JP3596052B2 - Seeding facility - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present inventionA seeding facility equipped with a seedling sowing machine that sequentially supplies floor soil, seeding, and covering soil in seedling pots such as seedling pots.Related.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a nursery facility that collectively manages and grows seedlings used by many farmers, a floor soil supply device, a seeding device, a soil covering supply device, and an irrigation device are installed in this order along a conveyor that transports seedlings in a certain direction. Seedling machines for raising seedlings that automatically supply flooring, sowing, covering soil, and watering are used.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The sowing machine can be used for sowing rice and vegetables. However, the method of germinating the seedling box after sowing is different between rice and vegetables. For example, in the case of paddy rice, germination in a dark place is suitable, so it is preferable to store seedling boxes in a stacked state. On the other hand, in the case of vegetables, it is preferable to provide a gap between seedling boxes and store them in shelves so that the appropriate germination period can be easily confirmed and germination in a light place can be easily performed. Therefore, it is necessary to store the seedling boxes after sowing according to the kind of the seeded crop and manage the germination.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is configured as follows. That is, according to the present invention.SowingThe facility isA sowing machine capable of sowing paddy rice and sowing vegetables, a stacking device for stacking seedling boxes sown by the sowing machine on a stacking germination cart in a state of being stacked without gaps, and a seedling box sown by the sowing machine A shelving device for stacking on a shelf germination cart in a stacked state with a gap between each other is provided, and the seedling box after sowing is linked with a changeover switch of the sowing machine, so that the seedling box is a stacking device and a shelving device. The seedling box after sowing is provided to be selectively conveyed to any of the above, and the seedling box after sowing is conveyed to the stacking device when the sowing machine is sowing paddy rice, and is stacked on a germination trolley, When the seeder is sowing vegetables, the seedling box after sowing is transported to the shelving device and is loaded on the shelf germination cart.It is characterized by:
[0005]
[Action]
The seeder is used for sowing rice and vegetables. The stacking device loads the seedling boxes sown by the seeding machine on the stacking germination cart in a state of being stacked without gaps. The shelving device stacks the seedling boxes sown by the seeding machine on the shelf germination cart in a state where there is a gap. Then, the seedling box after sowing is selectively conveyed to either the stacking device or the shelving device in conjunction with the switching of the changeover switch SW (N) of the sowing machine, and the sowing machine sows the rice. During seeding, the seedling boxes after sowing are transported to the stacking device and stacked on the germination trolley, and when the seeding machine is sowing vegetables, the seedling boxes after sowing are transported to the shelving device and placed on the shelf. It is loaded on a germination cart.
[0006]
【Example】
Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described. First, the overall configuration of the seeder will be described.
[0007]
In this sowing machine, one bed soil supply conveyor 1, three seeding conveyors 2, 2, and 2 arranged in parallel, and one covering / irrigation conveyor 3 are installed in order from the upper side of the transfer. A sorting device 30 is provided between the soil supply conveyor 1 and the seeding conveyors 2, 2, 2 to sort and supply a seedling raising device such as a seedling raising pot P from the end of the floor soil supply conveyor to the beginning of the seeding conveyor. A collecting device 40 is provided to collect and supply seedling raising devices from the end portions of the sowing conveyors 2, 2, and 2 to the starting end of the soil covering and watering conveyor 3. Then, a floor soil supply device 5 and a crushing / leveling device 6 are installed on the floor soil supply conveyor 1, and seeding devices 7, 7, 7 are installed on each of the seeding conveyors 2, 2, 2, respectively. A soil covering supply device 8 and a watering device 9 are installed on the conveyor 3.
[0008]
Thereby, the seedling raising machine placed on the starting end of the bed soil supply conveyor 1 on the upper side of the transfer is first packed with the bed soil, crushed and leveled, and then the seeding conveyors 2, 2, 2 by the sorting device 30. And the seeding is performed here. Then, the seeding operation is completed by the collecting and collecting device 40 and transferred to the soil covering and watering conveyor 3 where the soil is covered and watered.
[0009]
When seeding the seedling pot P, the seedling pot P is fitted into a generally used seedling box 4 having a rectangular shape in plan view and transferred. The seedling raising pot P is made of paper or synthetic resin, and has a shape in which the openings p1,... Sides of many small pots p,. ). Holes p3,... Are formed one by one at bottoms p2,. The diameter of the hole p3 is smaller than the diameter of the opening p1. When seeding the seedling pot P, usually, the seedling pot P is fitted into the seedling box 4 with the openings p1,... Facing upward, and first, floor soil is supplied from above, and then seeded. Then, it is processed in a step of covering soil (FIG. 13A). Alternatively, the seedling raising pot P is inserted into the seedling box 4 with the bottoms p2,... Having the holes p3,. ,... Can be seeded into the pots p,..., Then seeded and covered (FIG. 13 (b)). When the seedlings are raised using the paper-growing seedling pots P, the seedlings can be separated into pots p and transplanted together with the pots into the field. The seedling raising device used in the seedling raising seeding machine of the present invention is not limited to the main seedling raising pot P.
[0010]
Next, each part of the seeding machine will be described in detail.
In the floor soil supply conveyor 1, a plurality of transfer rollers 1b, which are formed of cylindrical rubber rolls, are rotatably supported between the frames 1a, 1a, and each of the transfer rollers 1b,. Is configured. Thereby, the seedling boxes placed on the transfer rollers 1b,... Between the frames 1a, 1a are continuously transferred in the roller rotation direction when the transfer motor M1 rotates, and stopped when the motor stops.
[0011]
The seeding conveyor 2 has rollers 2d and 2e attached to roller shafts 2b and 2c supported by frames 2a and 2a, respectively, and a transfer belt 2f is wound between the rollers. A continuous drive mechanism by a drive motor M2 for continuous transfer and an intermittent drive mechanism by an air cylinder C1 for intermittent transfer are linked to one roller shaft 2b, that is, the drive side shaft.
[0012]
Specifically, a sprocket 10 for continuous transfer is mounted on the roller shaft 2b via a continuous drive side one-way clutch 10a, and is mounted so as to rotate integrally with the sprocket 10 and the drive shaft 12 of the drive motor M2. The chain 13 is hung between the sprocket 12a and the continuous drive sprocket 12a to form a continuous drive mechanism. Accordingly, when the continuous drive side (drive motor M2 side) and the roller shaft 2b side are separated from the continuous drive side one-way clutch 10a as a boundary, the power is transmitted from the continuous drive side to the roller shaft 2b when the continuous drive side is the drive side. When the shaft 2b is on the drive side, no transmission is made from the roller shaft 2b to the continuous drive side. That is, when the drive motor M2 rotates, the continuous rotation of the drive motor M2 is transmitted to the roller shaft 2b, so that the seeding conveyor 2 is in a continuous transfer state. When the drive motor M2 is not driven, the drive motor M2 is not forcibly rotated even if the roller shaft 2b is intermittently driven by the intermittent drive mechanism.
