TW201338694A - Flower planting machine and automated operation process thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A flower planting machine and an automated operation process thereof are disclosed. The flower planting machine includes a machine; a first pushing plate and a second pushing plate oppositely disposed along the x-axis of the machine and capable of reciprocatingly between an gather position and an retreat position; a side block structure disposed along the y-axis of the machine and capable of reciprocating between a stop position and an retreat position; a planting device disposed along the z-axis of the machine and capable of reciprocating between a planting position and an origin position; a cultivation pot disposed vertically below the planting device; and a control unit to control the actuation time points of the first pushing plate, the second pushing plate, the side block structure, and the planting device. The flower planting machine can provide automated planting steps to synchronously plant flower seedling and the culture matrix or mediums needed for the seedling to grow in a cultivation pot suitable for the seedling to grow, so as to reduce the manpower workload by the automated planting steps.

Description

Flower planter and its automated operation process

This case is about the planting of flowers and plants, more specifically, a technique that uses automated mechanical assistance to plant flowers and plants into pots suitable for their growth.

In general, in the early stage of seed cultivation, plant plants use a collection of small planting vessels, so-called seedling trays, based on the need to save cultivation space, control the environment for seed growth, and facilitate the observation of their germination. The seed grows into a seedling after a predetermined incubation time. At this time, the cultivation space provided by the seedling tray is insufficient, and in order to conform to the growth mechanism of the seedling, some of the culture medium and medium must be replaced. Therefore, in the process of planting plants and plants, it is usually necessary to undergo one or more transplanting transplants.

Taking the initial transplanting transplant as an example, the process generally includes taking the seedlings from the seedling tray, placing the seedlings into new pots, and filling the new pots with the culture medium and the medium covering the seedling roots. Between the first two processes, depending on the situation, it is decided whether or not to carry out the process of separating the poor culture medium from the flower roots. The above is just a simple description of the process of changing the flowers and plants, but the steps taken in the actual operation are quite cumbersome. In plant factories, flowers and plants are often batched, so the labor and working hours required are increased. In particular, the orchid industry, because of its beautiful orchid flower pattern and long flowering period, has become the most developmental crop in potted plants, with annual output and external sales of tens of millions of plants. It is conceivable that the workload of planting orchid transplants in plant factories is enormous.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a flower planting machine which can provide an automated planting step for simultaneously planting a flower seedling and a culture medium or medium required for its growth in a cultivation pot suitable for its growth. Reduce labor load by automating planting steps.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a flower planting machine which can coat the root of the plant with the culture medium or the medium to obtain stable support of the root system.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a flower planting machine which can protect flowers and plants during planting, and avoid damage to flowers or branches and branches.

The flower planting machine for achieving the above object comprises: a machine table; a first push plate and a first set along the X axis of the machine table and reciprocable between a gathering position and a retreating position; a second push plate; a side stop structure along the Y axis of the machine and reciprocable between a stop position and a retreat position; a Z axis along the machine and can be planted a plant that reciprocates between a position and an original position; a vertical cultivation basin opposite to the cultivation device; a command, control, command, management of the first push plate, the second push plate, and the side stop structure And the control unit when the plant is operated.

The automated workflow of the above-mentioned flower planter includes: positioning a plant seedling containing roots and leaves in the planter; the control unit controls the displacement of the side block structure to a stop position, and the first push The plate and the second push plate co-construct a filling space; filling the above-mentioned filling space with a culture medium or medium required for planting the flower seedling, the culture medium or medium fully coating the roots of the flower seedling; the control unit controls The first push plate and the second push plate are moved to a gathering position to form a gathering force on the culture medium or the medium; the control unit controls the plant to move to a planting position, the flower seedling The root system is filled into the cultivation pot together with the culture medium or medium; the control unit controls the plant to move from the planting position to a home position, the flower seedlings, the culture substrate or the medium, and the cultivation basin move synchronously; The detachment means, the flower seedlings of step 6 are removed from the plant with the cultivation pots.

For the convenience of the description, the central idea expressed in the column of the above summary of the present invention is expressed by a specific embodiment. Various items in the embodiments are depicted in terms of ratios, dimensions, amounts of deformation, or displacements that are suitable for illustration, and are not drawn to the proportions of actual elements, as set forth above.

