KR101122451B1 - Inoculating device for mashroom agrobacteria - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a mushroom spawn inoculation body which can be inoculated in a plurality of culture vessels at the same time without the cap temporarily opened during the spawning operation.

The conveying means 2 which intermittently conveys the container A accommodated and the several cultivation container 91 comprised by the cover 1a and the container main body 1b, and the several cultivation on the conveying means 2 Cover opening means 3 for opening and closing the opening 1c of the container body 91b by moving the lid 1a of the container 1 up and down in the vertical direction, and the space between the lid 91a of the ascending posture and the container body 91b. The apparatus is characterized in that it is provided horizontally from the side, the inoculation means (4) for inoculating the seed in the plurality of the container body (1).

Mushrooms, spawn, inoculation,

Description

Inoculating device for mashroom agrobacteria

The present invention relates to a mushroom seed inoculation device for automatically inoculating a solid seed or liquid seed in a culture vessel.

In artificial cultivation of mushrooms, such as a top mushroom, a pile mushroom, a leaf mushroom, a yellow mushroom, and a mushroom, a spawn is used. A spawn seed is made by culturing the secondary mycelia of mushrooms in a solid medium or a liquid medium based on sawdust or chips, and handling is easy. As a plant, for example, it is a species. It is possible to harvest mushrooms by inoculating these spawns in a medium and going through a mushroom manufacturing step (cultivation step, development step, and growing step).

When mushrooms are grown using a bottle-shaped cultivation container, a container (container) containing a predetermined number of cultivation containers is used. Containers usually hold 25 (1 row 5 X 5 rows) cultivation containers, but 12 (1 row 4 X 3 rows) or 16 (1 row) depending on the size of the growing container or the size of the container. 4 x 4 rows) or 36 (6 rows x 6 rows) as appropriate.

Fill the medium such as sawdust, corncob and rice bran in the cultivation container, close the cover and go through the sterilization process, open the cover, inoculate and inoculate mushroom seedlings from the opening of the container body, and grow the mushroom by closing the cover again. Let's do it. In either case of the solid spawn and the liquid spawn, it is necessary to inoculate the spawns in many cultivation containers, so that the spawns are automatically inoculated using a machine.

For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a mushroom seed inoculation device comprising an opening and closing device for opening and closing a lid of a cultivation container, and a seed filling device for filling seed in a cultivation container in which the lid is opened by the opening and closing device. The opening device includes a movable constriction member and a fixed constriction member capable of confining the cover at upper and lower surfaces thereof, a closing member opening / closing means for advancing and moving the movable constriction member so as to narrow and release the cover between the two constricting members, and A mushroom seed inoculation device is described, comprising a forward and backward operation means for advancing the member and the constriction member opening and closing means with respect to the lid opening and closing position of the cultivation container.

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-103542

However, Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of a conventional mushroom spawn inoculation device, (a) shows the inoculation of the solid spawn, (b) shows the inoculation of the liquid spawn, as shown in these figures, Since the machine inoculation opens only on one side as the cover 1a is rotated to the side of the container main body 1b, the inoculation tip (hopper B or nozzle) of the inoculation machine is opposite to the cover 1a in the open state. C)] is inoculated. As the cover 1a in the open state is complicated in this way, the inoculation work can be performed only about two rows at intervals of one row or a row of the arrangement of the cultivation container 1, thereby reducing work efficiency.

In the present invention, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mushroom spawn contacting device capable of performing contact with a plurality of cultivation containers at the same time without the cap opening temporarily during inoculation.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a conveyance means for intermittently conveying a container containing a plurality of cultivation vessels arranged vertically and horizontally and a cover of a plurality of cultivation vessels on the conveying means. Opening and closing means for opening and closing the opening of the container body by moving vertically in the vertical direction, and inoculating means for inoculating spawn into the plurality of container bodies by horizontally entering from the side into the space between the lid of the ascending position and the container body. Provides a seed spawn inoculation device comprising:

The lid opening and closing means raises the lid in the vertical direction while keeping the lid horizontal, so that a space is formed between the lid and the opening of the container body. Since the lid is not upright as in the prior art, it does not interfere with the entry of the inoculation means. In addition, since the inoculation means moves horizontally from the side, it is possible to enter the inoculation means in any of front, rear, left, and right directions by using a space between the lid and the opening of the container body. Therefore, by injecting a plurality of inoculation means, or by installing a plurality of inoculation port, it is possible to carry out the seed inoculation at a time to a plurality of the container body during transport. It is also possible to inoculate at the same time in a container unit.

