JPH119A - Sugar cane planting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the subject device so designed that a plenty of seedling culms housed in a seedling hopper are aligned, and carried and discharged one by one through conveyors and two rows of the seedling culms are mechanically planted simultaneously. SOLUTION: This sugar cane planting device is so designed that both lateral faces of the seedling discharge side of a seedling hopper 22 housed with sugar cane seedling culms S in a specified orientation are slantly mounted with a pair of conveyors to house the seedling culms an carry them one by one, and during the process of carrying the seedling culms by the conveyors, extra seedling culms are allowed to fall and the seedling culms are discharged one by one; the end of a vibration plate 29 at the bottom of the seedling hopper 22 is contacted with an angle member 28 to house the seedling culms onto the conveyors one by one and the seedling culms are vibrated and aligned; an alignment plate 30 is provided on the vibration plate 29 so as to define the bottom surface of the seedling hopper 22, and then vibrated to improve the extent of seedling culm alignment in the hopper 22; the conveyors are set up in V-shaped fashion against the lateral faces of seedling discharge side; and one side of the upper part of the seedling culm alignment direction in the hopper 22 is provided with a seedling arrangement plate 31 intended to contact one end side of a plurality of the seedling culms housed in the hopper 22.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to aligning a large number of seedling rods housed in a seedling hopper when mechanically planting the seedling rods of sugarcane, transporting the seedling rods one by one by a conveyor, and transporting them. The present invention relates to a sugarcane planting apparatus that discharges from an end and is simultaneously planted in two rows in a field.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when planting sugarcane seedlings in a field, seedling rods, which have been cut to a substantially predetermined length, are put into the planting grooves of the seedlings formed in the field in advance, one at a time, at a substantially predetermined interval. Planted in a row and covered with soil. Some plowing machines are equipped with a seedling planting device, but even in such a case, the seedling rods are input in a single row by human power. In addition, some seedling planters do not have tillage equipment.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional sugarcane seedling planting operation, in the case of the above case, it takes a long time to insert the seedling rods by one person and the operation efficiency is poor.
In the case of (1), there is a problem that the adjustment of the amount of seedling rods is not easy and the accuracy of throwing the seedling rods is poor.

According to the present invention, a cane is formed by cultivating a field to form a seedling-planting groove, and efficiently and precisely feeding two rows of seedling rods into the seedling-planting groove by means of mechanical force. It is intended to provide a planting device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides: A pair of conveyors that accommodate the seedling rods one by one and convey the seedling rods one by one facing the seedling discharge side of the seedling hopper that accommodates the sugarcane seedling rods cut in a predetermined length in a predetermined direction,
In the process of transporting the seedlings by the conveyor, excess seedlings are naturally dropped and eliminated, and the seedlings are discharged one by one from the conveying end of the conveyor so that two rows are planted simultaneously in a field. I have.

B. The end portion of the diaphragm provided at the bottom of the seedling hopper is brought into contact with an angle member for accommodating the seedling rods one by one on the conveyor, and the diaphragm is vibrated by moving the conveyor to move the seedling rods in the seedling hopper. It is characterized by being arranged.

C. An alignment plate forming the bottom surface of the seedling hopper is provided on the vibration plate, and the alignment plate is vibrated by the vibration plate to improve the degree of alignment of the seedling rods in the seedling hopper.

D. The conveyor is arranged in a V-shape facing the seedling discharge side of the seedling hopper.

E. A seedling aligning plate is provided on one upper side of the seedling hopper in the seedling rod alignment direction to align one end of a plurality of seedling rods accommodated in the seedling hopper.

[0010]

With the above arrangement, the sugarcane planting apparatus of the present invention performs the following operations. . The above A. In the process of transporting the seedlings by the conveyor, the excess seedlings are naturally dropped to eliminate the seedlings, and the seedlings are discharged one by one from the transport end of the conveyor, planted in a field, and planted by the conveyor. 2 in the groove
It is performed with high accuracy for each column.

[0011] B. above. The vibration plate vibrates due to the movement of the conveyor, the vibrations align the seedling rods in the seedling hopper, and the seedling rods are conveyed and discharged one by one by the conveyor, and are accurately injected into the seedling planting grooves. You.

[0012] C. above. With the configuration described above, the alignment plate is vibrated by the vibrating plate to improve the degree of alignment of the seedlings in the seedling hopper, and the conveyance and discharge accuracy of the seedlings by the conveyor is improved.

[0013] The above D. With the configuration described above, seedling rods are simultaneously transported and discharged from one seedling hopper by two conveyors, and two rows of seedlings are planted in parallel.

