JPH0819305A - Sowing device for ciliated seed - Google Patents

Sowing device for ciliated seed

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JPH0819305A
JPH0819305A JP15456194A JP15456194A JPH0819305A JP H0819305 A JPH0819305 A JP H0819305A JP 15456194 A JP15456194 A JP 15456194A JP 15456194 A JP15456194 A JP 15456194A JP H0819305 A JPH0819305 A JP H0819305A
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seeds
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seeding
cilia
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Shuichi Shimizu
修一 清水
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Yanmar Co Ltd
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Yanmar Agricultural Equipment Co Ltd
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the subject device, designed to remove cilia of seeds and feed the resultant seeds into a seed hopper and capable of sowing even the ciliated seed grains one by one. CONSTITUTION:This sowing device for ciliated seeds is capable of removing cilia of seeds before feeding the seeds to a seed hopper of a seeding plant equipped with a tray feeder, a culture soil filling machine, a seeder and a soil covering machine, driving a wire 62 with a motor 61 of a device for removing the cilia of the seeds, thereby stirring the seeds in a pan 60, vertically circulating the seeds while floating the seeds with air from an air introduction port 63, discharging the cilia removed with the wire from an air discharge port 66 without dropping the seeds from the air introduction port with a filter 64.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明はトレイ供給装置と養土充
填機と播種機と覆土機を備えた播種プラントの播種装置
のうちの毛付種子用の播種装置に関するものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seeding device for haired seeds among seeding devices of a seeding plant equipped with a tray feeding device, a soil filling machine, a sowing machine and a soil cover machine.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来トレイ供給装置と養土充填機と播種
機と覆土機を備えた播種プラントの播種装置では毛付種
子用のものはなかった。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is no seeding device for haired seeds in a seeding device of a seeding plant equipped with a tray feeding device, a soil filling machine, a sowing machine and a soil covering machine.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】トレイ供給装置と養土
充填機と播種機と、覆土機を備えた播種プラントの播種
装置では、トマトのような毛付の種子を播種する場合、
裸種子のままでは種子に繊毛体があるため種子ホッパー
内の種子の流動が悪く、したがって播種位置に種子がう
まく集まらず1粒づつ播くことが困難である。そこで毛
付の種子を播種する場合、繊毛体を除去した上で播種で
きる毛付種子用の播種装置をうることを目的とするもの
である。
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention In a seeding device of a seeding plant equipped with a tray feeding device, a soil filling machine, a sowing machine, and a covering machine, when seeding hair-bearing seeds such as tomatoes,
With naked seeds, the seeds have cilia and the flow of the seeds in the seed hopper is poor. Therefore, the seeds do not collect well at the seeding position and it is difficult to sow seeds one by one. Therefore, when sowing seeds with hairs, it is an object to obtain a seeding device for seeds with hairs, which can be seeded after removing the cilia.

【0004】[0004]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は以上のような目
的を達成するために次のような毛付種子用の播種装置を
提供するものである。すなわち、トレイ供給装置、養土
充填機、播種機、覆土機を備えた播種プラントの播種装
置において、種子ホッパー内に種子を供給する前工程に
種子の繊毛体を除去する装置を配置したことを特徴とす
る毛付種子用の播種装置であり、毛付種子用の播種装置
が種子攪拌部材を設けた受皿の底面を傾斜させ、傾斜の
低い側に空気導入口を設けると共に傾斜の高い側に空気
排出口を設けたもので構成したものである。
In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides the following seeding device for haired seeds. That is, in a seeding device of a seeding plant equipped with a tray feeding device, a soil filling machine, a seeding machine, and a covering machine, a device for removing the ciliary bodies of seeds is arranged in the preceding step of supplying seeds into the seed hopper. A seeding device for haired seeds that features, the seeding device for haired seeds tilts the bottom surface of the saucer provided with a seed stirring member, and an air inlet is provided on the lower slope side and on the higher slope side. It is configured with an air outlet.

【0005】[0005]

【作用】底面が傾斜した受皿に投入された種子は種子攪
拌部材により浮揺させられながら循環されて繊毛が除去
され、受皿の低い側の空気導入口からの空気で除去され
た繊毛は受皿の高い側の空気排出口から排出される。
[Operation] The seeds put in the saucer with the bottom inclined are circulated while being swayed by the seed stirring member to remove cilia, and the cilia removed by the air from the air inlet on the lower side of the saucer It is discharged from the air outlet on the high side.

