JPH1056884A - Box loading device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a box volume loading device that can mechanically perform an operation of collecting a large number of boxes arranged on a laying surface. The apparatus main body is moved to a position facing each of the seedling boxes arranged on a laying surface, and the leading seedling box is lifted by each lifting claw of a box receiving frame. The seedling raising box is transported in the collection direction by the upper and lower transport belts and transferred to each box transport belt.
Subsequently, the main body of the apparatus is moved forward by a traveling distance corresponding to one nursery box, the next nursery box is lifted by each lifting claw, and the nursery box is transported in the collection direction by each of the upper and lower transport belts. Transfer to the box transport zone. Each seedling box placed on each box conveyor belt is sequentially lifted by each of the left and right receiving plates constituting the box stacking mechanism, and the greened or hardened seedling boxes are separated at equal intervals in the vertical direction and stacked in many stages. Therefore, the collecting operation of the nursery box can be performed mechanically, and the efficiency of the operation can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to, for example, rice,
A device for collecting boxes such as nursery boxes used when greening or hardening seedlings of wheat, vegetables, etc., boxes arranged on the laying surface (floor soil, ground, spongy body, etc.) outdoors or indoors The present invention relates to a box volume loading device used for an operation of collecting a body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when arranging seedling boxes as in the above example, for example, a plurality of groups of stacked seedling boxes are separated one by one from the upper stage, and the separated plural seedling boxes are arranged. An apparatus (JP-A-5-316879) for arranging the seedling boxes on an outdoor or indoor laying surface may be used.

[0003]

However, since the above-described apparatus has a structure in which a plurality of seedling raising boxes are merely arranged on the laying surface, there is no means for collecting each seedling raising box. , Cannot be recovered mechanically. Also, when collecting a greened or hardened nursery box, the seedlings such as rice, wheat, vegetables, etc. protrude above the upper edge of the top of the nursery box. Since the seedlings may be broken or damaged and their growth may be impaired, each seedling box cannot be stacked and collected on the upper and lower tiers. Since it is necessary to collect the seedlings, it takes time and effort to collect the nursery boxes.

[0004] In view of the above problems, the present invention sequentially collects boxes in each row arranged on the laying surface by box collecting means, and sequentially stacks the collected boxes in upper and lower stages by box stacking means. An object of the present invention is to provide a box volume loading device capable of mechanically performing a work of collecting a box because the stock is performed and improving the work efficiency.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
The apparatus main body is movably provided at a position facing one end of the boxes of each row arranged on the laying surface, and a box facing the apparatus main body is provided inside the apparatus at the front side of the apparatus main body. A box volume loading device provided with a box collecting means for collecting, and a box stacking means for stacking the respective boxes collected by the box collecting means in the upper and lower stages on the rear side of the apparatus main body. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the box collecting means is provided with a locking member with respect to an upper edge of one side of the box facing the apparatus body. It is a box volume loading device provided with box locking means for stopping.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the box collecting means is provided with a box holding means for holding an upper edge of one side of the box facing the apparatus body. Characterized in that it is a box volume loading device configured as described above.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, an apparatus moving means for moving the apparatus main body to a position facing each of a plurality of rows of boxes arranged on the laying surface. Characterized in that it is a box volume loading device provided with.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the box stacking means holds the boxes collected by the box collecting means at equal intervals in the vertical direction. The present invention is characterized in that it is a box volume loading device provided with box stacking means.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, a plurality of boxes stacked by the box stacking means are transported by a transport trolley close to one side of the apparatus body. Characterized in that it is a box volume loading device provided with a box transfer means for transferring the data to a box.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, after the main body is moved to a position facing the first box arranged at an arbitrary position on the laying surface, the first box is moved by the box collecting means. Then, the main body of the apparatus is moved by a traveling distance corresponding to one box, and the next box is collected by the box collecting means. Since the boxes collected inside the apparatus are sequentially lifted by the box stacking means, and each box is sequentially stacked in the vertical direction and temporarily stocked, the work of collecting a large number of each box can be performed mechanically, thereby improving work efficiency. Can be up. Further, the apparatus main body on which a large number of each box is loaded may be moved to, for example, a loading / unloading place, a shipping place, a storage place, or the like.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, the box volume loading device locks the locking member of the box locking means to the upper edge of one side of the box body. Forcibly pull and collect the boxes arranged on the laying surface such as floor soil, ground, etc.,
Collection of the box can be performed reliably.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, the box volume loading device holds the upper edge of one side of the box by box holding means and arranges the boxes on the laying surface. Is forcibly lifted and collected, so that the box can be reliably collected as in the case of the second aspect.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, the box volume loading apparatus drives the apparatus moving means to move the apparatus to a position opposed to the boxes in each row arranged on the laying surface. While moving the main body and moving the apparatus main body at a constant speed or intermittently, it is possible to sequentially collect a large number of each of the boxes arranged on the laying surface, eliminating the need to manually move the entire apparatus. Work efficiency can be improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, the box stacking device stacks a large number of each of the boxes at equal intervals in the vertical direction by the box stacking means, and sequentially stacks the boxes. For example, since the space necessary for greening or hardening of seedlings such as rice, wheat, vegetables, etc. is secured between each box, even if many seedling raising boxes are stacked, The boxes do not come into contact with each other, so that the greened or hardened seedlings can be reliably prevented from being damaged or their growth being impaired.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation described in the first aspect, after the carrier truck is brought close to one side of the main body of the apparatus, a large number of each box body is moved by the box transferring means. Are stacked on the upper and lower tiers, or the boxes are transferred to the transport trolley while being spaced apart at equal intervals in the vertical direction, so that the collection of the boxes by the apparatus of the present invention and the boxes by the transport trolley Can be performed independently of each other, and each operation can be performed efficiently.

