A rare and endangered plant seedling transplanting device

By using a tracked drive and a robotic arm in conjunction with a seedling clamping assembly and a hydraulic cylinder to control the size of the root ball, the problem of mismatch between the size of the root ball and the seedling in existing devices is solved, thus improving transplanting efficiency and survival rate.

CN117397549BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-09INNER MONGOLIA AUTONOMOUS REGION ACAD OF FORESTRY SCI
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Application Number
CN202311576580.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-11-23
Publication Date
2025-12-09
Estimated Expiration
2043-11-23

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Technical Problem

Existing seedling transplanting equipment cannot effectively control the relationship between the size of the root ball and the size of the seedling, resulting in low transplanting efficiency and secondary damage to the seedling.

Method used

A transplanting device for rare and endangered plant seedlings was designed. It adopts a tracked drive and a robotic arm, and is equipped with a seedling clamping component and a digging and transplanting component. By using angle-adjusting hydraulic cylinders and radius-adjusting hydraulic cylinders, the size of the root ball is precisely controlled to match the radius of the seedling, reducing transportation costs and avoiding secondary damage.

Benefits of technology

It improved the efficiency of seedling transplantation, reduced transportation costs, and significantly increased the survival rate of transplanted rare and endangered plants.

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Abstract

The application discloses a rare endangered plant seedling transplanting device, which comprises a driving assembly, tracks are arranged on the front and back sides of the driving assembly, a bearing plate is fixedly arranged above the driving assembly, an operating chamber is fixedly arranged on the bearing plate, a mechanical arm is arranged on the right side of the operating chamber, the mechanical arm is fixedly assembled above the driving track, fixed feet are rotatably arranged on the left side of the mechanical arm, a digging and transplanting assembly is fixedly assembled on the right side of the mechanical arm, and the digging and transplanting assembly is clamped on a seedling.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of seedling transplanting, in particular to a rare and endangered plant seedling transplanting device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Tetraclinis articulata, Heliptorumum, Euphorbia milii, Cistanche tubulosa and Dendranthema indicum are the relic plants of the ancient Mediterranean Sea, which have been maintained since the Tertiary Period, more than 170 million years ago, and are the most representative ancient relic endangered rare plants. Among them, Tetraclinis articulata is known as the "living fossil" of plants and the "giant panda" in plants. In recent years, due to the intensification of climate change and human activities, the fragile ecological environment in this area has undergone many irreversible changes, the fragmentation of Tetraclinis articulata, Heliptorumum and Euphorbia milii populations in the distribution area has gradually intensified, and the habitat suitability has decreased significantly, resulting in a decrease in distribution area and population size and a decrease in ecological function. Especially the construction of Baotou-Yinchuan Railway has a certain impact on these rare and endangered plants, so the ex-situ conservation of these relic plants is often required.

[0003] In order to ensure the survival rate of seedlings during transplanting, the soil in which the roots develop needs to be transplanted together. At the same time, in order to effectively reduce unnecessary transportation costs, it is necessary to control the size of the transplanting soil ball (the soil below the seedling is referred to as the soil ball) of the transplanted seedling. The size of the soil ball is usually proportional to the size of the seedling. The existing seedling transplanting device cannot effectively control the relationship between the two. When transplanting rare seedlings in an area, it is often necessary to adjust the device multiple times or to cut the soil ball of the dug seedling. This method is time-consuming and labor-intensive, greatly reducing the efficiency of seedling transplanting. At the same time, the secondary cutting of the soil ball will cause secondary damage to the transplanted seedling to some extent.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a rare and endangered plant seedling transplanting device to solve the above problems. SUMMARY

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present application provides the following technical scheme, a rare and endangered plant seedling transplanting device, comprising:

[0006] A driving assembly is provided with a caterpillar track on its front and rear sides, and a bearing plate is fixedly arranged above the driving assembly. An operating room is fixedly arranged on the bearing plate. A mechanical arm is arranged on the right side of the operating room. The mechanical arm is fixedly assembled above the driving caterpillar track, and fixed feet are rotatably arranged on the left side of the mechanical arm. An excavating and transplanting assembly is fixedly assembled on the right side of the mechanical arm, and the excavating and transplanting assembly is clamped on the seedling.

[0007] Further, as a preferred, the excavating and transplanting assembly comprises:

[0008] The seedling clamping assembly is provided with four groups, and the four groups are divided into A fixed position, B non-fixed position and two groups of C rotating position between each other, wherein the A fixed position is arranged between the two groups of rotating positions, the two groups of seedling clamping assemblies in the A fixed position are fixed to each other, and a fixed connecting block is fixedly assembled on the two groups of seedling clamping assemblies; and the fixed connecting block is fixedly assembled on the right side of the mechanical arm;

[0009] The two groups of seedling clamping assemblies at the two groups of C rotating positions are provided with a sliding assembly between them.