【0006】[0006]

【実施例】以下図面に示す実施例について説明する。先
ず、播種プラントの全体から説明する。図2において
(1)は育苗箱(2)をそれぞれ受皿として多段に育苗
用トレイ(3)を収納するトレイ自動供給装置、(4)
は前記供給装置(1)の下方に送り始端側に臨ませて供
給装置(1)から供給される1枚毎のトレイ(3)を後
方に搬送する充填コンベア、(5)は前記充填コンベア
(4)の送り中間部に設けて養土ホッパー(6)内の養
土を充填コンベア(4)上のトレイ(3)に供給する養
土充填機、(7)は前記充填コンベア(4)の送り終端
に送り始端を連設する播種コンベア、(8)は前記播種
コンベア(7)の送り中間部に設けて該コンベア(7)
上の養土充填後のトレイ(3)に播種を行う真空播種
機、(9)は前記播種コンベア(7)の送り終端をに送
り始端を連設する覆土コンベア、(10)は前記覆土コ
ンベア(9)の送り中間部に設けて該コンベア(9)上
の播種後のトレイ(3)に覆土を行う覆土機であり、前
記供給装置(1)からのトレイ(3)を各コンベア
(4)(7)(9)で搬送中、該トレイ(3)に養土充
填・播種・覆土を行うように構成している。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments shown in the drawings will be described below. First, the whole seeding plant will be described. In FIG. 2, (1) is an automatic tray feeder for storing the seedling raising trays (3) in multiple stages with the seedling raising boxes (2) as receiving trays, (4)
Is a filling conveyor which conveys the trays (3) supplied from the feeding device (1) one by one to the lower side of the feeding device (1) so as to face the feeding start end side, and (5) is the filling conveyor ( 4) A soil filling machine, which is provided at the feeding intermediate portion of the soil feeding hopper (6) and supplies the soil in the soil hopper (6) to the tray (3) on the filling conveyor (4), and (7) is the filling conveyor (4). A seeding conveyor having a feed end connected to a feed end, and (8) is provided in the feed intermediate part of the seeding conveyor (7) and the conveyer (7) is provided.
A vacuum seeder for seeding the tray (3) after filling the above soil with soil, (9) a soil cover conveyor in which the feed end of the seeding conveyor (7) is continuously connected to the feed end, and (10) is the soil cover conveyor. A soil covering machine which is provided in the feeding intermediate part of (9) and covers the tray (3) on the conveyor (9) after seeding, wherein the tray (3) from the supply device (1) is connected to each conveyor (4). ) (7) and (9), the tray (3) is configured to be filled with soil, sowed, and covered with soil.

【0007】前記充填機(5)は、ホッパー(6)内の
養土をトレイ(3)に供給する養土供給コンベア(1
1)と、トレイ(3)に供給された養土表面を均平する
均平丸ブラシ(12)と養土充填後のコンベア(4)に
よる通過時前記育苗箱(2)上端とトレイ(3)上端間
の隙間を加圧空気でもって噴出清掃する圧縮空気噴出装
置(13)と、養土表面均平後のトレイ(3)に噴霧灌
水を行う充填用灌水装置(14)と、トレイ(3)に養
土供給時トレイ(3)を振動させて養土の供給を助長さ
せる加振器(15)と、前記丸ブラシ(12)のコンベ
ア(4)下方位置に臨ませて落下回収される養土を縦搬
送装置(16)を介して前記ホッパー(6)に還元する
回収コンベア装置(17)と、前記灌水装置(14)の
コンベア(4)下方位置に臨ませる充填用排水樋(1
8)とを備え、前記充填コンベア(4)の駆動をモータ
(19)で、また養土供給コンベア(11)及び丸ブラ
シ(12)の駆動をモータ(20)で、さらに回収コン
ベア装置(17)及び縦搬送装置(16)の各駆動をモ
ータ(21)(22)で行って養土充填作業を行うよう
に構成している。
The filling machine (5) is provided with a soil feeding conveyor (1) for feeding the soil in the hopper (6) to the tray (3).
1), a leveling round brush (12) for leveling the soil surface supplied to the tray (3), and the upper end of the seedling raising box (2) and the tray (3) when passing through the conveyor (4) after filling the soil. A compressed air jetting device (13) for jetting and cleaning the gap between the upper ends with pressurized air, a filling irrigation device (14) for spraying and irrigating the tray (3) after leveling the soil surface, and a tray (3 ), A vibrator (15) for vibrating the tray (3) at the time of feeding the soil to promote the feeding of the soil, and a round brush (12) which faces the lower position of the conveyor (4) and is collected by dropping. A recovery conveyor device (17) for returning the soil to the hopper (6) through a vertical transfer device (16), and a drainage gutter (1) for advancing to a position below the conveyor (4) of the irrigation device (14).
8), the motor (19) drives the filling conveyor (4), the motor (20) drives the soil feeding conveyor (11) and the round brush (12), and the recovery conveyor device (17). ) And the vertical conveying device (16) are driven by motors (21) and (22) to perform soil filling work.