[0017]

According to the present invention, the boxes in each row arranged on the laying surface are sequentially collected, and the collected boxes are sequentially stacked in the vertical direction and temporarily stocked. In addition to eliminating the labor and work of manually collecting a large number of each box, the boxes in each row are sequentially collected while the apparatus body is moved manually or mechanically. Even if they are arranged at a distance, the operation of collecting the boxes can be performed mechanically, and the efficiency of the operation can be improved. In addition, since one side edge portion of the box arranged on the laying surface such as the floor soil and the ground is forcibly collected while being held by the box locking means or the box holding means, the box can be reliably collected. .

Furthermore, a plurality of boxes are stacked at equal intervals in the vertical direction, and between the stacked boxes, for example, seedlings of rice, wheat, vegetables, etc. are required for greening or hardening. Space, so even if you stack many individual seedling boxes,
It is possible to reliably prevent the greened or hardened seedlings from being damaged or their growth being impaired. Furthermore, by transferring a large number of each box loaded on the apparatus main body to the transport trolley, the collection of the box by the apparatus of the present invention and the transport of the box by the transport trolley are independent. It is possible to transport or store a large number of each of the boxes loaded on the transport trolley using the time required for the collection operation, so that each operation can be performed efficiently.

[0019]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The drawings show, as an example of a box body, a box volume loading device used for an operation of collecting a large number of seedling boxes arranged on a laying surface such as an outdoor or indoor room, and FIGS. In 3, the box volume loading device 1 moves the device main body 2 by, for example, an artificial means or a mechanical means, and drives the box collection mechanism 3 and the box stacking mechanism 4 in conjunction with the operation.
The box collecting mechanism 3 collects one or a plurality of the seedling raising boxes A arranged close to or apart from the laying surface C such as floor soil, ground, sponge, etc., in the apparatus one by one or a plurality of them. The seedling raising boxes A to be collected inside the apparatus are spaced apart at equal intervals in the vertical direction and stacked in multiple stages.

In the above-described apparatus body 2, the traveling wheels 5, 5 are mounted on the rear bottom surface, the auxiliary wheels 6, 6, such as casters, are mounted on the front bottom surface, and the traveling wheels 5, 5 and the auxiliary wheels are mounted. 6 and 6 are attached at intervals slightly narrower than the long sides of the seedling boxes A arranged on the laying surface C, and the space between the bottom side of the apparatus main body 2 and the top side of the seedling boxes A is For example,
Seedlings such as rice, wheat, and vegetables are spaced apart as necessary for greening or hardening.

The grips 7, 7 are attached to both ends on the rear side of the apparatus main body 2, and the grips 7, 7 are gripped by a worker's hand, and the apparatus main body 2 is moved by human power.
In the embodiment, the apparatus main body 2 is moved by artificial means (manpower), but the apparatus main body 2 may be moved by mechanical means as another moving means. For example, internal power supply,
Each of the traveling wheels 5 and 5 is rotationally driven and moved by a driving unit 51 such as an electric motor powered by an external power supply or a prime mover using gasoline, light oil or the like as fuel. Further, instead of the wheels 5 and 6, an endless belt such as a caterpillar may be rotated to cause the apparatus main body 2 to run by itself.