[0013]
A sprocket 11 for intermittent transfer is attached to the roller shaft 2b, and a chain 16 is hung on the sprocket 11 and an intermittent drive sprocket 15 attached to the intermittent drive shaft 14 so as to rotate integrally therewith. The arm cylinder 18 to which the base of the arm 18a to which the piston C1a of the air cylinder C1 for intermittent driving is connected is fixedly attached to the shaft 14 via the one-way clutch 17 on the intermittent driving side to constitute an intermittent driving mechanism. Have been. When the piston C1a of the air cylinder C1 projects and the arm cylinder 18 rotates by the one-way clutch 17 on the intermittent drive side, the intermittent drive shaft 14 is transmitted so as to rotate integrally, and the piston C1a of the air cylinder C1 retracts to cause the arm cylinder 18 to retract. When is rotated in the reverse direction, the intermittent drive shaft 14 is not driven and does not transmit. Accordingly, when the piston C1a of the air cylinder C1 performs a predetermined stroke, a predetermined stroke, a projecting and a retracting operation at a predetermined timing, the intermittent drive shaft 14 rotates intermittently at a constant angle, the roller shaft 2b rotates intermittently, and the seeding conveyor 2 intermittently rotates. It is in a transfer state. When the intermittent drive side is the drive side between the intermittent drive side (air cylinder C1 side) and the roller shaft 2b side with the intermittent drive side one-way clutch 17 as a boundary, the power is transmitted from the intermittent drive side to the roller shaft 2b. As described above, even if the intermittent rotation is transmitted to the roller shaft 2b and the air cylinder C1 does not operate and the roller shaft 2b side is continuously driven by the continuous drive mechanism, the intermittent drive side one-way clutch 17 moves to the air cylinder C1 side. Continuous rotation does not drive. In addition, BL is a brake device that applies a braking action to the roller shaft 2b by interposing the integral rotating disk 11a on the sprocket 11 for intermittent transfer, and is provided to further suppress the inertial rotation of the roller shaft 2b during intermittent driving. Has been.
[0014]
Incidentally, the intermittent transfer amount of the seeding conveyor 2 needs to be adjusted so as to be equal to a pitch in the transfer direction of the pots p,. The intermittent transfer amount of the seeding conveyor 2 is changed and adjusted by changing the stroke of the protrusion / retraction of the piston C1a of the air cylinder C1. In the air cylinder C1, when the piston C1a protrudes and the tip of the piston contacts the switch operation piece of the return switch SW (R) and the switch is switched, the valve V1 is switched and the piston C1a switches to the retracting operation. Then, the step portion C1a 'of the piston C1a hits the piston stop bolt K1 of the collar K provided on the cylinder side and stops. Therefore, in the piston stroke of the air cylinder C1, the maximum piston protruding position is determined by the position P (1) of the return switch SW (R), and the maximum piston retraction position is determined by the position P (2) of the piston stop bolt K1. The piston K for stopping the piston of the collar K is screwed into a screw hole of a cylinder K2 fixed to the piston base side of the cylinder C1 and is fixed by a fixing bolt K3. Therefore, the piston maximum retraction position can be changed only by changing and adjusting the fixing position of the piston stop bolt K1 to the cylinder K2, and the intermittent transfer amount of the seeding conveyor 2 can be changed steplessly and easily. it can.
[0015]
As described above, since the drive mechanism of the seeding conveyor 2 is configured, the seedling boxes and the like placed on the transfer belt 2f are continuously transferred in the belt moving direction by the operation of the motor M2 or the air cylinder C1. Or it is transferred intermittently.
[0016]
In the soil covering and watering conveyor 3, a plurality of transfer rollers 3b, which are formed of cylindrical rubber rolls, are supported between the frames 3a, 3a, and each of the transfer rollers 3b,... Is driven by the transfer motor M3 to rotate. Is configured. Thus, the seedling boxes and the like placed on the transfer rollers 3b between the frames 3a, 3a are continuously transferred in the roller rotation direction when the transfer motor M3 rotates, and stopped when the transfer motor M3 stops.
[0017]
The sorting device 30 includes a wide roller conveyor 31 that connects a transfer end portion of the floor soil supply conveyor 1 and a transfer start end of each of the seeding conveyors 2, 2, and 2, and a sorting cylinder 32 provided above the roller conveyor. Thus, the push plates 33 are reciprocated right and left along the upper surface of the roller conveyor 31. When the push plates 33, 33 are stationary at one of the left and right positions, the seedling boxes and the like sent from the floor soil supply conveyor 1 are taken over by the central sowing conveyor 2 (C). When the seedling boxes and the like are sent from the floor soil supply conveyor 1 onto the roller conveyor 31 and the push plates 33 and 33 move from left to right, the seedling boxes and the like are pushed to the right of the roller conveyor 31 and the right seeding is performed. Taken over by conveyor 2 (R). When the seedling boxes and the like are sent from the floor soil supply conveyor 1 onto the roller conveyor 31 and the push plates 33 and 33 move from right to left, the seedling boxes and the like are pushed to the left side of the roller conveyor 31 and left. Of the seeding conveyor 2 (L).
[0018]
The collecting device 40 is provided with a wide roller conveyor 41 connecting a transfer end portion of each of the seeding conveyors 2, 2, and 2 and a transfer end portion of the soil covering / irrigation conveyor 3, and a pair of left and right provided above the roller conveyor. The right and left push plates 43, 43 are moved inward from the left and right ends along the upper surface of the roller conveyor 41 by the collecting cylinders 42, 42. When a seedling box or the like is sent from the central sowing conveyor 2 (C) onto the roller conveyor 41, the push plates 43 and 43 do not operate, and the seedling box and the like are taken over by the floor soil supply conveyor 1 as it is. When a seedling box or the like is sent from the right sowing conveyor 2 (R) onto the roller conveyor 41, the right push plate 43 (R) is actuated, and the seedling box or the like is moved to the center of the roller conveyor 41. And is taken over by the floor soil supply conveyor 1. When a seedling box or the like is sent from the left sowing conveyor 2 (L) onto the roller conveyor 41, the left push plate 43 (L) operates, and the seedling box or the like is moved to the center of the roller conveyor 41. And is taken over by the floor soil supply conveyor 1.
