JPH10276587A - Pot tray nourishment feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To enable a series of operations from aligning and storing a pot tray in a pot case to filling the pot tray with soil with simple configuration means. A pot tray filling device (A) for aligning and storing a plurality of seedling raising pot trays (7) of a tray supply unit (8) in a pot case (3) on a case conveyor (2), and a pot case (3). ) Pot tray inside (7)
And a nutrient filling device (B) for supplying and oscillating and filling the soil from the soil feeding section (57), and these filling devices (A) and (B) are integrally connected in a separable manner. .

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for feeding a pot tray for feeding and filling a pot tray used for growing, for example, germinated seedlings to a predetermined size.

[0002]

Conventionally, small flowerpot-shaped pot trays formed of vinyl chloride or the like are placed in a pot case and arranged vertically and horizontally, and a plurality of pot trays are placed in the pot case to collapse the pot tray. Although prevention and simplification of soiling and transplanting work were attempted, the work efficiency was increased because the tray filling work to put the pot tray in the pot case and the soil feeding work to put the soil in the tray were performed manually. There is a problem that it is not possible to easily improve the quality and the like. In addition, when putting soil into a tray, labor and skill were required to level the soil without over-tightening the soil.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a pot tray filling device for aligning and storing a plurality of seedling pot trays in a tray supply unit in a pot case on a case conveyor, and a method for cultivating soil in a pot tray in the pot case. A soil filling device that supplies and shakes and fills the soil in the supply unit is provided independently, and these filling devices are connected together in a separable manner to enable work using each device alone. Instead, a series of operations from the sequential arrangement and storage of the pot trays in the pot case to the proper supply of the soil to the trays are automatically enabled, thereby significantly improving the work efficiency.

[0004] A tray guide is provided at the tray feeding start end of the soil filling device to guide the carry-out tray from the pot tray filling device to a substantially central position. , The transfer width and height are the same, the transfer centers are not the same, and the transfer of the transfer between the transfer centers is not good, and the line as a system is improved.

Further, in a pot tray nourishment feeding device for feeding the nourishment of the nourishment feeding unit to the pot tray on the transport conveyor, the pot tray is swung right and left in the transfer direction of the pot tray after the nourishment is supplied. The vibrating section is provided to efficiently obtain a constantly leveled soil without over-tightening the soil.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a whole in which a pot tray filling device and a soil filling device are juxtaposed, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same, showing a pot tray filling device (A) and a soil filling device (B).
Are arranged in a row. The pot tray filling device (A) has an endless flat belt type case conveyor (2) suspended substantially horizontally on a machine base (1), and the case conveyor (2) is driven by an electric conveyor motor. ) Is driven, a synthetic resin pot case (3) is placed on the case conveyor (2) and moved, and a stand frame (4) to be erected on the machine stand (1) is located above the middle of the case conveyor (2). And a tray take-out hand (6) for mounting a pot claw (5)
A tray base (8) for mounting a plurality of stacked pot trays (7) in a multi-row form is mounted on the machine base (1), and four take-out hands (6) ... arranged side by side in the horizontal direction. , Out of the pot trays (7) on the tray stand (8), take out the four pot trays (7) in the front row, and insert the four pot trays (3) on the conveyor (2) into the four lateral recesses of the pot case (3). Are completed by loading four pot trays (7), and a pot tray (7)... Is placed in each of the recesses of the pot case (3) in which five vertical recesses are formed into four horizontal recesses. It is configured to load automatically.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, four sets of two tray guides (9) are formed in parallel in the width direction of the tray base (8), and the pot case (3) is moved. A tray guide (9) having a cross-section U is provided at an angle (α) downward in the direction, and a pair of tray guides (9) is set in a posture in which the pot tray (7) is opened in the take-out direction by the pot claw (5). ) And (9), and a pair of tray guides (9) and (9) are bent at their distal ends into left and right outer walls (9a) and (9a) to form left and right outer walls (9a) and (9a). 9a) is formed into an extraction gate (10) having a width smaller than that between the other portions, and is formed into a flat inverted F-shape with a frictional side wall gate member (11).
Are fixed to the front ends of the left and right outer walls (9a) and (9a), and the width between the left and right of the gate members (11) and (11) is formed smaller than the maximum width of the pot tray (7). Then, the members (11) and (11) are formed so as to be sequentially wider from the narrow portions of the left and right gate members (11) and (11) toward the take-out end of the gate members (11) and (11). Inconveniences such as the removal hand (6) getting caught in the tip of (11) are prevented.

