JPH0494623A - Block seedling manufacturing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a high-efficient production while saving labors by arranging an opening/agitating unit, a block-producing unit and a watering/soil covering unit in order. CONSTITUTION:An opening/agitating unit 20, a block-producing unit 30 and a watering/soil covering unit 40 are arranged in that order. In the opening/ agitating unit, cases 11, 11... accommodating plural compost-containing vinyl bags are opened and a suitable amount of water is added to the compost followed by agitation. In the block-producing unit, the above-agitated compost is pressure molded into a prescribed shape and the molded compost is conveyed to a seedling box. In the watering/soil covering unit, a seed paper is put all over the seedling box followed by watering and soil covering.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a block seedling production system that automatically produces block seedlings used, for example, in greenhouse horticulture.

(Prior Art) Block seedlings were developed in order to increase profits in greenhouse horticulture.

When producing such block seedlings, the soil is first pressed and then cut into blocks to fit into the seedling box. Next, after filling the seedling boxes with blocks of culture soil, seed paper with seeds glued to it is spread on the surface of the platform at predetermined intervals, and a thin layer of culture soil is spread on this surface.

By growing the block seedlings produced in this manner in, for example, a greenhouse, it is possible to achieve high efficiency in production.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) By the way, in the conventional block seedling manufacturing method described above, ■Press processing process for culture soil.

■The process of cutting the pressed soil to fit into the seedling box.

■The process of putting the blocks of soil into seedling boxes.

■The process of laying seed paper on which seeds are glued at predetermined intervals on the surface of the platform.

■The process of spreading a thin layer of soil on the sheet paper.

There are processes such as

However, such a series of manufacturing processes often relies on manual labor (particularly when transferring to the next process, not only does it require a large number of people, but it is also often tiring. Furthermore, Because everything is done by hand in many cases, the resulting product is uneven, which is an impediment to increasing the production efficiency of the grown seedlings.

The present invention was made in response to these circumstances, and
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a block seedling manufacturing system that can save labor and increase the efficiency of producing grown seedlings.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the block seedling manufacturing system of the present invention automatically opens the bag, takes out the soil, adds an appropriate amount of water to it, and stirs it. a block for press-forming the soil stirred by the unsealing/stirring device into a predetermined shape, cutting it to fit in the seedling box, and transporting it into the seedling box; The manufacturing bag is equipped with an irrigation/soil covering device that applies water and soil covering to the soil block surface manufactured by this block manufacturing device, which is covered with seed paper with seeds glued at predetermined intervals. It is characterized by

(Function) In the block seedling production system of the present invention, the opening/stirring device automatically opens the bag and takes out the soil, adds an appropriate amount of water to it, and stirs it. opened/
The soil stirred by the stirring device is press-molded into a predetermined shape. Furthermore, when the block manufacturing device cuts the soil block to the extent that it fits in the seedling box and carries it into the seedling box, the irrigation/soil covering device spreads seed paper with seeds glued at predetermined intervals on the surface of the soil block manufactured by the block manufacturing device. Irrigate and cover the area with soil.

Therefore, block seedlings packed in seedling boxes can be manufactured through a series of steps.

This eliminates the need to transfer the product to the next process, and the process up to the final product is automated and carried out in a continuous process, making it possible to make the product uniform.

(Example) Hereinafter, details of an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the block seedling production system of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the block seedling manufacturing system includes a placing unit 1O1 opening/stirring device 20, a block manufacturing bag @30
and an irrigation/soil covering device 40, which are arranged in this order.

The opening/stirring device 20 automatically opens the bag filled with the soil, takes out the soil, adds an appropriate amount of water to it, and stirs it.

The block manufacturing device 30 press-forms the culture soil stirred by the unsealing/stirring device 20 into a predetermined shape, cuts it into a size that fits in the seedling box, and transports it into the seedling box.

The irrigation/soil-covering device 40 performs irrigation and soil-covering on the surface of the soil block produced by the block production device 30 and covered with seed paper on which seeds are glued at predetermined intervals.

The mounting section 10 is equipped with a mounting table 12 on which cases 11, 11, . . . containing a plurality of plastic bags filled with soil are placed. In the vicinity of the mounting table 12, a preparation table 14 is arranged to prepare for transporting the plastic bag 13 inside the case 11 to be opened to the block manufacturing apparatus 20 side.

The opening/stirring device 20 is equipped with an automatic opening section 22 equipped with a conveyor 21. Here, the conveyor 21 is arranged in parallel corresponding to a mixer 27a or 27b, which will be described later.

Below the automatic opening section 22, an automatic water supply section 23 is connected to a support shaft 24.
It is arranged so that it can be rotated freely through the.

Mixers 27a and 27b are disposed below the automatic water supply section 23 and have stirring blades 26 that rotate via a support shaft 25. And mixer 27a.

27b is driven alternately to stir the soil introduced through the automatic opening section 22. At this time, the automatic water supply section 23 rotates toward the driven mixer 27a or 27b to add an appropriate amount of water.

Below the mixers 27a and 27b, there is a conveyor 2 for conveying the stirred soil to the block manufacturing device 30.
8 are arranged.

The block manufacturing device 30 includes a soil intake section 31 that takes in the stirred soil conveyed by the conveyor 28.
is provided. A press-forming section 32 is disposed at the end of the soil intake section 31 for press-forming the stirred soil and cutting the press-formed material into a predetermined angle. A seedling box supply section 33 for supplying seedling boxes (not shown) and a seedling box for discharging the seedling boxes containing pressed culture soil cut at a predetermined angle are located at positions sandwiching the press molding section 32. A discharge section 34 is provided.

