, the seedling transplanter 1 according to the present embodiment is accommodated in the tray 20 while the traveling vehicle body 15 is advanced with the pair of left and right front wheels 2 and 2 and the pair of left and right rear wheels 3 and 3 straddling the heel U. It is the structure which can be planted automatically on the upper surface of the ridge U.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a shift lever 190 is provided on the left side of the base portion of the left steering handle 8 for switching the traveling speed when performing the planting work and switching the traveling mode.

The shift lever 190 will be described later with reference to FIGS.
The traveling unit is provided with an airframe control mechanism 500 that moves the pair of left and right rear wheels 3 and 3 up and down relative to the traveling vehicle body 15 to control the posture and the vehicle height of the traveling vehicle body 15.

  The airframe control mechanism 500 includes a hydraulic lift cylinder 10 that lifts and lowers the traveling vehicle body 15 by raising and lowering the rear wheel 3 between the traveling transmission case 9 and the traveling vehicle body 15 of the pair of left and right rear wheels 3, and the traveling vehicle body 15. A horizontal hydraulic cylinder 14 to be tilted is provided. When the hydraulic lifting cylinder 10 is extended and contracted, the pair of left and right rear wheels 3 move up and down relative to the traveling vehicle body 15 in the same direction by the same amount. Goes up and down.

  The hydraulic lift cylinder 10 is fixedly provided to a hydraulic pressure switching valve portion 40 (see FIG. 1) attached to the upper part of the mission case 4 and switches hydraulic pressure to switch the hydraulic pressure from the hydraulic pump attached to the mission case 4. This is a configuration that operates by operating a lifting operation valve (not shown) provided in the valve unit 40.

  Note that a lift operation lever 81 (see FIG. 12), which will be described later, is connected to the lift operation valve via a cable 82, and a counter arm 760 (see FIG. 13), which will be described later, is connected via a rod 765. .

  Further, a pendulum-type left / right tilt sensor 41 is provided on the right side of the mission case 4, and is detected by the left / right tilt sensor 41 through a horizontal operation valve (not shown) provided in the hydraulic pressure switching valve unit 40. The hydraulic cylinder 14 is actuated, and only the left rear wheel 3 is moved up and down to keep the traveling vehicle body 15 horizontal regardless of the unevenness of the troughs of the eaves U.

Next, the seedling planting device 300 and the seedling planting device driving mechanism 400 described above will be further described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4A, 4B, and 4C.
FIG. 3 is a left side view of the seedling planting device 300 and the seedling planting device driving mechanism 400. FIG. 4 is a schematic left side view of the seedling planting device drive mechanism 400.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the seedling planting apparatus 300 includes a planting tool 11 for planting the seedling 22 in a field, an upper arm 311 and a lower arm arranged in parallel with each other for swinging the planting tool 11 in the vertical direction. A swing link mechanism 310 having an arm 312 and a vertically moving arm 320 that is rotatably attached to the lower arm 312 via a first connecting shaft 321 and moves the swing link mechanism 310 up and down are provided. The first connecting shaft 321 is fixed to the vertical movement arm 320.

  In addition, the vertical movement arm drive shaft 440 for rotating the vertical movement arm 320 is provided so as to protrude from the seedling planting device drive mechanism 400, and the vertical movement arm 320 is fixed to the tip portion thereof.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the seedling planting device 300 is pivotally attached to the lower arm 312 via the second connection shaft 341 and opens and closes the planting tool 11, and the first connection shaft 321. And is rotated around the second connecting shaft 341 while being in contact with the outer peripheral edge of an opening / closing roller 342 that is pivotably attached to the tip of the opening / closing arm 340 via the third connecting shaft 343. Thus, the opening / closing cam 322 that swings the opening / closing arm 340 in the front-rear direction, one end 351 is connected to the third connection shaft 343 at the tip of the opening / closing arm 340, and the other end 352 is the opening / closing mechanism of the planting tool 11. And an open / close connection cable 350 connected to the 11a side.

Here, the swing link mechanism 310 described above will be further described.
That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the swing link mechanism 310 is supported at the front upper end portion 401a of the casing 401 housing the seedling planting device drive mechanism 400 so that the upper end is rotatably supported by the upper front shaft 313a and the lower end is supported. A front swing arm 316a that is rotatably connected to a connection support plate 315 via a lower front shaft 314a, and a rear upper end portion 401b that houses a seedling planting device drive mechanism 400, an upper end is an upper rear portion. An upper shaft provided on the connection support plate 315, having a rear swing arm 316b supported rotatably on the shaft 313b and having a lower end rotatably connected to the connection support plate 315 via the lower rear shaft 314b. The front end of the upper arm 311 described above is rotatably connected to 316, and the front end of the lower arm 312 described above is rotatably connected to the lower rear shaft 314b of the connection support plate 315. , Each of the rear end portion of the arm 311 and lower arm 312 is pivotally connected to the rotating upper shaft 317a and the rotation under shaft 317b provided on the support plate 317 of the planting device 11.

  With the above configuration, when the rotational driving force is transmitted to the vertical movement arm drive shaft 440 in the seedling planting device drive mechanism 400, the vertical movement arm 320 fixed to the vertical movement arm drive shaft 440 rotates in the direction of arrow A. By moving, the lower arm 312 and the upper arm 311 repeatedly swing up and down and swing back and forth, so that the planting operation of the seedling 22 by the planting tool 11 is performed with respect to the ridge U. Automatically done at intervals.

  Further, when the vertical movement arm 320 to which the first connection shaft 321 is fixed rotates in the direction of arrow A during the planting operation, the opening / closing cam 322 fixed to the first connection shaft 321 becomes the opening / closing roller. Since it rotates while contacting the outer peripheral edge of 342, the open / close arm 340 swings (rotates) forward (counterclockwise) about the second connecting shaft 341. Along with this operation, one end 351 of the open / close connection cable 350 is pulled in the forward direction, so that the open / close mechanism 11a operates to open the planting tool 11.

  Further, when the open / close arm 340 swings (rotates) backward (clockwise) about the second connecting shaft 341, the planting tool 11 provided in the open / close mechanism 11a is always biased in the closing direction. The one end 351 of the opening / closing connection cable 350 is pulled rearward by the action of a spring (not shown), so that the opening / closing mechanism 11 a operates to close the planting tool 11.

  With the above configuration, since the vertical movement arm 320 is driven by one axis, the structure is simple, and the vertical movement arm 320, the opening / closing arm 340, and the opening / closing cam 322 can be configured compactly, and the planting operation can be performed smoothly.

  Next, the clutch mechanism for turning on and off the transmission to the vertical movement arm drive shaft 440 in the seedling planting device drive mechanism 400 arranged on the right side of the seedling planting device 300 (see FIG. 2) in plan view is mainly shown in FIG. This will be further described using.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the seedling planting device drive mechanism 400 includes a first gear 410 and a first gear 410 for transmitting the planting driving force output from the planting transmission device 18 to the planting clutch 420. When the planting clutch 420 and the planting clutch 420 are in the “ON” state, the transmission to the vertical movement arm drive shaft 440 is switched to the “ON” state or “OFF” state. A second gear 430 receiving a driving force from a transmission gear 421a fixed to the transmission shaft 421 of the planting clutch 420, and a small-diameter gear 430a fixed coaxially with the second gear 430. The third gear 450 fixed to the vertical movement arm drive shaft 440 is rotatably arranged so as to be engaged with the vertical movement arm drive shaft 440. Here, when the planting clutch 420 is in the “disengaged” state, the transmission shaft 421 of the planting clutch 420 stops without rotating and does not transmit the driving force to the second gear 430. The rotation of the sensor disk 414 that rotates together with the transmission shaft 421 is detected by the planting timing sensor 415, and the driving of the planting clutch 420 is input to the control unit 800.

  A plurality of clutch claws of the planting clutch 420 are provided at an equal pitch, and the planting clutch 420 is decelerated and transmitted from the planting clutch 420 to the shaft 440. Assuming that the number of clutch pawls of equal pitch is A and the reduction ratio Z, (A ÷ Z) is set to the least common multiple between planted stocks switched by the traveling transmission.

With this configuration, fine adjustments can be made, so that the degree of freedom in setting between planted stocks is improved, and the same planted plant can be set even when the traveling transmission is switched.
A rotating plate that rotates integrally with the drive side clutch body of the planting clutch 420 is provided, and a plurality of irregularities are provided on the outer periphery of the rotating plate in accordance with the phase of the clutch pawl of the planting clutch. When detected, the solenoid 470 is operated to turn on the planting clutch 420 and the operation of the planting tool 11 is started.

  With this configuration, the planting clutch 420 can be turned on at a phase in which the clutch claws of the driving clutch body and the driven clutch body of the planting clutch 420 immediately match each other, so that the planting stock is accurate. Moreover, since the plurality of projections and depressions are provided in accordance with the phase of the clutch pawl, fine adjustment can be performed and the degree of freedom in setting between planting stocks is improved.

