TWI436726B - Pollination device - Google Patents

Description

Pollinator

The present invention relates to a pollinator, and more particularly to a pollinator that blows pollen to the head of a flower to complete pollination.

The flowers of Annona sylvestris and Prunus sylvestris have the same male and female flowers, but the characteristics of males and females are different, especially because the pistils are more mature than the stamens, which seriously affects self-pollination and fruiting. In many areas, pollinators are often lacking to help pollen, and artificial pollination is required to stabilize production.

Please refer to Figure 1, which is a schematic diagram of a custard flower. Generally, the custard flower 1 has three petals 11 and the custard flower 1 has a plurality of pistils 12, which are arranged in the center to form a conical protrusion, and the stamens 13 grow around the pistil 12. The conventional pollination operation is to collect the anthers and pollen of the mature stamens 13 at the front end of the brush and collect them in a container. Then, the anther and pollen in the container are attached to the front end of the brush to find the mature flower of the other pistil 12, and the pistil is gently rubbed to complete the pollination. However, this type of operation is not only time consuming but also labor intensive.

In Taiwan Patent No. M241987, an improvement of a pollen mating device is provided for this problem. Referring to FIG. 2, an airbag 10 is mainly disclosed. The air outlet is sleeved with a delivery tube 40. The front end of the delivery tube 40 has a nozzle 41. Where the delivery tube 40 is adjacent to the spray head 41, an engagement seat 42 is provided for screwing a storage tube 50 containing pollen. Wherein, the lower edge of the storage tube has a through hole 52 for allowing the pollen to flow back into the delivery tube 40. The airbag 10 has an air inlet 10, and by pressing the airbag 10, the air enters the air inlet through the air inlet, and enters the conveying pipe 40 through the air outlet, so that the pollen flowing back in the conveying pipe 40 is sprinkled on the pistil to be pollinated via the nozzle 41. .

Although the structural design reduces the working time, the pollen is hardly sent out from the inside of the conveying pipe 40 and sprayed on the pistil during the actual pollination operation. Due to the uneven spraying of pollen, only part of the pistil can be pollinated, and the growing custard fruit becomes deformed. Generally, the abnormal fruit can not be sold in the market. If the abnormal fruit rate is increased, the fruit farmers can not only profit from the market, but also need to spend extra money to hire people to knock down the deformed fruit, which will cause considerable losses.

Therefore, how to improve the pollinator can improve the efficiency of the pollination operation, and at the same time, the pistil of the custard flower can be uniformly pollinated to greatly reduce the deformity rate, which is the object of the present invention.

In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings, the inventors provided a pollinator based on the practical experience of planting for many years, which can improve the efficiency of the pollination operation and uniformly pollinate the pistil of the Sakyamuni.

The pollinator comprises: a jet element, the jet element has an air outlet for ejecting the air flow; and a hollow tube, one end of the hollow tube is connected to the air outlet, and the other end is provided with a plurality of openings on the wall of the hollow tube, running through The inner and outer side walls of the hollow tube have a slot formed on the tube body; and a collecting bottle for collecting pollen, the collecting bottle mouth is slotted with the hollow tube, and the pollen has been passed through the collecting bottle The mouth and the slot are dropped into the hollow tube. When pollinating, the airflow that the jet element injects into the hollow tube can be discharged through the opening, so that the pollen in the hollow tube is smoothly blown out from the hollow tube nozzle, and sprinkled. For flowers that are to be pollinated.

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following detailed description of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 3, a pollinator 3 according to the present invention includes a jet element 30, a hollow tube 31 and a collection bottle 32.

The air jet element 30 has an air outlet 301 for ejecting air flow, which may be an air bag or an air gun. In the embodiment of the present invention, the air jet element is an air bag, and the air bag has an air inlet 302 at the other end of the air bag 301. When the airbag is pressed, the air in the airbag is sent out by the air outlet 301, and then sucked in by the air inlet 302.

Since the pollination of Sakyamuni usually requires manpower, and each person needs to pollinate 1000 to 2000 flowers each time. For workers with weak grip or hand injuries, a large number of repeated presses of the airbags will be on their hands. Cause a burden. Therefore, in another preferred embodiment, the air-jet element 30 can use an air gun, which saves the effort of the worker during pollination and the jetted airflow is strong. The air gun has a cylinder, a push button switch and a valve. The cylinder is used to hold the compressed gas, and the push switch controls whether the valve is opened to eject the gas in the cylinder.

