JP2982808B1 - Seedling transplanter - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a seedling transplanting device capable of transplanting a large number of seedlings with high efficiency. SOLUTION: Extraction means 3 for extracting all the seedlings 1 in a specific horizontal row or a plurality of partial seedlings 1 in the horizontal row at a time from a row in which a large number of seedlings 1 are arranged vertically and horizontally, A plurality of storage portions 4 for temporarily storing a plurality of seedlings 1 taken out and transferred by the extraction means 3 are provided, and the total number of the seedlings 1 taken out by the extraction means 3 is substantially equal to each storage portion 4. Control means for automatically controlling the movement of the extracting means 3 to the storage section 4 so that the seedlings are distributed to the storage section 4; sending means 5 for sending out the seedlings stored in the storage sections 4 one by one; And a transplanting means 6 for transplanting each of the plurality of seedlings 1 sent out at 5 to a predetermined location.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seedling transplanting apparatus capable of highly efficiently transplanting seedlings such as flowers and vegetables to ridges or the like in a field.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when one seedling is planted by artificial force on a ridge or the like in a field, a time of 3 to 4 seconds is required. The planting time per 100 m ² ) needs to be about 50 hours. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 49-131811, for example, discloses a method for improving such a large amount of time even if it is small. In this method, seedlings germinated in a large number of divided sections are pushed into a growth box having a section larger than that section and located immediately below by a vertically movable push rod (plunger). The method of planting is shown. Also, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-14617, the seedlings placed vertically and horizontally are transported vertically one pitch at a time by a vertical feed conveyor so that the horizontal feeder is disposed at one end in the vertical direction. The whole number of seedlings in one row is transferred, and the horizontal feeding conveyor is transferred one pitch at a time, and the seedlings located on one side of the one side of the whole number of seedlings in one row received are planted by one plant. And plant seedlings one plant at a time. See Table 62
Japanese Patent Publication No. -500002 discloses that two pins are pierced into a soil mass of a seedling, lifted and planted in another pot.

According to the above three publications, seedlings can be planted automatically, and the planting work is more efficient and less labor intensive than those performed artificially. Since the planting is performed one row at a time in the field, in order to shorten the planting time,
It depends on the performance of the machine itself, and does not drastically reduce the planting time, and early improvement is desired.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a seedling transplanting apparatus capable of transplanting a large number of seedlings with high efficiency.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to all the seedlings in a specific row of a row in which a large number of seedlings are arranged vertically and horizontally, or a part of the row. A removing means for removing a plurality of seedlings at once, and a plurality of storage units for temporarily storing a plurality of seedlings removed and transferred by the removing means, wherein the total number of the seedlings removed by the removing means is provided. Provided with control means for automatically controlling the movement of the take-out means to the storage part so that it is almost equally distributed to each storage part, sending means for sending out the seedlings stored in each storage part one by one, Transplanting means for transplanting each of the plurality of seedlings sent out by the sending means to a predetermined location is provided to constitute a seedling transplanting apparatus. In other words, all the seedlings in a specific horizontal row or a plurality of seedlings in a part of the horizontal row are taken out and transferred at a time from among the rows in which a large number of seedlings are arranged vertically and horizontally. Once stored in a plurality of storage units, the seedlings stored in each of the storage units are sequentially sent out and transplanted to a predetermined location, as in the prior art.
Seedlings can be planted at integer multiples compared to row planting. When planting artificially, for example, set the plant interval to 13
It takes about 50 hours for planting per 10 ares (100 m ² ) with a size of １５15 cm. On the other hand, in the case of planting according to the present invention in 6 sections, it can be finished in about 2 hours. Work time can be significantly reduced. In addition, by providing control means for automatically controlling the movement of the extraction means to the storage part so that the total number of seedlings taken out by the extraction means is almost equally distributed to each storage part, the specific storage part can be quickly operated. There is no trouble that the seedlings cannot be planted from the empty storage part.

