Vegetable matrix block seedling whole tray seedling taking device

By designing a whole-plate seedling removal device for vegetable substrate block seedlings, and utilizing the combination of scrapers and cylinders, the automated whole-plate seedling removal of substrate block seedlings is realized, which solves the problems of low seedling removal efficiency and seedling damage in existing technologies, and improves transplanting efficiency and automation.

CN117322211BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-19NANJING AGRI MECHANIZATION INST MIN OF AGRI +1
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Application Number
CN202311242031.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-09-25
Publication Date
2025-12-19
Estimated Expiration
2043-09-25

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Technical Problem

Existing automatic transplanters are unable to efficiently remove seedlings from vegetable substrate blocks in a row, resulting in high labor intensity, low efficiency, and a tendency to miss or damage seedlings.

Method used

Design a whole-tray seedling picking device for vegetable substrate block seedlings, including components such as frame, seedling tray, conveyor belt, left and right seedling baffles, crossbar, limit seat, slide rail, slider, scraper and cylinder. Through the horizontal drive of the scraper and the control of the cylinder, the whole-tray seedling picking and conveying is realized.

Benefits of technology

It enables the whole tray and whole row of vegetable substrate seedlings to be taken out, which improves the efficiency of seedling taking, avoids seedling damage, is easy to automate and improves work efficiency.

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Abstract

The present application relates to a kind of vegetable matrix block seedling whole tray seedling device, including frame, seedling tray and conveying belt, the seedling tray is rectangular, the frame is equipped with with the position corresponding limit card seat of conveying belt, the seedling tray is placed in limit card seat;The two sides of the limit card seat are equipped with left slide rail, right slide rail and respectively with left, right slide rail cooperation left slider and right slider, the left slider and right slider are connected together by the truss that straddles limit card seat, the truss is driven along limit card seat reciprocating by horizontal drive mechanism;First air cylinder and scraper driven by first air cylinder and move up and down are equipped on the truss.The present application is simple in structure, stable and reliable, and can realize vegetable matrix block seedling whole tray, whole row seedling by program control and other automatic means, improve the efficiency of seedling.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to a kind of vegetable matrix block seedling whole tray seedling device, belong to agricultural machinery technical field. BACKGROUND

[0002] Automatic seedling taking is the inevitable way to realize high-speed transplanting of vegetables, and single-planting is required for vegetable transplanting. After automatic row seedling taking, single-planting can effectively improve the efficiency of vegetable transplanting. The existing automatic transplanting machine is mainly used for plug seedling, and the seedling pot is independent and spaced in the plug tray. Therefore, the seedling taking method can only be clamped or ejected, and the seedling taking method depends on the advantages of the seedling itself, which is suitable for long stem seedlings of solanaceous plants with developed root system.

[0003] The above seedling taking and separating method is not suitable for matrix seedlings. Since the matrix seedling block is regular and stable, it can effectively prevent the seedling from falling after transplanting, and there is no barrier between the seedling blocks. Therefore, matrix seedling is more suitable for whole row seedling taking, thereby improving the efficiency of seedling taking and transplanting. Based on the above reasons, the current vegetable matrix seedling mainly adopts semi-automatic transplanting, and the seedling taking and transplanting operations still need to be completed manually, which not only has high labor intensity and low efficiency, but also is prone to seedling missing and seedling damage, thereby restricting the promotion and application of vegetable matrix seedlings. How to design a whole row seedling taking device for vegetable matrix seedlings to overcome the bottleneck of high-quality and efficient operation of the existing automatic vegetable transplanting machine has become a problem to be solved. SUMMARY

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a seedling taking device capable of taking whole row seedling of vegetable matrix seedling.

[0005] To solve the above technical problem, the technical solution provided by the present application is as follows: a whole row seedling taking device for vegetable matrix seedling, comprising a rack, a seedling tray and a conveying belt, the conveying belt is installed on the rack, the seedling tray is rectangular, left and right sides of the seedling tray are respectively provided with left and right seedling blocking plates, front and rear ends of the seedling tray are respectively provided with horizontal bars as handles connected with the left and right seedling blocking plates, the rack is provided with a limiting seat corresponding to the position of the conveying belt, and the seedling tray is placed in the limiting seat.

