KR101152294B1 - Apparatus for transplating plug seedling - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an implantation apparatus capable of implanting a plug seedling planted in a narrow seedling tray into a wide formal tray, and an object of the present invention is to insert four pins diagonally into the top of the seedling tray to hold a seedling. It is to provide an implantable device. To this end, the present invention, using the at least three or more pins (52c) to extract the seedlings from the seedling tray (B) to extract the transplant portion 50 to the formal tray (A); A first conveying part 20 for supporting and conveying the extracting part 50; A support part 10 for supporting the first transfer part 20; A second transfer part 30 supported by the support part 10 to transfer the seedling tray B; A third conveying part 40 supported by the supporting part 10 to convey the formal tray A; And a control unit for controlling the functions of the takeout unit 10, the first transfer unit 20, the second transfer unit 30, and the third transfer unit 40. It includes, the take-out unit 10, the take-out cylinder 54 supported by the first transfer unit 20, the support 51 supported by the take-out cylinder 54, and the support Spacing between two or more grippers 52 and the grippers 52 for holding the seedlings planted in the seedling tray (B) in the state mounted on the 51 and transported to the formal tray (A) It is driven by the control unit to adjust the, the gripper 52 includes a spacer 53 for allowing the supporter 51 to be moved to the left and right of the support 51, the grippers 52 are The retainer 52 is driven by the control unit for insertion into the lower part of the leaf, and includes a forward cylinder 55 for allowing the supporter 51 to be moved forward and backward of the ejection cylinder 54.

Seedlings, set, transplant, gripping, pins, plug

Description

Plug Seedling Device {APPARATUS FOR TRANSPLATING PLUG SEEDLING}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for implanting plug seedlings, and more particularly, to an implantation device capable of transplanting seedlings planted in a narrow tray into a wide tray.

Implantation apparatus refers to a device for planting young plants grown in narrow trays (flower pots) into a wider tray, and is generally developed and used for flowers in foreign countries.

On the other hand, not only for flowers, but also for vegetables, a transplant device is required to transfer young seedlings to a wide tray. In other words, with increasing national income and increasing demand for high-quality foods with low pesticides, there is an increasing demand for the development of a plant production system capable of producing and supplying safe and stable fresh vegetables throughout the year. The demand is also increasing.

Moreover, due to the drastic reduction of rural labor force and the aging of labor due to aging and women, automation is required in the transplantation process, which requires a lot of hands.

In particular, as plant plants and process nurseries have been put into practical use since the 1990s, there is a need for a robotization technology capable of transplanting from a seedling tray to a formal tray (port).

However, at present, the formal methods used in vegetable plants for growing vegetables are mostly dependent on manpower, and in the case of foreign countries, only transplant apparatuses, which are mostly used for flowers, are used.

That is, the foreign transplant apparatus used for flowers has a problem that it is difficult to apply to trays for plant plants growing vegetables because the gripping is large and the pins are thick.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a plug seedling implantation apparatus, in which four pins are inserted into the topsoil of the tray in diagonal lines to hold a seedling.

The present invention for achieving the above object, by using at least three or more pins (52c) to extract the seedlings from the seedling tray (B) to extract the transplant portion 50 to the formal tray (A); A first conveying part 20 for supporting and conveying the extracting part 50; A support part 10 for supporting the first transfer part 20; A second transfer part 30 supported by the support part 10 to transfer the seedling tray B; A third conveying part 40 supported by the supporting part 10 to convey the formal tray A; And a control unit for controlling the functions of the takeout unit 10, the first transfer unit 20, the second transfer unit 30, and the third transfer unit 40. It includes, the take-out unit 10, the take-out cylinder 54 supported by the first transfer unit 20, the support 51 supported by the take-out cylinder 54, and the support Spacing between two or more grippers 52 and the grippers 52 for holding the seedlings planted in the seedling tray (B) in the state mounted on the 51 and transported to the formal tray (A) It is driven by the control unit to adjust the, the gripper 52 includes a spacer 53 for allowing the supporter 51 to be moved to the left and right of the support 51, the grippers 52 are The retainer 52 is driven by the control unit for insertion into the lower part of the leaf, and includes a forward cylinder 55 for allowing the supporter 51 to be moved forward and backward of the ejection cylinder 54.