In order to accommodate the large number of seedlings, a collective seedling tray in which a large number of storage units are arranged vertically and horizontally is used, and the number of the extracting means is set smaller than the number of rows of the collective seedling tray. The intervals between the extraction means are set such that the extraction means are located in the accommodation sections located at predetermined intervals among the accommodation sections located in the horizontal row. By using the collective seedling tray, the intervals between the seedlings can always be the same, and the control for removing the seedlings can be simplified. In addition, since the collective seedling tray is configured such that the adjacent accommodation parts are very close to each other so that the seedlings can be raised efficiently, when the branches constituting the seedling are greatly overhanging, If you take out the seedlings stored in the matching storage unit, the branches may interfere with each other,
It may be necessary to devise the arrangement of the extraction means so that the extraction means do not interfere with each other in a narrow space, but as in the present invention, the number of the extraction means is smaller than the number of rows of the collective seedling raising tray. By setting a small distance and setting the interval between the extraction means so that the plurality of extraction means are located in the accommodation sections located at predetermined intervals among the accommodation sections located in the horizontal row, interference between the branches of the seedlings is achieved. And there is no need to devise the installation of the extraction means.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a transplanting device for transplanting a seedling 1 mounted on a traveling vehicle body such as a riding type or a push-moving type. This transplanting device is capable of
Seedling tray (hereinafter, referred to as tray) 2 having a pocket 2A as a storage part for storing the seedlings, and eight of the seedlings 1 stored in the tray 2 which are half of 16 in a row. Extraction means 3 for extracting the seedlings 1 at a time,
Six storage units 4 for temporarily storing the eight seedlings 1 taken out by the extracting means 3 and six sending outs for sending out the seedlings 1 stored in each storage unit 4 one by one. Means 5
And six transplanting means 6 for transplanting each of the plurality of seedlings 1...
And The transplanting device may be used by being mounted on a traveling vehicle body such as a riding type or a push-moving type, or may be configured as a towing type, or may be configured as a self-propelled type equipped with an engine or the like. . Also, the number of seedlings 1 that can be taken out at once by the taking-out means 3, the number of storage units 4,
The work efficiency can be increased as the number of the sending means 5 and the number of the transplanting means 6 increase, but any number may be set as long as the number is two or more.

The tray 2 is generally 16 to 29 × wide.
10 to 14 heights are used, and the number of pockets 2A is 1
Standards such as 60, 200, 228, and 406 are available.
The pocket 2A is also called a cell, and is 15 mm wide × 1 vertical.
From a small one with a depth of 5 mm and a depth of 25 mm, a width of 30 mm x
In most cases, the lower part is almost conical in shape with a narrow lower part from 30 mm in length to 45 mm in depth, and a small hole for drainage is generally formed at the bottom. The size and shape of the seedling 2 can be freely changed, and the use of the tray 2 makes it easy to carry the seedling 1 and simplify the control for taking out the seedling 1. , The tray 2 may be omitted. The tray 2 is fixed at a position of about 45 degrees (the angle may be any number) (see FIG. 3) by fixing means (not shown). By setting the tray 2 in an inclined position, there is an advantage that the installation space in the front-rear direction of the tray 2 can be reduced, but the tray 2 can be implemented horizontally. FIG.
2K is a frame member for positioning the tray 2.

The take-out means 3 comprises a pair of left and right pickup needles 7, 8 arranged in parallel in the left-right (horizontal) direction above the tray 2, and these eight sets of pickup needles are provided. Each of 7, 8, ... is a pair of piston rods 9A, 9A,
The pickup needles 7, 8 are attached to a support frame 10 provided between the cylinders 9A, and the pickup needles 7, 8 are configured to be vertically movable by fluid pressure cylinders 11 attached thereto. Rod 9A,
9A is moved to the extension side to lower the pick-up needles 7, 8,..., And then the hydraulic pressure cylinder 11 is operated to lower the pick-up needles 7, 8,. In this state, cylinder 9,
By operating the piston rods 9A, 9A to the shortening side, the pick-up needles 7, 8,... Are raised so that eight seedlings 1,.

After the eight seedlings 1 are taken out upward, the pickling needles 7, 8 are moved to the storage sections 4 to supply the seedlings 1 to the respective storage sections 4, and the next removal is performed. Are moved to a predetermined position. That is, the electric motor 13 is attached to the outer surface of a predetermined portion on one end side of the rectangular outer frame 12, and the outer frame 12
A pair of right and left sides, one end of which is movably supported on both ends of a fitting portion 14A slidably fitted to one side 12A of a pair of parallel front and rear side portions 12A, 12B via a bearing 15 on the upper surface of the other side 12B. The other ends of the guide rails 14, 14 are fixed respectively, and the sliders 16, 16 to which the cylinders 9, 9 are attached are externally movably fitted in the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of the sliders 16, 16 attached to the guide rails 14, 14 ( In the figure, 6
The pulley 17 and the predetermined portion of the belt 18 wound around the electric motor 13 are connected to the sliders 16, 1.
6 by moving the sliders 16, 16 in the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction) of the guide rails 14, 14 by forward and reverse rotation of the electric motor 13, so that the pickup needles 7, 8,. Reservoir 4 and seedling 1 to be removed
... can be moved over the upper position.

