JP2024026581A - Soil supply device and soil supply method - Google Patents

Abstract

To solve the problem in which: conventionally, soil has been manually supplied to a charging hopper of a supply bucket conveyor, requiring troublesome work.SOLUTION: A soil supply device has a mounting stand 25 constituted by an upper frame body 30 that holds a soil filling container 21 filled with soil to be supplied to a seedling-raising container and a lower frame body 31 that supports the upper frame body 30. The upper frame body 30 includes an outer frame 32 and an intermediate frame 33, both of which support a bottom surface of the soil filling container 21, and can support weight of the soil filling container 21.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a soil replenishment device and a soil replenishment method.

Conventionally, a soil feeding device for supplying bed soil or covering soil from above to a seedling growing container being transferred by a transfer table is provided above the transfer table, and a supply hopper of the soil feeding device is placed between the left and right sides of the seedling growing container in the direction in which the seedling growing container is transferred. A configuration in which a bucket conveyor having a bucket for replenishing soil to the supply hopper of the soil feeding device is provided on either side is known (Patent Document 1).
Furthermore, a configuration is conventionally known in which soil is transported by a large transport conveyor and replenished by a large vertical bucket conveyor fixedly installed in the transported workplace (Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 06-253686 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 06-253686

In the former known example, soil is manually supplied to the filling hopper of the supply bucket conveyor, which poses a problem in that the work is troublesome.
The latter of the above-mentioned known examples is a seeding plant, and has a problem in that soil cannot be supplied to a small-sized soil supply device.
The present application provides a soil replenishment device and a soil replenishment method that can perform a simple and efficient soil supply operation to a seedling growing container.

The invention according to claim 1 provides a mounting table 25 having an upper frame body 30 that supports a soil filling container 21 filled with soil to be supplied to the seedling raising container, and a lower frame body 31 that supports the upper frame body 30. The upper frame body 30 has an outer frame 32 and an intermediate frame 33 that support the lower surface of the soil filling container 21, and is a soil replenishing device configured to be able to support the weight of the soil filling container 21. It is.
The invention according to claim 2 provides a soil replenishing device in which the upper frame body 30 is provided with a plurality of guide members 40 that stand upright.
According to a third aspect of the invention, the guide member 40 is a soil replenishing device in which the lower part of the guide member 40 is fixedly attached to the upper frame 30 side, and the upper part of the guide member 40 is formed as a free end.
The invention according to claim 4 provides a plurality of vertical upper legs 43 to be placed on the lower frame 31 on the upper frame 30 below the part where the guide member 40 is attached, and there is a gap between the plurality of upper legs 43. This is a soil replenishment device with a space formed therein.
According to a fifth aspect of the invention, the lower frame body 31 is a soil replenishing device in which a pair of fixed frames 45 and a pair of connecting frames 46 are connected and fixed in a detachable manner.
In the invention of claim 6, a mounting rod 57 in the left and right direction is provided at a predetermined position of the lower frame body 31, a charging chute 58 is detachably mounted on the mounting rod 57, and an adjustment shutter 62 is provided on the charging chute 58. It was used as a soil replenishment device.
According to the seventh aspect of the invention, a pair of fixed frames 45 are connected by a pair of connecting frames 46 to assemble a rectangular frame-shaped lower frame body 31, and a feeding chute 58 is provided for guiding soil falling onto the lower frame body 31. Attachment, then place the soil filling container 21 filled with soil in advance on the upper frame 30, place the upper frame 30 together with the soil filling container 21 on the lower frame 31, or place the soil filling container 21 on the lower frame 31, or The soil filling container 21 filled with soil in advance is placed on the upper frame body 30 placed on the upper frame 31, and the loading hopper of the supply bucket conveyor 10 supplies the input chute 58 to the soil feeding device 5 of the soil feeding device 1. 18, the soil in the soil filling container 21 is allowed to fall naturally through the input chute 58 to the filling hopper 18 of the supply bucket conveyor 10, and this soil is sequentially supplied to the soil feeding device 5 of the soil feeding device 1. This is a method of replenishing soil.
According to the eighth aspect of the invention, an upper frame body 30 on which a soil filling container 21 filled with soil is placed is separately prepared, and the filled soil filling container 21 and the upper frame body 30 are already placed in the soil supply device 1. This is a soil replenishing method in which the soil filling container 21 and the upper frame body 30 that have been replenished with soil to the soil feeding device 5 are replaced and placed on the lower frame body 31 to replenish the soil.