In addition, you may use the conventional fixed position stop clutch as the planting clutch 420 of this Embodiment.
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the seedling planting device drive mechanism 400 is provided on the transmission downstream side of the planting clutch 420 and is fixed to the vertical movement arm drive shaft 440, and the planting clutch 420 is brought into the “on” state. Depending on whether the intermittent cam 441 having a concave portion 441a formed in a part of a circular outer peripheral edge for forcedly switching to the “cut” state and the one end portion 460a are separated from or in contact with the planting clutch 420 The first arm 460 having a substantially “f” shape in a side view and supported by the pivot fulcrum 461 so as to be switched between the engaged state and the disengaged state of the planting clutch 420 and the first arm 460 and the first arm 460. Two arms 462 are provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the seedling planting device drive mechanism 400 sucks the other end 460 b of the first arm 460 in the direction of arrow B through the movable plate 472 against the pulling force of the tension spring 480. Thus, the solenoid 470 that rotates the one end portion 460a of the first arm 460 in the direction of the arrow C around the rotation fulcrum 461 and switches the planting clutch 420 from the “disengaged” state to the “entered” state. In addition, a mounting adjustment long hole 471a capable of adjusting the mounting position of the solenoid 470 is provided so that the suction force of the solenoid 470 effectively acts on the switching operation of the planting clutch 420 to the “ON” state. The one end 462a is fixed to the solenoid fixing plate 471 fixed to the lower position of the casing 401 and the rotation fulcrum 461 of the first arm 460. Is, the other end portion in conjunction with the operation of the first arm 460 462b is provided with a second arm 462 that abuts the outer peripheral edge portion of the intermittent cam 441, a.

  Further, the above-described tension spring 480 presses the first arm 460 in the direction in which the planting clutch 420 is in the “disengaged” state and the other end 462b of the second arm 462 against the outer peripheral edge of the intermittent cam 441. A spring for biasing in the direction.

  According to the above configuration, the intermittent clutch 441 provided on the downstream side of the transmission of the planting clutch 420 can be used to change the planting clutch 420 from the “on” state to the “disconnected” state. A planting mechanism can be realized.

  Further, the first arm 460 and the second arm 462 are configured to rotate integrally around the rotation fulcrum 461, and the rotation fulcrum 461 is more intermittent than the transmission shaft 421 of the planting clutch 420. By arranging on the side, the first arm 460 and the second arm 462 can be rational and compact.

In addition, by arranging the solenoid 470, which is a heavy object, below the casing 401, the center of gravity of the seedling transplanter 1 can be lowered.
A strain timing rod that reciprocates by rotation of the output shaft of the belt continuously variable transmission 205 is arranged along the belt continuously variable transmission 205, and the first arm 460 in the seedling planting device drive mechanism 400 is operated. When the seedling planting device 300 is operated intermittently so as to be planted between desired planting strains, the transmission mechanism from the planting transmission device 18 to the take-out device 200 can also be used as an intermittent operation mechanism, and the weight of the aircraft can be reduced. .

In addition, the preliminary seedling table 115 is supported on a frame constituting a transmission mechanism from the planting transmission device 18 to the take-out device 200.
Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the items A to B are centered on the operations of the planting clutch 420 and the intermittent cam 441 that perform transmission to and from the vertical movement arm drive shaft 440 in the seedling planting device drive mechanism 400. Each of the three scenes of C will be explained.

  A. When the solenoid 470 is energized (short-term energization by a pulse signal), the movable plate 472 at the tip of the solenoid 470 is attracted in the direction of arrow B against the pulling force of the tension spring 480, and the first arm 460. One end portion 460a and the other end portion 462b of the second arm 462 rotate in the counterclockwise direction (see arrow C in FIG. 4) about the rotation fulcrum 461.

Accordingly, the following operations (i) and (ii) are performed by separating the one end 460a of the first arm 460 from the planting clutch 420.
(I) When the planting clutch 420 is in the “engaged” state and the transmission shaft 421 rotates, the driving force is transmitted to the second gear 430 side, and the vertical movement arm drive shaft is transmitted via the third gear 450. As 440 begins to rotate,
(Ii) The other end 462b of the second arm 462 is separated from the recess 441a formed at the outer peripheral edge of the intermittent cam 441 (until just before this, the other end 462b of the second arm 462 is the recess of the intermittent cam 441. While being located at 441a, the planting clutch 420 is in the “disengaged” state, and the vertical movement arm drive shaft 440 has stopped rotating), and along the convex outer peripheral edge 441b, The vertical movement arm 320 continues to rotate.

  In other words, the energization of the solenoid 470 has already been stopped and no suction force to the arrow B has been generated, but the other end 462b of the second arm 462 is connected to the convex outer peripheral edge 441b of the intermittent cam 441. Since the one end portion 460a of the first arm 460 is away from the planting clutch 420 while the along state is maintained, the planting clutch 420 can maintain the “entered” state. Then, the planting tool 11 (see FIG. 3) continues to move up and down (planting operation) by the rotation of the vertical movement arm 320 and the planting tool 11 is 1 until the intermittent cam 441 makes one rotation. The planting operation is executed only once.

  Assuming that the angle of the stop portion (concave portion) 441a of the cam 441 is X, the pitch angle of the clutch pawl of the planting clutch 420 is Y, and the reduction ratio from the planting clutch 420 to the shaft 440 is Z, the following relational expression is obtained. It holds.

Y x Z ≤ X ≤ 360 degrees x Z
For example, if the three clutch claws of the planting clutch 420 are provided at an equal pitch, the pitch angle Y will be 120 degrees. If the pitch angle Y is 120 degrees and the reduction ratio Z is 1/5,
Since Y × Z = 24 degrees, 360 degrees × Z = 72 degrees, the angle X in the range of the stop portion (concave portion) 441a is 24 degrees or more and 72 degrees or less.

B. Thereafter, when the intermittent cam 441 makes one rotation and the other end 462b of the second arm 462 reaches the recess 441a of the intermittent cam 441, the first arm 460 rotates clockwise by the tensile force of the tension spring 480. While moving, one end 460a of the first arm 460 comes into contact with the planting clutch 420, so that the following operations (i) and (ii) are performed.
(I) Since the planting clutch 420 is in the “disengaged” state and the rotation of the transmission shaft 421 is stopped, the driving force is not transmitted to the second gear 430 side, so the vertical movement arm drive shaft 440 rotates. Stop and
(Ii) The other end 462b of the second arm 462 remains in the recess 441a formed on the outer peripheral edge of the intermittent cam 441 (until this time, the other end 462b of the second arm 462 is the intermittent cam 441). ) And the vertical movement arm drive shaft 440 continues to rotate), the intermittent cam 441 and the vertical movement arm 320 are Since the rotation continues to be stopped, the planting tool 11 (see FIG. 3) continues to stop the vertical movement (planting operation).

C. Thereafter, when the solenoid 470 is energized at an arbitrary timing, the planting clutch 420 enters the “engaged” state, and the operation described in item A above is started.
According to the said structure, the time which the vertical movement (planting operation | movement) of the planting tool 11 has stopped can be adjusted by controlling the said arbitrary timing which supplies with electricity to the solenoid 470. FIG. Thereby, intermittent planting is possible with a simple configuration.

  In addition, the timing at which the solenoid 470 is energized, that is, the operation cycle of the solenoid 470 is determined between the planting strains set by the operator and the traveling speed ("planting 1 (low speed)" or "planting 2 (high speed)" described later)). Is determined by the control unit 800 based on the above. This will be further described later mainly using FIG. 12 and FIG.

Next, the shift lever 190 described above will be further described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the transmission lever 190, and FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional view for explaining the transmission gear mechanism of the transmission case 4. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the shift lever 190 switches the three travel modes of “forward” travel, “neutral (stop)”, and “reverse” travel, and sets the travel speed when performing planting work to be low. It is a lever for switching between “planting 1” and “planting 2” for setting the traveling speed high, and is configured to be manually rotated by the operator.

  Further, the front end portion of the transmission lever 190, that is, the transmission lever end portion 191 on the opposite side of the knob 192, which is a portion gripped by an operator, is connected to one end of the transmission gear mechanism of the transmission case 4.

  The transmission gear mechanism has a pair of large and small gears 194 that are slidably held on a shaft 193 and is slidably arranged in parallel with the shaft 193. One end side 196a projects out of the transmission case 4, and the other end side 5 through holes 196b are formed, and a bar-shaped shift shifter 196, on which a gear shift plate 195 for sliding the pair of large and small gears 194 is fixed, is pressed by a spring 196c to the opening of the through hole 196b. The one end side 196a of the shift shifter 196 is configured so that the shift shifter 196 can be shifted in the axial direction in conjunction with the turning operation of the shift lever 190. A connecting plate 19 fixed to the shift lever end 191 and protruding in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the shift lever end 191. It is connected to the tip portion 197a.

  In addition, a protrusion 197 b is formed at the root of the connecting plate 197. Then, in order to detect the switching of the traveling speed when performing the planting work by the shift lever 190, the switch movable plates 198a of the first shift switch 198 and the second shift switch 199 disposed in the vicinity of the projection 197b. 199a can be pressed or not pressed according to the rotation position of the shift lever 190.

  That is, when the shift lever 190 is switched to “planting 1” in which the planting operation is performed at a low traveling speed, the first shift switch 198 is turned on and the second shift switch 199 is turned off.

  On the other hand, when the shift lever 190 is switched to “planting 2” in which the planting operation is performed at a high traveling speed, the first shift switch 198 is turned off and the second shift switch 199 is turned on.

When the shift lever 190 is switched to the “neutral (stop)” mode position, the first shift switch 198 is turned off and the second shift switch 199 is turned on.
Further, regardless of whether the shift lever 190 is set to the “forward” mode or the “reverse” mode, the first shift switch 198 is OFF and the second shift switch 199 is OFF.

  In any case, since the ON information or OFF information is sent from each switch to the control unit 800, the control unit 800 determines whether “planting 1” is set by the shift lever 190 or “planting”. It can be determined whether “Appendix 2” is set or “Neutral (stop)” mode is set (see FIG. 14).

  In the present embodiment, when the shift lever 190 is set to the “neutral (stop)” mode, the controller 800 is configured to determine that when the traveling vehicle body 15 has stopped traveling, An energization command is issued from the control unit 800 to the solenoid 470 so that the planting clutch 420 is in the “on” state, the planting tool 11 can be operated, and transmission of the planting tool 11 can be confirmed in the neutral mode. Demonstrate the effect.

