TW201404290A - Seeding equipment and planting method for seeds - Google Patents

Abstract

A seeding equipment and a planting method for seeds, in which the seeds are planted in a planter by the seeding equipment, are provided. The seeding equipment includes a platform, a separating seed device, an ejecting device, a vacuum device, a plurality of suction nozzles, a guiding seed device, a pressing device and a driving unit. The planter is installed in an accommodating base of the platform. The suction nozzles connect the vacuum device. The seeds are installed in the separating seed device. The driving unit drives an ejecting plate of the ejecting device to eject the seeds by ejecting rods of the ejecting device. The vacuum device and the driving unit drive the suctions nozzles to suck and place the seeds in the guiding seed device. The driving unit drives a guiding seed case of the guiding seed device to approach a top surface of the planter by guiding tubes of the guiding seed device. The driving unit drives a fixing plate of the pressing device to press the planter by pressing rods of the pressing device, such that the seeds are located under the top surface.

Description

Seeding equipment and seed implantation method

The present invention relates to a method of implanting a seeding apparatus and a seed, and more particularly to a method of implanting a seeding apparatus and seed suitable for implanting a plurality of seeds into a cultivation medium.

The factors required for the growth of plants, sunlight, air and water are all indispensable. In recent years, since the artificial light source type plant growing factory is indoors to grow plants, the growth of plants is not easily affected by external factors (weather, climate, pests, etc.). Therefore, many companies are now eager to develop such plant factories to prevent food shortages.

In current plant plants, the way of planting is to first plant the seeds of the plant into a cultivation medium, such as a sponge, by using a seeding device, and then to give water, appropriate nutrients and an illumination source for plant growth. In a conventional seeding apparatus, the seed is inserted into the cultivation medium at equal intervals by a push rod in cooperation with a plurality of openings in the blanking tray. However, during the above implantation process, the seed is susceptible to pushing by the push rod to cause friction with the blanking tray, thereby causing damage to the seed and increasing the cost of seedling raising. In addition, the seed easily blocks the opening of the blanking tray during the blanking process, thereby reducing the seeding success rate.

The present invention provides a seeding apparatus adapted to implant seeds into a cultivation medium such that the seeds have an excellent seeding rate.

The present invention provides a method of implanting a seed which utilizes a seeding apparatus to provide an excellent seeding rate of the seed.

The invention proposes a seeding apparatus adapted to implant a plurality of seeds in a cultivation medium. The seeding equipment comprises a machine table, a dispensing device, an ejection device, a vacuum device, a plurality of suction nozzles, a guiding device, a pressing device and a driving unit. The machine has a receiving seat, wherein the cultivation medium is disposed in the receiving seat. The dispensing device is assembled on the machine table and located above the receiving seat. The ejector has a top plate and a plurality of rams. The top plate is disposed under the dispensing device, and the top bar is slidably disposed within the dispensing device. The vacuum device is assembled on the machine table. The nozzle is connected to the vacuum device, and the dispensing device is located between the plunger and the nozzle. The guiding device is located below the nozzle and has a guiding box and a plurality of conduits. The pressing device has a fixing plate and a plurality of pressing bars. The fixing plate is located above the guiding box, and the pressing rod is movably disposed in the catheter. The drive unit is assembled on the machine table. Wherein, the seed is disposed in the dispensing device. The jack pushes the seed by driving the top plate by the drive unit. The vacuum device and the driving unit drive the suction nozzle to suck and place the seed in the guide box. The conduit is driven to a top surface of the cultivation medium by the drive unit driving the guide cartridge. The pressing rod presses the cultivation medium by driving the fixing plate by the driving unit, and the seed is located below the top surface.

In an embodiment of the seeding apparatus of the present invention, each of the seed and the top surface has an implant depth and the implant depth is adjustable.

In an embodiment of the seeding apparatus of the present invention, the vacuum apparatus has a pump, a vacuum generating valve, a vacuum breaking valve and a vacuum generator. The pump is adapted to provide a source of gas and the source of gas flows to the vacuum generating valve. When the gas source in the vacuum generation valve flows to the vacuum generator or vacuum break valve At the same time, each nozzle maintains a vacuum or releases the vacuum to draw or not absorb individual seeds.