In the invention of claim 1, the mounting table 25 has an upper frame body 30 that supports the soil filling container 21 filled with soil to be supplied to the seedling raising container, and a lower frame body 31 that supports the upper frame body 30. The upper frame body 30 is formed with an outer frame 32 and an intermediate frame 33 that support the lower surface of the soil filling container 21, and is configured to be able to support the weight of the soil filling container 21. The soil supplied from the container 21 is supplied to the supply hopper 6 of the soil feeding device 5 of the soil feeding device 1, and the soil fed to the soil feeding device 5 is transferred to the seedling raising container by the transfer table 2 of the soil feeding device 1. is supplied falling from above.
In the invention of claim 2, since the upper frame body 30 is provided with a plurality of guide members 40 that stand up upward, when the soil filling container 21 is placed on the upper frame body 30 from above, the center of the upper frame body 30 The soil filling container 21 can be easily guided.
In the third aspect of the invention, the lower part of the guide member 40 is fixedly attached to the upper frame 30 side, and the upper part of the guide member 40 is formed as a free end, so that the soil filling container 21 can be stabilized. It can be placed.
In the invention of claim 4, a plurality of vertical upper legs 43 to be placed on the lower frame 31 are provided on the upper frame 30 below the part where the guide member 40 is attached, and there is a gap between the plurality of upper legs 43. Since a space is formed, the discharge cylinder part 27 of the soil filling container 21 is positioned, and the work of releasing the tied string member blocking the discharge cylinder part 27 or the work of tying the discharge cylinder part 27 is performed. Make it easier.
In the invention of claim 5, the lower frame body 31 is configured to detachably connect and fix the pair of fixed frames 45 and the pair of connecting frames 46, so that a cubic space can be formed inside the lower frame body 31. , the charging chute 58 can be easily installed within the lower frame body 31.
In the invention of claim 6, a mounting rod 57 in the left and right direction is provided at a predetermined position of the lower frame body 31, a charging chute 58 is detachably mounted on the mounting rod 57, and an adjusting shutter 62 is provided on the charging chute 58. Therefore, the lower frame body 31 can be packed separately from the input chute 58, and the volume of the lower frame body 31 in the packed state can be reduced. The soil can be supplied to the soil feeding device 5 of the soil supply device 1 via the supply bucket conveyor 10.
In the invention of claim 7, the pair of fixed frames 45 are connected by the pair of connecting frames 46 to assemble the square frame-shaped lower frame body 31, and the input chute 58 for guiding the soil falling to the lower frame body 31 is provided. Attachment, then place the soil filling container 21 filled with soil in advance on the upper frame 30, place the upper frame 30 together with the soil filling container 21 on the lower frame 31, or place the soil filling container 21 on the lower frame 31, or The soil filling container 21 filled with soil in advance is placed on the upper frame body 30 placed on the upper frame 31, and the loading hopper of the supply bucket conveyor 10 supplies the input chute 58 to the soil feeding device 5 of the soil feeding device 1. 18, the soil in the soil filling container 21 is allowed to fall naturally through the input chute 58 to the filling hopper 18 of the supply bucket conveyor 10, and this soil is sequentially supplied to the soil feeding device 5 of the soil feeding device 1. Since the soil is replenished, the soil can be continuously replenished to the soil feeding device 5 of the soil supply device 1 without using a special drive source, and the work of supplying soil to the seedling growing container can be easily done continuously.
In the invention of claim 8, the upper frame body 30 on which the soil filling container 21 filled with soil is placed is separately prepared, and the filled soil filling container 21 and the upper frame body 30 are already placed in the soil supply device 1. Since the soil filling container 21 and the upper frame body 30 that have been supplied with soil to the soil feeding device 5 are replaced and placed on the lower frame body 31 to replenish the soil, it is easy to replace the soil filling container 21 that has already been supplied with the soil filling container 21 that has already been supplied, and the upper frame body 30. The soil filling container 21 can be easily replaced.

