JPH0739255A - Device for receiving seedling box of seedling box cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:Not to take troubles in preparation of operation start and to simply carry out operation of taking out seedling boxes, etc. CONSTITUTION:A space part 8 is formed below a main body of a seedling box cleaner in a frame 2, a seedling box receiving frame A for storing seedling boxes in such a way that the seedling boxes can be taken in and out of the space part is led in a reciprocating way to slide rails 24 introduced in a reciprocating way to a pair of parallel guide rails 3 attached to the lower position of supporting legs 2A constituting the frame 2. The seedling box receiving frame A comprises a frame member 9 having a plane shape capable of placing seedling boxes horizontally and an opening part 10A at approximately the central part, guide columns 12 and 13 protrusively set upward at both the side parts and the rear end part of the frame member 9, a lever 14 pivoted at the front end part to stand except in rotation and an elevating plate 11 fixed to the opening part 10A to rise and fall through a link mechanism interlocked and connected to the lever 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seedling box receiving device for a seedling box washing machine, which is attached to a seedling box washing machine and automatically stores a seedling box washed and discharged by the seedling box washing machine. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a seedling raising box take-out device as shown in FIG. 8 has been known.

In this seedling raising box take-out device, a pedestal 102 having a size for supporting a seedling raising box 108 is surrounded by left and right guide frames 103, a front guide frame 105 and a rear guide frame 106, and the left and right guide frames 103 are restricted by a regulating frame 104. Along with
A support leg 107 is provided on the lower surface of the pedestal 102, and the restriction frame 104 is engaged with a guide 109 projecting from directly below an outlet 112 of a nursery box cleaner 110 equipped with a rotating brush 111. In the state shown in FIG. 8, the front guide frame 105 is used when receiving the seedling-growing box 108 that is supplied from the supply port 113, washed, and then discharged from the take-out port 112, and takes out the received seedling-growing box 108. Is removed and the pedestal 102 is slid and taken out (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 56-153163).

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional technique, it is necessary to engage the guide frame of the nursery box washing machine with the regulation frame of the nursery box take-out device at the start of the work, and it is troublesome to prepare for the start of the work. In addition, the nursery box cleaning machine and the nursery box take-out device must be transported separately, and the storage space needs to be large enough to store both separately. Also, when removing the washed nursery box, it slides on the pedestal,
The nursery boxes that were stacked during the removal process collapsed,
There was a problem that it was difficult to do the packing work.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the above-mentioned prior art. It does not take time and effort to prepare for starting work, and it is easy to take out a washed seedling box and the like. It is an object of the present invention to realize a seedling box receiving device for a seedling box washing machine, which is large enough to accommodate the main body of the seedling box washing machine.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a seedling box receiving device of a seedling box cleaning machine of the present invention is a seedling box cleaning device for washing a seedling box supplied from a supply port and discharging it from a discharge port. Machine main body, a machine frame supporting the seedling box cleaning machine main body and a space portion formed below the main body, and along the moving direction of the seedling box arranged in a lower portion of the space portion of the machine frame. A pair of parallel guide rails that extend, slide rails that are reciprocally guided by the pair of guide rails, and the seedling that is reciprocally guided by the slide rails so that the slide rails can be taken in and out. A seedling box receiving frame for receiving a box, and the seedling box receiving frame has a plane shape capable of horizontally mounting the seedling box and a frame member having an opening at substantially the center; Except for the front edge of the member, Each of them is elevated and lowered through a guide pillar projecting upward, a lever pivotally attached to the front end portion so as to be upright except when rotating, and a link mechanism linked to the lever. It has a lifting plate arranged in the opening.

Further, a guide rod for guiding the seedling box discharged from the outlet forward is provided on the free end side of the arm projecting below the outlet of the main body of the washing machine, or in front of the frame member. It is effective to provide a foot on the lower surface near the end for making the frame member substantially horizontal when the frame member is pulled out from the space of the machine frame.