According to the present invention, since four pins can be inserted into the topsoil of the tray with diagonal lines to hold the seedlings, transplantation work that requires the most time and labor in a plant factory can be performed instead of humans, and thus, manpower It can be expected to improve work performance and work efficiency of about 2800 weeks per hour, which is 12 times compared to the above.

In addition, the present invention has an excellent effect of automating the transplantation process, it is possible to use in small or large nursery farms as well as vegetable production facilities of farms, which can promote the vitalization of agricultural work.

In addition, the present invention has an excellent effect that can be applied to vegetables for plant plants by minimizing damage to the shape of the roots and soil by using a thin pin-type gripper.

In addition, the present invention allows the pin to move out under the leaves to pin out the top soil, thereby minimizing the wound of the seedling leaves and at the same time to prevent the extraction of two or more seedlings due to the leaves of the surrounding seedlings when holding the seedlings Has the effect of doing

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a plug seedling implantation apparatus according to the present invention.

The plug seedling transplanting apparatus according to the present invention is a device capable of transplanting a small seedling tray into a formal tray, and the ejection unit 50 capable of extracting the seedling from the seedling tray using four pins and implanting it into the formal tray is possible. A first conveying part 20 for conveying the extracting part; A support part 10 for supporting the take-out part, a second transfer part 40 supported by the support part to transfer the seedling trays, a third transfer part 30 supported by the support part and a take-out part, and And a control unit (not shown) for controlling the functions of the first transfer unit, the second transfer unit, and the third transfer unit.

Extraction unit 50 is for extracting the seedlings grown in the seedling tray as described above to be transferred to a formal tray, which will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

The first transfer unit 20 is for transferring the take-out unit between the seedling tray and the formal tray, the first transfer unit may be composed of a servo motor or a stepping motor and the LM guide, the stop position, the feed speed, etc. are controlled by the controller Can be.

The support part 10 supports the takeout part, the 1st conveyance part, the 2nd conveyance part, and the 3rd conveyance part, and forms the external appearance of the plug seedling implantation apparatus which concerns on this invention.

The second transfer unit 40 is to sequentially transfer the seedling tray, the second transfer unit may be configured as a conveyor, the transfer speed and the feeding interval may be controlled by the control unit. Here, the seedling tray, as indicated by B of FIG. 1, may be one composed of 10 × 20. In particular, the seedling tray B is transported in a state in which it is placed in the transverse direction in the second conveying part as shown in FIG. 1 for the efficiency of the work.

The third transfer unit 30 is to sequentially transfer the formal tray, the third transfer unit may be configured as a conveyor, the transfer speed and the transfer interval may be controlled by the control unit. Here, the formal tray, as indicated by A in FIG. 1, may be one configured of 4 × 6. In particular, the formal tray A is conveyed in a state in which it is placed in the longitudinal direction in the third conveying unit as shown in FIG. 1 for the efficiency of the work.

The controller (not shown) is for controlling the operation of the take-out unit 50, the transfer speed and the feeding interval of the first transfer unit, the second transfer unit, and the third transfer unit, and may be configured as a microprocessor.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing the front and side surfaces of the ejection unit applied to the plug seedling implanting apparatus according to the present invention, and shows the ejection unit 50 shown in FIG. 1. In addition, Figure 3 is an embodiment configuration diagram showing the side and the front of the gripper of the take-out portion applied to the present invention, showing a gripper 52 shown in FIG.

First, Figure 2 shows the configuration of the ejection portion applied to the plug seedling implantation apparatus according to the present invention, the ejection portion is connected to the ejection cylinder 54, which is connected to the first conveying portion, to grip the bottom of the leaf to minimize the wound on the leaf Forward cylinder 55 to allow the machine to be inserted, the support 51 supported by the forward cylinder 55, the left and right in the state mounted on the support to hold the seedlings planted in the seedling tray to transfer to the formal tray Two or more grippers 52 for the purpose, and comprises a spacer 53 is driven by the control unit for adjusting the distance between the grippers.