A schematic front view of a transfer table, a soil feeding device, a bucket conveyor, and a soil replenishing device. The same perspective view. Exploded view of the soil replenishment device. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the mounting table. FIG. 3 is a vertical front view of the soil supply device. Another embodiment diagram of a bucket conveyor.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a soil supply device, which is constructed by providing a transfer table 2 having transfer means (not shown) for transferring a seedling growing container (not shown). A soil feeding device 5 is provided above the transfer table 2 for supplying bed soil or covering soil to the seedling growing container being transferred. The soil feeding device 5 has a known structure, and includes a supply hopper 6 provided at the top and a supply belt 7 and the like that rotate in parallel to the direction of transfer of the seedling growing container below the supply hopper 6.
A supply bucket conveyor 10 for supplying soil to the supply hopper 6 of the soil dispensing device 5 is provided near and to the side of the soil dispensing device 5. The supply bucket conveyor 10 is provided with a pair of frames 11 (Fig. 1), and the frame 11 is provided with a pair of upper and lower rotating shafts 12, and one of the upper and lower rotating shafts 12 is connected to a conveyor motor 13 (Fig. 6) to drive and rotate.

The rotation of the conveyor motor 13 is transmitted directly or indirectly to a rotating shaft 12 provided at the upper part of the frame 11.
A sprocket 14 is provided on each of the upper and lower rotating shafts 12 (FIG. 6), an endless chain 15 is wound between the upper and lower sprockets 14, and a plurality of buckets 16 for lifting the sieved soil are arranged at predetermined intervals around the outer circumference of the endless chain 15. Place, install, and configure.
A filling hopper 18 for filling sieved soil is provided at the lower part of the frame 11 on the rotating upward side of the bucket 16 (FIG. 1).

A soil replenishing device 20 for replenishing soil to the supply bucket conveyor 10 is provided above the filling hopper 18 (FIG. 1). The soil replenishing device 20 includes a mounting table 25 on which a soil filling container 21 such as a flexible container is placed. The flexible container is made by weaving thread-like members made of materials such as polyethylene and polypropylene to form a cloth-like member, and the cloth-like member is formed into a cylindrical or prismatic bag shape, and the upper part of the soil filling container 21 is provided with a bag that can be opened and closed. A supply port part 26 is formed at the bottom of the soil filling container 21, and a discharge cylinder part 27 which can be opened and closed is formed at the lower part of the soil filling container 21.
The mounting table 25 includes an upper frame body 30 on which the soil filling container 21 is placed, and a lower frame body 31 that supports the upper frame body 30.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper frame 30 connects an intermediate frame 33, which has a smaller diameter than the outer frame 32, to an outer frame 32, which has a smaller diameter than the outer diameter of the soil filling container 21, by a connecting rod 34. A plurality of connecting rods 34 are arranged in parallel in the circumferential direction of the intermediate frame 33. An inner frame 35 is provided inside the intermediate frame 33 and is formed to have a diameter smaller than that of the intermediate frame 33 and into which the discharge cylinder part 27 of the soil filling container 21 can be inserted from above. The inner frame 35 is fixed to the connecting rod 34.
The outer frame 32 and the intermediate frame 33 of the upper frame body 30 are arranged at substantially the same height in side view, but the inner frame 35 is provided lower than the outer frame 32 and the intermediate frame 33 by a predetermined height.