The above-mentioned box collection mechanism 3 supports the box receiving frame 8 at the front end on the bottom side of the apparatus main body 2 so as to be able to swing up and down, and moves the box receiving frame 8 to the front side of the apparatus main body 2. The main body 2 is rotatably provided between a protruding posture that projects obliquely downward and a vertical posture that is housed on the front side of the apparatus main body 2. Box receiving frame 8
Is projected forward, the lower end of the frame is restricted from rotating at an angle to be brought into contact with or close to the laying surface C. Box receiving frame 8
Is formed in a size and a width in which the seedling raising box A is placed in a state of being arranged on the laying surface C, and a plurality of comb-shaped lifting claws having a comb tooth shape are provided at the tip of the box receiving frame 8. 8a are formed at predetermined intervals, and each lifting claw 8a is formed in a tapered shape that can be inserted between the contact surface between the laying surface C and the seedling raising box A. A plurality of receiving rollers 8b... Are rotatably supported on the rear side.

On the upper surface side of the box receiving frame 8, the upper transport belts 9, 9 are placed at a height and a position pressed against both upper side edges of the seedling raising box A placed on the frame. It is stretched in parallel in the collection direction, and each lower transport is placed on the lower surface side of the box receiving frame 8 at a height and a position pressed against the bottom surface side of the seedling raising box A placed on the same frame. The bands 10, 10 are stretched in parallel in the collection direction. Each of the upper transport belts 9, 9 is provided so as to be movable up and down in accordance with the height of the seedling box A placed on the box receiving frame 8, and is pressed against both upper side edges of the seedling box A. Always biased in the direction. Each of the upper transport belts 9, 9 and each of the lower transport belts 10, 10 are synchronously rotated in the collecting direction by an interlocking mechanism 17, which will be described later, and the seedling box A is moved between the upper transport belts 9, 9 and the lower transport belts 10, 10. The upper and lower surfaces are pressed and conveyed in the collection direction.

At the center of the bottom side of the apparatus main body 2, the seedling raising box A, which is slightly narrower than the space between the receiving plates 14 of the box stacking mechanism 4 described later and is placed on the box receiving frame 8, is provided. , Each box conveying band 11, spaced at a distance such that the bottom side of the
11 are stretched parallel to the collection direction. A regulating plate 12 is disposed on the upper end side of each of the box transport bands 11 and 11 so as to face the long side front end of the seedling raising box A.
Nursery seedling box A placed on 11 abuts on regulating plate 12,
The transport of the two nursery boxes A, A is stopped. Each box transport belt 1
1 and 11 are synchronously rotated in the collection direction by an interlocking mechanism 17 to be described later, and the upper transport belts 9 and 9 and the lower transport belts 10 and
10 and transport the seedling box A pressed and held, and sequentially transport the seedling box A to a position where it can be lifted by the box stacking mechanism 4 described below. Each of the transport belts 9 and 10 is configured by a transport conveyor such as, for example, a flat belt or a V-belt, and the transport surface thereof is formed of a member having a large contact resistance (for example, synthetic rubber,
The seedling raising box A is transported in the collection direction due to the contact resistance of the transport belts 9 and 10. Further, a protrusion or a step (not shown) protruding from the transfer-side peripheral edge of each of the transfer bands 9 and 10 may be locked on the bottom side of the seedling raising box A for transfer. The box transport belt 11 is configured by a storage conveyor such as a thrust conveyor and an accumulator, for example.
When the nursery box A placed on the transport surface comes into contact with the regulating plate 12, the nursery box A slips and is temporarily stored.

The above-mentioned box stacking mechanism 4 is used for each of the box transport belts 1.
Endless belts 13, 13 are stretched on both sides of the seedling box A placed on the tops 1, 11, respectively, in parallel with the up-down direction so as to face both short side ends of the seedling box A. For example, on the opposite side peripheral portion of each endless belt 13, 13 stretched on both sides, for example, an L-shaped cross section formed in a size and length in which two seedling raising boxes A, A are placed in parallel. Of the endless belts 13, 13 are spaced apart from each other at equal intervals in the vertical direction (for example, rice, wheat, Space required for greening or hardening of seedlings such as vegetables). Endless belts 13, 13 on both sides
Are sprockets 15, 15 pivotally supported at the upper part on both sides,
Stretched between the sprockets 16 and 16 pivotally supported at the lower portions on both sides, the endless bands 13 and 13 on both sides are synchronously rotated in the same direction by an interlocking mechanism 17 to be described later, and are installed facing each other. The receiving plates 14, 14 are continuously circulated in the direction of the arrow, and the seedling raising boxes A,
Both ends of A are supported by the left and right receiving plates 14 and 14 in a horizontal posture and are sequentially lifted.

