JP3485969B2 - Grafting seedling production equipment - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0001] BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
To fix the joint at the cut surface of both
For the seedling production equipment, more specifically, water the grafted seedlings.
Device. [0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, rootstock stalks and scion stalks have been used.
At the cut surface of the person, and clip this joint
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-10
7125, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-187029 and
There is one disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 4-304817. [0003] A common feature of these devices is a single scion.
And the stock are joined in order and fixed with clips.
Efficiency because of the inability to graft several seedlings at once
There was a problem that. Therefore, the present applicant has previously filed Japanese Patent Application No. 5-29.
In 1922, multiple scions and rootstocks were cut at once.
Perform work such as cutting, joining and clip fixing to improve work efficiency
Of a grafted seedling production system that can increase
Was. [0005] This grafted seedling manufacturing apparatus includes a seedling transfer rack for scion.
Inn and rootstock seedling transfer line and grafted seedling transfer line
Arranged in parallel in plan view, and each line has a scion and
Rows of each rootstock so that multiple seedlings cross the seedling transport direction
The trays planted in a shape are placed and the three transfer lines
The frame provided so as to straddle the upper part of the
Gripping transfer mechanism for grasping and the stem of each seedling at the same height
A cutting mechanism for cutting at the position and a clip for the graft
Can be moved horizontally in parallel with the row-shaped seedlings
It is arranged in. According to this configuration, the seedling transfer line for the rootstock
Hold the middle of the stem of the rootstock with the upper and lower pair of grippers.
The stem between the upper and lower grips is cut in the raised state. same
Up and down the stem of the scion from the scion seedling transfer line
With the pair of gripping means gripped and lifted,
Cut the stem between the holding parts. Of these cut pieces
The stem of the rootstock side of the rootstock and the upper part of the stem of the scion are joined to
Grafting and grafting on
It is placed on the pot part of an empty tray and taken out
there were. [0007] However, in general, the joint
In the case of tree seedlings, the joints are easy to dry, and
Take out the rootstock once, graft it, and then
Since it is placed in the pot, the root pot on the rootstock side is also easy to dry
The problem is that the grafting is not very effective
There is. [0008] To solve this inconvenience, a grafted seedling
In the tray removed from the transfer line,
Water can easily accumulate on the leaves when watering from above the scion
The upper side is heavy, so the scion at the joint with the clip
And the rootstock are separated from each other,
Was. In addition, watering is performed outside the grafted seedling transfer line.
Performing such tasks requires extra labor and time
There was also a problem. The present invention has been developed to solve these problems.
It has been done, and it cuts several scions and rootstocks at once.
After cutting, joining, and fixing clips, perform the irrigation work.
To improve work efficiency and to create grafted seedlings
Aim to provide a grafted seedling production device
It is the target. [0011] In order to achieve the above object,
The grafted seedling production apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention
Seedling transfer line and rootstock seedling transfer line and grafted seedling transfer
And the lines are arranged in parallel in a plan view, and
Means that multiple seedlings of the scion and rootstock cross the seedling transport direction
Place the trays that are planted in rows so that
The frame provided so as to straddle above the transfer line of
A gripping transfer mechanism for gripping the stem of each seedling, and a stem of each seedling
Cutting mechanism to cut the part at the same height,
The clip transport mechanism for trees is parallel to each of the row-shaped seedlings.
While being able to move laterally,
Of each grafted seedling planted in the tray to be transported
Watering one or both of the joints and the root pot
Place an irrigation device for, The irrigation device, the seedling transport direction
Sprinkler with nozzles at appropriate intervals in the direction that intersects
The body is intermittently trayed in the grafted seedling transfer line.
Forward and backward in the direction crossing the transport direction
Configured to moveThings. [0012] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
1 is a schematic plan view of the entire grafted seedling manufacturing apparatus 1.
Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is a schematic front view, and Fig. 3 is the movement range of the mechanism for each operation.
FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, grafted seedlings
The production apparatus 1 includes a seedling transfer line 2 for a scion and a seedling transfer line for a rootstock.
In 3 and a transfer line for transferring grafted seedlings (hereinafter
(Referred to as a transfer line for the seedlings) 4) in parallel in plan view
It is a configuration that is arranged. Each of the transport lines is provided with a pulley arranged before and after the frame.
A drive motor (not shown)
(A drive motor built into one pulley may be used.
Of a well-known configuration such as a belt conveyor
It consists of transport means and is placed on each of transport lines 2, 3, and 4.
Each of the trays 5 has a seedling H for a scion, a seedling D for a rootstock, and a graft.
A plurality of root pots of the seedlings S (the pitch P2 in the X direction)
6 rows, 12 rows with pitch P1 in the Y direction)
Pot portions 20 are formed in a matrix shape in plan view.
Is what it is. The seedling for the scion at the left end in FIG.
The transfer line 2 and the rootstock seedling transfer line 3 in the center
Place the tray 5 between the pot portions 20 in the direction of arrow Y in FIG.
The seedling is transported intermittently at every interval P1,
Portal frame with cutting mechanism 8, clip transport mechanism 9, etc.
Perform various operations described below in the lower part of the
Of the rootstock seedling H and the scionling seedling D by the clip 10
The grafted seedling S grafted to the tip side of is a grafted seedling.