In addition, utilization of the determination result by the control unit 800 for control between planted stocks will be described later.
Further, the positions of the connecting plate 197 and the pair of large and small gears 194 shown in FIG. 6 are set when the transmission lever 190 is set in the “forward” traveling mode and in the “reverse” traveling mode. In both cases, each is drawn with a solid line.

  With the above configuration, the shift lever 190 is set in any of the five modes from “forward” to “neutral”, “planting 1”, “planting 2”, and “reverse” shown in FIG. Accordingly, the shift shifter 196 is slid in the axial direction, so that the pair of large and small gears 194 are slid to change the gear (not shown) to be connected.

Next, the above-described tray supply device 100 will be further described with reference to FIGS. 7A, 7B, and 8. FIG.
FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the tray supply device 100, and FIG. 7B is an enlarged perspective view of a portion X in FIG. 7A. FIG. 8 is a schematic side view illustrating the configuration of the tray vertical feeding device 120 of the tray supply device 100.

  The tray 20 is formed by connecting a plurality of seedling pots 21 vertically and horizontally, is formed of plastic, and is configured to retain flexibility. Each seedling pot 21 is connected on the front surface side, and the back surface is in an independent form.

  The tray supply device 100 includes a seedling table 110 having a tray conveyance path 111 inclined downward to support the bottom of the tray 20, and a tray vertical feeding apparatus that intermittently feeds the tray 20 in the vertical direction along the tray conveyance path 111. 120, a tray transport path moving device 170 (see FIG. 2) that moves the seedling table 110 having the tray transport path 111 in the left-right direction, and a seedling feed transmission case 180 (with a vertical feed drive chain belt 181 and a gear mechanism 182) 2).

  Also, the tray vertical feeding device 120 enters between the seedling pots 21 protruding from the back side of the tray 20 to the back side, and moves downward to feed the tray 20 by one horizontal row of the seedling pot 21. Thereafter, the tray feed rod 121 is configured to move out from between the seedling pots 21 and move upward by the horizontal row of the seedling pots 21. The tray feed rod 121 is configured such that a central portion 121a can enter and exit from a retreat groove 111a provided at a lower portion of the tray conveyance path 111, and both end portions 121b are bent at a right angle so as to be outside of both sides of the tray conveyance path 111. The configuration is such that the tray 20 does not get in the way when the tray 20 moves on the tray conveyance path 111.

  Further, the tray supply device 100 includes a pair of left and right rod guide plates 112 for restricting the movement of the tray feed rod 121 on the end surface portions on both sides of the tray conveyance path 111 on the downstream side of the retreat groove 111a. Yes. At the upper end edge of the rod guide plate 112, a notch 112a into which a protrusion 121ab projecting downstream at both ends of the central portion 121a of the tray feed rod 121 can enter is formed (FIG. 7B). reference).

  That is, the notch portion 112a is temporarily formed between the center portion 121a of the tray feed rod 121 until the center portion 121a of the tray feed rod 121 moves downward and then comes out from between the seedling pots 21. The protrusions 121ab at both ends are held and the tray 20 is prevented from moving downward due to the weight of the seedlings 22 placed in the seedling pot 21. The trajectory of the central portion 121a of the tray feed rod 121 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Further, the tray transport path moving device 170 is provided on the back side of the tray transport path 111 and obtains a driving force from the main body side of the seedling transplanter 1 to move the seedling table 110 having the tray transport path 111 in the left-right direction. A lead cam shaft 171 and a guide rail 155 provided above the lead cam shaft 171 and guiding movement in the left-right direction of the seedling table 110 having the tray transport path 111 are provided.

  Further, the tray transport path 111 is supported by a lead cam shaft 171 and a guide rail 155 that guides left and right movement provided on the inner upper side of the tray transport path 111. As a result, the guide rail 155 supports the tray conveyance path 111 at a position away from the lead cam shaft 171, so that there is little backlash when moving in the left-right direction.

  When the tray 20 is inserted from above the seedling mount 110 so as to be sandwiched between the tray conveyance path 111 and the presser frame 25, the tip of the tray feed rod 121 is engaged with the groove on the back side of the tray 20. In this state, the tray feed rod 121 rotates while drawing a substantially square locus A in a side view, whereby the tray 20 is intermittently fed vertically downward along the tray conveyance path 111.

A mechanism for intermittently feeding the tray 20 intermittently using the tray feed rod 121 will be described later.
By the way, the take-out device 200 is disposed at a position facing the lower end of the seedling table 110, and the tip of the take-out claw 210 operates so as to draw a locus K, and the seedling pot 21 that moves in the lateral direction sequentially. The seedling 22 is taken out and supplied to the planting device 7.

Next, the configuration of the extraction device 200 provided in the seedling transplanting apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be mainly described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.
FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of the take-out device 200, and FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of the take-out device 200 as seen from the upper left back side of the paper surface of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the take-out device 200 is rotatably held by a take-out device fixing member 201 fixed to the main body of the seedling transplanter 1, and the main body side drive source is connected via a chain belt 202. A drive arm 220 that is rotated in the same direction by a drive shaft 203 that is rotated in the direction of arrow B by power, a connecting arm 230 in which one end portion 230a is rotatably connected to a distal end side portion 220a of the drive arm 220; A plate-like member that is held on the take-out device fixing member 201 by fixing pins 201a and 201b and has an outer shape of an approximately J letter, and the side closer to the tray supply device 100 is straight and the far side is substantially R-shaped. And a guide portion 240 having a guide groove 241 that has a shape rising up.

  Further, the take-out device 200 includes a first guided member 245 that is integrated with a cam shaft 271 to be described later and inserted into the guide groove 241 so as to be smoothly slidable without shaking. The substrate 250 is connected to the member 247, protrudes from one end of the side surface to which the guided members are connected, and is bent at a substantially right angle, and the substrate 250 protrudes perpendicularly from the bent portion 251 of the substrate 250. A pair of left and right extraction claw holding pins 252L and 252R, which are movably held, and a root portion are attached to a pair of left and right extraction claw holding pins 252L and 252R, respectively, and the width of the tip portion is narrowed into a tweezers. 21 and a pair of extraction claws 261L, 261R for taking out the seedling 22 in the 21 and a base portion side of the inner surface portion of the pair of extraction claws 261L, 261R facing each other. A take-out member 260 and a spring 263 pulling the opposite ends is mounted, and a.

  Further, the take-out device 200 is a cam 270 having a cam shaft 271 integrated with the first guided member 254, which is pivotably penetrated through the substrate 250, and is related to the thickness of the outer peripheral portion of the cam 270. The outer peripheral portion 272 whose thickness varies depending on the location of the outer peripheral portion when contacting the front end surfaces of the pair of left and right claw tip width regulating projections 262L, 262R provided on the inner surface portions of the pair of extraction claws 261L, 261R. And a cam having an outermost edge portion 273 whose outer diameter varies depending on the position of the outermost edge portion with respect to the distance (also referred to as an outer diameter) of the outermost edge portion of the cam 270 from the axis center of the cam shaft 271 270 and a substrate 250 that are pivotally connected to each other, and are removed from the seedling pot 21 along the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R by a change in the outer diameter of the outermost edge 273 of the cam 270. Extraction pawl 261L, and a, a pushing mechanism 280 for pushing the seedlings 22 held by 261R.

  Further, the edge portion 245 a near the tip of the first guided member 245 that is integral with the cam shaft 271 is rotatably connected to the other end 230 b of the connecting arm 230. Further, the first guided member 245 that is integral with the cam shaft 271 is transmitted via a transmission mechanism 290 including a first gear 291, a second gear 292, and a third gear 293 by the rotational force of the drive arm 220. The driving force is transmitted to the cam shaft 271 in accordance with the driving cycle of the driving arm 220 by being rotated.

  Further, when the outer peripheral portion 272 of the cam 270 comes into contact with the front end surfaces of the pair of left and right claw tip width regulating protrusions 262L and 262R provided on the inner surface side of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R, the outer peripheral portion 272 of the cam 270 The pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R is opened and closed by the interaction between the change in thickness and the restoring force of the tension spring 263.

Next, the transmission mechanism 290 will be further described.
That is, the first gear 291 is fixed to the distal end side portion 220a of the drive arm 220, and is rotatably attached to the connection arm 230 via the first rotation shaft 291a. Further, the third gear 293 is fixed to the tip end portion 245 b of the first guided member 245 that is integral with the cam shaft 271, and the edge portion 245 a near the tip end of the first guided member 245 is connected to the connecting arm 230. Therefore, the third gear 293 is rotatably held with respect to the connecting arm 230. Therefore, the third gear 293 rotates integrally with the first guided member 245. Further, the second gear 292 is rotatably attached at the center position of the connecting arm 230, and is sandwiched between both the first gear 291 and the third gear 293, and is engaged with both gears.

Next, the extrusion mechanism 280 will be further described mainly with reference to FIG.
The extruding mechanism 280 pushes out the seedling 22 held by the pair of extraction claws 261L, 261R. The tip portion 281a is bent at a right angle to form a notch 281b that matches the width of the tip portion of the extraction claws 261L, 261R. An extrusion rod 281 and a connecting rod 282 bent at a substantially right angle, one end portion 282a of which is rotatably inserted into a rear end hole portion 281c provided at the rear end portion of the extrusion rod 281. The connecting rod 282 held by a pull-out preventing pin (not shown), the other tip 282b of the connecting rod 282 are fixed to the upper end 283a, and the lower end 283b is fixed to the substrate 250 by the push arm connecting shaft 283d. A push-out arm 283 that is pivotally attached and provided with a tension spring holding first projection 283c in the center, and one end of the tension spring holding first projection. Hooked to 83c, the other end is provided with a spring 284 pulling the push-out arm hooked to the second projection 250a for the tension spring held fixed to the substrate 250.

