JP4353885B2 - Transplanter - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a transplanter.

The transplanting machine is provided with a planting cup drive mechanism that includes a planting cup and moves the planting cup up and down in pairs corresponding to the left and right, and the seedling receiving position on the top dead center side by the pair of planting cups. The seedlings are received and planted at the planting position on the bottom dead center side (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).
In this kind of conventional transplanter, there is one that can change between planting stocks by changing the speed of vertical movement of the planting cup relative to the traveling speed of the transplanter, but the striation is changed The structure was not adjustable.
JP 2000-60230 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-10

Therefore, in the conventional transplanter, the interval between the streaks cannot be easily changed, and the types of seedlings such as vegetables to be planted are limited, and the versatility of the transplanter is narrow.
In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a transplanter that can easily change the interval and is rich in versatility.

The technical means of the present invention for solving this technical problem includes a pair of planting cups 29 corresponding to the left and right, and a planting cup drive mechanism 30 that moves the planting cup 29 up and down correspondingly to the left and right. In the transplanting machine which is provided in a pair and receives a seedling at a seedling receiving position on the top dead center side by a pair of planting cups 29 and plantes a seedling at a planting position on the bottom dead center side,
At least one of the pair of planting cup drive mechanisms 30 is provided such that the planting position of the planting cup 29 can be moved and adjusted in the left-right direction so that the planting position can be changed in the left-right direction.
According to another technical means of the present invention, at least one of the pair of planting cup drive mechanisms 30 has a planting cup 29 having a substantially constant seedling receiving position on the top dead center side of the planting cup 29. The planting position on the bottom dead center side is provided so as to be swingable to the left and right so that it can be changed in the left-right direction.

Further, according to another technical means of the present invention, a pair of support frames 85 for supporting the pair of planting cup drive mechanisms 30 is provided, and at least one of the pair of support frames 85 is disposed on the left and right sides of the body 2. It is attached in such a way that it can be adjusted in the direction of movement and can be adjusted to swing in the left and right directions.
Another technical means of the present invention is that the plurality of seedling supply pots 45 are circulated in a ring shape so that the seedling supply pot 45 is moved to the seedling delivery position corresponding to the seedling receiving position of the planting cup 29. Sometimes, a transplanting machine that sends seedlings from the seedling supply pot 45 to the planting cup 29 in the seedling receiving position,
Corresponding to the change of the seedling receiving position by the movement adjustment of the planting cup drive mechanism 30, the seedling delivery position of the seedling supply pot 45 is configured to be changeable to the left and right.

  According to another technical means of the present invention, each of the plurality of seedling supply pots 45 has an openable / closable bottom lid 54. When the seedling supply pot 45 moves to the seedling delivery position 70, the bottom lid 54 of the seedling supply pot 45 opens. The lid regulating member configured to send the seedling from the seedling supply pot 45 to the planting cup 29 side and restrict the bottom lid 54 to the closed state moves the seedling supply pot 45 except for the seedling delivery position. It is provided along the trajectory, and the seedling delivery position can be changed to the left and right by adjusting the position or expansion / contraction of the lid regulating member.

  It is possible to provide a transplanter that can easily change the interval and is versatile.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a transplanting machine for planting seedlings such as onions while traveling along the cocoon. In the transplanter 1 according to the present embodiment, a seedling obtained by removing soil from the root is used.
The transplanter 1 includes a traveling machine body 2, a pair of left and right front and rear wheels 3 and 4 that support the traveling machine body 2, lifting and lowering means 5 that lifts and lowers the traveling machine body 2, a transplanting device 7 for planting a seedling in a heel, It is equipped with a seat 8 for an operator to sit on, and is a riding type.

The transplanter 7 and the seat 8 are supported by the traveling machine body 2, and the transplanter 7, the seat 8, and the transplanter on the seat 8 move up and down together with the traveling machine body 2.
The traveling machine body 2 is framed by combining frame materials such as pipe material, groove steel, and angle, and an engine E and a transmission case M are mounted on the front part of the traveling machine body 2. The seat 8 and the handle 9 are provided on the rear side, and the transplanting device 7 is disposed in the front part of the traveling machine body 2.
A transmission case (rear wheel support arm) 11 is disposed on both the left and right sides of the transmission case M so as to be inclined (forwardly inclined). The upper side of the left and right transmission case 11 is connected to the transmission case M and a support arm. The rear wheel 4 is rotatably attached to the lower side of the transmission case 11 on the traveling machine body 2 via a shaft 12. The rear wheel 4 is a drive wheel that is rotationally driven by power from the engine E.

