JP2020184977A - Anther collection unit - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an anther collection unit capable of preferably separating an anther and collecting an anther from a stamen of a plant.SOLUTION: There is provided an anther collection unit for separating and collecting an anther 51a from a stamen 51 of a plant 50, comprising: a separation treatment part 1 for separating the anther 51a from the plant 50. The separation treatment part 1 comprises a blade body 5 which rotates in a treatment container body 4 comprising an introduction part 2 for introducing the plant 50 and a derivation part 3 for deriving a separated object 50', by air flow generated by rotation of the blade body 5, the plant 50 is sucked from the introduction part 2 and the separated object 50' is derived from the derivation part 3, in the anther collection unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an anther collecting device.

The applicant proposes, for example, an anther collecting device (hereinafter referred to as a conventional example) disclosed in Jinkaisho 60-182765 as an anther collecting device for separating and collecting anthers from a flower.

In this conventional example, a rotary drum having teeth to be provided on the peripheral surface is mounted on the main body of the apparatus, and a net-like sorting plate material is erected below the rotary drum with a slight gap from the teeth to be handled. When a flower is thrown in while the rotating drum is rotated, the flower is pressed against the sorting plate by the teeth and crushed, and the anther is separated from the flower. Specifically, the anthers are separated from unnecessary substances such as filaments, petal pieces, and calyxes, and among these separated ones, small crushed anthers, filaments, and sepals pass through the mesh of the sorting plate and rotate drums. It falls on a coarse sorting sieve provided below. After that, the anthers are roughly sorted with other unnecessary substances (petals, sepals, etc.) by a coarse sorting sieve.

Microfilm of Jitsusho 59-72668 (Jitsukaisho 60-182765)

By the way, in recent years, as research and efforts on cultivation using artificial pollination technology have been actively carried out, it is desired to propose a device for collecting anthers with higher yield and efficiency.

The present inventors have further developed the above-mentioned anther collecting device, and have developed an anther collecting device capable of satisfactorily separating and collecting anthers from the stamens of a plant.

The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

An anther collecting device that separates and collects anthers 51a from the stamens 51 of a plant 50, and has a separation processing unit 1 that separates the anthers 51a from the plant 50, and the separation processing unit 1 collects the plant 50. A rotating blade 5 is provided in the processing container 4 provided with the introduction unit 2 to be introduced and the lead-out unit 3 for deriving the separated product 50', and the airflow generated by the rotation of the blade 5 causes the introduction unit 2 to rotate. The plant 50 is sucked and the separated product 50'is derived from the lead-out unit 3, and the blade 5 is erected on a rotating body 7 provided in the processing container 4. It has a length in the radial direction and is configured to generate an air flow by rotating, and further, the blade 5 has a crushing surface 5a that hits and crushes the plant 50, and also has the rotation. The present invention relates to an anther collecting apparatus characterized in that a crushing portion 6 for sandwiching and crushing the plant 50 or the separated product 50'is provided between the body 7 and the inner peripheral surface portion 4b of the processing container 4.

Further, in the anther collecting device according to claim 1, the rotating body 7 relates to an anther collecting device, which is provided in a state of being attached to a bottom surface portion 4a of the processing container 4.

Further, in the anther collecting device according to any one of claims 1 and 2, the crushing portion 6 is characterized in that the crushing portion 6 is composed of a tip portion of the rotating body 7 and an inner peripheral surface portion 4b of the processing container 4. It is related to the anther collecting device.

Further, in the anther collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the rotating body 7 projects a plurality of plate-shaped bodies in the radial direction from the rotating shaft portion 10 provided on the bottom surface portion 4a of the processing body 4. It relates to an anther collecting device characterized by being installed and configured.

Further, the anther collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is characterized by having a collision crushing unit 8 that crushes when the separated product 50'drawn from the out-licensing unit 3 collides. It is related to the anther collection device.

Further, in the anther collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the introduction unit 2 is configured by providing an opening at an upper position on the rotation axis extension line of the rotating body 7 in the processing container 4. It relates to an anther collecting device characterized by being

Further, in the anther collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the lead-out unit 3 is configured by providing an opening in the inner peripheral surface portion 4b of the processing container 4. It is related to the sampling device.