  Then, when the cam 270 rotates in the direction of arrow B, the protruding portion 273b having an outer diameter larger than that of the other portion 273a in the outermost edge portion 273 is the outer peripheral edge portion of the root portion of the first projection 283c for holding the tension spring. , The pushing arm tension spring 284 is extended, and the pushing arm 283 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 10 so that the pushing rod 281 connected by the connecting rod 282 moves backward. Yes (see arrow C).

  Further, when the cam 270 rotates in the direction of arrow B, the other portion 273a having an outer diameter smaller than the protruding portion 273b in the outermost edge portion 273 is the outer peripheral edge portion of the root portion of the first projection 283c for holding the tension spring. , The push-out arm tension spring 284 contracts, and the push-out arm 283 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 10 so that the push-out rod 281 connected by the connecting rod 282 protrudes (arrow). D). Each time the push rod 281 protrudes, the tip of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R passes through the notch 281b provided in the tip 281a of the push rod 281. It is a configuration that removes the soil that had been removed.

Here, although the extrusion rod 281 has a flat upper portion, it can prevent the leaves of the seedling 22 from being entangled with the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R.
Next, the operation of the take-out device 200 in the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

As described above, the guide portion 240 does not move because it is firmly fixed to the extraction device fixing member 201 fixed to the main body of the seedling transplanter 1.
As the drive arm 220 rotates, the connecting arm 230 swings. The movement of the connecting arm 230 passes through the guide groove 241 formed in the guide portion 240 and is connected to the substrate 250. Regulated by H.245.

  On the other hand, the substrate 250 also swings along with the movement of the connecting arm 230. In addition to the first guided member 245, the second guided member 247 penetrates the guide groove 241 in the substrate 250. Since the second guided member 247 is not connected to the connecting arm 230, the movement repeats reciprocating movement along the guide groove 241. Since the extraction member 260 is attached to the substrate 250, the extraction member 260 also moves in the same manner as the substrate 250, and the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R are shown in FIGS. Draw a trajectory K.

  Here, FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an approximate correspondence relationship between the rotation position of the drive arm 220 and the positions on the locus K of the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R. The rotation positions P1 to P6 of the drive arm 220 shown in FIG. 11 correspond to positions K1 to K6 on the locus K of the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R. In addition, the arrow described on the broken line which shows the locus | trajectory K has shown the operation | movement direction.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the operation of the tip portions 261Lp, 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L, 261R from the position K1 to the position K2 corresponds to the operation of extracting the seedling 22 from the seedling pot 21. Since the locus K from the position K1 to the position K2 is linear, the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R recede straight from the seedling pot 21. At this time, the force in the direction approaching each other acts on the distal ends 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R by the restoring force of the tension spring 263, and the seedlings 22 extracted from the seedling pot 21 are held. I can do it. The opening / closing operation of the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R will be described later together with the operation of the push rod 281.

  The movement of the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R from the position K6 toward the position K1 is performed with respect to the seedlings 22 in the breeding pot 21 of the tray 20 at the seedling extraction position. 261L, 261R is inserted, and moves in the opposite direction along the path K from the position K1 to the position K2, so that the tips 261Lp, 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L, 261R It is inserted almost straight into the pot 21. At this time, the force in the direction away from each other acts against the restoring force of the tension spring 263 on the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R, and both the tip portions are open. You can enter the seedling pot 21.

Thus, the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R do not damage the tray 20, the seedling pot 21, and the seedling itself.
The trajectory K from the position K1 to the position K2 and the trajectory K from the position K6 to the position K1 are substantially linear. The side near the tray supply device 100 of the guide groove 241 is linear. It is because it is done.

  Next, as moving from the position K2 to the position K3, the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of take-out claws 261L and 261R change their postures from the posture facing the seedling pot 21 until then substantially downward. When moved to the position K4, the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp are substantially directed downward.

The reason why the posture is suddenly changed substantially downward as described above is that the side of the guide groove 241 far from the tray supply device 100 is formed in a shape that rises in a substantially R shape.
At that time, just below the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp, the seedling insertion port (not shown) of the planting device 7 in the ascending process on the locus T1 (see FIG. 1) is directed upward toward the top dead center. The seedling 22 pushed out from the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R by the push rod 281 falls to the seedling inlet of the planting device 7 between the position K4 and the position K5. It is supplied to the planting tool 11. The operation of the push rod 281 will be further described later.

  Next, from the position K5 toward the position K6, the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of take-out claws 261L and 261R abruptly move so that the posture that has been directed substantially downward until then can be opposed to the next seedling pot 21. The tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp are inserted into the new seedling pot 21 when the position is changed to move to the position K1.

  As can be seen from the approximate correspondence between the rotation position of the drive arm 220 and the positions of the tip ends 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R shown in FIG. 11, the position K4 to the position K5 are shown. Since the movement toward is performed more slowly than the movement from the position K1 to the position K2 described above, the removal of the seedling 22 from the seedling pot 21 can be performed quickly and the release of the seedling 22 to the planting device 7 is ensured. Can be done.

  Such an operation is performed because the connecting arm 230 is provided in front of the drive arm 220 (the extraction position of the tray supply device 100). Further, since the drive arm 220 is farther from the extraction position of the tray supply device 100 than the connection arm 230, it does not come into contact with the seedling 22 when the seedling 22 is taken out.

Next, operations of the transmission mechanism 290 and the extrusion mechanism 280 will be mainly described with reference to FIGS. 9, 10, and 11.
As shown in FIG. 9, the first gear 291 fixed to the distal end side portion 220 a of the drive arm 220 by the rotation of the drive arm 220 in the B direction moves in the B direction around the rotation fulcrum 220 b of the drive arm 220. Revolve. The first gear 291 is rotatably attached to the connecting arm 230 via the first rotation shaft 291a, and rotates the third gear 293 in the B direction via the second gear 292. The third gear 293 is fixed to the distal end portion 245 b of the first guided member 245 that is integral with the cam shaft 271, and the edge portion 245 a near the distal end of the first guided member 245 is connected to the connecting arm 230. Since the third gear 293 rotates, the cam 270 rotates in the B direction via the cam shaft 271. That is, the cam 270 rotates in accordance with the drive cycle of the drive arm 220.

  The cam 270 has an outer peripheral portion 272 whose thickness changes depending on the location, and an outermost edge portion 273 whose distance (outer diameter) from the center of the cam shaft 271 changes depending on the location. As shown, the protruding portion 273b in the outermost edge portion 273 has a larger outer diameter than the other portion 273a, and the thickness of the first range 272a is within the outer peripheral portion 272 at the same distance from the axial center of the cam shaft 271. The thickness is set smaller than the thickness of the second range 272b which is the remaining thick portion.

  With the above configuration, when the cam 270 rotates in synchronization with the drive cycle of the drive arm 220, the distal ends 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R move from the position K6 to the position K1. The opening / closing operation of the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R and the operation of the push rod 281 are as follows.

  That is, the second range 272b, which is a thick portion of the outer peripheral portion 272 of the cam 270, comes into contact with the tip surfaces of the pair of left and right claw tip width restricting projections 262L and 262R, whereby a pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R The front end portions 261Lp and 261Rp are opposed to the restoring force of the tension spring 263, and force in directions away from each other is acting, and both the front end portions are open.

  On the other hand, at this time, the protrusion 273b of the outermost edge 273 of the cam 270 is in contact with the outer peripheral edge of the base portion of the first projection 283c for holding the tension spring, so that the push arm tension spring 284 is pulled. The pushing arm 283 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 10 (see arrow C), and the pushing rod 281 connected by the connecting rod 282 is maintained in the retracted state.

Therefore, the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R can enter the seedling raising pot 21 and take out the seedling.
Next, the opening / closing operation of the pair of extraction claws 261L, 261R, 261Lp, 261Rp when the tip portions 261Lp, 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L, 261R perform the operation from the position K1 toward the position K2, and the extrusion The operation of the rod 281 is as follows.

  That is, at the same time when the operation from the position K1 toward the position K2 is started, the first range 272a, which is a thin portion of the outer peripheral portion 272 of the cam 270, is connected to the tip surfaces of the pair of left and right claw tip width regulating projections 262L and 262R. By making contact, the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R move toward each other due to the restoring force of the tension spring 263, so that both tip portions are closed.

  On the other hand, at this time, the protrusion 273b of the outermost edge 273 of the cam 270 is still in contact with the outer peripheral edge of the base portion of the first projection 283c for holding the tension spring, so that the push-out arm tension spring 284 is The pusher arm 283 is stretched and maintains the state of rotating counterclockwise in FIG. 10 (see arrow C), and the pusher rod 281 connected by the connecting rod 282 is maintained in the retracted state. Yes. Therefore, the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R can hold the extracted seedling 22 firmly at the tip portion and move to the planting device 7 side as it is.

  Next, the opening / closing operation of the pair of extraction claws 261L, 261R, 261Lp, 261Rp when the tip portions 261Lp, 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L, 261R perform the operation from the position K4 toward the position K5, and extrusion The operation of the rod 281 is as follows.

  That is, at the same time when the operation from the position K4 toward the position K5 is started, the other portion 273a of the outermost edge portion 273 of the cam 270 is replaced with the outer peripheral edge of the root portion of the first protrusion 283c for holding the tension spring. 10, the pushing arm 283 instantaneously turns clockwise in FIG. 10 by the restoring force of the pushing arm tension spring 284 (see arrow D), and the pushing arm connected by the connecting rod 282. At the same time as the rod 281 is pushed out, the cutout part 281b of the tip part 281a of the push rod 281 moves while expanding the tip parts of the pair of extraction claws 261L, 261R.

