JP3304947B2 - Seedling box arrangement 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 arranging machine for arranging seeded seedling boxes on the ground.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are cases in which seedling boxes after seeding work or after germination treatment in a state where seeded seedling boxes are stacked and stacked are arranged on the ground in a nursery house or the like. At present, the box arranging work is carried out by a worker carrying the seedling boxes one by one directly in a hand and placing them on the ground.

[0003]

The above-described operation of arranging the seedling boxes requires a large amount of labor since the seedling boxes are heavy because the soil in the seedling boxes contains a large amount of irrigated water. I have. However, this work has not been mechanized so far, and labor saving and efficiency have not been achieved. Therefore, the present invention
It is an object to reduce labor and efficiency of the seedling box arrangement work.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a seedling box for transferring a seedling box C from the body to the ground on a body provided with the traveling device 1. A transfer device 2 is provided, and the seedling box transfer device 2
Is transported in the direction opposite to the body running direction.
The seedling boxes are placed on the left and right sides of the seedling box transport path of the
Seedling box transport guide plate 52 for guiding the transport at the position,
52, and the seedling box transport guide plates 52, 52 are transported.
A seedling box arranging machine characterized by being provided from the middle of the seedling box transport path of the apparatus 2 .

[0005] Further, the invention according to claim 2 provides the traveling device 1
The seedling box C ... is transported from the aircraft to the ground on the aircraft equipped with
A seedling box transport device 2 is provided.
Convey seedling box C in the direction opposite to the machine running direction
The seedling box transport device 2 is provided with a seedling box
Seedling box transport guides to guide the
Guide plates 52, 5 are provided.
2 is an adjacent seedling whose seedling box guide terminal is already lined up
Seedling box transfer path of the seedling box transfer device 2 so as not to contact the boxes Cn.
The seedling box arranging machine is characterized in that it is provided halfway through .

[0006]

[Function] This seedling box arranging machine has
While traveling, the seedling box conveyor 2 moves the seedling box C ...
The sheet is transported in the direction opposite to the row direction. And seedling box transport device
2, seedling box transport guide plates 52 provided on the left and right of the seedling box transport path,
52 is designed so that the seedling boxes C are conveyed at predetermined left and right positions.
Inside. In addition, the seedling box transport guide plates 52, 52 transport the seedling box.
Since it is provided from the middle of the seedling box transport path of device 2,
Seedling box transfer guide plates 52, 52 are used to transfer the seedling box C.
It is not possible to hinder the operation when loading on the transport start end of
Hard to stiffen.

The seedling box transport guide plates 52, 52 are
The seedling box guide ends of the adjacent seedling boxes Cn are already arranged.
So that it does not come into contact with
, So that the seedling boxes C ...
Seedling box transport guide plates 52, 52 are adjacent when lining up
Do not come into contact with the seedling boxes Cn.

[0008]

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, a seedling box transfer device 2 for transferring seedling boxes C from the body to the ground is provided on the body provided with the traveling device 1, Transfer device 2
, The seedling box C ... in the direction opposite to the aircraft traveling direction while the aircraft is traveling.
Transported to the aircraft,
Seedling boxes C are continuously arranged on the ground, eliminating the need to arrange seedling boxes.
Can be empowered. In addition, right and left of the seedling box transfer path of the seedling box transfer device 2
Seedling box that guides the seedling box to be transported at predetermined left and right positions
Since the transport guide plates 52 are provided, the seedling boxes C are neatly arranged.
Is arranged. In addition, the invention according to claim 1 is a method for carrying a seedling box.
The feeding guide plates 52, 52 are connected to the seedling box transfer path of the seedling box transfer device 2.
Since the seedling boxes C are provided from the middle, the seedling box C is transferred by the seedling box transfer device 2.
The operation at the time of placing the seedling on the starting end is performed by the seedling box transport guide plates 52 and 5.
2 can be easily performed without being hindered, and the work of arranging seedling boxes can be easily performed
You.

[0009] The invention according to claim 2 provides a seedling box transport gas.
The guide plates 52, 52 have their seedling box guide end portions already aligned.
Seedling box transport device so as not to contact adjacent seedling boxes Cn ...
Since seedling box C was installed halfway along the seedling box transport path, seedling box C ...
Seedling box transport guide plate 5
2 and 52 do not touch the adjacent seedling boxes Cn.
No.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As an embodiment of the present invention, there is also a machine configured as a dedicated machine for performing only a seedling box arranging operation.
An embodiment will be described as an example in which a seedling box picking-up machine and a seedling box arranging machine capable of performing not only the seedling box arranging operation but also the seedling box picking-up operation are provided. The specific configuration will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The seedling box picking-up machine and the seedling box arranging machine include a traveling device 1 that can move forward and backward, a seedling box transport device 2 in front of the traveling device 1, and a seedling box in the rear side of the traveling device 1. A configuration is provided with a seedling box mounting portion 3 on which C ... can be mounted. Then, when the traveling device 1 is moved forward and the seedling box transport device 2 is transported rearward, the seedling box C is transported from the ground to the traveling device 2 so as to be in a seedling box pick-up operation state, and the traveling device 1 is moved backward. When the seedling box transport device 2 is transported forward while moving, the seedling boxes C are transported from the traveling device 1 to the ground, and a seedling box arranging operation state is set. Further, the seedling box mounting portion 3 has a seedling box housing frame H capable of housing a large number of seedling boxes C.
Is to be placed.