Therefore, the bottom surface of the soil filling container 21 is supported by the outer frame 32 and the intermediate frame 33, and a predetermined space K is formed between the bottom surface of the soil filling container 21 and the inner frame 35. The discharge cylinder part 27 is positioned to facilitate the work of releasing the binding of the string member (not shown) that closes the discharge cylinder part 27 or the work of binding the discharge cylinder part 27.
A lower part of a guide member 40 standing upward is fixed to the outer frame 32 of the upper frame body 30. The guide member 40 forms an inclined guide part 41 in which the upper part is tilted outward from the upper and lower predetermined parts. It has the effect of inducing 21.

A plurality of upper leg portions 43 projecting downward are provided at predetermined positions on the lower surface of the upper frame body 30 at predetermined intervals. In this embodiment, four upper legs 43 are provided. A contact portion 44 that opens like an umbrella is provided at the lower end of the upper leg portion 43 .
The lower frame body 31 of the mounting table 25 connects a pair of fixed frames 45 with a connecting frame body 46 to form a cubic space therein. In this embodiment, a pair of front and rear fixed frames 45 are provided.
The fixed frame 45 is formed by welding and fixing both ends of a horizontal rod 48 in the left and right direction to predetermined upper and lower portions of a pair of left and right vertical rods 47.
The connecting frame 46 is formed by welding and fixing the upper and lower ends of a pair of vertical rods 51 to a predetermined front-rear intermediate portion of a pair of upper and lower horizontal rods 50 in the front-rear direction.

Then, screw shafts 54 are provided at both front and rear ends of the horizontal rods 50 of the left and right connecting frames 46, and portions of the screw shafts 54 are removably fixed to the horizontal rods 48 of the front and rear fixed frames 45 with bolts 55.
Therefore, the mounting table 25 can be divided into an upper frame 30 and a lower frame 31, and the lower frame 31 can be further divided into a fixed frame 45 and a connecting frame 46, making it easy to pack and transport (Fig. 4).
A mounting rod 57 in the left and right direction is provided at a predetermined position of the lower frame body 31, and a charging chute 58 is detachably attached to the mounting rod 57. The input chute 58 is provided with a cylindrical hopper part 59 at the upper part, a guide gutter 60 is provided at the lower part of the hopper part 59, and an adjustment shutter 62 for adjusting the opening amount of the outlet 61 of the hopper part 59 is provided in the guide gutter 60. It is set up.
Further, the side plate 63 of the hopper part 59 extends downward from the bottom surface of the guide gutter 60, and an engagement groove 64 is formed in the lower edge of the side plate 63, and the engagement groove 64 is engaged with the mounting rod 57 from above. .
Note that the structure of the bucket conveyor 10 is arbitrary, and in the bucket conveyor 10 in FIG. 70.
In addition, 71 is a soil recovery conveyor, which is configured by providing a hopper section 72 at the top and a conveyor belt 70 within the hopper section 72, so that the soil that does not enter the seedling raising container A out of the soil dispensed by the soil dispensing device 5. The soil is recovered and supplied back to the soil feeding device 5.

(Action of embodiment)
The present invention has the above configuration, in which the supply bucket conveyor 10 is installed on the side of the soil feeding device 5 of the soil supply device 1, and the charging chute 58 of the soil supply device 20 is made to face the loading hopper 18 of the supply bucket conveyor 10. .
Since the soil filling container 21 is placed on the upper frame 30 of the mounting table 25 of the soil replenishing device 20, the soil in the soil filling container 21 flows into the hopper section 59 of the input chute 58, and the soil in the hopper section 59 from there to the filling hopper 18 of the supply bucket conveyor 10.
The soil supplied to the loading hopper 18 of the supply bucket conveyor 10 is supplied to the supply hopper 6 of the soil feeding device 5 of the soil feeding device 1, and the soil supplied to the soil feeding device 5 is transferred to the transfer table of the soil feeding device 1. 2, the seedlings are dropped from above and supplied to the container for raising seedlings.