  Thereby, the seedling 22 pushed out from the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R by the tip portion 281a of the extrusion rod 281 falls to the seedling inlet of the planting device 7 and is supplied to the planting tool 11 Is done. At this time, the cutout portion 281b of the distal end portion 281a of the push rod 281 moves while pushing and expanding the distal end portions of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R, so that the dirt or the like attached to the distal end portion is simultaneously removed. It is.

  Next, the opening / closing operation of the pair of extraction claws 261L, 261R, 261Lp, 261Rp when the tip portions 261Lp, 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L, 261R perform the operation from the position K5 to the position K6, and extrusion The operation of the rod 281 is as follows.

  That is, in the outer peripheral portion 272 of the cam 270, the second range 272b which is a thick portion instead of the first range 272a which is a thin portion is in contact with the tip surfaces of the pair of left and right claw tip width regulating projections 262L and 262R. By doing so, the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R change to a state in which both tip portions are opened due to the force in the direction away from each other against the restoring force of the tension spring 263. To do.

  On the other hand, when coming to the vicinity of the position K6, the projecting portion 273b of the outermost edge portion 273 of the cam 270 contacts the outer peripheral edge portion of the base portion of the first projection 283c for holding the spring spring instead of the other portion 273a. As a result, the push arm tension spring 284 is extended, the push arm 283 is swung counterclockwise in FIG. 10 (see arrow C), and the push rod 281 connected by the connecting rod 282 is retracted. Change to state.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R are integrally formed of the same metal plate member from the root portion to the distal end portion has been described. About the front end side, it may be made of, for example, a rubber plate or a resin plate that can be detached and has elasticity. Thereby, even if the tip part grasps the seedling 22 by the restoring force of the tension spring 263, the rubber plate is deformed by the elasticity of the tip side, so that the seedling 22 is not crushed.

  Further, the push rod 281 covers the upper ends of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R until the distal ends 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R move in the vicinity of the position K6. Although configured, this can prevent the leaves of the seedling 22 on the tray 20 from being caught by the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R when moving from the position K5 to the position K6.

  In addition, the push rod 281 is configured to be retracted in accordance with the insertion speed when the tip portions 261Lp and 261Rp of the pair of extraction claws 261L and 261R are inserted into the seedling pot 21, thereby the leaves of the seedling 22 Can be prevented from being entangled with the end portions 261Lp and 261Rp.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 again, the mechanism for intermittently driving the tray feed rod 121 of the tray supply apparatus 100 will be further described.
As shown in FIG. 8, the tray vertical feeding device 120 has (1) the above-described tray feeding rod 121 and (2) the upper end portion 121b1 of both ends 121b of the tray feeding rod 121 fixed, and one side curved inward. A feed rod arm 130 formed with a projecting cam 131 having a curved edge 131a at the bottom, and (3) a root portion 141 is rotatably supported by the side plate 110a of the seedling table 110, and a tip shaft portion of the tip portion. 142, a feed arm 140 that rotatably supports the feed rod arm 130, and has a first recess 143a, a second projection 143b, and a third recess 143c formed smoothly and continuously in a side view at the lower edge, (4) The vertical feed drive shaft 151 that rotates in the direction of arrow E by the driving force obtained from the power source of the seedling transplanter 1 is viewed from the take-out device 200 side, and the central position and the right end position of the vertical feed drive shaft 151 Each fixed in two places includes a longitudinal feeding drive arm 150 having a restraining roller 152 rotatably to the tip portion.

  Also, the feed arm tension spring is applied between the tip shaft 142 at the tip of the feed arm 140 and the lower portion 110a1 of the side plate 110a of the seedling table 110 so that a downward pulling force is always applied to the feed arm 140. 160 is attached. Further, a spring mounting rod 163 that holds the other end of the feed rod arm tension spring 161 having one end attached to the pin 132 attached to the upper end portion of the feed rod arm 130 is fixed to the root portion 141 of the feed arm 140. Has been.

Next, the intermittent operation of the tray feed rod 121 will be described with reference to FIGS.
It is assumed that the seedling table 110 is moved in the right direction, that is, in the direction of arrow F (see FIG. 7) by the rotation of the lead cam shaft 171. At that time, the longitudinal feed drive shaft 151 rotates in the direction of arrow E (see FIG. 8).

  In the meantime, the take-out device 200 sequentially takes out the seedlings 22 from the seedling pot 21 at the right end and supplies the seedlings 22 to the planting device 7, and then the leftmost end when the seedling placement stand 110 moves to the rightmost end. The seedling 22 of the nursery pot 21 is taken out by the take-out device 200. Thereby, all the seedlings 22 for one horizontal row of the seedling pot 21 are taken out.

  At this time, a check roller which is rotated in the direction of arrow E together with the longitudinal feed drive shaft 151 and is rotatably attached to the tip of the longitudinal feed drive arm 150 fixed to the right end of the longitudinal feed drive shaft 151. Since 152 is configured to start contact with the curved edge 131a of the feed rod arm 130 after a short delay after starting contact with the first recess 143a of the feed arm 140, the tray feed rod 121 is After once moving upward with the clockwise rotation of 140, the rotation starts counterclockwise around the distal end shaft portion 142a of the distal end portion.

  In other words, the tray feed rod 121 once moved upward in the direction of the arrow 121a0 (see FIGS. 7B and 8), and thus was held in the notch 112a (see FIG. 7B). The protruding portion 121ab (see FIG. 7B) of the tray feed rod 121 comes out of the cutout portion 112a, and the central portion 121a of the tray feed rod 121 that has been waiting in the gap 21a on the back side of the seedling pot 21 is also included. Then, it moves upward in the direction of the arrow 121a0 within the gap 21a. Thereafter, the feed rod arm 130 starts to rotate counterclockwise around the tip shaft 142 of the tip, so that the central portion 121a of the tray feed rod 121 moves in the direction of the arrow 121a1 (see FIG. 8). Moving. In addition, the notch depth of the notch part 112a is set to such an extent that the center part 121a of the tray feed rod 121 can move within the range of the gap 21a.

  Thereafter, when the check roller 152 continues to rotate, the check roller 152 continues to contact the curved edge portion 131a of the feed rod arm 130, so that the central portion 121a of the tray feed rod 121 is positioned in the retreat groove 111a. Maintained. At this time, the check roller 152 simultaneously moves from the first concave portion 143a of the feed arm 140 toward the second convex portion 143b, so that the feed arm 140 further rotates clockwise, and the central portion 121a of the tray feed rod 121 is As a result, it moves in the direction of the arrow 121a2 (see FIG. 8) while maintaining the state positioned in the retreat groove 111a.

  Thereafter, when the check roller 152 continues to rotate, the check roller 152 is not in contact with the curved edge portion 131a of the feed rod arm 130, and at the same time, the feed rod arm 130 is moved by the restoring force of the feed rod arm tension spring 161. The central portion 121a of the tray feed rod 121 is instantaneously rotated clockwise about the distal end shaft portion 142 of the distal end portion, so that the central portion 121a of the tray feed rod 121 is directed from the gap 21a toward the gap 21b located on the upper side by one row of the seedling pot 21. , And moves as indicated by an arrow 121a3.

  Thereafter, when the check roller 152 continues to rotate, the check roller 152 moves while being in contact with the third recess 143 c of the feed arm 140, so that the feed arm 140 is moved downward by the restoring force of the feed arm tension spring 160. As a result, the central portion 121a of the tray feed rod 121 moves in the direction of the arrow 121a4 (see FIG. 8) while maintaining the state of being positioned in the gap 21b. The protrusion 121ab of 121a is held by the notch 112a.

  And the center part 121a of the tray feed rod 121 moved in the direction of the arrow 121a4 (see FIG. 8) maintains the state of being positioned in the gap between the seedling pots on the back side of the seedling pot 21, and the seedling stand 110 is When the movement starts in the arrow G direction, that is, the left direction, the takeout device 200 sequentially takes out the seedlings 22 from the seedling pot 21 at the left end and supplies the seedlings 22 to the planting device 7. The seedling 22 of the rightmost breeding pot 21 is taken out by the take-out device 200 at the time of moving to. Thereby, all the seedlings 22 for one horizontal row of the seedling pot 21 are taken out.

  During this time, the projection 121ab of the central portion 121a of the tray feed rod 121 is held by the notch 112a, so that the tray 20 moves downward due to the weight of the seedling 22 placed in the seedling pot 21. Can be prevented.

  When all the seedlings 22 for one horizontal row of the seedling pot 21 are taken out, unlike the above, the seedlings 22 are rotatably attached to the tip of the vertical feed drive arm 150 fixed at the center position of the vertical feed drive shaft 151. The check roller 152 is started to contact the curved edge 131 a of the feed rod arm 130 and the first recess 143 a of the feed arm 140.

By repeating the above-described operation, the tray 20 is moved rightward or leftward, and is intermittently vertically fed by one row of the seedling pot 21.
Thereby, the tray vertical feeding device 120 having a compact structure is obtained. Further, the tray conveyance path 111 can be supported so as to be movable left and right with a simple structure of the guide rail 155 and the lead cam shaft 171.

  Further, since the central portion 121a of the tray feed rod 121 is disposed on the flat surface portion 111b of the tray conveying path 111, the tray 20 does not bend inward, so that a gap with a certain width is provided on the back side of the seedling pot 21. Since 21a and 21b can be secured, the tray feed rod 121 can surely enter the gaps 21a and 21b.

  Further, since the curved surface portion 111c is provided on the downstream side of the flat surface portion 111b of the tray conveyance path 111, the tray 20 bends along the curved surface. Therefore, even when the tray feed rod 121 is moving in the direction of the arrow 121a2 during tray feeding, the bending becomes resistance, and the tray 20 is prevented from shifting to the downstream side.