The frame structure of the body is such that a traveling transmission case 4 is provided on the rear side, a rear frame 5 is fixed on the front side, an intermediate transmission case 6 is fixed on the front end, and a front frame 7 is fixed on the front side. Is fixed, and a transport mission case 8 is fixed to the front end thereof. As described above, the three transmission cases 4, 6, and 8 are arranged in the middle between the front and rear, and are connected to each other by the frames 5, 7 to form an airframe. An engine E for driving the traveling device 1 and the seedling box transport device 2 and the like is mounted on an engine mounting table 4a fixed to a rear portion of the traveling transmission case 4. Further, the handle 9 is provided such that the left and right grip portions are disposed above the engine E,
The handle base is provided so as to be detachably attached to the upper side of the traveling transmission case 4 on the front side of the engine E. The handle 9 is provided with handle base mounting portions on both the left and right sides so that the handle 9 can be arbitrarily replaced on the left and right sides of the seedling box mounting portion 3.

The traveling device 1 is a crawler type traveling device. Specifically, the crawler drive shaft 10 protrudes from the left and right sides of the rear traveling transmission case 4.
The crawler driving wheels 11 are attached to the crawler driving wheels 11 and 11 and protrude from the left and right sides of the front transport transmission case 8.
3 are attached, and the crawler drive wheels 1 on the left and right sides are attached.
Crawlers 14 are wound around 1.11 and crawler rolling wheels 13 respectively. The grounding section support wheels 15 for rotatably supporting the grounding sections of the crawlers 14 from above are provided so as to be freely rotatable by the frames 5.7.

In the traveling device 1, the left and right crawlers 14, 14 are in contact with each other in a state where the longitudinal direction of the seedling boxes C is laterally transverse to the traveling direction of the traveling device 1. Are arranged at predetermined intervals from the left and right ends in the longitudinal direction of the seedling boxes C arranged in the direction. Thereby, at the time of the seedling box pick-up operation, it is possible to travel without contacting or stepping on the adjacent seedling boxes Cn adjacent to one of the right and left sides and arranged in the front-rear direction. Also, in the operation of arranging the seedling boxes, it is possible to travel without contacting or stepping on the adjacent seedling boxes Cn in the same manner as in the operation of picking up the seedling boxes.
· Since the crawler marks 14T of the concave grooves formed on the ground due to the contact pressure of 14 are located inside the left and right ends of the seedling boxes C arranged side by side, the seedling boxes C arranged side by side are crawler marks. The seedling boxes C can be arranged horizontally on the ground because they do not fall down to 14T.

The seedling box transfer device 2 transfers the seedling boxes C from the ground to the second seedling box transfer device 17 (or from the second seedling box transfer device 17 to the ground). The seedling boxes C are transferred from the first seedling box transfer device 16 to a position near the front side of the seedling box mounting portion 3 (or from a position near the front side of the seedling box mounting portion 3 to the first seedling box transfer device 16). It is provided with a second seedling box transfer device 17 to be used. At a transfer takeover position between the first seedling box transfer device 16 and the second seedling box transfer device 17, a soil removal device 18 for scraping off the soil attached to the bottom of the seedling boxes C to be transferred is provided. ing.

The first seedling box transfer device 16 is attached to the left and right sides of a first transfer drive shaft 19 protruding to the left and right sides of the transfer transmission case 8 so that the first transfer drive pulleys 20 are integrally rotated. First transfer frames 21 are rotatably attached to both left and right ends of the drive shaft 19, and the front end sides of both frames 21 are connected to the first connection shaft 2.
The first transport driven pulleys 22 are attached to the first connecting shaft 21a so as to freely rotate. A first transport belt 23 with a lug is wound around the first transport drive pulleys 20 and the first transport driven pulleys 22 respectively. In addition, seedling box rakes 24 are removably attached to the front ends of the first transport frames 20 so that they are located in front of the first transport driven pulleys 22.

When the seedling box scooping tools 24, 24 are grounded on the ground or slightly penetrated under the ground, the upper end of the outer shape in a side view is low, the rear is high, and the bottom is horizontal. The rear end is inclined upward. Thus, if the seedling box scooping tools 24, 24 are advanced slightly forward under the bottom of the seedling boxes C ... arranged on the ground, the seedling box C ... Is pulled off the ground along the upper edge. Then, the removed seedling boxes C are connected to the first seedling box transport device 16.
Is transported backward.

Further, the left and right widths of the seedling box rake 24 and the first seedling box transport device 16 located on the rear side are in a horizontal state in front of the body (the longitudinal direction of the seedling box C is in relation to the body moving direction). Are positioned inside the left and right end positions of the seedling boxes C arranged side by side in a front-to-rear direction in a direction intersecting left and right), so that the seedling box scooping tool 24. In the case of a configuration that acts to penetrate the bottom of the seedling box C.
The seedling box can be properly scooped even if the position of the seedling box is shifted left and right with respect to the left and right positions of the seedling box to be scooped.