As shown in FIG. 5, the interlocking mechanism 17 has the traveling wheels 5 and 5 fixed to both ends of a support shaft 18 which is mounted on the rear bottom surface of the apparatus main body 2. Is transmitted to the clutch mechanism 22 via the sprockets 19 and 20 fixed to the coaxial ends and the chain 21.

The clutch mechanism 22 is operated by operating a clutch lever 23 attached to the rear side of the apparatus main body 2 to support the spindle 18.
Is transmitted or cut off to stop and drive the box stacking mechanism 4. When the rotational force of the support shaft 18 is transmitted by the clutch mechanism 22, the interlocking shaft 27 is rotated via the sprockets 24, 25 and the chain 26, and each of the babel gears 29, 29 fixed to both ends of the interlocking shaft 27; Each of the babel gears 30, 3 fixed to one end of the rotating shafts 28, 28
0, and each sprocket 16, 16 fixed on each rotating shaft 28, 28 is rotated in the direction of the arrow, and the endless belt 1 on both sides is rotated by the rotational force of each sprocket 16, 16.
Each of the receiving plates 14 and 14 installed on the third and third members 13 and 13 is synchronously circulated in the arrow direction.

A large diameter gear 31 fixed to the interlocking shaft 27
And the small diameter gear 32 fixed to the rotating shaft 33
Each of the pulleys 35 and 35 fixed on the rotating shaft 33 and each of the pulleys 36 and 36 fixed on the rotating shaft 34 are rotated, and each of the pulleys 35 and 35 stretched between the respective pulleys 35 and 35 and each of the pulleys 36 and 36 is rotated. The box conveyor belts 11, 11 are rotated synchronously, and each pulley 38, 38 fixed on the rotating shaft 34,
The pulleys 39, 39 fixed above are rotated, and the lower transport belts 10, 10 stretched between the pulleys 38, 38 and the pulleys 39, 39 are synchronously rotated. Rotating shaft 28
And a pulley 44 fixed to the rotary shaft 40 and a pulley 44 fixed to the rotary shaft 40.
The pulleys 45, 45 fixed above are rotated, and the upper transport belts 9, 9 stretched between the pulleys 44, 44 and the pulleys 45, 45 are synchronously rotated in the collection direction.

The illustrated embodiment is configured as described above, and the operation when the box volume loading device 1 collects a plurality of seedling raising boxes A arranged on the laying surface C outdoors or indoors will be described below. Will be described. First, when collecting the greened or hardened seedling raising boxes A arranged near the laying surface C, as shown in FIGS. The user moves the apparatus main body 2 to a position facing the first seedling raising box A arranged at an arbitrary position on the laying surface C, and as shown in FIG. The lifting claws 8a are inserted between the opposing surfaces of the laying surface C and the seedling raising box A, and each lifting nail 8a slightly lifts the long side end of the seedling raising box A. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper transport belts 9, 9 are pressed against both edges of the upper surface of the raised seedling box A, and the nursery box A is collected by the rotational force of the upper transport bands 9, 9. , And the upper and lower transport belts 9, 9 and the lower transport belts 10, 10 press and hold the upper and lower surfaces of the seedling raising box A to transport in the collection direction. Subsequently, the apparatus main body 2 is moved forward by a travel distance corresponding to one nursery box A, and the next nursery box A is lifted by each lifting claw 8a of the box receiving frame 8, and each upper transport belt 9, The seedling raising box A is transported in the collection direction by the lower transport belts 9 and 9. At the time of collection, both upper edge portions of the seedling raising box A are pressed by the upper transport bands 9, 9, so that the greened or hardened seedlings can be prevented from being damaged or damaged.