  As shown in FIG. 7 (c), when the tray transport path 111 is recessed so that the top surface of the tray 20 is substantially horizontal near the position where the tray 20 is engaged with the tray feed rod 121, the take-out claw 210 becomes the tray transport path. At the position where the curved surface portion 111c of 111 starts, the seedling 22 is taken out in the vertical direction, the stems and leaves of the seedling 22 are hard to fall down, and the taking-out is performed well, and the tray feed rod 121 is placed in each seedling pot 21 of the tray 20 It is easy to enter, the conveyance is ensured, and the take-out device 200 can be brought close to the tray vertical feeding device 120 to shorten the front-rear width of the machine body.

  Further, when the seedling planting device 300 and the tray supply device 100 are brought close to each other and the movement trajectory T1 of the planting tool 11 is recessed by returning the rear upper portion as shown in the drawing, the front-rear width of the machine body can be shortened, and the planting tool 11 Supply accuracy is improved.

  Next, the various operation levers and the operation unit 600 that are disposed in the vicinity of the pair of left and right handle grips 8L and 8R of the steering handle 8 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a plan view for explaining various operation levers and the operation unit 600 arranged in the vicinity of the pair of left and right handle grips 8L and 8R of the steering handle 8. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a main clutch lever 80 is provided in the vicinity of the left handle grip 8L of the steering handle 8, and a hydraulic lift cylinder 10 for raising and lowering the traveling vehicle body 15 is operated in the vicinity of the right handle grip 8R. A lifting operation lever 81 is provided.

  The raising / lowering operation lever 81 is configured to be manually switchable in three stages of “lowering”, “neutral”, and “raising”, and when switched to the “lowering” position, the hydraulic lifting cylinder 10 is to lower the traveling vehicle body 15. When the operation is stopped and the lowering is stopped by a sensor plate 710 (see FIG. 13), which will be described later, and the planting on / off button 620 (see FIG. 12), which will be described later, is in an ON state, the planting clutch 420 enters an “on” state. Planting work is started.

  When the lifting operation lever 81 is switched to the “neutral” position, the planting operation is stopped. When the lifting operation lever 81 is switched to the “raised” position, the hydraulic lifting cylinder 10 operates to raise the traveling vehicle body 15.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 12, the operation panel 601 has, in order from the left end to the right end, (1) an empty planting operation button for operating only the planting tool 11 in a state in which the traveling of the traveling vehicle body 15 is stopped. 610, and (2) when the lifting operation lever 81 is operated to the lowering operation position for lowering the traveling vehicle body 15, the planting tool 11 is operated in conjunction with the lowering operation, and is not interlocked with the lowering operation. A planting on / off button 620 that switches to any one of the states, (3) a display unit 630 that displays at least between planted strains, and (4) an adjustment button 640 that adjusts at least between planted strains are arranged.

  Since the planting on / off button 620 is electrically connected in series with the sky planting operation button 610, when the sky planting operation button 610 is turned on, the planting on / off button 620 is also turned on. The planting tool 11 operates.

Here, the display unit 630 will be further described.
In the seedling transplanter 1 of the present embodiment, “planting 1” for performing planting work by low-speed traveling is designated by the shift lever 190, or “planting 2” for performing planting work by high-speed traveling. The range between planted stocks that can be displayed on the display unit 630 is varied depending on whether or not is specified.

  Specifically, when the shift lever 190 is set to “planting 1 (low speed running)”, the range between planting stocks that can be set by the operator is 22 cm to 40 cm, and the shift lever 190 is set to “planting”. When set to “2 (high speed running)”, the range between planted stocks that can be set by the operator is initially set in the memory unit 810 of the control unit 800 to be 32 cm to 70 cm. These initial setting values can be changed. For example, when the speed ratio between “planting 1” and “planting 2” is changed, the operation unit 600 switches to a mode for changing the range between planted stocks, and then uses the adjustment button 640 to change between planting stocks. The range can be changed and set independently.

  In the present embodiment, the control in which whether the transmission lever 190 is set to “planting 1” or “planting 2” is determined according to the output signals from the first transmission switch 198 and the second transmission switch 199. Unit 800 (see FIG. 14) issues a command corresponding to the determination result to display unit 630. Thereby, the range between the planting stocks which an operator can set is displayed.

  That is, an upper limit and a lower limit that are ranges between planted stocks that can be set by the operator are simultaneously displayed in the left half area of the display unit 630, and a center value between planted stocks is temporarily displayed in the right half area. This is a configuration to display as a value.

  The operator changes the temporary value displayed in the right half display area of the display unit 630 to a desired stock within the range between the planted stocks displayed in the left half display area of the display unit 630. Therefore, the adjustment button 640 is operated.

  In order to realize the planting stock set by the operator in this way, the control unit 800 ((i) numerical information between planting stocks set by the adjustment button 640 and ((ii) “planting by the shift lever 190”). Using the presence of the ON signal from the first shift switch 198 and the second shift switch 199 to determine which one of “Appendix 1” and “Plant2” is set, the planting clutch 420 is The operation cycle of the solenoid 470 for setting the “ON” state is determined, and the solenoid 470 is energized according to the determined operation cycle.

  Thereby, the display unit 630 capable of displaying the range between planting stocks corresponding to the traveling speeds (“planting 1 (low speed)”, “planting 2 (high speed)”) designated by the shift lever 190 is used. Thus, the operator can set an appropriate planting plant within the range between planting plants corresponding to the designated traveling speed.

  For example, when the traveling speed is set to a slow mode, planting is performed between narrow planting stocks. Therefore, since the operating speed of the planting tool does not become extremely fast, the planting accuracy can be improved. In addition, when the traveling speed is set to the fast mode, it is planted between wide planted plants. Therefore, work efficiency can be improved.

  That is, according to the seedling transplanter 1 of the present embodiment, for example, when planting between narrow planting strains, the traveling speed is slowed so that the operating speed of the planting tool is not extremely increased, so that the planting accuracy is increased. When it is desired to plant between large planting stocks, the traveling speed can be increased to improve the work efficiency.

In addition, it can be set between appropriate planting stocks according to work conditions such as farm fields and traveling speed.
That is, for example, when planting work is performed on an inclined land, setting between planted plants in consideration of slip of the traveling vehicle body 15 is necessary in order to realize the same planted plant between the uphill slope and the downhill slope. . In the present embodiment, the same planting is performed on the uphill and downhill surfaces by setting an overlapping range between the planting stocks corresponding to both “planting 1” and “planting 2”. It becomes possible to realize between the stocks.

  Specifically, in this Embodiment, the range between the overlapping planted stocks is 32 cm-40 cm. In view of this, in consideration of slip, the shift lever 190 is set to “planting 2 (high speed)” capable of high-speed traveling, and the distance between planted stocks is set to 33 cm.

On the other hand, on the descending inclined surface, the shift lever 190 is set to “planting 1 (low speed)” that allows low-speed traveling in consideration of slip, and the space between the planting stocks is set to 30 cm.
Thereby, between an actual planted stock, 31.5 cm can be realized with an upslope and 31.5 cm with a downslope.

  In addition, in addition to responding to the ups and downs of slopes by making the adjustment range between planting stocks different between “planting 1” and “planting 2”, the traveling speed is increased when planting between wide stocks. This also has the effect of improving work efficiency.

Here, the description returns to the operation panel 601 again. That is, according to the above configuration, the planting cut-off button 620 is disposed near the center of the operation panel 601, and thus it is easy to operate.
Moreover, since the sky planting operation button 610 is disposed on the left side of the rear surface 601b different from the upper surface 601a on which other operation buttons are disposed, erroneous operations by the operator can be reduced.

Further, since the display unit 630 is disposed near the center of the operation panel 601, it is easy to confirm.
The adjustment button 640 includes an “up” push switch 640 a that changes the stock in the direction of expanding the stock, and a “down” push switch 640 b that changes in the direction of narrowing the stock on the lower side.

  With the above configuration, by operating the “raising” push switch 640a and the “lowering” push switch 640b, the numerical value indicating between stocks is directly displayed on the display unit 630, so that an operator can easily recognize between stocks.

Next, the belt continuously variable transmission 205 that transmits power from the rear wheel shaft 3a to the planting input shaft 18a of the planting transmission 18 will be described with reference to FIG.
A variable groove width pulley 206 and a variable groove width pulley 207 are attached to the rear wheel shaft 3 a and the planting input shaft 18 a, and a V belt 208 is wound around and a groove width changing roller 211 biting into the groove of the variable groove width pulley 206 is pivoted. The leading end of the supported first speed change arm 212 and the leading end of the second speed change arm 214 pivotally supporting the groove width changing roller 213 biting into the groove of the variable groove width pulley 207 are connected by the connecting rod 215. The pinion gear 217 of the speed change motor 218 is meshed with the fan gear 216 fixed to the pivot support side.

  Therefore, when the speed change motor 218 is driven, the inclination of the second speed change arm 214 is changed via the pinion gear 217 and the fan gear 216, and the groove width change roller 211 and the variable groove width bite into the pulley groove of the variable groove width pulley 206. The degree of biting of the groove width changing roller 213 biting into the pulley groove of the pulley 207 is simultaneously changed, and the rotation of the planting input shaft 18a is continuously changed. The rotation of the planting input shaft 18a is detected by the rotation sensor 219, and the rotation of the speed change motor 218 is controlled by the control unit 800 based on the number of rotations, so that the rotation of the planting input shaft 18a is controlled. Even if it fluctuates, it will be planted between the established stocks. If the front wheel rotation sensor 25 that detects the rotation of the front wheel 2 is used instead of the rotation sensor 219, the plant is planted between accurate strains.

  The belt continuously variable transmission 205 is a safety mechanism that prevents the V-belt 208 from slipping and being damaged when the planting transmission device 18, the tray supply device 100, and the take-out device 200 are mechanically locked.