Further, a front wheel support shaft 19 in the left and right direction is provided on the front side of the traveling machine body 2 so as to be rotatable around a shaft center in the left and right direction, and an upper portion of the front wheel support arm 21 is provided on both left and right sides of the front wheel support shaft 19. Is fixed so that the upper part of the front wheel support arm 21 is supported by the traveling machine body 2 so as to be rotatable about the axis in the left-right direction. The front wheel support arm 21 is disposed in an inclined shape (backward inclined shape), and the front wheel 3 is rotatably supported on the lower side thereof.
The elevating means 5 has an interlocking arm 20 projecting from a front wheel support shaft 19 and an elevating cylinder 22 composed of a hydraulic cylinder. The elevating cylinder 22 supports the transmission case 11 and the front wheel via the interlocking arm 20. When the arm 21 is interlocked and the piston rod of the elevating cylinder 22 is withdrawn and retracted, the transmission case 11 and the front wheel support arm 21 are interlocked to swing up and down, thereby the left and right front wheels 3 and the left and right rear wheels 4. Are simultaneously moved up and down with respect to the traveling machine body 2, and the traveling machine body 2 is moved up and down with respect to the ground.

The transplanting device 7 has a planting device 27 for planting seedlings in a cocoon and a seedling supply device 28 for supplying seedlings to the planting device 27. The planting device 27 and the seedling supply device 28 are provided at the front portion of the traveling machine body 2, the planting device 27 is disposed below the seedling supply device 28, and the seedling is placed on the seedling supply device 28. A shelf 26 is provided.
The planting device 27 includes a planting cup 29 that is stabbed and moved with respect to the cocoon so as to plant the seedling supplied from the seedling supply device 28 at predetermined intervals, and a planting cup that moves the planting cup 29 up and down. Drive mechanism 30. The planting device 27 is for two-row planting, and a planting cup 29 and a planting cup drive mechanism 30 are provided in a pair on the left and right, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 11, the seedling supply device 28 includes a left and right support member 35, an oval upper outer frame 36, a pair of upper auxiliary frames 37, and a pair of front and rear upper inner frames 38, Middle rail (lid regulating member) 41, outer rail (lid regulating member) 42, inner rail (lid regulating member) 43, adjustment rail (lid regulating member) 44, many seedling supply pots 45, and upper cover 47, a rear cover 48, and a pair of left and right side covers 49. A large number of seedling supply pots 45 are sequentially connected to each other and are formed in an oval shape that is long in the left-right direction.
As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, each seedling supply pot 45 includes a cylindrical pot body 51 that is open at both upper and lower ends, a casing 52 that protrudes outward from the center of the pot body 51 in the vertical direction, A connecting ring 53 projecting in a ring shape from one end of the body 52 and a bottom lid 54 for closing the lower end opening of the pot body 51 so as to be openable and closable.

Adjacent seedling supply pots 45 are connected to the ring 53 of one seedling supply pot 45 by fitting the pot body 51 of the other supply pot 45 from above, so that the casing 52 of the other seedling supply pot 45 is attached. By being mounted on the connecting ring 53, the pot body 51 of the other seedling supply pot 45 can rotate relative to the connecting ring 53 of the one seedling supply pot 45 around the cylinder axis. A large number of seedling supply pots 45 are connected in an oval annular shape as described above.
The bottom cover 54 of each seedling supply pot 45 is supported so as to be openable and closable around the horizontal axis 55 with respect to the pot body 51, and is biased in the opening direction by a spring (not shown). A protrusion 56 is provided on the bottom lid 54 of each seedling supply pot 45. The protrusions 56 of the bottom lids 54 protrude in different directions in the outer side and the inner side sequentially between adjacent seedling supply pots 45. That is, each bottom lid 54 of a large number of seedling supply pots 45 has either one of an outwardly protruding portion 56 (outside protruding portion 56a) and an inwardly protruding portion 56 (inner protruding portion 56b). In a large number of seedling supply pots 45 connected in an oval shape, the protruding portions 56 (outside protruding portions 56a) protruding outward and the protruding portions 56 (inner protruding portions 56b) protruding inward are alternately arranged. Yes.