The guide rails 14, 1 are attached to the outer frame 12.
An electric motor 19 for moving the motor 4 in the longitudinal direction of the pair of front and rear side parts 12A and 12B is attached, and by rotating a rotation drive shaft 19A of the electric motor 19, the fitting part 14A is connected to the side part 12A. By moving the pickup needles 7, 8,... In the longitudinal direction, the position in the left-right direction can be changed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the storage section 4 stores seedlings 1 supplied from the pick-up needles 7, 8,.
20A in a tilted position, which is positioned lower as the lower side receives the lower side, and stands upright from both the left and right ends of the bottom 20A, and the tray 2 is located at the end (front end) on the tray 2 side.
The guide plate 20 comprises a side portion 20C provided with a front end portion 20B having an outwardly expanding shape toward the (front end portion) side.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the delivery means 5 comprises a pair of front and rear stoppers 21, 22 disposed at the lower end (rear end) of the storage section 4. 22 is a hydraulic cylinder 2 shown in FIG.
Seedling 1 formed by the guide plate 20 by 3, 24
Can be separately operated into a state in which the seedlings 1 protrude into the guide path and are prevented from moving downward, and a state in which the seedlings 1 are retracted from the guide path and allow the seedlings 1 to move downward. Like that. That is, a state in which the seedling 1 located at the lowermost end is supplied to the transplanting means 6 by causing the stopper 22 located on the rear side to swing about the vertical axis X by expanding and contracting the fluid pressure cylinder 24. It can be switched to a state in which the fluid pressure is not supplied, and the fluid pressure cylinder 23
By expanding and contracting, by sliding the stopper 21 located on the front side, the state can be switched between a state in which the seedling 1 located second from the lowermost position is moved downward and a state in which the seedling 1 is not guided.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the transplanting means 6 has an arc-shaped bottom for receiving the seedlings 1 supplied by the sending means 5, an opening on the sending means 5 side, and an upper part above the bottom. A pair of left and right receiving members 25 and 26 each including the raised side portion, and these receiving members 25 and 26 are attached to the seedling 1.
For receiving the seedlings 1 received by the receiving postures and the receiving members 25 and 26 for burying the seedlings 1 in the field A,
And a drive mechanism 27 for switching the 26 to the lowered buried posture. The driving mechanism 27 includes a rotating shaft 28 that can be rotated forward and backward by an electric motor (not shown).
And is externally fitted to the rotating shaft 28 so as to be integrally rotatable, and
The support members 30 of the receiving members 25, 26 are connected to a rotating member 29, and the rotating member 29 is integrally rotated by operating an electric motor (not shown). 26 is configured to be able to swing up and down around the horizontal axis Z. The support arms 30, 30
Of the rotating member 29, that is, the end of the rotating member 29
The supporting arms 30 are pivotally connected to each other around the longitudinal axis Y so as to be swingable in the left-right direction, and substantially central portions in the longitudinal direction of the supporting arms 30, 30 are connected to each other by a fluid pressure cylinder 31. From both ends of the fluid pressure cylinder 31, Projecting piston rods 31A, 31A
The receiving members 25 and 26 can be freely switched between a receiving position for receiving the seedling 1 shown in the drawing and a releasing position for releasing the receiving position by swinging the receiving members 25 and 26 in the direction of the arrow (outward). Make up. Reference numeral 32 shown in the figure is for locking the pin 31B protruding from the outer surface of the cylinder tube of the fluid pressure cylinder 31 to prevent the cylinder tube from moving due to expansion and contraction of the fluid pressure cylinder 31. The locking member is fixed to the rotating member 29.