[0010] The seedling clamping assemblies on both sides of the B non-fixed position are not treated.

[0011] Further, as a preferred, the sliding assembly comprises a rotating track and an automatic sliding block, wherein the rotating track is fixedly embedded on the two groups of seedling clamping assemblies fixed to each other at the C rotating position, the automatic sliding block is fixedly assembled on the two groups of seedling clamping assemblies not treated at the C rotating position, and the automatic sliding block on the same sliding assembly is slidingly assembled on the rotating track.

[0012] Further, as a preferred, the seedling clamping assembly comprises:

[0013] The clamping block is mirror image provided with two groups, which is fixedly assembled on the fixed connecting block or the sliding assembly, and a sliding rod is slidingly arranged on the upper end of the clamping block, an angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder is rotatably embedded in the middle of the inner side of the sliding rod, a first tension spring is coaxially arranged on the sliding rod on both sides of the angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder, and the two groups of first tension springs are fixedly assembled on the corresponding clamping blocks.

[0014] Further, as a preferred, a rotating shaft is slidingly arranged on the left side of the two groups of clamping blocks, a lower digging assembly is rotatably embedded on the rotating shaft, a second tension spring is coaxially arranged on the rotating shaft at both ends of the lower digging assembly, and the two groups of second tension springs are fixedly assembled on the corresponding clamping blocks.

[0015] Further, as a preferred, the other end of the angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder is rotatably assembled on the lower digging assembly, a radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder is fixedly assembled on the lower digging assembly, and the other end of the radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder is rotatably assembled on the rotating shaft.

[0016] Further, as a preferred, the extension amount of the radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder is proportional to the extension amount of the first tension spring and the second tension spring, and is inversely proportional to the extension amount of the angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder.

[0017] Further, as a preferred, the lower digging assembly comprises:

[0018] The rotating connecting block is rotatably embedded on the rotating shaft, a driving sliding assembly is fixedly assembled on the left side of the rotating connecting block, the driving sliding assembly is slidingly assembled on the lower digging knife provided with a sliding groove, and the driving sliding assembly is provided with a mud cleaning brush.

[0019] Further, as preferred, a radius adjusting groove is arranged on the rotating connecting block.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the rare and endangered plant seedling transplanting device has the following beneficial effects:

[0021] In the present application, the seedling transplanting assembly is clamped on the trunk of the target seedling during the process of transplanting the target seedling, and the radius of the target seedling is estimated to a certain extent through the distance between the four groups of seedling clamping assemblies, and the extension length of the angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder and the radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder is adjusted according to the estimated radius, so as to ensure that the size of the dug soil ball matches the target seedling, thereby reducing the transportation cost while ensuring the efficiency of seedling transplantation, and to a certain extent, avoiding secondary damage to the seedling, thereby improving the survival rate of the seedling transplantation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] Fig. 1 It is a structure schematic diagram of a rare and endangered plant seedling transplanting device;

[0023] Fig. 2 It is a structure schematic diagram of a rare and endangered plant seedling transplanting device digging and transplanting assembly;

[0024] Fig. 3 It is a partial structure schematic diagram of a rare and endangered plant seedling transplanting device in an initial state;

[0025] Fig. 4 It is a structure schematic diagram of a rare and endangered plant seedling transplanting device sliding assembly;

[0026] Fig. 5 It is a structure schematic diagram of a rare and endangered plant seedling transplanting device seedling clamping assembly;

[0027] Fig. 6 It is a structure schematic diagram of a rare and endangered plant seedling transplanting device pressing assembly;

[0028] In the figure: 1, driving track; 2, operation room; 3, mechanical arm; 4, fixed foot; 5, digging and transplanting assembly; 6, seedling; 51, seedling clamping assembly; 52, fixed connecting block; 53, A fixed position; 54, B non-fixed position; 55, C rotating position; 56, sliding assembly; 57, rotating track; 58, automatic sliding block; 511, clamping block; 512, sliding rod; 513, first tension spring; 514, angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder; 515, digging assembly; 516, radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder; 517, second tension spring; 518, rotating shaft; 5151, rotating connecting block; 5152, driving sliding assembly; 5153, sliding groove; 5154, digging knife; 5155, radius adjusting groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] Please refer to Figs. 1-6 The application provides a rare and endangered plant seedling transplanting device 1. The rare and endangered plant seedling transplanting device is characterized by comprising:

[0030] The driving assembly 1 is provided with a caterpillar belt on the front and back sides, and a bearing plate is fixedly arranged above the driving assembly 1. An operation room 2 is fixedly arranged on the bearing plate. A mechanical arm 3 is arranged on the right side of the operation room 2. The mechanical arm 3 is fixedly assembled above the driving caterpillar belt. Fixed feet 4 are rotatably arranged on the left side of the mechanical arm 3. A digging and transplanting assembly 5 is fixedly assembled on the right side of the mechanical arm 3. The digging and transplanting assembly 5 clamps a seedling 6 in the middle.

[0031] As a preferred embodiment, the driving assembly 1 adopts a caterpillar belt driving mode, so that the device can move on the land, thereby improving the transplanting efficiency. The fixed feet 4 can stabilize the device on the ground, so that the digging and transplanting assembly 5 cannot be lifted during the digging process, thereby providing a force. The digging and transplanting assembly clamps the trunk of the target seedling during the transplanting process of the target seedling, estimates the radius of the target seedling to a certain extent, adjusts the radius according to the estimated radius, thereby ensures that the size of the dug soil ball matches the target seedling, guarantees the transplanting efficiency of the seedling, reduces the transportation cost, and to a certain extent, avoids secondary damage to the seedling, thereby improving the survival rate of the seedling.

[0032] Further, the digging and transplanting assembly 5 comprises:

[0033] The seedling clamping assembly 51 is provided with four groups, and the four groups of seedling clamping assemblies 51 are divided into an A fixed position 53, a B non-fixed position 54 and two groups of C rotating positions 55 between each other. The A fixed position 53 is arranged between the two groups of rotating positions 55. The two groups of seedling clamping assemblies 51 located on the A fixed position 53 are fixed to each other, and a fixed connecting block 52 is fixedly assembled thereon. The fixed connecting block 52 is fixedly assembled on the right side of the mechanical arm 3.

[0034] The two groups of seedling clamping assemblies 51 at the two groups of C rotating positions 55 are provided with a sliding assembly 56 therebetween.

[0035] The seedling clamping assemblies 51 on the two sides of the B non-fixed position 54 are not treated.

[0036] As a preferred embodiment, in the initial state, the four groups of seedling clamping assemblies 51 are in the contracted state, and the two groups of seedling clamping assemblies 51 whose two groups of C rotating positions 55 are not in contact with the A fixed position 53 will slide along the sliding assembly 56, so that the center position is exposed, facilitating the device to clamp and fix, and the radius of the target seedling is estimated, and the target seedling is excavated. In the implementation, the mechanical arm 3 moves the excavating and transplanting assembly 5 to the position 250px (1px=0.04cm) away from the ground, and makes the two groups of seedling clamping assemblies 2 on the A fixed position 53 tangent to the seedling, and then makes the other two groups of seedling clamping assemblies 51 slide through the sliding assembly 56 until the two groups of seedling clamping assemblies 51 belong to the two planes of the B non-fixed position coincide.

[0037] Further, the sliding assembly 56 comprises a rotating track 57 and an automatic sliding block 58, wherein the rotating track 57 is fixedly embedded on the two groups of seedling clamping assemblies 51 at the C rotating position 55, and the automatic sliding block 58 is fixedly assembled on the two groups of seedling clamping assemblies 51 at the C rotating position 55 which is not processed, and the automatic sliding block 58 on the same sliding assembly 56 is slidingly assembled on the rotating track 57;

[0038] As a preferred embodiment, the rotating track 57 contains a 120° obtuse angle section, when the automatic sliding block 58 drives the corresponding seedling clamping assembly 51 to slide to this position, it will rotate, so that the seedling clamping assembly 51 is tangent to the target seedling.

[0039] Further, the seedling clamping assembly 51 comprises:

[0040] The clamping block 511 is mirror image arranged with two groups, fixedly assembled on the fixed connection block 52 or the sliding assembly 56, and the upper end is slidingly provided with a sliding rod 512, the inner side of the sliding rod 512 is rotatably embedded with an angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder 514, and the sliding rod 512 on both sides of the angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder 514 is coaxially provided with a first extension spring 513, and the two groups of first extension springs 513 are fixedly assembled on the corresponding clamping block 511;

[0041] As a preferred embodiment, in the initial state, the angle hydraulic cylinder 514 is in the fully extended state, at this time, the included angle between the axis and the ground is the smallest, and the soil ball excavated by the excavating and transplanting assembly 5 is the shallowest.