Further, the anther collecting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7 includes an anther collecting unit 9 for selecting anther 51a from the separated product 50'derived from the out-licensing unit 3. It is related to the device.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is a very epoch-making anther collecting device that has never existed in the past, such that anthers can be separated and collected better than the conventional example described above.

It is a perspective view which shows Example 1. FIG. It is a front sectional view explaining the main part of Example 1. FIG. It is an exploded perspective view of the main part of Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory sectional view of the main part of Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory sectional view of the main part of Example 1. FIG. It is a usage state explanatory drawing of Example 1. FIG. It is operation explanatory drawing of the main part of Example 1. FIG. It is operation explanatory drawing of the main part of Example 1. FIG. It is operation explanatory drawing of the main part of Example 1. FIG. It is operation explanatory drawing of the main part of Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the main part of Example 2. It is explanatory drawing of the main part of Example 3. It is explanatory drawing of the plant 50 to be treated.

An embodiment of the present invention that is considered to be suitable will be briefly described by showing the operation of the present invention based on the drawings.

In the present invention, the plant 50 is sucked from the introduction unit 2 by the air flow generated by the rotation of the blade body 5, crushed, and then derived as a separated product 50'from the extraction unit 3.

Specifically, the plant 50 introduced from the introduction portion 2 to the vicinity of the wing body 5 is crushed by being hit by the crushed surface 5a of the wing body 5, for example, the anther 51a and other unnecessary substances (pistil 52 and petals 53). And calyx 54, etc.).

Further, the plant 50 introduced into the vicinity of the inner peripheral surface portion 4b of the treatment body 4 is sandwiched between the crushed portion 6 and the inner peripheral surface portion 4b and crushed, for example, the anther 51a and other unnecessary substances (pistil 52, petals 53, etc.). Separated from the calyx 54, etc.).

The crushed separated product 50'is derived from the out-licensing unit 3.

<Example 1>
Specific Example 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

This example is an anther collecting device that separates and collects anthers 51a from stamens 51 of plant 50.

Specifically, this embodiment has a configuration in which a plant supply unit 12, a separation processing unit 1, and a sorting unit 9 are provided on an apparatus main body 11 having an appropriate metal frame structure having a moving wheel 11a at the bottom. is there.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the plant supply unit 12 is composed of a hopper body provided in the upper part of the apparatus main body 11, and a flower discharge port 12a for discharging the plant 50 by its own weight drop is provided in the lower part.

Further, above the plant supply unit 12, a flower collection unit 13 for collecting the plant 50 from the branch 55 with the plant 50 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the flower collecting unit 13 has a configuration in which a pair of rotating brush members 13a that rotate in opposite directions by a driving unit (electric motor) are provided at vertically opposed positions.

Therefore, when the branch 55 with the plant 50 is inserted between the rotating brush members 13a and moved back and forth, the plant 50 is handled and collected from the branch 55 and falls to the plant supply unit 12.

Reference numeral 14 is a rubber curtain-shaped flower scattering preventive body that prevents the scattering of the plant 50.

The separation processing unit 1 is provided with a rotating body 7 (blade body 5) that rotates in a processing container 4 provided with an introduction unit 2 for introducing the plant 50 and a derivation unit 3 for deriving the separated product 50'. The plant 50 is sucked from the introduction unit 2 by the airflow generated by the rotation of the body 7 (blade body 5), and the separated product 50'is derived from the extraction unit 3.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the processing body 4 is a bottomed tubular body having a circular bottom surface portion 4a formed of an appropriate metal member and an inner peripheral surface portion 4b rising on the peripheral edge of the bottom surface portion 4a. An opening is provided at an upper position on the rotation axis extension line of the rotating body 7, which will be described later, on the facing surface of the bottom surface portion 4a of the processing body 4.

Specifically, a bottomed tubular connecting member 15 connected to the flower discharge port 12a of the plant supply unit 12 is provided at the upper opening of the processing body 4, and is provided at the center of the bottom of the connecting member 15. An opening is provided to form the introduction portion 2.

Further, an opening is provided in the inner peripheral surface portion 4b of the processing body, and a tapered nozzle portion 3a is provided in the opening to form a lead-out portion 3.