In an embodiment of the seeding apparatus of the present invention, when the jack is located in the dispensing device and the driving unit drives the nozzle to be located on the dispensing device, the gas source in the vacuum generating valve flows to the vacuum breaking valve to source the gas Blow to the dispensing device.

In an embodiment of the seeding apparatus of the present invention, the driving unit includes a first cavity, a first piston, a second cavity, a second piston, a third cavity, and a third piston. a fourth cavity and a fourth piston. The first piston, the third piston and the fourth piston are respectively connected to the top plate, the guide box and the fixed plate, and the second piston is connected to the suction nozzle. The first piston, the second piston, the third piston and the fourth piston respectively slide in the first cavity, the second cavity, the third cavity and the fourth cavity to transfer the seed to the top surface of the cultivation medium and The pressing rod is pressed to the cultivation medium.

In an embodiment of the seeding apparatus of the present invention, when the first piston moves along a first axis parallel to a normal direction of the top surface, the first piston drives the top plate to slide the jack out of the dispensing device The seed is picked up and the nozzle is in a vacuum and the seed is aspirated.

In an embodiment of the seeding apparatus of the present invention, when the second piston moves along a second axis perpendicular to the normal direction of the top surface and the driving nozzle is positioned above the guide cartridge, the suction nozzle is released from the vacuum state, and The seeds fall in the guide box.

In an embodiment of the seeding apparatus of the present invention, the third piston drives the cartridge when the third piston moves along the first axis to move the catheter relative to the plunger and against the top surface.

In an embodiment of the seeding apparatus of the present invention, when the fourth piston moves along the first axis, the pressure rod approaches the top surface and squeezes the cultivation medium, and the seed is implanted in the cultivation medium.

In an embodiment of the seeding apparatus of the present invention, the dispensing device comprises a dispensing box and a blanking plate. The blanking plate is located between the dispensing box and the receiving seat and is mounted on a plate of the machine table. The dispensing box has a plurality of first openings and the blanking plate has a plurality of second openings. The blanking plate is slidably assembled with the dispensing box such that each of the first openings is facing or offset from each of the second openings. Further, a width of each of the first openings adjacent to one end of each of the second openings is smaller than a width of each of the first openings away from the other end of each of the second openings.

In an embodiment of the seeding apparatus of the present invention, the top ends of the respective ejector pins have a curved surface, and each of the seeds bears against each of the curved surfaces.

In an embodiment of the seeding apparatus of the present invention, the seeding apparatus further includes a motor, and the machine further has a base and at least one slide rail. The motor and the slide rail are disposed on the base. When the pressing rod squeezes the cultivation medium, the motor drives the accommodating seat to slide back and forth on the slide rail.

The present invention provides a seed implantation method in which a plurality of seeds are implanted in a cultivation medium by a seeding device. The seeding equipment comprises a machine table, a dispensing device, an ejection device, a vacuum device, a guiding device, a pressing device and a driving unit. The machine has a receiving seat, wherein the cultivation medium is disposed in the receiving seat. The dispensing device is assembled on the machine table and located above the receiving seat. The ejector has a top plate and a plurality of rams. The top plate is disposed under the dispensing device, and the top bar is slidably disposed within the dispensing device. The vacuum device is assembled on the machine table. The nozzle is connected to the vacuum device, and the dispensing device is located on the ejector Between the nozzle and the nozzle. The guiding device is located below the nozzle and has a guiding box and a plurality of conduits. The pressing device has a fixing plate and a plurality of pressing bars. The fixing plate is located above the guiding box, and the pressing rod is movably disposed in the catheter. The drive unit is assembled on the machine table. The method of planting the seed comprises: arranging the seed in the dispensing device. The top plate is driven by the drive unit to push the top rod out of the seed. The suction nozzle is used to suck and place the seed in the guide box by the vacuum device and the driving unit. The guide cartridge is driven by the drive unit to bring the conduit close to a top surface of the cultivation medium. The fixing plate is driven by the driving unit to cause the pressing rod to press the cultivation medium, and the seed is located below the top surface.

In an embodiment of the seed implantation method of the present invention, the vacuum device has a pump, a vacuum generating valve, a vacuum breaking valve and a vacuum generator. The pump is adapted to provide a source of gas and the source of gas flows to the vacuum generating valve. The method of implanting the seed further comprises: flowing the gas source in the vacuum generating valve to the vacuum generator or the vacuum breaking valve, each of the nozzles having a vacuum state or a vacuum breaking state to suck or not absorb the respective seeds.