Therefore, the soil feeding device 5 of the soil feeding device 1, the supply bucket conveyor 10 that replenishes soil to the soil feeding device 5, and the soil replenishing device 20 that replenishes soil from the soil filling container 21 to the feeding bucket conveyor 10, are used to raise seedlings. Soil can be continuously supplied to the container.
In this case, conventionally, soil was manually supplied to the hopper 18 of the supply bucket conveyor 10, but in the present invention, the soil is continuously supplied to the bucket conveyor 10 by using gravity without using power. The soil can be supplied to ten soil hoppers 18, making the soil supply work easier.

Note that the soil feeding device 5 only needs to be installed above the transfer table transfer table 2 that has a transfer means for transferring the seedling raising container, and it can be used to remove soil, seeds, water, etc. installed at the work site of sowing work. The soil feeding device 5 may be used as a bed soil or a covering soil supply device mounted on a seeding device to supply the soil.
Since the soil replenishing device 20 is configured with a mounting table 25 on the upper side on which the soil filling container 21, which is referred to as a flexible container by those skilled in the art, is placed, the soil is not allowed to fall naturally from the soil filling container 21. It can be configured such that it is supplied to the filling hopper 18 of the supply bucket conveyor 10, and can be manufactured rationally, simply, and at low cost.

The soil filling container 21 has a supply port 26 that can be opened and closed in the upper part, so soil is filled from the supply port 26 with the discharge cylinder 27 closed in advance, and the soil filling container 21 is When the soil filling container 21 becomes empty by preparing a plurality of soil and supplying soil to the seedling growing containers using the soil feeding device 5, the soil filling container 21 filled with soil is used to replace the soil filling container 21, thereby continuously supplying soil to the seedling growing containers. It makes it possible.
The mounting table 25 has an upper frame body 30 on which the soil filling container 21 is placed, and a lower frame body 31 that supports the upper frame body 30. The upper frame body 30 has an outer diameter of the soil filling container 21. Since the intermediate frame 33 having a smaller diameter than the outer frame 32 is connected to the circular outer frame 32 having a smaller diameter than the outer frame 32 by the connecting rod 34, the lower surface of the soil filling container 21 can be securely fixed by the outer frame 32 and the intermediate frame 33. To support.

Since a plurality of connecting rods 34 are arranged in parallel in the circumferential direction of the intermediate frame 33, the weight of the soil filling container 21 can be supported reliably. Incidentally, the soil filling container 21 is filled with about 0.5 to 1.5 tons of soil.
An inner frame 35 is provided inside the intermediate frame 33 of the upper frame 30 and has a smaller diameter than the intermediate frame 33 and has a diameter that allows the discharge tube 27 of the soil filling container 21 to be inserted from above. The outer frame 32 and the intermediate frame 33 are arranged at approximately the same height when viewed from the side, but the inner frame 35 is lower than the outer frame 32 and the intermediate frame 33 by a predetermined height. The bottom surface of the soil filling container 21 is supported by the outer frame 32 and the intermediate frame 33, and a predetermined space K is formed between the bottom surface of the soil filling container 21 and the inner frame 35. is positioned to facilitate the work of untying the string member (not shown) that is blocking the discharge cylinder part 27 or the work of binding the discharge cylinder part 27.

The lower part of a guide member 40 that stands upward is fixed to the outer frame 32 of the upper frame body 30, and the guide member 40 forms an inclined guide part 41 in which the upper part is tilted outward from the upper and lower predetermined parts. When the soil filling container 21 is placed on the upper frame 30 from above, the soil filling container 21 can be easily guided to the center of the upper frame 30.
In addition, since the soil filling container 21 is formed into a bag shape using a cloth-like member, when the soil filling container 21 is placed on the upper frame 30, the side surfaces of the soil filling container 21 are aligned with the guide members 40 on the left and right sides. The guide member 40 also acts as a side support member for the soil-filling container 21, thereby stabilizing the placement posture of the soil-filling container 21.