The hollow tube 31 has a tube body 310 having a slot 3100 formed thereon. The collecting bottle 32 is used for collecting pollen. When the collecting bottle 32 is combined with the hollow tube 31, the collecting bottle mouth is docked with the slot 3100 to cause the pollen to fall into the hollow tube 31.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the collecting bottle 32 has a neck portion 321 , the neck portion 321 has a spiral groove 3210 , and the inner side wall of the groove 3100 is provided with a spiral ridge 3101 , when the collecting bottle 32 neck 321 and the hollow tube When the inner side wall of the slot 3100 is combined, the spiral groove 3210 is covered with the spiral rib 3101 to prevent rainwater from penetrating into the hollow tube 31 from the inner side wall of the slot 3100 when it is raining, and the pollen is wetted.

One end of the hollow tube 31 is sleeved on the air outlet 301 of the air-jet element 30, and the other end is provided with at least one opening 313 extending through the inner and outer sidewalls 311 and 312 of the hollow tube 30. In the embodiment of the present invention, when pollination is used for the pollination, a plurality of openings 313 are required, and the openings 313 are evenly distributed on the tube wall to prevent uneven air distribution and uneven pollination.

The comparative example and the pollinator of the embodiment of the present invention are used for partial enlargement of the pollination of Sagittaria chinensis. Please refer to FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B. As can be seen from Fig. 4A, there is no opening 313 at the front end of the hollow tube 31. At the time of pollination, since the nozzle of the hollow tube 31 is against the center of the flower, the air flow A is hard to be blown out from the nozzle and is returned to the inside of the tube. The pollen is not easily blown by the airflow to the nozzle and is evenly sprayed on each pistil 12.

As can be seen from FIG. 4B, since the front end of the hollow tube 31 of the present invention has an opening 313, the airflow A injected into the hollow tube 31 by the air-jet element 30 can be discharged through the opening 313 during pollination, so that the hollow tube 30 is inside. The pollen is smoothly blown out from the nozzle of the hollow tube 31 and sprayed on the flower to be pollinated.

In the embodiment of Fig. 4B, although the opening 313 is only a circle around the wall of the tube, in practice, other variations may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, the wall of the hollow tube 31 may also include a second row, a third row or a fourth row of openings 313 for better air exhausting effect. In another embodiment, the end of the hollow tube 31 is provided with a mesh structure.

In the embodiment of the present invention, for the effect of optimal uniform pollination for the custard flower 1 having three petals 10, the number of the openings 313 is preferably a multiple of 3 and at least greater than 6. However, if too many openings 313 are opened, the aperture is inevitably small, and the amount of exhaust air is insufficient, and more force is required when the jet element 30 is pressed. Therefore, in one embodiment, the number of openings 313 is preferably from 9 to 15.

If the number of openings is 4, when the pollination is thicker, because the petals of the Sakyamuni are thicker and the flower shape is drooping, the three openings will be blocked, and only one hole can be exhausted. Then the pollen in the tube will be blown in the direction of the hole with better exhaust, so that the pistil cannot be evenly pollinated.

However, for other flowers to be pollinated, the uniformity of the pollen sprayed on the pistil is not particularly emphasized, as long as there is an opening at the front end of the hollow tube, the pollination effect can be achieved regardless of the number of openings, therefore, it is not necessary The number of openings of the invention is particularly limited.

When the operator conducts the pollination operation, the pistil 12 of the Sakyamuni 1 is arranged in a tapered shape, and the front end of the hollow tube 31 will catch the bottom of the cone, and the pistil 12 at the bottom end cannot be pollinated, which affects the size of the Sakyamuda. Because of the unpollinated pistil 12, the ovary cannot grow fruit. Therefore, when the pollen is sent to the front end of the hollow tube 31, the operator needs to control the pollinator 3 so that the hollow tube 31 is slightly rotated by an angle with respect to the cone while pressing the jet element so that the pollen can be screwed into the bottom end of the cone. And attached to the pistil there.

Referring to FIG. 3 again, in order to achieve the above purpose more conveniently, a spiral guiding groove 3112 is provided in the inner side wall 311 of the front section of the hollow tube 31. The spiral guiding groove 3112 is axially oriented with the longitudinal direction of the hollow tube, and the spiral extends upward to a position adjacent to the opening 313 to generate a cyclone when exhausting.

Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of the hollow tube of the pollinator according to the embodiment of the present invention along AA. As can be seen from the figure, each of the openings 313 extends through the through hole of the hollow tube 31, wherein the through hole is inclined to the wall of the hollow tube, and the length of the through hole is greater than the thickness of the tube wall. .

In FIG. 5, the through hole penetrates the wall of the hollow tube axis along the direction of the spiral radiation line, and the spiral radiation line is counterclockwise from the plane of the drawing, and the openings cause counterclockwise when the airflow is exhausted. The direction of the cyclone, as shown in Figure 5, in the clockwise direction, causes a clockwise cyclone.

6A and 6B are partial enlarged views of the front end portion of the hollow tube of the present invention. In this embodiment, the opening 313 is a plurality of notches formed in the nozzle of the hollow tube 31 to form a wavy structure at the mouth of the hollow tube, as shown in FIG. 6A or a toothed structure, as shown in FIG. 6B. These two structures can also provide an exhausting effect during pollination.

Referring to FIG. 3 again, in order to prevent pollen from flowing back, the air outlet 301 of the air-jet element 30 is blocked, and the polluter 3 further includes a check valve 33 disposed between the air-jet element 30 and the hollow tube 31.

In addition, the polluter 1 can also be attached with a counter and a lighting element as needed. The lighting element is placed at the front end of the hollow tube to facilitate the pollinator to work at night. The counter is installed at the air outlet of the jet element to calculate the number of times the jet element ejects airflow. It can estimate how many flowers are pollinated, and use this to estimate the wages or roughly estimate the output.

Please refer to FIG. 7A, which is another embodiment of the polluter of the present invention. The polluter of this embodiment further includes a nozzle 34 disposed at the front end of the hollow tube 31, and the opening 313 is disposed at the wall of the nozzle 34.

In the present embodiment, the nozzle 34 is disposed in the hollow tube 31 with a first spring 35. The first spring 35 has one end connected to the nozzle 34 and the other end fixed to the outer side wall 312 of the front section of the hollow tube 31. When the operator holds the pollinator and pollinates the pistil against the flower core, there will be a motion to re-rotate the front to ensure that the pistil is evenly pollinated. At this time, the first spring 35 will be slightly compressed, as shown in Fig. 7B. As shown, after the pollination is completed, the nozzle 34 is automatically returned to the original position by the restoring force of the first spring 35, as shown in Fig. 7A.

In the present embodiment, the polluter 3 further includes a bowl-shaped stopper 36 and a second spring 37. The bowl-shaped stopper 36 is disposed in the hollow tube 31 with the second spring 37 and located at the air outlet of the jet element 30. In the vicinity of 301, the maximum diameter of the bowl-shaped stopper 36 is smaller than the diameter of the hollow tube 31, so that the airflow ejected by the air-jet element 30 can still pass around the bowl-shaped stopper 36. Since the pressure of the gas ejected by the air-jet element 30 is too large, the pistil may be damaged and deformed. Therefore, the addition of the bowl-shaped stopper 36 can slightly reduce the pressure of the airflow to protect the pistil, and also prevent the pollen from falling. The tuyere 301 is blocked.

The second spring 37 of the embodiment is connected to the bowl-shaped stopper 36 at one end, and the other end is fixed to the inner side wall 311 of the hollow tube 31. When the bowl-shaped stopper 36 is pushed upward by the jetted airflow to generate displacement, The restoring force of the two springs 37 returns the bowl-shaped stopper 36 to its original position. Between the bowl-shaped stopper 36 and the second spring 37, a linkage rod or other linkage element may also be added as needed.

In summary, the pollinator provided by the present invention can make the pollen more and evenly sprayed on the flower stigma in order to complete the pollination, and the probability of occurrence of the deformed fruit is reduced, compared with the prior art. The output value per unit area can also be increased.

The present invention has been described above by way of a preferred example, but it is not intended to limit the spirit of the invention and the inventive subject matter. Those who are familiar with the technology can easily understand and utilize other components or methods to produce the same effect. Modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.

