JPH0919A - Igusa seedling automatic cassette packing machine rush seedling supply and transport device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] It is possible to easily supply edible grass seedlings on the belt so that they can be easily supplied to the supply section of the automatic cassia seedling packing machine and can be stably and accurately conveyed. [Structure] A root-side conveyor belt 3 and a stem-and-leaves tip-side conveyor belt 4 capable of placing and conveying the root 1a side and the foliage-side tip 1b side of the rush and seedlings 1 are either horizontal or horizontal. The two conveyor belts 9 and 10 extend from above the middle of the two conveyor belts 3 and 4, respectively, so that the conveyor belts 3 and 4 can be placed in a posture inclining close to and extend horizontally so that they can be conveyed. In the automatic cassette packing machine for grass seedlings, which can be packed into the cassette 2 while changing the posture of the grass seedlings 1 carried out from the end portions thereof, the root side conveyor belt 3 has one root of the grass seedlings. 1
The root portion 1a side of the seedlings can be placed, and each seedling placing table 3a made of sponge and having a square shape in plan view and having a thickness of 4 is made to be close to the outer peripheral surface of the flat belt 3b and adhered thereto. is there.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rush seedling feeding and transporting device for an automatic rush seedling cassette filling machine capable of effectively feeding and transporting the seedling-aligned grass seedlings to a cassette for packing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a root-side conveyor belt and a foliage-side tip-side conveyor belt capable of placing and conveying the root-side and foliage-tip side of foliage seedlings have been used, respectively, to make a rush seedling horizontal or nearly horizontal. In addition to horizontally extending in parallel so that it can be placed and conveyed in a tilted posture, both sandwiching conveyor belts are extended from above the intermediate portions of both conveyor belts and carried out from their end portions. In a grass seedling automatic cassette packing machine configured so that the grass seedlings to be packed can be packed in a cassette while changing the posture, as described in Japanese Patent Application No. 6-244596 filed by the applicant, the root side conveyor belt Had a lug, but had a thin flat belt shape.

[0003]

However, since the root portion of one sapling seedling is bulky and large, it becomes unstable when placed on the root side conveyor belt and the length of the seedling becomes long. The position in the direction is easily displaced and disturbed, and when cutting or changing the posture in the subsequent process, it becomes irregular and improperly packed in the cassette, which is a problem.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A first object of the present invention is to:
It solves such problems and makes it possible to effectively feed rush seedlings on the belt so that they can be transported stably. Therefore, the root side and foliage tip side of rush seedlings are placed and transported respectively. The root side conveyor belt and the foliage tip side conveyor belt that can be carried are extended in a parallel horizontal direction so that the rush seedlings can be placed and conveyed in a posture that is horizontal or inclined close to horizontal, and both In the grass seedling automatic cassette packing machine, which is configured to be able to be loaded into the cassette while changing the posture of the hay grass seedlings carried out from the terminal end portions of the carrying belts, both of which are extended from above the middle portion of the transport belt, The root side conveyor belt can mount the root side of the rush seedlings for one strain, and each sponge seedling stand having a square shape in plan view and having a thickness of four is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the flat belt. Niso It is obtained by bonding and configure Re in close proximity respectively.

A second object of the present invention is to make it possible to effectively feed edible grass seedlings on the belt, which can be transported more stably. Therefore, the roots of edible grass seedlings are dropped on the upper surface of each seedling mounting table. Each of them has a recess lower than its upper surface.

A third object of the present invention is to effectively support the foliage portion in the vicinity of the root portion placed in the recess so as not to be scattered during transportation. Therefore, one end side of each seedling mounting table is provided. Protrusions are provided on both sides of the upper surface,
Further, a fourth object of the present invention is to enable effective support of the root portion extending from the root portion so as not to be wound around the rotary blade at the time of cutting, and therefore, on the side of the root portion side conveyor belt, Conveying belts capable of placing root portions extending from root portions of rush seedlings to be placed on the belt are arranged in parallel.

[0007]

[Operation] Therefore, each seedling stand is one block,
Since it is made of thick sponge, the roots of the rush seedlings for one strain can be easily supplied, and the roots of the rush seedlings can be well supported so as not to be disturbed during transportation. At the rotating peripheral end portion of the belt, the roots of the rush seedlings can be released while satisfactorily rotating without being crushed by each seedling mounting table.