The inoculation means is provided upstream and / or downstream of the opening and closing means on the conveying means, and is provided at a position higher than the lid of the culture vessel in the closed position. By being provided on a conveyance path, it is possible to omit a space. In addition, the inoculation means is provided at a position higher than the lid of the cultivation vessel in the closed position, so that the conveyance of the cultivation vessel is not prevented.

The lid opening / closing means includes a lid holding mechanism for holding the lid detachably, a pressing portion for pressing the lid into the opening of the container body, a shanghai moving mechanism for moving the lid holding mechanism and the pressing portion to move the container, and a container for the upward movement of the lid. And a pressing member for regulating the rise of the main body. As the lid holding mechanism, the lid may be held in engagement with the lower surface and the protrusion of the lid, and the engagement may be released to release the holding state. The suction may be held by suction or suction, and the suction may be released by air or the like. In addition, the cover may be detachably held by on / off of magnetic force. The cover holding mechanism is not limited to the above configuration.

Specifically, the cover holding member is composed of a plurality of gripping pins having a nail member at the lower end and a slide mechanism for moving the gripping pins, and the four adjacent gripping pins are arranged in close proximity to each other. What is necessary is just to enter the space part between the lid | cover of a cultivation container, and to move to the lid | cover by moving the said nail member below the lid | cover with mutual separation space. By holding the gripping pin in a spaced position, it is possible to engage the nail member with the cover to hold the cover. It is also possible to release the engagement between the nail member and the cover by releasing the holding pin and release the holding of the engagement cover.

According to the present invention as described above, by the lid opening and closing means, the lid can be raised in the vertical direction while the lid is held horizontally, and a space is formed between the lid and the opening of the container body. Using such a space, it is possible to enter the inoculation means in any of the front, rear, left and right directions. Therefore, it is possible to carry out the seed inoculation at a time to a plurality of the container body during transport.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described. 1 is a schematic view of the mushroom spawn inoculation device of the embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a view of the mushroom spawn inoculation device of the present embodiment from the side, Figure 3 is a view of the mushroom spawn inoculation device of the present embodiment from above, (a ) Is a view showing a state before the inoculation means entered, (b) is a view showing a state in which the inoculation means entered, Figure 4 is a view showing a cover holding mechanism of the present embodiment (a) shows a state before the gripping Figure 1, (b) is a view showing the gripping state, Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the cover holding mechanism of the present embodiment, Figure 6 is a perspective view of the cover holding mechanism of the present embodiment (a) is a view showing a state before gripping, ( b) shows the gripping state, FIG. 7 shows the process of holding the cover of the embodiment, (a) shows the state before gripping, (b) shows the gripping state, and (c) shows the Shanghai copper mechanism. FIG. 8 is a view showing a state of moving upward by FIG. A diagram showing a state at the side. 3 omits the lid opening and closing means 3. 4 is a perspective view of the lower plate 10 and the gripping pins 11 and 12.

As shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 1, the mushroom spawn inoculation device in this embodiment moves the lids 1a of the plurality of cultivation vessels 1 on the conveying means vertically to move the lid of the container body 1b. The opening 1c is opened, and the inoculation means 4 is horizontally introduced into the space between the lid 1a of the rising posture and the container body 1b to inoculate the spawn seed. Specifically, the mushroom seed inoculation device is a container (A) in which a plurality of cultivation containers (1) composed of a lid (1a) and a container body (1b) are vertically and horizontally aligned as shown in FIGS. ) And the lid 1a of the conveying means 2 constituted by a conveyor for intermittently conveying the lid 1a of the cultivation vessel 1 of a plurality of rows X and a plurality of rows on the conveying means 2 in a vertical direction. The lid opening / closing means 3 which opens and closes the opening 1c of 1b, and enters and moves horizontally from the side to the space X between the lid | cover 1a and the container main body 1b by raising itself, The inoculation means 4 which inoculates a spawn seed in the container body 1b of X multiple rows is provided. The conveying means 2 is intermittently driven by a motor (not shown).