Further, at the central position of the bottom surface portion 4a of the processing container 4, a rotating shaft portion 10 of a drive unit (electric motor) provided at the lower part of the storage container 4 is projected, and the rotating body 7 is projected on the rotating shaft portion 10. Is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the rotating body 7 is formed of an appropriate metal member, and has a plurality (three) in the radial direction from the base portion 7a fitted and connected to the rotating shaft portion 10 described above. ) Is projecting from the plate-shaped body 7b.

The rotating body 7 rotates at a speed of about 6,000 to 7,000 rpm due to the operation of the drive unit.

Further, the plate-shaped body 7b of the rotating body 7 is provided in an attached state in which the plate surface is parallel to the bottom surface portion 4a of the processing container 4, and the distance between the plate-shaped body 7b and the bottom surface portion 4a (FIG. 4). Medium X) is set to about 8 mm (7 to 8 mm).

This interval X is an interval at which the processed material is unlikely to remain between the plate-shaped body 7b of the rotating body 7 and the bottom surface portion 4a of the storage body 4, and the processed material is satisfactorily discharged without being clogged in the storage body 4. Become.

Further, the rotating body 7 is provided with a blade body 5.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the blade 5 is erected on one side edge of the rotating body 7 and has a length in the radial direction. When the rotating body 7 is rotated, the blade 5 is erected on one side edge of the rotating body 7. The rotation of 5 is configured to generate an air flow (air flow that sucks outside air from the introduction unit 2 and discharges it from the lead-out unit 3).

Specifically, when the blade 5 rotates, an air flow is generated in the storage body 4 from the central portion of rotation accompanying the rotation of the rotating body 7 in the radial direction, and the rotating shaft of the rotating body 7 from the introduction portion 2 The plant 50 introduced in the vicinity of the portion 10 moves from the rotating shaft portion 10 in the direction of the inner peripheral surface portion 4b with a centrifugal force.

Further, the blade body 5 has a crushing surface 5a that strikes and crushes the plant 50 introduced into the processing body 4.

Therefore, the plant 50 introduced from the introduction part 2 is crushed by being hit by the crushing surface 5a of the blade body 5, and is separated into, for example, anther 51a and other unnecessary substances (pistil 52, petal 53, calyx 54, etc.). Will be done.

Further, a crushing portion 6 for crushing the separated product 50'is sandwiched between the tip end portion of the rotating body 7 and the inner peripheral surface portion 4b of the processing body 4.

Specifically, the plate-shaped body 7b of the rotating body 7 is provided so that the tip portion thereof is arranged in the vicinity of the inner peripheral surface portion 4b of the storage body 4, and the tip portion of the plate-shaped body 7b and the tip portion thereof. The distance from the side peripheral surface portion 4a (Y in FIGS. 4 and 5) is set to about 4 mm (4 to 4.5 mm).

This interval Y is narrower than the thick part (sepal 53) of the plant 50 to be introduced, and the plant 50 is crushed well. This point has been confirmed by repeated experiments.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the sorting unit 9 has a tubular rotating drum body 16 provided with a mesh member having a mesh size sufficient for the anther 51a to pass through, and the rotating drum body 16 Is horizontally installed on the device main body 11 so that the base end portion is in a high position and the tip end portion is in a low position.

A closing plate 17 having three discharge ports 17a is provided at the tip opening of the rotating drum body 16, and a rotating shaft 18a of the drive unit 18 (electric motor) is connected to the central position of the closing plate 17. It is installed.

Therefore, the rotating drum body 16 rotates when the drive unit 18 operates and the rotating shaft 18a rotates.

Further, a cylindrical cover body 19 made of transparent resin is fitted around the rotating drum body 16 from the base end position to the center position at predetermined intervals, and the cover body 19 is fitted together with the rotating drum body 16. It is configured to rotate.

Further, rotary bearing members 20 (roller members) for supporting the cover body 19 are provided at lower left and right positions of the cover body 19.

Therefore, in the sorting unit 9, the separated body 50'is introduced in a state where the rotating drum body 16 is rotated, and the one having a size passing through the mesh of the rotating drum body 16 falls from the mesh and removes the mesh. Those having a size that does not pass through are discharged from the tip opening (discharge port 17a of the closing plate 17) of the rotating drum body 16, and the anther 51a that has fallen from the mesh rolls on the inner surface of the cover body 19 and the cover body 19 It falls from the tip opening. During the actual processing work, the rotating accommodating bodies 29 and 30 are installed at the lower position of the tip opening of the rotating drum body 16 and the lower position of the tip opening of the cover body 19, respectively.