In an embodiment of the seed implantation method of the present invention, the method further comprises: when the plunger is located in the dispensing device, and the driving unit drives the nozzle to be located on the dispensing device, the gas source of the vacuum generating valve flows to the vacuum breaking valve To blow the gas source to the dispensing device.

In an embodiment of the seed implantation method of the present invention, the driving unit comprises a first cavity, a first piston, a second cavity, a second piston, a third cavity, and a first a three piston, a fourth cavity and a fourth piston. The first piston, the third piston and the fourth piston are respectively connected to the top plate, the guide box and the fixed plate, and the second piston is connected to the suction nozzle. Seed implantation method The method includes: sliding the first piston, the second piston, the third piston, and the fourth piston into the first cavity, the second cavity, the third cavity, and the fourth cavity, respectively, to transfer the seed to the cultivation medium. The top surface and the pressing rod are pressed to the cultivation medium.

In an embodiment of the seed implantation method of the present invention, the method further includes: when the first piston moves along a first axis parallel to a normal direction of the top surface, the first piston drives the top plate to allow the ejector Slide out of the dispensing device and lift the seed, and the nozzle is under vacuum and the seed is aspirated.

In an embodiment of the seed implantation method of the present invention, the method further includes: when the second piston moves along a second axis perpendicular to the normal direction of the top surface and the driving nozzle is located above the guide box, sucking The mouth is in a vacuum-destroyed state and the seeds fall within the guide box.

In an embodiment of the seed implantation method of the present invention, the method further includes: when the third piston moves along the first axis, the catheter moves relative to the pressing rod and abuts against the top surface, and the seed falls on the top surface .

In an embodiment of the method of implanting a seed of the present invention, the method further comprises: when the fourth piston moves along the first axis, the pressing rod approaches the top surface and squeezes the cultivation medium, and the seed is implanted in the cultivation medium.

In an embodiment of the seed implantation method of the present invention, the seeding apparatus further includes a motor, and the machine base further has a base and at least one slide rail. The motor and the slide rail are disposed on the base. The method of implanting the seed further comprises: when the pressing rod squeezes the cultivation medium, the motor drives the accommodating seat to slide back and forth on the sliding rail.

Based on the above, in the above embodiment of the invention, by means of a vacuum device The driving device can pick up and place the seed in the guiding box, and the driving device can press the pressing device to squeeze the cultivation medium so that the seeds are located in the cultivation medium. In this way, each seed can be implanted in the cultivation medium to avoid the seed raising cost due to wear, and at the same time ensure that each seed is implanted in the cultivation medium to increase the seeding rate of the seed.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

1 is a perspective view of a seeding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a perspective view of the seeding apparatus of Figure 1 in another perspective. Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the seeding apparatus of Figure 1. Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the dispensing device of Figure 3 taken along the line I1-I1. Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , in the present embodiment, the seeding apparatus 100 is adapted to implant a plurality of seeds 1 into a cultivation medium 10 so that the seed 1 has an excellent seeding rate. The cultivation medium 10 of the present embodiment is, for example, a sponge. The seeding apparatus 100 includes a machine table 110, a dispensing device 120, an ejection device 130, a vacuum device 140, a plurality of suction nozzles 150, a guiding device 160, a pressing device 170 and a driving unit 180. It should be noted that in order to make the view clear, some of the components of FIG. 3 are indicated by broken lines.

The machine 110 has a receiving seat 112, and the cultivation medium 10 can be accommodated in a seeding tray 20 and disposed in the receiving seat 112 to facilitate the seedling operation of the seed 1 after sowing. The dispensing device 120 is assembled on the machine table 110 and above the receiving seat 112. The ejector device 130 has a top plate 132 and a plurality of Jack 134. The top plate 132 is disposed below the dispensing device 120, and the top bar 134 is secured to the top plate 132 and slidably disposed within the dispensing device 120. The vacuum device 140 is assembled to the trailing edge of the machine table 110, and the nozzles 150 are connected to the vacuum device 140 by a plurality of connecting tubes (not shown), and the dispensing device 120 is located between the jack 134 and the nozzle 150. The guiding device 160 is located below the suction nozzle 150 and has a guide box 162 and a plurality of conduits 164. The pressing device 170 has a fixing plate 172 and a plurality of pressing bars 174. The fixing plate 172 is located above the guide box 162, and the pressing rod 174 is movably disposed in the conduit 164. The drive unit 180 is assembled on the machine table 110. The seed 1 is disposed in the dispensing device 120. The jack 134 ejects the seed 1 by driving the top plate 132 by the driving unit 180. The vacuum device 140 and the driving unit 180 drive the suction nozzle 150 to suck and place the seed 1 in the guide box 162. The conduit 164 is adjacent to a top surface 12 of the cultivation medium 10 by the drive unit 180 driving the cartridge 162. The pressing rod 174 presses the cultivation medium 10 by driving the fixing plate 172 by the driving unit 180, and the seed 1 may be located below the top surface 12 of the cultivation medium 10. In this way, the seed 1 is planted in the cultivation medium 10.