By providing a recess on the upper surface of each of the seedling mounting bases, into which the root portion of the rush seedling can be dropped, the rush seedling can be easily adjusted by aligning the recessed portion as a guide for positioning the root portion. Will be able to supply
In addition, it is possible to stably convey grass seedlings whose roots have fallen into the recesses without shifting their positions.

By providing projections on both sides of the upper surface of one end side of each seedling stand, it is possible to easily supply foliage grass seedlings while inserting a foliage portion between both projections, and moreover, by both projections Parts can be favorably supported so as not to be scattered during transportation, and the root portion extending from the root portion of the rush seedlings placed on the belt is placed on the side of the root side feeding belt. When the transport belts that can be used are arranged in parallel, the root portions extending from the root portions can be effectively supported by the transport belts so as not to be wound around the rotary blade during cutting.

[0010]

1 to 34 show an automatic weeding seedling cassette packing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, each of which has casters 26 at the bottom from the four corners of the machine body configured as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. A switch 8 for starting and stopping a motor (not shown) installed on the front of the machine
a and 8b are provided, a reverse rotation operation switch 8 of the motor is provided below the a and 8b, and the grass seedlings 1 to be seeded can be placed at the left end of the upper part of the machine. Equipped with a foldable supply base 28 supported by a stay 27a that can be stored on the side of the machine as shown by the phantom line, and is steeply inclined below the discharge port 29 provided at the right end of the machine upper part. The discharge table 30 is constructed so as to be foldable as shown in phantom lines in FIGS. 1 and 4.

At the upper part of the machine, a lateral carry-in section A for supplying and transporting the rush seedlings 1 in a horizontal or near-horizontal posture is provided on the front side, and in the lower part on the rear side of the machine. A carrying-out section B having a cassette 2 that moves in a direction opposite to the moving-in direction of the carrying-in section A is provided in parallel with the carrying-in section A, and a starting end of the carrying-out section B that is the end side of the carrying-in section A. Between the two sides, a transfer section C that can change the posture of the rush seedlings 1 and conveys it is provided, and after the rush seedlings 1 are supplied, a U-turn is made as shown by arrow A in FIG. To be able to do so.

In the carrying-in section A, a root-side conveyor belt 3 and a foliage-part distal-side conveyor belt 4 capable of placing and carrying the root portion 1a side and the foliage portion 1b tip side of the rush seedling 1 respectively are arranged in parallel. In addition to extending laterally, it extends from the middle of the foliage end side conveyor belt 4 toward the discharge port 29, and extends from above the intermediate portion of the root side conveyor belt 3 to the end portion of the conveyor belt 3. The holding and conveying belt 9 is extended to the rear of the conveying belt 4, and the holding and conveying belt 10 is extended from above the intermediate portion of the foliage end side conveying belt 4 to above the terminating end of the conveying belt 4. As shown in FIG. 21, the root side conveyor belt 3 and the foliage section distal side conveyor belt 4 are
The rush seedling 1 has an angle θ _{1 of} about 20 degrees with the root 1a side facing downward.
It is constructed by obliquely sloping.

The root side conveyor belt 3 is capable of mounting the root 1a side of one sapling seedling 1 and is equipped with sponge-shaped seedling mounts 3a each having a square shape in plan view. The flat belt 3b is formed by adhering it close to the outer peripheral surface of the flat belt 3b. On the upper surface near one end of each seedling mounting table 3a, a recess 11 lower than the upper surface can be dropped, so that the root portion 1a of the rush seedling 1 can be dropped. The small projections 12 and 12 are provided on both sides of the upper surface of the other end side so as to project, and one end side of the seedling placing table 3a, which is one end side of the recess 11, is made to slip off the seedlings. It may be made of a sponge that is harder than other parts of the sponge so that it can be prevented.

The root side cutting blade 14a, which is a rotary blade, has a lower upper speed and a lower lower speed at a portion of each of the holding and conveying belts 9 and 10 near each one end in the middle of holding and conveying.
a, 14bb and foliage-side cutting blades 14a, 14b are provided respectively, and the foliage-side cutting blades 14a, 14b are provided so that their mounting positions can be changed at at least two positions that are close to or away from the foliage end tip side conveyor belt 4. However, FIG. 9 and FIG.
As shown in, the rotation shaft 3 input from the sprocket 32
The cutting blade 1 is attached to one of the holders 34a and 34b fitted in
4a and 14b are attached so that the attachment position can be changed.