A pair of right and left tray guides (9) and (9) each having a U-shaped cross section are provided on inner wall (9b) facing each other.
The height dimension (H1) of (9b) is changed to the outside wall (9a) (9).
(H1) <(H2), which is smaller than the height dimension (H2) of a), supports the pot tray (7) at the upper end of the inner walls (9b) and (9b), and positions the takeout gate (10). The upper ends of the outer walls (9a) and (9a) of the
b) is formed at a position higher than the center of the maximum radius of the tray (7) supported by the tray (7), and the upper end surface of the inner side walls (9b) and (9b) and the inner side surfaces of the outer side walls (9a) and (9a) form the tray (7). ) Is configured to be guided well.

Further, upper and lower tray regulating members (12) and (13) for preventing the tray (7) from slipping and falling are provided above and below the take-out gate (10). On the horizontal shaft (15) supported by the frame (4), the base end of the flat plate-shaped upper tray regulating member (12) can be adjusted to the left and right via an adjustment bolt (16) so that the center of the shaft (15) can be adjusted. The tip of the regulating member (12) is brought into contact with the upper part of the front surface of the frontmost pot tray (7) from above by its own weight, and the lower tray regulating member (12) is attached to the outer surface of the inner wall (9b). The lower end of the tray (7) abuts on the hook (13a) on the upper end of the regulating member (13) which is fixed to the base end of (13) via the bolt (17) and protrudes from the front end of the inner wall (9b). The gate member (11) Resistor and the upper and lower portions of the tray regulating member (11) (12) tray by regulation (13) (7)
Of the tray (7) in the front row while waiting for the next tray (7) to be satisfactorily performed while preventing the tray (7) from falling forward.

Further, a tray base frame (18) is fixed to the machine base (1), a fixing frame (19) is fixed to the frame (18), and the front and rear leaf springs (20) and (20) are used. The movable frame (21) is attached to the fixed frame (19), the front and rear frames (22) and (23) are fixed to the movable frame (21), and the long holes (24) and the adjustment are made in the front and rear receiving frames (22) and (23). The tray guide (9) through bolts (25)
, And fixed so that the front and rear position can be adjusted freely, and an electric motor for vibration (26) is fixedly mounted on the machine base (1) side, and a vibrator shaft (28) is fixed to a fixed frame (19) via a bearing (27). ) Is rotatably supported, and the pulley (29)
(2) through the belt (31) and the motor (2).
The vibrator shaft (28) is connected to 6). The movable frame (21) is connected to the eccentric cam (32) of the vibrator shaft (28) by a leaf spring frame (33), and the shaft (2)
The cam (32) is oscillated by the rotation of 8), the tray guide (9) is oscillated in the front-rear direction, and the stacked plurality of pot trays (7).
0), while being sequentially moved back and forth, the frontmost row of the trays (7) is taken out, and the tray regulating members (1) between the left and right outer walls (9a) and (9a) of the take-out gate (10) and the upper and lower portions.
2) It is configured to feed between (13).