In this case, if the upper end of the guide member 40 is formed so as to come into contact with the side surface of the soil filling container 21 at least one third of the height from the bottom surface of the soil filling container 21, the mounting posture of the soil filling container 21 can be adjusted. Stable and preferred.
A plurality of upper legs 43 that protrude downward are provided at predetermined intervals on the lower surface of the upper frame body 30, and a contact portion 44 that opens like an umbrella is provided at the lower end of the upper leg 43. The frame body 30 can be placed in a stable position simply by placing it above the lower frame body 31.
The lower frame body 31 of the mounting table 25 connects a pair of fixed frames 45 with a connecting frame body 46 to form a cubic space therein, so that the hopper part 59 can be easily installed inside the lower frame body 31. can do.

Each fixed frame 45 of the lower frame body 31 has both ends of the horizontal rod 48 in the left and right direction fixed to the upper and lower predetermined portions of the pair of left and right vertical rods 47 by welding, so that the load of the soil filling container 21 is firmly supported.
Similarly, in the connecting frame 46, the load of the soil filling container 21 is fixed by welding the upper and lower ends of the pair of vertical rods 51 to the front and rear predetermined intermediate portions of the pair of upper and lower horizontal rods 50 in the longitudinal direction. Strongly support.
The lower frame body 31 is provided with screw shafts 54 at both front and rear ends of the horizontal bars 50 of the left and right connecting frames 46, and the screw shafts 54 are removably fixed to the horizontal bars 48 of the front and rear fixed frames 45 with bolts 55. Therefore, the mounting table 25 can be divided into an upper frame body 30 and a lower frame body 31, and the lower frame body 31 can be further divided into a fixed frame 45 and a connecting frame body 46, making it easy to pack and transport.

A mounting rod 57 in the left and right direction is provided at a predetermined position of the lower frame body 31, and a charging chute 58 is detachably attached to the mounting rod 57, so the lower frame body 31 can be packed separately from the charging chute 58, and the lower frame body 31 can be packed separately from the charging chute 58. The volume of the frame body 31 in a packed state can be reduced.
The input chute 58 is provided with a cylindrical hopper part 59 at the upper part, and a guide gutter 60 is provided at the lower part of the hopper part 59, so that the fixed frame 45 on the front side of the lower frame body 31 is connected to the feeding hopper of the bucket conveyor 10. 18 and attaching the charging chute 58 to this fixed frame 45, the guide trough 60 of the charging chute 58 can easily face the loading hopper 18 of the supply bucket conveyor 10, and the lower frame of the soil replenishing device 20 The body 31 can be easily installed.

When the upper frame body 30 on which the soil filling container 21 is placed is placed on the lower frame body 31, the installation of the soil replenishing device 20 is completed.
Then, when the supply port 26 of the soil filling container 21 is opened and the adjustment shutter 62 of the input chute 58 is opened by a predetermined amount, the soil in the soil filling container 21 is transferred to the soil supply device 1 via the supply bucket conveyor 10. The feeding device 5 is replenished.
In addition, an upper frame body 30 on which a soil filling container 21 filled with soil is placed is separately prepared, and the filled soil filling container 21 and the upper frame body 30 are already transferred to the soil feeding device 5 of the soil supply device 1. Since the soil can be replenished by replacing the soil-filled container 21 and the upper frame 30 and placing it on the lower frame 31, it is easy to replace the supplied soil-filled container 21 and the unsupplied soil-filled container 21. can be easily exchanged.