The ejection cylinder 54 is supported and transported by the first transfer unit 20 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, when the ejection unit extracts the seedlings from the seedling tray and transplants the seedlings into the formal tray. The entire extraction unit 50 may be transferred to the left and right directions of the first transfer unit 20 or the support 51 may be moved up and down.

The forward cylinder 55 is supported by the ejection cylinder 54 as shown in FIG. 2 and connected to the support 51 to transfer the support back and forth to the ejection cylinder, so as to minimize the wound of the leaf. 54 g of the holding | gripping tool lowered by 54) is comprised so that it may be pushed in the lower part of a leaf.

The support 51 is supported by both of the forward cylinders 55 and two or more grippers 52 may be mounted on the support.

The gripper 52 is for holding and transferring the seedlings substantially, and as shown in FIG. 3, one side is mounted to the support 51 and extends in the longitudinal direction of the pin, that is, in the vertical direction. Machine 52e, a guide 52d mounted at the lower end of the extender for guiding four pins, and a fixture 52b mounted at the top end of the extender 52e, with four pins fixed thereto. It is attached to the cylinder 52a for conveying up and down, and the fixing | fixing part 52b in which the four pin 52c is fixed is comprised.

The extender 52e is fixed to the support 51 as described above, and can move in the left and right directions of the support, and serves to guide the cylinder 52a.

The cylinder 52a moves up and down under the control of the controller, and a holder 52b is attached to the end of the cylinder.

The holder 52b is mounted at the end of the cylinder, and at least three pins 52c may be mounted on the holder. 2 and 3 show a fixture with four pins.

The guide 52d is for guiding the tip of the pin moving up and down by the cylinder 52a to bend at a good angle (diagonal) for holding the seedling. In FIG. 3, four guides 52d are formed of four pins. The state of being inclined at an angle toward the center is shown. That is, in the present invention, four pins may be inserted into the soil by the guide line diagonally.

That is, in the gripper 52 as described above, when the cylinder 52a is lowered at the upper end of the seedling tray, the pin 52c fixed by the holder 52b is lowered along the guide 52d. The tip of the pin is narrowed in accordance with the angle of the guide, so that the pin holds the seedling by holding the top soil portion where the seedling is growing.

On the other hand, the present invention as described above, in the conventional plug seedling implantation device, in order to overcome the point that the thickness of the pin is thick so that the top soil portion of the seedlings and the root portion is damaged, making the pin as thin as possible On the other hand, by inclining the pin inserted into the top soil, to minimize the effect on the top soil and roots.

Hereinafter, a method of driving the plug seedling implanting apparatus according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

According to the present invention, seedlings in the seedling tray are grasped by the gripper 52 of the take-out part 50, are pulled up by the take-out cylinder 54, and the take-out part is along the first transfer part 20. First, the second transfer part 40 on which the seedling tray (10 × 20) (B) on which the seedling to be transplanted is grown is placed is moved to the position to be transplanted, and the top soil to be planted. The 3rd transfer part 30 on which the full tray 4x6 (A) filled with the top was mounted also stops at a full position. At this time, the seedling tray is transported in the horizontal direction as described above, the formal tray is transported in the vertical direction. This is a case where it is assumed that there are four grippers of the extraction section to be described below. In other words, if there are four grippers at the take-out part, the number of seedlings that can be grasped and transplanted at once is four, so that the seedling tray is 10 X 20 and the formal tray is 4 X 6, the seedling tray and the formal tray are operated by five operations. The transplant process for one line of can be completed.

At this time, the extraction unit is transported by the first transfer unit under the control of the controller, and designed to stop at a total of 6 points. The order of extraction is as follows.

First, the control unit takes out four seedlings as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and extracts the seedlings of the first row of rows 1, 6, 11 and 16 of the seedling tray B and transplants them into the first row of the formal tray. (1st formal). At this time, since the spacing of the 1st, 6th, 11th, and 16th compartments of the seedling tray is different from the spacing of the four compartments of the formal tray, the control unit controls the spacer so that the grippers can be placed in position on each tray. Thus, the distance between the grippers is adjusted.