A set of left and right tray guides (9) (9)
Corresponds to the height of the pot tray (7), the front and rear position can be adjusted by the adjusting bolt (25), and the size of the outer diameter of the pot tray (7) can be easily changed. By adjusting the left and right positions of the tray (7) by the adjusting bolts (25), the outer diameter of the pot tray (7) can be easily adjusted, so that these adjustment operations can be further performed. Is made possible.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a hand rotating shaft (35) is rotatably provided on the base frame (4) via a hand rotating motor (34), and the tray removing hand (6) The mounting hand base (36) is connected to and supported by the rotating shaft (35). The moving direction of the tray (7) on the tray base (8) is opposite to the moving direction of the case conveyor (2). The left end of the rotating shaft (35) is connected to the rotating motor (34), and the hand stand (36) of the leftmost take-out hand (6) is connected.
Is fixed to the rotating shaft (35), and the hand rest (36) of the take-out hand (6) other than the leftmost is rotatably supported on the rotating shaft (35) and slidably in the left-right direction. An interlocking shaft (37) for rotation is fixed to the stand (36), and the take-out hand (6) other than the leftmost is slidably engaged with the interlocking shaft (37) in the left-right direction. And FIG.
As shown in the figure, a flexible pantograph link (3
8) is detachably connected to the front side of each hand base (36) via each pin (39), and the leftmost hand base (36) is connected.
A pneumatic or hydraulic hand left / right slide cylinder (40) is interposed between the left and right hand bases (36), and the width between the hands (36) is expanded by the expansion / contraction operation of the cylinder (40). And to reduce.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the take-out hand (6) is a pneumatic or hydraulic hand which is a drive mechanism for fixing the front end side of the cylinder body (41a) to the hand stand (36). A forward / backward moving cylinder (41), a cylinder base (42) for pot pawl fixed to the tip of the piston rod (41b) of the cylinder (41), and the cylinder base (4).
2) a pneumatic or hydraulic pot claw opening / closing cylinder (43) fixedly mounted on the front surface, and a mountain-shaped opening / closing cam (44) fixedly mounted at the tip of a piston rod (43a) of the opening / closing cylinder (43). A left and right pot claw (5) made of an elastic plate having a substantially U-shaped base bent portion (5a) fixedly mounted on each of the left and right sides of the cylinder base (42) via an adjustment bolt (45) so as to be able to adjust the interval width; The opening / closing cam (44) is fixed substantially in the middle of the V-shaped outer plate extension (5b) of the left and right pot claws (5).
And an elastic suction cup (49), which is an adsorber, fixed to the outer end of the extension (5b) and connected to a suction machine (47) through a suction hose (48). When taking out the tray (7), the two suction cups (4) at the tips of the left and right pot claws (5) are located at opposing positions inside the tray (7) in the front row of the tray guide (9).
9) is disposed substantially horizontally, and when the cam (44) is brought into contact with the tip of the cam bolt (46) to open the tip of the left and right pot claws (5), the suction cup (49) is placed in the tray (7). The tray (7) is brought into contact with the wall and the suction cup (4
9).

As shown in FIG. 5, each cylinder (41
a) and a blower (50) or a hydraulic pump or the like are connected in series through forward and backward hoses (51) and (52), and are connected to the tray (7) on the tray base (8) in the direction of travel. The cylinder body (41
a) A manual closing valve (53) is interposed in a forward hose (51) connecting them, and the operation of the rightmost hand (6) is stopped by the valve (53). (6)
It is configured to enable the take-out operation only by the user. Further, at the front and rear ends of the cylinder body (41a) on the left side on the rightmost side, reed switch type hand forward and backward end detection sensors (54) and (55) for detecting the expansion and contraction end of the piston rod (41b) are provided. It is configured to detect the end of the forward / backward movement of (6).

As shown in FIG. 10, when the left and right pot claws (5) and (5) of the hand (9) move forward in a closed state and detect the forward end, as shown in FIG. (5) (5) is opened for a certain period of time and the pot claw (5)
At the same time as increasing the width between the tips of (5), the suction cup (49)
When the left and right pot claws (5) and (5) return to the closed state after a certain period of time, as shown in the figure, only the tray (9) in the front row is sucked to the suction cup (49). When the pot claws (5) and (5) are moved backward while narrowing the gap between the tips, and when the backward end is detected, the interval between the hands (9) is reduced by the reducing operation of the slide cylinder (40), and the pot case is closed. The interval between the pot claws (5) and (5) is made substantially equal to the interval between the recesses formed in four rows in the left-right direction in (3).