A large number of seedling supply pots 45 connected in an oval shape as described above are disposed on the rails 41, 42, 43, 44, the upper outer frame 36 and the pair of upper auxiliary frames 37, and a pair of front and rear upper portions. A large number of seedling supply pots 45 are arranged on the rails 41, 42, 43, 44 by the upper outer frame 36, the pair of upper auxiliary frames 37, and the pair of front and rear upper inner frames 38. It is held in an oval annular shape so as to be freely circulated.
As shown in FIG. 8, the middle rail 41 and the adjustment rail 44 are arranged at the center in the inner and outer direction of the width of a large number of seedling supply pots 45 connected in an oval shape, and are located on the middle rail 41 and the adjustment rail 44. The bottom lid 54 of each seedling supply pot 45 is restricted to a closed state. The outer rail 42 is arranged on the inner and outer sides of the width of a large number of seedling supply pots 45 connected in an oval shape (a position corresponding to the outer protrusion 56a), and the outer rail 42 is provided on the outer rail 42. The bottom lid 54 having the outer projecting portion 56a of the pot 45 is restricted to a closed state. The inner rail 43 is arranged on the inner side in the inner and outer direction of the width of a large number of seedling supply pots 45 connected in an oval shape, and the inner rail 43 has an inner protrusion 56b of the seedling supply pot 45 on the inner rail 42. The bottom lid 54 is restricted to a closed state.

As shown in FIG. 8, the adjustment rail 44 is attached to the support member 35 at a left adjustment position indicated by a solid line and a left adjustment position indicated by a chain line by a fastener 59 such as a bolt via a pair of support stays 58. It is attached so that it can be changed.
As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 and FIG. 17, a pair of left and right sprockets 61 are provided at both ends in the left and right direction of a large number of seedling supply pots 45 sequentially connected in an oval shape, and these sprockets 61 are connected. The plurality of seedling supply pots 45 at the left end and the plurality of seedling supply pots 45 at the right end are meshed with each other.

As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the rotational power from the engine E is transmitted to the pair of sprockets 61 through the rotation shafts 62 and 63, the chains 64 and 65, the pulley 67 and the like, and the sprocket 61 is moved to the arrow a. The large number of seedling supply pots 45 are circulated and moved in the shape of an oval in the direction of arrow a.
Thus, as shown in FIGS. 5, 8, and 10, an operator or the like sitting on the seat 8 on the rear side of a large number of seedling supply pots 45 connected in an oval shape puts seedlings in the seedling supply pot 45. The right side of the right end portion of the middle rail 41 on the front side of a large number of seedling supply pots 45 is sent to the planting pot 29 from the seedling supply pot 45 having the inner protrusion 56b. The right seedling delivery position YL for feeding the seedlings from the seedling supply pot 45 having the outer protrusion 56a to the planting cup 29 is the left seedling delivery position YL. The right seedling delivery position YR is configured so that it can be moved and adjusted left and right by changing the attachment of the adjustment rail 44 to the left adjustment position indicated by the solid line and the right adjustment position indicated by the chain line in FIG. The width of the movement adjustment of the delivery position YR is set to two seedling supply pots 45 (two pitches of movement of the seedling supply pot 45).

4, 11, 12, etc., 71 is a sleeve tube, and if there is a long seedling to be put in the seedling supply pot 45, the seedling may fall down. The sleeve tube 71 is removed when the seedling to be put into the seedling supply pot 45 is short by fitting in a protruding shape so that the seedling does not fall unexpectedly.
Next, the planting cup drive mechanism 30 of the planting apparatus 27 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 19 to 20, the pair of left and right planting cup drive mechanisms 30 includes a first rotating case (first rotating body) 81 rotatably supported on the traveling machine body 2 side of the transplanter 1, A second rotating case (second rotating body) 82 rotatably supported on the free end side of the one rotating case 81, and a cup support member (upper and lower) rotatably supported on the free end side of the second rotating case 82. A moving body) 83, and the planting cup 29 is supported by the cup support member 83. The first rotating case 81 is configured so that power is transmitted to the input gear 80 and is driven to rotate around the rotating shaft 84. The second rotating case 82 is connected to the first rotating case 81 in conjunction with the rotation of the first rotating case 81. While rotating the cup support member 83 in the opposite direction to the first rotation case 81 and rotating the cup support member 83 in the opposite direction to the second rotation case 82, the planting cup 29 is moved up and down without rotating together with the cup support member 83. It is configured to exercise. And with the rotation of the first rotating case 81, when the planting cup 29 descends and enters the cocoon, a planting hole is formed in the cocoon, and the planting cup 29 is opened back and forth to form a planting hole. Seedlings can be planted. In addition, the planting cup 29 closes when the planting cup 29 rises and reaches the top dead center (or near the top dead center) as the first rotating case 81 rotates. ing.