In the transport line 4, the two transport lines 2, 3
In the direction opposite to the transport direction of the tray 5
It is intermittently transported at the pitch P1. [0015] In addition, on the side of the grafted seedling transfer line 4,
In the lower part of the gate-shaped frame 6, there is a place for collecting chips and the like.
A waste bin 12 is set up, and
In the vicinity of the side, a clip transporter with one clip 10 at a time
A clip feeder 11 for supplying to the structure 9 is arranged.
ing. Reference numeral 13 denotes a drive of each of the mechanisms 7, 8, 9 and the like.
Compressor used as a source of compressed air for operation.
Control center such as an electrical control circuit for controlling the work of
Processing device. Next, a stock pre-cutting device 81, chips, etc.
1 and 4 regarding a waste removal device 82 for removing wastewater.
This will be described with reference to FIG. At the beginning of the rootstock seedling transfer line 3, a lower end is provided.
A portal frame 83 equipped with casters (not shown)
Set the gate-shaped frame 83 on a clipper type stock
A cutting device 81 and an air suction type dust removal device 82 are installed.
If it is not necessary, the seedling transfer line for rootstocks
3 can be removed. In the portal frame 83
Left and right of the horizontal beam 84 with respect to the main support 83a on the left and right sides
Penetrating through the vertically elongated hole 85 of the sub-post 84a extending downward from the side.
The height of the cross beam 84 is adjusted by adjusting the position of the mounting bolt 86.
Knots are configured. The cross beam 84 is provided with a stock cutting pre-cutting device 81.
The fixed blade 81a having a substantially triangular shape in plan view at
It is fixed at the interval of P2, and the right and left ends of the horizontal beam 84
In the longitudinal direction (X direction) of the guide rails 87
The moving plate 88 slidable along the
A substantially triangular moving blade 81b is attached at intervals of 2
Have been. The tip of each fixed blade 81a and movable blade 81b
The end is oriented so as to face the transport direction of the tray 5.
You. Also, on the tip side of each fixed blade 81a, there is a seedling D for rootstock.
The stem is securely guided between two adjacent fixed blades 81a.
A guide plate 89 having a substantially triangular shape in plan view is attached.
Have been. A link 90 is provided at one end of the moving plate 88.
Is connected rotatably, and the other end of the link 90 is
Appropriate eccentricity from the rotation center of the rotating plate 91a of the drive motor 91
The drive motor 91
The moving plate 88 reciprocates by one-way rotation of the fixed blade 81a.
The stem sandwiched between the moving blade 81b is cut. On the cross beam 84, the stock pre-cutting device is provided.
Adjacent to the rear of the device 81, the air suction type debris removal device 82
Box 9 having a long suction port 92a opened in the X direction in the drawing.
2 is mounted, and is cut by the rootstock preliminary cutting device 81.
The upper side of the stem of the removed rootstock seedling D is a suction box 92.
Into the cyclone 94 via a pipe 93 communicating with one end of the
It is what is sucked and removed. Another embodiment of the stock pre-cutting device 81
The cutting blade is attached around the endless chain as
Even if the end chain is configured to rotate along the cross beam,
good. On the other hand, the dust removal device 82 is
A rotary brush is arranged in front of the inlet 92a, and
It is designed to scrape chips such as stems in the direction of the suction box 92.
You can do it. In the gripping transfer mechanism 7, which will be described in detail later,
In the tree seedling transfer line 2 and the rootstock seedling transfer line 3
6 seedlings H for scion and 6 seedlings D for rootstock from trays 5 and 5
And a total of 12 seedlings at once.
In addition, in this gripping transfer mechanism 7, the root of each seedling is
Upper and lower grips on the side and top (upper side)
It is clamped by the hands 15 and 16. This upper gripping hand 1
Upper transfer frame 17 supporting the fifth group and lower gripping hand
The lower transfer frame 18 supporting the 16 groups is integrated with
It rises by the dimension H1 (not shown) (see FIGS. 6 and 8).
See). In the seedling transfer line 3 for the rootstock, as shown in FIG.
The seedlings held by the upper and lower gripping hands 15, 16
Pull out from the pot part 20 of the ray 5 and then
Between the upper and lower gripping hands 15, 16 in the space above the ray 5
Push the cutter 19 in the cutting mechanism 8
The stems of the two seedlings are cut diagonally to their axis. Above
As described above, the upper part of the stem is already
After cutting by the cutting mechanism 8
Only the short stem is gripped by the upper gripping hand 15
is there. On the other hand, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 13 and described later,
Shaving as a scion preliminary cutting device provided at the lower end of the
When holding the stem of a scion with a fixed blade 95 such as a sword,
The stem near the portion 20a is cut, and the pot portion 20 of the tray 5 is cut.
Then, while leaving the unnecessary root pot portion 20a, only the leaf stem portion is raised.
Hold the lower gripping hands 15 and 16 for a predetermined distance H1
Lift, then hold up and down in the space above tray 5
The cutter 19 in the cutting mechanism 8 between the hands 15 and 16
And push the stems of 12 seedlings at once against its axis.