Note that the method of placing the upper frame body 30 on which the soil filling container 21 is placed on the lower frame body 31 is arbitrary, but when the fork of a forklift is inserted below the outer frame 32 of the upper frame body 30, It can be easily lifted and placed on the lower frame body 31.
Furthermore, the order of work such as assembling the upper frame 30, lower frame 31, and soil filling container 21 of the soil replenishing device 20 is arbitrary. The upper frame body 30 on which the soil filling container 21 is placed is placed on the lower frame body 31, and in this state, the fork of the forklift is inserted into the fixed frame 45 of the lower frame body 31 from the rear side of the guide gutter of the input chute 58. It may be inserted below the upper horizontal rod 50 from both sides of the input chute 58 and lifted, and the mounting table 25 and the soil filling container 21 may be transported as one toward the filling hopper 18 of the supply bucket conveyor 10. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Soil supply device, 2... Transfer table, 5... Soil delivery device, 6... Supply hopper, 7... Supply belt, 10... Supply bucket conveyor, 11... Frame, 12... Rotating shaft, 13... Motor for conveyor, 14... Sprocket, 15...Endless chain, 16...Bucket, 18...Pitching hopper, 20...Soil replenishing device, 21...Soil filling container, 25...Placement table, 26...Supply port section, 27...Discharge cylinder section, 30...Upper frame body, 31... lower frame body, 32... outer frame, 33... intermediate frame, 34... connecting rod, 35... inner frame, 40... guide member, 41... inclined guide part, 43... upper leg part, 44... contact part , 45...Fixed frame, 46...Connection frame body, 47...Vertical rod, 48...Horizontal rod, 50...Horizontal rod, 51...Vertical rod, 54...Screw shaft, 55...Bolt, 57...Mounting rod, 58...Charging chute , 59... Hopper part, 60... Guide gutter, 61... Outlet, 62... Adjustment shutter, 63... Side plate, 64... Engagement groove.

Claims (8)

The mounting table 25 includes an upper frame body 30 that supports the soil filling container 21 filled with soil to be supplied to the seedling raising container, and a lower frame body 31 that supports the upper frame body 30. This is a soil replenishing device that is formed with an outer frame 32 and an intermediate frame 33 that support the lower surface of the soil filling container 21, and is configured to be able to support the weight of the soil filling container 21. The soil replenishing device according to claim 1, wherein the upper frame body (30) is provided with a plurality of guide members (40) standing upwardly. 3. The soil replenishing device according to claim 2, wherein the guide member 40 has a lower part fixedly attached to the upper frame 30 side and an upper part of the guide member 40 formed as a free end. In claim 2, a plurality of vertical upper legs 43 to be placed on the lower frame 31 are provided on the upper frame 30 below the part where the guide member 40 is attached, and a space is formed between the plurality of upper legs 43. A soil replenishment device that formed a. 2. The soil replenishing device according to claim 1, wherein the lower frame body 31 is configured to removably connect and fix a pair of fixed frames 45 and a pair of connecting frames 46. In claim 1, the lower frame body 31 is provided with a mounting rod 57 in the left and right direction at a predetermined position, a charging chute 58 is detachably mounted on the mounting rod 57, and an adjustment shutter 62 is provided on the charging chute 58. Device. A pair of fixed frames 45 are connected by a pair of connecting frames 46 to assemble a rectangular frame-shaped lower frame 31, and a feeding chute 58 for guiding the falling soil is attached to the lower frame 31. Next, the soil is prepared in advance. The soil filling container 21 filled with soil is placed on the upper frame 30, and the upper frame 30 together with the soil filling container 21 is placed on the lower frame 31, or the upper frame 30 is placed on the lower frame 31. The soil filling container 21 filled with soil in advance is placed on the frame 30, and the charging chute 58 is placed facing the filling hopper 18 of the supply bucket conveyor 10 that supplies the soil to the soil feeding device 5 of the soil feeding device 1, and the soil filling is performed. A soil replenishing method in which the soil in a container 21 is naturally dropped into a hopper 18 of a supply bucket conveyor 10 via an input chute 58, and the soil is sequentially supplied to a soil feeding device 5 of a soil feeding device 1. In claim 7, an upper frame body 30 on which a soil filling container 21 filled with soil in advance is placed is separately prepared, and the filled soil filling container 21 and the upper frame body 30 are already placed in the soil feeding device 1. A method of replenishing soil by replacing the soil filling container 21 and upper frame 30 that have been replenished with soil into the device 5 and placing the soil on the lower frame 31.

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