In the present embodiment, the seed 1 is sucked by the vacuum device 140 in conjunction with the suction nozzle 150, and the seed 1 and the squeeze cultivation medium 10 are transferred by the driving unit 180 and the pressing device 170 to implant the seed 1 into the cultivation. Inside the medium 10. Figure 5 is a block diagram of the vacuum apparatus and nozzle of Figure 3. Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the vacuum device 140 has a pump 142, a vacuum generating valve 144, a vacuum breaking valve 146 and a vacuum generator 148. The pump 142 is used to supply a gas, such as a compressed gas, and after the pump 142 generates a gas, the gas flows to the vacuum generating valve 144. When located When the gas in the vacuum generating gate 144 flows to the vacuum generator 148, the vacuum generator 148 is driven to discharge the gas to the outside, and is in a vacuum state due to the pressure drop and is connected between the vacuum breaking valve 146 and the suction nozzle 150. The connecting tubes cause each of the suction nozzles 150 to generate suction to suck the respective seeds 1. On the contrary, when the gas located in the vacuum generating valve 144 flows to the vacuum breaking valve 146, the vacuum breaking valve 146 is driven and the vacuum generator 148 is not driven to allow the gas to flow to the respective suction nozzles 150 via the connecting pipe, and the original pressure is released due to an increase in pressure. The vacuum state is such that the nozzle 150 does not have suction and cannot pick up the seed 1. In addition, the vacuum device 140 of the present embodiment can be controlled by a controller (not shown), such as a programmable logic controller (PLC), to control the pump 142 and the vacuum break valve 146 or vacuum. Generator 148.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the driving unit 180 includes a first cavity 182 a , a first piston 182 b , a second cavity 184 a , a second piston 184 b , and a third cavity 186 a . a third piston 186b, a fourth cavity 188a and a fourth piston 188b. The first piston 182b, the third piston 186b and the fourth piston 188b are respectively connected to the top plate 132, the guide box 162 and the fixed plate 172, and the second piston 184b is connected to the suction nozzle 150. The first piston 182b, the second piston 184b, the third piston 186b and the fourth piston 188b slide in the first cavity 182a, the second cavity 184a, the third cavity 186a and the fourth cavity 188a, respectively, to seed 1 is transferred to the top surface 12 of the cultivation medium 10 and the pressing rod 174 is pressed against the cultivation medium 10, so that the seed 1 is implanted in the cultivation medium 10.

Therefore, the vacuum device 140 can be used to cooperate with the nozzle 150 to absorb seeds. 1. The drive unit 180 and the press bar 174 can be used to transport the seed 1 onto the top surface 12 of the cultivation medium 10 and to press the seed 1 into the cultivation medium 10. In this way, each seed 1 does not rub against other parts to cause breakage, so the seedling cost of the seed 1 can be reduced. Furthermore, the individual seeds 1 are transported via the drive unit 180 and the individual plungers 174 are pressed in, which increases the probability of successful seeding of the seed 1 into the cultivation medium 10.

In the present embodiment, the seeding apparatus 100 further includes a motor 190, and the machine table 110 further has a base 114 and two slide rails 116. The motor 190 and the two slide rails 116 are disposed on the base 114. When the pressing rod 174 presses the cultivation medium 10, the motor 190 drives the housing 112 to slide back and forth on the two sliding rails 116. In this way, it is ensured that each seed 1 is implanted in the cultivation medium 10 to reduce the seed 1 from falling out of the cultivation medium 10 due to collision during the handling of the cultivation medium 10. Further, the cultivation medium 10 in the housing 112 is moved by the motor 190 to accelerate the implantation speed of the seed 1.