[0019]
The floor soil supply device 5 includes a floor soil hopper 5a and a belt type floor soil feeding unit 5b. In the floor soil feeding portion 5b, a belt 5e is hung on a roller 5c and a driven roller 5d that are driven to rotate by a motor M4, and the floor 5 in the upper floor soil hopper 5a is fed by a fixed amount by the rotation of the belt 5e. Floor soil is supplied into the seedling box 4 into which the seedling raising pot P transferred under the apparatus 5 is fitted.
[0020]
A seedling box vibrating device F that acts on the seedling box 4 conveyed by the conveyor from the bottom side to vibrate the seedling box 4 is provided on the floor soil feeding conveyor 1 below the floor soil feeding device 5. In the seedling box vibrating device F, vibrating rollers 1c, 1c, 1c are pivotally supported between the frames 1a, 1a on the upper side and the lower side from the falling position of the floor soil unreeled from the floor soil supply device 5, and the vibration is generated. Rollers 1c,... Are driven by a motor M1 ′ to rotate in the same rotational direction as the transfer rollers 1b,. The vibrating rollers 1c,... Have a prismatic roller shape and are mounted so that the positions of the respective portions of the prisms are in the same phase, so that the seedling boxes 4 transferred by the transfer rollers 1b,. And acts to feed in the transfer direction while giving vibrations up and down. As a result, the seedling raising pot P is vibrated up and down by the seedling box vibrating device F when the floor soil is supplied, so that the floor soil penetrates smoothly and densely into the pots p,. The floor soil spreads to various places, and reliable soil filling becomes possible. In particular, when the seedling raising pot P is fitted and seeded in the seedling box 4 with the bottom parts p2,... Facing upward (FIG. 13B), the holes P3 of the bottom parts p2,. ,... Are filled into the pots p,. Also, since a part of the vibrating roller 1c is provided on the upper side of the falling position of the floor soil fed from the floor soil supply device 5, it is possible to apply vibration from the position where the floor soil starts to enter the seedling box. The floor soil sinks to the lower layer while the floor soil is being supplied, so efficient floor soil can be supplied.The seedling box vibration section provided on the lower side from the floor soil drop position is also short. Therefore, the length of the seeding machine can be shortened. The motor M1 'can control the number of rotations, and can control the number of vibrations applied to the seedling box 4 by the vibrating rollers 1c. Thus, even if the specific gravity or the component of the floor soil changes, an appropriate frequency can be given so that the pots p,.
[0021]
Further, on the upper side of the seedling box vibrating device F, on the lower side from the falling position of the floor soil unreeled from the floor soil supply device 5, it acts to cover the upper side of the seedling box 4 while moving up and down with the vertical vibration of the seedling box 4. An earth retaining plate 5f is provided. The soil holding plate 5f is made of a thick rubber plate slightly wider than the left and right width of the seedling box 4, and has one end on the upper side under the floor soil feeding portion 5b of the floor soil supply device 5 supporting the left and right sides. It is configured to be rotatably attached to 5 g. As a result, after the floor soil is sufficiently supplied, the floor soil is covered with the soil holding plate 5f and further vibration is given, so that the floor soil clogged in the pot is separated vertically by the size of the grains. While preventing, the floor soil can be spread to every corner of the pot, and the floor soil can be packed sufficiently and uniformly, so that the variation in seeding depth can be suppressed and uniform seedling can be raised. Further, since the soil holding plate 5f presses the seedling pot P so as to cover the seedling pot P, the dust is prevented from standing due to the vibration, which is hygienic, and the seedling raising pot P jumps out of the seedling box 4 during the vibration. Will be eliminated, and reliable earth filling will be possible.
[0022]
In the pressure-reducing / leveling device 6, a column-shaped pressure-reducing roller 6a is pivotally supported by support frames 6b, 6b fixed to the upper surfaces of the frames 1a, 1a of the floor soil feeding conveyor 1 so as to be able to adjust the vertical position, thereby forming a pressure-reducing portion 6A. Then, a pair of front and rear roll-shaped flat brushes 6c in which brush bristles are radially implanted on the lower side thereof are pivotally supported by support frames 6d, 6d fixed to the upper surfaces of the frames 1a, 1a so as to be able to adjust the vertical position. The flattened portion 6B is provided so as to be driven by the motor M1 to rotate in the direction opposite to the transfer rotation direction of the transfer rollers 1b,...
[0023]
On the upper side of the pressure-reducing roller 6a, a V-shaped scraper 6e in plan view is fixed to support members 6f, 6f fixed to the upper surfaces of the frames 1a, 1a with long holes 6e ', 6e' so that the vertical position can be adjusted. Further, between the pressure-reducing roller 6a and the leveling brush 6c, a rubber scraper 6g having a V-shape in plan view is vertically attached to support members 6h, 6h fixed to the upper surfaces of the frames 1a, 1a by long holes 6g ', 6g'. It is tightened and fixed so that its position can be adjusted. The rubber scraper 6g has a band-shaped rubber plate 6g "attached to the lower end of a V-shaped mold. The transfer roller 1b for transferring the seedling box directly below the pressure-reducing roller 6a and the leveling brush 6c. , 1b are respectively provided.
[0024]
Since the floor soil upper surface position after being scraped off by the scraper 6e on the upper side of the pressure-reducing roller is higher than the upper end position of the seedling raising pot P, the soil is more packed by the floor-soil supply device 5; , The pots p,... Of the seedling raising pot P are sufficiently filled with the floor soil. Then, since the rubber scraper 6g rubs down the floor soil with the rubber plate 6g "after being crushed, the floor soil is filled into the pots p,... Of the seedling raising pot P. Even after the suppression, a large amount of floor soil remains on the seedling box, but is scraped off by the rubber scraper 6g before the leveling brush 6c, so that the leveling by the leveling brush 6c is improved. It is possible to supply a uniform and sufficient amount of bed soil into each of the pots p,... Of the pots P, and it is possible to raise seedlings without uneven growth.
[0025]
The floor soil spilled from the seedling box by the floor soil supply device 5 and the crushing / leveling device 6 is returned to the floor soil hopper 5a of the floor soil supply device 5 by the floor soil recovery device R provided below the seedling box. It is supposed to be. In the floor soil recovery device R, first, a floor soil receiving hopper R for receiving spilled floor soil is provided below the frames 1a, 1a of the floor soil supply conveyor 1. A transfer device R3 (a helical plate R3 'is driven by a motor M (R) for transferring to a floor soil discharge port R2 provided at a lower position of the floor soil supply device 5 on the inner bottom of the floor soil receiving hopper R1. The floor soil discharged from the floor soil discharge port R2 is received by the first hopper R5 of the floor soil elevator device R4. The floor soil is separated by a number of buckets R7a,... Attached to the outer circumference of a belt R7 wound around rotating rollers R6a, R6b driven by motors M (E) provided above and below the floor soil elevator device R4. The floor soil transported upward by the buckets R7a,... Is thrown out to a thrower R8 having a discharge port facing the hopper 5a, and the floor soil is released from the floor of the floor soil supply device 5. Soil hopper 5a A second hopper R9 is provided on the opposite side of the first hopper R5 of the floor soil elevator device R4 to supply floor soil to the floor soil hopper 5a of the floor soil supply device 5. At that time, put the floor soil from here.