(See FIG. 8). The twelve seedlings whose stems have been cut are
While holding the lower stem, the lower part of the lower gripping hand 16 group
The transfer frame 18 is a stem with a root pot portion 20a of a rootstock seedling D.
Part is located on the tray 5 of the grafted seedling transfer line 4
The lower stem (with nutrients) of the seedling H for tree is the seedling transfer line for rootstock.
3 so that the distance L1 (1
(Lateral line width). On the other hand, the upper transfer fan of the upper gripping hand 15 group
The frame 17 is the upper side of the twelve seedlings whose stems have been cut.
While holding the stem, it is slightly raised by the dimension H2 (not shown).
After the cutting, the upper side stem of the seedling H for the scion is grafted
4 above the tray 5 and above the seedlings D for rootstocks
The distance L2 (the distance described above) is set so that the stem is located on the waste box 12.
(2 times L1) laterally, and then the upper side stem of the seedling H for the scion
So that is joined to the cut surface of the lower side stem of the seedling D for rootstock,
The group of upper gripping hands 15 is lowered by a predetermined dimension H2.
In this state, the tray 5 of the grafted seedling transfer line 4
Above, the clip loaded in the clip transport mechanism 9 in advance
So that it is close to the joint of each seedling
When fixed, the grafted seedling S is obtained. [0027] Thus, the grafted tree whose grafting work has been completed is completed.
The finished six seedlings S move the gripping transfer mechanism 7 at a distance of H1.
By lowering the tray, the tray of the grafted seedling transfer line 4
5 is stored in the empty pot section 20.
Open the upper gripping hand 15 and the lower gripping hand 16 and
It is sufficient to release the grip. It is to be noted that unless the scion preliminary cutting device is provided,
At the same time, the root pot portion 20a is
Every time, it will be extracted from the tray 5. At this time
The root pot portion 20a of the seedlings H for the scion, which becomes unnecessary,
Rootstock seedling transfer line 3 by opening movement of hand 16
Empty pot portion of tray 5 from which rootstock seedlings D were extracted
In the seedling D for rootstock that is stored in
The tip side stalk is moved to the disposal box 1 by opening movement of the upper gripping hand 15.
It falls naturally toward 2, and is discarded. Next, the detailed configuration of the gripping transfer mechanism 7 will be described.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. Gripping transfer machine
The lifting frame 21 of the structure 7 is fixed to the top plate of the gate-shaped frame 6.
Lifting actuator 22 such as a lifting air cylinder
At the transfer line 2 for the scion and the transfer line 3 for the rootstock
It moves up and down greatly with respect to the upper surface. The lifting frame 21 has a distance
The first lateral movement of an air cylinder for lateral movement that moves laterally by L1
12 pairs of lower gripping hands via the dynamic actuator 23
16 is provided with a lower transfer frame 18 provided with
You. The upper and lower guide rails on the front of the lift frame 21
The second lateral movement actuator such as a lateral movement air cylinder
Eta 25 is vertically movable.
An air syringe fixed to the lifting frame 21
Small distance H2 by the second lifting actuator 26 such as
It is mounted to move only up and down. This second lateral movement
With the actuator 25, 12 pairs of upper gripping hands 15
Is moved by the distance L2.
It is configured to move. As can be seen in FIG.
The base of the lower gripping hand 16 for holding the side stem is provided with a cutting mechanism.
It is located on the side far from 8, and holds the upper side stem of rootstock seedling D
The base of the upper gripping hand 15 is located closer to the cutting mechanism 8
are doing. Left and right supports 15a, 1 of upper gripping hand 15
5b enlargement / narrowing movement mechanism and left and right support of the lower gripping hand 16
Since the mechanism for expanding and contracting the bodies 16a and 16b is the same,
As a representative of the expansion and contraction movement mechanism in the lower gripping hand 16
To explain, as shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 10 and FIG.
A pair of horizontally long guides such as top and bottom in the section transfer frame 18
A pair of left and right sliding support pieces 31a, 31
b and a pair of left and right sliding support pieces 32a, 32b
And a pair of sliding support pieces 31a, 31b
When the twelve left supports 16a of the lower gripping hand 16 are fixed
The horizontal rod 33 to be attached is fixed at the interval (P2). The other pair
The right sliding member 32a, 32b of the 12
6b is fixed at a fixed interval (P2) and the horizontal rod 34 is fixed.
You. Incidentally, a holding and transferring mechanism for the seedlings H for the scions
The cutting mechanism can be understood with reference to FIGS.
As shown in the figure, it has almost the same configuration as that of the rootstock seedling D.
Therefore, description of common reference numerals is omitted. FIG. 6, FIG. 10 and FIG.
To move the widening and narrowing movement provided at the left end of the lower transfer frame 18.
Slide the piston rod 35a of the actuator 35
31a while being fixed to the right end of the lower transfer frame 18.
Piston rod of actuator 36 for widening movement provided
36a is fixed to the sliding support piece 32b. With this configuration
Of the actuator 35, 36
When the ton rods 35a and 36a are protruded and moved, the left and right
The horizontal rod 33, so that the left-right distance between the bodies 16a, 16b is reduced.
34 moves laterally to clamp the left and right supports 16a, 16b.
