JP3746727B2

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Publication number: JP3746727B2
Application number: JP2002107351A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 紀彦宗好; 美徳吉田
Original assignee: セイレイ工業株式会社
Priority date: 2002-04-10
Filing date: 2002-04-10
Publication date: 2006-02-15
Anticipated expiration: 2021-11-30
Also published as: JP2003164204A

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【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、例えば玉ねぎの苗を４条用の畦に２条ずつ往復で植付ける移植機に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来、１条用のロータリーポットと植付け開孔器を２条分２組、走行機体に装備し、苗を２条同時に植付ける移植機があった。
【０００３】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
ロータリポットを並設した場合、各ロータリポットから植付け開孔器への給苗位置の間隔が広くなるため、端から１条目と２条目及び３条目と４条目の隣接する２条の同時植付けは行い得ず、端から１条目と３条目及び２条目と４条目の同時植付けが行われているが、端から１条目と２条目及び３条目と４条目の隣接する２条の条間が安定しないため、その隣接する２条を同時に収穫する収穫機での作業が極めて困難になる。
また作業者から各ロータリポットへの給苗位置も遠くなり、短株間移植や高速移植に対応し切れず、作業能率が上がり難い等の問題があった。
【０００４】
【課題を解決するための手段】
然るに、本発明の請求項１に記載の移植機は、
苗７の２条同時植付けを行うための左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３に対する給苗を行うポット連体２４を備えた四輪歩行型の移植機において、該ポット連体２４は、苗７を手作業で投入する多数の苗ポット１０を無端状に連結してなり、平行な垂直２軸２５，２７間にスプロケット２８，２９を介して機体左右方向に長い長円形状に張設し、前記ポット連体２４の各苗ポット１０の底部には、側部にローラ３３を取付けた弁体３０を設けると共に、前記ポット連体２４の下方には、そのポット連体２４に対応する長円形状のレール３１を設け、左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３に対する給苗時以外の苗搬送時に、各弁体３０をローラ３３を介してレール３１に接触させて閉保持するように構成し、また前記ローラ３３は、各苗ポット１０の移動方向に対して各弁体３０の左側に取付けるローラ３３ａと右側に取付けるローラ３３ｂの二種類を交互に設ける一方、前記レール３１には、左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３の上方に対応する二箇所に途切れ部３４ａ，３４ｂを設け、左の植付け開孔器１２の上方に対応する箇所に設けた一方の途切れ部３４ａで、一方のローラ３３ａによる弁体３０のみの閉保持を解除してその弁体３０を下方に開き、その弁体３０を取付けた苗ポット１０内の苗７を左の植付け開孔器１２に落とし込み、右の植付け開孔器１３の上方に対応する箇所に設けた他方の途切れ部３４ｂで、他方のローラ３３ｂによる弁体３０のみの閉保持を解除してその弁体３０を下方に開き、その弁体３０を取付けた苗ポット１０内の苗７を右の植付け開孔器１２に落とし込み、左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３への選択給苗を行うように構成したものである。
【０００５】
また、本発明の請求項２に記載の移植機は、
機体後部の操縦ハンドル６に垂直に立設する駆動軸２５と、前記操縦ハンドル６からこの操縦ハンドル６の一側に突出支持させるテンションフレーム２６に垂直に立設する従動軸２７の平行な垂直２軸間にスプロケット２８，２９を介して前記ポット連体２４を、前記操縦ハンドル６の上方からその操縦ハンドル６の一側に張り出すように、機体左右方向に長い長円形状に張設したことを特徴とする請求項１に記載の移植機としたものである。
【０００６】
また、本発明の請求項３に記載の移植機は、
前記ポット連体２４の各苗ポット１０は、下部に嵌合されたリンクプレート２２が連結ピン２３により連結されて無端状に連結され、各弁体３０は、一端を各リンクプレート２２に支点ピン３２を介して連結され、その各弁体３０の他端一側にローラ３３が取付けられることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の移植機としたものである。
【０００７】
また、本発明の請求項４に記載の移植機は、
左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３の上方の給苗位置にそれぞれ苗７が入った苗ポット１０が移動したとき、その給苗位置の２本の苗ポット１０の間に２本の苗ポット１０が配設されるピッチで、前記ポット連体２４は多数の苗ポット１０を無端状に連結してなり、そのポット連体２４を苗ポット２本分ずつ間欠的に回転駆動するように構成したことを特徴とする請求項１に記載のとしたものである。
【０００８】
また、本発明の請求項５に記載の移植機は、
各途切れ部３４ａ，３４ｂの終端部には、その途切れ部３４ａ，３４ｂで閉保持が解除されて下方に開いた弁体３０のローラ３３ａ，３３ｂをレール３１の上面に乗り上げさせる登り傾斜のガイド部３５ａ，３５ｂを設けたことを特徴とする請求項１に記載のとしたものである。
【０００９】
また、本発明の請求項６に記載の移植機は、
４条用の畦８を跨いで走行する走行機体に前記左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３と、その左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３への選択給苗を行うように構成した前記ポット連体２４を備え、左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３を畦８の端から１条目と２条目及び３条目と４条目の隣接する２条の条間と同じ間隔で左右に並べて設けたことを特徴とする請求項１に記載のとしたものである。
【００１０】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の実施例を図面に基づいて詳述する。
図１は玉ねぎ移植機の全体平面図、図２は同全体側面図であり、本実施例の玉ねぎ移植機は、エンジン１及び走行ミッションケース２等を搭載する機体フレーム３を、左右前輪４と左右後輪５の四輪で支持すると共に、後部に操縦ハンドル６を備え、四輪歩行型の走行機体を構成し、玉ねぎの苗７を４条（進行方向に向かって右からＡ条，Ｂ条，Ｃ条，Ｄ条という）植付ける畦８を四輪４，５で跨いでそれに沿って走行しながら、機体後部の給苗部９に設けられた多数の円筒形の苗ポット１０へ作業者が手作業で苗７を１株ずつ投入して行くことにより、その給苗部９下方の植付け部１１にＡ条とＢ条及びＣ条とＤ条の隣接する２条の条間と同じ間隔で左右に並べて設けられた植付け開孔器１２，１３へ給苗部９の各苗ポット１０から自動的に苗７が落とされ、左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３による隣接する２条同時の植付けが行われ、さらに機体後部下方の覆土部１４に設けられた１条分が左右一対で２条分の覆土輪１５，１６により、畦８に植付けられた苗７への覆土及び鎮圧が行われる。