【0008】図2に示す如く前記真空播種機(8)は、
空気圧縮機(23)及び真空ポンプ(24)を備え、播
種コンベア(7)の駆動をモーター(25)で行うもの
で、図3に示す如く本体真空播種装置(8a)には、ト
レイ(3)の各ポット(3a)に充填された養土表面に
播種用の凹み(A)を形成させる鎮圧体(26)と、該
鎮圧体(26)の昇降を行う鎮圧昇降機構(27)と、
播種用の種子(B)を貯留する種子ホッパー(28)
と、該ホッパー(28)のノズル挿入口(29)に先端
ノズル口(30a)を突入させて1粒の種子(B)を真
空吸引力でもって吸着取出しする吸着ノズル(30)
と、前記ノズル挿入口(29)にノズル口(30a)を
突入させるべく上下及び前後方向にノズル(30)を移
動させるノズル移動機構(31)と、前記ノズル挿入口
(29)にノズル口(30a)突入時ホッパー(28)
を回動させてノズル口(39a)近傍に種子(B)を集
合させるホッパー回動機構(32)と、前記ノズル(3
0)でもってホッパー(28)より取出した種子(B)
を放出落下させるガイド口(33)と、該ガイド口(3
3)に播種ホース(34)を介して連通接続させてガイ
ド口(33)からの種子(B)を各ポット(3a)内養
土の凹み(A)に排出する播種口(35)とを備え、ホ
ッパー(28)内より種子(B)の1粒づつをノズル
(30)の真空吸引力で吸着取出しして1粒或いは2粒
播きの播種を行うように構成している。
As shown in FIG. 2, the vacuum seeder (8) is
An air compressor (23) and a vacuum pump (24) are provided, and the seeding conveyor (7) is driven by a motor (25). As shown in FIG. 3, the main vacuum seeding device (8a) has a tray (3). ), A pressure suppressor (26) for forming a recess (A) for seeding on the soil surface filled in each pot (3a), and a pressure suppressor elevating mechanism (27) for elevating the pressure suppressor (26).
Seed hopper (28) for storing seeds (B) for sowing
And a suction nozzle (30) for thrusting and picking out one seed (B) by vacuum suction force by inserting the tip nozzle port (30a) into the nozzle insertion port (29) of the hopper (28).
And a nozzle moving mechanism (31) for moving the nozzle (30) in the vertical and front-back directions so as to project the nozzle opening (30a) into the nozzle insertion opening (29), and the nozzle opening (29) to the nozzle insertion opening (29). 30a) Hopper (28) at the time of entry
A hopper rotating mechanism (32) for rotating the to collect the seed (B) in the vicinity of the nozzle opening (39a), and the nozzle (3).
0) Seed (B) taken out from hopper (28)
And a guide port (33) for discharging and dropping
3) and a sowing port (35) for connecting the seed (B) from the guide port (33) to the recess (A) of the soil in each pot (3a) by connecting the sowing hose (34) for communication. The seed (B) seeds are adsorbed and taken out from the hopper (28) by the vacuum suction force of the nozzle (30) to seed one or two seeds.

