JPH0630615A - Seedling feeder of rice transplanting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To supply seedlings to a seedling-receiving position of a planting unit in an excellent state by setting a seedling conveyer belt in an obliquely inclined state while directing the side where the bed soil part of the seedlings are held to the downward. CONSTITUTION:A seedling conveyer belt is supported in a state where the front part is inclined downward when viewed from the side and the belt is made wide enough to cover an area extending from the bed soil part 310a of the seedlings 310 to the top part of the leaves 310d thereof. Dividing projections 133... for dividing the seedlings one by one are attached to the lower part of the outer surface of the belt 130 and receiving projections 134... for receiving the bottom of the bed soil part are attached to the lower end edge part of the belt.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seedling feeding device for a rice transplanter that is loaded with a seedling box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a rice transplanter configured so that seedlings grown in a seedling box having a plurality of pots are loaded into a seedling feeder together with the seedling box and the pot seedlings are taken out from the seedling box. .

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to make it possible to supply seedlings extruded from a seedling box to a seedling picking position in a good condition in the seedling feeder of the rice transplanter having the above-mentioned structure. .

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has the following constitution. That is, the seedling supply device of the rice transplanter according to the present invention, the seedlings grown in a pot-type seedling box are loaded into the planting section together with the seedling box, and the rice seeder is extruded from the seedling box to be planted in the field. The present invention is characterized in that a seedling conveying belt that conveys the seedlings extruded from the seedling box to the seedling picking position of the planting device, one by one, is inclined so that the side holding the soil bed portion of the seedling becomes lower.

[0005]

[Operation] Since the seedling conveyor belt is slanted so that the side holding the soil bed portion of the seedling is lower, the seedling leans toward the soil bed portion side by its own weight and the positions in the length direction are aligned. Also,
The posture of the seedlings at the seedling picking position is close to the movement locus of the planting rod of the planting device, and the seedlings can be planted well.

[0006]

EXAMPLE FIG. 1 is an overall side view of an example of a rice transplanter equipped with a seedling supply device according to the present invention. This rice transplanter 1 is a four-wheeled vehicle 2 in which a planting section 3 for 6-row planting and a fertilizer application device 4 are mounted, and the rice transplanter 1 is configured as a riding-type fertilizer rice transplanter as a whole. The planting part 3 is attached to a link device 5 provided at the rear part of the machine 2 and can be raised and lowered with respect to the machine 2. The link device 5 is vertically moved by the hydraulic cylinder 6.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the planting section 3 constitutes a frame with a transmission case 10 and a horizontal pipe 9, and seedlings are supplied to the frame at a predetermined seedling picking position for feeding one seedling at a time. The device 11 and the planting device 12 for planting the seedlings supplied to the seedling picking position in the field scene are assembled by the number of planting lines. As seedlings for planting, pot seedlings grown in a pot-type seedling box are used.

The seedling box is integrally formed of a flexible synthetic resin material and has a structure shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. That is, in the seedling box 300, seedling raising pots 301, ... Opening to the top are arranged in a matrix in a vertical and horizontal direction, and seedling pushing holes 303 having three radial slits 302 are formed at the bottom of each pot. The seedling extrusion hole 303 also serves as drainage. Assuming that the longitudinal direction is vertical and the direction orthogonal thereto is horizontal, the pot interval is a constant pitch p in the vertical direction, and the boundary portion 306 in which the pot-to-pot interval is wide is provided in the center in the horizontal direction. The same number of pots (for example, 7 pots) are arranged on each side of the row at equal intervals. Therefore, the strip-shaped boundary portion 30
The seedling-growing pots are divided into two groups on the left and right with 6 in between. Left and right edges of the seedling box are guide ears 307, and claw holes 308 having a square shape in plan view are formed at the ears at the same pitch as the vertical pitch p of the pot. Ear 3
The tip portion 309 of 07 is bent downward at a substantially right angle. The seedling box 300 is formed thin throughout and has flexibility in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. Floor soil is put in the pots 301, ..., Seeded, and grown until the grown seedlings 310 have a certain size.

This rice transplanter 1 is constructed such that the seedling box is loaded into a seedling feeding device 11, and the seedling feeding device is provided in the seedling box feeding table 14 and the seedling box feeding table which serve as a seedling box feeding path. Seedling box automatic feeding device 15, seedling pushing device 16 that pushes seedlings from the seedling box at the seedling pushing position of the seedling box feeding stand 14, and seedling delivery device 17 that delivers the seedlings pushed by the seedling pushing device to the seedling conveying belt 18 described later. , A seedling transport belt 18 for transporting the seedlings received from the seedling delivery device to the seedling picking position of the planting device 12.

The seedling box feeding table 14 comprises a seedling box placing section 21, a seedling box carrying section 22 and an empty box housing section 23. Seedling box mounting section 2
Reference numeral 1 has two upper and lower stages, and both of them are inclined so that the front portion is positioned higher. Upper seedling box placement section 21 (A)
The rear part is a downwardly curved introducing part 25, and the lower end of the introducing part 25 merges with the rear end part of the lower seedling box placing part 21 (B). Then, at this confluence section 26, the seedling box carrying section 22
Is connected to the beginning of. The seedling box carrying section 22 is substantially U in a side view.
It has a character shape, the rear end of the U-shape is the start end, and the front end of the U-shape is the end. The empty box storage unit 23 is provided in front of the terminal end of the seedling box transport unit 22, and has a space for stacking and holding a plurality of empty seedling boxes.

The flow of the seedling box will be described. The seedling box 300 placed on the seedling box placing portion 21 is sent from the starting end side to the ending side of the seedling box transporting section 22, and from the end portion of the seedling box transporting section 22. The released seedling box is collected in the empty box storage unit 23. The transportation of the seedling box is performed by the automatic seedling box feeder 15, and the seedling box is intermittently moved by one pitch p. During the transportation, the pot seedlings in the seedling box are pushed backward by the seedling pushing device 16 at the seedling pushing position 27 provided in the lower portion of the seedling box feeding section 22. Since the seedling box 300 has flexibility, it can be transported along a curved transportation path. The confluence part 26 of the upper and lower seedling box placement parts is provided with a diversion mechanism which will be described later. First, the seedling boxes of the lower seedling box placement part 21 (B) are sent to the seedling box transport part 22 to lower seedlings. Box mounting part 21 (B)
If the seedling box of No. is gone, the upper seedling box placement section 21 (A)
The seedling box is sent to the seedling box transport unit 22.

