JPH0441963B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a seeding device for a seedling growing container, and the seeding device for sowing seeds in a seedling growing container conveyed by a conveyor is provided with a guide body to prevent the seedling growing container from floating to ensure uniform sowing. The purpose is to

For this reason, the present invention has taken the following technical measures.

That is, a seedling growing container 2 formed of a soft material with a large number of pots arranged in series is conveyed by a conveyor 1,
The feeding device 3 that supplies the filling material to the seedling growing container 2 to be transported is provided with a feeding device 3 that is arranged to face the upper surface of the two or more consecutively arranged pots of the seedling growing container 2, and
The seedling box sowing device has a structure in which a guide body 4 for preventing the floating of the seedling growing container 2 from above the supply position of the seedling box is provided.

With this configuration, the present invention has the following technical effects. That is, a seedling growing container 2 made of a soft material is placed on a conveyor 1 and conveyed continuously, and filler such as bed soil or seeds is supplied from a supply device 3 above the conveyor 1. When the seedling growing container 2 passes through the feeding device 3 section, the seedling growing container 2 is floated from above the supply position of the feeding device 3 section and facing the upper surface of two or more pots in which the seedling growing container 2 is connected. Since the guide body 4 is provided to prevent this, even if there is a part that locally protrudes or bulges upward due to the softness of the seedling growing container 2, the seedling growing container 2 is guided parallel to the surface of the conveyor 1, and the seedling growing container 2 is almost horizontal and maintains a normal posture. Therefore, each seedling growing pot portion of this seedling growing container 2 is held accurately and the filler is accurately supplied, so that the seeding operation can be performed properly in each seedling growing pot of the seedling growing container 2. Hereinafter, one embodiment shown in the figure will be explained. In the conveyor 1, a conveyor belt 6 is wound between pulleys 8, 8 at the front and rear of a machine frame 7, and the intermediate part is supported by several rollers 9. , is provided so as to be rotatably driven by a motor 10. The feeding device 3 is supported by a support frame 11 above the conveyor 1, and each comprises a hopper 12 section and a delivery roller 13 section, and the filling material to be supplied to the hopper 12 section can be delivered by the delivery roller 13 section. The unwinding roller is connected to a rotating roller 8 of the conveyor 1. These supply devices 3 are arranged in this order from the upper side in the transport direction: for supplying cover soil, for sowing, and for supplying bed soil. The guide body 4 is made of a rod-like body, and a locking tool 1 is provided at a position close to the top surface of the seedling growing container 2.
5 and 15 are fixed to the supply device 3 frame. on the other hand,
The seedling raising container 2 conveyed by the conveyor 1 is molded from a soft material such as a thin resin or solidified paper fiber, and has a form in which a large number of pots are lined up with a connected upper edge 16 and a rectangular shape in plan view. , a germination hole 17 is provided at the bottom, and bed soil is put in to sow seeds and raise seedlings. Since the seedling raising container 2 is made of soft material,
Transporting and filling the container is unstable due to its strength, and the receiving box 5
Use. The receiving box 5 is a rectangular box with a smooth bottom and is received within the upper surface of the seedling growing container 2. 18 is a pressure roll on the end of the conveyor.

During seeding work, the seedling growing container 2 is fitted into the receiving box 5 and placed on the conveyor 1 for transport. When passing under each feeding device 3, the upper edge of the seedling growing container 2 is raised by the guide body 4. As a result, the bottom surface of the seedling growing container 2 is correctly received parallel to the top surface of the conveyor 1, and the seedling growing container 2 itself may become distorted during transportation, causing it to get caught in the upper part of the feeding device 3 or be damaged. Without this, the first feeding device 3 feeds the covering soil A by falling from the upper surface, the next feeding device 3 performs sowing, and the final feeding device 3 feeds the soil to the bed C. In this way, the seedling-growing container 2 in which the seedlings have been sown is placed with a cover plate on the top surface and turned over, and when the receiving box 5 is removed upward, the germination hole 17 of the seedling-growing container 2 is located on the top surface, and the seedling-growing container 2 is raised. It can be a posture.

Note that the conveyor 1 may use a flat belt,
In this case, it is easy to maintain the normal container posture after distortion correction of the seedling raising container 2 by the guide body 4, the pressure roll 18, etc. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the final bed soil supply device 3 does not need to be provided with a guide body. In addition, the supply devices 3 may be arranged in the order of bedding soil, seeding, and covering soil, contrary to the above.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a partially sectional side view, Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged side view, Fig. 3 is a front sectional view, and Fig. 4 is a side view. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the sowing state. In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a conveyor, 2 indicates a seedling growing container, 3 indicates a feeding device, 4 indicates a guide, A indicates covered soil, B indicates seeds, and C indicates bed soil.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A seedling growing container 2 formed of a soft material with a large number of pots arranged in a row is conveyed by a conveyor 1, and the seedling growing container 2 is fed to a feeding device 3 that supplies filling to the conveyed seedling growing container 2. This seedling box seeding device is provided with a guide body 4 that faces the upper surfaces of two or more pots arranged in series and prevents the seedling growing container 2 from floating from above the feeding position of the feeding device 3.