As the cultivation container 1, a general thing that couples the lid 1a to the opening 1c of the container body 1b can be used. In the present embodiment, the case where 25 (5 x 5 rows) cultivation containers 1 are accommodated in the container A will be described. However, the size of the cultivation container 1 and the size of the container A will be described. It can be suitably accommodated in various forms such as 12 rows (4 rows x 3 rows), 16 columns (4 rows x 4 columns), 36 columns (6 rows x 6 columns).

The cover opening and closing means (3) includes a cover holding mechanism (5) for holding the cover (1a) detachably, and a pressing portion (6) for pressing the cover (1a) into the opening (1c) of the container body (1b). ), The shank copper mechanism 7 for moving the lid holding mechanism 5 and the pressing part 6 up and down, and the pressing member 8 for regulating the rise of the container body 1b when the lid 1a is moved up and down. Equipped with.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lid holding support 5 includes a top plate 9 and a bottom plate 10 and a plurality of holding pins 11 protruding from one surface of each of the plates 9 and 10. 12) and a slide mechanism 13 for sliding the adjacent gripping pins 11 and 12.

The plurality of gripping pins 11 and 12 are provided in the state of vertically and horizontally aligned with one surface side of the upper plate 9 and the lower plate 10, respectively. Each of the gripping pins 11 and 12 is fixed to the distal end of the nail member 14 having a larger diameter than the base of the pin so as to protrude laterally. The gripping pins 11 of the upper plate 9 are longer than the gripping pins 12 of the lower plate 10 by the plate thickness of the lower plate 10, and the upper plate 9 and the lower plate 10 are overlapped as described later. The tip positions of the gripping pins 11 and 12 are set to coincide.

In the lower plate 10, a plurality of long holes 15 are vertically and horizontally aligned. The said long hole 15 is formed long in the direction (width direction) orthogonal to a conveyance direction. In addition, the long hole 15 is formed between the gripping pins 12 of the lower plate 10, the long hole 15 and the gripping pins 12 are formed alternately. Thus, by inserting the gripping pins 11 of the upper plate 9 through the long hole 15, such that the upper plate 9 is superposed on one surface side where the gripping pins 12 of the lower plate 10 are not formed. The upper plate 9 and the lower plate 10 are integrated.

The slide mechanism 1 (3) slides the gripping pins 11 and 12 to engage and hold the nail members of the gripping pins 11 and 12 on the lower surface of the lid 1a. The slide mechanism 13 includes arms 16a and 16b extending to the widthwise end portions of the upper plate 9 and the lower plate 10, and the arms 16a of the upper plate 9 and the arms 16b of the lower plate 10. And a rotating plate 18 engaged with the protrusions 17a and 17b provided at the tip of the motor, and a motor (not shown) for rotating the rotating plate 18 around the shaft, and the motor is fixed to the supporting plate 19. The rotating plate 18 is an elongated plate having U-shaped grooves 18a formed at both ends thereof, and the central axis 18b of the rotating plate 18 is connected to a motor, and as shown in FIGS. By rotating to the axial center, it becomes possible to slide the upper plate 9 and the lower plate 10 in the left and right directions relative to each other. Therefore, as the gripping pins 11 of the upper plate 9 move inside the long hole 15 of the lower plate 10 as the upper plate 9 and the lower plate 10 slide. ) And the gripping pin 12 of the lower plate 10 can be slidably moved so as to be close to and separated from each other.

Specifically, after the two phage pins 11 and 12 intervene in the space between the covers of the four cultivation vessels adjacent to each other in a close posture (Fig. 4 (a)), the covers are spaced apart from each other. The nail member 14 is moved to the lower side of (1a) to engage under the cover (Fig. 4 (b)). One cover 1 is supported by four holding pins 11 and 12 at four points. The gripping pins 11 and 12 support the two lids 1a adjacent to each other in the conveying direction, and the number of parts can be reduced by using the combinations in this manner.