From the front end of the seedling box placing section 21 to the seedling box carrying section 22
The part from the seedling pushing position 27 to the seedling box feeding side is the part from the seedling pushing position 27 to the end of the seedling box transporting part 22 is the return side of the seedling box (empty box). The first half of the supply side, in other words, the part of the seedling box mounting portion 21 has a relatively gentle slope in order to prevent an excessive load from being applied to a lower seedling box by vibration or the like. The second half,
In other words, the part of the seedling box carrying section 22 has a steep slope. In addition, the inclination θ of the supply side portion of the seedling box transport unit 22
_When comparing the inclination θ ₂ of ₁ and the return side portion, the inclination of the return side portion is steeper than that of the supply side portion (θ ₁ >
θ ₂ ). This is for the following reason. In other words, the supply side part carries a seedling box containing seedlings, so there is a limit to the slope so that seedlings do not fall out, whereas the return side part carries an empty box, so it may be close to vertical. Because you can. The empty box storage section 23 is located immediately below the seedling box placing section 21 and is provided substantially parallel to the seedling box placing section 21 so as to avoid the rear wheel 2a of the machine 2. The above configuration is effective for shortening the overall length of the machine body, and as is apparent from FIG. 1, the arrangement is such that no dead space is created between the main machine 2 and the planting section 3.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
The seedling box mounting portion 21 includes a plurality of seedling box support members 3 that are long in the front and rear.
0, ... are arranged in parallel, and they are connected on the lower surface side by connecting bars 31 ,. A ridge 32 which is one step higher than the seedling box supporting member 30 is formed in the left and right central portions thereof. There is. When supplying the seedling box, the left and right center of the seedling box 300 is aligned with the left and right center of the seedling box mounting portion 21.
The bottom surface of the seedling raising pots 301, ... Is supported by the seedling box support members 30, and the ridge 32 engages with the groove-shaped portion on the back surface side of the boundary portion 306 so that the seedling box 300 does not shift left and right. Has become.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG.
Since the introduction portion 25 is curved, it has a structure different from the linear portion of the seedling box mounting portion. That is, the bottom plate 35 that supports the seedling box is a plate having a corrugated cross section, and the left and right edge portions 3
5a and 35a are higher than the other parts. Also,
A partition plate 36 for partitioning each strip is provided, and a holding metal fitting 37 is attached to the inner surface of the partition plate. Edge 35
The ear portion 307 of the seedling box is allowed to pass through the gap between a and the holding metal fitting 37. In this way, the edge portion 3
By guiding 07, the seedling box 300 is smoothly fed along the curved line of the introduction portion 25, and the edge portion 36
As a result, the lateral movement of the seedling box 300 is restricted, so the seedling box 300 does not shift to the left and right. Further, a pair of upper and lower support rods 40, 40 are supported by mounting plates 39, 39 integrally formed at appropriate positions of the partition plate 36, and a pressing rod 42 is fixed to the tip end portions of the support plates 41, 41 attached to these support rods. ing. The presser bar 42 presses the boundary portion 306 of the seedling box from above, and prevents the left and right center portions of the seedling box 300 passing through the introducing portion 25 that is curved at a steep angle from jumping out. Acting to do.

FIG. 9 is a view on arrow D in FIG. The supply side portion of the seedling box transporting section 22 is provided with a bottom plate 44 similar to the bottom plate 35 of the introducing section 25, and the edge portion 44 a of the bottom plate and the holding metal fitting 45.
It guides the ear 307 of the seedling box. At the bottom of the holding metal fitting 45, a rectangular opening 45a that is long in the vertical direction is formed.
Are formed.

The arcuate portion at the bottom of the seedling box transporting section 22 is a pair of left and right rails 46, 46 for receiving the left and right ends of the seedling box.
And a guide fitting 47 that supports the left and right boundary portions 306 of the seedling box.

FIG. 10 is a view taken in the direction of arrow E in FIG. The return side portion of the seedling box transport section 22 has a pair of left and right receiving pipes 48, 48 along the upper surface of the seedling box and a boundary section 306 of the seedling box.
And a guide pipe 49 fitted on the back side of the seedling box, and the seedling box is sandwiched between the two pipes 48, 48, 49. As shown in the drawing, the pair of left and right receiving pipes 48, 48 are connected at their end portions, and the connecting portion 48a has a shape in which the central portion is constricted downward, and corresponding to the constriction of the connecting portion 48a, The vicinity 49a of the end portion of the guide pipe 49 is bent toward the receiving pipe. Therefore, the seedling box 300 (X) immediately before being discharged from the end of the seedling box transport unit 22 is bent in a direction intersecting the feeding direction so as to be convex downward as illustrated. By doing so, the rigidity of the seedling box 300 (X) in the front-rear direction becomes high, so that the seedling box does not bend more than necessary in the feeding direction (front-back direction) at the time of discharging, as shown in FIG. 23 can be collected successfully.

The automatic seedling box feeder 15 is shown in FIGS.
It is configured as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 50 denotes an automatic feed rod, which is inserted into the opening 45a of the pressing metal fitting 45 and is provided with a nail hole 308 of the seedling box.
Has an automatic feed claw 51 that engages with the lower wall surface of the. The automatic feed rod 50 is attached to a roller shaft 54 provided at the tip of the swing arm 53 in a state of being biased toward the seedling box path side via a torque spring 55, and the swing arm 53 is a support shaft. As it swings about 57, it moves up and down. When the automatic feed rod 50 is at the lower limit position,
The automatic feed claw 51 is set to be located at the seedling pushing position 27. The swing arm 53 is driven via the seedling feeding rod 58. Reference numeral 60 denotes a stop rod, which is inserted into the opening 45a and is engaged with the upper wall surface of the nail hole 308 of the seedling box.
Has 1. The stop rod 60 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 62, and its lower end is slidably in contact with the roller shaft 54. Therefore, when the swing arm 53 moves upward, the lower portion of the blocking rod 60 is pushed rightward so that the blocking claw 61 is disengaged from the claw hole 308. Furthermore, the control rod 6
When 0 is pushed for a certain amount or more, this engages with the engaging piece 50a of the automatic feed rod 50, and the automatic feed claw 51 also comes off from the claw hole 308. Further, 65 is a leaf spring brake, which is a hook portion 65a.
Engaging with the claw hole 308 has an effect of preventing the seedling box from dropping due to its own weight. Next, FIGS.
The seedling feeding operation will be described based on 6.