Briefly, a series of operations of the seedling transplanting apparatus constructed as described above will be described. First, in the state shown in FIG. After lowering each cylinder 11
Of the seedlings 1A of every other eight seedlings 1 out of the sixteen seedlings 1 in a horizontal row corresponding to the first one located at the upper end in FIG. , 8... Next, the cylinders 9 and 9 are shortened to lift the eight seedling soils 1A upward. Since the pickup needles 7, 8,... Are attached in an inclined state in which the pickup needles are closer to the distal end side, the pickup needles 7, 8,.
The seedling 1 can be lifted in this state. After the eight seedlings 1 are lifted upward, the electric motor 13 is operated to move the seedlings 1 toward the storage section 4. When the movement is completed, by operating the electric motor 19, for example, the rightmost (first) seedling 1 in FIG. 1 is positioned on the rightmost of the six storage sections 4 (first). ) After being moved to a position where it can be supplied to the storage section 4, the tips of the pickup needles 7, 8 are moved apart by raising the pickup needles 7, 8, and the seedlings 1 fall to the first storage. It can be supplied to the unit 4. Subsequently, after the electric motor 19 is operated to supply the seedling 1 located second from the right to the storage unit 4 located second from the right, the seedling 1 located third from the right is placed third from the right. It supplies to the storage part 4 located. And
One extra seedling 1 located from the right is supplied to the storage section 4 located third from the right, and the fifth, sixth, and seventh seedlings 1 from the right are placed on the fourth face from the right. ,
After supplying the fifth and sixth storage units 4 located at the sixth position, the seedling 1 located at the eighth position from the right is supplied to the storage unit 4 located at the sixth position from the right one extra, and eight seedlings are supplied. The first delivery of 1 is completed. Since there are six storage units 4 for eight sets of the pick-up needles 7, 8, four seedlings 1 raised by the first to fourth four sets from the right of the pick-up needles 7, 8 are stored. The first to third pieces are supplied from the right side of the section 4 to the pickup needles 7 and 8.
The four seedlings 1 lifted by the fifth to eighth sets from the right side of the storage section 4 are supplied to the fourth to sixth pieces from the right side of the storage section 4.

After the completion of the first transfer, the electric motors 13 and 19 are operated to start the transfer of the 16 first seedlings 1 in the horizontal row corresponding to the first in order to start the second transfer. The eight seedlings 1 that have not been lifted last time are lifted in the same manner as described above, and the first to second seedlings 1 from the right are stored in the storage section 4 located first to second from the right.
And the third seedling 1 located from the right side is additionally supplied to the storage section 4 located second from the right side, and the fourth to fifth seedlings 1 from the right side are fed from the third face from the right side. The seedling 1 located sixth from the right is supplied to the storage unit 4 located fourth, and the seedling 1 located fifth from the right is supplied to the storage unit 4 located fifth from the right. An extra one is supplied to the storage unit 4 located at the
The seedling 1 located at the sixth position is supplied to the storage unit 4 located at the sixth position from the right. After the completion of the second delivery, the electric motors 13 and 19 are operated to start the third delivery by starting the 16 seedlings 1 in the horizontal row corresponding to the second. Lift up every other eight seedlings 1..
Is supplied to the first storage unit 4 from the right side, and the second seedling 1 from the right side is additionally supplied to the first storage unit 4, and the third, fourth and fifth from the right side Is sequentially supplied to the second, third and fourth storage units 4 from the right, and the seventh and eighth seedlings 1 from the right are supplied.
Are sequentially supplied to the fifth and sixth storage units 4 from the right side, and the third delivery is completed. Four seedlings 1 are supplied to each storage unit 4 and the first supply cycle is completed. , From the first delivery. As described above, the supply time can be shortened by supplying the excess seedlings 1 to the storage section 4 located at the nearest position, but the supply order can be freely changed. Although the delivery of the seedlings 1 is supplied one by one to each storage unit 4, two or more seedlings 1 may be supplied. For example,
The eight seedlings 1 lifted at the first time are supplied three by three in order from the right side, two seedlings 1 are supplied to the third storage unit 4 from the right, and the eight seedlings 1 lifted at the second time are supplied. From the right, the fourth storage unit 4 supplies three seedlings in the same manner as the previous time, the second from the right supplies two seedlings 1 to the sixth storage unit 4, and the eight seedlings 1 that have been lifted for the third time are used for the last time. Three were supplied to the third storage unit 4 from the right, which was short of one, and one was supplied from the right, which was supplied three previously.
Two seedlings 1 are supplied to the second or second storage part 4, and eight seedlings 1 lifted at the fourth time are supplied three to the sixth storage part 4 from the right where one was short last time. Then, two seedlings 1 are supplied to the fourth or fifth storage unit 4 from the right supplied three times last time, and the number of the seedlings 1 to be supplied to each storage unit 4 is supplied so as to be equal or almost equal. It is controlled as follows.
The number of the seedlings 1 supplied to each of the storage units 4 can be determined by counting the number of times the pick-up needles 7 and 8 in a state where the seedlings 1 are pierced are raised, or by counting the number of the seedlings 1 dropped and supplied to the storage unit 4. May be detected by a non-contact sensor or the like, and the number of times of detection may be counted. Further, the position information of the pick-up needles 7, 8 may be indirectly grasped by driving information of the electric motors 13, 19, or may be directly detected by a non-contact sensor.

