JPS5942321Y2 - Soil block boxing equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field This invention relates to a soil block boxing device, and more particularly to a device for automatically packing fill blocks formed and transported by a fill block machine into seedling boxes.

Conventional technology: Fill blocks are made by compacting soil suitable for seed germination and growth into an appropriate size and shape, such as cubes or rectangular parallelepipeds, to an appropriate hardness, and then sowing seeds in each block and placing them in an appropriate seedling box. For sowing, raising seedlings, and for transplanting, take out the seedlings from each soil block and plant them in the field.
Furthermore, planting is becoming popular as a type of work efficiency improvement.

Problems that the invention aims to solve These fill blocks are formed using a fill block machine, and in addition to forming the blocks, seeding is also performed automatically, so that the seeded fill blocks can be efficiently obtained. It will be done.

However, although this is done automatically in seeding operation 1,
Packing the sown fill blocks into seedling boxes is a manual task, which is quite heavy labor, and there was a need to solve this problem.

Means to solve the problem Therefore, this invention was developed to further expand the scope of automation such as automatic forming and automatic seeding of soil block machines.
This is a fill block machine equipped with a device that can automatically pack seedling boxes.

EXAMPLES The details of this invention will be explained below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a fill block machine for forming fill blocks, and seeds sown in cubic or rectangular blocks 2 are arranged in many columns and many rows on a conveyor belt 11 and are intermittently sent out.

One group of fill blocks 2 is determined by the intermittent feeding pitch of the fill block machine 1, and the length and width of the group are related to the seedling growing box 3, which will be described later.

That is, the conveyor belt 11 provided in the fill block machine 1
A seedling box conveyor belt 4 is disposed in parallel with this, and this seedling box conveyor belt 4 also moves intermittently in synchronization with the conveyor belt 11.

A large number of the seedling boxes 3 are arranged in parallel on the seedling box conveyor belt 4, and at least one side of the seedling boxes 3 is open, with the opening 31 facing the soil block mine 1 side. There is.

Further, at the end of the conveyor belt 11, a shovel 51 constituting a transfer mechanism 5 for moving the fill blocks 2 on the belt 11 to the seedling box 3, and a cylinder unit 52 for driving the shovel 51 are arranged.

The width and depth of this shovel 51 correspond to the dimensions of the seedling growing box 3.

Reference numeral 53 denotes a limit switch suspended at the end of the conveyor belt 11 with respect to the belt.
When turned on, the cylinder unit 52 is driven to scoop up the fill blocks 2 with the shovel 51 and transport them. A stopping plate 54 is provided so as to be movable up and down from above the seedling box conveyor belt 4.

Since the fill block boxing device of this invention has the above-mentioned configuration, fill blocks 2 are automatically formed and seeded in the fill block machine 1, and each two groups of fill blocks 2 are A shovel 51 constituting a transloading mechanism 5 is driven by a cylinder unit 52 to pack fill blocks 2 into seedling boxes 3.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above explanation, according to the box packing device of this invention, the side surface of the seedling raising box placed on the conveying belt for raising seedlings is opened, and the filling of the conveying belt 4 is removed using a shovel. Since the blocks are moved into the seedling nursery box, the fill block group can be packed securely into the seedling nursery box without disturbing them, making subsequent handling easier, and when the shovel is retracted, the fill block group is placed on the side of the conveyor belt. Since the locking plate that prevents the seedling box from being taken back into the shovel is moved from above the seedling box conveyor belt into the shovel, the two-dimensional equipment space for the locking plate operating mechanism is small, and the locking plate can be moved into the shovel. The operating distance is shortened, and the operating mechanism can be manufactured easily and at low cost.Furthermore, it is possible to automate the entire process from manufacturing the fill block to packing the boxes, resulting in labor savings and increased efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a fill block machine equipped with a box packing device of this invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a transloading mechanism. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Soil block machine, 2... Soil block, 3... Seedling raising box, 31... Opening mouth, 4... Seedling growing box conveyance belt, 5... Transfer mechanism, 51... Shovel, 5
2... Cylinder unit, 53... Limit switch, 54... Locking plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A device comprising a conveyor belt on which fill blocks formed by a fill block machine are placed and intermittently conveyed, and a seedling box conveyor belt arranged in parallel with the conveyor belt and conveyed intermittently, A shovel scoops fill blocks on the conveyor belt horizontally and moves toward the seedling box conveyor belt, and a shovel is placed on the seedling box conveyor belt and opens the side surface on the conveyor belt side to allow movement of the shovel. A seedling raising box, and a soil plate that is installed to move into the shovel from above the seedling raising box conveyor belt to prevent the shovel from being taken back to the conveyor belt side when the shovel moves back into the fill block group moved into the seedling raising box. A fill block boxing device consisting of.