The irrigation/soil-covering device 40 is equipped with an irrigation/soil-covering section 41 that performs irrigation and covering of the soil packed in the seedling box. At the end of the irrigation/soil covering section 41, a take-out section 42 is provided to take out the seedling box from which the soil has been irrigated and covered with soil.

Note that 50 in the figure indicates a compressor, which supplies compressed air to a predetermined portion.

Next, the operation of the block seedling manufacturing system having such a configuration will be explained using FIG. 3 and FIG. 4.

First, take out the plastic bag 13 filled with soil from the case 11 stacked in a predetermined position, and place it on the preparation table 14.
They are arranged on top of each other and prepared for transport to the unsealing/stirring device 20 side.

Here, the standard supply amount of culture soil is, for example, one bag for every five seedling boxes (Fig. 3 a, b).

Note that the steps up to this point are performed at the position shown in FIG. 4 (■).

Next, on the opening/stirring device 20 side, an automatic opening section 22
opens the plastic bag 13 transferred to one of the conveyors 21, and pours the soil into the hopper of one of the mixers 27a or 27b (FIG. 3C).

In one of the mixers 27a or 27b, when the soil is put in, the stirring blades 26 rotate via the spindle 25 to scoop up the soil. At this time, the automatic water supply section 23
The mixer 27a or 27b is rotated through the mixer 27a or 27b to supply an appropriate amount of water. The stirred soil is transported to the block manufacturing apparatus 30 by the transport conveyor 28 (FIG. 3d).

Note that when the stirring operation of one mixer 27a or 27b is completed, the stirring operation of the other mixer 27a or 27b is subsequently performed. Also, the process up to this point is the fourth step.
This is done at the location shown in Figure ■.

On the block manufacturing apparatus 30 side, the soil taking-in section 31 takes in the stirred soil conveyed by the conveyor 28 . At this time, the soil taking in section 3I shapes the soil into a plate shape of, for example, 4.5 x 35 x 65 cm, and then sends it to the press forming section 32 (Fig. 3e).

At the press-forming section 32 side, the shaped soil is press-formed and cut into a predetermined angle that can fit into a seedling box. At this time, when a seedling box is supplied from the seedling box supply section 33, the press forming section 32 fills it with cut culture soil. The seedling box filled with soil is conveyed to its terminal end via the seedling box discharge section 34 (FIG. 3 f, g)
).

Note that the steps up to this point are performed at the position shown in FIG. 4 (■).

The seedling boxes sent to the terminal end of the seedling box discharge section 34 are sent to the irrigation/soil covering device 40 after a worker spreads sheet paper on the surface of the soil.

On the pond water/soil covering device 40 side, after the irrigation/soil covering unit 41 automatically performs primary and secondary irrigation on the soil,
A thin layer of soil is applied on the sheet paper, and finally tertiary irrigation is performed (Figure 3h).

When the watering and soil covering are completed, the seedlings/boxes have moved to the end of the irrigation/soil covering section 41, and from there the seedlings/boxes have been moved to the end of the irrigation/soil covering section 41.
2 and then received by the worker (Figure 3 i).

Note that the steps up to this point are performed at the position shown in FIG. 4 (■).

As described above, in this example, the bag is automatically opened by the opening/stirring device, the soil is taken out, an appropriate amount of water is added thereto, and the soil is stirred. Next, the cultivated soil stirred by the block manufacturing device is press-molded into a predetermined shape, cut into a predetermined angle, and then transported into a seedling box.

Finally, watering and soil covering are applied using the irrigation/soil covering device.

Therefore, the block seedlings packed in the seedling box can be manufactured through a series of steps, so there is no need to transfer the product to the next step. Further, since the process up to the final product is automated and carried out in a continuous process, uniformity of the product can be achieved.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the block seedling manufacturing system of the present invention, it is not necessary to transfer the product to the next process, and the process up to the final product is automated and carried out in a continuous process. Since the products are made uniform, it is possible to save labor and improve production efficiency.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Fig. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the block seedling manufacturing system of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, and Fig. 3 shows the operation of the block seedling manufacturing system of Fig. 1. A process diagram to explain
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the block seedling manufacturing system shown in FIG. 1. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Placement part, 11... Case, 12... Placement stand, 13... Preparation stand, 20... Opening/stirring device,
21...Conveyor, 22...Automatic opening section, 23...
・Automatic water supply section, 24... Mixer, 30... Block manufacturing device, 31... Cultivating soil intake section, 32... Press forming section, 33... Seedling box supply section, 34... Seedling Box discharge section, 40... Irrigation/soil covering [, 41... Irrigation/soil covering section, 42... Removal section. Patent applicant Kobashi Kogyo Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Nobuaki Kobashi Patent attorney Wataru Kokai

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) An opening/stirring device that automatically opens the bag, takes out the soil, adds an appropriate amount of water, and stirs it, and the soil that is stirred by this opening/stirring device. A block manufacturing device that press-forms a soil block into a predetermined shape, cuts it into a size that fits in a seedling box, and transports it into the seedling box, and seeds are glued at predetermined intervals on the surface of the soil block manufactured by this block manufacturing device. 1. A block seedling manufacturing system comprising an irrigation/soil-covering device for applying water and covering soil to a seed paper spread with seed paper.