Then, as shown by a virtual line in FIG. 4, the hand (9) is rotated by approximately 90 degrees from a substantially horizontal posture to a substantially vertical downward posture by the rotational motor (34), and the downward case conveyor is rotated. (2) Left and right pot claws (5) of the hand (9) are placed in the pot case (3) at the upper supply position.
When (5) is advanced and the forward end is detected, the left and right pot claws (5) and (5) are opened for a certain time within the recessed portion of the pot case (3), and the left and right pot claws (5) and (5) are opened. At the same time, the tray (9) is brought into close contact with the inner wall of the concave portion of the pot case (3) by increasing the width between the tips, and the suction of the tray (9) by the suction cup (49) is released. ) Return (5) to the closed position and retract it from the pot case (3).

Thereafter, when detecting the backward end of the hand (9), the width between the hands (9) is enlarged by the extension operation of the slide cylinder (40), and the distance between the hands (9) (9) is increased. The hands (9) are returned from the downward posture to the original horizontal posture by the rotation motor (34), substantially equal to the placement interval of the pot tray (7), and the same take-out operation is repeated thereafter. .

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13 to FIG. 15, the case soil filling device (B) connected to the feed end portion of the case conveyor (2) of the pot tray filling device (A) is similar to the case conveyor (2). ) Endless flat belt type soil cultivation case conveyor (56) for transferring and transferring the pot case (3)
And a soil feeding hopper (57), which is a soil feeding section for feeding the soil to the pot tray (7) on the conveyor (56), and a pot by applying vibration to the pot case (3) after feeding the soil. A vibrating unit (58) which is a vibrating unit for leveling the soil in the tray (7), and the pot tray (3) automatically loaded into the pot case (3) by the pot tray filling device (A). 7), the soil is supplied automatically from the soil hopper (57).

The case conveyor (56) for soil cultivation comprises a pair of front and rear rollers (59) (60) rotatably supported on both front and rear sides of a machine base (58) via support members, and the rollers (59). ) And (60), two intermediate rollers (61) and (62) rotatably arranged at an intermediate vertical position, and a single intermediate roller which is endlessly wound between these rollers (59) to (62). A wide conveyor belt (63), and the conveyor belt (63) is provided below the machine base (58) by a support base (6).
4) is interlockingly connected to the attached conveyor motor (65).

As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, a lower case (66) integrally formed below the soil hopper (57) is provided with a tray for soil feeding (56) and a conveying surface. Nutrient soil supply conveyor (6
7), wherein the soil feeding conveyor (67) is rotatably supported at the front and rear positions of the lower case (66).
A pair of front and rear rollers (68) and (69), and a conveyor belt (70) looped endlessly between the front and rear rollers (68) and (69) are provided behind the supply conveyor (67). Motor shaft (7) of the supply conveyor motor (71)
1a), a first intermediate shaft (72) disposed at a substantially intermediate position between the front and rear rollers (68) and (69) is attached to a sprocket (73).
(74) and the chain (75) are interlocked and connected, and the intermediate shaft (72) is connected to the sprockets (74) (76).
The roller drive shaft (68a) of the roller (68) is interlocked and connected via a chain (77) to form a supply conveyor (6).
The configuration is such that the nutrient soil taken out on the conveying surface of 7) is put into a shooter (78) facing the rear side of the feed end side.

The outlet (7) of the hopper (57)
9) A stirrer (81) having a stirrer (81a) is provided on the inner side via a rotating shaft (80), and the hopper (5
A fixed amount feeding roll (82) is provided outside the outlet (79) of 7) via a roll shaft (82a), and is arranged in front of the first intermediate shaft (72) with respect to the conveying direction of the supply conveyor (67). The second intermediate shaft (83) is connected to a pair of gears (84).
(85) and interlockingly connected to the first intermediate shaft (72), and the second intermediate shaft (83) is connected to a sprocket (86) (8).
7) and the rotation shaft (80) via the chain (88),
Sprockets (89) and (90) are attached to the rotating shaft (80).
The roll shaft (82a) is linked and connected via a chain (91). The rotation of the stirrer (81) prevents the bridging of the soil near the inner outlet of the hopper (57), and the rotation of the fixed amount feeding roll (82) causes the thickness of the soil soil layer on the conveying surface of the supply conveyor (67) ( T) is configured to supply a constant amount of nutrient soil while maintaining the same.