【００１１】
図３乃至図６及び図８に示すように、前記植付け部１１の左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３は、連結ロッド１７により連結されて一つの植付けユニットに構成され、植付け部１１の一側に設けられて、植付けミッションケース１８から伝えられる動力で駆動される駆動機構１９と、その駆動機構１９と反対側の植付け部１１の一側に設けられるガイドレール２０によって、縦長の楕円軌跡２１で昇降させ、くちばし形の左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３を下降時に閉じ、上昇時に開き、左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３にその最上昇位置で受入れた苗７の畦８面への植付けを行うように構成している。
【００１２】
図７乃至図１０に示すように、前記給苗部９の各苗ポット１０の下部にリンクプレート２２を嵌合し、その各リンクプレート２２を連結ピン２３により連結して、多数の苗ポット１０を無端状に連結してなるポット連体２４を形成するもので、前記操縦ハンドル６の内側にて垂直に立設する駆動軸２５と、前記操縦ハンドル６からこの操縦ハンドル６の一側に突出支持させるテンションフレーム２６の内側にて垂直に立設する従動軸２７の平行な垂直２軸間に係合体である駆動及び従動スプロケット２８，２９を介して前記ポット連体２４を、前記操縦ハンドル６の上方からその操縦ハンドル６の一側に張り出すように、機体左右方向に長い長円形状に張設し、植付けミッションケース１８から駆動軸２５に伝えられる動力でポット連体２４を図７の矢印方向に、植付け部１１の左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３の昇降動作に関連させて間欠的に回転駆動し、各苗ポット１０を操縦ハンドル６の後方に位置する作業者の前から前記植付け部１１の左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３の上方を通過させて再び操縦ハンドル６の後方に位置する作業者の前に戻るように移動させ、操縦ハンドル６の後方に位置する作業者一人、或いはその作業者と操縦ハンドル６の一側に張り出すポット連体２４の後方に位置する作業者二人で、各苗ポット１０に苗７を投入するように構成している。
【００１３】
また、前記ポット連体２４の各ポット苗１０の底部に弁体３０を設けると共に、前記ポット連体２４の下方にそのポット連体２４に対応する長円形状のレール３１を設けるもので、前記各弁体３０は一端をリンクプレート２２に支点ピン３２を介して回動自在に連結し、その各弁体３０の他端一側に前記レール３１との接触部であるローラ３３を回転自在に取付け、植付け部１１の左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３に対する給苗時以外の苗７搬送時に、各弁体３０をローラ３３を介して閉保持するように構成している。
【００１４】
また、各苗ポット１０の移動方向に向かって各弁体３０の他端左側に取付けるローラ３３ａと他端右側に取付けるローラ３３ｂの二種類を交互に設ける一方、前記レール３１には植付け部１１の左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３の上方に対応する二箇所に途切れ部３４ａ，３４ｂを設け、左の植付け開孔器１２，１３の上方に対応する箇所に設けた一方の途切れ部３４ａで、一方のローラ３３ａによる弁体３０のみの閉保持を解除してその弁体３０を下方に開き、その弁体３０を取付けた苗ポット１０内の苗７を左の植付け開孔器１２に落とし込み、右の植付け開孔器１３の上方に対応する箇所に設けた他方の途切れ部３４ｂで、他方のローラ３３ｂによる弁体３０のみの閉保持を解除してその弁体３０を下方に開き、その弁体３０を取付けた苗ポット１０内の苗７を右の植付け開孔器１３に落とし込み、左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３への選択給苗を行うように構成している。
【００１５】
そして、左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３の上方の給苗位置にそれぞれ苗７が入った苗ポット１０が移動したとき、その給苗位置の２本の苗ポット１０、１０の間に２本の苗ポット１０、１０が配設されるピッチで、前記ポット連体２４は多数の苗ポット１０を連結してなり、そのポット連体２４を苗ポット２本分ずつ間欠的に回転駆動し、空の苗ポット１０が給苗位置に移動しないように構成している。
【００１６】
また、各途切れ部３４ａ，３４ｂの終端部には、その途切れ部３４ａ，３４ｂで閉保持が解除された弁体３０のローラ３３ａ，３３ｂをレール３１の上面に乗り上げさせる登り傾斜のガイド部３５ａ，３５ｂを設けている。
【００１７】
而して、植付け部１１の左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３が最上昇位置に移動するタイミングに合わせてポット連体２４の各苗ポット１０をレール３１の途切れ部３４ａ，３４ｂに間欠移動させ、最上昇位置の左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３に対して給苗を行うものである。
【００１８】
以上から明らかなように、給苗部９に多数の苗ポット１０を長円形状に連続配置したことにより、各苗ポット１０から植付け開孔器１２，１３への給苗位置の間隔を極めて短い間隔に設定でき、端から１条目と２条目及び３条目と４条目の隣接する２条の同時植付が可能となり、その隣接する２条の条間を安定させることができ、収穫機での作業が行い易くなる。
また作業者から各苗ポット１０への給苗位置を接近させることができ、短株間移植や高速移植でも適正に対応させることができ、高い作業能率が得られる。
【００１９】
また、苗７を２条同時に植付ける移植機において、多数の苗ポット１０を無端状に連結してなるポット連体２４を備え、垂直な２軸２５，２７間に係合体２８，２９を介して前記ポット連体２４を機体左右方向に長い長円形状に張設すると共に、各苗ポット１０の底部に弁体３０を設け、植付け開孔器１２，１３に給苗する位置で前記各弁体３０を開くことにより、各苗ポット１０から植付け開孔器１２，１３への給苗位置の間隔を極めて短い間隔に設定でき、端から１条目と２条目及び３条目と４条目の隣接する２条の同時植付が可能となり、その隣接する２条の条間を安定させることができ、収穫機での作業が行い易くなる。
また作業者から各苗ポット１０への給苗位置を接近させることができ、短株間移植や高速移植でも適正に対応させることができ、高い作業能率が得られる。
【００２０】
また、前記ポット連体２４の下方にレール３１を設けると共に、前記各弁体３０にレール３１との接触部３３を設け、前記レール３１は、苗搬送時には前記各弁体３０を接触部３３を介して閉保持し、植付け開孔器１２，１３に給苗する位置のみ途切れて前記各弁体３０を開くことにより、簡単な構造で各苗ポット１０から植付け開孔器１２，１３への給苗を適正に行うことができる。
【００２１】
また、前記各弁体３０に二種類の接触部３３ａ，３３ｂを交互に設け、前記レール３１の途切れ部３４ａ，３４ｂに対応して各植付け条で選択給苗を行うことにより、簡単な構造で各苗ポット１０から各植付け条の植付け開孔器１２，１３への給苗を適正に行うことができる。
【００２２】
また、ローラを前記接触部３３とすることにより、ポット連体２４の回転駆動を振動や騒音を押さえて円滑に行うことができると共に、ローラが重りの役目を果たし、各弁体３０の開きを速く、かつ安定させることができ、短株間移植や高速移植に対応できる。
【００２３】