[0008]

[Operation] During operation, the seedling box receiving frame is pulled out together with the slide rail that is reciprocally guided by the guide rail from the space portion of the machine frame to receive the seedling box discharged from the take-out port of the seedling washing machine body. Set to a state where you can do it. In this state, the seedling box that has been washed and discharged from the outlet is automatically dropped into the seedling box receiving frame and received. When a predetermined amount of seedling boxes are received in the seedling box receiving frame, the lever can be rotated to raise the seedling box together with the elevating plate to perform packing work or the like. After the work is completed, the seedling box receiving frame is pushed into the space of the machine frame to be integrated with the main body of the seedling box washing machine for transportation and storage.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

The seedling box washing machine body 1 is supported by a machine frame 2 having four supporting legs 2A, and the seedling box receiving frame A can be pushed below the seedling box washing machine body 1 of the machine frame 2. A space portion 8 having a size that can be formed is formed. The seedling box cleaner main body 1 is provided with an outlet 4 on one side surface thereof, and a supply port (not shown) for supplying a seedling box on the opposite side surface thereof.
The seedling box supplied from the supply port may be horizontally moved, washed, and then discharged from the take-out port 4, and the kind thereof is not limited. Below the space 8 of the machine frame 2,
That is, a pair of parallel guide rails 3 extending in the same direction as the moving direction of the seedling box B is fixed to the lower part of the supporting leg 2A, and the pair of guide rails 3 are respectively reciprocally guided. The seedling box receiving frame A is guided to the slide rail 24 so as to be reciprocally movable. Therefore, the seedling box receiving frame A becomes reciprocally movable on the guide rail 3 along with the slide rail 24 in the same direction as the moving direction of the seedling box that is washed and discharged by the seedling box washing machine body 1. However, reciprocating movement is possible, and the space 8
It can be pushed in or pulled out to a position that does not interfere with packing work.

Next, the structure of the seedling box receiving frame A will be described with reference to FIGS.

The seedling box receiving frame A has a frame member 9 having a planar shape on which the seedling box B can be placed in a horizontal state, and a floor plate 10 of the frame member 9.
The frame member 9 is provided with a lifting plate 11 that is lifted and lowered via a link mechanism interlockingly connected to a lever 14 described later, which is provided in an opening 10A formed in the substantially central portion of the frame member 9
2 projecting upward on both sides of the car
The guide pillar 12 of the book, the guide pillar 13 projecting upward at the rear end of the frame member 9, and the pivot member 16 provided at the front end of the frame member 9 via the pivot shaft 18. And a lever 14 pivotally mounted so as to be upright except at the time of rotation, and coupling rods 19 respectively connected to both ends of a T-shaped link 17 pivotally mounted to the lower end of the lever 14. And a frame member 9 including a link mechanism including the L-shaped link 20
Has feet 15 provided at two corners of the lower surface in the vicinity of the front end thereof. Further, in this embodiment, the guide pillar cover 12 having an arc shape is provided on the frame member side of the guide pillars 12 provided on both sides of the frame member 9.
A is attached, and the upper end portion of the guide post cover 12A is bent outward from the frame member side. Here, the number of the guide columns 12 and 13 is not limited to the number of this embodiment, and can be increased or decreased as necessary.

On the other hand, a fitting portion 24B integrally provided at the rear end of the slide rail 24 is slidably fitted to each guide rail 3, and the slide rail 2
Both side edges of the frame member 9 are slidably mounted on the frame 4. In the present embodiment, the rear end of the frame member 9 is provided with the locking portion 9A that is bent outward, and the front end of the slide rail is bent inward. 24A is provided. For this reason, the nursery box receiving frame A and the slide rail 24 together with the space 8
When pulled out, the locking portions 9A and 24A of the both are locked and the seedling box receiving frame A does not come off from the slide rail 24.

Now, a link mechanism for raising and lowering the elevating plate 11 will be described.

The tip of the portion of the lever 14 that slightly projects downward from the pivot member 16 in the figure is a connecting rod 19 that extends along both sides of the frame member 9 via T-shaped links 17. Brackets 2 which are interlocked and connected to each of the connecting rods 19 and project from appropriate portions on both sides of the frame member 9.
Two L-shaped links 20 each having a central portion pivotally attached to the shaft 2 are pivotally attached to one end side thereof. And L
The other ends of the V-shaped links 20 are pivotally attached to pivot attachment members 21 that are provided so as to project from the lower surface of the elevating plate 11. As a result, when the lever 14 is in the upright state as shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, the lift plate is descending, and from this position, the lever 14 is rotated in the arrow direction to the position shown by the chain double-dashed line. Then, the L-shaped link 20 is rotated from the position shown by the solid line to the position shown by the chain double-dashed line via the T-shaped link 17 and the connecting rod 19, and the lifting plate 11 is raised. The link mechanism is not limited to that of this embodiment, and any other known link mechanism may be used as long as the lift plate can be raised and lowered by the rotation of the lever.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, after the seedling box receiving frame A is pulled out from the space portion 8 to the working position with the lever 14 standing upright, the washing operation of the seedling box B is started. As shown in FIG. 5, the seedling box B that has been used is sequentially discharged from the take-out port 4, and slides forward on the guide rod 7 provided on the free end side of the arm 6 projecting at the lower part of the take-out port 4. And dropped while maintaining a substantially horizontal posture, seedling box receiving frame A
It is received by the portion surrounded by the guide columns 12, 13 and the lever 14, and is sequentially stacked on the floor plate 10 and the elevating plate 11. In this case, if the guide post cover 12A is attached as described above, the seedling box B is smoothly received in the seedling box receiving frame A.