As shown in FIG. 4, the seedlings 1 supplied to the storage section 4 are in a state where the seedlings 1 are prevented from moving downward by stoppers 21 and 22. After swinging outward and dropping and supplying to the receiving members 25 and 26, the receiving members 25 and 26 descend and bury the seedling 1 in the field A. After embedding, the receiving members 25 and 26 are released by swinging the receiving members 25 and 26 outward, and the receiving members 25 and 26 are lifted to receive the next seedling 1. It is returned to. After returning the lower stopper 22 to the receiving position, the upper stopper 21 is operated to the retreat side to move the seedling 1 received by the stopper 21 downward, and then to the projecting side again. The operation prevents the next seedling 1 from moving downward.

In FIG. 1, the seedlings 1 are lifted by the pick-up needles 7 and 8 and supplied to the storage section 4. However, as shown in FIG.
3, the seedling 1 may be moved upward. That is, an actuator 35 such as a fluid pressure cylinder is attached to each of the left and right ends (only the left end is shown in the figure) of the lower fixed frame 34, and an elevating frame 36 is attached to the upper end of a telescopic portion (not shown) of the actuator 35. ,
The lower ends of a large number of protruding pins 33 are fixed through the elevating frame 36. Therefore, by extending the actuator 35, the seedling 1 can be pushed upward from below and moved upward as shown in FIG. 5, and by shortening the actuator 35, the seedling 1 can be retired downward from within the tray 2. In order to move the tray 2 to the evacuation position and push up the seedlings 1 in the next row, the tray 2 can be moved by one pitch in the direction of arrow a by a drive mechanism (not shown). Reference numeral 35A shown in FIG. 5 is a bellows portion for preventing dirt or the like from entering the expansion and contraction portion of the actuator 35.

The seedling 1 moved upward by the protruding pins 33 is clamped by a pair of right and left clamps 37, 37 as shown in FIGS. The seedlings 1 are supplied to the storage unit 4 by releasing the holding by moving the fluid pressure cylinder 38 provided between the clamps 37 and 37 obliquely downward in parallel with the above. After seedling 1 is supplied,
3 and 4, the same reference numerals are given and the description is omitted. Reference numeral 39 shown in the figure is a swing arm provided with a mounting portion 39A for receiving the seedling 1 that has moved upward, moves together with the clamps 37, 37, and moves to the storage portion 4 before moving to the storage portion 4. By retreating to the upper position shown by the two-dot chain line, it does not interfere with the storage unit 4.

In FIG. 6, the clamps 37, 37 are moved, but as shown in FIG.
7 may be configured to swing around the horizontal axis W, and the mounting member 40 for receiving the seedling 1 may be movable.
That is, when the seedling 1 is received by the placing member 40, the tray 2
After moving obliquely downward in parallel with the traveling direction a of, the clamp 37 moves substantially horizontally to the clamps 37, 37, and the clamps 37, 37
The seedling 1 on the placing member 40 is pinched by moving from the upper position indicated by the dashed line to the pinching position indicated by the solid line and shortening the fluid pressure cylinder 38. Then, after the mounting member 40 has once moved slightly downward, the clamps 37, 37
, And returns to an initial position for receiving the seedling 1, and clamps 37,
37 is moved in the direction parallel to the rotation axis W so that the seedling 1 faces the inlet of the storage part 4 and then the clamp 3 holding the seedling 1
After the rocking operation of 7, 7 is further lowered, the holding is released by extending the fluid pressure cylinder 38 to supply the seedlings 1 to the storage section 4. After the seedlings 1 are supplied, they are the same as those in FIGS. 3 and 4, and thus are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

