JP3021072B2 - Planting equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to relates to a device for planting in a pot for the cultivation of seedlings after germination in hydroponics.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, planting work (moving urethane foam blocks into pots) has been performed manually.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] In hydroponic cultivation, when it is desired to effectively utilize the area required for the cultivation or to obtain economic effects such as efficient use of input energy, according to the growth. There is a way to increase the interval between hydroponic plants. A device that implements this method of increasing the spacing of hydroponic
Then, there is a device that inserts the urethane foam block in which the plant is implanted into pots provided at a plurality of locations of the cultivation bar and moves the cultivation bar (increases the interval) . According to this device, the occupation area can be expanded according to the growth by periodically moving the cultivation bar, and automation is achieved by automatic control. However, the work of “inserting the urethane foam block into the pot of the cultivation bar” in the previous stage still depends on humans, and the planting work of the seedlings after raising the seedlings has not been automated. As a result, even if a device for automatically adjusting the occupied area is used, it is difficult to obtain an economic effect (labor saving) by the automation.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the following apparatus is employed. Several with germinated seedlings
Nursery box pallet with urethane foam blocks aligned
Nursery pallet mount to fix the in place, said germinated
Urethane foam blocks with seedlings are inserted one by one
Cultivation with a pot whose occupied area increases with the growth of
Bars are aligned and synchronized with planting work on the cultivation bar
Moving conveyor, fixed on the seedling pallet stand
Foam with the sprouted seedlings from the nursery box pallet
Holding the urethane block and holding the pot on the cultivation bar
Finger to be inserted into the
A planting device characterized by comprising a moving mechanism for moving
is there. That is, in the planting device in hydroponics ,
Arrange and arrange multiple sponge-like urethane foam blocks
Sowing (for example, seedling box pallets)
In the state of sprout, this urethane foam block,
Having one or more fingers to hold one or more fingers, positioning the fingers on each block of the pallet in which the urethane foam blocks are arranged in line, and taking out Moving axes (X, Y, Z axes) in a three-dimensional space for positioning and inserting into the pot part of the cultivation bar
And moving and handling mechanism having a rack to align collectively the urethane foam block is a device that combines a conveyor supplying the platform or cultivation bar to place the cultivation bar.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the cultivation target which has been sown and germinated is set on a cultivation bar having a plurality of pots automatically from a state in which the cultivation target is set on a seedling box pallet in which sponge-like urethane foam blocks are arranged and arranged. It is possible to
Therefore, hitherto it is possible to automate planting work which has been carried out manually, nursery box pallets and cultivation bars, seeding conventional, nursery sponge-like urethane foam block can be applied by germination process, and It can also be applied to planar hydroponics using a cultivation bar to automatically spread hydroponics along with seedlings, making the entire system efficient (without introducing special and heterogeneous systems) economical Hydroponics can be realized.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 are a plan view, a front view, and a right side view, respectively, showing the entire planting apparatus of the present invention.
4 to 7 are partial detailed views of the gripper. FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are views showing a state in which germinated seedlings are held in a sponge-like urethane foam block. 10 to 12 are detailed diagrams of the cultivation bar. 13 to 16
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of inserting a urethane foam block into a pot of a cultivation bar.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a planting apparatus main body. There are provided two traveling guides 3 supported by the columns 2, and there is a traveling mechanism 4 that travels along the traveling guides 3 (moves in the Y direction in FIG. 1). ing. There is a traversing mechanism 6 that traverses (moves in the X direction in FIG. 1) along the traversing guide 5, and the traversing mechanism 6 is provided with an elevating mechanism 7, which moves the finger frame 8 up and down (FIG. 2).
Move in the middle Z direction). One or more fingers over 9 is attach the finger frame 8. (In this example, 6
It showed the number of fingers over. )

[0008] By operating each of the above-mentioned mechanisms, FIG.
Among, moves the finger over 9 as shown in FIG. 2 X, Y, Z in each direction, can be positioned.

On the other hand, there is provided a seedling raising pallet base 10 fixed so that the relative position with respect to the planting apparatus main body 1 does not change.
As shown in the figure, seedlings 12 sown and germinated in sponge-like urethane foam blocks 11 arranged and arranged are held.
It is set and placed on the nursery box pallet 13.

[0010] Cultivation bar 1 shown in FIGS. 10 to 12
Numeral 4 has pots 15 at regular intervals, and has hangers 16 used for handling such as expanding the stocks.

[0011] The cultivation bars 14 are aligned on conveyor 17, is arranged to planting work is moved in unison to proceed.