Next, the seedling raising boxes A pressed by the upper transport belts 9 and 9 and the lower transport belts 10 and 10 are moved to the respective box transport belts 11 and 1.
1 and, as shown in FIGS.
The seedling box A, which is transported by the top of the seedlings A,
And the subsequent seedling box A is replaced with the previously stopped seedling box A
After the two seedling boxes A, A are aligned on the box transport bands 11, 11 by contacting the rear end of the box, each box is formed by the right and left receiving plates 14, 14 constituting the box stacking mechanism 4. Conveyor belt 11, 1
Each of the seedling raising boxes A, 1 placed on the upper side 1 is supported and lifted in a horizontal position, and subsequently, the next stage placed on each box transporting band 11, 11 by each of the left and right receiving plates 14, 14. Each nursery box A, A
And raise, for example, 15 seedlings (30 boxes) of seedling raising boxes A ... at equal intervals up and down, stacking, the space necessary for greening or hardening of seedlings such as rice, wheat, vegetables, etc., It is secured between the upper and lower surfaces of the seedling boxes A stacked in the upper and lower tiers. After this,
The apparatus main body 2 having completed the stacking operation is moved backward, the next apparatus main body 2 is moved forward, and the operation of stacking the seedling raising boxes A arranged on the laying surface C is continuously performed.

Next, the box volume loading device 1 in which a large number of the seedling boxes A are stacked is moved to a loading / unloading place or a shipping place, and the plurality of the seedling boxes A. Or, they are unloaded and shipped one after another by mechanical work. Alternatively, the entire apparatus may be temporarily stored in, for example, a storage place, a storage facility, or the like until shipment.

As shown in FIG. 7, a large number of seedling raising boxes A may be transferred to a transport trolley B for transportation or storage. In this case, the transport trolley B is placed on the rear side of the apparatus body 2. After approaching, the transfer plate 50 is brought into contact with the rear end of the long side portion of each seedling raising box A placed on each receiving plate 14 of the box stacking mechanism 4 and placed on each receiving plate 14. Each of the seedling raising boxes A is horizontally moved by the transfer plate 50, and the seedling raising boxes A are collectively transferred to the respective shelves Ba of the transport trolley B while being kept at equal intervals in the vertical direction. The transfer plate 50 is disposed facing the rear end of the long side of each seedling raising box A mounted on each receiving plate 14 of the device main body 2 and is provided on the device main body 2 or the transport trolley B. The driving means (for example, a hydraulic mechanism, a motor mechanism, etc.) moves back and forth in the transfer direction.

As described above, the seedling boxes A in each row arranged on the laying surface C are successively lifted and collected by the box collecting mechanism 3, and the collected seedling boxes A are stacked in the box stacking mechanism 4. , And temporarily stock them in the vertical direction, so that the labor and work of manually collecting a large number of each seedling raising box A as in the conventional example can be omitted, and the apparatus main body 2 can be artificially or mechanically moved. Since the seedling boxes A in each row are sequentially collected from the top while moving, the operation of collecting the seedling boxes A can be performed mechanically even if the seedling boxes A are arranged close to or apart from each other. In addition, work efficiency can be improved.

Moreover, a large number of seedling boxes A are sequentially stacked at equal intervals in the vertical direction, and seedling boxes A, for example, of rice, wheat, vegetables, etc., are stacked between the seedling boxes A stacked in the upper and lower stages. Since the space required for greening or hardening is ensured, it is possible to reliably prevent the greened or hardened seedlings from being damaged or their growth being impaired. Further, by transferring a large number of each seedling raising box A loaded on the apparatus main body 2 to the transport trolley B, the collection operation of the seedling raising box A by the apparatus of the present invention and the transportation of the seedling raising box A by the transport trolley B are performed. The operation can be performed independently, and a large number of each seedling raising box A loaded on the transport trolley B is transported or stored using the time required for the collection operation, so that each operation can be performed efficiently.

Since the running width of each of the running wheels 5, 5 and each of the auxiliary wheels 6, 6 is set to be slightly narrower than that of the seedling raising box A, each of the seedling raising boxes A,. Even if they are arranged close to each other, the collection operation can be easily performed. In addition, it can be used for collecting the seedling raising boxes A arranged at predetermined intervals.