[0014] E. above. When a plurality of seedling rods are stored in the seedling hopper, the seedling rods are stored in the seedling hopper in a state where one end of the seedling rods are brought into contact with the seedling alignment plate and aligned, and the alignment of the seedling rods is improved. .

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 4 to 6, reference numeral 1 denotes a sugarcane planting apparatus. At the front of the planting device 1, a top mast 2 and a lower link connecting portion 3 are provided as connecting portions connected to a top link and a lower link of a tractor (not shown), and the planting device 1 can be moved up and down to a rear portion of the tractor. Attached to. Also,
Power is transmitted from the PTO shaft of the tractor to an input shaft 4a protruding forward from a transmission gear box 4 provided at the front left and right central portion of the planting device 1 via a universal joint, a transmission shaft, and the like.

The power shifted by the transmission gear box 4 is:
Sprockets in a chain transmission case 6, 6 suspended at predetermined intervals from the transmission frames 5, 5 via transmission frames 5, 5 which also serve as body frames and extend from the transmission gear box 4 to the left and right. Is transmitted to On the left and right sides of the lower part of the chain transmission cases 6, 6, crushing rotors 7, 7 are provided so as to rotate in a predetermined direction to crush the soil. Chisel 8,8 on the front side of the chain transmission case 6,6
The soil that has been crushed and plowed by the chisels 8, 8 and raised on both sides is crushed by rotors 7, 7,
Crushed soil.

The chisel 8, 8 and the chain transmission case 6,
6 and the crushing rotors 7, 7 are provided with groove generators 9, 9 behind the crushing and plowing by the chisels 8, 8, and crush the soil crushed by the crushing rotors 7, 7. Seedling grooves are formed to plant sugarcane seedlings.
Behind the groove-making devices 9, 9, there are provided soil-covering plates 10, 10 formed by the groove-making devices 9, 9 to cover the planted seedling rods from both the left and right sides, and further behind the soil-covering plates 10, 10. In addition, crushing wheels 11, 11 for crushing the soil covered by the earth covering plates 10, 10 are provided.

A fertilizer tank 12 is provided in front of the central part in the width direction of the sugarcane planting apparatus 1.
The manure is driven by a motor to feed manure by a predetermined amount, and the manure is discharged through a fertilizer conduit 14 to a rear position of the groove producing devices 9 for fertilization. . Further, a medicine tank 15 is provided behind the central part in the width direction of the sugarcane planting apparatus 1, and a delivery mechanism 16 provided at a lower portion of the medicine tank 15 is driven by a drive mechanism 17 to deliver the medicine, and the medicine is delivered. The medicine is discharged to the rear part of the groove producing devices 9 and 9 by the medicine applying conduit 18 so as to administer the medicine.

On the body between the fertilizer tank 12 and the chemical tank 15, there is provided a seat 19 and a step 19a which are located immediately behind the fertilizer tank 12 and in which the auxiliary worker A sits backward. On both sides, there are provided seedling loading boxes 20, 20 which are located above the chain transmission cases 6, 6 for loading sugarcane seedlings cut to a substantially predetermined length. The seedling rod planting device 21 according to the present invention is provided behind the seat 19 and the step 19a and just before the medicine tank 15.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the seedling rod planting device 21 faces a seedling discharge side surface of a seedling hopper 22 for accommodating a sugarcane seedling rod S cut in a substantially predetermined length in a predetermined direction. , A conveyor chain 27 wound between driving sprockets 25, 25 driven by a motor 23 via a gear transmission mechanism 24 and floating sprockets 26, 26;
27, a plurality of angle members 28 for accommodating and transporting the seedling rods S one by one.
Are slanted toward the left and right sides. In the process of transporting the seedling rods S by the conveyor chains 27, 27, the excess seedling rods S are naturally dropped and removed, and the conveyor chains 27, 2 are removed.
The seedling rods S are ejected one by one from the transport end of 7, and are planted simultaneously in two rows in the seedling planting grooves formed by the groove forming devices 9, 9 via the seedling rod chute 32.

A diaphragm 29 provided at the bottom of the seedling hopper 22 is attached to an angle member 28 for accommodating the seedling rods S one by one.
End (free end) of the conveyor chain 27
The vibration plate 29 is intermittently vibrated by the movement of the seedlings so that the seedling rods S in the seedling hopper 22 are aligned. Further, an alignment plate 30 forming the bottom surface of the seedling hopper 22 is provided on the vibration plate 29, and the alignment plate 30 is vibrated by the vibration plate 29 to improve the degree of alignment of the seedling rods S in the seedling hopper 22. I have to.

