JPH063022U - Granular material dropping device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] An object of the present invention is to provide a granular material dropping device suitable for fertilizing granular fertilizers of vegetables and flowers or sowing granular seeds of vegetables and flowers. [Structure] A portable hopper, a connecting device for a hose provided at the lower end of the hopper, and a flexible connecting device having a connecting device detachable from the connecting device for the hose at one end and a connecting device for a straight pipe at the other end. A hose, a granular material dropping device consisting of a straight pipe having a connecting device for the straight pipe and a detachable connecting device at one end, and a fixed amount quantitative cutting device for adjusting the cutting amount provided at the other end.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a granular material dropping apparatus suitable for fertilizing granular fertilizers such as sandy or rice grains of vegetables and flowers, or sowing granular seeds such as sandy or rice grains of vegetables and flowers. To do.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventional application of granular fertilizers for vegetables and flowers, or sowing of granular seeds for vegetables and flowers, was carried out by hand, especially in home gardens. As a result, the drop position deviated from the required position, the drop amount was not constant, and sometimes extreme excess or deficiency occurred. In the fertilization of vegetables and flowers, especially when the fertilizer adheres to the leaves and flowers, it often has an adverse effect on the subsequent growth and flowering, and there is a problem that excessive fertilization causes death. It was Moreover, in sowing, the variation in the number of seeds dropped resulted in variation in germination, and the composition of the garden and flower garden after that became unbalanced, which was not only inconvenient for growth and collection, but also often impaired aesthetics.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention provides a granular substance dropping device that can obtain a substantially equivalent dropping state regardless of whether it is used by men and women of all ages, having a simple structure, and can provide the above-mentioned conventional vegetables and flowers. The problem is to eliminate all the problems of fertilizing granular fertilizers or sowing granular seeds of vegetables and flowers.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a portable hopper, a hose connector provided at the lower end of the hopper, a hose connector and a detachable connector at one end, and the other end at the other end. A flexible hose having a straight pipe connector, a straight pipe provided with a straight pipe connector at one end and a detachable connector at the other end, and a fixed amount quantitative particle cutting device with adjustable cutting amount The first means is a granular material dropping device consisting of

A fixed quantity cutting tool for particulate matter fixedly attached to the end of a straight pipe includes a tubular body, a lid provided on the upper side of the tubular body, a holding table provided inside the upper section, and a central portion of the holding table. The opening / closing body of the opening of the straight pipe that is attached to the cylindrical body through the through hole provided in the cylindrical body is held in a positionally adjustable manner, and the lower valve body of the cylindrical body is fixedly held. The tubular body is a shaft fixed to the lower end of a net provided on a dropping skirt located with a gap, and a free length or a slightly pulled length between a washer screwed to the tip of the shaft and the holding table. The granular material dropping device described in the first means, which is composed of the spring provided in 1., is used as the second means.

[0006]

[Action]

 Since the present invention uses the above means, the operator only repeats the operation of fertilizing or sowing by setting the dropping position of the fertilizer or seed, and the dropping and preparation of dropping of the predetermined amount of fertilizer or seed are automatically repeated. It is carried out and eliminates the fluctuations in the amount thrown and the fluctuations in the dropping range that have occurred in the conventional fertilization of granular fertilizers for vegetables and flowers, or the sowing of granular seeds for vegetables and flowers. .

[0007]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a partial cross section of one embodiment, FIG. 2 is a side view of the hopper of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross section of the quantitative cutting device used in the example of FIG.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 is a handle that also serves as a stand, 2 is a portable hopper with a removable foreign matter removing filter F and a transparent lid C, and 3 is provided at the lower end of the hopper 2. A hose connector 4, a flexible hose having a connector 5 detachable from the hose connector 3 at one end and a straight pipe connector 6 at the other end, and 7 at one end for the straight pipe A straight pipe having a connecting tool 6 and a detachable connecting tool 8 and provided with a fixed-quantity cutting tool 9 capable of adjusting the cutting amount of granular material at the other end, and GL is the surface of fertilization or sowing in vegetable gardens, flower gardens, etc. .

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 10 denotes a cylindrical body that constitutes a fixed quantity cutting tool 9 for particulate matter fixedly attached to the end of the straight pipe 7, and the cylindrical body 10 has a detachable lid 11 provided on the upper portion. A holder 12 provided inside the upper part, an opening / closing body 15 for an opening 14 at a position where the straight pipe 7 is attached to the cylindrical body 10 through a through hole 13 provided in the center of the holder 12; A valve body 16 for the lower opening H of the tubular body 10 is held, and a net 18 provided in a dropping skirt 17 located below the tubular body 10 with a gap from the tubular body 10 is penetrated. , A shaft 20 to which the net 18 is fixed by a nut 19. The shaft 20 is provided with a free-length spring 22 between the washer 21 screwed to the tip end thereof and the holding base 12 for automatically returning the valve body 16. The holding of each of the opening / closing body 15 of the opening 14 of the straight pipe 7 and the lower valve body 16 of the tubular body 10 corresponds to the upper and lower positions of the support body 23 of the opening / closing body 15 in this example as illustrated. Holding nuts 24 and 25 are provided at the position of the shaft 20 to hold the cut amount of the granular material adjustable, and the lower valve body 16 has convex portions 26 and 27 at the position of the shaft 20 corresponding to the upper and lower positions. And fixedly held.