Further, a left and right swing arm (92) for swingably supporting an intermediate portion is provided on the rotation shaft (80), and the roll shaft (82a) is provided between one end of the left and right swing arm (92).
While supporting both ends, the long hole (93) on the other end side of the left and right swing arm (92) is fixed to the left and right side walls of the hopper (57) via the adjustment bolt (94), and the rotation shaft (8)
The layer thickness (T), that is, the fixed amount of nutrient supply is changed by adjusting the vertical swing amount of the feeding roller (82) centering on (0).

Further, the opening of the outlet (79) of the soil hopper (57) is adjusted in accordance with the change of the vertical swing amount of the feeding roll (82). Adjusting bolts (9) are formed on the side wall of the hopper (57)
5) Attach the gate (96) up and down freely via
An outlet (79) is provided between the lower end of the gate (96) and the conveying surface of the supply conveyor (67) so that the opening is adjustable.

A feeding motor (98) provided with a soil feeding shutter (97) above the feed end of the feeding conveyor (67) and located below the roller (68).
A shutter (97) is interlocked to the lower case (66) via a rod (99).
The swing arm (101) fixedly mounted on the base end of the shutter (97) so as to be able to swing freely via the swing shaft (100).
Between each end of the crank plate (102) fixedly mounted on the motor shaft (98a) of the motor (98) and the shaft (103) (1).
04) and a crank plate (102) interlockingly connected via a rod (99) and centered on the motor shaft (98a).
With one rotation of the shutter (97), the shutter (97) is opened and closed in the vertical direction about the axis (100). That is, the motor (98) is provided with a rotation detection switch (105).
7) is maintained in the open position of the upward movement position to drive the supply conveyor (67) and the feeding roll (82), while driving the conveyor (67) and the roll (82) when the supply of the soil is stopped. At the same time as stopping, the motor (98)
One rotation of the shutter (97) causes the shutter (97) to perform a one-cycle operation of opening → closing → open, and when the conveyor (67) is stopped, a substantially equal amount of nutrient soil on the feed terminal conveying surface is reliably scraped off. 78), a substantially constant amount of nutrient is always charged. Therefore, even if the natural amount of fall is not constant when the conveyor (67) stops driving due to differences in humidity, homogeneity, etc. Let the amount be approximately constant,
The supply accuracy of the supply amount can be improved.

As shown in FIGS. 15, 16, 18, and 19, the pot case (3) and horizontal and vertical vibrations are applied to the upper and lower ends of the feed end of the soil feeding case conveyor (56). A vibration device (10) which is a vibration unit for horizontal vibration and vertical vibration
6) (107) is provided, and a vertical vibration excitation device (10) is provided.
7), a vibration plate for vertical vibration (108) is disposed below the conveying surface of the conveyor (56) in the front-rear direction.
In the feed direction of 6), the projecting piece (109) on the lower surface of the front end of the diaphragm (108) is supported by the machine base (58) via the pivot (110), and the lower surface of the rear end of the diaphragm (108) is abutted. The body (111) is brought into contact with the eccentric cam body (112) supporting the fixed frame (58a) of the machine base (58), and the cam body (11) is brought into contact with the eccentric cam body (112).
By the rotation of 2), the diaphragm (108) is vibrated up and down about the pivot (110), and the belt (63) is vibrated.
The pot case (3) on the conveying surface is configured to apply a vertical vibration.

The cam body (112) includes a rotary pulley (11).
3) Each pulley (115), (116), (11) is fixed to the motor shaft (114a) of the vertical vibration motor (114) fixed to the pulley shaft (113a) and fixed to the machine frame (58a).
7) The pulley shaft (113a) is operatively connected to the motor (11) via a belt (113) and a belt (118).
The diaphragm (108) is vertically vibrated by the driving of 4).