As is apparent from FIG. 1, the conveyor chains 27, 27 are arranged in a V-shape facing the seedling discharge side surface of the seedling hopper 22, and two conveyor chains 27 from one seedling hopper 22. , 27 simultaneously transports seedlings S
It is discharged and two rows of seedling planting operations are performed in parallel. When the auxiliary worker A holds a plurality of seedling rods S loaded in the seedling rod loading box 20 in the seedling hopper 22 on one upper side of the seedling hopper 22 in the seedling rod alignment direction, one end thereof The seedling aligning plate 31 is provided so as to be brought into contact with and aligned in the seedling hopper 22. In addition, a marker 33 for drawing a traveling reference line of the tractor is provided on a side portion of the seedling rod planting device 21 at a substantially intermediate position in the front-rear direction so as to be able to be turned upside down. In addition, a plurality of sets of the sugarcane planting apparatus 1 may be provided.

[0023]

As described above, according to the sugarcane planting apparatus of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. I. According to the configuration of claim 1, during the process of transporting the seedlings one by one from the seedling hopper by the diagonal conveyor, the excess seedlings are naturally dropped and eliminated, and the seedlings are discharged from the transport end and planted in the field. In addition, the seedling rods can be put into the seedling planting grooves by the conveyer simultaneously and accurately with two rows, so that efficient planting work can be performed with high accuracy.

B. According to the configuration of claim 2, the vibrating plate is vibrated by the movement of the conveyor, and the seedling rods in the seedling hopper are aligned by the vibration. Can be accurately input.

C. According to the configuration of the third aspect, the alignment plate is vibrated by the vibration plate, the degree of alignment of the seedlings in the seedling hopper is improved, and the accuracy of conveying and discharging the seedlings one by one by the conveyor can be improved.

D. According to the configuration of the fourth aspect, the seedling rods are simultaneously conveyed and discharged by two conveyors from one seedling hopper, and two rows of seedling planting operations are performed in parallel. The efficiency can be significantly improved compared to the case where only work can be performed.

E. According to the configuration of claim 5, when storing a plurality of seedling rods in the seedling hopper, the seedling rods can be stored in the seedling hopper in a state where one end side of the seedling rods is brought into contact with the seedling alignment plate and aligned. The arrangement of the seedling rods in the inside becomes good, and the seedling rods can be reliably transported and discharged one by one by the conveyor.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a main part of a sugarcane planting apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same section.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the same section.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the whole sugarcane planting apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the same section.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sugarcane planting apparatus 2 Top mast 3 Lower link connection part 4 Transmission gear box 4a Input shaft 5 Transmission frame 6 Chain transmission case 7 Crushing rotor 8 Chisel 9 Groove device 10 Covering plate 11 Compression wheel 12 Fertilizer tank 13, 16 Feeding out Unit 14 Fertilizer application conduit 15 Chemical tank 17 Drive mechanism 18 Drug application conduit 19 Seat 19a Step 20 Nursery rod loading box 21 Nursery rod planting device 22 Nursery hopper 23 Motor 24 Gear transmission mechanism 25 Drive sprocket 26 Floating sprocket 27 Conveyor chain 28 Angle member 29 Vibration Board 30 alignment board 31 seedling alignment board 32 seedling shoot 33 marker A auxiliary worker S sugarcane seedling stick

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A pair of conveyors for accommodating and transporting seedling rods one by one facing a seedling discharge side of a seedling hopper for accommodating a sugarcane seedling rod cut in a predetermined length in a predetermined direction. In the process of transporting the seedlings by the conveyor, the excess seedlings are naturally dropped to eliminate the seedlings, and the seedlings are discharged one by one from the conveying end of the conveyor so that two rows can be planted simultaneously in the field. A sugarcane planting device. 2. An end member of a diaphragm provided at the bottom of the seedling hopper is brought into contact with an angle member for accommodating a seedling rod one by one on the conveyor, and the diaphragm is vibrated by moving the conveyor so as to vibrate the seedling hopper. 2. The sugarcane planting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the seedling rods are aligned. 3. An arrangement plate for forming a bottom surface of a seedling hopper is provided on the diaphragm, and the arrangement plate is vibrated by the diaphragm to improve the degree of alignment of seedlings in the seedling hopper. The sugarcane planting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. The sugarcane planting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conveyor is arranged in a V-shape facing the seedling discharge side of the seedling hopper. 5. A seedling alignment plate provided on one upper side of the seedling hopper in the seedling rod alignment direction to align one end of a plurality of seedling rods accommodated in the seedling hopper. Item 5. The sugar cane planting device according to Item 1, 2, 3 or 4.