The left and right crawlers 14 of the traveling device 1
Since the right and left outer end positions of the seedling box scooping tool 24 and the first seedling box transport device 16 located on the rear side are provided on the left and right inner sides from the left and right outer end positions of the right and left crawlers 14, 14 If the seedling box scooping tools 24, 24 do not contact the adjacent seedling boxes Cn... Without contacting the adjacent seedling boxes C.
When the traveling direction of the traveling device 1 is corrected, the front of the machine body swings right and left, but since the seedling box rake tools 24 are narrowly provided on the left and right inner sides, it is difficult to contact the adjacent seedling boxes Cn. In addition, for the second seedling box transfer device 17 where the seedling box transfer is taken over behind the first seedling box transfer device 16, a seedling box transfer guide plate provided on the left and right from the middle of the first seedling box transfer device 16. The right and left positions of the seedling boxes that have been lifted and conveyed while being shifted left and right from 52 are properly corrected.

The seedling boxes C are picked up and transferred by the seedling box scooping tools 24 and 24 and the seedling box transfer device 2 in a horizontal state, or are transferred to the ground and arranged side by side. The stability of the seedling boxes C at the time of arranging or arranging the seedling boxes and transporting the seedling boxes is good.

The first seedling box transport device 16 operates so that the front side moves up and down with the first transport drive shaft 19 as the center of rotation. Specifically, first, a hydraulic cylinder 25 as an actuator is provided. The rear end of the cylinder portion of the hydraulic cylinder 25 is pivotally supported via a horizontal axis by a bracket fixed to the front frame 7, and the front end of the piston portion of the hydraulic cylinder 25 is rotatably supported on the front frame 7. An arm 27 integral with the shaft 26 is connected via a horizontal shaft. Further, a first interlocking arm 28 attached to the right end of the rotation shaft 26 so as to rotate integrally therewith.
And the arm tip of a second interlocking arm 29 rotatably attached to the first transport drive shaft 19, are connected by a rod 30 to form a link. And
A swing arm 29a provided integrally with the second interlocking arm 29 is rotatably connected to a second connection shaft 31 that connects the first transfer frames 21 and 21 in front of the first transfer drive pulleys 20 and 20. I have.

Therefore, when the piston portion of the hydraulic cylinder 25 retracts into the cylinder portion, the swing arm 30 moves the first transport drive shaft 19
The first transporting frame 21 is rotated integrally with the first transporting drive shaft 19 around the first transporting drive shaft 19 so that the leading edge of the arm is rotated upward. Then, the first seedling box transport device 16 rotates so that the seedling box rake tools 24 move upward. Further, when the piston portion of the hydraulic cylinder 25 operates to protrude from the cylinder portion, the swing arm 30 is rotated so that the tip end of the swing arm 30 moves down about the first transport drive shaft 19 by the interlocking of the link components. And the first transport frame 21
21 rotates about the first transport drive shaft 19 as the center of rotation so that the tip moves downward, and the first seedling box transport device 16 rotates so that the seedling box rake tools 24 move downward.

The second seedling box transfer device 17 is provided with a second transfer drive roller 32 provided rotatably on the upper side of the intermediate transmission case 6 and a second transfer drive roller 32 provided rotatably on the transfer transmission case 8. A wide second transport belt 34 is wound around the transport driven roller 33.
The second transport drive roller 32 includes a roller support frame 36 in which both ends of a rotating shaft 32 a that rotates integrally with the roller 32 are fixed to both ends of pipe-shaped frames 35 fixed to the left and right of the intermediate transmission case 6.・ Supported by 37. Then, the second transport drive shaft 38 is protruded from the intermediate transmission case 6 into the left pipe-shaped frame 35, and a drive sprocket 39 is attached to an end of the shaft so as to rotate integrally therewith. A transmission chain 41 is hung on the driven sprocket 40 attached to the shaft end of the driving shaft 32a so as to rotate integrally with the driven sprocket 40 in the roller support frame 36, and the second conveyance driving roller 32 is provided so as to be driven and rotated. I have.

The earth removal device 18 rotates the earth removal belt 42 in a direction crossing the transport direction of the seedling box transportation device 2 so as to be able to switch between forward and reverse, and the rotating lugs 42a of the earth removal belt 42 are transported. The seedling box C is provided so as to come into contact with the bottom surface and to drop the soil. The earth removal belt 42
It is wound around earth removal drive pulleys 43 and rollers 44 provided on both left and right sides of the transport transmission case 8. The drop drive pulleys 43 are integrally rotated with pulley shafts 47 projecting forward from transmission cases 46 fixed to both ends of the transmission frames 45 fixed to the left and right sides of the transport transmission case 8. So that it is attached. Pulley shafts 47
Transmission frame 4 from both left and right sides of transport transmission case 8
Bevel gears 49 and 49 are attached to the left and right ends of the left and right soil drop drive shafts 48 and 48 protruding into 5.45 so as to rotate integrally in the transmission cases 46 and 46, and the pulley shafts 47 and 47 are attached to the gears. The bevel gears 50, which are assembled so as to rotate integrally, are provided so as to be meshed and transmitted. The rollers 44, 44
Roller support members 51, 51 fixed to the lower side of 5.45
It is mounted so that it can roll freely.