Root of seedling D for rootstock (seedling H for scion) on pieces 37a and 37b
The side stem will be clamped from the left and right. On the contrary, the piston rods 35a and 36a
When it is dispatched, the left-right gap between the left and right supports 16a, 16b becomes
The horizontal rods 33 and 34 move laterally so as to expand, and the left and right
The holding pieces 37a and 37b at the tips of 6a and 16b release the stem.
It spreads out like this. The upper transfer frame 17 also
Via moving actuators 35 and 36 and horizontal rods 38 and 39
The left and right supports 15a, 15b are moved left and right to
Seedlings D for rootstock (seedlings for scions) at the tip holding pieces 40a, 40b.
H) to pinch the stem on the tip side or release this stem
It is. In FIG. 11, the upper transfer frame 17 and the like
Illustration is omitted. The holding pieces 37a and 37b (holding pieces 40
a and 40b are the same), as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9.
It is formed in an L-shaped surface, and surrounds the stem on the inner side of the horizontal plate.
A guide groove 41 having a substantially V-shape in plan view that can be guided
The holding pieces 37a, 37b (holding pieces 40a, 40
The same applies to b) to prevent damage to the stem when clamping.
A soft elastic body 42 such as a sponge is fixed. FIG. 9 and FIG.
The left and right supports of the lower gripping hand 16 with respect to the
Of the holding bodies 16a and 16b, sandwich the lowermost end of the stem.
The V-shaped guide groove 41 is formed on the lower surface side of the holding piece 37b.
Razor as a pre-cutting device for scion that can be seen
By fixing a fixed blade 95 such as
Left and right holding pieces 37a for holding the stem of the tree seedling H,
When the interval of 37b is reduced, the root of the stem is
Since the former side is cut off, the upper part of the stem of the seedling H for the scion later
When pulling up (leaf) upward, the root pot of seedling H for scion
20a should be left in the pot portion 20 of the tray 5.
And the rotation of the root pot by the gripping transfer mechanism 7
This has the effect that no inconvenience occurs. Further, FIG. 9, FIG. 13 and FIG.
The left and right supports of the upper gripping hand 15 with respect to the seedlings H for the scion
Outside the holding bodies 15a, 15b or the left and right holding pieces 40a, 40b
Air ejectors 96a and 96b are fixed to the
One or more air outlets 9 are provided on the upper surfaces of 96a and 96b.
7 and each air ejecting body 9 is
6a and 96b and communicates with each air outlet 97.
It is configured to pass through. This allows for the
Left and right nips to pinch the stem of scion seedling H on lei 5
When the distance between the holding pieces 40a and 40b is reduced, each air injection
When compressed air is ejected from the outlet 97, as shown in FIG.
In particular, the leaves of the seedlings H for the scion can be blown up.
To prevent the leaf from being pinched when the stem is pinched.
Can be. Next, FIGS. 6, 8, 10, 12, and FIG.
13, the cutting mechanism 8 will be described. Cutting mechanism
The cutter 19 in 8 was opposed to the gripping transfer mechanism 7
From the upstream side in the transport direction of the rootstock seedling D (earling H)
Fig. 1
As shown in FIG. 3, cut at an angle to the axis of the stem. A predetermined height is held by the gripping transfer mechanism 7.
12 seedlings D for rootstock and H seedlings for scion
When cutting all at once, the stem of each seedling pushes the cutter 19
Hold the upper part to prevent it from moving
Between the hand 15 and the lower gripping hand 16
After restraining the position of the stem with a pair of gripping pieces 43a and 43b
Then, push the cutter 19 in the direction of arrow Y in FIG. 6 (FIG. 8).
You. The cutting frame 44 corresponds to the portal frame 6.
To the cutting frame 44
Is a horizontal rod that supports the base of the twelve left gripping pieces 43a.
45 and the horizontal rod 46 supporting the base of the right gripping piece 43b
It is supported so that it can move to the right. And a cutting frame
Actuator for gripping movement of air cylinder etc. attached to 44
Piston rod 47a projecting from the left side of the heater 47
Is connected to the horizontal rod 46, while a pi
The ton rod 47b is connected to the horizontal rod 45. This
And both piston rods 47a and 47b protrude from each other.
The distance between the left and right grip pieces 93a, 43b is reduced,
Grasp the stem from the left and right. Conversely, both piston rods 47
a, 47b are retracted from each other, the left and right grip pieces 43a,
This is because the left-right space of 43b is expanded. On the other hand, the cutting frame 44 is moved back and forth (arrows).
(In the direction of the mark Y).
Is to hold a cutter shaft 49 such as 12 round bars, square bars,
Project at the interval (P2), and
For moving the support frame 48 (in the direction of arrow Y)
It is. Although not shown, each cutter 19
On the lower side, one or both of water and compressed air
Nozzle for spraying water or compressed air after each cutting operation
Is sprayed on the cutter 19, and cutting chips adhere to the cutting edge.
It is preferable to prevent the sharpness from becoming dull. In the above embodiment, a number of upper gripping hands 1
5 (lower gripping hand 16) with two left and right actuators
Since it is a configuration to move left and right at 35 and 36 at the same time,
All gripping hands have the same amount of expansion and contraction movement. Therefore,
In this configuration, the types (quality) of the seedlings H for the scion and the seedlings D for the rootstock
Differences in seedling diameter, softness,
Change the amount of movement for each gripping hand according to the difference
Adjustment becomes difficult. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
An oscillating air actuator 51 is provided for each seedling location
You. Then, as shown in FIG.
