JP2784969B2 - Seedling box picking device of seedling box washing machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seedling box washing machine, which is attached to a seedling box washing machine and automatically accommodates a seedling box which is washed and released by the seedling box washing machine. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an apparatus for removing a nursery box as shown in FIG. 5 is known.

In this nursery box removing apparatus, a receiving table 102 having a size for supporting a nursery box 108 is surrounded by a left and right guide frame 103, a front guide frame 105, and a rear guide frame 106. Along with
A support leg 107 is provided on the lower surface of the receiving table 102, and the regulating frame 104 is engaged with a guide 109 projecting from directly below an outlet 112 of a seedling box cleaning device 110 having a rotating brush 111. 5, and receives the seedling raising box 108 supplied from the supply port 113, washed, and then released from the take-out port 112 (actual opening 56-1).
No. 53163).

[0004]

According to the above-mentioned prior art, at the start of work, it is necessary to engage the guide frame of the nursery box washing machine with the restricting frame of the seedling box removing device, and it is troublesome to prepare for the start of work. In addition, the seedling box washing machine and the seedling box removal device must be transported separately, and there is a problem that the storage space needs to be large enough to store both separately.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has no trouble in preparing for the start of work, and has a large storage space for storing the seedling box cleaning machine body. It is an object of the present invention to realize a seedling box picking device for a seedling box washing machine that suffices.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a seedling box picking device of a seedling box washing machine according to the present invention is provided at a lower portion of the seedling box washing machine body of a machine frame supporting a seedling box washing machine body. A space is formed for accommodating a seedling box receiving frame for receiving a seedling box released from the seedling box cleaning machine body, and a guide extending along a moving direction of the seedling box below the machine frame. A rail is provided, and a seedling box receiving frame that is guided by the guide rail and is reciprocally movable is provided on the guide rail.

[0007] The seedling box receiving frame is provided with an opening on the other side while three sides of the bottom plate are surrounded by side walls, and a tray on which the seedling box is placed is placed on the bottom plate so as to be able to be taken in and out of the opening. The guide plate may be provided at an upper end portion of the side wall facing at least the opening portion side of the side wall so as to be rotatable.

[0008]

During operation, the seedling box receiving frame is pulled out from the space of the machine frame, so that the seedling box released from the outlet of the seedling box washing machine body is set in a state where it can be received. In this state, the seedling box that has been washed and released from the outlet is automatically received in the seedling box receiving frame. And after work,
The seedling box receiving frame is pushed into the space of the machine frame to be integrated with the seedling box washing machine body, and is transported and stored.

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention. The seedling box washing machine main body 1 is supported by a machine frame 2 having four supporting legs 2A, and is large enough to completely push the seedling box receiving frame 5 below the seedling box washing machine body 1 of the machine frame 2. A space portion 13 is formed. The seedling box washing machine main body 1 is provided with an outlet 4 on one side and a supply port (not shown) on the opposite side. The seedling box is moved in a known horizontal direction. A cleaning type may be used. A pair of parallel guide rails 3 extending in the same direction as the moving direction of the seedling box is fixed to a lower portion of the machine casing 2, that is, a lower portion of the support leg 2A.
A seedling box receiving frame 5 is provided above. Therefore, the seedling box receiving frame 5 is reciprocally movable in the same direction as the moving direction of the seedling box to be washed by the seedling box washing machine main body 1 on the guide rail 3, and is pushed into or pulled out of the space 13. be able to.

Next, the structure of the seedling box receiving frame 5 will be described.

The seedling box receiving frame 5 includes a bottom plate 9 having an area large enough to place the seedling box in a horizontal state. The side plates 6 and 7 and the bottom plate 9 erected on both side edges of the bottom plate 9 are provided. The rear plate 12 erected at the rear end has a seedling box receiving portion surrounded by a U-shaped side wall in plan view, and a pair of handle guides 14B fixed to the front end of the bottom plate 9 have rods. A handle 14 in which a material is bent is provided.

Guide plates 10, 11 having the same length as the side plates 6, 7 are rotatably attached to the upper ends of the side plates 6, 7 by a plurality of hinges 11 A, respectively . A long guide plate 8 is rotatably attached to the upper end by a hinge 10A.

The guide plates 10 and 11 rotatably attached to the upper ends of the side plates 6 and 7 are turned to a position where they come into contact with the upper end surface of the rear plate 12 so as not to be obstructed during storage. In use, it is rotated to a position where it comes into contact with a stopper 15 fixed to the upper end of the outer surface of each of the side plates 6 and 7, and is opened upward in an inverted C-shape to be discharged from the outlet 4. The seedling box is guided into the seedling box receiving frame 5 . The guide plate 8 rotatably attached to the upper end of the rear plate 12 is
In a state where the seedling box receiving frame 5 is pulled out to the work position shown in FIG.
The length of the tip is set to be such that the tip comes into contact with the outer wall surface of the seedling box washing machine main body 1 in the vicinity of the lower portion of the outlet 4 and is inclined. As a result, the rear end of the seedling box 16 (see FIG. 3) released from the outlet 4 comes into contact with the guide plate 8 and slides down.
Is guided into the seedling box receiving frame 5.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a tray 9A on which the seedling box is placed is slidably disposed on the bottom plate 9, and an end of the tray 9A opposite to the seedling box washing machine (shown in FIG. 2). A pair of hollow frame-shaped handle guides 14B having guide holes 14D into which a pair of vertical bars of the handle 14 are loosely fitted are provided integrally on the upper surface (right end).