The seedling box transfer guide plates 52 are provided so as to sandwich the transfer path from the first seedling box transfer device 16 to the second seedling box transfer device 17 via the soil removal device 18 from the left and right. The front and rear ends of the guide plate are bent obliquely right and left outward, and the conveyance of the seedling boxes C by the seedling box conveying device 2 is guided at predetermined left and right positions. The seedling box transport guide plates 52 are fixedly provided on the transmission frames 45, and the seedling box transport guide plates 52 on the left and right sides thereof are provided.
-52 is provided so that the left-right spacing is slightly wider than the longitudinal width of the seedling box C. Further, the second seedling box transfer device 17 is moved from the rear end position of the seedling box transfer guide plates 52.
Is provided so that the front-back distance to the vicinity of the rear end position has at least the width in the short direction of one seedling box.

Therefore, at the time of picking up the seedling box, the worker at the side of the machine picks up the seedling box C transported to the rear end side of the second seedling box transporting device 17 by hand and places it on the seedling mounting portion 3. In the picking-up operation of the seedling box C, since the seedling box transport guide plates 52 are not extended to the rear end side of the second seedling box transporting device 17, the worker moves the seedling box C horizontally and horizontally. The seedling boxes C... Can be transferred from the second seedling box transport device 17 to the seedling placement section 3 quickly and with a reasonable operation. During the operation of arranging the seedling boxes, the worker on the side of the machine takes out the seedling boxes C on the seedling placing part 3 one by one,
7, but also in the operation of placing the seedling box C on the second seedling box transfer device 17, the seedling box transfer guide plate 5
2 and 52 do not extend to the rear end side of the second seedling box transport device 17, so that the operator can place the seedling box C so as to be inserted from the left and right sides and from the top of the seedling placing portion 3. The transfer of the seedling boxes C to the second seedling box transfer device 17 can be performed quickly and with a reasonable operation.

Since the seedling box transport guide plates 52 are provided in the middle of the first transporting device 16, the front end portions of the guide plates are placed on the left and right sides adjacent to each other. Because there is no big contact with the seedling of ...
Damage to the seedlings in the adjacent seedling boxes Cn... By the seedling box transport guide plates 52 can be avoided.

The seedling box drive pulleys 43 are provided with seedling box conveying guide plates so that the soil dropping operation can be uniformly received over the entire bottom surface of the seedling box C to which the soil dropping belt 42 of the soil dropping device 18 is conveyed. 52, 52 are provided at the left and right outer sides. Therefore, the seedling box transport guide plates 52
Notches 52a are provided so as to straddle the earth removal belt 42 and the earth removal drive pulleys 43.

The front end of the transport transmission case 8 is
The first seedling box transfer device 16 has the first transfer drive shaft 19 projecting from the front end of the case 8 in the left-right direction. The drive unit of one transport drive shaft 19 is used for dropping the belt 4
Since it is not necessary to dispose the fuselage 2 outside, the body width can be reduced and a compact configuration can be realized.

The first transport drive pulleys 20
Is provided so as to approach a state where the rear end thereof enters the drop belt 42, and furthermore, is provided at a position close to the drop belt 42 by making the second transport driven roller 33 small in diameter. While providing the soil removal device 18 between the first seedling box transfer device 16 and the second seedling box transfer device 17,
The transfer handover interval between the first seedling box transfer device 16 and the second seedling box transfer device 17 can be configured to be narrow.

Further, in the soil removal device 18, the soil removal drive pulleys 43, 43 provided on the left and right outer sides of the seedling box transport guide plates 52, 52 are constituted by small-diameter pulleys, and the rollers 44, 44 are formed by the pulleys 43. It is provided on the left and right inner sides of the seedling box transport guide plates 52, 52 below the 43, and is constructed by winding the soil drop belt 42 around the pulleys 43, 43 and the rollers 44, 44. As a result, a space for projecting the front end of the transport transmission case 8 forward from the inside of the soil drop belt 42 as described above can be secured inside the soil drop belt 42, and can be secured during the seedling box pick-up operation or the seedling box arrangement. It is possible to avoid the interference of the earth drop belt 42 with the seedling box rows CCn adjacent to one of the left and right sides of the working seedling box rows CC. (If a large-diameter dropping drive pulley is used to secure a space for projecting the front end of the transport transmission case 8 from the inside of the dropping belt 42 to the front side, the dropping belt is used for the adjacent seedling box row CCn. 42 may interfere.)

Further, the rotation direction of the earth removal belt 42 is opposite to the side of the seedling box row CCn adjacent to one of the left and right sides of the seedling box row CC during the seedling box picking operation or the seedling box arranging operation. It is provided so as to be able to switch between forward and reverse rotation so that it can be rotated. As a result, the soil scraped off by the soil removal belt 42 jumps in the belt rotation direction.
The soil scraped by the soil drop belt 42 is switched so as to jump to the side without the seedling box opposite to the side, and the soil scraped by the soil drop belt 42 is placed on the adjacent seedling box row CCn. Can be prevented from falling.

Further, in order to switch the rotation direction of the earth removal belt 42 as described above, the operator performs a switching operation by judging with the earth removal belt rotation switching lever L4. The earth removal belt rotation switching lever L4 is provided to have a lever position for rotating the earth removal belt 42 to the right, a lever position for rotating the earth removal belt 42 to the left, and a lever position for stopping the rotation of the earth removal belt 42. In addition to such a lever position, the rotation direction of the soil drop belt 42 is automatically determined based on the detection result of the adjacent seedling box detection means S1 for detecting which side of the adjacent seedling box row CCn. Providing the lever position for switching as described above further improves operability.

In addition, instead of the above configuration, the soil removal device 18 may be configured to rotate a roll-shaped soil removal brush in a direction opposite to the transport direction of the seedling box transport device 2. it can.