The first rotating case 81, the second rotating case 82, and the cup support member 83 of the planting cup drive mechanism 30 correspond to the pair of left and right planting cups 29 and the pair of left and right planting cup drive mechanisms 30, respectively. A pair is provided.
As shown in FIGS. 18-20, the planting cup drive mechanism 30 which has the said 1st rotary body 81, the 2nd rotary body 82, and the cup support member 83 is provided in the pair corresponding to right and left, A pair of left and right support frames 85 (a left support frame 85L and a right support frame 85R) that rotatably support the first rotating bodies 81 of the pair of planting cup drive mechanisms 30 are provided. Are fixed to the support frame 85 by bolts or the like via the mounting plate 86.

  A mounting hole 89 is provided at the upper end portion of the pair of support frames 85, a mounting left and right mounting hole 91 is provided at one end side (right side) of the mounting member 90 on the traveling machine body 2 side, and the other end side of the mounting member 90 ( A circular mounting hole 92 is provided on the left side. Each support frame 85 is detachably mounted using a mounting tool such as a bolt and nut (not shown) using the mounting hole 89, the mounting long hole 91, and the mounting hole 92. As shown in FIG. 8, the right and left support frames 85 (right support frame 85R) are provided on the traveling machine body 2 side so as to be swingable and adjustable. By tightening or loosening, it can be moved and adjusted in the left-right direction within the range of the attachment long hole 91.

As shown in FIG. 19, the mounting member 90 may be configured integrally with the mounting long hole 91 side and the mounting hole 92 side, or as shown in FIG. 18, the mounting long hole 91 side. And the mounting hole 92 side may be configured separately.
The planting position on the bottom dead center side of the planting cup 29 is maintained while the seedling receiving position on the top dead center side of the planting cup 29 is held substantially constant by swinging each support frame 85 to the left and right. Can be changed in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the striations for planting the seedlings can be easily adjusted by swinging the support frames 85 to the left and right. Further, by moving and adjusting one support frame 85 (right support frame 85R) in the left-right direction within the range of the attachment elongated hole 91, the planting position of the planting cup 29 is set in the left-right direction (2 of the seedling supply pot 45). By fixing one support frame 85 (right support frame 85R) to the left end side of the attachment long hole 91, the seedling receiving position on the top dead center side of the right planting cup 29 can be changed. Corresponding to the right seedling delivery position YR (shown by the solid line in FIG. 8) moved and adjusted to the left side, by fixing one support frame 85 to the right end side of the mounting elongated hole 91, The seedling receiving position on the dead center side corresponds to the right seedling sending position YR (indicated by a chain line in FIG. 8) moved and adjusted to the right side.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, a rotary shaft 98 to which rotational power is transmitted from the engine E via rotary shafts 62 and 63, chains 95 and 96, etc. is provided slightly in front of the seedling supply device 28. . A pair of left and right sprockets 99, 100 are spline-fitted to the rotating shaft 98, and the pair of sprockets 99, 100 are supported by the rotating shaft 98 so as to be movable in the left-right direction. Power is transmitted from the left and right sprockets 99 to the respective input gears 80 of the pair of left and right planting cup drive mechanisms 30 via the chains 103 and 104, so that the first rotating case 81 is rotationally driven. ing.

Therefore, when each swing frame 121 is adjusted to swing left and right, the sprockets 99 and 100 are moved and adjusted to the left and right accordingly, so that the left and right plants are transferred from the sprockets 99 and 100 via the chains 103 and 104. Power can be satisfactorily transmitted to each input gear 80 of the attached cup drive mechanism 30.
Further, the vertical movement of the left and right planting cups 29 by the pair of left and right planting cup drive mechanisms 30 and the circulating movement of a large number of connected seedling supply pots 45 operate in conjunction with each other so that the left and right planting cups 29 Each time it rises to the top dead center side, a large number of seedling supply pots 45 move by two seedling supply pots 45 (two pitches of movement of the seedling supply pot 45), and the seedling supply pot 45 having the inner projecting portion 56b is moved. When moving to the left seedling delivery position YL and the bottom lid 54 is opened, the right planting cup 29 is raised at the top dead center side seedling receiving position, and at the same time, the seedling supply having the outer protrusion 56a The pot 45 moves to the right seedling delivery position YR that has been adjusted to move to the left side, and its bottom cover 54 opens. At this time, the left planting cup 29 rises to the seedling receiving position on the top dead center side. ing.