[0026]
The seeding device 7 has a configuration as shown in FIGS. That is, suction nozzles 19,... For sucking the seeds S,... One by one, are attached to the air tank 20 by the same number as the pots p,. The air tank 20 is connected to the vacuum device V. When the suction nozzles 19,... Move onto the seed receiving tub 21 containing the seeds S,. Each of the seeds S,... Is adsorbed one by one to the tip end of the suction nozzle 19, (FIG. 9A). Rotating arms 22a, 22a are rotatably mounted on the left and right sides of the air tank 20, and the rotating arms 22a, 22a are integrally mounted on the rotating shafts 22b, 22b. An operation arm 22c that is rotatably connected to the tip of the piston C2a of the air cylinder C2 is integrally attached to one of them. Rods 22e, 22e are integrally attached to the left and right sides of the air tank 20 via brackets 22d, and the rod tip sides are rotated by support members 22f, 22f fixed to the machine frame and ball joints 22g, 22g. In addition, they are slidably connected in the axial direction of the rod.
[0027]
A nozzle mounting body 19a to which the suction nozzles 19 are attached is supported rotatably about a horizontal axis with respect to the rotating arms 22a, 22a, and a plurality of nozzles having different diameters are provided on the outer periphery of the nozzle mounting body 19a. The nozzles 19 (1,..., 2,..., 3,...) Of the kinds (three kinds in the illustrated example) are mounted horizontally. For example, the nozzle 19 (1) is a nozzle for fine seeds such as flowers, and its mounting pitch is small. The nozzle 19 (2) is a nozzle for medium grain seeds such as cabbage, and its mounting pitch is medium. The nozzle (3) is a nozzle for large seeds such as cucumber and has a large mounting pitch. The position of each nozzle is changed by rotating the nozzle attachment body 19a by 90 degrees, and the nozzle located on the lower side becomes the nozzle used for seed adsorption. If a plurality of types of suction nozzles can be mounted in advance in this way, it is not necessary to change the suction nozzles every time a plant to be sown changes, thereby improving work efficiency. The suction nozzle is switched by a changeover switch SW (N) described later.
[0028]
As described above, when the seeds S,... Are sucked at the tip ends of the suction nozzles 19,..., The piston C2a of the air cylinder C2 protrudes and the nozzles 19,. The air tank 20 moves so as to be located on the funnel 23. Then, the operation of the vacuum device V is stopped, and conversely, air is discharged from the tip ports of the nozzles 19,..., And the needles 19a inside the nozzles 19,. It protrudes (FIG. 9B). As a result, the seeds S,... Adsorbed at the tip openings of the nozzles 19,... Are released, and fall one by one into the receiving holes 23a,. The seeding hoses 24 are connected to outlets of the receiving holes 23a, respectively, and the seeding nozzles 25 are mounted at lower end ports of the hoses 24,. Therefore, the seeds S, which have fallen into the funnels 23,... Are discharged from the lower end ports of the sowing nozzles 25,. As described above, the seeding device 7 is configured such that the suction nozzles 19,... Suck the seeds one by one and discharge the seeds to the seeding position. Since the diameter of the tip end of the suction nozzles 19,... Is provided small, even bare seeds having a small particle size can be surely sowed one by one.
[0029]
The mounting portion of the seeding nozzles 25,... To the nozzle fixing plate 26 has the collars 25a,. It is structured to be supported from below by an adjusting plate 25c whose height can be adjusted by adjusting bolts 25b. Therefore, the height of the seeding nozzles 25 can be easily adjusted in accordance with the height of the seedling incubator to be used only by adjusting the degree of tightening of the adjustment bolt 25b.
[0030]
The receiving tub 21 for storing the seeds S,... Is vibrated by a vibrator B provided below the center of the receiving tub 21. The lower part B1, B1 on the left and right sides of the receiving vessel 21 is supported via elastic members C, C, and vibration is given to the receiving vessel 21 so as to move up and down within the elastic expansion and contraction range of the elastic member. The seeds S,... In the receiving tub 21 bounce up and down by the vibrator B, and the floating seeds S,.
[0031]
Are supplied from the seed tank 21a storing the seeds S,... Via the seed supply pipe 21b so as to be always at a constant level. The lower end of the seed supply pipe 21b is provided so as to be located in the receiving tub 21, and the vertical position thereof can be adjusted by a position adjuster 21c. The position of the lower end of the seed supply pipe 21b is adjusted to be slightly lower than the lower end of the nozzle when the suction nozzles 19,. The vibrator B vibrates the receiving tub 21 so that the tip end of the nozzle 19 does not penetrate, and the suction nozzles 19,..., Where the upper layer of the seeds S,. , The suction nozzles 19,... Are in a state where the suction nozzles 19,... Suck the seeds S,. (If the seeds S,... In the receiving tub 21 decrease due to the progress of the seeding operation, or the seeds S,. If the upper surface position of the seed layer in the inside fluctuates up and down, the seed suction accuracy of the suction nozzles 19,... Changes, and the seeding accuracy decreases. If the seeds are stuck into the seed layer inside, even if the seeds are once sucked into the tip of the suction nozzle in the stuck state, when the suction nozzle moves up thereafter, the sucked seeds are dragged down by the surrounding seeds Conversely, when the tip of the suction nozzles 19,... Is too far above the seed layer, the suction force is insufficient and the seed cannot be sucked to the tip of the suction nozzle.) Size or weight or shape When the suction force of the vacuum device V changes, the position of the seed layer upper surface (the position of the lower end opening of the seed supply pipe) in the receiving tub 21 is easily corrected by the position adjuster 21c to a position where the seed suction accuracy is highest. be able to.