The seedling plate 1 laid on the starting end of the carry-out section B
Above the upper and lower sides 6, both carrying-out belts 6 which can be carried while holding the tip side of the foliage portion 1b of the grass seedling 1 to be erected by intermittent movement
19, the transfer section C is composed of both transfer belts 5a and 5b capable of holding and transporting the tip side of the foliage section 1b of the rush seedling 1 as shown in FIG. Although it is installed obliquely between the terminal end side of A and the upper part of the holding start end portions of the both carry-out belts 6a and 6b, as shown in FIG.
The upper slope side of both transfer conveyor belts 5a and 5b is seen below the inclined front end conveyor belt 4, and both transfer conveyor belts 5a and 5b have an angle θ ₂ of about 35 degrees. It is constructed so that it is inclined.

Both carrying-out belts 6a, 6b pass through the lower direction between the carrying start ends of the carrying-out belts 6a, 6b and between the carrying-out belts 6a, 6b.
The center guide plate 17 which extends upright to the rear direction of the holding end portion of 6b is extended, and the front portion of the center guide plate 17 is located below the inclination upper side of the transfer belts 5a and 5b. The root part 1a of the rush plant 1 which is extended so as to approach and is changed to the upright posture and is brought into contact with the starting end part 17a thereof is automatically changed to the right and left. A distribution body 22 that can distribute 1a to the left and right sides of the center guide plate 17 alternately.
The extension part 22a is extended in the opposite direction of the distribution body 22 which can be rotated about the fulcrum shaft 23 in the direction orthogonal to the two transfer belts 5a and 5b, and the lower part of the extension part 22a is located on both sides. It is configured so that it can be rotated until it abuts against the stoppers 35a and 35b with adjusters.

Below both of the carry-out belts 6a, 6b, parallel side plates 36a, 36b are erected on the seedling placing plate 16, and a through hole 3 formed in the middle of the side plates 36a, 36b.
7, the root portion 1a of the rush seedling 1 is located between the side plates 36a and 36b.
The sensors 39 and 39 that detect the clogging of the seedlings and that can actuate the microswitch 38 to stop the motor are respectively selected. Also, below the end portion of the seedling mounting plate 16, a pressing body 7 described later is provided. An upright flat plate 16a whose lower end is close to the upper surface is vertically provided, and both seedlings are rotated vertically about the same support shaft 18 on both lateral sides of the terminal end of the center guide plate 17. The plates 19a and 19b are erected, and the two unloading belts 6a and 6b are provided on the rear upper side of the terminal side.
A lateral posture-correcting member 20 made of a rod is laid to abut the tip side of the foliage portion 1b of the rush seedling 1 fed by a and 6b.

Rollers 42, 42 mounted on the bottom of the cassette base 41 are joined to two parallel rails 40a, 40b extending from below the seedling mounting plate 16 to the left end of the machine body. A chain 52 is mounted on the other sprocket and a sprocket 51 having a one-way clutch, one of which has a one-way clutch and is braked for rotation, and a connecting piece 43 at the lower part of the cassette base 41 is attached to the chain. The bottom portion of the cassette 2 which is connected to a part of the cassette 52 and which is near the hinges 46, 46 of the opening / closing lid 45 can be placed on the resin base 44 mounted on the cassette base 41 as shown in FIG. In this manner, the protruding piece 47 is fixedly provided on the upper outside portion of the one side surface of the extension base 41a extending from the other end side of the cassette base 41, and
A lock bar 49 for locking the opening / closing lid 45 in the cassette 2 can be engaged with the lower portion of the leaf spring 48 extending from the other side surface of a, and the cassette 2 can be mounted on one end side of the cassette base 41. A lid 50 that can close one end of the cassette 2 is provided.

At the center of the front surface of the pressing body 7 which is pushed and pulled in the cassette 2, a front end surface 7aa is provided with a protruding portion 7a having a large rounded arc shape, and the protruding portion 7a is formed.
Tapered surfaces 7b and 7b are respectively formed from the rear portion of both side surfaces to the front side lateral portions, and both ends of the support frame 53 connected to the upper portion of the pressing body 7 are below the seedling mounting plate 16. Two bearing rollers 55 fitted respectively to the rails 54a and 54b provided on the support shaft 53 are mounted on the support frame 53 by pushing and pulling a rod 56 connected to one end side of the support frame 53.
Is configured to operate by pushing and pulling.