Further, the sorting unit 9 is provided with a collision crushing unit 8 that crushes the separated material 50'(in some cases, a plant 50) derived from the deriving unit 3 by colliding with the separated material 50'.

As shown in FIG. 2, the collision crushing portion 8 is configured by providing a metal plate material made of metal at the tip of the rotating shaft 18a inside the rotating drum body 16, and is provided at a position facing the lead-out portion 3. Has been done.

Therefore, by providing the collision crushing portion 8, the separated matter 50'(plant 50 in some cases) derived from the deriving portion 3 collides and is crushed, and moreover, it collides with the collision crushing portion 8 and falls downward. By doing so, the vehicle is surely guided in the direction of being selected by the rotating drum body 16.

The step of separating and collecting the anther 51a from the plant 50 using the anther collecting device according to the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described. In this embodiment, a pear flower is used as the plant 50 to be treated, and as shown in FIG. 13, a stamen 51 composed of anther 51a and a filament 51b, a pistil 52, a petal 53, and a calyx 54 are used. And have.

First, a branch 55 with a flower 50 is inserted between the rotating brush members 13a that rotate in the flower collecting unit 13, and when the hand holding the branch 55 is moved to move the branch 55 back and forth, the flower 50 is handled. It falls away from the branch 55 and falls to the plant supply unit 12, and is supplied from the plant supply unit 12 to the separation processing unit 1 (see FIGS. 6 and 7).

Subsequently, the flower 50 supplied to the separation processing unit 1 is sucked from the introduction unit 2 by the airflow generated by the rotation of the blade body 5 of the rotating body 7, and the flower introduced from the introduction unit 2 to the vicinity of the blade body 5 50 is crushed by being hit by the crushed surface 5a of the blade body 5, and is separated into, for example, anther 51a and other unnecessary objects (such as pistil 52, petal 53, calyx 54, etc.) (see FIG. 8).

Subsequently, due to the airflow generated by the rotation of the rotating body 7 (blade body 5), the flower 50 introduced from the introducing portion 2 to the vicinity of the rotating shaft portion 10 of the rotating body 7 is inside the rotating shaft portion 10 with centrifugal force. The flower 50 (for example, the flower 50 whose anther 51a could not be completely separated on the crushed surface 5a) that moved in the peripheral surface portion 4b direction and was introduced to the vicinity of the inner peripheral surface portion 4b of the processing body 4 was sandwiched between the crushed portions 6. It is crushed and separated into anthers 51a and other unwanted material (such as pistil 52, petals 53 and calyx 54).

Subsequently, the crushed separated product 50'is derived from the out-licensing unit 3 (injection-derived in a pumped state) (see FIG. 9).

Subsequently, the separated product 50'drawn from the out-licensing unit 3 collides with the collision-crushing unit 8 and is crushed, and falls to the sorting unit 9 (rotary drum body 16) (see FIG. 10). By colliding with the collision crushing portion 8, the crushing surface 5a and the anther 51a that could not be separated by the crushing portion 6 are separated.

Subsequently, the one having a size passing through the mesh of the rotating drum body 16 of the sorting unit 9 falls from the mesh, and the one having a size not passing through the mesh is the tip opening of the rotating drum body 16 (the discharge port of the closing plate 17). The anther 51a discharged from 17a) and dropped from the mesh rolls on the inner surface of the cover body 19 and falls from the tip opening of the cover body 19. At this time, those that fall from the tip opening of the rotating drum body 16 (corolla 51b, pistil 52, petals 53, and calyx 54) are stored in the storage body 30, while falling from the tip opening of the cover body 19. The stamen (anther 51a) is housed in the incarceration 29 (see FIG. 6).

Therefore, according to this example, the anther 51a can be satisfactorily separated and collected from the stamen 51 of the plant 50 (flower).

Further, in this embodiment, since the rotating body 7 is provided in a state of being attached to the bottom surface portion 4a of the processing container 4, the plant 50 introduced from the introduction portion 2 can be reliably derived from the out-licensing portion 3. ..