[0032]
By the way, when the seeds in the seed tank 21a are reduced and the seeds are replenished, the seed 7a, the cover 7a on the upper side of the seeding device that covers the receiving tub 21 and the like is provided rotatably upward with hinges 7b,. The seed can be supplied to the seed tank 21a by turning the cover 7a upward and opening the upper part of the sowing apparatus. Also, maintenance of each part on the upper side of the seeding apparatus can be easily performed. 7a 'is a handle fixed to the cover 7a. Further, a lamp LMP having a relatively large heat release amount is provided in the cover 7a on the upper side of the seeding apparatus. This serves as illumination for maintenance when the cover 7a is opened, and the humidity in the cover 7a can be reduced by the heat emitted from the lamp LMP, so that the seed surface in the receiving tub 21 and the suction nozzles 19,. Of the seeds is dried, and the adsorption and release of the seeds to the adsorption nozzles 19,.
[0033]
The sowing nozzles 25,... Of the sowing apparatus 7 are provided by the number of the pots p,... In two rows in the transfer direction of the seedling raising pot P, and the sowing nozzles 25,. Together (the lower end of the nozzle 25 is positioned at the center of the hole p3 of each pot p) and fixed to the nozzle fixing plate 26. The nozzle fixing plate 26 for fixing the seeding nozzles 25,... Is fixed with bolts to connecting members 27a, 27a which are fixed to the connecting rods 27, 27 non-slidably with bolts 27a ', 27a'. ing. The connecting rods 27, 27 are vertically slidably supported by the guide bodies 27b, 27b, and the upper ends of the rods are connected to the pistons C3a, C4a of the seeding nozzle vertical cylinders C3, C4, and the pistons C3a, C4a simultaneously project. Alternatively, the seeding nozzle is configured to move up and down by the retraction operation. The seeding nozzle vertical cylinders C3 and C4 are of a double-acting type.
[0034]
Further, on the upper side of the seeding nozzles 25,..., The same number of seeding hole molded bodies 28,. The seeding hole molded bodies 28,... Have a conical bottom end and are aligned with the arrangement pitch of the two rows of pots p,. To the nozzle fixing plate 26. When the pistons C3a and C4a of the air cylinders C3 and C4 for sowing nozzle upper and lower protrude to move the fixed plate 26 from above to below, the seedling box 4 into which the sowing hole molded bodies 28,. Are pressed down toward the holes p3,... Of the pots p,... In two rows on the left and right sides to form seed holes H,. At the same time, the seeding nozzles 25,... Also move down onto the seeding holes H,... In the pots p,. During this time, the transfer of the seeding conveyor 2 is stopped, and when the seeding of the pots p,... In the two horizontal rows is completed, the pistons C3a and C4a of the vertical air cylinders C3 and C4 are retracted to move the fixed plate 26 from below. Move up. Thereafter, the seeding conveyor 2 is operated intermittently, and the seedling box 4 is transferred by two rows in the lateral direction of the seedling raising pot P and stopped again. Then, the pistons C3a and C4a of the upper and lower air cylinders C3 and C4 project again to form the seeding holes H in the right and left two rows of pots p,. Then, the seeds are sowed in two rows of pots p, right and left just below the lower ends of the seeding nozzles 25,.
[0035]
The fixing of the seeding hole molded body 28 to the fixing plate 26 is performed by fixing the seeding hole molded body fixing hole of the fixed plate 26 in which the threaded portion 28a on the upper part of the seeding hole molded body 28 is provided with an inner diameter larger than its outer diameter. The seeding hole molded body 28 is loosely fitted to 26a, and is fixed by being tightened to some extent with a nut 26c with the elastic members 26b, 26b vertically interposed therebetween. This configuration has the following effects in the case where the seedling raising pot P is seeded by being fitted into the seedling box 4 with the bottoms p2,... It becomes. That is, even if the position of the pots p,... Of the seedling pot P transferred to the lower side is not located immediately below the seeding hole molded bodies 28,. Even if the pot P is transferred in a shifted state), the seeding hole molded bodies 28,... Are tilted in accordance with the positions of the holes p3,. Comes to the center of the holes p3,... Of the pots p,..., So that the seeding hole can be formed at a predetermined hole depth without crushing the pot p. Therefore, even if the seedling raising pot P is slightly displaced and transferred, the lowest part of the inverted conical sowing holes H,... Is formed so as to be at the center position of the holes p3,. The seeds S, sowed from the sowing nozzles 25,... In the process roll into the lowest part of the inverted conical sowing holes H,. So that a predetermined seeding depth can be maintained, the germination rate can be improved, and a uniform seedling can be raised.
[0036]
.. Are moved up and down by the stroke of the reciprocating air cylinders C3 and C4. Therefore, even when the soil is hard or tight, the soil is properly determined. Sowing hole H having a depth of In addition, by adjusting the air pressure for operating the air cylinders C3 and C4, the air cylinders C3 and C4 are operated at a speed that is not too fast so that the formed seeding holes do not collapse, thereby forming a reliable seeding hole H. can do. Therefore, the predetermined seeding depth can be reliably maintained, so that the germination rate can be improved and uniform seedlings can be raised.
[0037]
By the way, while the seeding device 7 is sowing the seedling pots P,... In the seedling box 4 in the seedling boxes P, the seeding conveyor 2 is in an intermittent transfer state, but before and after the seeding conveyor 2 is switched to a continuous transfer state. That is, in the continuous transfer state, the tip of the seedling box 4 is located at the position X1 (the pots p,... In the front row of the seedling raising pots P,. Of the seedling box 4), the first seedling box position detector S1 (here, a contact-type limit switch) detects the transfer, and the seeding conveyor 2 is changed from the continuous transfer state to the intermittent transfer state. Switch. Then, in the intermittent transfer state, one seed is seeded in each pot p,..., And after the pots p,. Position X2 (the seedling box in a state where the last row of pots p,... In the seedling box P in the transfer direction of the seedling pots P,. When the seeding conveyor 2 has been transferred to the end position (see FIG. 4), the second seedling box detector S2 (here, a contact-type limit switch) detects it and switches the seeding conveyor 2 from the intermittent transfer state to the continuous transfer state. Therefore, the distance from the position X1 to the position X2 is the distance of the length L + α of the seedling box 4 in the transfer direction (pot row in the transfer direction of the seedling raising pot P + 1 row). Then, when the next seedling box 4 is transferred from the upper transfer side to the position X1, the state is again switched to the intermittent transfer state.
[0038]
The soil covering supply device 8 includes a soil covering hopper 8a and a belt type soil covering unreeling portion 8b. A belt 8e is hung on a roller 8c and a driven roller 8d which are driven to rotate by a motor M5, and the soil cover feeding portion 8b feeds the soil in the upper soil hopper 8a by a fixed amount by the rotation of the belt 8e. The cover soil is supplied into the seedling box 4 which is transported below.
[0039]
In the watering device 9, water is sent to the watering pipe 9 a by the pump P <b> 1, and water is sprayed downward from a plurality of watering holes formed below the pipe in a mist state.