  According to the above-described embodiment, when transplanting with the streak set to be small, one support frame 85 (right support frame 85R) is fixed to the left end side of the attachment long hole 91, and the adjustment rail 44 is arranged as shown in FIG. As shown by the solid line, it is moved and adjusted to the left, and in this state, a large number of connected seedling supply pots 45 are circulated and moved in the direction of arrow a, and the pair of right and left planting cup drive mechanisms 30 are driven. The left and right planting cups 29 can be moved up and down, and the operator can sequentially put seedlings into the seedling supply pot 45 on the seedling supply position X side. Each time the seedling rises to the top dead center, a large number of seedling supply pots 45 move in the direction of arrow a by two seedling supply pots 45 (two pitches of movement of the seedling supply pot 45), and a pair of left and right plantings Cup 29 is the seedling on the top dead center side From the take-off position, the seedling supply pot 45 having the inner protrusion 56b moved to the left seedling delivery position YL and the seedling supply pot 45 having the inner protrusion 56a moved to the right seedling delivery position YR shown by a solid line in FIG. Then, each seedling is received and seedlings are planted sequentially at the planting position on the bottom dead center side.

  In this case, since one support frame 85 (right support frame 85R) is fixed to the left end side of the attachment long hole 91, the seedling is compared with the case where the right support frame 85R is fixed to the right end side of the attachment long hole 91. The gaps can be reduced by two supply pots 45 (two pitches for moving the seedling supply pot 45). Further, at this time, as shown in FIG. 18, the gap can be easily adjusted by swinging the pair of left and right support frames 85 to the left and right. At this time, the right support frame 85R is fixed to the left end side of the attachment long hole 91 as described above by swinging and adjusting the pair of left and right support frames 85 as much as possible so as to go inward in the left-right direction as going downward. Combined with doing, the gap can be set to the smallest.

  Further, when setting a large gap, one support frame 85 (right support frame 85R) is fixed to the right end side of the attachment long hole 91 and the adjustment rail 44 is set to the right adjustment position as shown by a chain line in FIG. In this state, a large number of connected seedling supply pots 45 are circulated and moved in the direction of the arrow a, and a pair of left and right planting cup drive mechanisms 30 are driven to produce left and right planting cups 29. It is sufficient for the operator to put the seedlings sequentially into the seedling supply pot 45 on the seedling supply position X side, and by the vertical movement of the planting cups 29, the right and left planting cups 29 rise to the top dead center side. Each time a large number of seedling supply pots 45 are moved in the direction of arrow a by two seedling supply pots 45 (two pitches of movement of the seedling supply pot 45), the pair of right and left planting cups 29 are at top dead center. Sending the left seedling at the seedling receiving position on the side From the seedling supply pot 45 having the inner protrusion 56b moved to the position YL and the seedling supply pot 45 having the inner protrusion 56a moved to the right seedling delivery position YR, the seedlings are received and planted on the bottom dead center side. Seedlings will be planted in order.

  In this case, since one support frame 85 (right support frame 85R) is fixed to the right end side of the attachment long hole 91, the seedling is compared with the case where the right support frame 85R is fixed to the left end side of the attachment long hole 91. The interval can be increased by two supply pots 45 (two pitches for moving the seedling supply pot 45). At this time, the striations can be easily adjusted by swinging the pair of left and right support frames 85 to the left and right. At this time, the right support frame 85R is fixed to the right end side of the attachment long hole 91 as described above by swinging and adjusting the pair of left and right support frames 85 as much as possible so as to go outward in the left-right direction as going downward. Combined with doing, it is possible to set the largest interval.

Therefore, by adjusting the swinging of the pair of left and right support frames 85 and adjusting the movement of one of the support frames 85 in the left-right direction, it is possible to widen the adjustment range of the streak, and for various kinds of vegetables such as seedlings. It becomes possible to plant between.
In addition, the said embodiment discloses an example of this invention and can employ | adopt other types of apparatuses as an inter-strain change apparatus, a planting apparatus, a seedling supply apparatus, etc.
In the embodiment, only the right planting cup drive mechanism 30 of the left and right planting cup drive mechanisms 30 is adjusted so that the planting position of the planting cup 29 can be changed in the horizontal direction. However, instead of this, only the left planting cup drive mechanism 30 of the pair of left and right planting cup drive mechanisms 30 may be provided so as to be movable and adjustable in the left-right direction. Alternatively, both of the pair of right and left planting cup drive mechanisms 30 may be provided so as to be movable and adjustable in the left-right direction so that the planting position of the planting cup 29 can be changed in the left-right direction. .