【0009】前記覆土機(10)はホッパー(36)内
の覆土をトレイ(3)に供給する覆土供給コンベア(3
7)と、この覆土後トレイ(3)全体に噴霧灌水を行う
覆土用灌水装置(38)と、該灌水装置(38)のコン
ベア(9)下方位置に臨ませる覆土用排水樋(56)と
を備え、各コンベア(9)(37)の駆動をモータ(5
7)(58)で行ってこの覆土作業を行うように構成し
ている。
The soil cover machine (10) is a soil cover supply conveyor (3) for supplying the tray (3) with the soil cover in the hopper (36).
7), a soil covering irrigation device (38) for spraying and irrigating the entire soil covered tray (3), and a soil covering drain gutter (56) facing a position below the conveyor (9) of the irrigation device (38). Equipped with a motor (5) for driving each conveyor (9) (37).
7) It is configured to carry out this soil covering work by going to (58).

【0010】以上のような播種装置では毛付の種子の場
合、種子の繊毛体により播種機の種子ホッパー内での流
動が悪く、したがって播種位置に種子がうまく集まら
ず、裸種子のままでは1粒づつ播くことが困難である。
本発明はこれを改良するもので、種子用の毛とり機を播
種機の前工程に設置し、繊毛体を除去した後、播種装置
の種子ホッパー内に供給するようにしたものである。そ
こで種子ホッパー内に種子を供給する前工程に配置する
種子の繊毛体を除去する装置について説明すると次のよ
うである。
In the above seeding device, in the case of haired seeds, the flow of the seeds in the seed hopper of the seeding machine is poor due to the cilia of the seeds. Therefore, the seeds do not collect well at the seeding position, and the seeds are left as they are. Difficult to sow grain by grain.
The present invention is to improve this, and a hair remover for seeds is installed in the preceding step of the seeding machine to remove cilia and then supplied into the seed hopper of the seeding device. Therefore, the device for removing the cilia of the seeds, which is arranged in the previous step of supplying the seeds into the seed hopper, will be described as follows.

【0011】すなわち、図1において(60)は種子受
皿であって底面(60a)が傾斜するようにスタンド
(67)で支持されている。受皿(60)内にはモータ
ー(61)で駆動される回転軸(61a)にワイヤーか
らなる種子攪拌体がある。そして受皿の低い側にフィル
ター(64)が張設された空気導入口(63)があり、
高い側の蓋(65)に空気排出口(66)がある。蓋
(65)は透明蓋からなり、内部が透視できるようにな
っている。種子の繊毛体を除去する装置は以上の如く構
成されているものでモーター(61)でワイヤー(6
2)を駆動すると受皿内の種子は攪拌され受皿(60)
内を種子は受皿の底面が傾斜していることと空気導入口
(63)からの空気で浮揺させられながら上下に循環す
る。その際ワイヤー(62)で繊毛体は除去されるが除
去された繊毛体は空気導入口(63)からの空気で誘導
されて空気排出口(66)から受皿外に排出される。空
気導入口(63)にはフィルター(64)が張設されて
いるので、受皿内の種子は空気導入口(63)から落下
しない。又蓋(65)は透明は材質でできているので内
部の種子の除去程度を外部から透視できるようになって
いる。
That is, in FIG. 1, reference numeral (60) is a seed pan, which is supported by a stand (67) such that the bottom surface (60a) is inclined. In the saucer (60), there is a seed stirring body composed of a wire on a rotating shaft (61a) driven by a motor (61). And there is an air inlet (63) with a filter (64) stretched on the lower side of the tray,
The lid (65) on the higher side has an air outlet (66). The lid (65) is made of a transparent lid so that the inside can be seen through. The device for removing the ciliary body of the seed is constructed as described above, and the wire (6) is connected to the motor (61).
When 2) is driven, the seeds in the saucer are agitated and the saucer (60)
The seeds circulate vertically in the inside while the bottom of the saucer is inclined and the seeds are floated by the air from the air inlet (63). At this time, the cilia are removed by the wire (62), but the removed cilia are guided by the air from the air inlet (63) and discharged from the air outlet (66) to the outside of the pan. Since the filter (64) is stretched over the air inlet (63), the seeds in the saucer do not fall from the air inlet (63). Further, since the lid (65) is made of a transparent material, the degree of removal of seeds inside can be seen through from the outside.