As shown in the first figure, the flower planting machine of the present case mainly comprises: a machine table 10.

a first power cylinder 20 and a second power cylinder 30 are disposed opposite to each other along the X axis of the machine table 10; the first power plate 20 and the telescopic cylinder shaft of the second power cylinder 30 are respectively connected to a first push plate 21 and a second push plate 31; controlled by the first power cylinder 20 and the second power cylinder 30, the first push plate 21 and the second push plate 31 are at a gathering position and a retreating position Move back and forth. The first push plate 21 and the second push plate 31 are respectively semi-arc-shaped, and the arc concave surfaces of the two push plates are opposite to each other, and according to the gather position, the objects between them are formed to gather the force.

a third power cylinder 40 disposed along the Y axis of the machine table 10; the telescopic cylinder shaft of the third power cylinder 40 is coupled to a side stop structure 45, the side block structure 45 including a vertical side plate 46 and a horizontal The bottom plate 47 is controlled by the third power cylinder 40, and the side stop structure 45 can reciprocate between a stop position and a retreat position; when the side stop structure 45 is in the stop position, the vertical The side plate 46 and the horizontal bottom plate 47 can form a filling space 48 (such as the third figure) with the first push plate 21 and the second push plate 31 to fill the culture medium or medium required for cultivating the flower seedlings.

A fourth power cylinder 50 is disposed along the Z axis of the machine 10; the telescopic cylinder shaft of the fourth power cylinder 50 is coupled to a planter 51; the planter 51 can support a flower seedling, preferably, The planter 51 provides support for positioning the leaf and root junctions of the flower seedlings. In the embodiment of the present invention, the planter 51 has a cylindrical structure and has a bottom portion 52 and a vertical side wall 53 connected to the bottom portion 52. The bottom portion 52 and the vertical side wall 53 define an accommodating space 54. The bottom portion 52 of the planter 51 is provided with a radial opening 55 extending from the center of the bottom portion 52 to the periphery of the bottom portion 52; the vertical side wall 53 of the planter 51 has at least one longitudinal opening 56. . Controlled by the fourth power cylinder 50, the planter 51 can reciprocate between a planting position and an original position.

A planting vessel 60 is disposed at the bottom of the machine table 10. The top surface of the planting vessel 60 is an opening 61. The center point of the opening 61 corresponds to a vertical line of the center point of the planter 51. A cultivation pot 62 can be placed in the planting vessel 60.

The first push plate 21, the second push plate 22, the side stop structure 45, and the control unit 70 when the planter 51 is actuated are commanded, controlled, commanded, and managed.

The automatic planting steps of the flower planting machine in this case are described below with reference to the second to seventh figures:

Step 1 (as shown in the second figure), a flower seedling 90 containing a root system 91 and a leaf system 92 is provided, and the whole plant grass seedlings are passed through the radial opening 55 of the planter 51 at the junction of the leaf system 92 and the root system 91. 90 enters the accommodating space 54 through the longitudinal opening 56 of the planter 51. The bottom 52 of the planter 51 holds the leaf system 92 of the flower seedling 90, and the root system 91 of the flower seedling 90 hangs over the planting Below the implanter 51. At least one incubation pot 62 is provided for placement in the planting vessel 60. The manner in which the flower seedlings 90 are fed into the planter 51 may be manual or automated machinery; the automated machine includes, but is not limited to, a robotic arm that can hold the flower seedlings. The manner in which the cultivation pots 62 are provided may be manual or automated, including but not limited to various types of delivery devices.

Step 2 (as shown in the third figure), the control unit 70 activates the third power cylinder 40, and moves the side stop structure 45 from the retracted position to the blocking position, according to the first push plate 21 and the second push plate. 22 co-constructs a stuffing space 48.

In the third step (as shown in the fourth figure), the culture medium or medium 94 required for planting the flower seedlings 90 is filled in the filling space 48, and the medium or medium 94 is sufficient to coat the roots 91 of the flower seedlings 90. The means for filling the culture substrate or medium may be manual or automated; the automated machinery includes, but is not limited to, a robotic arm.

Step 4 (as shown in FIG. 5), the control unit 70 activates the first power cylinder 20 and the second power cylinder 30 to move the first push plate 21 and the second push plate 31 from the retracted position to the gathered position, according to The above-mentioned culture medium or medium forms a force for gathering and gathering.

Step 5 (as shown in the sixth figure), the control unit 70 activates the fourth power cylinder 50, drives the planter 51 to move from the original position to the planting position, and simultaneously drives the first power cylinder 20, the second power cylinder 30, and The third power cylinder 40 moves the first push plate 21 and the second push plate 31 from the gathering position to the retracted position, and the side stop structure 45 moves from the blocking position to the retracted position. When the planter 51 reaches the planting position, the root system 91 of the flower seedling 90 is filled into the lower pot 60 together with the culture substrate or medium 94.

Step 6 (as shown in the seventh figure), the control unit 70 activates the fourth power cylinder 50, drives the planter 51 to move from the planting position to the original position, and the flower seedlings 90 move upward with the planter 51, based on the root system. 91. The packing of the culture substrate or medium 94 and the cultivation pot 62 is such that the cultivation pot 62 moves away from the planting dish 60 as the flower seedlings 90 move upward.