In FIGS. 6 and 8, the tray 2 is moved. However, as shown in FIG. 9, the projecting pins 33 may be movable in the vertical and horizontal directions of the tray 2. That is, the protruding pin 33, the lower fixed frame 34, the actuator 35 such as a fluid pressure cylinder,
6 is provided with a telescopic actuator 41 such as a fluid pressure cylinder for integrally moving the actuator 6 in the left-right direction.
An actuator 41 and a protruding pin 33, a lower fixed frame 34, an actuator 35 such as a fluid pressure cylinder, and an electric motor 43 for integrally moving the lifting frame 36 in the front-rear direction along the support frame 42 are provided. Can move the protruding pins 33 in the left-right direction by the expansion and contraction operation of the seedlings, and can provide the protruding pins 33 every other as shown in the figure, to avoid interference between branches of the adjacent seedlings 1. And the electric motor 4
By operating the screw shaft 43A by operating the actuator 3, the actuator 41 is moved along the support frame 42, and the protruding pins 33 can be moved in the front-rear direction. The seedling 1 lifted upward by the protruding pins 33... Operates by shortening the hydraulic cylinder 38 shown in FIG.
It is pinched by 37, swings around the vertical axis V, moved to the storage section 4, and the hydraulic cylinder 38 is extended to release the pinch and supply it to the storage section 4. A receiving plate 37B shown in FIG. 9 receives the front surface of the seedling 1 in order to prevent the seedling 1 from moving forward. Although only one clamp 37 is shown in the drawing, the same number of clamps 37 may be provided.

The mounting member 40 shown in FIG. 8 may be moved as shown in FIG. That is, the mounting member 40 is attached to the distal end of the piston rod 44A of the fluid pressure cylinder 44 that can swing around the horizontal axis T, and when the mounting member 40 receives the seedling 1, the mounting member 40 moves downward around the horizontal axis T. After oscillating, the fluid pressure cylinder 44 is extended to operate,
The mounting member 40 is moved toward the clamps 37, 37,
As described above, it is sandwiched by the clamps 37 and 37 and supplied to the storage unit 4. As shown also in FIG. 11, a large number of the clamps 37 are mounted on the fixed shaft 45 so as to be able to swing up and down around the horizontal axis, and the first clamps 37 and 37 group which are located every other one and swing them. Telescopic 1st to operate
An actuator 48 is connected to a support shaft 46 via an operation arm 47 rotatably supported, and a second group of clamps 37, 37 located at every other one and a telescopic second actuator for swinging the second group of clamps 37, 37 49 and 49 via an operation arm 51 rotatably supported on a support shaft 50, and the first
The first and second clamps 37 and 37 or the second and third clamps 37 and 37 are vertically swung by expanding and contracting the actuator 48 or the second actuator 49. The clamping and release of the seedling 1 by the clamps 37, 37 are executed by the expansion and contraction operation of the fluid pressure cylinder 38 as described above. Other configurations not described are the same as those described above.

The tray 2 may be used in a curved state as shown in FIGS. There is an advantage that a large number of seedlings 1 can be mounted while being compacted by being used in such a curved state. That is, as shown in the drawing, a telescopic actuator 5 for pushing out from a horizontal direction into a pocket 2A which is substantially horizontal among the curved portions of the tray 2.
2 and a mounting member 53 for mounting the seedling 1 extruded by the actuator 52 is provided, and the seedling 1 mounted on the mounting member 53 is pinched and moved to the right in the horizontal direction in FIG. Then, a pair of left and right clamps 54, 54 having the same configuration as described above for supplying the seedlings 1 to the storage section 4 by swinging downward are provided. The clamping and release of the seedling 1 by the clamps 54 and 54 are executed by the expansion and contraction operation of a fluid pressure cylinder (not shown) in the same manner as described above. Other configurations not described are the same as those described above.

As shown in FIG. 14, the clamps 54, 54 shown in FIG. 13 are constructed so that they can only swing up and down around the horizontal axis, so that the entire apparatus can be made compact. Is also good. In this case, the placing member 53 described above
Before swinging the clamps 54, 54 downward from the seedling placement position indicated by the solid line, it is possible to swing to the retreat position indicated by the two-dot chain line. The clamping and release of the seedling 1 by the clamps 54 and 54 are executed by the expansion and contraction operation of a fluid pressure cylinder (not shown) in the same manner as described above. Other configurations not described are the same as those described above.