[0040]
This seeding machine is configured as described above. When a seedling box in which a seedling pot is fitted is placed on the starting end of the floor soil supply conveyor 1, the seedling box is conveyed by the floor soil supply conveyor, and the floor soil is supplied by the floor soil supply device 5. Is packed and then crushed and leveled by the crushing and leveling device 6, then taken over by one of the sowing conveyors 2, 2 and 2 and sown by the sowing device 7 installed on the sowing conveyor 2. Then, it is taken over by the soil covering and watering conveyor 3 and is covered with the earth covering supply device 8 and finally watered by the watering device 9 to complete the seeding operation. A plurality (three in the illustrated example) of seedling boxes in which seedling boxes after floor soil supply and suppression / leveling have been arranged by one floor soil supply device 5 and the suppression / leveling device 6 are arranged in parallel by the sorting device 30. The seedling boxes sowed by the respective sowing devices 7, 7, 7 are alternately distributed and supplied to the seedling boxes 7, 7, 7, and collected by the collecting device 40 into one covering soil supply device 8, irrigation device 9. Supplied. By the way, the working efficiency of the seeding device 7 is lower than the working efficiency of the other devices 5, 6, 8, and 9 (for example, the working efficiency of the seeding device 7 is about 1 of the working efficiency of the other devices 5, 6, 8, and 9). / 3). Therefore, by laying out each device in this way, even if the number of devices 5, 6, 8, and 9 other than the seeding device 7 is reduced, the case where three seeding machines in which each device is arranged in series is provided. It has the same processing capacity. As a result, the equipment cost of the seeding machine is reduced, the installation space is reduced, and the number of workers involved in this is reduced.
[0041]
The seeding facility in which the seeding machine 50 is installed is a three-story building. On the first floor, a workplace in which the seeding machine 50, the stacking device 51, the shelving device 52, and the like are installed, a nursery storage 53, a seedling storage 54, (See FIG. 15), the second floor and the third floor are seedling box storage places. An elevating lifter 58 for elevating the seedling box is installed connecting the seedling box storage locations on the second and third floors and the first floor work area.
[0042]
As shown in FIGS. 16 to 22, the lifting lifter 58 includes a pair of lift chains 60, 60 provided at a predetermined distance, and the motor 61 causes the pair of lift chains to circulate in the opposite direction. . At the positions corresponding to each other of the pair of lift chains 60, 60, lugs 62,... Are attached at an equal pitch p, and while the lugs 62, 62 of both lift chains 60, 60 support the bottom portion of the seedling box, Lower the seedling boxes 4,... One by one from the second or third floor to the first floor.
[0043]
On the third floor and the second floor, seedling box transport conveyors 64 (A, B) for transporting the stored seedling boxes to the lifter 58 in a state of being stacked in a predetermined number are respectively installed. Loading of the seedling boxes into the seedling box transport conveyors 64 (A, B) is performed manually. At the end of each seedling box transport conveyor 64 (A, B), there is provided a stopper 66 to which a seedling box detection switch 65 is attached, and a pushing cylinder 67 installed at a right angle to the feeding direction of the conveyor 64. When the seedling box group 4,... Abuts against the stopper 66, the seedling box detection switch 65 is turned on, and at that time the lugs 62, 62 of the lifting lifter 58 stop at the receiving positions (1), (1) 'on that floor. In this state, the rod of the pushing cylinder 67 projects and pushes the seedling box groups 4,... Onto the lugs 62, 62. However, when the photo sensor PH1 described later provided at the receiving position (1) 'detects a seedling box, the pushing cylinder 67 does not operate even if the seedling box detection switch 65 of the seedling box transport conveyor 64 on the second floor is turned on. It has become.
[0044]
Therefore, the stored seedling box is supplied to the lifting lifter 58 as follows. That is, there are workers for loading seedling boxes on the second floor and the third floor, respectively, and the workers stack the seedling box groups 4,..., Which are stacked by a predetermined number, one after another on each seedling box transport conveyor 64 (A, B). , And the seedling box groups 4,... Are sequentially conveyed to the end portions of the seedling box conveying conveyors 64 (A, B). The seedling box groups 4,... Transferred to the end of the seedling box transfer conveyor 64 (A) on the third floor are pushed into empty lugs 62, 62 stopped at the receiving position (1). On the other hand, the seedling box groups 4,... Transported to the end of the seedling box transport conveyor 64 (B) on the second floor are located there when the lugs 62, 62 stopped at the receiving position (1) ′ are empty. If the seedling box group 4,... Is already placed at the receiving position (1) on the lugs 62, 62, is still pushed on, it is kept waiting until the next empty lug comes.
[0045]
In general, the speed at which the lifting lifter 58 transports the seedling boxes is higher than the speed at which one worker loads the seedling boxes on the seedling box transport conveyor 64. When the seedling box is supplied to the lifter 58, empty spaces are created in some of the plural sets of lugs 32, 32,. Even when a plurality of workers load seedling boxes on one seedling box transport conveyor 64, the timing of the seedling box group transported to the end of the seedling box transport conveyor 64 varies, so that it happens. If there are no seedling boxes at the end of the seedling box transport conveyor 64 and the lugs 62, 62 come to the receiving position, the seedling boxes are not loaded on the lugs. On the other hand, when the seedling boxes are distributed and stored on the second and third floors as in this example and the pushing cylinders 67 on the respective floors are controlled, the lugs 62, 62 on each stage of the lift chains 60, 60 are provided. ,... Can be efficiently lowered from the seedling box storage location to the work place without creating an empty space. Needless to say, by setting the second and third floors as storage locations for seedling boxes, many seedling boxes can be stored in a facility with a fixed area.
[0046]
At the lower part of the lifting lifter 58, there is provided a feeding device 70 for feeding the seedling boxes lowered to a predetermined height by the lift chains 60, 60 one by one to a seedling box supply conveyor 68 installed below. This feeding device 70 is composed of two sets of upper and lower feeding cylinders 71, 71, 72, 72 provided with the lift chains 60, 60 interposed therebetween. The rods of the upper feeding cylinders 71, 71 hold the seedling box from both sides. Holding plates 71a, 71a capable of holding the seedling box from below are attached to the rods of the lower feeding cylinders 72, 72.