[0006] The limiting seat is provided with left and right slide rails and left and right slide blocks matched with the left and right slide rails, the left and right slide blocks are connected together through a truss spanning the limiting seat, and the truss moves back and forth along the limiting seat under the drive of a horizontal drive mechanism; the truss is provided with a first cylinder and a scraper driven up and down by the first cylinder, and the scraper is matched with the width of the seedling tray.

[0007] The application is used, first, the seedling tray is placed in the limiting card seat of the rack, the piston rod of the first cylinder is stretched to lift the scraper, the scraper runs to the rightmost side of the seedling tray under the action of the horizontal driving mechanism, the piston rod of the first cylinder is retracted, at this time, the scraper is inserted into the gap between the substrate block seedling and the seedling tray. Then the horizontal driving mechanism exerts force, carries the scraper to move to the conveying belt, the scraper exerts force on the substrate block seedling, pushes the whole tray of substrate block seedling to the conveying belt. After the scraper pushes all the seedlings onto the conveying belt at one time, the conveying belt steps to send the seedlings, one row at a time, for the single seedling separating mechanism behind to separate the seedlings.

[0008] Compared with the prior art, the application has the beneficial effects as follows: 1) the application has simple structure, is stable and reliable, and can realize the whole tray and whole row of vegetable substrate block seedling taking by the automatic means such as program control, improving the taking efficiency. 2) under the action of the first cylinder, the application realizes the whole tray taking at one time by the downward movement of the scraper, and when returning, the first cylinder drives the scraper to move upward, which can prevent the reverse scraping of the seedlings, not only avoiding the seedling damage phenomenon, but also easily realizing the automatic control, improving the work efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0009] The application will be further described below in combination with the drawings.

[0010] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the application.

[0011] Figure 2 is a front view schematic diagram of Figure 1 .

[0012] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the horizontal driving mechanism.

[0013] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the truss and the scraper.

[0014] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the conveying belt.

[0015] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the scraper.

[0016] Figure 7 is a structural schematic diagram of the seedling tray.

[0017] Reference signs: 1, rack; 2, slide rail; 3, sliding block; 3-1, truss; 3-2, sliding groove; 3-3, crossbeam; 4, first cylinder; 5, second cylinder; 6, third cylinder; 7, clamping plate; 8, matrix block seedling; 9, conveying belt; 10, scraper; 11, seedling tray; 12, motor; 13, fixing seat; 14, shaft coupling; 15, guide rod; 16, lead screw; 18, connecting rod; 19, through hole; 20, left seedling blocking plate; 21, crossbar; 22, hollow; 23, bottom plate; 24, plug-in blocking plate; 25, foot pad; 26, right seedling blocking plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The embodiment relates to a kind of vegetable matrix block seedling whole tray seedling device, as shown in Fig. Figures 1-7 Including rack 1, seedling tray 11 and conveying belt 9, the conveying belt 9 is installed on rack 1, the rack 1 is equipped with limit seat corresponding with the position of conveying belt 9, the seedling tray 11 is placed in limit seat, so that whole tray seedling can be taken, and seedling taking efficiency is greatly improved, but it needs single plant transplanting when transplanting, so further seedling separation work needs to be completed after whole tray seedling, the role of the embodiment is to realize the whole row of whole tray matrix block seedling 8 is taken seedling, facilitate next step work.