The shanghai copper mechanism 7 includes a support plate 19 on which the upper plate 9 and the lower plate 10 are placed, a support rod 20 for penetrating the end of the support plate 19 up and down, and the support plate 10. ) Is composed of an air cylinder (not shown) which moves up and down with respect to the supporting rod 20.

The support plate 19 has a long hole 21 formed in the width direction, and the gripping pin 11 of the upper plate 9 and the gripping pin 12 of the lower plate 10 are inserted into the long hole 21. Through, the upper plate 9 and the lower plate 10 are placed. Since the holes of the support plate 10 have a long hole shape, the movement of the gripping pins 11 and 12 of the upper plate 9 and the lower plate 10 is not disturbed.

The pressing part 6 is formed in plurality in the protruding state on the lower surface of the support plate 19. By this pressing part 6, the lid 1a can be pressed against the opening 1c of the container body 1b.

The pressing member 8 is a rod-shaped member, and is fixed to the supporting rod 20 so as to be in contact with the shoulder of the container body 1b. The pressing member 8 may be configured to move up and down by a lifting device (not shown) separately from the lifting up and down of the lid 1a. By the pressing member 8, it is possible to prevent the container body 1b from rising with the upward movement of the lid 1a.

The inoculation means 4 are provided on the upstream and downstream sides of the lid opening and closing means 3 on the conveyor of the conveying means 2. It may be provided on the left and right sides of the cover opening and closing means (3). The inoculation means 4 includes a rail 22 provided on the conveyor of the conveying means 2, a tank 23 moving back and forth on the rail 22, and a plurality of nozzles extending from the tank 23. It consists of 24. The rail 22 is formed at a position higher than the lid 1a of the cultivation container 1 in the closed state, so that the reloader 1 does not collide with the rail during transportation. A plurality of nozzles 24 are provided corresponding to the number of the cultivation containers 1. In addition, the nozzle 24 is set at a position lower than the lid 1a in the upright position, and is able to penetrate into the space X between the lid 1a of the upright position and the container body 1b.

A process of inoculating a plurality of cultivation vessels (1 row 5 X 5 rows = 25) in a conveyor moving on a conveying means using a mushroom spawn inoculation device having the above configuration, at a time, FIG. 7. And it demonstrates using FIG.

The container A accommodated by the cultivation container 1 comprised from the lid | cover 1a and the container main body 1b vertically and horizontally is conveyed by the conveyor of the conveying means 2 from the upstream to the downstream side. When it reaches under the lid opening and closing means 3 (position of the container in Fig. 2), the conveyance of the conveyor is paused.

Next, the cover holding mechanism 5 is lowered by the shanghai copper mechanism 7. At this time, the two gripping pins 11 and 12 of the lid holding mechanism 5 intervene with each other in a collective position approaching each other and enter into a space portion having a diamond shape between the lids 1a of the four adjacent cultivation containers 1. 7 (a) and 4 (a).

Then, the slide mechanism 13 slides the gripping pins 11 and 12 in accordance with the slide movement of the upper plate 9 and the lower plate 10 by the rotation of the rotary plate 18, and the gripping pins 11 and 12. ) So that the nail members 14 of the gripping pins 11 and 12 are moved to the lower side of the lid 1a so as to be spaced apart from each other (Fig. 7 (b) and Fig. 4 (b)). . One cover 1a is supported by four holding pins 11 and 12 at four points.

By the shanghai copper mechanism 7, 25 lid | covers 1a are raised at the same time like the lid | cover holding mechanism 5 (FIG. 7 (c)). At this time, since the pressing member 8 is in contact with the shoulder of the container body 1b, the container body 1b can be prevented from rising as the cover 1a is raised, and only the cover 1a can be raised to open. Done. Then, the nozzle 24 of the inoculation means 4 moves on the rail 22 to enter the space between the lid 1a and the container body 1b of the rising posture in a horizontal direction from the side, and thus the plurality of container bodies. The seed is inoculated inside toward the opening 1c of (1b) (FIG. 7 (c), FIG. 8).