図１１乃至図１３に示す如く、前記覆土部１４の左右一対で左右に２組に設ける覆土輪１５，１６は、スイングフレーム５０、覆土フレーム５１を介して操縦ハンドル６の支持フレーム５２に連結させたもので、覆土フレーム５１略中央の後部フレーム５３にスイングフレーム５０の中央フレーム５０ａを下部支点軸５４を介して左右揺動自在に支持させ、畦８の中央部に対して左右両側に下り傾斜に形成する畦面８ａに、覆土輪１５，１６を常に沿わせる状態に接地させると共に、覆土フレーム５１に立設させるアーム５５に対し、アーム５５より左右外側に配置させる左右の規制体５６をスイングフレーム５０に設け、スイングフレーム５０の一定以上の揺動を規制体５６で規制するように構成している。
【００２４】
【発明の効果】
以上実施例から明らかなように本発明の請求項１に記載の移植機は、苗７の２条同時植付けを行うための左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３に対する給苗を行うポット連体２４を備えた四輪歩行型の移植機において、該ポット連体２４は、苗７を手作業で投入する多数の苗ポット１０を無端状に連結してなり、平行な垂直２軸２５，２７間にスプロケット２８，２９を介して機体左右方向に長い長円形状に張設し、前記ポット連体２４の各苗ポット１０の底部には、側部にローラ３３を取付けた弁体３０を設けると共に、前記ポット連体２４の下方には、そのポット連体２４に対応する長円形状のレール３１を設け、左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３に対する給苗時以外の苗搬送時に、各弁体３０をローラ３３を介してレール３１に接触させて閉保持するように構成し、また前記ローラ３３は、各苗ポット１０の移動方向に対して各弁体３０の左側に取付けるローラ３３ａと右側に取付けるローラ３３ｂの二種類を交互に設ける一方、前記レール３１には、左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３の上方に対応する二箇所に途切れ部３４ａ，３４ｂを設け、左の植付け開孔器１２の上方に対応する箇所に設けた一方の途切れ部３４ａで、一方のローラ３３ａによる弁体３０のみの閉保持を解除してその弁体３０を下方に開き、その弁体３０を取付けた苗ポット１０内の苗７を左の植付け開孔器１２に落とし込み、右の植付け開孔器１３の上方に対応する箇所に設けた他方の途切れ部３４ｂで、他方のローラ３３ｂによる弁体３０のみの閉保持を解除してその弁体３０を下方に開き、その弁体３０を取付けた苗ポット１０内の苗７を右の植付け開孔器１２に落とし込み、左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３への選択給苗を行うように構成したものであるから、各苗ポット１０から植付け開孔器１２，１３への給苗位置の間隔を極めて短い間隔に設定でき、端から１条目と２条目及び３条目と４条目の隣接する２条の同時植付が可能となり、その隣接する２条の条間を安定させることができ、収穫機での作業が行い易くなる。
また作業者から各苗ポット１０への給苗位置を接近させることができ、短株間移植や高速移植でも適正に対応させることができ、高い作業能率が得られる。
また簡単な構造でポット連体２４の各苗ポット１０から各植付け条の左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３への給苗を適正に行うことができる。
またローラ３３によってポット連体２４の回転駆動を振動や騒音を押さえて円滑に行うことができると共に、ローラ３３が重りの役目を果たし、各弁体３０の開きを速く、かつ安定させることができ、短株間移植や高速移植に対応できる。
【００２５】
本発明の請求項２に記載の移植機は、機体後部の操縦ハンドル６に垂直に立設する駆動軸２５と、前記操縦ハンドル６からこの操縦ハンドル６の一側に突出支持させるテンションフレーム２６に垂直に立設する従動軸２７の平行な垂直２軸間にスプロケット２８，２９を介して前記ポット連体２４を、前記操縦ハンドル６の上方からその操縦ハンドル６の一側に張り出すように、機体左右方向に長い長円形状に張設したものであるから、作業者から各苗ポット１０への給苗位置を接近させることができ、短株間移植や高速移植でも適正に対応させることができ、高い作業能率が得られる。
【００２６】
本発明の請求項３に記載の移植機は、前記ポット連体２４の各苗ポット１０は、下部に嵌合されたリンクプレート２２が連結ピン２３により連結されて無端状に連結され、各弁体３０は、一端を各リンクプレート２２に支点ピン３２を介して連結され、その各弁体３０の他端一側にローラ３３が取付けられるものであるから、ローラ３３が重りの役目を果たし、各弁体３０の開きを速く、かつ安定させることができ、短株間移植や高速移植に対応できる。
【００２７】
本発明の請求項４に記載の移植機は、左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３の上方の給苗位置にそれぞれ苗７が入った苗ポット１０が移動したとき、その給苗位置の２本の苗ポット１０の間に２本の苗ポット１０が配設されるピッチで、前記ポット連体２４は多数の苗ポット１０を無端状に連結してなり、そのポット連体２４を苗ポット２本分ずつ間欠的に回転駆動するように構成したものであるから、簡単な構造でポット連体２４の各苗ポット１０から各植付け条の左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３への給苗を適正に行うことができる。
【００２８】
本発明の請求項５に記載の移植機は、各途切れ部３４ａ，３４ｂの終端部には、その途切れ部３４ａ，３４ｂで閉保持が解除されて下方に開いた弁体３０のローラ３３ａ，３３ｂをレール３１の上面に乗り上げさせる登り傾斜のガイド部３５ａ，３５ｂを設けたものであるから、簡単な構造でポット連体２４の各苗ポット１０から各植付け条の左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３への給苗を適正に行うことができる。
またポット連体２４の回転駆動を振動や騒音を押さえて円滑に行うことができる。
【００２９】
本発明の請求項６に記載の移植機は、４条用の畦８を跨いで走行する走行機体に前記左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３と、その左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３への選択給苗を行うように構成した前記ポット連体２４を備え、左右の植付け開孔器１２，１３を畦８の端から１条目と２条目及び３条目と４条目の隣接する２条の条間と同じ間隔で左右に並べて設けたものであるから、４条用の畦８の端から１条目と２条目及び３条目と４条目の隣接する２条の同時植付が可能となり、その隣接する２条の条間を安定させることができ、収穫機での作業が行い易くなる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】玉ねぎ移植機の全体平面図
【図２】玉ねぎ移植機の全体側面図
【図３】植付け開孔器の外観図
【図４】植付け部の側面図
【図５】植付け部の平面図
【図６】植付け開孔器の昇降軌跡図
【図７】給苗部の平面図
【図８】給苗部の給苗位置の背面図
【図９】給苗部の給苗位置の拡大背面図
【図１０】給苗部の給苗位置の拡大平面図
【図１１】覆土部の背面図
【図１２】覆土部の側面図
【図１３】覆土部の拡大背面図
【符号の説明】
６操縦ハンドル
７苗
８畦
９給苗部
１０苗ポット
１１植付け部
１２，１３植付け開孔器
２２リンクプレート
２３連結ピン
２４ポット連体
２５駆動軸
２６テンションフレーム
２７従動軸
２８駆動スプロケット
２９従動スプロケット
３０弁体
３１レール
３３ａ，３３ｂローラ
３４ａ，３４ｂ途切れ部