[0019] As shown in Fig. Figure 1 And Figure 7 The seedling tray 11 is rectangular, the left and right sides of the seedling tray 11 are respectively provided with left seedling blocking plate 20 and right seedling blocking plate 26, and the front and rear ends of the seedling tray 11 are respectively provided with crossbar 21 as handle connected with the left seedling blocking plate 20 and the right seedling blocking plate 26. Preferably, a plurality of hollows 22 are provided on the bottom plate 23 of the seedling tray 11, and a foot pad 25 is provided at the bottom of the seedling tray 11, which can reduce weight and cost, and filter the soil scattered by matrix block seedlings; in addition, the handle is provided with a plug-in slot extending from top to bottom, and a plug-in blocking plate 24 is inserted into the plug-in slot, as shown in Fig. Figure 7 The front and rear ends of the seedling tray 11 can be provided with the plug-in blocking plate 24, which blocks the matrix block seedlings 8 during transportation, and the plug-in blocking plate 24 is removed during seedling taking.

[0020] The left and right sides of the limit seat are provided with left slide rail 2 and right slide rail 2 and left sliding block 3 and right sliding block 3 matched with the left and right slide rails 2 respectively, as shown in Fig. Figure 4 The left sliding block 3 and the right sliding block 3 are respectively provided with sliding grooves 3-2 matched with the left and right slide rails 2. As shown in Fig. Figure 1 And Figure 4 The left sliding block 3 and the right sliding block 3 are connected together through the truss 3-1 crossing the limit seat, and the truss 3-1 moves back and forth along the limit seat under the drive of horizontal drive mechanism; the truss 3-1 is provided with a first cylinder 4 and a scraper 10 driven to move up and down by the first cylinder 4, as shown in Fig. Figure 1 AndFigure 6 As shown, the scraper 10 matches the width of the seedling tray 11, i.e. the scraper 10 is slightly smaller than the width of the seedling tray 11.

[0021] The horizontal driving mechanism can adopt a cylinder or a connecting rod 18 mechanism, preferably, as shown in the figure, Figure 3 As shown, the horizontal driving mechanism in the embodiment comprises a lead screw 16 and a nut, the lead screw 16 is arranged on the frame 1, the lead screw 16 is below the left and right sliding blocks 3 and arranged along the length direction of the limiting seat, the nut is installed on the truss 3-1 and driven by the motor 12. Preferably, the frame 1 is provided with a guide rod 15 parallel to the lead screw 16, the truss 3-1 is provided with a cross beam 3-3 perpendicular to the guide rod 15, and the cross beam 3-3 is provided with a through hole 19 for the guide rod 15 to pass through. When the truss 3-1 is driven to move by the lead screw 16 and nut mechanism, the guide rod 15 limits the movement to ensure the accuracy of the movement.

[0022] The working principle of the embodiment is as follows: the seedling tray 11 with the substrate block seedlings 8 is placed in the limiting seat of the frame 1, the piston rod of the first cylinder 4 is extended, the scraper 10 is lifted, and the scraper 10 is operated to the rightmost side of the device under the action of the motor 12 and the lead screw 16, the piston rod of the first cylinder 4 is retracted, the scraper 10 is inserted into the gap between the substrate block seedlings 8 and the seedling tray 11, the cross beam 3-3 on the truss 3-1 is forced by the motor 12 and the lead screw 16 under the limiting of the guide rod 15, the scraper 10 carries the substrate block seedlings 8 and applies a pushing force to the substrate block seedlings 8, and the whole tray of substrate block seedlings 8 is pushed to the conveying belt 9. The conveying belt 9 and the scraper 10 are controlled to rotate step by step by the PLC program, and each time the displacement amount of one row of substrate block seedlings 8 width is conveyed forward, so as to provide single seedling separation for the following seedling separation mechanism.

[0023] Preferably, as shown in the figure, Figure 5 As shown, the conveying belt 9 is provided with clamping plates 7 on both sides and third cylinders 6 for driving the clamping plates 7. After each stop of the conveying belt 9, the third cylinders 6 on both sides push the clamping plates 7 to clamp the substrate block seedlings 8, so that the substrate block seedlings 8 are kept in a compact state, and when the conveying belt 9 is conveying, the third cylinders 6 return the clamping plates 7 to release the seedlings.