Between the ON / OFF control valve 53 and the actuator 51
In between, insert a pressure reducing valve (pressure regulating valve) 54 to strengthen each stem
Can be gripped with appropriate pressure without breaking too much
It is preferable to do so. Reference numeral 55 indicates a file.
, 56 is a replicator, and 57 is a relief valve. This
In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG.
Supporters 15a, 15 of the upper gripping hand 15 with respect to
b or the air ejecting body 9 outside the left and right holding pieces 40a, 40b.
6a and 96b are fixed, and each air ejection body 96a and 96b is
One or more air outlets 97 are formed on the upper surface,
From the air supply unit 98 of each of the air ejection bodies 96a and 96b.
It is configured to communicate with each air outlet 97 through the communication passage.
Then, as described above, the leaves of the seedlings H
Can be reliably prevented from being pinched together.
Wear. Next, referring to FIGS.
The detailed configuration of the top transport mechanism 9 will be described. A vibrating type part file whose configuration is conventionally known
Feeder 11 consisting of a washing machine
When a clip 10 made of synthetic resin is randomly inserted,
The clip 10 is positioned in the supply passage 11a having an open top.
The bifurcated stem gripping portion 10a is located at the top near the supply port 11b.
So that the bifurcated opening and closing operation parts 10b, 10b
(FIG. 19A)
reference). Insertion groove 1 of bifurcated opening / closing operation portion 10b, 10b
Stem gripping part with split ring spring 10c passing through 0d point
10a is constantly biased in the closing direction. The clip transport mechanism 9 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in (1), a support frame provided on the lower surface of the portal frame 6
The movable frame 61 suspended from the lower surface of the
It is configured to be movable in the direction and the Y direction.
You. That is, it is fixed to the lower surface of the support frame body 60 and extends in the X direction.
Of the moving frame 61 with respect to the guide rail 62
61a is movably suspended and supported in the left-right direction (X direction).
Driven pulley 63 and drive pulley provided on the lower surface side of frame body 60
The timing belt 65 is wound around the
Reference numeral 64 denotes a forward / reverse rotatable stage fixed on the portal frame 6.
Driven by a step-up motor 66,
The upper hanging support 61a is connected with a connecting fitting 69.
In addition, the front-rear direction (Y direction) provided on the lower surface of the upper hanging support 61a.
The moving frame 61 moves with respect to the guide rail 67
Drive actuator that is suspended and fixed to the lower surface of the portal frame 6
The piston rod (not shown) of the heater 68 is moved to the moving frame.
When the piston rod protrudes and moves, it moves
So that the frame 61 approaches the front surface of the gripping transfer mechanism 7
It is moved (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 17). The moving frame 61 has six pairs of left and right hands.
The clip holder 70 composed of the bodies 70a and 70b is
Upper gripping hand 15 (lower gripping hand) in feeding mechanism 7
It is arranged at a constant interval (P2) equal to the installation interval of 16).
Have been. The bases of the six right hand bodies 70b are fixed.
The horizontal rod 71 and the bases of the six left hand bodies 70a are also fixed.
The fixed horizontal rod 72 is left and right with respect to the moving frame 60.
Mounted movably. On the other hand, the left and right
The hand bodies 70a and 70b have Y
Longitudinal guide grooves 76, 76 are formed in the direction.
If the split ring of the clip 10 is
The clip 10 is inserted into the clip 10 while the posture is maintained.
Can be moved to the holding portion 77
You. Then, as will be described later, the left and right hand bodies 70
With the distance between a and 70b held at P4,
Supply port 11 of supply passage 11a in top feeder 11
b, it is located along the supply passage 11a.
Clip supply actuator such as a mounted air cylinder
The pusher 79 at the tip of the piston rod 78a at 78
Push clip 10 forward to clip holder 70
(See FIG. 19A). At this time, the height of the stem grip 10a
The base of the opening / closing operation unit 10b is connected to the middle part of
And fixed to the base of each clip holder 70
The pair of left and right clip restrictors 103
Below the hand bodies 70a, 70b, the tips (free
End) side, each clip regulating body 103
Of the clip restrictor 10 is bent upward.
3 are connected to the stem gripping portion 10a of each clip 10.
The lower end of the opening / closing operation section 10b is connected to the base of the opening / closing operation section 10b.
To be placed. In addition, the clip restricting body 10 at this time
3 is flat as shown in FIGS. 19 (b) and (c).
In the visual sense, the left and right hand bodies 70a, 70b
Parallel and protrude by the distance L3.
Place. Then, for one clip holder 70,
When the transfer of one clip 10 is completed by
The moving frame 66 to the pitch P
2 intermittently in the horizontal direction (X direction) to
Position the lip holder 70 in front of the supply port 11b,
When the clip 10 is passed to the clip holder 70 of
By repeating the above operation, all six clip holders 70
When the clip 10 is supplied, the rootstock seedling D and the ear
In a state where the cutting point with the tree seedling H is joined,
The moving frame 61 is largely moved in the X direction toward the front of the structure 6.