The implantation process of the seed 1 will be described below, and the components corresponding to the seeding apparatus 100 at this time will be described.

6A to 6H are flow diagrams of implantation of the seed of Fig. 3. Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 6A to FIG. 6B, in the embodiment, first, the seeding tray 20 accommodated in the cultivation medium 10 is placed on the receiving seat 112 of the machine table 110 (as shown in FIG. 6A). Show) and place the seed 1 in the dispensing device 120. Next, the motor 190 drives the accommodating seat 112 to slide along the slide rail 116 on the base 114, and the cultivation medium 10 is positioned below the guide box 162 (as shown in FIG. 6B).

Please refer to FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 6C to FIG. 6D, when the first piston 182b When moving along a first axis A1 parallel to the normal direction of the top surface 12 of the cultivation medium 10, the first piston 182b drives the top plate 132 to slide the jack 134 out of the dispensing device 120 and jack up the seed 1 And the nozzle 150 is in a vacuum state by the vacuum generator 148 (shown in FIG. 5) and sucks the seed 1 (as shown in FIGS. 6C to 6D). In addition, when the jack 134 is located in the dispensing device 120, and the driving unit 180 drives the nozzle 150 to be located on the dispensing device 120, the gas in the vacuum generating valve 144 (shown in FIG. 5) flows to the vacuum breaking valve 146 to The gas is blown to the dispensing device 120. In this way, the interior of the dispensing device 120 can be blown to avoid jamming of the seed 1 during ejection.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 6E to FIG. 6F, after the seed 1 is sucked by the suction nozzle 150, the first piston 182b drives the top plate 132 to move along the first axis A1 and drives the ejector pin 134 to slide into the dispensing device. Within 120, the jack 134 is again ejected from the seed 1 (as shown in Figure 6E). Next, when the second piston 184b moves along a second axis A2 perpendicular to the normal direction of the top surface 12 of the cultivation medium 10, and the driving nozzle 150 is positioned above the guide cartridge 162, the suction nozzle 150 is destroyed by vacuum The valve 146 (shown in Figure 5) is in a vacuum-destroyed state and the nozzle 150 does not have the suction described above, so the seed 1 falls within the guide cartridge 162 (as shown in Figure 6F).

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 6G to FIG. 6H, after the seed 1 is dropped on the guide box 162, the second piston 184b drives the suction nozzle 150 to move along the second axis A2 and the suction nozzle 150 returns to the dispensing device. Above 120, so that the nozzle 150 can again pick up the seed 1 that is ejected by the jack 134. Next, when the third piston 186b moves along the first axis A1, the third piston 186b drives the guide box 162 to move the catheter 164 relative to the pressing rod 174 and abut against the cultivation On the top surface 12 of the medium 10 (as shown in Figure 6G). Then, when the fourth piston 188b moves along the first axis A1, the fourth piston 188b drives the fixing plate 172 to gradually approach the pressing rod 174 to the top surface 12 of the cultivation medium 10 until the cultivation medium 10 is squeezed by the pressing rod 174. Pressed, the seed 1 is located below the top surface 12 of the cultivation medium 10 (as shown in Figure 6H). Finally, the housing 190 can be driven by the motor 190 to move back and forth over the two slide rails 116 to ensure that the seed 1 is implanted in the cultivation medium 10. By this procedure, the seed 1 can be implanted in the cultivation medium 10.

Figure 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of the pressure bar of Figure 1 along the I2-I2 cut line after squeezing the cultivation medium. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 7, after the seed 1 is implanted in the cultivation medium 10, each seed 1 has an implantation depth D1 between the top surface 12 of the cultivation medium 10, and the implantation depth D1 is adjustable. In other words, in the present embodiment, the planting depth of the seed 1 can be changed by adjusting the sliding distance of the pressing rod 174 with respect to the duct 164. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the seed 1 from being unable to germinate smoothly due to excessive planting depth.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the dispensing device 120 of the present embodiment includes a dispensing box 122 and a blanking plate 124. The blanking plate 124 is located between the dispensing box 122 and the receiving seat 112 and is mounted on a plate 110a of the machine table 110. The split box 122 has a plurality of first openings 122a, and the blanking plate 124 has a plurality of second openings 124a. The blanking plate 124 is slidably assembled with the dispensing box 122 such that the respective first openings 122a are either facing or offset from the respective second openings 124a. Further, when it is necessary to remove the dispensing device 120 from the machine table 110, for example, in the case of adding the seed 1 or replacing the seed 1, the blanking plate 124 can be pulled to cause relative sliding with the dispensing box 122. To make each An opening 122a is offset from each of the second openings 124a. Therefore, it is convenient to add the seed 1 to the dispensing device 120. After the dispensing device 120 is mounted to the machine table 110, the blanking plate 124 is pushed, and each of the first openings 122a faces the second opening 124a to slide the jack 134 between the first opening 122a and the second opening 124a. .