When the seedling box C is transported to the rear end side of the second seedling box transporting device 17 and the seedling box C is transported further rearward, the second seedling box transporting operation is performed. In the vicinity of the rear side of the device 17, the stop operation arms 53 that can rotate in the front-rear direction are pushed by the seedling box C and rotate rearward, and in conjunction therewith, the main clutch 54 is operated to the transmission off state. Then, the operation of the traveling device 1, the first transport device 16, the second seedling box transport device 17, and the operation of the soil removal device 18 are stopped. The stop operation arms 53 are integrally fixed to a horizontal shaft 55 rotatably provided on the rear side of the intermediate transmission case 6, and an interlocking arm 56 further integrally fixed to the horizontal shaft 55. A main clutch shifter 57 for operating the main clutch 54 projecting to the right side of the traveling section transmission case 4 is connected by a rod 58 and is connected to the main clutch 54 in an interlockable manner. Thus, there is no problem even if the worker is late to pick up the seedling box C transported to the rear end side of the second seedling box transporting device 17. That is, if the transported seedling boxes C are moved forward without being picked up one after another, the seedling boxes C successively picked up from the ground and transported are full on the seedling box transporting device 2. And the seedling boxes C on the ground cannot be picked up even if the aircraft is further advanced. Nevertheless, if the aircraft is further advanced, the seedling boxes C on the ground are turned over or broken. However, even if the seedling box... C is not picked up before reaching the predetermined position of the second seedling box transport device 17 as described above, at least the traveling device 1 stops, and the above-described trouble occurs beforehand. Is prevented. Therefore, the worker can calm down without worrying about the occurrence of the above-described trouble and can move
The seedling box C conveyed above can be picked up, and the operation can be continued smoothly.

The seedling box... C is not picked up until reaching the predetermined position of the second seedling box transporting device 17, and the stop operation arms 53 are pushed and moved by the seedling box C to stop the traveling device 1. Even if this is the case, simply picking up the seedling box C from that state causes the aircraft to start running again. When the seedling box C, which has pushed and moved the operation arm 53 backward, is removed, the operation arm 53 can return to the forward rotation state,
As a result, the main clutch 54 is returned to the engaged state by the spring 59 biasing the main clutch 54 to the engaged state, and the operation arms 53 are rotated forward and returned.

Accordingly, in the seedling box picking operation state, the seedling box picking device 24 of the first seedling box transfer device 16 slightly goes under the ground. The first conveyor belt 24
The traveling device 1 is moved forward with the 24 and the second conveyor belt 34 rotated so that the upper sides thereof move rearward. Then, the tips of the seedling box rake tools 24, 24 enter the lower bottom of the seedling box C ... placed on the ground, and the seedling box C
Are scooped by the seedling box scooping tools 24 so that they can be peeled off from the ground. The picked-up seedling boxes C are transported backward by the first transport belts 24 and transported from the ground to the second seedling box transport device 17. Where the seedling boxes C are taken over from the first seedling box transporting device 16 to the second seedling box transporting device 17, the soil attached to the bottom surface of the seedling boxes C ... is scraped off by the soil removal device 18. The seedling boxes C taken over by the second seedling box conveying device 17 are further moved rearward to the second seedling box conveying device 1.
7 is transported to the rear end side, i.e., the vicinity of the front side of the seedling box mounting portion 3, an operator who moves along with the body on the side of the body picks up the seedling box C by hand. Then, the picked seedling box C is placed in the seedling box housing frame H placed on the seedling box placing portion 3.
Put in.

Here, if the worker takes up the transported seedling box C lately, the seedling box C conveyed backward pushes the stop operation arms 53 and 53 backward, and moves. The main clutch 54 is disengaged, and the operation of the traveling device 1, the first transport device 16, the second seedling box transport device 17, and the operation of the soil removal device 18 are stopped. From this state, if the seedling box C that has pushed and moved the stop operation arms 53 and 53 backward is picked up, the stop operation arms 53 and 53 can return to the front position and can rotate, and the main clutch 54 returns to the engaged state, Again, the traveling device 1, the first transport device 16, the second seedling box transport device 17, and the soil removal device 18 start to operate, and the seedling picking-up work travel state is established.

As described above, the seedling box picking-up machine and the seedling box arranging machine, while picking up the seedling boxes C arranged in the advancing direction one after another in the seedling box picking-up operation, continuously move on the traveling vehicle body 1. Is transported to a position near the front side of the seedling box mounting portion 3. Then, the transported seedling boxes C are successively picked up by the operator and placed on the seedling box mounting portion 3 (they are put into the seedling box housing frame H).

On the other hand, this seedling box picking machine and seedling box arranging machine
In the seedling box arranging operation state, a large number of seedling boxes C are stacked on the seedling box mounting portion 3 (the seedling box housing frame H, which houses a large number of seeded boxes C. 3 on)
The seedling box scooping tools 24 of the first seedling box transfer device 16 are positioned in a state of being in contact with the ground or slightly floating (in addition,
In this operation, the seedling box scooping tools 24 may be removed), and the first transport belts 24 and 24 and the second transport belt 34 are rotated so that their upper sides move forward. Then, the traveling device 1 is moved backward. In this state, the seedling boxes C on the seedling box mounting portion 3 are sequentially replaced one by one on the rear end side of the second seedling box transport device 17 by the operator. Then, the loaded seedling boxes C are transported forward, and the second seedling box conveying device 17 moves to the first seedling box conveying device 16.
The soil attached to the bottom of the seedling box C is scraped off by the soil removal device 18 where the seedling box C is taken over, and
The first seedling box conveying device 16 is conveyed toward the front end side, and is sequentially placed one by one on the ground and lined up.