[0024] Since the seedling tray 11 is provided with handles at the front and rear ends, when the last row of substrate block seedlings 8 in the seedling tray 11 is pushed to the joint between the conveying belt 9 and the seedling tray 11, the handles block the movement of the scraper 10, which may cause the last row of substrate block seedlings 8 to be unable to be completely pushed to the conveying belt 9. Therefore, the embodiment can be improved as follows: Figures 1-4As shown, the first cylinder 4 has two, respectively arranged in the limiting seat on both sides, the scraper 10 and two first cylinder 4 piston rod are fixed. The truss 3-1 is provided with second cylinder 5 and connecting rod 18, the second cylinder 5 and connecting rod 18 have two groups, respectively with two first cylinder 4 one to one corresponding; one end of the connecting rod 18 is hinged with the truss 3-1, the other end of the connecting rod 18 is hinged with the piston rod of the second cylinder 5, the cylinder body of the second cylinder 5 is hinged on the truss 3-1, the cylinder body of the first cylinder 4 is fixedly connected with the connecting rod 18. In this way, when the last row of substrate block seedlings 8 in the seedling tray 11 is pushed to the intersection of the conveying belt 9 and the seedling tray 11, the piston rod of the second cylinder 5 is extended, the first cylinder 4 rotates around the hinge point of the connecting rod 18 and the truss 3-1 cooperated with the scraper 10, at this time, the scraper 10 is inclined to the conveying belt 9, and the last row of substrate block seedlings 8 is completely pushed to the conveying belt 9.

Claims

1. A vegetable matrix block plug and tray plant removal device characterised by: The utility model provides a seedling tray conveying device, which comprises a rack, a seedling tray and a conveying belt, the seedling tray is rectangular, left and right sides of the seedling tray are respectively provided with left and right seedling blocking plates, front and back ends of the seedling tray are respectively provided with horizontal rods as handles connected with the left and right seedling blocking plates, the rack is provided with a limiting clamp corresponding to the position of the conveying belt, and the seedling tray is placed in the limiting clamp; both sides of the limiting clamp are provided with left and right slide rails and left and right sliding blocks matched with the left and right slide rails respectively, the left and right sliding blocks are connected together through a truss spanning the limiting clamp, the truss is driven by a horizontal driving mechanism to reciprocate along the limiting clamp, the truss is provided with a first cylinder and a scraper driven up and down by the first cylinder, and the scraper is matched with the width of the seedling tray; the first cylinder has two, and the two are arranged on the two sides of the limiting clamp; the piston rod of the first cylinder is fixedly connected with the scraper; the truss is provided with a second cylinder and a connecting rod, the second cylinder and the connecting rod have two groups, and each group is corresponding to the two first cylinders respectively; one end of the connecting rod is hinged to the truss, the other end of the connecting rod is hinged to the piston rod of the second cylinder, the cylinder body of the second cylinder is hinged to the truss, and the cylinder body of the first cylinder is fixedly connected with the connecting rod.

2. A vegetable matrix plug and tray plant removal device according to claim 1 characterised in that: The handle is provided with a slot extending from top to bottom, and a plug-in baffle is inserted into the slot.

3. A vegetable matrix plug plant whole tray plant taking out device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom plate of the seedling tray is provided with a plurality of hollows.

4. A vegetable matrix plug plant whole tray plant taking out device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the seedling tray is provided with a foot pad.

5. A vegetable matrix pluglet tray plant unplugger device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The horizontal driving mechanism comprises a lead screw and a nut, the lead screw is arranged on the rack, the lead screw is located below the left and right sliding blocks and is arranged along the length direction of the limiting clamp, and the nut is installed on the crossbeam of the truss and is driven by a motor.

6. A vegetable matrix pluglet tray plant unplugger device according to claim 5, characterised in that: The rack is provided with a guide rod parallel to the lead screw, the truss is provided with a crossbeam perpendicular to the guide rod, and the crossbeam is provided with a through hole for the guide rod to pass through.

7. A vegetable matrix pluglet tray plant unplugger device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both sides of the conveying belt are provided with a clamping plate and a third cylinder for driving the clamping plate.

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