３５ａ，３５ｂガイド部[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to, for example, a transplanting machine for planting onion seedlings in a reed twice for a 4-row reed.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, there have been two transplanting machines equipped with two sets of rotary pots and planting apertures for one strip, and a transplanting machine for planting two seedlings at the same time.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When the rotary pots are arranged side by side, the spacing between the seedling positions from each rotary pot to the planting hole opener becomes wider, so the first and second strips from the end and the two strips adjacent to the third and fourth strips are planted simultaneously. Cannot be done, the first and third and the second and fourth are planted simultaneously from the end, but the first and second and third and fourth adjacent sections are stable from the end Therefore, it becomes very difficult to work with a harvesting machine that harvests two adjacent strips at the same time.
In addition, the position of seedling feeding from the worker to each rotary pot has become far away, and it has not been possible to cope with short-to-short transplantation and high-speed transplantation, and it has been difficult to increase the work efficiency.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
However, the transplanter according to claim 1 of the present invention is:
In a four-wheel walking type transplanter provided with a pot assembly 24 for feeding seedlings to the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13 for simultaneously planting seedlings 7 in two rows, the pot assembly 24 is used to handle the seedling 7 by hand. A large number of seedling pots 10 to be put in operation are connected endlessly, and are stretched in the shape of an ellipse long in the left-right direction of the machine body through sprockets 28, 29 between two parallel vertical shafts 25, 27. At the bottom of each seedling pot 10 of the continuous body 24, a valve body 30 having a roller 33 attached to the side is provided, and below the pot continuous body 24, an oval rail 31 corresponding to the pot continuous body 24 is provided. Provided and configured to hold each valve element 30 in contact with the rail 31 via the roller 33 and close it when the seedlings are conveyed to the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13 other than during seedling feeding. , Movement of each seedling pot 10 While two types of rollers 33a attached to the left side of each valve body 30 and rollers 33b attached to the right side are alternately provided with respect to the direction, the rail 31 has two corresponding to the upper part of the left and right planting apertures 12 and 13. Discontinuous portions 34a and 34b are provided at the locations, and one of the discontinuous portions 34a provided at the location corresponding to the upper portion of the left planting aperture 12 releases the closed holding of only the valve body 30 by the one roller 33a. The valve body 30 is opened downward, the seedling 7 in the seedling pot 10 to which the valve body 30 is attached is dropped into the left planting hole device 12, and the other provided at a position corresponding to the upper portion of the right planting hole device 13 In the cut-off portion 34b, the closed holding of only the valve body 30 by the other roller 33b is released, the valve body 30 is opened downward, and the seedling 7 in the seedling pot 10 to which the valve body 30 is attached is opened to the right. Drop into hole 12 Is obtained by configured to perform selective feeding seedlings to the left and right planting apertures 12 and 13.