As described above, in the seedling box picking-up and seedling box arranging machine, in the seedling box arranging operation, the operator sequentially places the seedling boxes C on the seedling box placing portion 3 one by one in the second seedling box. Transfer device 17
The seedling boxes C are placed on top of each other, and the seedling boxes C are placed on the ground from the traveling vehicle body 1, and the seedling boxes C are successively arranged one after another in the advancing direction of the fuselage. It is arranged in.

The transport speed of the first seedling box transport device 16 is set to be slightly higher than the traveling speed of the traveling device 1. Thereby, the transfer of the seedling boxes C by the first seedling box transfer device 16 does not become a resistance to the forward running of the traveling vehicle body 1 during the seedling box pick-up operation. Also, in the seedling box arranging operation, the seedling box C carried out to the ground from the tip of the first seedling box transport device 16 is pressed against the seedling box C carried out before and placed on the ground. Are placed on the ground with little gap in a state where they are in contact with each other.

The transfer speed of the second seedling box transfer device 17 is set to be higher than the transfer speed of the first seedling box transfer device 16. Therefore, when picking the seedling box,
When the seedling boxes C are transferred to the rear end of the second seedling box transfer device 17, the worker can take up the seedling boxes C and transfer the seedling boxes C onto the seedling box mounting portion 3 with a margin, and the seedling box picking operation can be continuously performed. It can be performed and workability is improved. In addition, during the operation of arranging the seedling boxes, the worker can easily transfer the seedling boxes C from the seedling box mounting portion 3 to the second seedling box transport device 17, and the seedling box arranging operation can be continuously performed. The workability can be improved.

Hereinafter, the transmission mechanism of the seedling box picking-up machine and the seedling box arranging machine will be described.

An engine output pulley 60 is provided on the output shaft of the engine E so as to rotate integrally therewith.
A transmission transmission belt 62 is wound around a transmission input pulley 61 attached to a transmission input shaft S1 protruding from a left side portion of the traveling transmission case 4 so as to rotate integrally therewith. The pulley 6
A hydraulic pump transmission belt 65 is wound around the pump drive pulley 64 provided so as to rotate integrally with the pump drive shaft of the hydraulic pump 63. A main clutch 54 is provided in the transmission case 4 on the transmission input shaft S <b> 1 driven and rotated by the engine E. The on / off operation of the main clutch 54 is performed by the stop operation arm 53.
53 and a main clutch lever L provided on a lever box LB (R) provided near a grip portion of the handle 9.
1 is operated. In addition, the stop operation arm 53.5
3 is prioritized over the disconnection operation by the main clutch lever L1, and when the stop operation arms 53 are in the main clutch engagement operation state, the on / off operation of the main clutch 54 by the main clutch lever L1. It is provided so as to be possible. Spring 59
Is a spring for urging the main clutch 54 into the engaged state.

Next, the power is transmitted from the gear G1 which rotates integrally with the main clutch 54 in the engaged state to the transmission gear G2 which is assembled so as to rotate integrally with the transmission shaft S2. A forward / reverse switching gear G3 is assembled on the transmission shaft S2 so as to rotate integrally and slide freely in the axial direction. When operated, the forward gear G4 integral with the traveling shaft S3 and the reverse counter gear G6 engaged with the reverse gear G5 integral with the traveling shaft S3 are selectively engaged. The left and right ends of the traveling shaft S3 are rotatably engaged with left and right crawler driving shafts S5 and S5 on the same axis.
From the right and left crawler drive shafts S5 and S5, and are transmitted to be operable. The outer ends of the left and right crawler drive shafts S5 protrude from the left and right sides of the traveling transmission case 4, and the crawler drive wheels 11 are attached to the protrusions so as to rotate integrally. Side clutch 67
The transmission on / off operation of 67 is performed by the side clutch lever L3 which is interlocked with the side clutch shifters 68/68.
(R) · L3 (L). The side clutch levers L3 (R) and L3 (L) are provided on the left and right grips of the handle 9.

The power in the traveling mission case 4 is transmitted to the seedling box transport device 2 and the earth removal device 18. That is, the seedling box transfer clutch 69 is assembled to the traveling shaft S3, and the clutch 69 is rotated integrally with the sprocket G7 in the transmission-on state. The power is transmitted to a sprocket G8 integrated with the transport drive shaft 38. Then, from the drive sprocket 39 integrated with the shaft end of the second transfer drive shaft 38, to the driven sprocket 40 integrated with the shaft end of the roller rotation shaft 32a of the second transfer drive roller 32 via the transmission chain 41. It is transmitting.