FIG. 8 shows another example of the box collecting mechanism 3 for locking and collecting the locking member 46 at the upper edge of the long side of the seedling raising box A.
The size to be locked to the long side upper edge of the seedling raising box A at the transport side peripheral edge of each of the upper transport bands 47, 47 stretched opposite to the long side upper edge of the seedling raising box A. And each of the hook-shaped locking members 46 formed in a protruding manner at predetermined intervals. After the apparatus main body 2 is moved to a position facing the seedling box A arranged on the laying surface C, the locking members 46, 46 projecting from the upper transport belts 47, 47 are connected to the long side of the seedling box A. The seedling raising box A, which is locked to the side upper edge portion, and the locking members 46, 46 are locked, is forcibly pulled and transferred onto the lower transport belts 10, 10. For example, floor soil, The seedling raising boxes A arranged on the laying surface C such as the ground are reliably collected, and the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the box collecting mechanism 3 for holding and collecting the upper edge of the long side of the seedling raising box A with the box holding tool 48. The box collecting mechanism 3 is moved forward and backward at the bottom front end of the apparatus main body 2. Cylinder 4
9 is fixed obliquely downward, and a box clamp 48 is attached to the rod end of the transfer cylinder 49. After the apparatus main body 2 is moved to the position facing the seedling boxes A arranged on the laying surface C, the box holding device 48 is moved forward by the transfer cylinder 49, and the length of the seedling box A is moved by the box holding device 48. After the upper edge of the side is clamped, the box clamping device 48 is moved backward, and the nursery box A clamped by the box clamping device 48 is forcibly pulled and transferred onto the lower transport belts 10, 10. For example, the seedling raising boxes A arranged on the laying surface C such as the floor soil and the ground are reliably collected, and the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the box body of the present invention corresponds to the seedling raising box A of the embodiment. It corresponds to the receiving frame 8, the upper conveying bands 9, 47, the lower conveying band 10, the box conveying band 11, the locking member 46, and the box holding member 48, and the box stacking means corresponds to the box stacking mechanism 4 and the receiving plate 14. , The box locking means corresponds to the upper conveying belt 47, and the box clamping means is
The box clamping device 48 corresponds to the transfer cylinder 49, the device moving means corresponds to each wheel 5, 6, the gripping portion 7, and the driving portion 51, and the box laminating means corresponds to the endless belt 13, the receiving plate 14, the sprocket. Although the box transfer means corresponds to the transfer plate 50 corresponding to 15 and 16, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

The box volume loading device 1 of the above-described embodiment is used for the operation of collecting a large number of the seedling raising boxes A arranged on the laying surface C. By reversing the box collection mechanism 3 and the box stacking mechanism 4 while doing so, a large number of each seedling raising box A is stacked one by one, and the seedling raising boxes A are sequentially arranged on the laying surface C. Can also be used for arranging a large number of seedling raising boxes A.

The apparatus body 2 may be provided so as to be able to travel along a plurality of rails (not shown) laid on the laying surface C.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view showing a collecting operation of a nursery box by a box volume loading device.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional front view showing the operation of collecting a nursery box by the box volume loading device.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view showing the operation of collecting a nursery box by the box volume loading device.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a collecting operation of the nursery box by each of the upper and lower pressing bands.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing a driving structure of each mechanism by an interlocking mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a collecting operation of the nursery box by the box collecting mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing an operation when a large number of seedling boxes are transferred to a transport trolley.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing another box collecting method by the box collecting mechanism.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing another box collecting method by the box collecting mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A: Nursery box B: Carriage truck Ba: Shelf C: Laying surface 1: Box volume loading device 2: Device main body 3: Box collection mechanism 4: Box stacking mechanism 5: Running wheel 6: Auxiliary wheel 7: Grip portion 8 ... Box receiving frame 8a Lifting claw 9 Upper conveying band 10 Lower conveying band 11 Box conveying band 12 Regulator plate 13 Endless band 14 Receiving plate 17 Interlocking mechanism 46 Locking member 47 Upper conveying band 48 Box clamp 50 ... Transfer plate 51 ... Drive section

Claims (6)

[Claims] An apparatus main body is movably provided at a position facing one end of a box of each row arranged on a laying surface, and a box facing the apparatus main body is provided at a front side of the apparatus main body. A box volume loading device, comprising: box collecting means for collecting bodies inside the apparatus; and box stacking means for stacking the respective boxes collected by the box collecting means in the upper and lower stages on the rear side of the apparatus main body. 2. The box according to claim 1, wherein said box collecting means is provided with box locking means for locking a locking member to an upper edge of one side of the box body facing said apparatus main body. Volume loading device. 3. The box volume loading device according to claim 1, wherein said box collecting means is provided with box holding means for holding an upper edge of one side of said box body facing said apparatus main body. 4. A box volume loading device according to claim 1, further comprising device moving means for moving said device main body to a position facing each of a plurality of rows of boxes arranged on said laying surface. 5. The box volume loading device according to claim 1, wherein said box stacking means is provided with box stacking means for holding each of the boxes recovered by said box collecting means at equal intervals vertically. . 6. A box transfer means for transferring a plurality of boxes stacked by said box stacking means to a transporting vehicle adjacent to one side of said apparatus main body. Box volume loading device.