[0005]
Moreover, the transplanter according to claim 2 of the present invention is:
A drive shaft 25 that stands vertically to the steering handle 6 at the rear of the aircraft, and a parallel vertical shaft 2 of a driven shaft 27 that stands vertically to a tension frame 26 that protrudes and supports from the steering handle 6 to one side of the steering handle 6. The pot assembly 24 is stretched in a long oval shape in the left-right direction of the airframe so as to project from above the control handle 6 to one side of the control handle 6 via sprockets 28 and 29 between the shafts. The transplanter according to claim 1 is characterized.
[0006]
Moreover, the transplanter according to claim 3 of the present invention is:
Each seedling pot 10 of the pot assembly 24 is connected endlessly with a link plate 22 fitted to the lower portion thereof by a connecting pin 23, and each valve body 30 has one end connected to each link plate 22 and a fulcrum pin 32. And a roller 33 is attached to one end of the other end of each valve body 30. The transplanter according to claim 1, wherein the transplanter is connected to each other.
[0007]
Moreover, the transplanter according to claim 4 of the present invention is:
When the seedling pot 10 containing the seedling 7 moves to the seedling feeding position above the right and left planting hole openers 12 and 13, the two seedling pots 10 are placed between the two seedling pots 10 at the seedling feeding position. The pot assembly 24 is formed by connecting a large number of seedling pots 10 in an endless manner, and the pot assembly 24 is configured to be intermittently rotated by two seedling pots. It is said to be characterized by the above-mentioned.
[0008]
Moreover, the transplanter according to claim 5 of the present invention is
At the end of each cut-off portion 34a, 34b, an upwardly inclined guide portion that causes the rollers 33a, 33b of the valve body 30 opened downward by releasing the closed state at the cut-off portions 34a, 34b to ride on the upper surface of the rail 31. 35a and 35b are provided, and the apparatus according to claim 1 is provided.
[0009]
Moreover, the transplanter according to claim 6 of the present invention is
The pot assembly configured to carry out selective feeding to the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13 and the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13 on a traveling machine body that runs across the four-row rod 8. 24, and the left and right planting apertures 12 and 13 are arranged side by side at the same interval as the first and second strips and the adjacent two strips of the third and fourth strips from the end of the ridge 8. It is said to be described in claim 1.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of an onion transplanter, and FIG. 2 is an overall side view of the onion transplanter. The onion transplanter of this embodiment includes an airframe frame 3 on which an engine 1 and a traveling mission case 2 are mounted, and left and right front wheels 4. The left and right rear wheels 5 are supported by four wheels, and a steering handle 6 is provided at the rear to constitute a four-wheel walking type traveling body. Four onion seedlings 7 are formed from the right in the direction of travel (A and B from the right). Work on a large number of cylindrical seedling pots 10 provided in the seedling feeding section 9 at the rear of the aircraft, while straddling the planting ridge 8 on four wheels 4 and 5 (referred to as strips, strips and strips) When a person manually inserts seedlings 7 one by one, the planting part 11 below the seedling feeding part 9 is the same as the two strips adjacent to the strips A and B and C and D. Automatically from each seedling pot 10 of the seedling feeding section 9 to the planting hole openers 12 and 13 provided side by side at intervals. The seedling 7 is dropped, and the adjacent two strips are planted simultaneously by the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13, and the one strip provided on the cover soil portion 14 below the rear of the fuselage is a pair of left and right strips. The covering rings 15 and 16 cover and suppress the seedling 7 planted in the cocoon 8.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 6 and FIG. 8, the left and right planting openers 12 and 13 of the planting part 11 are connected by a connecting rod 17 to constitute one planting unit. A vertical elliptical locus 21 is provided by a drive mechanism 19 that is driven by the power transmitted from the planting mission case 18 and a guide rail 20 that is provided on one side of the planting portion 11 on the opposite side of the drive mechanism 19. Planting the seedling 7 on the surface of the cocoon 8 that has been raised and lowered, closed the beak-shaped left and right planting openers 12 and 13 when lowered, opened when raised, and received by the left and right planting openers 12 and 13 at their highest position. Is configured to do.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 10, a link plate 22 is fitted to the lower part of each seedling pot 10 of the seedling feeding section 9, and each link plate 22 is connected by a connecting pin 23, so Are connected endlessly to form a pot assembly 24, and a drive shaft 25 that stands vertically inside the steering handle 6 and a support projecting from the steering handle 6 to one side of the steering handle 6. The pot linkage 24 is placed above the steering handle 6 via drive and driven sprockets 28 and 29 which are engaging members between two parallel vertical shafts of a driven shaft 27 standing vertically inside the tension frame 26 to be driven. so as to project on one side of the steering wheel 6, stretched over a long oval shape in horizontal direction of the machine body, pot power transmitted to the drive shaft 25 from the planting transmission case 18 adnominal 24 In the direction of the arrows in FIG. 7, the seedling pots 10 are intermittently driven in rotation in association with the lifting and lowering operations of the left and right planting holers 12 and 13 of the planting unit 11, and the seedling pots 10 From the front, it passes above the left and right planting apertures 12 and 13 of the planting part 11 and moves back so as to return to the operator located behind the steering handle 6, and is positioned behind the steering handle 6. One worker, or two workers located behind the pot assembly 24 projecting to one side of the operator and the steering handle 6, are configured to put the seedling 7 into each seedling pot 10.