A drive shaft 57 for the two carry-out belts 6a, 6b.
The upper ends of a and 57b are interlockingly linked to each other via a sprocket chain 58 so as to be reversed, and the boss of an arm 59 is fitted to one drive shaft 57a through a one-way clutch. A side guide plate 60 is installed on the lateral outer side of the terminal end of the guide plate 17 to prevent the lateral fall of the rush seedling 1. However, when the cassette 2 moves and the projecting piece 47 hits, the side guide plate 60 automatically moves outward. Configure to open.

A cam plate 63 is fitted on a rotary shaft 62 which is rotated by a transmission belt 61 in the middle of a transmission path transmitted to each belt, and the rod 5 is provided on the outer periphery of the cam plate 63.
6 is interlockingly connected, and the movement of the roller 65 that is pressed against the outer periphery of the cam plate 63 to move can be transmitted to the arm 59 and both seedling aligning plates 19a and 19b.
The pressing body 7 is configured to reciprocate once per second.

Therefore, the carry-in section A on the upper side of the machine body
When the rush seedlings 1 are supplied to the start side, the rush seedlings 1 are transported as they are, and at the end side, the postures of the rush seedlings 1 are changed by the inheriting and transporting section C while being packed in the cassette 2 of the unloading section B which is parallel to the loading section A. As a result, the operator who supplies the rush seedling 1 can perform cassette packing with good workability while monitoring the cassette 2.
In that case, the rush seedlings to be supplied to the carry-in section A can be sequentially conveyed by the belt and properly packed into the cassette 2 without being disturbed while properly changing the posture.

When dust is clogged in the transport section inside the machine,
When the reverse rotation operation switch 8 is pressed after the work is completed, the belt is rotated in the reverse direction, and the dust caught in the transport section can be taken out while being transported back to the carry-in section A.

Since each seedling mounting table 3a is made of one block and is made of a thick sponge, the root part 1a of one sapling seedling 1 is prepared.
Can be easily supplied, and moreover, the root portion 1a of the rush seedling 1 can be favorably supported so as not to be disturbed during conveyance, and at the rotating peripheral end portion of the belt,
Each seedling mounting table 3a can rotate well without being crushed and can release the root portion 1a of the rush seedling 1. Further, the recesses 11 are aligned as a guide for locating the root portion 1a. Therefore, it is possible to easily supply the seedlings 1 and to stably convey the grass seedlings 1 whose roots 1a have fallen into the recesses 11 without being displaced.

Further, it is possible to easily supply the rush seedling 1 while inserting the foliage portion 1b between the both projections 12, 12.
Moreover, the protrusions 12 and 12 can favorably support the foliage portion 1b so as not to scatter during transportation.

Since the rush seedlings 1 are fed onto the root side conveyor belt 3 and the foliage end side conveyor belt 4 so as to be inclined at about 20 degrees, it is easy to prevent the soft and long rush seedlings 1 from being disturbed. In addition, since both transfer belts 5a and 5b are inclined at about 35 degrees, the foliage portion 1b side of the rush plant 1 that is conveyed at an angle of about 20 degrees is received. It is possible to change the rush seedlings 1 to the upright posture comfortably while transferring them continuously, and the upright grass seedlings 1 can be smoothly supplied to both the unloading belts 6a and 6b. Also, the holding start end portions of both transfer belts 5a and 5b can successfully hold and hold the tip end side of the foliage portion of the grass seedling 1 to be cut by the cutting blade.

The foliage side cutting blades 14a and 14b cut the foliage tip 1bb and the root side cutting blades 14aa and 14bb, respectively, as shown in FIG. 14a and 14b in FIG. 9 and FIG.
When the mounting position is changed as shown in 0, the cutting length on the tip side of the foliage can be adjusted, and the length can be optimally planted.

When the root part 1a of the rush seedling 1 which is fed out by the two carry-out belts 6a and 6b and is about to fall into the cassette 2 on the left and right sides of the center guide plate 17 is placed above the pressing body 7, the pressing body 7 is pressed. When the withdrawal is made, the root part 1a of the rush seedling 1 hits the flat plate 16a at the end of the seedling placing plate 16, and when the pressing body 7 is further withdrawn, it will drop into the cassette 2 as it is. The left and right rush seedlings 1 which are fed out to both sides of the center guide plate 17 by the belts 6a and 6b are uniformly pressed from above by both seedling aligning plates 19a and 19b which move up and down while rotating around the support shaft 18. Seedlings are aligned, and the tip side of the foliage portion 1b of the weeding seedling 1 released by the two carrying-out belts 6a and 6b hits the posture correcting member 20 and is released into the cassette 2. Effectively so that the cassette stuffing is performed supposed to be 1 of the posture is corrected.