In the use of the embodiment apparatus configured as described above, the handle 1 which also serves as a stand is turned in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 2 to be a handle, and the handle 1 is grasped by one hand to form a granular shape. Lower the hopper 2 filled with fertilizer or seeds, hold the grip G of the straight pipe 7 with the other hand to go to the fertilizing or sowing place, and set the fixed amount at the tip of the straight pipe 7 on the surface GL at the fertilizing or sowing position. The dropping skirt 17 of the cutting tool 9 is landed, and the tubular body 10 is pushed down. After the landing, the upper part of the skirt 17 is brought into contact with the outer periphery of the lower opening H of the tubular body 10 by pressing down. At this time, since the shaft 20 does not move, the spring 22 is extended by the holding body 12 fixed to the depressed cylindrical body 10, and at the same time, the valve body 16 attached to the shaft 20 and the opening / closing body 15 of the opening 14 are cylindrical bodies. 10, the valve body 16 opens the lower opening H of the tubular body 10, and the opening / closing body 15 closes the front end opening 14 of the straight pipe 7. Thus, the granular fertilizer or seed cut out below the opening / closing body 15 is dropped into the skirt 17 via the net 18, while the granular fertilizer or seed is supplied from the tip opening 14 of the straight pipe 7 while the opening / closing body 15 is being supplied. And the dropping of the prescribed amount of granular fertilizer or seeds is completed. Next, when the tubular body 10 is taken from the surface GL to move the quantitative cutting device 9 to the next fertilization or sowing position, the spring 22 described above returns to the free length and the shaft 20 is pulled down, so that the valve is closed. The body 16 and the opening / closing body 15 move downward relative to the tubular body 10, the valve body 16 closes the lower opening H of the tubular body 10, and the opening / closing body 15 closes the tip opening 14 of the straight pipe 7. A predetermined amount of fertilizer or seed to be used after being opened is cut out, and the skirt 17 is restored to a predetermined position. By repeating this operation a required number of times, fertilization or sowing of a predetermined amount can be automatically completed within a predetermined range at a predetermined position without variation.

In carrying out the present invention, the means for carrying the hopper 2 is not limited to the method of using a molded body that can also serve as a stand as shown in FIG. 1, but a commonly used shoulder strap can be used. Is also good. Further, the spring for automatically returning the valve body 16 is only the method of providing the spring 22 of free length or slightly stretched length between the washer 21 screwed to the tip of the shaft 20 and the holding base 12 as shown in FIG. Instead, a spring having a free length or a slightly compressed length may be provided between the holding table 12 and the opening / closing body 15, and both springs may be used above and below the holding table 12 if necessary.

[0012]

[Effect of device]

 Since the granular material dropping device of the present invention exerts the above-mentioned action by using the above-mentioned means, it eliminates the variation in the amount of granular fertilizers or seeds which was not constant in the past, and requires an undetermined dropping range. Within the scope of the above, the effect of this kind of field is large, such as making it possible for anyone to easily implement the dropping of granular fertilizers or seeds without the need for maturation, and the ripple effect to related fields. Is also big.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional front view showing the overall configuration of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the example of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the quantitative cutting device used in the example of FIG. 2: Hopper 4: Hose 7: Straight pipe 9: Fixed amount cutting tool 10: Cylindrical body 12: Holding stand 15: Opening / closing body 16: Valve body 17: Skirt 20: Shaft 22: Spring C: Transparent lid G: Grip GL : Surface F: Filter

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A portable hopper, a hose connector provided at a lower end portion of the hopper, a hose connector and a detachable connector at one end, and a straight pipe connector at the other end. An apparatus for dropping a granular material comprising a straight tube having a flexible hose, a straight tube connector, and a detachable connector at one end, and a fixed amount quantitative particle cutter with an adjustable cutting amount at the other end. . 2. A quantitative cutting tool for particulate matter fixedly provided at the end of a straight pipe, comprising a tubular body, a lid provided on the upper side of the tubular body, a holding base provided inside the upper portion, and a holding base of the holding base. Through the through hole provided in the central portion, the opening / closing body of the opening of the straight pipe attached to the tubular body is held in a positionally adjustable manner, the lower valve body of the tubular body is fixedly held, and below the tubular body. A shaft fixed to a net provided on a dropping skirt located with a gap from the tubular body, and a spring for automatically returning the shaft provided between the holding base at the tip of the shaft. The dropping apparatus of the granular material according to claim 1.