When a predetermined amount of the seedling box B is stored in the seedling box receiving frame A, the washing operation of the seedling box B is temporarily stopped and the lever 14 is rotated in the arrow direction shown in FIG. 6 by using the handle 14A. . Then, as the lever 14 rotates, the elevating plate 11 rises via the link mechanism as described above, and the seedling box B stacked with the elevating plate 11 rises as shown in FIG. 7. In this state, the front and rear parts of the seedling box B are lift plates 1
Since it projects more than 1 from above, the packing work such as fastening with a string or a band can be easily performed.

[0019]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

After the seedling box receiving frame is pulled out from the space of the machine frame to a position where it does not hinder the packing work and the seedling box is washed, the lever is turned to raise and lower the raising and lowering plate. Along with that, the seedling box stacked on top of it is raised. In this case, there is no risk of the stacked seedling boxes breaking down, and since the front and rear parts of the seedling box project outward from the lift plate, packing work such as fastening with a string or rope is easy. Can be done.

Further, since the seedling box receiving frame can be pushed into the space portion of the machine frame for supporting the seedling box washing machine body and stored therein when not in operation, it is troublesome to carry out with the seedling box washing machine body once. It can be transported by and the storage space is enough to store the seedling box washing machine body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a seedling box receiving device of a seedling box cleaning machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing only a seedling box receiving frame of the embodiment shown in FIG.

3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing only a lower portion of a machine frame provided with a guide rail of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, (a) is a partial side view,
(B) is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of (a).

5 is a perspective view showing a state during a seedling box cleaning operation by the seedling box receiving device of the seedling box cleaning machine shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state at the end of the seedling box cleaning work by the seedling box receiving device of the seedling box cleaning machine shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lever is rotated to raise the seedling box together with the elevating plate from the state at the end of the seedling box cleaning work shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional nursery box extraction device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Seedling box washing machine main body 2 Machine frame 3 Guide rail 4 Outlet 5 Mounting plate 6 Arm 7 Guide rod 8 Space part 9 Frame member 10 Floor plate 11 Elevating plate 12, 13 Guide post 12A Guide post cover 14 Lever 14A Handle 15 Feet 16 , 21 Pivoting member 17 T-shaped link 18, 23 Pivot shaft 19 Connecting rod 20 L-shaped link 22 Bracket 24 Slide rail

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A main body of a seedling box washing machine for washing a seedling box supplied from a supply port and discharging it from a discharge port, and a machine frame supporting the seedling box washing machine body and having a space formed below the main body. And a pair of parallel guide rails extending along the moving direction of the seedling box arranged in the lower portion of the space of the machine frame, and reciprocally guided by the pair of guide rails. A slide rail, and a seedling box receiving frame for receiving the seedling box that is reciprocally guided in the slide rail so that it can be taken in and out of the space,
Moreover, the seedling box receiving frame has a planar shape capable of horizontally mounting the seedling box and has a frame member having an opening at substantially the center, and three edge portions excluding the front end of the frame member, respectively. A guide pillar protruding upward, a lever pivotally attached to the front end so as to be upright except when rotating, and the opening raised and lowered through a link mechanism linked to the lever. A seedling box receiving device for a seedling box washing machine, comprising: 2. A guide rod for guiding forward a seedling box discharged from the outlet is provided on a free end side of an arm protruding from a lower portion of the outlet of the washing machine body. The seedling box receiving device of the seedling box washing machine according to claim 1. 3. A foot for making the frame member substantially horizontal when the frame member is pulled out from the space portion of the machine frame is provided on the lower surface near the front end of the frame member. Alternatively, the seedling box receiving device of the seedling box washing machine described in 2. 4. An arcuate guide column cover is attached to the frame member side of the guide column projectingly provided on both sides of the frame member, and the upper end portion of the guide column cover is from the frame member side. The seedling box receiving device of the seedling box washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the seedling box receiving device is bent outward.