[0047]
The upper and lower two sets of feeding cylinders 71, 71, 72, 72 are switched in an interlocked manner between a closed state in which the rod projects and an open state in which the rod retreats. First, when the upper feeding cylinders 71, 71 are closed and one pile of seedling boxes 4,... Are received from the pair of lugs 62, 62 descending to the open position (4), the lower feeding cylinders 72, 72 are closed. At the same time, the upper feeding cylinders 71, 71 are opened, and the seedling box groups 4, ... held by the upper feeding cylinders 71, 71 are transferred to the lower feeding cylinders 72, 72. Next, the upper feeding cylinders 71, 71 are closed, and the seedling box group at the second or higher stage from the bottom is again held by the upper feeding cylinders 71, 71. In this state, when the photosensor PH4 is turned off and it is confirmed that there is no seedling box on the seedling box supply conveyor 68, the lower feeding cylinders 72 and 72 are closed, and the lowermost cylinder held by the lower feeding cylinder is closed. The seedling box 4 falls onto the seedling box supply conveyor 68. The above series of operations are repeated, and seedling boxes are supplied to the seedling box supply conveyor 68 one by one.
[0048]
The elevating lifter 58 and the feeding device 70 are controlled by the following switches and sensors. LS (1-3) are limit switches, which are turned on when the lugs 62 abut, and stop the lift chains 60, 60 at the receiving positions (1), (1) 'and the standby positions (2), (3), respectively. Let it. PH (1 to 4) is a photosensor, PH1 is the height of the seedling box at an arbitrary number of steps at the receiving position (1), and PH2 is the height of the seedling box at a predetermined number of steps at the opening position (4). Further, PH3 is provided at a height overlapping both the first and second seedling boxes from the bottom at the opening position (4), and PH4 is provided at the height of the seedling box supply conveyor 68.
[0049]
The seedling box groups 4,... Are pushed into the waiting lugs 62, 62,... At the receiving positions (1), (1) 'on the third or second floor by the pushing cylinder 67 (A, B). (See FIG. 16), the lift chains 60, 60 move until the lug is lowered to the standby position (2), where it temporarily stops (see FIG. 19). During this time, the feeding device 70 feeds the seedling boxes one by one onto the seedling box supply conveyor 68 from the seedling box group held in the previous lug (see FIG. 20). When the remaining amount of the seedling box held in the feeding device 70 becomes equal to or less than the predetermined number and PH2 is turned off, the lift chains 60 move until the lugs 62 fall to the standby position {circle around (3)}. Stop again (see FIG. 21). When the seedling box held by the feeding device 70 is completely empty and PH3 is turned off, the lift chains 60, 60 are moved and held until the next lug is lowered to the height of the upper feeding cylinders 71, 71. Are transferred to the holding plates 71a, 71a of the upper feeding cylinders 71, 71 (see FIG. 22).
[0050]
As described above, since the seedling box group is gradually lowered according to the remaining amount of the seedling boxes held by the feeding device 70, when the seedling boxes held by the feeding device 70 are exhausted, replenishment is promptly performed. I can do it. Therefore, the seedling boxes can be supplied to the seedling box supply conveyor 68 without gaps. In addition, since the replenishment is performed after the seedling boxes held by the feeding device 70 are completely exhausted, there is no possibility that the seedling boxes may be shifted from each other at the connecting portion, and the seedling boxes can be satisfactorily supplied. it can.
[0051]
The seedling box 4 supplied to the seedling box supply conveyor 68 is sent to the seeding machine 50, and the empty seedling box is filled with floor soil, seeded, covered, and irrigated in this order in the above-described manner.
[0052]
As described above, the seeding machine 50 is used for sowing rice and vegetables, but the method of germination after sowing is different between rice and vegetables. For example, in the case of paddy rice, germination in a dark place is suitable, so it is preferable to store seedling boxes in a stacked state. On the other hand, in the case of vegetables, it is preferable to provide a gap between seedling boxes and store them in shelves so that the appropriate germination period can be easily confirmed and germination in a light place can be easily performed. Therefore, the seedling boxes 4 after sowing are sorted according to the type by the distribution and transport device 80, and the seedling boxes for paddy rice are sent to the stacking device 51 via the lifting device 90 (A), and the seedling boxes are stacked without gaps. The seedling boxes for vegetables are sent to the shelving apparatus 52 via the lifting device 90 (B), and the seedling boxes are germinated in a state where a gap is provided between the seedling boxes. The trolley 75 is loaded.
[0053]
The distributing / conveying device 80 includes one primary conveyor 81 that conveys a seedling box from the end of the soil covering / irrigation conveyor 3 of the seeding machine to a predetermined position, and both lifting devices 80 (A, B) from the end of the primary conveyor. And two secondary conveyors 82 (A, B) for individually transporting the seedling boxes up to each other. The seedling boxes are placed at appropriate places on the primary conveyor 81 in conjunction with the changeover switch SW (N) of the seeding machine. A distribution device 83 for distributing to the next conveyor 82 (A, B) is provided. Therefore, when the seeding machine 50 is sowing rice, the seedling boxes after sowing are automatically stacked and loaded on the germination cart 74, and when the sowing machine 50 is sowing vegetables, the seedling boxes after sowing are seeded. Are automatically loaded on the shelf germination cart 75.
[0054]
Since the stacking device 51, the shelf device 52, and the lift device 90 are publicly known, description thereof will be omitted.
[0055]
As described above, both the stacking device 51 and the shelf device 52 are installed, and the seedling box after sowing is linked to the changeover switch SW (N) of the sowing machine 50 so that either the stacking device 51 or the shelf device 52 is used. Crabs are selectively transported, so that appropriate germination management can be performed according to the type of the seeded crop.
[0056]
FIG. 24 shows a different example. In this example, the stacking device 51 and the shelf stacking device 52 are provided in series, and when the seeded crop is rice, the seedling box is loaded on the stacking and germinating cart 74 by operating only the stacking device 51 and sowed. When the crop is a vegetable, the seedling box after sowing is passed through the stacking device 51 and supplied to the shelf device 52, and the seedling box is loaded on the shelf germination device 52 by the shelf device. With this configuration, the distribution device 80 is not required, and the number of the lift devices 90 may be one, which simplifies the configuration.
[0057]
By the way, the sowing machine 50 is configured to transfer the seedling boxes by the sowing conveyor 2 below the sowing device 7, and the seedling boxes are intermittently transferred while being seeded in the seedling pots in the seedling boxes. Work efficiency was low. FIGS. 25 to 27 show different seedling box feeding mechanisms, which can be efficiently seeded by the seeding device 7.
[0058]
This seedling box feeding mechanism has the following configuration. That is, a rack slide rail 101 is provided horizontally below a flat-plate-shaped seedling box feed table 100, and an intermittent feed rack 102 is slidably supported on the rack slide rail. A seedling box feed cylinder 103 is vertically mounted on the upper side of the rack 102 where the transfer is performed. The tip of the piston of the seedling box feed cylinder 103 is a pressing plate 103a that presses the back of the seedling box. When the cylinder is contracted, the pressing plate 103a is retracted below the upper surface of the seedling box feed table 100. However, when the cylinder is extended, the pressing plate 103a protrudes from the upper surface of the seedling box feed table 100.