1. . . Custard apple

11. . . petal

12. . . pistil

13. . . Stamen

10. . . Airbag

40. . . Duct

41. . . Nozzle

42. . . Joint

50. . . Storage tube

52. . . Through hole

3. . . Pollinator

30. . . Jet element

301. . . Air outlet

302. . . Inlet

31. . . Hollow tube

310. . . Tube body

311. . . Inner side wall

312. . . Outer side wall

3112. . . Spiral guide groove

3100. . . Slotting

313. . . Opening

32. . . Collection bottle

3101. . . Spiral relief

3210. . . Spiral groove

321. . . neck

33. . . Check valve

34. . . nozzle

35. . . First spring

36. . . Bowl-shaped stopper

37. . . Second spring

Figure 1 shows a schematic view of the sacred flower;

Figure 2 shows an exploded view of a conventional pollen mating device;

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a pollinator of an embodiment of the present invention;

4A and 4B are respectively a partial enlarged view of the pollinator used in the comparative example and the embodiment of the present invention for the pollination of the Sagittaria chinensis;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of Figure 4B;

6A and 6B are respectively partial enlarged views of a hollow tube nozzle according to another embodiment of the present invention; and

7A and 7B are schematic views showing the polluter of the other embodiment of the present invention against the center of the flower.

3. . . Pollinator

30. . . Jet element

301. . . Air outlet

302. . . Inlet

31. . . Hollow tube

310. . . Tube body

3112. . . Spiral guide groove

3100. . . Slotting

313. . . Opening

32. . . Collection bottle

3101. . . Spiral relief

3210. . . Spiral groove

321. . . neck

33. . . Check valve

Claims (10)

A pollinator for pollinating a squid, comprising: a jet element having an air outlet for ejecting a gas stream; a hollow tube having one end connected to the outlet and the other end being The hollow tube wall is provided with three or more openings around a circumference of the hollow tube, and penetrates the inner and outer side walls of the hollow tube, the hollow tube has a slot formed in the hollow tube body And a collecting bottle for collecting pollen, the collecting bottle mouth is docked with the slot, so that the pollen falls into the hollow tube through the collecting bottle mouth and the slot, and the jet element is used during pollination The airflow poured into the hollow tube can be discharged through the opening, so that the pollen in the hollow tube can be smoothly blown out from the hollow tube nozzle and sprinkled on the flower to be pollinated. The polluter according to claim 1, wherein the openings are a plurality of notches for opening the hollow tube nozzle to form a wavy structure or a tooth structure at the hollow tube nozzle. Isometric presentation. The polluter according to claim 1, wherein the openings are through holes uniformly distributed around the circumference of the hollow tube wall. The polluters of claim 3, wherein the openings form a mesh structure on the wall of the hollow tube. The polluter according to claim 1, wherein each of the openings is a through hole penetrating the hollow tube wall, wherein the through hole is inclined to the tube wall of the hollow tube. The polluter of claim 5, wherein the through hole length is greater than the tube wall thickness. The polluter according to claim 5, wherein the through holes penetrate the tube wall from the axis of the hollow tube along a spiral radial line. The polluter according to claim 1, wherein the hollow tube has a spiral guiding groove disposed on an inner side wall of the front portion of the hollow tube, and the spiral axis extends to the vicinity of the long axis of the hollow tube. At the positions of the openings, a cyclone can be generated when the pollen is blown near the nozzle. A pollinator suitable for pollination of Sabina, comprising: a jet element having an air outlet for ejecting a gas stream; and a hollow tube having one end connected to the outlet, the hollow tube And having a slot formed on the hollow tube body; a nozzle disposed at the other end of the hollow tube, and having three or more openings on the nozzle tube wall surrounding the hollow tube a circumference extending through the inner and outer side walls of the nozzle tube wall; and a first spring having one end connected to the nozzle and the other end fixed to the outer side wall of the hollow tube; a collecting bottle for collecting pollen, the collecting bottle mouth and the Slotting and docking, the pollen is dropped into the hollow tube through the collecting bottle mouth and the slot, and when the pollination is performed, the airflow that the air jet element injects into the hollow tube can be discharged through the opening, so that the pollen The pollen in the hollow tube is smoothly blown out by the nozzle and sprinkled on the flower to be pollinated. The polluter according to claim 1 or 9, wherein the jet element is an air bag or an air gun, and the pollinator further comprises a bowl-shaped block, and the second spring is disposed in the hollow The tube is located near the air outlet to reduce the flow rate of the airflow ejected by the air jet element.