FIG. 14 shows a state in which the swing arm 53 is swung downward, and the automatic feed claw 51 of the automatic feed rod 50 and the stop claw 61 of the stop rod 60 are fitted in the opening 45a. The upper wall surface (the lower end surface of the seedling box in the initial state) of the claw hole 308 of the seedling box is received by 61, and the seedling box 300 is held stationary.

FIG. 15 shows a state in which the swing arm 53 is swung upward, and when the automatic feed rod 50 is moved upward, the automatic feed claw 51 slides along the upper wall surface of the claw hole 308 to automatically feed the claw. 51 is pushed out from the claw hole 308,
The lower part of the stop rod 60 is pushed rearward by the roller shaft 54, and the stop claw 61 is also removed from the claw hole 308. By the action of the leaf spring brake 65, the seedling box 300 is held in the same position.

When the swing arm 53 is rotated downward from the state shown in FIG. 15, the automatic feed claw 51 of the automatic feed rod 50 is fitted into the claw hole 308 as shown in FIG. At this point, the stop claw 61 of the stop rod 60 is still out of the claw hole 308. When the swing arm 53 further rotates in this state, the automatic feed claw 51 pushes down the lower wall surface of the claw hole 308 to convey the seedling box 300 by one pitch p. The seedling box at the top falls by its own weight. When the swing arm 53 rotates to the bottom dead center, the regulation by the roller shaft 54 is released, the stopper claw 61 fits into the claw hole 308, and the state shown in FIG. 14 is restored.

The seedling box feeding base 14 is the automatic seedling box feeding device 1 described above.
In addition to 5, a manual seedling box feeding device 69 is provided. 12
Reference numeral 70 in FIG. 13 denotes a manual feed rod having a manual feed pawl 71 similar to the automatic feed pawl 51,
It is attached to a roller shaft 74 provided in the middle portion of No. 3 via a torque spring 75 in a state of being urged toward the seedling box transportation path side. Normally, the manual feed rod 70 is in the fixed position shown in FIG. 12, and the manual feed pawl 71 is fitted into the nail hole 308 of the seedling box and the manual feed pawl 71 in a cycle in which the seedling box moves 1 pitch p. 71 is swinging in a state of being pushed out from the claw hole 308. When the manual lever 73 is reciprocated within the range shown in FIG. 17, when the manual lever 73 rotates downward, the manual feed claw 71 pushes down the lower wall surface of the claw hole 308 to feed the seedling box 300 by 1 pitch p. Transport in the direction. When the manual lever 73 is moved a little higher than the fixed position, the roller shaft 74 presses the upper portion 60a of the blocking rod 60, whereby the blocking rod 60 rotates counterclockwise and the blocking pawl 61 comes out of the pawl hole 308. Therefore, the seedling box can be conveyed by the manual seedling box feeder 69.

Further, when the manual lever is moved up to the position shown in FIG. 18 and the manual feed pawl 71 is engaged with the locking piece 76, the stop rod 60 is engaged with the engaging portion 50a of the automatic feed rod 50. Since the automatic feeding rod 50 is rotated rearward, the automatic feeding pawl 51 of the automatic feeding rod 50 is also disengaged from the pawl hole 308, so that the seedling box can freely fall.

The manual feed rod 70 also serves as a stopper for preventing the seedling box from dropping when the seedling box is loaded. 76 is a support shaft 77
A distal end bent portion 76a is engaged with a projection 70a formed on a side surface portion of the manual feed rod 70 by a stopper arm that is rotatably supported. Stopper arm 7
6 is provided on the path through which the ear portion 307 of the seedling box passes, and is biased by the spring 78 in the direction opposite to the feeding direction of the seedling box. When the seedling box 300 is present on the transport path, the stopper arm 76 is pushed by the seedling box 300 and the stopper arm 76 shown in FIG.
9, the manual feed rod 70 is free. However, when there is no seedling box on the transport path, the stopper arm 76 is rotated by the force of the spring 78 to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 19, and the tip bent portion 76a and the projection 70a are engaged, so that the manual feed rod 70 The movement is restricted. Therefore, when the seedling box 300 is loaded when the seedling box of the seedling box feed base 14 is empty, the seedling box 300 is once received and held by the manual feed claw 71 of the manual feed rod 70. By doing so, the seedling box drops abruptly to the lower part of the seedling box carrying section 22 when the seedling box is loaded, and the seedlings and the seedling box feeding device 1 are provided.
It is possible to prevent trouble from occurring in item 5. Manual lever 7
3 is operated to slightly lift the manual feed rod 71, the tip bent portion 76a of the stopper arm and the projection 70a are disengaged, and the manual feed rod 70 becomes free, so that the seedling box held can be dropped. Become. When the seedling box falls, the stopper arm 76 is pushed to the position shown by the chain line.

The rod 80 on which the spring 78 is loosely fitted is interlocked with the swing arm 53 by the connecting member 81. When the swing arm 53 swings upward, that is, the automatic feed claw 51 and Stopper claw 61 has claw hole 3
When it is disengaged from 08, the spring 78 is compressed and the urging force of the stopper arm 76 is increased. As described above, when the automatic feed claw 51 and the stop claw 61 are disengaged from the claw holes 308 immediately before the seedling feeding, the seedling box 300 is held by the leaf spring brake 65. When it is applied, the leaf spring brake 65
It will not be possible to support it alone. Therefore, at this time, the stopper arm 76 acts as a brake for preventing the upper seedling box from moving downward, and assists the leaf spring brake 65.

The stopper arm 76 constitutes a part of the flow dividing mechanism. That is, a switching stopper 90 is rotatably provided at the confluence portion 26 of the upper and lower seedling box mounting portions, and the switching stopper and the stopper arm 76 are connected by a connecting rod 91. When the stopper arm 76 is at the position shown by the chain line in FIG. 19, the switching stopper 90 is also at the position shown by the chain line, and the seedling box transport path of the upper seedling box placement section 21 (A) is closed. Therefore, initially, the seedling box 300 placed on the seedling box placing portion 21 (B) in the lower stage is
Is supplied to the seedling box transport unit 22. Lower seedling box mounting section 21
When the seedling box of (B) has been supplied and the rearmost end of the seedling box 300 has passed the stopper arm 76, the switching stopper 90 is rotated to the position indicated by the solid line in conjunction with the stopper arm 76, and the seedling box transport path is moved. As it will be opened, the upper seedling box placement part 2
The seedling box placed at 1 (A) is supplied to the seedling box transport unit 22.