Moreover, in the said embodiment, both the left-right paired planting cup drive mechanisms 30 are such that the seedling receiving position on the top dead center side of the planting cup 29 is substantially constant, and the bottom dead center side of the planting cup 29 However, instead of this, only one of the pair of right and left planting cup drive mechanisms 30 is planted. It is provided so that it can be swung right and left so that the seedling receiving position on the top dead center side of the cup 29 becomes substantially constant and the planting position on the bottom dead center side of the planting cup 29 can be changed in the horizontal direction. You may do it.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the adjustment rail 44 is attached and changed, the right seedling delivery position YR is configured to be movable and adjustable to the left and right. Instead, the adjustment rail 44 is expanded and contracted to the right, for example. By configuring freely, the right seedling delivery position YR may be configured to be movable to the left or right, and the left seedling delivery position YL is configured to be movable to the left or right instead of the right seedling delivery position YR. Alternatively, both the right seedling delivery position YR and the left seedling delivery position YL may be configured to be movable and adjustable from side to side.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used in a transplanting machine for planting vegetable seedlings such as onions by vertical movement of a planting cup.

It is a front view of the transplanter which shows one embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the transplanter. It is a side view of the transplanter. It is a front view of the seedling supply apparatus part. It is a top view of the seedling supply apparatus part. It is a side view of the seedling supply apparatus part. It is a front view of the seedling supply apparatus part. It is a top view of the seedling supply apparatus part. It is a side view of the seedling supply apparatus part. It is a top view of the whole seedling supply pot. It is side surface sectional drawing of the seedling supply pot part. It is front sectional drawing of the seedling supply pot part. It is a top view of a part of the planting cup part. It is a front view of the power transmission part to the seedling supply pot etc. It is a top view of the power transmission part to the seedling supply pot etc. It is a side view of the power transmission part to the seedling supply pot etc. It is a top view of the seedling supply pot and sprocket. It is a top view of the support frame part. It is a front view of the planting cup drive mechanism part. It is a top view of the planting cup drive mechanism part. It is a side view of the planting cup drive mechanism part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transplant machine 2 Traveling machine body 29 Transplant cup 30 Transplant cup drive mechanism 45 Seedling supply pot 54 Bottom lid 85 Support frame X Seedling supply position YL Seedling delivery position YR Seedling delivery position

Claims (3)

A pair of planting cups (29) corresponding to the left and right, and a planting cup drive mechanism (30) for moving the planting cup (29) up and down are provided in pairs corresponding to the left and right. In the transplanter that receives the seedling at the seedling receiving position on the top dead center side by the cup (29) and plantes the seedling at the planting position on the bottom dead center side,
A pair of support frames (85) for supporting the pair of planting cup drive mechanisms (30) are provided, and at least one of the pair of support frames (85) can be adjusted to move in the left-right direction toward the body (2). In addition, the planting cup drive mechanism (30) supported by the support frame (85) can be adjusted to swing left and right, and the seedling receiving position on the top dead center side of the planting cup (29) Is provided so that it can be adjusted to swing left and right so that the planting position on the bottom dead center side of the planting cup (29) can be changed in the horizontal direction. Machine. When the plurality of seedling supply pots (45) are circularly moved in a ring shape and the seedling supply pot (45) is moved to the seedling delivery position corresponding to the seedling receiving position of the planting cup (29), the seedling supply pot A transplanter configured to send seedlings from (45) to the planting cup (29) in the seedling receiving position,
The seedling delivery position of the seedling supply pot (45) is configured to be changeable to the left and right according to the change of the seedling receiving position by the movement adjustment of the planting cup drive mechanism (30). 2. The transplanter according to 1. The plurality of seedling supply pots (45) have an openable / closable bottom lid (54). When the seedling supply pot (45) moves to the seedling delivery position (70), the bottom lid (54) of the seedling supply pot (45) opens, A lid regulating member configured to feed the seedling from the seedling feeding pot (45) to the planting cup (29) side and regulates the bottom lid (54) to a closed state, except for the seedling feeding position, supplies seedlings. The said seedling delivery position is provided along the movement locus | trajectory of a pot (45), and the said seedling delivery position can be changed into right and left by position adjustment or expansion / contraction adjustment of the said lid | cover control member, The Claim 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Transplanter.

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