A collecting trough (120) having a cross-sectional shape for collecting in a collecting tank (119) a collecting gutter (120) below the vibrating plate (108). The recovery gutter (120) is formed to have a width substantially equal to or slightly wider than the belt width of the belt (63), and the recovery gutter (120) is inclined downward in a direction opposite to the feeding direction of the tray conveyor (56). 120),
The fixed plate (121) at the lower end of the slope is supported by the machine base (58) via the pivot (122), and the contact body (123) at the lower surface at the upper end of the slope is connected to the pulley shaft (1) of the pulley (116).
16a) is brought into contact with the eccentric cam body (124) fixed thereto, and the rotation of the cam body (124) causes the pivot (12) to rotate.
The recovery gutter (120) is vibrated up and down around 2) so that the soil is allowed to flow smoothly and collect without stagnation.

On the other hand, the vibration device for horizontal vibration (106) is arranged at an upper position approximately in the middle of the diaphragm (108) in the front-rear direction, and the tray (7) conveyed by the conveyor (56).
Set of left and right tray guides (12
5) Inside the (125), a pair of left and right vibration plates (1)
26) (126) is deployed, and the lower case (66)
The slide shaft (12) fixed between the left and right side walls (66a) of the
7) supports a diaphragm (126) slidably to the left and right via a sliding body (128). And the left and right diaphragms (1
26) are fixed with bolts (129), and the left and right sliding bodies (128) are fixed to the moving frame (13) having a cross-sectional shape of U.
Slots (131) and adjusting bolts (132) at both ends of 0)
And a horizontal vibration motor (134) is fixed to a horizontal frame (133) fixed between the left and right side walls (66a), and the rotation eccentric shaft (135) of the motor (134) is fixed. ) And the fixed piece (136) of the moving frame (130) are connected via a rod (137), and the eccentric shaft (135) is rotated to slide left and right on a slide shaft (127). Is reciprocated to vibrate the diaphragm (126).

A guide wheel (138) having a circular guide groove (138a) is rotatably supported at the end of the horizontal frame (133) opposite to the motor (134). 130) A guide groove (138a) is fitted into one of the front and rear bent edges (130a) on one end side to restrict the rotation of the movable frame (130) about the slide shaft (127). It is composed.

Further, the diaphragm (126) is formed in a rectangular shape in a side view so that the upper end faces upward from the pot case (3), and the lower end faces substantially vertically above and below the pot case (3). At the same time, the diaphragm (12
6), the width of the rear half of the left and right diaphragms (126) is formed to be slightly larger than the width of the pot case (3), and the width of the gap is gradually increased toward the front end of the front half. The pot case (3) conveyed by the conveyor (56) is smoothly guided between the left and right diaphragms (126) to apply vibration.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 9, the pot tray filling device (A) is provided at the leftmost position (with respect to the feed direction of the case conveyor (2)) so as to correspond to the pot cases (3) of various shapes. Due to the structure of adjusting the tray (7) loading position of the pot case (3) of the right side as a reference, the case conveyor (2) is located at the center of the body of the filling device (A).
The center of the conveyor width is shifted to the right, and the case conveyor (5
When the pot tray filling device (A) is integrally connected with the body center aligned with the soil filling device (B) that aligns the center of the transport width and the body center in 6), the case conveyor (2) (56) , The size (L) is displaced between the centers of these transport widths. For this reason, one set of tray guides (125) and (125) of the soil filling device (B) is divided into two front and rear parts, and the guides (125a) (12)
5a), the width between the tips is increased in the shape of an inverted letter C, and the guides (125a) and (125a) for the dimension (L) are displaced to the right with respect to the feed direction of the conveyor (56). , These devices when the fuselage centers are matched (A)
It is configured to make the transfer of the transfer between (B) good.