In addition, a width of one end of each of the first openings 122a adjacent to each of the second openings 124a is smaller than a width of each of the first openings 122a away from the other end of each of the second openings 124a. In other words, each of the first openings 122a of the embodiment has a funnel shape. The design of the structure facilitates the placement of the seed 1 in the dispensing device 120.

Furthermore, the top end of each of the ejector pins 134 of the present embodiment has a curved surface 134a, and each of the seeds 1 bears against each of the curved faces 134a of the respective ejector pins 134. Therefore, during the ejector process and the suction process of the seed 1, the seed 1 can be prevented from being dropped by external disturbances (such as vibration), so that the seed 1 cannot be smoothly implanted in the cultivation medium 10.

In summary, the seeding apparatus of the present invention sucks the seed by the vacuum device and the suction nozzle, and transports the seed and the squeeze cultivation medium by the driving unit and the pressing device to implant the seed into the cultivation medium. In this way, the seed does not rub against other parts and breaks, thus reducing the seedling cost of the seed. In addition, the individual seeds are transported via the drive unit and the individual plungers are pressed in, which increases the probability of seed implantation into the cultivation medium. Furthermore, the depth of implantation between the seed and the cultivation medium can be adjusted by adjusting the sliding distance of the pressure bar relative to the guide bar, thereby preventing the seed from being able to germinate smoothly due to excessive planting. In addition, when the ejector has a curved surface, the seed bears against the arc surface of the ejector pin. It increases the probability of seed being implanted in the cultivation medium.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

1‧‧‧ Seeds

10‧‧‧Cultivation medium

12‧‧‧ top surface

20‧‧‧ Seeding tray

100‧‧‧ Seeding equipment

110‧‧‧ machine

110a‧‧‧ board

116‧‧‧Slide rails

120‧‧‧Distribution device

122‧‧‧Separate box

122a‧‧‧first opening

124‧‧‧ Blanking board

124a‧‧‧second opening

130‧‧‧Ejecting device

112‧‧‧ 容座

114‧‧‧Base

134a‧‧‧Arc face

140‧‧‧Vacuum device

142‧‧‧ pump

144‧‧‧Vacuum generation valve

146‧‧‧Vacuum damage valve

148‧‧‧vacuum generator

150‧‧ ‧ nozzle

160‧‧‧Guide device

162‧‧‧Guide box

164‧‧‧ catheter

170‧‧‧Extrusion device

172‧‧‧ fixed plate

174‧‧‧Press

132‧‧‧ top board

134‧‧‧Pole

180‧‧‧ drive unit

182a‧‧‧First cavity

182b‧‧‧First Piston

184a‧‧‧Second cavity

184b‧‧‧second piston

186a‧‧‧ third cavity

186b‧‧‧third piston

188a‧‧‧4th cavity

188b‧‧‧fourth piston

190‧‧‧ motor

A1‧‧‧first axis

A2‧‧‧second axis

D1‧‧‧ implant depth

1 is a perspective view of a seeding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the seeding apparatus of Figure 1 in another perspective.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the seeding apparatus of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the dispensing device of Figure 3 taken along the line I1-I1.

Figure 5 is a block diagram of the vacuum apparatus and nozzle of Figure 3.

6A to 6H are flow diagrams of implantation of the seed of Fig. 3.

Figure 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of the pressure bar of Figure 1 along the I2-I2 cut line after squeezing the cultivation medium.