A transmission sprocket G9 is provided on the second transport drive shaft 38, and the transmission transmission case 8 is transmitted from the sprocket G9 via the transmission chain C2.
To the sprocket G10 integral with the earth drop shaft S6. Then, on both left and right ends of the earth removal shaft S6, earth removal belt rotation switching clutches 70, 70 are provided, and when the clutch is engaged, it is transmitted to the left and right earth removal drive shafts 48, 48.
Bevel gears 4 on both left and right ends of the left and right soil drop drive shafts 48
9.49 are integrally assembled, and the pulley shaft 47.4
7, the bevel gears 50, 50 integrally engaged with each other from the left and right outer front sides, and the earth removal drive pulley 43
43 is driven and rotated. The earth removal belt rotation switching clutches 70, 70 are switched such that one of the left and right sides is engaged, or both the left and right sides are in the off state, and the rotation of the earth removal belt 42 of the earth removal device 18 is rotated rightward or rightward. To the left,
Further, the state is switched to the rotation stop state. This switching operation is performed by a dropping belt rotation switching lever L4 interlockingly connected to the dropping belt rotation switching clutch shifters 71, 71. When the lever L4 is rotated left and right, a shifter operation bar 73 connected to the lever by a link member 72 such as a rod interlocks in the left and right direction, and the left and right ends of the operation bar 73 are connected to the long hole connection portions 73a. The left and right clutch shifters 71 and 71 are connected in the same direction, and the left and right clutch shifters 71 and 71 are engaged in the same direction as described above, so that the left and right sides are engaged or both the left and right sides are disengaged as described above. Is switched.

In order to automatically switch the rotation direction of the soil drop belt 42, the adjacent seedling box detecting means S1 (for example, the right and left outer sides of the seedling box scooping tools 24, the adjacent seedling box rows CCn)
Is provided in the seedling box row CCn so that the left or right sensor rod S1a is turned inward and the adjacent seedling box detection switch S1b on that side is turned ON. )
Is provided, each of the left and right earth drop belt rotation switching clutch shifters 71 has a solenoid S
1c and S1c are independently connected, and based on the detection result of the adjacent seedling box detection means S1 (ON signal of the left and right adjacent seedling box detection switch S1b), the left and right one side solenoids S1c are excited and The solenoid pin retracts,
The clutch shifter 71 connected thereto is interlocked so that the left and right one of the earth drop belt rotation switching clutches 70 are switched to the engaged state. At this time, the switching lever L4 has been operated to the automatic switching lever position, and the shifter operation bar 73 is in the left-right neutral state.
The clutch shifters 71 are operated in the long holes of the long hole connecting portions 73a at both left and right end portions of the clutch shifter 71. When the solenoids S1c and S1c are in the non-excited state (the adjacent seedling box detection switches S1b and S1b are OFF), the solenoid pins protrude by springs in the solenoids, and the clutch shifters 71 are operated to disengage the clutch.

A transmission sprocket G11 is provided on the drop shaft S6, and the transmission transmission case 8 is transmitted from the sprocket G11 via the transmission chain C3.
Sprocket G integrated with first transport drive shaft 19 on the inner front end side
The first transport drive pulleys 20 provided so as to be transmitted to the shaft 12 and rotate integrally with the shaft 19 thereof are driven to rotate.
Incidentally, the seedling box transfer clutch 69 is engaged and disengaged by a seedling box transfer soil dropping clutch lever L5 which is operatively connected to the seedling box transfer clutch shifter 74.

The hydraulic mechanism of the seedling box picking-up machine and the seedling box arranging machine will be described below.

The pressure oil sent by the hydraulic pump 63 driven by the engine E is sent to the hydraulic cylinder 25 for moving the front part of the first seedling box transfer device 16 up and down via the first switching valve 75, and Further, the seedling box mounting part 3 is provided via the second switching valve 76.
Of the seedling box mounting table 77 is moved to the second hydraulic cylinder 78 for moving the seedling box mounting table 77 up and down with respect to the traveling device 1 and returned to the oil tank T. The hydraulic cylinder 25 and the second hydraulic cylinder 78 are both double-acting. First switching valve 75
And the second switching valve 76 are provided so that the operation of the piston of the hydraulic cylinder 25 and the piston of the second hydraulic cylinder 78 can be switched in the projecting direction or the retracting direction, respectively. Further, the first switching valve 75 is provided with a first seedling box transport device up / down operation lever L6.
The second switching valve 76 is
The switching operation is provided by a seedling box mounting table elevating operation lever L7. In addition, the first switching valve 75 is operatively connected to a grounding sensor S2 for controlling the position of the seedling box scooping tool 24 at the tip of the first seedling box transport device 16 so as to be positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the ground. May be provided.
At this time, the operation lever L6 has been operated to the automatic up-down lever position, and in the long hole connection portion 79a of the connection member 79 connecting the lever L6 and the switching operation member of the first switching valve 75, The switching operation member of the one switching valve 75 is operated based on the detection result of the ground sensor S2. In the figure, reference numeral 80 denotes a relief valve.

Incidentally, as described above, the seedling box mounting table 77 of the seedling box mounting portion 3 is configured to move up and down with respect to the traveling device 1 by the operation of the second hydraulic cylinder 78.
Specifically, the seedling box mounting base frame 81 and the seedling box mounting base 77 fixed on the traveling transmission case 4 and the rear frame 5 are provided.
The lifting link 82 is provided in the form of a pantograph mechanism, and a second hydraulic cylinder 78 is attached so as to move the lifting link 82 up and down. Therefore, at the time of the seedling box pick-up operation, when the seedling boxes C picked up from the ground are full in the seedling box storage frame H placed on the seedling box mounting table 77, the tip of the first seedling box transport device 16 Is moved up, and approached to the left or right side or the rear side of the carrier CTa of the seedling box transporter (truck) CT waiting on the outside of the seedling raising house, and the machine is stopped sideways.
Then, the seedling box mounting table elevating operation lever L7 is operated to raise the seedling box mounting table 77, and when the seedling box mounting table 77 is substantially at the same height as the loading platform CTa, the lifting and lowering is stopped. In that state,
The seedling box housing frame H on the seedling box mounting table 77 is extruded in the left and right direction, and is loaded on the loading platform CTa.