【0012】本発明では以上のような毛とり装置を播種
機の種子ホッパー前に装置するもので種子受皿(60)
の空気導入口(63)側の側壁(60b)に図示しない
開閉弁付の種子供給樋を設け、これを種子ホッパーに臨
むように構成し、モーター(61)を駆動することによ
り開閉弁を用いて種子を種子供給樋から種子ホッパーに
供給するようにする。又、種子受皿を種子ホッパーとし
て真空ノズルをこの受皿に向って出入りさせて種子を供
給するようにしてもよい。種子ホッパーへの種子の供給
は以上の他任意の構造を採用しうるものである。
In the present invention, the hair removing device as described above is installed in front of the seed hopper of the sowing machine.
A side wall (60b) on the side of the air introduction port (63) is provided with a seed supply gutter with an open / close valve (not shown), which is configured to face the seed hopper, and the open / close valve is used by driving the motor (61). Seeds from the seed supply gutter to the seed hopper. Alternatively, the seed tray may be used as a seed hopper and a vacuum nozzle may be moved toward and away from the seed tray to supply seeds. The seeds can be supplied to the seed hopper by any of the above structures.

【0013】[0013]

【発明の効果】本発明の請求項1の発明によれば繊毛体
を除去することにより播種機のホッパー内の流動がよく
なり、したがって播種位置に種子がうまく集まるように
なって1粒づつの播種が可能となる。請求項2の発明に
よれば受皿の底面が傾斜しているので種子を浮揺させな
がら循環させることができて繊毛除去を促進させること
ができ、傾斜の低い受皿側に空気導入口を設け、高い側
に空気排出口を設けているので除去した繊毛を容易に排
出することができて種子ホッパーに繊毛のとれた種子の
みを提供することができる。更に、攪拌体によって容易
に繊毛を種子から除去することができるという特徴があ
る。
According to the invention of claim 1 of the present invention, by removing the ciliary body, the flow in the hopper of the seeding machine is improved, so that the seeds can be well gathered at the seeding position, and the seeds can be collected one by one. Sowing is possible. According to the invention of claim 2, since the bottom surface of the saucer is inclined, the seeds can be circulated while being floated, the removal of cilia can be promoted, and an air inlet port is provided on the saucer side with a low inclination, Since the air outlet is provided on the high side, the removed cilia can be easily discharged, and only seeds with cilia can be provided to the seed hopper. Further, there is a feature that the cilia can be easily removed from the seed by the stirring body.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本発明装置の説明図FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of the device of the present invention.

【図2】播種プラントの説明図[Fig. 2] Illustration of seeding plant

【図3】播種装置の一例を示す図FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a seeding device.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

60 種子受皿 61 モーター 62 ワイヤー 63 空気導入口 64 フィルター 65 蓋 66 空気排出口 67 スタンド 60 Seed pan 61 Motor 62 Wire 63 Air inlet 64 Filter 65 Lid 66 Air outlet 67 Stand

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 トレイ供給装置、養土充填機、播種機、
覆土機を備えた播種プラントの播種装置において、種子
ホッパー内に種子を供給する前工程に種子の繊毛体を除
去する装置を配置したことを特徴とする毛付種子用の播
種装置。
1. A tray feeder, a soil filling machine, a seeder,
In a seeding device of a seeding plant equipped with a soil cover, a device for removing cilia of seeds is arranged in a seed hopper in a preceding step of supplying seeds, and a seeding device for haired seeds.
【請求項2】 種子攪拌部材を設けた受皿の底面を傾斜
させ、傾斜の低い側に空気導入口を設けると共に傾斜の
高い側に空気排出口を設けたもので種子の繊毛体を除去
する装置を構成した請求項1記載の毛付種子用の播種装
置。
2. A device for removing cilia of seeds by inclining a bottom surface of a saucer provided with a seed stirring member, providing an air introduction port on a low slope side and an air discharge port on a high slope side. The seeding device for haired seeds according to claim 1, which is configured as follows.
JP15456194A 1994-07-06 1994-07-06 Sowing device for ciliated seed Withdrawn JPH0819305A (en)

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