[0013]
In addition, a valve body 30 is provided at the bottom of each pot seedling 10 of the pot continuous body 24, and an oval rail 31 corresponding to the pot continuous body 24 is provided below the pot continuous body 24. One end of the valve body 30 is rotatably connected to the link plate 22 via a fulcrum pin 32, and a roller 33 which is a contact portion with the rail 31 is rotatably attached to the other end of each valve body 30 and planted. Each valve element 30 is configured to be held closed via a roller 33 when the seedling 7 is transported to the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13 of the section 11 other than during seedling feeding.
[0014]
Further, two types of rollers 33a attached to the left side of the other end of each valve element 30 and rollers 33b attached to the right side of the other end are provided alternately in the moving direction of each seedling pot 10, while the rail 31 is provided with the planting part 11 Discontinuous portions 34a and 34b are provided at two locations corresponding to the upper portions of the left and right planting apertures 12 and 13, and one interrupted portion 34a is provided at a location corresponding to the upper portion of the left planting aperture devices 12 and 13, Release the closed holding of only the valve body 30 by one roller 33a, open the valve body 30 downward, drop the seedling 7 in the seedling pot 10 to which the valve body 30 is attached into the left planting aperture 12, At the other discontinuous portion 34b provided at a position corresponding to the upper portion of the right planting aperture 13, the closed holding of only the valve body 30 by the other roller 33b is released, and the valve body 30 is opened downward. Attached body 30 Darken seedlings 7 of pot 10 to the right of the planting hole 13 is configured to perform selective feeding seedlings to the left and right planting apertures 12 and 13.
[0015]
When the seedling pot 10 containing the seedling 7 moves to the seedling feeding position above the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13, two seedling pots 10 and 10 at the seedling feeding position are two. The seeded pots 10 , 10 are arranged at a pitch, and the pot assembly 24 is formed by connecting a number of seedling pots 10. The seedling pot 10 is configured not to move to the seedling feeding position.
[0016]
Further, at the end portions of the respective interrupted portions 34a and 34b, ascending and tilting guide portions 35a for causing the rollers 33a and 33b of the valve body 30 released from the closed holding by the interrupted portions 34a and 34b to ride on the upper surface of the rail 31, 35b is provided.
[0017]
Thus, each seedling pot 10 of the pot assembly 24 is intermittently moved to the discontinuous portions 34a and 34b of the rail 31 in accordance with the timing when the right and left planting openers 12 and 13 of the planting unit 11 move to the highest position. The seedlings are fed to the left and right planting openers 12 and 13 at the highest position.
[0018]
As is clear from the above, by arranging a large number of seedling pots 10 in an oval shape in the seedling feeding section 9, the interval between the seedling feeding positions from the seedling pots 10 to the planting hole openers 12 and 13 is extremely short. It can be set to the interval, and the adjacent two strips of the first and second strips and the third and fourth strips from the end can be planted simultaneously, and the interval between the two adjacent strips can be stabilized. Work becomes easier.
Further, the position of seedling feeding from the operator to each seedling pot 10 can be approached, and it is possible to appropriately cope with transplanting between short lines and high-speed transplanting, and high working efficiency can be obtained.
[0019]
Further, in the transplanting machine for planting two seedlings 7 at the same time, the transplanting machine 24 includes a pot assembly 24 formed by connecting a large number of seedling pots 10 in an endless manner, and engaging bodies 28, 29 between two vertical shafts 25, 27. The pot assembly 24 is stretched in the shape of an ellipse that is long in the left-right direction of the machine body, and a valve body 30 is provided at the bottom of each seedling pot 10 so that each valve body 30 is positioned at a position to feed seedlings 12 and 13. Can be set to an extremely short interval between seedling positions from each seedling pot 10 to the planting hole openers 12 and 13, and from the end, the first and second stripes and the third and fourth stripes adjacent to each other. Can be planted at the same time, the space between the adjacent two strips can be stabilized, and the work with the harvesting machine can be easily performed.
Further, the position of seedling feeding from the operator to each seedling pot 10 can be approached, and it is possible to appropriately cope with transplanting between short lines and high-speed transplanting, and high working efficiency can be obtained.
[0020]
In addition, a rail 31 is provided below the pot assembly 24, and a contact portion 33 with the rail 31 is provided on each valve body 30, and the rail 31 connects the valve body 30 via the contact portion 33 during seedling conveyance. The closed seedlings are opened and the valve bodies 30 are opened only at positions where seedlings are fed to the planting hole openers 12 and 13, so that the seedlings can be fed from the seedling pots 10 to the planting hole openers 12 and 13 with a simple structure. Can be performed properly.
[0021]
In addition, by providing two types of contact portions 33a and 33b alternately on each valve body 30 and performing selective feeding with each planting line corresponding to the discontinuity portions 34a and 34b of the rail 31, a simple structure is achieved. It is possible to appropriately feed seedlings from the seedling pots 10 to the planting hole openers 12 and 13 of the respective planting strips.
[0022]
In addition, by using the contact portion 33 as a roller, the pot assembly 24 can be rotated and driven smoothly while suppressing vibration and noise, and the roller serves as a weight, so that each valve body 30 can be opened quickly. And can be stabilized, and can be used for short-to-strain transplantation and high-speed transplantation.