As shown in FIG. 20, the diaphragm (10
A pot case detection sensor (139) for detecting the movement of the pot case (3) on the belt (63) is provided at the upper position of 8), and the intermittent time width of the operation of the diaphragm (108) is set. The time setting device (140) and the sensor (139) are connected to the vibration motor (114) via the controller (141), and the pot is set to a predetermined position above the diaphragm (108) as shown in FIG. Case (3)
When the motor is conveyed, the vibration motor (114) alternately repeats driving for a certain period of time and stopping for a certain period of time, intermittently applying vibration to the soil in the pot tray (7), resulting in excessive vibration. In order to achieve good leveling without crushing the soil.

In FIG. 13, reference numeral (142) denotes an earth-lifting device for returning the soil collected in the collection tank (119) to the soil hopper (57).

[0034]

As is apparent from the above embodiments, according to the present invention, a plurality of seedling-growing pot trays (7) of the tray supply part (8) are placed on the pot conveyor (2).
Tray filling device (A) for arranging and storing the soil in the pot case (3), and a soil filling device (B) for supplying the soil of the soil feeding section (57) to the pot tray (7) in the pot case (3) and vibrating and filling. ) Are provided independently of each other, and these filling devices (A) and (B) are integrally connected in a separable manner, so that the work using each of the devices (A) and (B) alone is only possible. In addition, a series of operations from the sequential arrangement and storage of the pot trays (7) in the pot case (3) to the proper supply of the soil to the trays (7) can be automatically enabled, Work efficiency can be significantly improved.

A tray guide (125) for guiding the carry-out tray (7) from the pot tray filling device (A) to a substantially central position is provided at the tray feeding start end of the soil filling device (B).
a), the center of the body of the soil filling device (B) and the center of the pot tray filling device (A) match,
This makes it possible to improve the succession of mutual transportation in an arrangement where the transportation width and height are the same and the transportation centers do not coincide with each other, thereby improving the line as a system.

Further, in the soil feeding device of the pot tray (7) for feeding the soil of the soil feeding section (57) to the pot tray (7) on the conveyor (56), the pot tray (7) is supplied after the soil feeding. Since the vibrating section (106) for oscillating the pot tray (7) to the left and right with respect to the transport direction of (7) is provided, it is possible to efficiently obtain a uniform leveled soil without over-tightening the soil. Can be done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a whole in which a pot tray filling device and a soil filling device are arranged side by side.

FIG. 2 is an overall plan view in which a pot tray filling device and a nutrient filling device are juxtaposed.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a tray guide unit.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a take-out hand unit.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of an extraction hand unit.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory rear view of the tray guide unit.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory plan view of a tray guide unit.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a control member.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a pantograph link unit.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of a take-out hand.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory plan view of a pot claw portion.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing an open state of a pot claw portion.

FIG. 13 is an overall side view of the soil filling device.

FIG. 14 is an overall plan view of the soil filling device.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view of a vertical vibration exciting device.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a soil feeding section.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the soil feeding unit.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory plan view of a horizontal vibration device.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory side view of the vibration device for horizontal vibration.

FIG. 20 is a control circuit diagram of the diaphragm.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart.

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 (2) Case conveyor (3) Pot case (7) Pot tray (8) Tray base (tray supply unit) (56) Conveyor (57) Cultivation soil hopper (Culture supply unit) (106) Vibration device (vibration) (125a) Guide (A) Pot tray filling device (B) Cultivation filling device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pot tray filling device for arranging and storing a plurality of seedling pot trays in a tray supply unit in a pot case on a case conveyor, and supplying the soil in the soil supply unit to the pot tray in the pot case. A soil feeding device for pot trays, wherein a soil filling device for vibrating and filling is provided independently of each other, and these filling devices are connected so as to be separable and integrated. 2. A tray guide that guides a carry-out tray from a pot tray filling device to a substantially central position at a tray feeding start end of the soil filling device.
A soil feeding device for the pot tray described in the above. 3. A soil feeding device for a pot tray for feeding soil from a soil feeding unit to a pot tray on a conveyor, wherein the pot tray is swung left and right with respect to the transport direction of the pot tray after feeding the soil. A soil feeding device for a pot tray, comprising a vibrating section.