JP3928145B2 - Seedling box holding frame - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a holding frame used for holding a plurality of seedling boxes together.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A seedling box C as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is used as a seedling box for growing seedlings used in the seedling transplanter. This seedling box C is a large number of seedling pots Ca,... Arranged in an orderly manner on the same plane, and flange-shaped edges Cb, Cb are formed on both sides thereof. The seedling boxes C can be handled by stacking a plurality of seedling boxes in an empty state. However, when seedlings are grown in the pot Ca, the seedling boxes cannot be stacked directly, so they must be handled one by one. It was inconvenient.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An object of the present invention is to provide a seedling box holding frame that can hold a plurality of seedling boxes together so as not to damage the seedlings that are being grown and that is extremely convenient to handle.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The seedling box holding frame according to the present invention is formed in a basket shape by combining rods , and has an opening (5) for taking in and out the seedling box at one end, and the outer periphery of the opening (5). The other end is a bottom (3) where the seedling box cannot be put in and out, and a partition (in which a plurality of seedling boxes can be accommodated in parallel ) 15) is a holding frame for holding a seedling box, and a vertical frame (9) is extended from a rectangular opening frame (7) provided in the opening (5), and the vertical frame (9 ) Of the key-shaped bent portion (9a) formed outward on the opening side is fixed to the opening frame (7), and a U-shaped connecting frame (10) is provided. A pair of tip portions (10a) is connected to the bent portion (9a) of the vertical frame (9) to form a partition (15), A plurality of sets of the partitions (15) are provided along the opening frame (7), and the left and right connecting portions (10b) on the back side of the connecting frame (10) are connected to each other by a horizontal frame (17) to form the bottom (3 ) .
[0005]
This seedling box holding frame takes in and out the seedling box from an opening provided at one end. Since the seedling box holding frame itself is formed in a cage shape with a rod (preferably using a hollow metal pipe from the viewpoint of weight reduction and strength), it is lightweight and the inside can be easily observed. In addition, since a partition is provided inside the holding frame and a plurality of seedling boxes can be held in a state of being overlapped in parallel, the plurality of seedling boxes can be handled together. Moreover, since the projecting portion projecting outward is provided on the periphery of the opening portion, when the projecting portion is placed on the ground or the like with the projecting portion down, the opening portion is slightly lifted, and the seedling box is taken in and out Convenient and easy to escape from the seedling box inside.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a specific description will be given based on the embodiment shown in FIG.
[0007]
The seedling box holding frame (hereinafter referred to as “holding frame”) 1 uses a metal pipe 2 having a circular cross section as a bar, and is formed in a cage shape by these pipes. A solid bar may be used as the bar, but it is preferable to use a pipe (a metal pipe such as steel or aluminum alloy, or a synthetic resin pipe such as vinyl chloride) for weight reduction.
[0008]
One end of the holding frame 1 is a bottom 3 where the seedling box cannot be taken in and out, and the opposite end is an opening 5 through which the seedling box is taken in and out. As shown in FIG. 2, a rectangular opening frame 7 is provided in the opening 5, and vertical frames 9,... That also serve as partitions extend from the opening frame 7 in the longitudinal direction. The vertical frame 9 is formed with a key-shaped bent portion 9a on the opening side, and the tip thereof is fixed (P ₁ ) to the opening frame 7.
[0009]
A front end portion of a substantially U-shaped connecting frame 10 is fixed (P ₂ ) slightly before the fixing portion (P ₁ ) between the vertical frame 9 and the opening frame 7. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the pair of tip portions 10a, 10a of the U-shaped connecting frame 10 are connected to the bent portions 9a, 9a of the vertical frame provided on each side, and the vertical frame A partition 15 is formed by the connecting frame. A plurality of sets (5 sets in the illustrated example) of the partition 15 constituted by the pair of vertical frames 9 and 9 and the connecting frame 10 are provided along the longitudinal direction of the opening frame 7. Thus, a plurality (four in the illustrated example) of seedling box storage portions H,... Are formed inside the opening frame. The partition 15 in the illustrated example does not completely divide the inside of the holding frame 1 but is engaged with the edge portions Cb and Cb on both sides of the holding seedling box C so that adjacent seedling boxes can be directly connected to each other. Although it hold | maintains so that it may not contact, instead of latching edge Cb in this way, a shelf-like partition may be provided and the bottom part of a seedling box may be mounted and hold | maintained.
[0010]
The left and right connecting portions 10b on the back side of the connecting frame 10 constitute the bottom portion 3 of the holding frame 1, and the bottom portions 10b of the plurality of connecting frames are mutually fixed by the horizontal frames 17 and 17 fixed to the outside thereof. It is connected.