When the rush seedlings 1 fed out from the end portions of the two carry-out belts 6a, 6b fall into the cassette 2 and press the front rush seedlings 1 of the pressing body 7 which moves in the cassette 2 in the pushing direction. In addition, for the rush seedlings 1 falling into the cassette 2 toward the center in the lateral direction, the protruding portion 7 on the front surface of the pressing body 7 is
The arc-shaped tip surface 7aa with a large roundness of a hits,
It is possible to satisfactorily press the rush seedling 1 without damaging or damaging the rush seedling 1 as in the conventional case.
By 7b, it is possible to guide the cassette 2 to the left and right in the lateral width direction.

Further, the pressing body 7 has little vibration and noise, and can be pushed and pulled quickly in about 1 second,
It is possible to effectively pack the rush seedlings 1 in a cassette while stabilizing the filling condition and preventing the seedlings from being damaged.

When the foliage portion 1b of the rush plant 1 transferred from the carry-in section A is clamped and transported by both transfer belts 5a and 5b, the rush plant 1 is changed to a standing posture.
The roots 1a of the rush seedlings 1 will be alternately distributed one by one to the left and right sides of the center guide plate 17 by the distribution body 22 that rotates around the fulcrum shaft 23.
The root portion 1a of the rush seedling 1 carried out by 6b is guided from the left and right sides of the center guide plate 17 to the left and right sides in the widthwise direction of the cassette 2 as it is, and falls in the cassette 2 by the pressing operation of the pressing body. Cassettes can be packed so that a uniform layer is formed on the left and right sides in the width direction of the.

When the transfer belts 5a and 5b start changing the rush seedling 1 to the upright posture, the root portion 1a of the rush seedling 1 can be surely and satisfactorily applied to the sorting body 22. Moreover, the foliage part 1 of the rush seedling 1
When a is strongly held, it is possible to accurately guide the transfer.

FIG. 35 shows another embodiment of the present invention, which is substantially the same as the above-mentioned embodiment as indicated by the same reference numeral,
To the side of the root side conveyor belt 3, a conveyor belt 13 capable of mounting a root tip portion 1aa extending from the root portion 1a of the rush seedling 1 placed on the belt is brought close to and parallel to It is arranged so as to rotate at the same speed as the root side conveyor belt 3, and does not wind around the cutting blade side when the root tip portion 1aa extending from the root portion 1a is cut by the cutting blade 14aa or the like which is a rotary blade. Thus, it can be effectively supported by the transport belt 13.

FIG. 36 shows the supporting side of the two transfer belts 5a and 5b of the above embodiment.
A V-shaped ridge 66 is provided at the center of the inner peripheral surface of a, 5b in the width direction.
Is integrally formed, and is formed at the center in the width direction of the outer peripheral surface of each roller 67 on which the belts 5a and 5b are respectively wound.
A ridge 66 is fitted in the character-shaped circumferential groove 68 so as to form a gap between the inner peripheral surface of the belts 5a and 5b and the outer peripheral surface of the roller 67. The rush seedlings can be effectively held and transported without lateral slipping or slipping.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, each seedling table 3a of the root side conveyor belt 3 is a block and is made of a thick sponge, so that it is a standard for supplying one rush seedling 1. In addition to being able to easily supply, the root portion 1a of the rush seedling 1 can be favorably supported so as not to be disturbed during conveyance, and at the rotating peripheral end portion of the belt, Since each seedling mounting table 3a can be rotated favorably without being crushed or greatly deformed, the root portion 1a of the grass seedling 1 can be well discharged, and it has a feature that it can be suitably implemented.

If the roots 1a of the rush seedlings 1 into which the roots 1a can be dropped are respectively provided on the upper surface of each seedling mounting table 3a, the recesses 11 lower than the upper surface are provided, and the recesses 11 are aligned as a standard for positioning the roots 1a. It is possible to easily supply the rush grass seedlings 1, and moreover, the root portion 1a has the recess 11
It is possible to stably convey the grass seedlings 1 that have fallen into the ground without being displaced or disturbed.