Move it. An air cylinder or the like fixed to the moving frame 61
Projection from the left side of the first clip actuator 73
The protruding piston rod 73a is connected to the second clip actuator.
Actuator for the second clip
The 74 piston rod 74a is connected to the horizontal rod 71.
On the other hand, the piston rod 73b projecting from the right
Connected to the lip actuator 75 and the second clip
The piston rod 75a of the actuator 75
It is connected to the rod 72. Thereby, both piston rods 73
a and 73b project from each other, the left and right hand bodies 70
a, 70b is P3 (see the state of FIG. 19B).
Right and left, opening and closing operation of the clip 10
The distance between the portions 10b, 10b is reduced, and the stem gripping portion 10a is expanded.
Can be kept in a crooked state. Both piston rods 73a, 7
3b are retracted from each other, the left and right hand bodies 70a, 70
b is expanded to P4 (see the state of FIG. 19A).
From the supply port 11b of the clip feeder 11.
It becomes the standby posture in which the clip 10 is inherited. And this
In the spread state, the second clip actuators 74, 7
5 is operated to protrude the piston rods 74a and 75a.
Then, the left and right hand body 70a, 70b
Expand to P5 (see the state of FIG. 19C) and clip
The joint of the grafted seedling S at the stem grip 10a in 10
Grab from both sides and fix. Piston rods 74a, 75
a is moved backward, the left and right hand bodies 70a, 70b
The distance between the left and right sides must be narrow to P4 (see the state of FIG. 19B).
It returns like so. As described above, the left and right hand bodies 70a, 70
Opening and closing the clip 10 when the left-right spacing of b is widened
The free ends of the operation units 10b, 10b (the
Location), if the tip of the clip regulating body 103
Of the stem gripping part 10a and the opening / closing operation part 10b
Unless the location of the connecting part with the base is regulated,
The hand members 70a, 70b
Since the distance from the tip remains constant,
10a pivot point (in other words, hand bodies 70a, 70
b), the leading end sides of the left and right stem gripping portions 10a are narrowed.
Contact with the tips of the hand bodies 70a and 70b
Get closer. Therefore, in this case, both left and right stem gripping portions 1
As the tip side of 0a and 10a narrows, the position of the stem moves to the left.
For the part where the stems are grasped by the right both stem grasping parts 10a, 10a
Will be displaced so that it will be shorter.
It cannot be executed reliably. So, the clip
The clip 10 is moved to the hand body 7 by the tip
If it is regulated so as not to approach the tip side of 0a, 70b,
The work of grasping the stem can be surely performed. Also,
The leading edge of the lip regulating body 103 is in contact with the left and right stem gripping portions 10a.
Abut on the portion of the opening / closing operation portion 10b that is continuous with the base portion.
By doing so, when the hand bodies 70a and 70b open and move,
A tie for releasing the contact between one holding portion 77 and the hand body 70a
Contact between the holding part 77 and the hand body 70a
Even if the timing of removal is shifted, both left and right stem gripping portions 10a,
The position shift may occur so that 10a rotates in plan view.
There is no. Next, referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 21 to FIG.
Describes the watering device 110 for the grafted seedlings S
I do. The irrigation device 110 of the present invention is
In the transfer line 4, downstream from the grafting work point
(See Fig. 1)
A graft is placed on a frame 111 erected on one side of the line 4.
Intermittent transfer direction of the tray 5 on the seedling transfer line 4 (arrow
(Y 'direction), the section is upwards U-shaped in the direction perpendicular to the direction
Of the guide rail 112, and the guide rail 112
Is a plurality of rollers that extend in the longitudinal direction thereof.
Arranged so that it can move forward and backward linearly via 114
(See FIG. 21). In this case, the guide rail 112
The upper and lower surfaces of each roller 114 roll while contacting the upper and lower pieces of
By doing so (see FIG. 22),
The axis of the watering cylinder 113 protruding from the end does not tilt up and down
It is configured as follows. Also, the side of the guide rail 112
Piston rod 11 of air cylinder 115
5a is connected to the watering cylinder 113 via a connecting piece 116
I do. The base side of the watering cylinder 113 is connected to a hose 117.
The hose 117 is connected to an electromagnetic on-off valve (not shown).
And a water pump. In addition, watering cylinder 113
As shown in FIG. 21 and FIG.
Stored and placed in the pot section 20 of the tray 5 on the line 4
In accordance with the one row of the grafted seedlings S,
Slip portion 118a and obliquely downward or sideways nozzle portion 11
8b are provided at appropriate intervals. In addition, the watering cylinder 113
The height position is determined by the clip 10 in the illustrated embodiment.
Slightly higher than the joint between the rootstock and the scion
Set as follows. Then, on the grafted seedling transfer line 4
Endless belt 8 that moves ray 5 intermittently in the direction of arrow Y '
The air cylinder 115 is actuated in conjunction with the zero movement.
To move the watering cylinder 113 forward and backward
The irrigation operation is carried out at. With the above configuration, the gripping transfer mechanism 7
A total of 12 seedlings, 6 seedlings H for seedlings and 6 seedlings D for rootstocks
Hold the stem of the seedling with the upper gripping hand 15 and the lower part with 16.