Thereafter, the control unit stops by moving the third transfer unit 30 on which the formal tray A is placed to the next formal position after the first formalization. At this time, the second transfer unit 40 does not move. That is, the seedling tray B placed on the second conveying part has a size of 10 X 20, and only the seedlings of the first row, the first row, the sixth row, the sixteenth row and the sixth row are extracted by the first formulation as described above. Having been implanted in the four rows of the first row of the full tray, the control unit passes through the second feed, so that the second feeder is transferred so that the second row of the seedling tray is placed at the bottom of the gripper.

After the first set meal, the gripper stops by moving to the next set position, that is, 2, 7, 12, 17 of the first row of the seedling tray.

That is, the gripper moves to the seedling tray, takes out the seedlings of the second cell in the horizontal direction, and sets them in the set tray. Stop it.

On the other hand, when the spacing or other conditions of the seedling tray and the formal tray is changed, the controller may adjust the interval of each gripper using the gap adjuster (53).

According to the present invention as described above, in the seedling tray having a small cell size, the work of transplanting into a formal tray for formal cultivation can be performed by precise control, and the improvement of work efficiency by applying four sets of grippers 52 is achieved. Of course, it is possible to install more grippers as needed, and has the scalability that can be applied to other tasks, so it is very practical to automate farming work.

In other words, the present invention minimizes the diameter of the pin of the gripper, the pin is inserted into the topsoil in diagonal lines, and the seedling is taken out by the inclination of the pin, it is possible to minimize the wound of the seedling root.

In addition, by taking the gripping portion into the lower part of the seedling leaves by the forward cylinder after the downward operation, it is possible to minimize the wound of the surrounding seedlings while minimizing the wound of the leaves and to minimize the case where two or more seedlings are taken out.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the detailed description of the specification but should be defined by the claims.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of an implantation device according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an embodiment configuration showing the front and side of the ejection portion applied to the plug seedling implantation apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is an embodiment configuration showing the side and front of the gripper of the take-out portion applied to the present invention.

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10: support portion 20: first transfer portion

30: second transfer unit 40: third transfer unit

50: blowout part

Claims (5)

An extraction unit 50 capable of extracting the seedlings from the seedling tray B using at least three or more pins 52c and implanting the seedlings into the formal tray A; A first conveying part 20 for supporting and conveying the extracting part 50; A support part 10 for supporting the first transfer part 20; A second transfer part 30 supported by the support part 10 to transfer the seedling tray B; A third conveying part 40 supported by the supporting part 10 to convey the formal tray A; And A control unit for controlling the functions of the extraction unit 10, the first transfer unit 20, the second transfer unit 30, and the third transfer unit 40; Including, The takeout part 10 includes a takeout cylinder 54 supported by the first transfer part 20, a supporter 51 supported by the takeout cylinder 54, and the supporter 51. In order to adjust the distance between the two or more grippers 52 and the grippers 52 for holding the seedlings planted in the seedling tray (B) and transported to the formal tray (A) in the mounted state It is driven by the control unit, and includes a spacer 53 for allowing the grippers 52 to be moved to the left and right of the support 51, The grippers 52 are driven by the control unit to allow the grippers 52 to be inserted into the lower part of the leaves, so that the supporters 51 can be moved back and forth of the ejection cylinder 54. Plug seedling transplant apparatus comprising a cylinder (55). delete delete The method of claim 1, The gripper 52 has an extension 52e, one side of which is mounted to the supporter 51 and extends in the vertical direction, a fixture 52b in which at least three pins 52c are fixed, and It is mounted on the upper end of the extender 52e, and is mounted on the cylinder 52a for transporting the fixture 52b up and down and the lower end of the extender 52e to fix the 5252. And at least three or more guides (52d) for guiding each of the pins (52c) which have been transferred by the plug. The method of claim 4, wherein And each of the guides (52d) guides each of the pins (52c) such that the pins (52c) form an oblique line toward the central portion of the pins (52c).

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