When the protrusions 12, 12 are provided on both sides of the upper surface of one end side of each seedling mounting table 3a respectively, both protrusions 12,
The foliage part 1b can be easily and neatly supplied onto the seedling placing table 3a while putting the foliage part 1b between them 12, and moreover, the projections 12 and 12 can well support the foliage part 1b so as not to be scattered during transportation. become.

If a conveyor belt capable of mounting a root portion extending from the root portion of the rush seedlings placed on the belt is provided in parallel to the side of the root portion side conveyor belt, the seedling table is provided. The root portion extending from the root portion 1a of the rush seedling 1 placed on 3a can be effectively supported by the conveyor belt 13 so as not to wind around the rotary blade during cutting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an automatic rush seedling cassette packing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the front of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the rear surface of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the right side surface of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a part of the inside of the machine body.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a part of the inside of the machine body.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a part of the inside of the machine body.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a part of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a plan sectional view showing a part of FIG. 8 in an enlarged manner.

FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation state of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a part of FIG.

12 is a sectional view showing a section taken along line XII-XII in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing FIG. 11.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing a part of FIG.

15 is a sectional view showing a section taken along line XV-XV in FIG.

16 is a front view showing a part of FIG. 7. FIG.

17 is a sectional view showing a section taken along line XVII-XVII of FIG. 7.

FIG. 18 is an operation explanatory view shown in a part of FIG. 7.

FIG. 19 is a top view showing both transfer conveyor belts.

FIG. 20 is a plan view showing both unloading belts.

21 is a side view showing the inside of FIG. 4. FIG.

FIG. 22 is a plan view showing a lower portion of both carry-out belts.

FIG. 23 is a plan view showing a part of FIG. 22.

FIG. 24 is a side sectional view showing an inner side of a part of FIG. 21.

FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view showing a carry-out section.

FIG. 26 is a side view showing a part of FIG. 25.

FIG. 27 is a side view showing a part of FIG. 25.

FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of FIG. 25.

FIG. 29 is a plan view showing a pressing body.

FIG. 30 is a rear view showing a part of a transmission unit.

FIG. 31 is a rear view showing a part of a transmission unit.

FIG. 32 is a side view showing a pressing body.

FIG. 33 is a state explanatory view showing a cassette packed state.

FIG. 34 is a state explanatory view showing a state before mounting a cassette.

FIG. 35 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 36 is a cross-sectional view showing a supporting side of the transfer belt for transfer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Igusa seedling 1a Root portion 1b Stem and leaf portion 2 Cassette 3 Root side conveyor belt 4 Stem and leaf tip side conveyor belt 3a Seedling platform 3b Flat belt 9,10 Holding carrier belt 11 Recess 12 Protrusion 1aa Root tip 13 Conveyor belt

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A root-side conveyor belt 3 and a stem-and-leaves tip-side conveyor belt 4 capable of carrying the root 1a side and the stem-and-leaves 1b tip side of the rush and seedlings 1, respectively. Alternatively, the holding conveyor belts 9 and 10 extend from above the intermediate portions of the conveyor belts 3 and 4, respectively, in parallel with each other so that they can be placed and inclined in a posture that is nearly horizontal and can be conveyed. In the desired grass seedling automatic cassette packing machine configured to be able to be packed in the cassette 2 while changing the posture of the grass seedlings 1 carried out from the end portions thereof, the root side conveyor belt 3 is the one for one stock. The root portion 1a side of the rush seedling 1 can be placed, and each seedling placing table 3a made of sponge having a square shape in plan view and having a square shape is adhered to the outer peripheral surface of the flat belt 3b in close proximity to each other. Characterized by Igusa seedling supply and transport device. 2. A recess 1 which is lower than the upper surface of each seedling mounting table 3a, into which the root 1a of the rush seedling 1 can be dropped.
The rush seedling supply and transport device of the rush seedling automatic cassette packing machine according to claim 1, wherein each of them is provided with 1. 3. The rush seedling supply / transport device for an automatic rush seedling cassette packing machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein projections 12, 12 are provided on both sides of the upper surface on one end side of each seedling placing table 3a. 4. A conveyor belt 13 on which a root portion 1aa extending from the root portion 1a of the rush seedling 1 placed on the belt can be placed parallel to the side of the root portion side conveyor belt 3. The rush seedling supply and transport device of the rush seedling automatic cassette packing machine according to claim 1, 2 or 3, which is provided.