[0011]
The plurality of partitions 15 are all fixed to the opening frame 7, and the opening frame portions that protrude from the outermost partitions 15, 15 are gate-shaped protrusions 20, 20. The protruding amount of this portion is about several tens of mm. The projecting portion 20 is for lifting the opening side when the holding frame 1 is installed on a flat ground, and is not limited to a portal type as in the illustrated example, but a leg-shaped one with a plurality of bars projecting. However, other shapes may be used.
[0012]
When holding the seedling boxes C,... Using the holding frame 1, the seedling boxes C are inserted into the seedling box storage portions H from the openings 5. Since the holding frame 1 of the illustrated example is provided with five storage portions H,..., Five seedling boxes can be held per holding frame. In this case, if the holding frame 1 is erected with its bottom 3 facing down and the opening 5 facing up, the seedling box can be easily inserted. The holding frame 1 containing the seedling box is placed in a laid state so that the protruding portion 20 provided at the opening abuts against the floor surface, so that the seedlings N,. Can be held in. In this state, the opening 5 of the holding frame 1 is lifted by an amount corresponding to the height of the protruding portion 20, and the opening 5 side is inclined slightly higher than the bottom side. For this reason, it is easy to take out the seedling box, and the seedling box once inserted is not easily pulled out. However, in some cases, the holding frame 1 can be installed in a state in which the holding frame 1 is rotated by 90 degrees so that the protruding portion 20 protrudes in the horizontal direction. In addition, in the inclined state in which the protruding portion 20 is positioned below, the seedling N grown in the seedling box C is held so as to face upward, and in the horizontal state in which the protruding portion 20 is turned sideways, the seedling N is Become.
[0013]
Since the holding frame 1 storing a plurality of seedling boxes C,... Can be lifted manually, it is convenient for loading and unloading onto a transporting carriage or a seedling transplanter. Further, the holding frame 1 containing the seedling boxes C,. FIG. 8 shows a state in which the seedling box is stored, and FIG. 9 shows a state in which the seedling box is loaded on the preliminary seedling stage Ma of the seedling transplanter M. Since the whole seedling holding frame 1 can be loaded and held in the seedling transplanter, there is an advantage that it is convenient and can be locked to the seedling stage using the protrusion 20.
[0014]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, since the seedling box holding frame according to the present invention is formed in a cage shape, it is lightweight and allows easy observation of the held seedling box. Moreover, a plurality of seedling boxes can be held in parallel with each other being overlapped with each other, a plurality of seedling boxes can be handled together, and the seedling transplanter can be loaded and held together with the seedling box holding frame. So it is practically convenient. In addition, a protrusion is formed on the peripheral edge of the opening where the seedling box is taken in and out, and when the protrusion is placed on a flat ground with the protrusion facing down, the seedling box is inserted and held. The box was easy to take out, and when it was loaded on a mobile trolley or seedling transplanter, the seedling box did not easily deviate even if there was a vibration.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a specific example of a seedling box holding frame.
FIG. 2 is a front view seen from the opening side.
FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof.
FIG. 4 is a side view thereof.
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of a seedling box.
7A is a view taken along arrow A1 in FIG. 6; FIG. 7B is a view taken along arrow A2 in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a state where a seedling box is inserted.
FIG. 9 is an overall side view of a seedling transplanter (rice transplanter).
[Explanation of symbols]
C Seedling box Ca Nursery pot Cb Edge N Seedling box M Seedling transplanter 1 Seedling box holding frame 2 Pipe (bar)
3 Bottom 5 Opening 7 Opening Frame 9 Vertical Frame 9a Bending Part 10 Connecting Frame 20 Projecting Part

Claims (1)

It is formed in a cage shape by combining rods , and is provided with an opening (5) for inserting and removing the seedling box at one end , and a protrusion (20) protruding outward at the peripheral edge of the opening (5) The other end is a bottom portion (3) through which the seedling box cannot be taken in and out, and a partition (15) is provided inside the seedling box so that a plurality of seedling boxes can be stored in parallel . The vertical frame (9) extends from the rectangular opening frame (7) provided in the opening (5), and is formed outwardly on the opening side of the vertical frame (9). The tip of the key-shaped bent part (9a) is fixed to the opening frame (7), and a U-shaped connecting frame (10) is provided, and the pair of tip parts (10a) The partition (15) is formed by being connected to the bent portion (9a) of the frame (9), and the partition (15) Together provided a plurality of sets along a), wherein the right and left connecting portion of the rear side (10b) becomes the bottom are connected together by a transverse frame (17) and (3) of the connecting frame (10) Seedling box holding frame.

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