A detection switch 93 for detecting the presence or absence of a seedling box is provided between the manual feed rod 70, which is a fall prevention stopper, and the seedling pushing-out position 27, and the detection result is displayed on, for example, a seedling reduction lamp 94 of the center mascot. It is supposed to be displayed. When the seedling reduction lamp 94 is turned on, the operation is stopped, a new seedling box is supplied to the seedling box placing portion 21, and the empty box loaded in the empty box storage portion 23 is removed. If the sensing switch 93 is provided at the position of this embodiment, seedlings can be replenished before the seedlings are completely lost, so that plant stalls can be prevented and the manual feed rod 7
Sensing switch 9 when 0 is functioning as a stopper
Since 3 detects the decrease of seedlings, the supplied seedling box can be once received by the manual feed rod 70, and the displacement of the seedling box due to impact or the like can be prevented.

The seedling pushing device 16 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the seedling pushing pin 100, ..., which is located on the line passing through the seedling pushing position 27, is provided, and the slide member 101 to which the seedling pushing pin is attached extends along the guide rod 102 in the axial direction of the seedling pushing pin 100. It is configured to be slidable on. Rotating shaft 10 provided above slide member 101
4, a swing arm 105 is pivotally supported, and the slide member 10 is inserted into an engaging groove 106 formed at a lower end portion of the swing arm.
The engaging convex portion 107 protruding to the side surface of 1 is engaged. A drive arm 108 is integrally provided on the rotating shaft 104, and a seedling pushing rod 109 connected to the drive arm is provided.
The swing arm 105 swings by reciprocating. When the swing arm 105 swings, the slide member 101
When the plant moves reciprocally along the guide rod 102 and moves backward, the seedling pushing pin 100 is inserted into the seedling pushing hole 303 of the seedling box, and pushes the seedling in the pot 301 backward. At the rear end of the guide rod 102, the seedling pushing pin guide hole 110 is formed.
The guide plate 111 having the holes is fixedly attached. This guide plate 111 is used for the seedling box 3 waiting at the seedling pushing position 27.
00 also has the role of preventing the front (pot side) from bending.

The seedling extruding pins 100 (seven in the illustrated example) for extruding the left half of the seedlings and the seedling extruding pins 100 (seven in the illustrated example) for extruding the right half of the seedlings in each row are different slide members 101 (L). ), 101 (R), and the seedling extruding pins 100, ...
They are designed to operate alternately while maintaining a phase of 80 degrees. In addition, two rows constitute one unit, and in these two rows, the inner seedling extruding pins 100, ... Simultaneously operate, and the outer seedling extruding pins 100 ,. The rotating shaft 104 (I) is formed as a cylindrical shaft in order to prevent the rotating shaft 104 (I) for the inner seedling pushing pin and the rotating shaft 104 (O) for the outer seedling pushing pin from interfering with each other. Then, a solid rotating shaft 104 (O) is fitted inside thereof.

22 and 23 are a side view and a developed plan view of the seedling delivery device. The seedling delivery device 17 includes a seedling delivery arm 111 having a seedling holder 110 at its tip. As shown in FIG. 24, the seedling holder 110 has a recessed portion 112 having a semicircular bottom so that the bed soil portion 310a of the seedling 310 can be fitted to the seedling pushing pins 100, ... ... is formed. Seedling delivery arm 111
2 is attached to a rotary frame 115 that rotates around a rotary shaft 114 so as to be movable back and forth.
While swinging up and down within the range of J-K at 0,
At the lower moving position K, the rotary frame 115 is advanced to the forward position L.

When the material of the seedling holder 110 is aluminum and the surface of the seedling holder 110 is coated with Teflon, the adhesion of mud and the like is reduced, which is preferable. Seedling delivery arm 111
The left and right members 111a, 111a to the connecting member 1
11b, and the seedling holder 110 is mounted on the connecting member. By adopting such a structure, the rigidity of the seedling delivery arm 111 itself is improved and the seedling holder 110 is reinforced.

As shown in FIG. 25, an L-shaped guide groove 116 from the upper surface to the front is formed in the center of the seedling holder 110 in the left-right direction, and the guide fittings of the seedling box feed base 14 are formed. At the rear portion of 47, an overhanging portion 47 a having a shape along the movement path of the seedling holder 110 is formed.
When the seedling holder 110 moves between J and K, the overhanging portion 47a of the guide fitting engages with the front portion 116a of the guide groove, and when the seedling holder 110 moves between KL, the overhanging portion of the guide fitting. 47a engages with the upper portion 116a of the guide groove,
The seedling transfer arm 111 is prevented from shifting to the left or right during operation.

Further, a seedling tapping tool 117 is provided at a position facing the lowered seedling delivery arm. The seedling tapping tool 117 is separated so that its tip can be inserted into the recess 112, ... Of the seedling holder 110, and each tip separating portion 118 is bent as shown in FIG.
A portion 118a that receives the bottom of the seedling and a portion 118b that abuts on the upper side surface of the seedbed 310a. Seedling tapping tool 1
Reference numeral 17 is attached to the seedling tapping mounting arm 120, and the seedling tapping mounting arm 120 swings to intermittently move up and down within a range shown by a solid line and a chain line in FIG. The seedling tapping mounting arm 120 is operated via the seedling tapping rod 121. 122 is a return spring.

The seedlings 310 pushed out from the seedling box 300 by the seedling pushing pins 100, ... When the seedling delivery arm 111 is in the J position are recessed portions 11 of the seedling holder 110.
Pushed into 2, ... The seedling transfer arm 111 rotates to the K position and advances to the L position there. Seedling 310, ...
Can be received by the part 118a of the tapping tool, so the seedling 3
10, ... Disengage from the seedling holder 110. At about the same time as that, the seedling tapping tool 117 moved downward, and the seedling holder 110
The seedlings 310, which have come off from the above, are knocked down onto the seedling conveying belt 18. The seedling delivery device 17 is one of the seedling extrusion devices 16 described above.
/ 2 seedling push pin 100
The seedlings extruded by and the seedlings extruded by the outer seedling extruding pins 100 are alternately transferred to the seedling conveying belt 18.