Pick up from tray 5 and cut the middle of stem
On the stem with the top of the stem after cutting slightly raised
The side of the stem is moved by the distance of L2, and the lower part of the stem is moved by the distance L1
After moving, lower the upper part of the stem by the amount
Cutting the upper stem of the seedling H
During the process of joining to the surface, the clip transport mechanism 9
Clips six clips 10 from the clip feeder 11.
After loading on the lip holder 70, the junction of the six seedlings
Move in the X direction to approach the location
Let it go. In this case, the transport of the rootstock seedling transport line 3
On the downstream side, it becomes unnecessary by the rootstock pre-cutting device 81
The upper part of the stem is cut in advance and removed by the debris removal device 82.
If this is done, the leaves on the upper side of the stem will not be in the way,
The root of the rootstock 20 is gripped by the gripping transfer mechanism 7 on the
It is possible to carry out the operation of raising the unit a and moving it sideways.
You. In this case, the height of the sub support 84a with respect to the main support 83a
If the position is changed, the height position of the cross beam 48, and
Can the cutting height position by the wood preliminary cutting device 81 be changed?
From the upper surface of the nursery bed in tray 5 on the transport line
Adjust the height of the rootstock stem to the cut surface to a suitable size.
Can be. Further, the holding in the seedling transfer line 2 for the scion
Lower gripping hand 1 for holding lower stem side of transfer mechanism 7
If the fixed blade 95 is provided on the lower holding piece 37b of
Unnecessary root pot part 20a was left in the pot part 20 of the ray 5.
It can be transported while holding the upper part of the stem of the seedling H
As in the technique described above, it is necessary to carry around the unnecessary root pot 20a.
This has the effect of eliminating the inconvenience caused by this. The clip 10 joins the six seedlings.
After completing the grafting work to fix the
The feeding mechanism 9 returns to the original position and executes the clip loading operation.
I do. During this time, the gripping transfer mechanism 7 is moved by the distance of H1.
By lowering, the grafted 6 that has completed grafting work
The seedlings S are stored in the empty tray 5 of the grafted seedling transfer line 4.
Since it is stored in the pot part 20, the upper part is held in this state.
Open the hand 15 and the lower grasping hand 16 to grasp the stem.
Just open it. The rootstock seedling transfer line 3 is connected to the rootstock
In the embodiment in which the preliminary cutting device 81 and the waste removing device 82 are provided
And the gripping transfer mechanism 7 in the seedling transfer line 2 for the scion.
, It is necessary to provide a scion preliminary cutting device to cut the lower part of the stem
The root pot portion 20a of the seedling H for the scion that is no longer needed
Opening movement of the lower gripping hand 16 after moving the seedling for rootstock
The tray 5 from which the rootstock seedlings D have been extracted in the transfer line 3
Is stored in the empty pot section 20 of the first embodiment. Further, the bundles in the scion seedling transfer line 2
Preliminary scion cutting device for cutting the lower part of the stem to the holding transfer mechanism 7
While the rootstock pre-cutting equipment is installed in the rootstock seedling transfer line 3.
When the device 81 and the debris removal device 82 are not provided,
Becomes unnecessary due to the opening movement of the lower gripping hand 16 after the
The tip side stem of the rootstock seedling D is
Naturally dropping toward the waste box 12 by the opening movement of
It is. Then, the train is transferred on the grafted seedling transfer line 4.
An endless belt 80 that intermittently moves a 5 in the direction of arrow Y '
The air cylinder 115 is operated in conjunction with the movement of
When the tray 5 is stopped, as shown in FIG.
The watering cylinder 113 is located between the grafted seedlings S
Forward, open the solenoid on-off valve, and
Release water from the nozzles 118a and 118b,
The root portion of the grafted seedlings S, S at the front and rear positions
20a, 20a are irrigated, and the horizontal nozzle portions 118b, 1
In 18b, the joint is irrigated from above the clip 10.
That's how it works. When the watering operation is completed, the water discharge is stopped,
Sprinkling cylinder 113 is placed at a distance approximately equal to the width of tray 5
Only so that the grafted seedling S can move forward. This
Repeat the cycle. In this way, the grafted seedling S has its own
Can be irrigated dynamically, requiring extra labor
Is also unnecessary. In addition, the grafted seedlings S in a row
Irrigation can improve work efficiency, grafted
It has the effect of improving the seedling vigor. In the above embodiment, the clip 10
Irrigation both at the joint between the rootstock and rootstock and at the root pot
However, even if the downward nozzle portion 118a is eliminated,
The excess water on the joints can dampen the soil in the root
Can be. Conversely, depending on the type of stock and scion,
Horizontal nozzle section 118 to eliminate irrigation to the junction
b may be omitted. As another embodiment, a grafted seedling transfer line
At the end of the seedling transfer line for the scion and the seedling transfer line for the rootstock
Extending beyond the beginning of the
Simultaneous watering cylinders 113 from both left and right sides of the transfer line
May be configured to move forward and backward.
By doing so, the length of each watering cylinder 113 and the moving distance of the water can be reduced.