[0059]
The rack 102 is intermittently fed by the intermittent feed cylinder 105 in the seedling box transfer direction at a fixed distance l. The pawl 106 is attached to the piston 105a of the intermittent feed cylinder 105 so as to be rotatable up and down while being urged downward by a spring 107. When the piston 105a protrudes, the pawl 106 pushes the teeth 102a of the rack 102. When the rack 102 is fed by the distance l in the transfer direction and the piston 105a moves backward, the claw 106 is pushed up by the teeth 102a of the rack 102, so that the rack 102 does not return in the reverse transfer direction. Note that the upper limit of the rotation of the claw 106 is regulated by the stopper pin 108.
[0060]
The rack 102 is continuously moved by a continuous movement cylinder 109. In a range where the rack 102 is intermittently fed by the intermittent feed cylinder 105, the piston rod 109a of the continuous moving cylinder 109 is free.
[0061]
The seedling box feed mechanism is controlled by the following limit switches. SW1 and SW2 are both seedling box confirmation switches. When SW1 is ON, it does not operate even if switch SW2 is ON, and starts operation when SW1 is OFF and switch SW2 is ON. SW3 is a switch for adjusting the seed dropping position and for starting intermittent feeding. SW4 and SW5 are switches for controlling the intermittent feed cylinder 105. When the pawl 106 contacts the SW4, the piston 105a retreats, and when the pawl 106 contacts the SW5, the piston 105a protrudes. SW6 is a seeding end switch. SW7 is a work start position switch.
[0062]
The seedling box feeding mechanism performs the following operation (see FIG. 27). (A) When the tip of the seedling box 4 reaches the seedling box feed table 100, SW1 is first turned ON. (B) When the seedling box is further transferred and SW1 is turned off and switch SW2 is turned on, (c) the seedling box feed cylinder 103 is extended, and its pressing plate 103a is placed on the table surface of the seedling box feed table 100. Protrude into. (D) Next, the cylinder 109 for continuous movement is operated to feed, and the seedling box 4 is continuously transferred until SW3 is turned ON. (E) When SW3 is turned on, intermittent feeding by the intermittent feeding cylinder 105 is started (controlled by SW4 and SW5), and in synchronization therewith, the seeding nozzles 25,. Sown. (F) The intermittent transfer proceeds until the last row of pots is seeded, and when the switch SW6 is turned on, the cylinder 109 for continuous movement returns and operates at the time when the switch SW5 is turned on next time to move the rack 102 to the work start position. Return to When the switch SW7 is turned on, the cylinder 109 for continuous movement returns to stop the operation.
[0063]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the seeding according to the present inventionFacilityIsThe sowing machine is used for sowing rice and vegetables, and the seedling box sown by the sowing machine is connected to the stacking device and the shelves in conjunction with the changeover of the sowing machine changeover switch SW (N). The germination can be selectively conveyed to any one of the devices, and appropriate germination management can be performed according to the type of the seeded crop.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1A is a side view of a seedling sowing machine, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is a transmission mechanism diagram showing a transmission configuration in plan view of a seedling raising seedling machine.
3 (a) is a partial side view of a main part, FIG. 3 (b) is a partial cross-sectional view, and FIG. 3 (c) is a partial side cross-sectional view showing a drive mechanism of the seeding conveyor.
FIGS. 4A and 4B are a side sectional view and a plan view showing a floor soil supply device and a pressure reduction / leveling device, respectively.
FIG. 5 is a rear view of the floor soil collecting device.
FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional side view of the seeding device.
FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional rear view of the seeding device.
FIG. 8 is a partially sectional side view showing a part of the seeding device.
FIG. 9 is (a) a side sectional view of the seed suction state of the suction nozzle of the sowing apparatus, and (b) a side sectional view of the seed discharge state.
FIG. 10 is (a) a front view and (b) a side view of a mounting portion of the seeding nozzle.
11A is a partial rear view showing the configuration of a seeding hole molded body, and FIG. 11B is a rear view of the state where the seeding hole molded body is tilted.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a seedling raising pot.
FIG. 13 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a seeding state of a seedling raising pot, in which (a) a partial side sectional view in which the opening side is sown with an upper side, and (b) a partial side sectional view in which the bottom side is sown with an upper side.
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an order of a sowing operation.
FIG. 15 is a plan view of the first floor portion of the seeding facility.
FIG. 16 is a front view of a lifting lifter.
FIG. 17 is a side view of a lifting lifter.
FIG. 18 is a plan view of a lifting lifter.
FIG. 19 is a front view 1 of a main part of the lifter;
FIG. 20 is a front view 2 of the main part of the lifter;
FIG. 21 is a front view 3 of a main part of the lifter;
FIG. 22 is a front view 4 of a main part of the lifting lifter.
FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a configuration of a loading unit for loading a seedling box after sowing on a germination cart.
FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a different loading unit.
FIG. 25 is a front view of a different seedling box feeding mechanism of the sowing apparatus.
FIG. 26 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 24;
FIG. 27 is an operation explanatory view of the seedling box feeding mechanism shown in FIG. 25;
[Explanation of symbols]
P Seedling pot (seedling equipment)
1 Floor soil supply conveyor
2 Seeding conveyor
3 Covering and irrigation conveyor
4 Seedling box
5 Floor soil supply device
6 Suppression / leveling device
7 Seeding equipment
8 earth covering device
9 Irrigation equipment
30 Sorting device
40 Collection device
50 Seeding machine
51 Stacking device
52 Shelving device
58 Lifting Lifter
80 Distributor
90 Lifting device

Claims (1)

A sowing machine capable of sowing paddy rice and sowing vegetables, a stacking device for stacking seedling boxes sown by the sowing machine on a stacking germination cart in a state of being stacked without gaps, and a seedling box sown by the sowing machine A shelving device for stacking on a shelf germination cart in a stacked state with a gap between each other is provided, and the seedling boxes after sowing are interlocked with the changeover switch of the sowing machine so that the seedling box is a stacking device and a shelving device. The seedling box after sowing is transported to the stacking device and loaded on the germination trolley while the seeding machine is sowing rice, and the seedling box is selectively transported to the seeding machine. A seeding facility, wherein a seedling box after sowing is transported to the shelving apparatus and loaded on a shelf germination cart when the seeding machine is sowing vegetables.

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