10‧‧‧Cultivation medium

12‧‧‧ top surface

100‧‧‧ Seeding equipment

110‧‧‧ machine

112‧‧‧ 容座

114‧‧‧Base

116‧‧‧Slide rails

120‧‧‧Distribution device

140‧‧‧Vacuum device

150‧‧ ‧ nozzle

160‧‧‧Guide device

162‧‧‧Guide box

164‧‧‧ catheter

170‧‧‧Extrusion device

172‧‧‧ fixed plate

174‧‧‧Press

180‧‧‧ drive unit

182a‧‧‧First cavity

182b‧‧‧First Piston

186a‧‧‧ third cavity

186b‧‧‧third piston

190‧‧‧ motor

Claims (22)

a seeding apparatus, which is suitable for implanting a plurality of seeds in a cultivation medium, the seeding apparatus comprising: a machine base having a receiving seat, wherein the cultivation medium is disposed in the receiving seat; a dispensing device, An ejector device having a top plate and a plurality of ejector pins disposed under the dispensing device, and the ejector pins are slidably disposed on the ejector a vacuuming device is assembled on the machine table; a plurality of suction nozzles are connected to the vacuum device, and a dispensing device is located between the ejector pins and the suction nozzles; a guiding device is located Under the nozzles, and having a guide box and a plurality of conduits; a pressing device having a fixing plate and a plurality of pressing rods, the fixing plate is located above the guiding box, and each of the pressing rods is movable Disposed in the conduits; and a driving unit assembled on the machine; wherein the seeds are disposed in the dispensing device, and the ejector pins are driven by the driving unit to drive the top plate Seed, the vacuum device and the driving unit drive the suction nozzles to be sucked and placed Seeds are in the guide box, and the conduits are driven by the driving unit to approach a top surface of the cultivation medium, and the pressing rods are driven by the driving unit to press the fixing plate a medium, and the seeds are located below the top surface. The seeding device of the seed of claim 1, wherein each of the seed and the top surface has an implantation depth, and the implantation depth is adjustable. The seeding apparatus of the seed of claim 1, wherein the vacuum device has a pump, a vacuum generating valve, a vacuum breaking valve and a vacuum generator, the pump being adapted to provide a gas source, and The gas source flows to the vacuum generating valve. When the gas source in the vacuum generating valve flows to the vacuum generator or the vacuum breaking valve, each of the nozzles has a vacuum state or a vacuum breaking state to suck or not absorb. Each of the seeds. The seeding apparatus of claim 3, wherein the ejector is located in the dispensing device, and the driving unit drives the nozzles on the dispensing device, the vacuum generating valve A source of gas flows to the vacuum break valve to blow the source of gas to the dispensing device. The seeding apparatus of claim 3, wherein the driving unit comprises a first cavity, a first piston, a second cavity, a second piston, a third cavity, and a third piston. a fourth cavity and a fourth piston, the first piston, the third piston and the fourth piston are respectively connected to the top plate, the guiding box and the fixing plate, and the second piston is connected to the nozzles The first piston, the second piston, the third piston and the fourth piston respectively slide in the first cavity, the second cavity, the third cavity and the fourth cavity to The seeds are transferred to the top surface of the cultivation medium and the pressure bars are pressed against the cultivation medium. The seeding apparatus of claim 5, wherein the first piston moves along a first axis parallel to a normal direction of the top surface The rams slide out of the dispensing device and lift the seeds, and the nozzles are in the vacuum and the seeds are aspirated. The seeding apparatus of claim 6, wherein when the second piston moves along a second axis perpendicular to the normal direction of the top surface and the nozzles are located above the guide box, The nozzles are in the destructive vacuum state and the seeds fall within the guide cartridge. The seeding apparatus of claim 7, wherein when the third piston moves along the first axis, the ducts move relative to the pressing rods and abut against the top surface, and the seeds Fall on the top surface. The seeding apparatus of claim 8, wherein when the fourth piston moves along the first axis, the pressure bars approach the top surface and press the cultivation medium, and the seeds are implanted in the Within the cultivation medium. The seeding apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dispensing device comprises a dispensing box and a blanking plate, the blanking plate is located between the dispensing box and the receiving seat and is mounted on the machine On a plate of the table, the dispensing box has a plurality of first openings, and the blanking plate has a plurality of second openings, and the blanking plate is slidably assembled with the dispensing box to make each of the first openings The opening faces or deviates from each of the second openings. The seeding apparatus of claim 10, wherein a width of one end of each of the first openings adjacent to each of the second openings is smaller than a width of each of the first openings away from the other end of each of the second openings. The seeding apparatus of claim 1, wherein the top end of each of the rams has a curved surface, and