Further, by arranging the belt continuously variable transmission 205 and the swing link mechanism 310 of the seedling planting device 300 on the left and right of the planting transmission device 18, the right and left balance of the machine body is improved.
Further, when the spare seedling stand 115 (see FIG. 1) on which the spare seedling tray is placed and the take-out device 200 are attached to the machine frame constituting the belt continuously variable transmission 205, the configuration is simplified.

Moreover, if the tray supply device 100 and the take-out device 200 are replaced with a conventional turntable, it can be changed to a semi-automatic supply transplanter, and versatility is enhanced.
Next, referring mainly to FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, a solenoid 470 for performing planting on / off based on the operations of the planting depth adjusting mechanism 700, the planting on / off button 620, the lifting operation lever 81, and the like. The description will focus on the control unit 800 that controls the operation of the speed change motor 204 that changes the speed of the chain belt 202.

FIG. 13 is a left side view illustrating a schematic configuration of the planting depth adjusting mechanism 700, and FIG. 14 is a schematic block diagram illustrating input / output to the control unit 800.
As shown in FIG. 13, the planting depth adjusting mechanism 700 includes: (1) a sensor plate 710 having a gently curved bottom surface that maintains a constant planting depth by contacting the farm scene 701; ) A substantially L-shaped plate-like member in a side view, wherein an L-shaped bent portion is rotatably supported with respect to the traveling vehicle body 15 by a rotation support shaft 721, and one end 722 extending rearward is a sensor plate. The other end 723 that is pivotally connected to the front end 711 of the 710 and the pivot support shaft 722a and that extends upward is manually operated by an operator in the vertical (up and down) direction of the sensor plate 710. A depth arm 720 that is pivotably connected to the distal end portion 741 of the transmission rod 740 that transmits the movement of the depth lever 730 for setting the position; and (3) the depth arm 720 is swingable from the main frame 17. A hanging spring 750, (4) It is a substantially L-shaped plate-like member in a plan view, and an L-shaped bent portion is rotatably supported with respect to the traveling vehicle body 15 by a rotation support shaft 761, and a long hole is formed below the rotation support shaft 761. 762 is formed, and is urged by the tension spring 766 connected to the upper end portion 763 to rotate in the arrow Y direction with the rotation support shaft 761 as an axis, and is provided in the hydraulic pressure switching valve portion 40. A counter arm 760 having a front end portion 764 connected by a rod 765 with respect to a lift operation valve (not shown), and (5) a counter arm 771 is positioned so that the front end side of the elongated hole 762 of the counter arm 760 is positioned. A planting switch 770 disposed on the arm 760, and (6) a connecting pin 781a provided at one end 781 is inserted into the elongated hole 762, and the other end 782 is connected via a connecting shaft 783. The upper end 712 and rotatably coupled to a sensor rod 780 of capacitors plate 710, and a.

  Further, the sensor rod 780 is interlocked with the swing in the arrow Z direction of the upper end 712 of the sensor plate 710 by the upward swing of the sensor plate 710, so that the front end edge portion 781b of the one end 781 is turned on and off. It moves to the direction which pushes the detection lever 771, and is the structure which turns on the planting switch 770.

  According to the above configuration, since the depth arm 720 is suspended by the spring 750, rattling of the connecting portion between the depth arm 720 and the depth lever 730 is eliminated, and the depth set by the depth lever 730 is stable. To do. The spring 750 is configured to suspend the depth arm 720, but is not limited thereto, and may be configured to press the depth arm 720 against the main frame side, for example.

  Further, according to the above configuration, the counter arm 760 is pulled by the tension spring 766 in the direction of pushing down the sensor plate 710, so that the backlash between the sensor rod 780 and the counter arm 760 can be eliminated.

Further, by changing the elastic force of the tension spring 766, the force pushing the sensor plate 710 can be changed.
Next, a method of controlling the solenoid 470 by the control unit 800 provided below the operation panel 601 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 14, at least the on / off signal from the planting on / off button 620, the switching signal of the lifting operation lever 81, and the on / off signal from the planting switch 770 are input to the control unit 800, and these input signals are processed. Thus, a pulse signal is output from the control unit 800 to the solenoid 470 and the transmission motor 204.

Based on the above configuration, the operation of the control unit 800 will be mainly described with reference to FIGS.
Here, after moving the seedling transplanting device 1 to a predetermined position in the field, (1) a scene where the planting operation is to be started, and then (2) a scene where the plant is traveling while planting in the field, and (3) The explanation will be divided into scenes that come to the edge of the kite and turn.
(1) Scene where planting work is to be started: When the seedling transplanting apparatus 1 is moved to a predetermined position in the field, the planting on / off button 620 is in the “on” state and the lifting operation lever 81 is in the “up” position. , And the vehicle height of the traveling vehicle body 15 is at a high position.

  Further, it is assumed that the operator sets the transmission lever 190 to “planting 1”. As a result, the first shift switch 198 is turned on, the second shift switch 199 is turned off, and an ON signal is sent to the control unit 800 only from the first shift switch 198. Since the controller 800 has received the ON signal from the first shift switch 198 and has not received the ON signal from the second shift switch 199, it determines that “planting 1 (low speed)” has been set, A range “22 cm to 40 cm” between planted stocks corresponding to “planting 1 (low speed)” stored in advance in the memory unit 810 is read out and displayed in the left half display area of the display unit 630.

  The operator looks at the range between the planted stocks displayed on the display unit 630, and after confirming that 50 cm between the desired planted stocks is not within the range, operates the shift lever 190, Switch to “planting 2 (high speed)”. Then, the range “32 cm to 70 cm” between the planted strains is displayed in the left half display area of the display unit 630 and 51 cm is displayed as a temporary value between the planted strains in the right half display area. .

The operator presses the adjustment button 640 to change the temporary value of 51 cm to 50 cm desired by the worker. Thereby, the setting between planting stocks is completed.
Next, when the operator operates the lifting operation lever 81 to the “lower” position to lower the height of the traveling vehicle body 15, the sensor plate 710 is lowered together with the traveling vehicle body 15 toward the farm scene 701. Since the front end portion 711 of the sensor plate 710 rotates in the arrow Z direction (see FIG. 13) when coming into contact with the farm scene 701, the front end edge portion 781b of the sensor rod 780 moves in the direction of pushing the on / off detection lever 771 and is planted. By turning on the attachment switch 770, an ON signal from the planting switch 770 is input to the control unit 800.

  The control unit 800 outputs a signal indicating the “ON” state from the planting on / off button 620, a signal indicating the “down” position from the lifting operation lever 81, and an “ON” signal from the planting switch 770 under AND conditions. In response to this, a signal for energizing the solenoid 470 is output.

Thereby, the planting clutch 420 is switched from the “cut” state to the “on” state, and the planting operation is started.
That is, when the control unit 800 receives the various signals and determines that the planting conditions are satisfied, the planting clutch 420 is first switched to the “ON” state and the planting tool 11 is operated. When the operator starts the planting operation by operating the lifting operation lever 81 or the like, the planting tool 11 immediately plants the first seedling. Thereby, the planting operation can be started from the end of the field.
(2) Scene of traveling while planting in the field: Here, it is assumed that the lifting operation lever 81 is in the “down” position, and the sensor plate 710 moves up and down according to the unevenness of the field scene 701. .

  In addition, the control unit 800 outputs a pulse signal at the operation cycle so that the solenoid 470 is energized at a predetermined operation cycle. Accordingly, the planting clutch 420 enters the “ON” state when the solenoid 470 is energized, and the intermittent cam 441 starts to rotate and completes one rotation (that is, the seedling planting operation is performed once). When finished, a series of operations of returning to the “off” state is repeated in the operation cycle.

Thereby, a planting operation | work is performed intermittently and desired planting stock | strain is implement | achieved.
Here, the predetermined operating cycle is controlled based on the traveling speed corresponding to “planting 2 (high speed)” specified by the operator and 50 cm which is the value between the planting stocks selected by the operator. Determined by part 800. The predetermined operation cycle is counted by a timer in the control unit 800.

In response to the vertical movement of the sensor plate 710, the hydraulic lifting cylinder 10 operates as follows.
That is, when the sensor plate 710 moves upward, the front end 711 of the sensor plate 710 moves in the direction of the arrow Z around the rotation support shaft 722a, and the connecting pin 781a provided at one end 781 of the sensor rod 780 When moving in the direction of pushing the front edge of the long hole 762, the counter arm 760 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 13 with the rotation support shaft 761 as the axis, and this movement via the rod 765 causes the hydraulic pressure switching valve. It is transmitted to an elevating operation valve (not shown) provided in the section 40 and is operated in the direction in which the hydraulic elevating cylinder 10 extends, and the vehicle height of the traveling vehicle body 15 is increased.

  On the other hand, when the sensor plate 710 moves downward, the front end portion 711 of the sensor plate 710 moves in the direction opposite to the arrow Z direction around the rotation support shaft 722a and is connected to one end portion 781 of the sensor rod 780. When the pin 781a moves in a direction away from the front edge portion of the long hole 762, the counter arm 760 rotates in the arrow Y direction with the rotation support shaft 761 as the axis by the pulling force of the tension spring 766, and this movement is the rod 765. Is transmitted to a lifting operation valve (not shown) provided in the hydraulic pressure switching valve portion 40, and the hydraulic lifting cylinder 10 is operated in a shorter direction, and the vehicle height of the traveling vehicle body 15 is lowered.

By the above operation, even if the farm scene 701 is uneven, the planting depth of the seedling can be kept constant.
(3) Scene of turning to the edge of the heel: In this scene, the operator moves the lifting operation lever 81 from the “down” position to the “neutral” position in order to interrupt the planting operation.