In step 7, a flowering seedling that has been planted in the cultivation pot 62 is removed from the planter 51 by a means of detachment. The means of disengagement may be manual or automated; the automated machine includes, but is not limited to, a robotic arm.

Repeat step 1 to step 7. By automating the planting step, the flower seedlings and the culture medium or medium required for their growth are successively planted in the cultivation pots suitable for their growth. It is worth noting that, through the above step three, the culture medium or the medium is coated with the roots of the flowers, so that the root system is stably supported.

Further, the configuration of the planter 51 is attached to the function of protecting the flowering seedlings. The accommodating space 54 inside the cultivator 51 can accommodate the phylum 92 of the flowering seedling 90, and the long tubular configuration provides the effect of converging the phylum 92 of the flowering seedling 90 to prevent the phyllophyte 92 from extending outward. It is damaged during the planting process.

10. . . Machine

20. . . First power cylinder

twenty one. . . First push board

30. . . Second power cylinder

31. . . Second push board

40. . . Third power cylinder

45. . . Side stop structure

46. . . Side panel

47. . . Bottom plate

48. . . Filling space

50. . . Fourth power cylinder

51. . . Plant

52. . . bottom

53. . . Vertical side wall

54. . . Housing space

55. . . Radial opening

56. . . Vertical opening

60. . . Planting dish

61. . . Opening

62. . . Cultivation pot

70. . . control unit

90. . . Flower seedling

91. . . Root system

92. . . Leaf system

94. . . Culture substrate or medium

The first picture is a three-dimensional appearance of the case.

The second figure is one of the schematic diagrams of the present case, which describes positioning a flower seedling in a plant.

The third figure is the second schematic diagram of the action of the present case, describing the side stop structure, the first push plate and the second push plate co-constructing a stuffing space.

The fourth figure is the third schematic diagram of the action of the case, which is described in the packing space to fill the culture medium or medium.

The fifth figure is the fourth schematic diagram of the action of the present case, and the first push plate and the second push plate are described in the gathering position.

The sixth figure is the fifth schematic diagram of the action of the case. The plant is placed at the planting position, and the flower seedlings are filled into the cultivation pot together with the culture medium or medium.

The seventh figure is the sixth schematic diagram of the action of the case, describing the planter returning to the original position, the flower seedlings and the cultivation pots synchronously moving.

10. . . Machine

20. . . First power cylinder

twenty one. . . First push board

30. . . Second power cylinder

31. . . Second push board

40. . . Third power cylinder

45. . . Side stop structure

46. . . Side panel

47. . . Bottom plate

50. . . Fourth power cylinder

51. . . Plant

52. . . bottom

53. . . Vertical side wall

54. . . Housing space

55. . . Radial opening

56. . . Vertical opening

60. . . Planting dish

61. . . Opening

62. . . Cultivation pot

70. . . control unit

Claims (6)

A flower planting machine comprising: a machine table; a first push plate and a second push plate disposed opposite to the X axis of the machine table and reciprocable between a gathering position and a retreating position a side stop structure along the Y-axis of the machine and reciprocable between a stop position and a retreat position; a Z-axis along the machine and a planting position and an original a plant that reciprocates between positions; a vertical cultivation basin opposite to the planter; a command, control, command, management of the first push plate, the second push plate, the side block structure, and the planting The control unit at the time of actuation. An automated operation process of the flower planting machine according to the first aspect of the patent application, comprising: step one, positioning a flower and seedling seedling containing roots and leaf systems in the plant, the leaf system of which is included in the planting The root of the device is suspended below the planter; in step 2, the control unit controls the displacement of the side stop structure to the stop position, and the first push plate and the second push plate cooperate to form a filling space; Third, filling the above-mentioned filling space with the culture medium or medium required for planting the flower seedling, the culture medium or medium fully coating the roots of the flowering seedling; in step four, the control unit controls the first push plate and the second Pushing the plate to the gathering position, according to the above-mentioned culture medium or medium forming a gathering force; in step 5, the control unit controls the plant to move to the planting position, while controlling the first plate and the The second push plate moves from the gathering position to the retreating position, and the side stop structure moves from the blocking position to the retreating position; when the plant arrives at the planting position, the root of the flowering seedling together with the culture medium or medium The quality is filled into the cultivation pot together; in step 6, the control unit controls the plant to move from the planting position to the original position, and the flower seedlings, the culture substrate or the medium, and the cultivation pot move upwards synchronously; Taking a detachment means, the flower seedlings of step 6 are removed from the planter together with the cultivation pots. For example, the automated operation process of claim 2, wherein the first step is performed by manual or automated machinery. For example, the automated operation process of claim 2, wherein the third step is performed by manual or automated machinery. For example, the automated operation process of claim 2, wherein the cultivation basin of step 5 is provided by an automated mechanical delivery. For example, the automated operation process of claim 2, wherein the step 7 is performed by manual or automated machinery.