[0012] Next will be described in detail finger over 9 shown in FIGS. 4 to 7. Two spring-like inverted U-shaped plates 18 whose tweezers have wide ends are arranged at 90 ° crossing and fixed to the finger frame 8. A gripping frame 19 with a slight clearance is set on the outer periphery, and the inverted U-shaped plate 1 is set.
The space between the vertex of the finger 8 (the part fixed to the finger frame 8) and the holding frame 19 is held by a linearly movable actuator such as a pneumatic cylinder 20. According to the finger over 9 of this structure, if lower the gripping frame 19 to drive the pneumatic cylinder 20 or the like as shown in FIG. 13, the distal end portion of the inverted U-plate 18 is narrowed urethane foam block 11 Can be gripped.

Next, a method of inserting the urethane foam block 11 holding the germinated seedlings 12 by planting, that is, sowing, into the pot 15 of the cultivation bar 14 using the planting apparatus will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the urethane foam block 11
The seedlings 12 held in the above are arranged and arranged on a seedling box pallet 13 and set on the gantry 10. The cultivation bars 14 are arranged on the conveyor 17. In this state, the planting apparatus main body 1
Traveling mechanism 4 urethane foam block 1 of the transverse mechanism 6 and the lifting mechanism 7 by fins <br/> gas chromatography 9 nursery box pallet 13
1 is positioned so that it can be gripped. Fin <br/> drives the pneumatic cylinder 20 of the gas -9 gripping frame 19 is lowered to narrow the tip of the inverted U-plate 18, interleave the respective urethane foam blocks 11 from the four sides in this state .

[0015] The seedlings 12 gripping this way, in the fingers over 9
Urethane foam block 11 for holding planting device body 1
Of the cultivation bar 14 aligned on the conveyor 17 by driving the
Into the pot 15. (13, 14) in this position, the gripping frame 19 to raise the inverse U-shaped plate 1 finger -9
Then, the gripping of the urethane foam block 11 is released by expanding the distal end portion 8. By this operation, the urethane foam block 11
Contact the inner surface of the pot 15 of the cultivation bar 14 with the repulsive force of the sponge. (FIGS. 15 and 16)

The urethane foam block 11 holding the seedling 12 Raising the finger over 9 in this state is held in a state of being inserted into the pot 15 of the cultivation bars 14. Controlled by a control device (not shown) The above operation, planting operation is realized by sequentially repeated while feeding a growing bar 14 by conveyor 17.

[0017] In the case of performing the device using a plurality of fingers over 9, pot 15 pot 15 cultivation bars 14
The interval between the foamed urethane blocks 11 holding the seedlings 12
If it is set to an integral multiple of the interval of the arrangement, the planting work can be efficiently realized by a simpler operation.

According to the present invention, seedlings germinated with a sponge-like urethane foam block can be planted in a pot of a cultivation bar without manual operation. It is suitable for efficient (economic) hydroponic cultivation in which the size between the plants is increased accordingly, and automation from seedling to growth can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a planting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the planting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the planting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a finger according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a detailed view of a finger according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6B illustrates a finger according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
It is an arrow detailed view from the direction.

FIG. 7C shows the finger according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
It is an arrow detailed view from the direction.

FIG. 8 is a detailed view of a urethane foam block and a seedling according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a detailed view of the urethane foam block and the seedling according to the first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the direction of FIG. 8D.

FIG. 10 is a detailed view of a cultivation bar according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 shows a cultivation bar according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
It is an arrow detailed view from E direction.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a cultivation bar according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
It is an arrow detailed view from F direction.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the operation.

FIG. 14 is an operation explanatory view of a section taken along line G-G of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of the operation.

FIG. 16 is an operation explanatory view of the section taken along the line HH in FIG. 15;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 planting apparatus body 4 running mechanism 6 traverse mechanism 7 lifting mechanism 8 fingers frame 9 finger -10 nursery pallet rack 11 urethane foam block 12 seedlings 13 nursery box pallet 14 Cultivation bar 15 pots 17 conveyor 18 inverted U-plate 19 grip frame 20 empty Pressure cylinder

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Hiroshi Shimoyama 2-1-1, Shinhama, Arai-machi, Takasago City, Hyogo Prefecture Inside the Takasago Research Laboratory, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (72) Inventor Masato Fujimoto 2-1-1, Araimachi, Takarai City, Hyogo Prefecture No. 1 Inside the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Takasago Works (72) Inventor Makoto Sogabe 2-1-1, Araimachi, Araimachi, Takasago City, Hyogo Prefecture Inside the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Takasago Works (56) References JP-A-61-166338 (JP, A JP-A-63-279725 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A01G 31/00-31/02

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of urethane foams having germinated seedlings
Place the nursery box pallet where the blocks are arranged in
Nursery pallet mount to be fixed, foaming with the germinated seedlings
Urethane blocks are inserted one by one and as the seedlings grow
Cultivation bars with pots that increase the occupied area
And move in synchronization with the planting work on the cultivation bar
Conveyor, the seedling fixed to the seedling pallet stand
Urethane foam with the germinated seedlings from a box pallet
Hook to be inserted into the pot of the cultivation bar
Swinger moves the finger in three dimensions
A planting device comprising a mechanism.