On the other hand, in the state shown in FIG. 2 in which the receiving tray 9A is completely stored in the seedling box receiving frame 5, the tip of each vertical rod of the handle 14 is fitted into a portion of the bottom plate 9 corresponding to the guide hole 14D. The handle 14 is erected as shown in FIG. 2, and the tip of each vertical bar is connected to the hole 9B.
When inserted inside, the handle 14 is locked, and the bottom plate 9 and the tray 9A are integrated.

Next, a description will be given of a state when the present embodiment is used.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the receiving tray 9A is pushed in as described above.
Is locked as described above, and the seedling box receiving frame 5 is pushed into the space portion 13 of the seedling box washing machine main body 1 and stored. Therefore, the storage space is large enough to accommodate the seedling box cleaning machine main body, and can be transported together with the seedling box cleaning machine main body 1 at a time.

At the time of use, as shown in FIG. 3, the seedling box receiving frame 5 is pulled out of the space 13 of the seedling box washing machine body 1, and the end of the bottom plate 9 on the side of the seedling box washing machine is engaged with the guide rail 3. State. The guide plate 8 is pivoted in the direction of the arrow so that its tip abuts against the outer wall surface of the seedling box washer body 1, and the guide plates 10, 11 attached to the side plates 6, 7 are stopped by the stopper 15.
To the position where it stops, and opens in an inverted C-shape. At this time, the handle 14 is locked to the bottom plate 9 as described above. Since the handle 14 receives the falling seedling box 16 by locking in this way, the seedling box 16 released from the outlet 4 has its rear end at the outlet 4.
When further away, the rear end portion comes into contact with the guide plate 8, slides down, and is sequentially stacked on the receiving tray 9A.

When a predetermined amount of the seedling box 16 is stored in the seedling box receiving frame 5, the washing operation of the seedling box washing machine main body 1 is stopped. Then, the handle 14 is lifted, and the tip of the vertical bar is pulled out from the hole 9B of the bottom plate 9, and as shown in FIG.
After rotating by using the slit 14C formed in a communication state with the 4D and pulling in the direction of the arrow, the tray 9A is pulled out from the seedling box receiving frame 5 by at least an amount that facilitates the taking out operation, and the stacked seedling boxes are stacked. 16 can and child to take out.

Needless to say, in this embodiment, since the pin 14A fixed to the tip of the vertical bar of the handle 14 is configured to engage around the guide hole 14D, the handle 14 is There is no escape from 14B.

[0022]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

Since the seedling box receiving frame can be stored in the space of the machine frame supporting the seedling box washing machine body when not in operation,
In addition to being large enough to accommodate the seedling box washing machine body, it can be transported together with the seedling box washing machine body in a single operation.

Further, since the seedling box receiving frame can be handled with one touch at the start and end of the work, workability is remarkably improved.

Further, if the seedling box receiving frame is provided with a seedling box tray that can be pulled out, the tray can be pulled out from the seedling box receiving frame and the seedling box can be taken out. It will be easier.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a seedling box collecting device of a seedling box washing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state at the time of storage of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part showing a state at the time of work of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a seedling box removal operation after the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is completed.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional seedling box removal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Seedling box washing machine main body 2 Machine frame 3 Guide rail 4 Take-out port 5 Seedling box receiving frame 6,7 Side plate 8,10,11 Guide plate 9 Bottom plate 9A Receiving tray 12 Rear plate 13 Space part 14 Handle 14A pin 14B Handle guide 14C Slit 14D Guide hole 15 Stopper 16 Seedling box

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A 54-139916 (JP, U) JP-A 56-153163 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A01G 9/06

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A space for accommodating a seedling box receiving frame for receiving a seedling box discharged from the seedling box cleaning machine body, in a lower portion of the seedling box cleaning machine body of a machine frame supporting the seedling box cleaning machine body. A guide rail extending along the moving direction of the seedling box is provided below the machine frame, and a seedling box receiving frame that is guided by the guide rail and reciprocally movable is provided on the guide rail. Seedling box picking device of seedling box washing machine in which is installed. 2. The seedling box receiving frame is provided with an opening on one side while three sides of the bottom plate are surrounded by side walls, and a tray on which the seedling box is placed is placed on the bottom plate so as to be freely taken in and out of the opening. The seedling box picking device of the seedling box washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the seedling box collecting device is provided. 3. A seedling box removing device for a seedling box cleaning machine according to claim 2, wherein a guide plate is rotatably provided at an upper end portion of at least the side wall facing the opening. .