  Accordingly, the control unit 800 receives the signal indicating the “neutral” position from the elevating operation lever 81 and stops outputting the pulse signal to the solenoid 470. Thus, after the planting clutch 420 is switched from the “ON” state to the “OFF” state, the “OFF” state is continuously maintained, so that the planting operation is interrupted.

Further, the operator moves the lifting / lowering operation lever 81 from the “neutral” position to the “raised” position in order to turn the traveling vehicle body 15 toward the adjacent saddle.
In conjunction with the movement of the cable 82 in response to the operation of the elevating operation lever 81, the elevating operation valve (not shown) provided in the hydraulic pressure switching valve unit 40 is operated, and the hydraulic elevating cylinder 10 moves in the extending direction. As a result, the vehicle height of the traveling vehicle body 15 increases.

At this time, the sensor plate 710 is lowered and the planting switch 770 is turned off, but no signal is output from the control unit 800.
The planting clutch 420 is maintained in the “disengaged” state, and the state where the planting operation is interrupted is continued.

Therefore, the worker turns the traveling vehicle body 15.
Next, when the operator moves the elevating operation lever 81 from the “raised” position to the “lowered” position through the “neutral” position, the hydraulic pressure is moved in conjunction with the movement of the cable 82 according to the operation of the elevating operation lever 81. When the lifting operation valve provided in the switching valve unit 40 is operated and the hydraulic lifting cylinder 10 is moved in the direction of shortening, the vehicle height of the traveling vehicle body 15 begins to decrease. Note that a signal indicating that the elevating operation lever 81 is in the “down” position is output to the control unit 800 by the operation of the elevating operation lever 81.

  Then, when the vehicle body of the traveling vehicle body 15 descends and the sensor plate 710 eventually comes into contact with the farm scene 701, the planting switch 770 is turned on as described in the above item (1), and the signal is transmitted to the control unit. 800 is input.

  Since the planting on / off button 620 remains in the “on” state, the control unit 800 transmits a signal indicating the “on” state from the planting on / off button 620 and a signal indicating the “down” position from the elevating operation lever 81. When the “ON” signal is received from the planting switch 770 under the AND condition, a signal for energizing the solenoid 470 is output. That is, similarly to the above, the control unit 800 outputs a pulse signal at the operation cycle so as to energize the solenoid 470 at a predetermined operation cycle.

Thereby, the planting clutch 420 is switched from the “cut” state to the “entered” state, and the planting operation is started again.
In this case, when the operator starts the planting operation again by operating the elevating operation lever 81 or the like, the timer count in the control unit 800 is reset. The planting tool 11 plants the first seedling. Thereby, planting operation can always be started from the end of the field.

  With the above configuration, by setting the planting on / off button 620 to the “on” state, the above-described (1) planting operation is started only by operating the elevating operation lever 81, and then (2) the farm field. A series of operations can be carried out continuously, such as traveling while planting inside, and (3) planting again after coming to the end of the fence and turning.

  Next, a configuration in which the hydraulic pump 850 is disposed between the engine 12 and the transmission case 4 (see FIG. 2) will be described mainly with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a side view illustrating a configuration in which a hydraulic pump 850 is disposed between the engine 12 and the transmission case 4.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the first transmission belt 855 is hung between an engine pulley 860 that rotates in response to the driving force from the engine 12 and a transmission pulley 865 for transmitting the driving force to the main transmission case 4. Yes. The second transmission belt 870 is hung between an engine pulley 860 that rotates in response to a driving force from the engine 12 and a hydraulic pulley 875 for rotating the hydraulic pump 850.

The first transmission belt 855 and the second transmission belt 870 are arranged in parallel on the left and right.
A first tension pulley 881 for applying tension to the first transmission belt 855 is rotatably attached to the distal end portion of the first tension arm 880. A second tension pulley 883 for applying tension to the second transmission belt 870 is rotatably attached to the distal end portion of the second tension arm 882.

The first tension arm 880 and the second tension arm 882 are arranged in parallel on the left and right sides, and are attached to be rotatable about the same shaft 885.
With the above configuration, the configuration of the power transmission mechanism can be simplified and the size can be reduced.

  In the above-described embodiment, the airframe control mechanism 500 has been described with respect to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, but the configuration is not limited to this, and for example, the configuration shown in FIGS. 16 (a) to 16 (c). Also good.

  Here, FIG. 16A to FIG. 16C are diagrams showing examples of another airframe control mechanism 900 of the airframe control mechanism 500, and FIG. 16A is a schematic plan view of the other airframe control mechanism 900. FIG. 16B is a schematic side view of another airframe control mechanism 900, and FIG. 16C is a schematic enlarged partial side view of the hydraulic rod device 910L, which will be described below with reference to these drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the same structure as the said embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 16A, the cylinder rod end 901 of the hydraulic elevating cylinder 10 is connected to a horizontal rod 903 extending left and right via a spring 902. In addition, hydraulic rod devices 910L and 910R for connecting the pair of left and right swing arms 904 are provided at both left and right ends of the horizontal bar 903. Further, a sub-cylinder 906 is disposed obliquely between the left hydraulic rod device 910L and the horizontal rod 903.

  As shown in FIG. 16 (b), the swing arm 904 swings back and forth about the rotation shaft 905 in response to the swinging of the hydraulic rod device 910 in the front-rear direction, and the traveling transmission case 9 is interlocked with this swing arm 904. As the wheel rotates, the rear wheel 3 swings up and down.

  16C, the hydraulic rod device 910 includes (1) a pair of left and right plates 911L and 911R that are rotatably connected to both sides of the upper end of the swing arm 904, and (2) a pair of left and right sides. An extension rod portion 912 disposed between the plates 911L and 911R, and (3) a hydraulic rod portion 914 in which a rear end portion 912a of the extension rod portion 912 is extendably attached via a nut 913. (4) By using the flange portion 912b of the extension rod portion 912 and the flange portion 911La (911Ra) of the pair of left and right plates 911L and 911R, on the outer periphery of the pair of left and right plates 911L and 911R and the extension rod portion 912, The inserted spring receiving washer 915 and (5) a pair of left and right plates 911L, 91 are inserted between the spring receiving washer 915. And a compression spring 916 which is arranged to surround the outer periphery of the R and the extension rod portion 912.

  With the above-described configuration, since the vertical movement of the rear wheel 3 can be absorbed by the compression spring 916, a fine shaking of the traveling vehicle body 15 is suppressed, and the frequent operation of the sub cylinder 906 due to the operation of the left / right tilt sensor 41 is reduced. Exhibits the functions.

  In addition, since the length of the extension rod portion 912 can be adjusted by operating the nut 913, for example, when it is desired to suppress the swing of the traveling vehicle body 15 depending on the field conditions, the nut 913 is tightened to increase the compression spring. The buffer function by 916 can be locked. Thereby, when the rear wheel 3 frequently moves up and down according to the unevenness of the farm scene, the vertical movement is transmitted to the traveling vehicle body 15 as it is, and the left and right tilt sensor 41 is frequently operated, and in conjunction therewith, the horizontal hydraulic pressure The cylinder 14 operates frequently, and the left and right shaking of the traveling vehicle body 15 is reduced.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the structure which is not equipped with the scraper for scraping off the mud etc. which adhered to the inner wall face of the planting tool 11, not only this but a scraper (illustration omitted) is planted, for example The scraper enters the inside of the planting tool 11 from the distal end portion of the planting tool 11 when the distal end portion of the planting tool 11 is opened to the front and back and rises. It is good also as a structure which scrapes off the mud etc. which adhered to the inner wall surface. In the case of this configuration, the pressure-reducing wheel mounting frame (not shown) escapes further to the left side (one side on the left and right sides) so that the pressure-reducing wheel 13 does not interfere with the scraper retracted to the left side of the planting tool 11. It is preferable to adopt a configuration in which it is arranged at a position.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the tray conveyance path 111 of the tray supply device 100 includes the retreat groove 111a, the flat surface portion 111b, and the curved surface portion 111c has been described. As shown, the configuration may further include a tray guide angle 111e extending obliquely upward from both sides of the upper end portion of the flat surface portion 111b.

With this configuration, more seedlings 22 can be mounted on the tray supply device 100 while being a simple and lightweight configuration.
Moreover, although the case where seedlings, such as vegetables, were used as a transplant was demonstrated in the said embodiment, it is not restricted to this, For example, what kind of transplants, such as a seed pod, may be sufficient.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Planting tool 12 Engine 18 Planting transmission device 25 Front wheel rotation sensor 190 Transmission (shift lever)
205 Belt continuously variable transmission 310 Link mechanism 470 Drive transmission unit 630 Display unit 640 Stock adjustment means (adjustment button)
800 Control unit

Claims (5)

  In the transplanting machine for lowering the planting tool (11) at every predetermined travel distance and transplanting the seedling, a control unit (800) for controlling the lowering timing of the planting tool (11) is provided, and the transmission (190) The display between the strains suitable for the set traveling speed is displayed on the display unit (630), and the control transmission unit (800) of the planting tool (11) ( 470), and the on / off operation of the planting clutch (420) is controlled.   A front wheel rotation sensor (25) for detecting the actual traveling speed is provided, and the traveling speed detected by the front wheel rotation sensor (25) is input to the control unit (800). The transplanter according to claim 1, wherein the transplanter is controlled.   The transplanter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the drive transmission (470) of the planting tool (11) is a belt continuously variable transmission (205).   A link mechanism (310) for moving the planting tool (11) up and down is provided on one of the left and right sides of the planting transmission device (18) for transmitting the driving force from the engine (12), and a drive transmission unit (470) is installed on the other side. The transplanter according to claim 1, wherein the transplanter is provided.   The transplanter according to claim 4, wherein the seedling extraction device (200) is driven from the output side of the planting transmission device (18).

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