FIG. 26 is a side view of the seedling conveying belt, and FIG. 27 is a view of the M arrow. The seedling conveying belt 18 is a pair of right and left symmetrical timing belts 130 stretched in the shape of a right triangle.
(L) and 130 (R) are one set. Three roller shafts 131 (1, 1,
2, 3) are slanted so that the front part is in a lower position, and the seedling conveying belt 18 is supported in a front-down state in a side view. The seedling 310 has a relatively wide belt width that can cover the floor soil portion 310a to the tip of the leaf 310b, and is located below the outer peripheral surface of the timing belt 130, that is, the seedling soil portion 3
10a is provided with partitioning projections 133 for partitioning the seedlings one by one in the circumferential direction at equal intervals q, and timing at a position deviated from the partitioning projections by 1/2 of the interval q in the circumferential direction. Receiving projections 134, which receive the bottom of the floor soil portion 310a, are provided at the lower edge of the belt. The roller shaft 131 (1) at the lower center side is a drive shaft, and both timing belts 130 (L) and 130 (R) constantly move in the arrow direction in FIG. The left and right timing belts 130 (L) and 130 (R) are separated by a gap 136 through which one seedling can pass, and the lower end of the gap serves as a seedling take-out port 137. The seedling take-up port 137 holds the seedlings once and, at the same time, attaches a planting rod 14 described later.
A pair of left and right rubber guides 138, 138 that serve as a guide when 1 holds the seedlings are attached.

The left half of the seedling group (seven seedlings) delivered by the seedling delivery device 17 is the timing belt 1 on the left side.
Right half seedlings (7) placed on the upper side of 30 (L)
Is placed on the upper side of the right timing belt 130 (R). The delivery of these seedlings is performed alternately on the left and right. The seedlings 310, ... Mounted on the upper side of either the left or right timing belt 130 are conveyed inward as the timing belt 130 moves, and then conveyed downward through the gap 136 between the left and right timing belts. 1 in 137
Supplied stock by stock (see FIG. 28). When the rearmost seedling among them is conveyed to the gap 136, the seedlings 310, ... Are placed on the other timing belt 130 (see FIG. 29). In this way, the left and right timing belts are constantly moved, and the left and right seedlings are alternately transferred, so that the seedlings are continuously supplied to the seedling take-in port 137. The seedling take-out port 137 of the three roller shafts
Since the roller shaft 131 (1) located in the vicinity of is driven, the seedling supply timing does not vary.

The planting device 12 includes a planting device mounting shaft 15 which will be described later.
A pair of planting rods 141 and 141 are attached to a rotary case 140 that rotates around the center. Planting rod 1
41 includes a seedling holding claw 142 and a seedling pushing tool 143. The planting rod moves up and down while drawing a predetermined locus 144, and at the upper part of the locus, the seedling holding claw 142 is located at the seedling take-out port 137 at the seedling taking position. The seedlings supplied are sandwiched, and the seedling push-out tools 143 project at the lower part of the locus to push out the retained seedlings, whereby seedlings are planted one by one in a field scene.

As shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, the rubber guide 138 has a support frame 18 for supporting the seedling belt on the base side.
, And the free end side extends forward and downward along the locus 144 of the seedling holding claw. On the inner surface of the rubber guide 138, a groove-shaped slit 1 is formed in a direction intersecting with the locus 144.
46 and pleated ribs 147 are formed on the front and back. The seedlings dropped from the seedling conveying belt 18 are supported by the ribs 147 and 147, and the seedling holding claws 142 enter there to sandwich the seedlings, and the seedling holding claws 142 sandwiching the seedlings.
Moves while expanding the tip ends of the rubber guides 138, 138. Since the seedlings are once supported by the ribs 147, 147, the spacing r between the bases of the rubber guides 138, 138 can be widened, and the seedlings can be dropped surely. Since the tip of the seedling holding claw 142 contacts the thin and soft rib 147, the rubber guide 138 is less likely to be damaged. Also, slit 1
By providing 46, the rubber guides 138, 13
Even if the tip end portion of 8 is pushed open, the base portion is not affected, and it is possible to prevent the seedlings at the seedling take-in port 137 from dropping. The timing is set so that the next seedling is dropped to the seedling take-out port 137 when the planting rod 141 passes through the rubber guides 138, 138.

As shown in FIGS. 38 and 39,
It is preferable that the seedling holding claws 142 are needle-shaped and the plate 143a that supports the seedlings is attached to the seedling pushing tool 143 because the resistance applied to the bed soil portion 310a of the seedlings becomes constant. Further, in this case, since the seedling holding claw 142 and the rubber guide 138 do not contact with each other, there is an advantage that the rubber guide 138 can be prevented from being damaged.

Further, in the case of a plate-shaped seedling holding claw 142, as shown in FIGS. 40 and 41, a convex portion 148 along the locus 144 is provided on the inner surface portion of the rubber guide 138, and the seedling floor soil portion 310a. By providing resistance to the seedlings, the seedlings can be supported from the side surface, so that the seedlings can be held well.

As shown in FIGS. 32 and 33, the transmission case 10 is provided with an input case 151 which is rotatably mounted on the rear frame 5a of the link device 5 by a rolling shaft 150 and projecting on both side surfaces of the input case. The transmission pipes 152, 152 and a total of three L-shaped cases 153, which extend rearward from the central portion of the input case 151 and the front end portions of the transmission pipes 152, 152, are configured. The L-shaped case 153 has a horizontal portion 153a extending horizontally and a rising portion 153 rising vertically from the rear end of the horizontal portion.
b and the planting device 1 on both sides of the rear part of the horizontal part 153a.
2 and 12 are provided, and a transmission box 153c for transmitting to each part of the two-row seedling supply devices 11, 11 is provided at the upper end of the rising portion 153b.