After the inoculation, the inoculation means 4 retreats to its original position (position in FIG. 2), and the cover holding mechanism 5 is lowered by the shanghai copper mechanism 7. The lid 1a is closed by the pressing section 6 because it is pressed into the opening 1c of the container body 1b. The gripping pins 11 and 12 taking a spaced apart position are held together by the slide mechanism 13 so that the gripping pins 11 and 12 are brought into close proximity to each other, and the lower side of the lid 1a and the nail member 14 are separated. The engagement of is released. And the cover holding mechanism 5 is raised by the shanghai copper mechanism 7. The operation of the conveyor is turned on again, and the container A is conveyed.

As described above, the plurality of lids 1a are temporarily raised and the inoculation means 4 are directly introduced into the space between the raised lid 1a and the container body 1b to temporarily enter the plurality of lid bodies 1b. Inoculation can be performed. Therefore, according to the present invention, the opening time of the cap portion can be shortened, as can be drastically shortened (1/2 to 1/3) of the conventional inoculation time, thereby significantly reducing the risk of incorporation of various germs.

1 is a schematic view of the mushroom spawn inoculation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view from the other side of the mushroom spawn inoculation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a view of the mushroom spawn inoculation device according to an embodiment of the present invention from above, (a) is a view showing a state before the inoculation means enter, (b) is a view showing a state in which the inoculation means entered.

Figure 4 shows a lid holding mechanism of the embodiment according to the present invention, (a) is a view showing a state before gripping, (b) is a view showing a gripping state.

5 is an exploded perspective view of the cover holding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the cover holding mechanism of the embodiment according to the present invention, (a) is a view showing a state before holding, (b) is a view showing a holding state.

7 is a view illustrating a process of holding a cover according to an embodiment of the present invention, (a) shows a state before gripping, (b) shows a gripping state, and (c) shows a Shanghai copper mechanism. Figure showing the state moved upward by.

8 is a view showing a state seen from the other side of (7) of FIG.

9 is a schematic view of a conventional mushroom spawn inoculation device, (a) is a view showing a solid spawn, (b) is a view showing the inoculation of liquid spawn.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

A ..... Container

1 ..... Cultivation container

1a ..... cover

1b ..... Container

1c ..... opening

2 ..... conveying means

3 ..... Cover opening and closing means

4 ..... Inoculation means

5 ..... Cover retaining mechanism

6 ..... Press

7 ..... Shanghai Dong Agency

8 ..... push

9 ..... Tops

10 ..... Bottom Plate

11, 12 ..... phage pins

13 ..... Slide Mechanism

14 ..... nail member

15 ..... Longevity

16 ..... Cancer

17 ..... overhang

18 ..... tumbler

19 ..... Support plate

20 ..... Support Rod

22 ..... Rails

23 ..... Tank

24 ..... Nozzle

Claims (4)

Conveying means for intermittently conveying a container accommodated by a plurality of cultivation vessel consisting of a lid and a container body vertically and horizontally, opening and closing the opening of the container body by vertically moving the cover of the plurality of cultivation vessel on the conveying means vertically And an inoculation means for inoculating spawn in the plurality of container bodies by horizontally entering the cover opening and closing means to the space between the container body and the other in the open state. The cover opening and closing means includes a lid holding mechanism for holding the lid detachably, a pressing portion for pressing the lid into the opening of the container body, a shank moving mechanism for moving the lid holding mechanism and the pressing portion up and down, and the lid when moving up and down. It includes a press for regulating the rise of the container body, The cover holding mechanism includes a plurality of gripping pins having a nail member at a lower end thereof, and a slide mechanism for moving the gripping pins, A plurality of phage pins enter into the space between the covers of the four cultivation vessels adjacent to each other in a state adjacent to each other, mushroom spawn inoculation, characterized in that by coupling the cover by moving the nail member to the lower side of the cover in a state away from each other Device. The position according to claim 1, wherein the inoculation means is provided upstream and downstream of the lid opening and closing means on the conveying means, or is installed upstream or downstream of the lid opening and closing means, and is positioned higher than the lid of the cultivation container in a closed state. Mushroom spawn inoculation device, characterized in that installed in. delete delete

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