Further, in this embodiment, since the crushing portion 6 is composed of the tip portion of the rotating body 7 and the inner peripheral surface portion 4b of the processing body 4, the plant 50 is formed by using the rotating body 7 for generating an air flow. It can be crushed efficiently.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the rotating body 7 is configured by projecting a plurality of plate-shaped bodies in the radial direction from the rotating shaft portion 10 provided on the bottom surface portion 4a of the processing body 4, the above-mentioned effects can be obtained. It will play reliably and well.

Further, since the present embodiment has the collision crushing portion 8 which is crushed by the collision of the separated product 50'derived from the deriving unit 3, the anther 51a can be crushed and separated from the plant 50 even more satisfactorily. it can.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the introduction portion 2 is configured by providing an opening at an upper position on the rotation axis extension line of the rotating body 7 in the processing container 4, the introduction portion 2 is introduced to a position where the plant 50 can be crushed satisfactorily. can do.

Further, in this embodiment, since the out-licensing unit 3 is configured to provide an opening in the inner peripheral surface portion 4b of the processing container 4, the separated product 50'can be satisfactorily derived from the out-licensing unit 3.

Further, since the present embodiment has a sorting unit 9 for selecting the anther 51a from the separated product 50'derived from the out-licensing unit 3, the anther 51a can be efficiently obtained.

<Example 2>
Specific Example 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the apparatus main body 21 having the grip portion 21a to be gripped by hand is provided with the separation processing unit 1, the plant supply unit 12 and the flower collection unit 13 having the same structure as that of the first embodiment. (Handy type anther collecting device).

Reference numeral 22 is a sorting unit for selecting the anthers 51a from the separated product 50'derived from the out-licensing unit 3, and 23 is an anther collecting unit for collecting the anthers selected by the sorting unit 22.

The rest is the same as in Example 1.

<Example 3>
Specific Example 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

This embodiment is a case where the device main body 25 having the shoulder-hanging portion 25a to be hung on the shoulder as shown in FIG. 12 is provided with the separation processing portion 1 having the same structure as that of the first embodiment (shoulder-type anther collecting device). ..

Reference numeral 26 is a sorting unit that selects anthers 51a from the separated product 50'derived from the derivation unit 3, 27 is an anther collecting unit that collects the anthers selected by the sorting unit 26, and 28 is a plant 50 attached to the branch 55. It is a flower suction hose that sucks.

The rest is the same as in Example 1.

The present invention is not limited to Examples 1, 2 and 3, and the specific configuration of each constituent requirement can be appropriately designed.

1 Separation processing part 2 Introducing part 3 Derivation part 4 Processing body 4a Bottom part 4b Inner peripheral surface part 5 Blade body 5a Crushing surface 6 Crushing part 7 Rotating body 8 Collision crushing part 9 Sorting part
50 plants
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51 Stamen
51a anther

Claims (8)

An anther collecting device that separates and collects anthers from the stamens of a plant, and has a separation processing unit that separates the anthers from the plant, and this separation processing unit introduces an introduction unit and a separated product into which the plant is introduced. A rotating blade is provided in the processing chamber provided with a lead-out unit, and the plant is sucked from the introduction unit by the airflow generated by the rotation of the blade body, and the separated product is derived from the lead-out unit. The blade body is configured to be erected on a rotating body provided in the processing container, has a length in the radial direction, and is configured to generate an air flow by rotating. The blade body has a crushing surface for striking and crushing the plant, and a crushing portion for crushing the plant or the separated product by sandwiching the plant or the separated substance between the rotating body and the inner peripheral surface portion of the processing container is provided. Anther collecting device characterized by being used. The anther collecting device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating body is provided in a state of being attached to a bottom surface portion of the processing container. The anther collecting device according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the crushed portion is composed of a tip end portion of the rotating body and an inner peripheral surface portion of the processing container. In the anther collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the rotating body is configured by projecting a plurality of plate-shaped bodies in a radial direction from a rotating shaft portion provided on a bottom surface portion of the processing container. Anther collecting device characterized by being present. The anther collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the anther collecting device has a collision crushing portion that crushes when the separated matter derived from the out-licensing portion collides. The anther collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the introduction portion is provided with an opening at an upper position on the rotation axis extension line of the rotating body in the processing container. Anther collection device. The anther collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the lead-out unit is configured by providing an opening in an inner peripheral surface portion of the processing container. The anther collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the anther collecting device includes a sorting unit that sorts anthers from the separated product derived from the lead-out unit.

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