[0023]
As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the cover rings 15 and 16 provided in two sets of left and right pairs of the cover section 14 are connected to the support frame 52 of the steering handle 6 through the swing frame 50 and the cover frame 51. The center frame 50a of the swing frame 50 is supported on the rear frame 53 substantially in the center of the soil covering frame 51 via the lower fulcrum shaft 54 so as to be able to swing left and right. The right and left restricting bodies 56 arranged on the left and right outer sides of the arm 55 are swung with respect to the arm 55 standing on the soil covering frame 51 while the ground covering rings 15 and 16 are always in contact with the saddle surface 8a formed on the ground surface 8a. The swing frame 50 is provided on the frame 50 so that the swinging motion of the swing frame 50 is restricted by a restricting body 56.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As apparent from the above examples, the transplanter according to claim 1 of the present invention has a pot assembly 24 for feeding seedlings to the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13 for simultaneous planting of the seedlings 7. In the four-wheel walking type transplanter provided, the pot assembly 24 is formed by connecting a large number of seedling pots 10 into which seedlings 7 are manually inserted and connected endlessly, and between two parallel vertical shafts 25 and 27, a sprocket. 28 and 29, the valve body 30 is attached to the bottom of each seedling pot 10 of the pot assembly 24 with a roller 33 attached to the side thereof. An oblong rail 31 corresponding to the pot continuous body 24 is provided below the continuous body 24, and each valve body 30 is provided with a roller 33 at the time of seedling transport other than the time of seedling feeding to the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13. Through the rail 31 and closed The roller 33 is provided with two types of rollers 33a attached to the left side of each valve body 30 and a roller 33b attached to the right side alternately with respect to the moving direction of each seedling pot 10, while the rail 31 Are provided with discontinuities 34a and 34b at two locations corresponding to the upper portions of the left and right planting apertures 12 and 13, and one discontinuity portion 34a provided at a location corresponding to the upper portion of the left planting aperture 12 and Then, the closed holding of only the valve body 30 by one roller 33a is released, the valve body 30 is opened downward, and the seedling 7 in the seedling pot 10 to which the valve body 30 is attached is dropped into the left planting aperture 12 In the other discontinuous portion 34b provided at a position corresponding to the upper portion of the right planting aperture 13, the closed holding of only the valve body 30 by the other roller 33b is released and the valve body 30 is opened downward. Valve body 30 Since the seedling 7 in the attached seedling pot 10 is dropped into the right planting hole opener 12 and the selective seedling feeding to the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13 is performed, The spacing of the seedling feeding position to the planting hole openers 12 and 13 can be set to an extremely short interval, and the first and second strips and the two strips adjacent to the third and fourth strips can be planted simultaneously from the end. It is possible to stabilize the interval between the two strips, and it is easy to perform the work with the harvesting machine.
Further, the position of seedling feeding from the operator to each seedling pot 10 can be approached, and it is possible to appropriately cope with transplanting between short lines and high-speed transplanting, and high working efficiency can be obtained.
In addition, it is possible to appropriately feed seedlings from the seedling pots 10 of the pot assembly 24 to the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13 of each planting strip with a simple structure.
In addition, the roller 33 can be rotated smoothly by suppressing vibration and noise by the roller 33, and the roller 33 can serve as a weight, and each valve body 30 can be opened quickly and stably. Can be used for short-to-short transplants and high-speed transplants.
[0025]
The transplanter according to claim 2 of the present invention is provided with a drive shaft 25 that stands vertically to the steering handle 6 at the rear of the aircraft, and a tension frame 26 that protrudes and supports from the steering handle 6 to one side of the steering handle 6. The body of the pot assembly 24 is extended from above the steering handle 6 to one side of the steering handle 6 via two sprockets 28 and 29 between two parallel vertical axes of the driven shaft 27 standing vertically. Since it is stretched in the shape of an ellipse that is long in the left-right direction, the seedling feeding position from the operator to each seedling pot 10 can be approached, and it can be appropriately handled even between short strain transplantation and high-speed transplantation, High work efficiency can be obtained.
[0026]
In the transplanter according to claim 3 of the present invention, each seedling pot 10 of the pot assembly 24 is connected in an endless manner by connecting a link plate 22 fitted in a lower portion thereof by a connecting pin 23, and each valve body. 30 has one end connected to each link plate 22 via a fulcrum pin 32, and a roller 33 is attached to one end of the other end of each valve body 30, so that the roller 33 serves as a weight, The opening of the valve body 30 can be made fast and stable, and it is possible to handle short-to-strain transplantation and high-speed transplantation.
[0027]
In the transplanter according to claim 4 of the present invention, when the seedling pot 10 containing the seedling 7 is moved to the seedling feeding position above the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13, respectively, the two seedling feeding positions are transferred. At a pitch at which two seedling pots 10 are arranged between the seedling pots 10, the pot assembly 24 is formed by connecting a large number of seedling pots 10 in an endless manner, and the pot assembly 24 is equivalent to two seedling pots. Since it is configured so as to be driven to rotate intermittently, it is possible to appropriately feed seedlings from the seedling pots 10 of the pot assembly 24 to the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13 of each planting strip with a simple structure. be able to.
[0028]
In the transplanter according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the rollers 33a and 33b of the valve body 30 opened downwardly at the end portions of the respective interrupted portions 34a and 34b are released from being closed by the interrupted portions 34a and 34b. Since the climbing slope guide portions 35a and 35b are mounted on the upper surface of the rail 31, the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13 of each planting strip from each seedling pot 10 of the pot assembly 24 with a simple structure. It is possible to properly feed the seedlings.