[0042] Further, the left side of the two groups of clamping blocks 511 is slidingly provided with a rotating shaft 518, the lower digging assembly 515 is rotatably embedded on the rotating shaft 518, and the second extension spring 517 is coaxially arranged on the rotating shaft 518 at both ends of the lower digging assembly 515, and the two groups of second extension springs 517 are fixedly assembled on the corresponding clamping blocks 511;

[0043] As a preferred embodiment, the first tensile spring 513 and the second tensile spring 517 are both tensile springs, and in the initial condition without external force, the first tensile spring 513 and the second tensile spring 517 are both in the normal state (shortest), and the clamping block 511 at both ends is in the contracted state. During the sliding process of the sliding assembly 56 along its track, it will gradually contact the target seedling, and through the conduction of the target seedling, the first tensile spring 513 and the second tensile spring 517 on the four groups of seedling clamping assemblies 51 will be elongated, so that the two planes at the B non-fixed position finally coincide. After the coincidence, because of the tension of the first tensile spring 513 and the second tensile spring 517 on each group of seedling clamping assemblies 51, the clamping block 511 will always have a tendency to slide inward, and under the constraint of other seedling clamping assemblies 511, it will continuously compress the distance from the seedling, so as to fit the target seedling, and facilitate more accurate estimation of the radius thereof.

[0044] Further, the other end of the angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder 514 is rotatably assembled on the lower digging assembly 515, and the lower digging assembly 515 is fixedly assembled with the radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder 516, and the other end of the radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder 516 is rotatably assembled on the rotating shaft 518.

[0045] As a preferred embodiment, the radius of the soil ball dug by the device is the smallest when the radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder 516 is in the fully contracted state.

[0046] Further, the elongation of the radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder 516 is proportional to the elongation of the first tensile spring 513 and the second tensile spring 517, and is inversely proportional to the elongation of the angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder 514.

[0047] As a preferred embodiment, the relationship between the radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder 516, the first tensile spring 513 and the second tensile spring 517, the angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder 514 and the seedling radius should be such that the diameter D of the soil ball satisfies the formula: D = J + K(d-3), J is a constant 24, d is the diameter of the trunk at the ground 250px, and K is a constant (its size is related to the type of tree, for example, K = 4 for evergreen trees, and K = 5 for deciduous trees).

[0048] Further, the lower digging assembly 515 comprises:

[0049] The rotating connecting block 5151 is rotatably embedded in the rotating shaft 518, and the left side is fixedly assembled with the driving sliding assembly 5152, the driving sliding assembly 5152 is slidably assembled on the lower digging knife 5154 provided with a sliding groove 5153, and the driving sliding assembly 5152 is provided with a mud cleaning brush.

[0050] As a preferred embodiment, under initial conditions, the undercutting knife 5154 is in its upper limit position, wherein the mud brush can clean the mud clogged in the sliding groove 5153 during the lifting process after the undercutting of the undercutting knife 5154, preventing the mud from hindering the operation of the driving sliding assembly 5152 during secondary use, thereby reducing the transplanting efficiency of the device. The undercutting knife 5154 is arc-shaped below, so that a part is left below during the undercutting process. The part is disconnected by external force or other devices when the device moves the seedling, so that the part below presents a broken or flat shape, thereby facilitating transportation.

[0051] Further, the rotating connecting block 5151 is provided with a radius adjusting groove 5155;

[0052] As a preferred embodiment, the radius adjusting groove 5155 is provided, so that the relative position of the undercutting assembly 515 and the corresponding seedling holding assembly 51 is variable, so that the distance from the central axis of the seedling during the transplanting process is variable, so that the radius of the soil ball can change with the target seedling, and during the process of initial conditions→contact with the target seedling and completion of transplanting→return to initial conditions, the adjacent undercutting knife 5154 can be prevented from interfering during the moving process by the elongation of the radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder 516.

[0053] In specific implementation, the following steps are included: according to the type of the target seedling, the relationship between the radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder 516, the first tensile spring 513 and the second tensile spring 517, the angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder 514 and the radius of the seedling is set, then the device is moved to the specified position by the driving assembly 1, and the device is stabilized on the ground by the fixing foot 4, the digging and transplanting assembly 5 is moved to the trunk 250px (1 cm, 1px=0.04 cm) from the ground by the mechanical arm 3, and the two groups of seedling clamping assemblies 2 on the A fixed position 53 are tangent to the seedling, then the other two groups of seedling clamping assemblies 51 are slid by the sliding assembly 56 until the two planes of the two groups of seedling clamping assemblies 51 belonging to the B non-fixed position coincide, then the radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder 516 and the radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder 516 will be stretched to a certain extent according to the set radius, after the adjustment is completed, the undercutting assembly 515 drives the undercutting knife 5154 to undercut until it reaches the limit position, and each assembly returns to the initial position to complete the work, or the target seedling and the soil ball are directly lifted and moved to the specified position, and each assembly returns to the initial position to complete the work.