As described above, when the picked-up seedling box becomes full at the time of picking the seedling box, it is moved as it is,
The aircraft is placed sideways on the carrier CTa of the transport vehicle CT, and the carrier CTa
By simply moving the seedling box housing frame H to the height and moving it laterally, the seedling box housing frame H can be easily loaded on the transport vehicle CT, so that work efficiency is high.
When the worker with a standard height is in a steering state with the handle 9 placed on the seedling box mounting frame 77 on the seedling box mounting table 77, the position of the eye of the worker is placed. Seedling box storage frame H
The height of the seedling box housing frame H is set so as to be positioned above the frame.

[0055] Thus, the seedling box taken machine and seedling box lined machine, the body having a driving device 1 is provided with a seedling box conveying device 2 for conveying on the ground seedling box C ... from the airframe,該苗box Transport equipment
2 and the seedling box C ... while the body is running
Do not run the machine because it is configured to transport in the direction
The seedling boxes C are continuously arranged on the ground, and the seedling boxes are laid out.
Can be saved. In addition, the seedling box transfer path of the seedling box transfer device 2
Guide the seedling box to the right and left so that it is transported at the specified left and right position
Since the seedling box transport guide plates 52, 52 are provided, the seedling box C ...
They are arranged neatly. Moreover, the seedling box transport guide plates 52, 5
2 was provided from the middle of the seedling box transfer path of the seedling box transfer device 2.
Then, when the seedling box C is placed on the transfer start end of the seedling box transfer device 2,
Operation is not hindered by the seedling box transport guide plates 52, 52.
It can be done easily, and the work of arranging seedling boxes can be done easily. Seedling box transport
The feeding guide plates 52, 52 have already been arranged at the seedling box guide terminal ends.
The seedling box is transported so as not to touch the adjacent seedling box Cn ...
Since the seedling box C is provided halfway along the seedling box transport path of the device 2, the seedling box C ...
A seedling box transport guide when arranging them next to the adjacent seedling boxes Cn.
The plates 52, 52 do not come into contact with the adjacent seedling boxes Cn.
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Further, since the seedling box picking-up machine and the seedling box arranging machine are provided with the seedling box transfer device 2 for transferring the seedling boxes C... The labor of picking up the seedling box C from the ground can be saved.
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[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a seedling box picking machine and a seedling box arranging machine.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a seedling box picking machine and a seedling box arranging machine.

FIG. 3 is a sectional side view of a front side of a seedling box picking-up machine and a seedling box arranging machine.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the front side of a seedling box picking-up machine and a seedling box arranging machine.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the front side of a seedling box picking-up machine and a seedling box arranging machine.

FIG. 6 is a transmission mechanism diagram of a seedling box picking-up machine and a seedling box arranging machine.

FIG. 7 is a hydraulic circuit diagram of a seedling box picking machine and a seedling box arranging machine.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing the positional relationship between the seedling boxes subjected to the seedling box arranging operation and the crawler traces of the seedling box picking-up machine and the seedling box arranging machine.

9A is a side view and FIG. 9B is a plan view showing a seedling box picking-up operation state of the seedling box picking-up machine and the seedling box arranging machine.

10A and 10B are a side view and a plan view showing a seedling box arranging operation state of the seedling box picking-up machine and the seedling box arranging machine.

11 (a) is a side view, and FIG. 11 (b) is a plan view showing a state where a seedling box housing frame filled with a seedling box picking up machine and a seedling box arranging machine is loaded onto a carrier during seedling box picking work. .

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Traveling device 2: Seedling box transfer device 52, 52: Seedling box transfer guide plate C: Seedling box Cn: Adjacent seedling box

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A body provided with a traveling device 1 is provided with a seedling box transfer device 2 for transferring seedling boxes C... From above the body to the ground. Are transported in a direction opposite to the machine running direction .
Seedling boxes are transported at predetermined left and right positions on the left and right sides of the seedling box transport path
Seedling box transport guide plates 52, 52 for guiding the seedlings,
The box transport guide plates 52 are transferred to the seedling box of the seedling box transport device 2.
A seedling box arranging machine, which is provided from the middle of the road . 2. A seedling box C ...
A seedling box transfer device 2 for transferring the seedlings from the body to the ground;
The seedling box C is moved in the machine running direction while the box conveying device 2 is running.
The seedling box transport device 2
Seedling boxes are transported at predetermined left and right positions on the left and right sides of the seedling box transport path
Seedling box transport guide plates 52, 52 for guiding the seedlings,
The box transport guide plates 52, 52 have their seedling box guide end portions already provided.
Seedling boxes so as not to contact the adjacent seedling boxes Cn ...
Characterized in that it is provided halfway along the seedling box transport path of the transport device 2.
Seedling box lined machine for.