each of the seeds bears on each of the curved surfaces. For example, the planting equipment mentioned in the scope of claim 1 includes a motor, and the machine further has a base and at least one slide rail. The motor and the at least one slide rail are disposed on the base. When the pressure rods squeeze the cultivation medium, the motor drives the receptacle Sliding back and forth on the at least one slide rail. A method for implanting seeds, wherein the seeds are implanted in a cultivation medium by a seeding device, the seeding device comprising a machine, a dispensing device, an ejection device, a vacuum device, and a guiding device a squeezing device and a driving unit, the machine has a receiving seat, wherein the cultivating medium is disposed in the accommodating seat, and the concentrating device is assembled on the machine table and located above the accommodating seat. The ejector device has a top plate and a plurality of ejector pins, the top plate is disposed under the hopper device, and the ejector pins are slidably disposed in the material distribution device, and the vacuum device is assembled on the machine table, The suction nozzle is connected to the vacuum device, and the dispensing device is located between the ejector pins and the suction nozzles, the guiding device is located under the suction nozzles, and has a guiding box and a plurality of conduits, The pressing device has a fixing plate and a plurality of pressing bars, the fixing plate is located on the guiding box, and the pressing bars are movably disposed in the guiding tubes, and the driving unit is assembled on the machine table, The method for planting seeds comprises: arranging the seeds in the dispensing device Driving the top plate by the driving unit to cause the top rods to eject the seeds; and the vacuum driving device and the driving unit drive the suction nozzles to suck and place the seeds in the guiding box; a driving unit driving the guiding box to bring the ducts to a top surface of the cultivation medium; and driving the fixing plate by the driving unit to press the pressing rods The medium is cultivated and the seeds are located below the top surface. The method of implanting the seeds according to claim 14, wherein the vacuum device has a pump, a vacuum generating valve, a vacuum breaking valve and a vacuum generator, the pump being adapted to supply a gas a source, and the gas source flows to the vacuum generating valve, the seeding method further comprising: flowing the gas source in the vacuum generating valve to the vacuum generator or the vacuum breaking valve, each of the nozzles having a Each of the seeds is aspirated or not aspirated or in a vacuum state. The method for implanting the seeds according to claim 15 , further comprising: when the rams are located in the dispensing device, and the driving unit drives the nozzles on the dispensing device, The gas source of the vacuum generating valve flows to the vacuum breaking valve to blow the gas source to the dispensing device. The method of implanting the seeds according to claim 15 , wherein the driving unit comprises a first cavity, a first piston, a second cavity, a second piston, and a third cavity. a third piston, a fourth cavity and a fourth piston, the first piston, the third piston and the fourth piston are respectively connected to the top plate, the guiding box and the fixing plate, and the second piston is connected The method of implanting the seeds further includes: sliding the first piston, the second piston, the third piston and the fourth piston to the first cavity and the second cavity respectively And the third cavity and the fourth cavity are configured to transfer the seeds to the top surface of the cultivation medium and press the pressing rods to press the cultivation medium. Implantation of the seeds as described in claim 17 The method further includes: when the first piston moves along a first axis parallel to a normal direction of the top surface, the rams slide out of the dispensing device and lift the seeds, and The nozzles are in the vacuum state and the seeds are aspirated. The method of implanting the seeds according to claim 18, further comprising: moving the second piston along a second axis perpendicular to the normal direction of the top surface and the nozzles are located The nozzles are in the destructive vacuum state above the guide cartridge, and the seeds fall within the guide cartridge. The method for implanting the seeds according to claim 19, further comprising: when the third piston moves along the first axis, the conduits move relative to the pressure bars and abut the top On the face, and the seeds fall on the top surface. The method for implanting the seeds according to claim 20, further comprising: when the fourth piston moves along the first axis, the pressing rods are close to the top surface and press the cultivation medium, and The seeds are implanted in the cultivation medium. The method of implanting the seeds according to claim 14, wherein the seeding apparatus further comprises a motor, and the machine further has a base and at least one slide rail, and the motor and the at least one slide rail are disposed. The implanting method of the seeds further includes: when the pressing rods press the cultivation medium, the motor drives the receiving seat to slide back and forth on the at least one sliding rail.