Input case 151 and transmission pipe 15
Power 2 is input from the main unit 2 via a universal joint 156 to a main shaft 155 supported in 2, 152.
From the main shaft, it is transmitted via a chain 159 to a planting device mounting shaft 158 supported on the rear portion of each L-shaped case horizontal portion 153a. It is transmitted from the planting device mounting shaft 158 to the counter shaft 160 provided at the rear portion thereof via gears 162 and 163, and is further transmitted from the counter shaft 160 to each shaft in the transmission box 153c via the chain 164. There is.

FIG. 34 is an exploded sectional view of the transmission box. Inside the transmission box 153c, the seedling conveying belt drive shaft 170 and the seedling delivery device drive shaft 1 that constantly rotate in a fixed direction.
71, a seedling box feed drive shaft 172, a seedling delivery arm slide shaft 174, which is cam-driven by the above-mentioned shafts and rotates intermittently repeatedly, a seedling push-out pin actuating shaft 175, and a seedling feed actuating shaft 176 are supported. 178, 179, 18
0 and 181 are transmission gears, which drive the seedling carrier belt drive shaft 170,
The seedling delivery device drive shaft 171 and the seedling box feed drive shaft 172 are transmitted in this order.
0 and the rotation speed of the seedling delivery device drive shaft 171 are equal, and the rotation speed of the seedling delivery device drive shaft 171 is set to twice the rotation speed of the seedling box feed drive shaft 172.

The seedling conveying belt drive shaft 170 has a total of four roller shafts 131, which are provided in two directions orthogonal to the drive shaft 170.
(1) is driven via the bevel gears 186 and 187.
The pair of roller shafts 131 (1) and 131 (1) in each row are configured to rotate in opposite directions.

One end of the seedling delivery device driving shaft 171 projects out of the case, and a seedling delivery arm rotating crank 190 is attached thereto. The swing mechanism of the seedling delivery arm will be described with reference to FIG. A swing arm 191 is integrally provided on the rotary shaft 114, and a pin 193 having a guide hole 192 is rotatably supported in the swing arm 191. A transmission rod 195 having one end rotatably connected to the crank 190 is slidably inserted into the guide hole 192. Transmission rod 195
The pin 193 is sandwiched between the springs 196 and 19 on both sides.
7 is loosely fitted, and the positional relationship between the transmission rod 195 and the pin 193 can be elastically changed. Further, along with the transmission rod 195, the stopper rubber 19 is provided at predetermined intervals.
The stopper rod 201 fitted with 9,200 is the fulcrum 20.
It is provided so as to be rotatable about 2. Crank 1
When 90 rotates, the swing arm 191 swings and the seedling delivery arm 111 moves up and down. However, since the swing range of the swing arm 191 is regulated by the stopper rubbers 199 and 200, the seedling delivery arm. The upper limit position of 111 is J, and the lower limit position is K. The excess amount of crank operation is absorbed by the springs 196 and 197. Therefore, the up-and-down rotation of the seedling delivery arm 111 is stopped for a certain period of time at the seedling receiving position J and the seedling releasing position K, so that the seedlings can be delivered reliably.

The seedling delivery arm slide shaft 174 is repeatedly rotated by the rotation of the seedling delivery device drive shaft 171 transmitted by the slide cam 210 and the cam follower 211. Then, the repetitive operation of the slide arm 213 provided on the protruding portion of the seedling delivery arm slide shaft 174 is transmitted to the rollers 214, 214 pivotally supported by the seedling delivery arm support shaft 111a.
The seedling delivery arm support shaft 111a is slid with respect to the rotating frame 115. Slide cam 210 and cam follower 211
Operates so as to rotate the seedling delivery arm slide shaft 174 in the pushing direction, and is rotated by the spring 215 in the returning direction. The slide arm 21
3 is composed of a pushing arm 213a fixed to the seedling delivery arm slide shaft 174 and a returning arm 213b attached to the pushing arm by a coil spring 217, and escapes of the rollers 214, 214 are provided on the returning arm 213b side. .

A seedling tapping cam 220 is provided integrally with the crank 190, and the seedling tapping arm 222 is swung by the cam 220 and a cam follower roller 221.
Drive the seedling tapping rod 121. Also in this case, the seedling tapping tool 117 is driven by the spring 225, and the seedling tapping cam 220 and the cam follower 221 return the seedling tapping tool 117 to the original position.

By the way, it is inevitable that the operation of the seedling tapping tool 117 must be instantaneously performed. Therefore, the drive mechanism has the structure shown in FIG. That is, the cam 220 is composed of a mountain portion 220a and a valley portion 220b, and when the roller 221 falls from the mountain portion 220a to the valley portion 220b, the action of the spring 225 causes the seedling tapping arm 22.
2 rotates in the direction of the arrow. The movement amount of the seedling tapping arm 222 required for tapping the seedlings is α ₁ , and the cam 220 required for that is
The rotation angle of is β ₁ . However, when the roller 221 passes through the corner portion 220c, a sufficient movement amount of the seedling tapping arm 222 cannot be obtained with respect to the rotation amount of the cam 220, so this portion is a play and the seedling tapping arm 2
The operation range α _{2 of} 22 (the rotation range β _{2 of the} cam 220) is such that the seedling tapping tool 117 does not operate.

The seedling extruding pin working shaft 175 is for the inside (I)
And outside (O), and both shafts are concentrically supported rotatably with respect to each other. Then, the seedling pushing rod 109 (I) is attached to the seedling pushing arm 230 (I) of the inner seedling pushing pin working shaft 175 (I), and the outer seedling pushing pin working shaft 175 (O) of the outer seedling pushing pin working shaft 175 (O) is pushed. The seedling pushing rod 109 (O) is attached to the arm.

The drive mechanism for the seedling push-out pin actuating shaft 175 is constructed as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 232 denotes an extruding cam attached to the seedling delivery device drive shaft 171, which has the same phase for the inside (I) and outside (O). Reference numeral 233 is an extrusion stopper attached to the seedling box feed drive shaft 172, and the phases for the inside (I) and the outside (O) are shifted by 180 degrees.
Further, 234 (I) and 234 (O) are roller support arms provided on the inner and outer seedling pushing pin operating shafts 175 in the same phase, respectively, and correspond to the rollers 236 corresponding to the pushing cam 232 and the pushing stopper 233. Roller 2
37 are rotatably supported. The roller support arm 234 is biased by a spring 238 toward the side where the roller engages with the cam, and when the roller support arm 234 is pulled toward the seedling delivery device drive shaft 171, the seedling pushing pin 100 projects. It is like this.