Further, the rotation of the pot assembly 24 can be smoothly performed while suppressing vibration and noise.
[0029]
In the transplanter according to claim 6 of the present invention, the left and right planting aperturers 12 and 13 and the left and right planting aperturers 12 and 13 are mounted on a traveling machine body that straddles the four rods 8. The above-mentioned pot assembly 24 configured to perform selective seedling feeding is provided, and the left and right planting openers 12 and 13 are connected to the first and second strips from the end of the ridge 8 and the two strips adjacent to the third and fourth strips. Since it is arranged side by side at the same interval as the gap, it is possible to plant the first and second strips and the adjacent two strips of the third and fourth strips from the end of the four-row rod 8, and the adjacent It is possible to stabilize the interval between the two strips, and it is easy to perform the work with the harvesting machine.
[Brief description of the drawings]
[Fig. 1] Overall plan view of onion transplanter [Fig. 2] Overall side view of onion transplanter [Fig. 3] External view of planting hole device [Fig. 4] Side view of planting unit [Fig. 5] Plane of planting unit [Fig. 6] Elevating locus diagram of planting hole opener [Fig. 7] Top view of seedling part [Fig. 8] Rear view of seedling position of seedling part [Fig. 9] Enlarging seedling position of seedling unit Rear view [Fig. 10] Enlarged plan view of the seedling position of the seedling section [Fig. 11] Rear view of the soil covering section [Figure 12] Side view of the soil covering section [Figure 13] Enlarged rear view of the soil covering section [Explanation of symbols]
6 Steering handle 7 Seedling 8 ９ 9 Feeding part 10 Seedling pot 11 Planting part 12, 13 Planting holer 22 Link plate 23 Connecting pin 24 Pot assembly 25 Drive shaft 26 Tension frame 27 Drive shaft 28 Drive sprocket 29 Drive sprocket 30 Valve Body 31 Rail 33a, 33b Roller 34a, 34b Interrupted part 35a, 35b Guide part

Claims

In a four-wheel walking type transplanter provided with a pot assembly 24 for feeding seedlings to the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13 for simultaneously planting seedlings 7 in two rows, the pot assembly 24 is used to handle the seedling 7 by hand. A large number of seedling pots 10 to be put in operation are connected endlessly, and are stretched in the shape of an ellipse long in the left-right direction of the machine body through sprockets 28, 29 between two parallel vertical shafts 25, 27. At the bottom of each seedling pot 10 of the continuous body 24, a valve body 30 having a roller 33 attached to the side is provided, and below the pot continuous body 24, an oval rail 31 corresponding to the pot continuous body 24 is provided. Provided and configured to hold each valve element 30 in contact with the rail 31 via the roller 33 and close it when the seedlings are conveyed to the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13 other than during seedling feeding. , Movement of each seedling pot 10 While two types of rollers 33a attached to the left side of each valve body 30 and rollers 33b attached to the right side are alternately provided with respect to the direction, the rail 31 has two corresponding to the upper part of the left and right planting apertures 12 and 13. Discontinuous portions 34a and 34b are provided at the locations, and one of the discontinuous portions 34a provided at the location corresponding to the upper portion of the left planting aperture 12 releases the closed holding of only the valve body 30 by the one roller 33a. The valve body 30 is opened downward, the seedling 7 in the seedling pot 10 to which the valve body 30 is attached is dropped into the left planting hole device 12, and the other provided at a position corresponding to the upper portion of the right planting hole device 13 In the cut-off portion 34b, the closed holding of only the valve body 30 by the other roller 33b is released, the valve body 30 is opened downward, and the seedling 7 in the seedling pot 10 to which the valve body 30 is attached is opened to the right. Drop into hole 12 Transplanter, characterized by being configured to perform selective feeding seedlings to the left and right planting apertures 12 and 13.

A drive shaft 25 that stands vertically to the steering handle 6 at the rear of the aircraft, and a parallel vertical shaft 2 of a driven shaft 27 that stands vertically to a tension frame 26 that protrudes and supports from the steering handle 6 to one side of the steering handle 6. The pot assembly 24 is stretched in a long oval shape in the left-right direction of the airframe so as to project from above the control handle 6 to one side of the control handle 6 via sprockets 28 and 29 between the shafts. The transplanter according to claim 1, wherein the transplanter is characterized.

Each seedling pot 10 of the pot assembly 24 is connected endlessly with a link plate 22 fitted to the lower portion thereof by a connecting pin 23, and each valve body 30 has one end connected to each link plate 22 and a fulcrum pin 32. The transplanter according to claim 1, wherein a roller 33 is attached to one side of the other end of each valve body 30.

When the seedling pot 10 containing the seedling 7 has moved to the seedling feeding position above the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13, respectively, the two seedling pots 10 are placed between the two seedling pots 10 at the seedling feeding position. The pot assembly 24 is formed by connecting a large number of seedling pots 10 in an endless manner, and the pot assembly 24 is configured to be intermittently rotated by two seedling pots. The transplanter according to claim 1, wherein the transplanter is characterized.

At the end of each cut-off portion 34a, 34b, an upwardly inclined guide portion that causes the rollers 33a, 33b of the valve body 30 opened downward by releasing the closed state at the cut-off portions 34a, 34b to ride on the upper surface of the rail 31. The transplanter according to claim 1, wherein 35a and 35b are provided.

The pot assembly configured to carry out selective feeding to the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13 and the left and right planting hole openers 12 and 13 on a traveling machine body that runs across the four-row rod 8. 24, and the left and right planting apertures 12 and 13 are arranged side by side at the same interval as the first and second strips and the adjacent two strips of the third and fourth strips from the end of the ridge 8. The transplanter according to claim 1.