[0025]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of seedlings can be transplanted at once, so that seedlings can be planted at an integral multiple as compared with the conventional single planting. As the number of plants increases, the planting work time can be drastically reduced, and a large number of seedlings can be transplanted with high efficiency. In addition, by providing control means for automatically controlling the movement of the extraction means to the storage part so that the total number of seedlings taken out by the extraction means is almost equally distributed to each storage part, the specific storage part can be quickly operated. Therefore, there is no trouble that the seedlings cannot be planted from the empty storage part, and the seedlings can be planted efficiently and continuously.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, by using the collective seedling raising tray, the intervals between the seedlings can always be made equal, and the control for removing the seedlings can be simplified. Also, by setting the interval between the extraction means so as to be located in the accommodating portion located at a predetermined interval, even when the branches constituting the seedling are greatly overhanging, the branches interfere with each other and the seedling is accommodated. It is possible to avoid troubles such as not being able to remove the seedlings, and to reliably remove all the seedlings.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a seedling transplantation device without transplanting means.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a main part of a pick-up needle.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing a configuration of an extracting unit, a storage unit, a sending unit, and a transplanting unit.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a configuration of an extracting unit, a storage unit, a sending unit, and a transplanting unit.

FIG. 5 is a partially omitted perspective view showing another second configuration for removing a seedling from a tray.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing another second configuration of the extracting means, the storage section, the sending means, and the transplanting means.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing another second configuration of the extracting unit, the storing unit, the sending unit, and the transplanting unit.

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing another third configuration of the extracting means, the storage section, the sending means, and the transplanting means.

FIG. 9 is a partially omitted perspective view showing another fourth configuration for taking out a seedling from a tray.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing another fifth configuration of the extracting means, the storage section, the sending means, and the transplanting means.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing another fifth configuration of the extracting unit, the storing unit, the sending unit, and the transplanting unit.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state where the tray is curved.

FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing another sixth configuration of the extracting means, the storage section, the sending means, and the transplanting means.

FIG. 14 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing another seventh configuration of the extracting means, the storage section, the sending means, and the transplanting means.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Seedling 1A Seedling soil 2 Collecting seedling raising tray 2A Pocket (storage part) 3 Extraction means 4 Storage part 5 Sending means 6 Transplantation means 7,8 Pickup needle 9 Cylinder 9A Piston rod 10 Support frame 11 Fluid pressure cylinder 12 Outer frame 12A 12B Side 13 Electric motor 14 Guide rail 14A Fitting part 15 Bearing 16 Slider 17 Pulley 18 Belt 19 Electric motor 19A Rotary drive shaft 20 Guide plate 20A Bottom 20B Front 20C Side 21,22 Stopper 23,24 Fluid pressure cylinder 25 , 26 Receiving member 27 Drive mechanism 28 Rotating shaft 29 Rotating member 30 Support arm 31 Fluid pressure cylinder 32 Locking member 33 Protruding pin 34 Fixed frame 35 Actuator 35A bellows part 36 Elevating frame 37 Clamp 37B Receiving plate 38 Fluid pressure cylinder 39 Swing arm 39A Placement section 40 Placement member 41 Actuator 41A Bellows 42 Support frame 43 Electric motor 43A Screw shaft 44 Fluid pressure cylinder 45 Fixed shaft 4 6 Support shaft 47 Operation arm 48 First actuator 49 Second actuator 50 Support shaft 52 Actuator 53 Mounting member 54 Clamp A Field a Arrow T, V, W, X, Y, Z axis center

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An extracting means for extracting all seedlings in a specific horizontal row or a plurality of seedlings in a part of the horizontal row at a time from a row in which a large number of seedlings are arranged vertically and horizontally, and this extracting means A plurality of storage units for temporarily storing a plurality of seedlings taken out and transferred by the storage unit, wherein the total number of the seedlings taken out by the extraction means is distributed to the respective storage units almost equally. Control means for automatically controlling the movement of the take-out means to the feeding means for sending out the seedlings stored in each of the storage units one by one, and a plurality of seedlings sent out by the sending means at predetermined locations. A seedling transplantation device comprising: transplantation means for transplanting. 2. A method for accommodating the large number of seedlings, wherein a collective seedling tray in which a large number of accommodation units are arranged vertically and horizontally is used, and the number of the extracting means is set smaller than the number of rows of the collective seedling tray. 2. The seedling transplanting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an interval between the extracting means is set such that a plurality of extracting means are located in accommodation sections located at predetermined intervals among accommodation sections arranged in a row.