The peak portion 232a of the pushing cam is the roller 236.
233a of the extrusion stopper when engaging with
When the roller engages with the roller 237, the roller support arm 2
Since 34 is in the position where the outer side 234 (O) is shown in the figure, the seedling pushing pin 100 does not protrude, the trough portion 232b of the pushing cam engages with the roller 236, and the trough portion 233b of the pushing stopper is formed. When facing the roller 237, the seedling push-out pin 100 is projected. By the way, since the rotation speed of the seedling delivery device drive shaft 171 is twice the rotation speed of the seedling box feed drive shaft 172, the pushing cam 2
The push stopper 233 makes one rotation while the 32 makes two rotations. Therefore, every time the seedling box feed drive shaft 172 makes one rotation, the seedling pushing pin 100 projects at a rate of once. In addition, both inner and outer extrusion stoppers 233 (I),
Since the phase of 233 (O) is 180 degrees out of phase, the inner seedling extruding pin and the outer seedling extruding pin alternately project in a 180 ° out of phase state. Extrusion stopper 233
The timing when the (I, O) peak portion 233a and the valley portion 233b face the roller 237 is shown in the timing chart of FIG.

Seedling box feed drive shaft 172 to seedling feed actuation shaft 1
The rotation is transmitted to 76 via the seedling feeding cam 240 and the cam follower 241. Frame-shaped seedling feeding operation arms 242 are attached to both left and right protruding portions of the seedling feeding operation shaft 176,
The rear end of the seedling feeding rod 58 is rotatably connected to one end of the arm, and the seedling feeding rod 5 is connected to the other end.
A spring 243 that acts in a direction to push 8 forward is connected. (See FIG. 2) The seedling feeding swing arm 53 is rotated by the spring 243 in the seedling feeding direction, and is rotated by the seedling feeding cam 240 and the cam follower 241 in the returning direction.

The drive mechanism of the seedling feeding device 11 is configured as described above, and the respective parts of the seedling feeding device 15, seedling pushing device 16, seedling delivery device 17 and seedling conveying belt 18 are operated in synchronization with each other. There is. Each of these parts is adapted to be transmitted from a common shaft (seedling transport belt drive shaft 170) provided at the end portion of the transmission case 10, so that the phases do not shift and an accurate seedling supply operation is always performed. You can In addition, these parts are designed so that the action side action is performed by the spring and the return side action is performed by the cam and the cam follower, so that the action action is quick and accurate, and the cam is downsized. There is.

FIG. 37 is a time chart showing the operation timings of the seedling supplying device 11 and the planting device 12.
This figure means the following:

[0055] (1) "seedling-up position" a ₁ ~a ₁₄ shows the timing of seedling holding 142 claws Uekomi杆141 passes through the seedling-up B 137.

[0056] (2) "implantable rod stop position" b ₁ ~b ₁₄ is,
It is the timing when the planting device 12 stops when the planting clutch is disengaged, and the planting rod 141 stops at a position slightly past the seedling take-out port 137.

(3) "Feeding seedling box" indicates the operation of the automatic feeding claw 51. The upward movement starts at c ₁ , the downward movement starts at c ₂ , and the operation stops at c ₃ . The seedling box is moved one pitch when the feed claw 51 moves downward.

(4) For "seedling extrusion", d ₁ -d
_The seedling pushing pin 100 projects between 2 and the seedling pushing pin 100 retracts between d _{3 and} d ₄ . Inner seedling extrusion pin 10
The operating phase of 0 (I) and the seedling pushing pin 100 (O) on the outside is 180 degrees out of phase. Immediately before the start of feeding the seedling box, the operation of the inner seedling pushing pin 100 (I) is completed.

(5) With regard to "rotation of seedling delivery arm", the seedling delivery arm 111 is moved downward between e _{1 and} e ₂ , and e
_The seedling delivery arm 111 moves upward between _{3 and} e ₄ . Although it cannot be clearly identified from the timing chart in the figure, the operation speed when moving downward is slightly slower than when moving upward. The reason for this is to prevent the seedlings held by the seedling holder 110 from being released or displaced.

[0060] (6) with respect to the "seedling delivery arm slide" is, seedling delivery arm 111 is advanced between f ₁ -f _2,
The seedling delivery arm 111 retracts between f _{3 and} f ₄ . In order to ensure the extraction of seedlings from the seedling holder 110, the forward speed is slower than the backward speed. This sliding operation is performed while the seedling delivery arm 111 is in the down position.

(7) With regard to "beating seedlings", g ₁ -g ₂
The seedling tapping tool 117 moves downward between them, and the seedling tapping tool 117 moves upward between g _{3 and} g ₄ . This seedling tapping operation is performed while the seedling delivery arm 111 is stopped at the forward position.

(8) The seedling delivering arm rotating operation, the seedling delivering arm sliding operation and the seedling tapping operation are performed twice in one cycle, and the phases of both operations are shifted by 180 degrees. The seedlings extruded by the outer seedling extruding pins 100 (O) in the first operation are delivered to the seedling conveying belt 18, and the seedlings extruded by the inner seedling extruding pins (I) in the second operation are seedling conveying belt 18 Hand over to.

(9) When the work is stopped, the planting rod 141 stops at any of the planting rod stop positions b _{1 to} b ₁₄ , but when the seedling pushing pin 100 is inserted into the pot of the seedling box, the seedling seedling is pushed. The seedling box cannot be pulled out from the box feeder 14.
Therefore, it is convenient to provide a seedling box withdrawing OK lamp 245 in the cockpit, which indicates that the seedling pushing device 14 is inactive and the seedling box can be withdrawn. The seedling box withdrawal OK lamp 245 is switched by, for example, a seedling push-out operation display switch 246 (shown in FIG. 34) which is turned on when the seedling push-out arm 230 is not operating, and is turned on during d ₄ -d _1. , It is supposed to be turned off at other times.

(10) By making the operation time of feeding the seedling box and starting operation of the seedling pushing (inside) substantially the same, the tip of the seedling pushing pin 100 is completely inserted into the seedling pushing hole 303 (d ₅ ).
There is a slight time difference (about 18 degrees and 30 minutes) from the time when the stop claw 61 is disengaged from the claw hole 308 (c ₄ ) of the seedling box to prevent the seedling box from dropping downward.