[0054] The above is only a preferred specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can make equivalent replacement or change within the technical range disclosed by the present application according to the technical solution and inventive concept of the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A device for transplanting a rare and endangered plant seedling, characterized by: Include: Drive assembly (1), its front and back sides are provided with caterpillar band, and its upper side is fixedly provided with bearing plate, the bearing plate is fixedly provided with operating room (2), the operating room (2) right side is provided with mechanical arm (3), the mechanical arm (3) is fixedly assembled above drive caterpillar band, and the mechanical arm (3) left side both ends are rotatably provided with fixed foot (4), the mechanical arm (3) right side is fixedly assembled with excavating transplanting assembly (5), and the excavating transplanting assembly (5) middle part is clamped on seedling (6); The excavating transplanting assembly (5) includes: Seedling clamping assembly (51) is provided with four groups, and four groups the seedling clamping assembly (51) is divided into A fixed position (53), B non-fixed position (54) and two groups C rotating position (55) between each other, wherein two groups rotating position (55) between the two groups of seedling clamping assembly (51) are provided with A fixed position (53), two groups of seedling clamping assembly (51) on A fixed position (53) are fixed, and fixedly assembled with fixed connecting block (52) on it, the fixed connecting block (52) is fixedly assembled on the right side of mechanical arm (3); Two groups of seedling clamping assembly (51) between the two groups of seedling clamping assembly (51) at two groups of C rotating position (55) are provided with sliding assembly (56); Clamping block (511) is mirror image provided with two groups, fixedly assembled on the fixed connecting block (52) or sliding assembly (56), the upper end of the sliding rod (512) is slidably provided with the sliding rod (512), the inner side of the sliding rod (512) is rotatably embedded with the angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder (514), the sliding rod (512) on both sides of the angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder (514) is coaxially provided with the first tension spring (513), and the first tension spring (513) is fixedly assembled on the corresponding clamping block (511); Two groups of the clamping block (511) left side are slidably provided with rotating shaft (518), and the lower digging assembly (515) is rotatably embedded on the rotating shaft (518), and the rotating shaft (518) on both ends of the lower digging assembly (515) is coaxially provided with the second tension spring (517), and the second tension spring (517) is fixedly assembled on the corresponding clamping block (511); The lower digging assembly (515) includes: Rotary connecting block (5151) is rotatably embedded on the rotating shaft (518), and the left side is fixedly assembled with the driving sliding assembly (5152), the driving sliding assembly (5152) is slidably assembled on the lower digging knife (5154) provided with sliding groove (5153), and the driving sliding assembly (5152) is provided with mud brush.

2. The device for transplanting seedlings of rare and endangered plants according to claim 1, characterized in that: The seedling clamping assembly (51) on both sides of the B non-fixed position (54) is not treated.

3. The device for transplanting rare and endangered plant seedlings according to claim 2, characterized in that: The sliding assembly (56) includes rotating track (57) and automatic sliding block (58), wherein the rotating track (57) is fixedly embedded on the two groups of seedling clamping assembly (51) fixedly embedded at C rotating position (55), the automatic sliding block (58) is fixedly assembled on the two groups of seedling clamping assembly (51) not treated at C rotating position (55), and the automatic sliding block (58) on the same sliding assembly (56) is slidably assembled on the rotating track (57).

4. The device for transplanting rare and endangered plant seedlings according to claim 1, characterized in that: The other end of the angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder (514) is rotatably assembled on the lower digging assembly (515), and the lower digging assembly (515) is fixedly assembled with a radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder (516), and the other end of the radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder (516) is rotatably assembled on the rotating shaft (518).

5. The device for transplanting rare and endangered plant seedlings according to claim 4, characterized in that: The extension amount of the radius adjusting hydraulic cylinder (516) is directly proportional to the extension amount of the first tension spring (513) and the second tension spring (517), and is inversely proportional to the extension amount of the angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder (514).

6. The device for transplanting rare and endangered plant seedlings according to claim 1, characterized in that: The radius adjusting groove (5155) is arranged on the rotating connecting block (5151).

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