On the conveyed seedling transfer line 4
Coordinating with the timing of intermittent movement of tray 5
Become easy. In the above embodiment, six grafted seedlings were simultaneously
We have described the devices that can be manufactured, but this number
It can be increased or decreased according to the required area of the installation section. [0073] As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
The invention described in (1) is a seedling transfer line for scion and a seedling transfer line for rootstock.
And the grafted seedling transfer line are arranged in parallel in plan view
And each line contains a plurality of seedlings of shoots and rootstocks.
Trays planted in rows so as to intersect the seedling transport direction
On the three transfer lines.
A girder frame is used to hold the stem of each seedling.
To cut the stem of each seedling at the same height position with the feeding mechanism
The cutting mechanism and the clip transfer mechanism for the graft
Because it is arranged so that it can move horizontally in parallel with the row of seedlings,
Multiple seedlings lined up in a row on the transmission line
Grip, transport, cut, and secure with clips
Work can be carried out, making grafting seedling production work much more efficient
This has the effect of being improved. In the first aspect of the present invention,
Planted on the tray to be transported on the grafted seedling transport line
Either the grafted part of the grafted seedling or the root pot
Is equipped with a watering device for watering both sides
, Like watering the leaves of grafted seedlings
Also, no bending load is applied to the joint by the clip,
It is said that the roots of the joints and root pots of the seedlings will become better.
It works. Also, on the grafted seedling transfer line,
Watering the seedlings requires extra labor and labor
The efficiency of grafting and seedling production work is greatly improved.
Play a fruit.In addition,The irrigation device should be
Sprinkling cylinder with nozzles at appropriate intervals in the direction of insertion
The intermittent tray in the grafted seedling transfer line
In conjunction with the transport, move forward and backward in the direction crossing the transport direction
On the transfer line for grafted seedlings.
Multiple rows of grafts that move intermittently in connection with grafting
It is possible to simultaneously irrigate the seedlings,
When the lei moves forward, the watering cylinder is grafted
As it retreats from the top, it hinders the movement of grafted seedlings
This has the effect of not becoming any.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a grafted seedling manufacturing apparatus. FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the grafted seedling manufacturing apparatus. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a range of movement of a gripping transfer mechanism, a cutting mechanism, and a clip transport mechanism in a portal frame portion. FIG. 4 is a plan view of a rootstock pre-cutting device and a debris removing device. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4; FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing elevating means of the rootstock seedling transfer line. FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a lower transfer frame and a lower gripping hand in a rootstock seedling transfer line. FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing elevating means of the seedling transfer line for scion. FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a transfer frame and a gripping hand in a root tree seedling transfer line. FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway plan view of a gripping transfer mechanism and a cutting mechanism. FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway front view of a lower transfer frame and a lower gripping hand. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a main part of a cutting mechanism. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a positional relationship between components when cutting the stem. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the gripping hand actuator. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a pneumatic circuit for control of the gripping hand actuator. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a seedling for a scion at the time of a stem pinching action. FIG. 17 shows a clip transport mechanism in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line I-XVII. FIG. 18 is a view taken along line XVIII-XVIII in FIG. 17; FIG. 19 (a) is a plan sectional view showing a clip passing state from a clip feeder to a clip holder, FIG. 19 (b) is a plan view showing a state where a stem grip portion of the clip is opened,
(C) is a top view which shows the state which grasps a stem with a clip. 20 is a sectional view taken along line XX-XX in FIG. 19 (a). FIG. 21 is a side view of the irrigation apparatus taken along the line XXI-XXI in FIG. 1; FIG. 22 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line XXII-XXII of FIG. 21; FIG. 23 is a view taken along line XXIII-XXIII of FIG. 21; [Description of Signs] H Seedling for seedling D Seedling for rootstock S Grafted seedling 1 Grafting seedling production device 2 Seedling transfer line for scion 3 Seedling transfer line for rootstock 4 Grafted seedling transfer line 5 Tray 6 Gate frame 7 gripping transport mechanism 8 cutting mechanism 9 clip transport mechanism 10 clip 15 upper gripping hand 16 lower gripping hand 17 upper transport frame 18 lower transport frame 19 cutter 20 pot section 20a root pot section 110 watering device 112 guide rail 113 watering cylinder 114 roller 115 Air cylinder 118a, 118b Nozzle

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims 1] A seedling transfer line for a scion, a seedling transfer line for a rootstock, and a grafted seedling transfer line are arranged in parallel in plan view, and each line has: A tray in which a plurality of seedlings and rootstocks are planted in rows so that a plurality of the seedlings intersect with the seedling transfer direction is placed, and a frame provided so as to straddle above the three transfer lines is provided on a frame. A gripping transfer mechanism for gripping the stem of each seedling, a cutting mechanism for cutting the stem of each seedling at the same height position, and a clip transfer mechanism for grafting, each of the row-shaped seedlings; While being arranged so as to be able to move horizontally in parallel, the grafted seedling transport line is used to irrigate either one or both of the grafting points or root pots of each grafted seedling planted in the tray to be transported. the irrigation device is provided,該灌water
The device should be used at appropriate intervals in the direction intersecting the seedling transport direction.
Watering cylinder with
Interlocking with the intermittent conveyance of the tray
An apparatus for producing a grafted seedling, wherein the apparatus is configured to move forward and backward in a crossing direction .