(11) While the automatic feed claw 51 is moving upward (c ₁ -c ₂ ), either inside or outside (inside in the illustrated example)
The seedling push-out pin 100 of FIG. Automatic feed claw 5
When 1 starts moving upward, the stop claw 61 is disengaged, and the seedling box is in a state of being stationary only by the leaf spring brake 65. At this time, the seedling extruding pin 100 is located at the seedling extruding hole 303 of the seedling box
If it is inserted in the seedling box, the seedling box will not fall off even if suddenly subjected to external force or vibration.

Below the planting section 3, as a float for leveling, a center float 250 located at the center of the left and right sides.
(C) and a side float 250 (L, R) located behind the rear wheels of the machine 2 are provided. Each float 2
50 (L, C, R) has a shape that the front part is wide and the rear part is narrow, and groovers 251 for forming grooves for transplanting seedlings are attached to both left and right sides of the rear part. Float 250
(L, C, R) are support pins 254 at the rear ends of the float support rods 252 provided on the transmission case 10 so as to be vertically rotatable.
In addition to being pivotally attached to the front part, the front part is hung by the expansion / contraction link 255 so that the front part moves up and down according to the unevenness of the paddy surface.

The center float 250 (C) is a sensor for detecting the height of the paddy field, and the hydraulic valve 2 for controlling the hydraulic cylinder 6 is based on the vertical movement of the center float.
The spool 57 is switched, and the planting unit 3 is controlled to have a constant height with respect to the paddy field. Therefore, the planting depth of seedlings is always kept constant. By rotating the float support rod 252 to change the support height of each float,
The planting depth of seedlings can be adjusted.

The fertilizer application device 4 includes a hopper 26 for storing fertilizer.
0 and a feeding device 261 for feeding the fertilizer in the hopper downward.
And a fertilizer pipe 262 for guiding the fertilizer fed from the feeder to a groove for planting seedlings. Fertilizer pipe 262
Is the lower surface of the empty box collection section from the feeding device and the seedling box feed stand 1
4 extends downward along the front surface of No. 4, and further seedling box feed stand 14
Through the input case 151 of the transmission case 10 or the transmission pipes 152, 152 and extends rearward, and its fertilizer discharge port 263 faces the field scene inside the grooving device 251.

During the planting work, when the planting section 3 is lowered to the work position shown in FIG. 1 and the machine 2 is started, the planting section 3
Then, the fertilizer application device 4 is driven, and the fertilizer is supplied to the groove for planting seedlings formed in the field with the progress of the fertilizer, and the seedlings are planted immediately after that.

[0070]

As is apparent from the above description, in the seedling feeding device of the rice transplanter according to the present invention, the seedling conveying belt is provided so as to be inclined so that the side holding the bed soil portion of the seedling becomes lower. As a result, the seedlings can always be supplied to the seedling picking position of the planting device in the correct posture, and the planting condition of the seedlings is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a rice transplanter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a planting part.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a planting part.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a seedling box.

5 is a view on arrow A in FIG.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view of a seedling raising pot.

7 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a view on arrow D in FIG.

10 is a view on arrow E in FIG. 2. FIG.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing the action of the seedling box releasing part.

FIG. 12 is a side view of the seedling box feeding device.

13 is a view on arrow F in FIG.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram 1 of a seedling feeding operation.

FIG. 15 is a second diagram for explaining the seedling feeding operation.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram 3 of the seedling feeding operation.

FIG. 17 is a first explanatory diagram of the operation of the manual seedling feeding device.

FIG. 18 is a second operation explanatory diagram of the manual seedling feeding device.

FIG. 19 is a third explanatory diagram of the operation of the manual seedling feeding device.

FIG. 20 is a side view of the seedling pushing device.

FIG. 21 is a developed plan view of the seedling pushing device.

FIG. 22 is a side view of the seedling delivery device.

FIG. 23 is a view on arrow G in FIG. 22.

FIG. 24 is a view on arrow H in FIG. 22.

25 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I in FIG.

FIG. 26 is a side view of the seedling transport belt.

27 is a view on arrow M in FIG. 26. FIG.

FIG. 28 is a first explanatory diagram of the operation of the seedling transport belt.

FIG. 29 is a second operation explanatory view of the seedling transport belt.

FIG. 30 is a side view of the rubber guide.

FIG. 31 is a front view of a rubber guide.

FIG. 32 is a side view of the transmission case.

FIG. 33 is a plan view of the transmission case.

FIG. 34 is a developed sectional view of the transmission box.

FIG. 35 is a view showing a drive mechanism of a seedling tapping cam.

FIG. 36 is a view showing a drive mechanism of a seedling pushing pin operating shaft.

FIG. 37 is a time chart showing the operation timing of each operation unit.

FIG. 38 is a side view of another example 1 of the rubber guide.

FIG. 39 is a front view of another example 1 of the rubber guide.

FIG. 40 is a side view of another example 2 of the rubber guide.

FIG. 41 is a front view of another example 2 of the rubber guide.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Rice transplanter 2 This machine 3 Planting section 4 Fertilizer 5 Link device 10 Transmission case 11 Seedling supply device 12 Planting device 14 Seedling box feeder 15 Seedling box feeder 16 Seedling delivery device 18 Seedling transfer device 18 Seedling transfer belt 138 Rubber guide 300 Seedling box 310 Seedling

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Satoshi Kato 1 Yakura, Tobe-cho, Iyo-gun, Ehime Prefecture, Technical Department, Iseki Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. (72) Hideo Iseki, No. 1 Yakura, Ito-gun, Ehime Prefecture ) Inventor Masafumi Saeki 1 Yakura, Tobe-cho, Iyo-gun, Ehime Prefecture, Engineering Department, Iseki Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. 1 Yakura, Tobe-cho, Iyo-gun, Ehime Prefecture, Engineering Department, Iseki Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Sumi Fukushima, 1 Yakura, Tobe-machi, Iyo-gun, Ehime Prefecture

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a rice transplanter for loading seedlings grown in a pot type seedling box together with the seedling box into a planting section and pushing out the seedlings from the seedling box to plant in a field, the seedlings pushed out from the seedling box are planted. A seedling feeding device for a rice transplanter, wherein a seedling feeding belt for feeding one plant at a time to the seedling picking device is obliquely provided so that the side holding the bed soil portion of the seedling is lower.