Submerged plant planting device and planting method

Abstract

The application belongs to the technical field of plant planting, and particularly relates to a submerged plant planting device and a planting method, which comprise a bottom-supporting installation box for submerged planting, the surface of the bottom-supporting installation box is in a mouth-shaped form, and the two ends of the bottom-supporting installation box are in circular arc forms. The submerged plant planting device and the planting method are provided with a planting driving mechanism, an automatic control mechanism and a planting feeding mechanism. When the submerged plants are planted, the planting device only needs to be driven by a towing ship to move. In the movement process of the planting device, the automatic feeding, material taking, material supplementing and automatic clamping planting of the submerged plants are realized. After the submerged plants are inserted into the silt for planting, the clamping of the submerged plants is automatically released, the effect of automatically planting the submerged plants quickly, efficiently and energy-saving is realized, and thus the problems of large labor intensity, low automation degree and low planting efficiency of the existing manual operation planting device are solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of plant cultivation technology, and in particular to a submerged plant cultivation device and method. Background Technology

[0002] Existing methods for cultivating aquatic plants include artificial planting, clamp planting, direct seeding, and planting trays. However, these methods have certain limitations. Artificial planting requires the water level to be lowered to below 40cm, is greatly affected by weather and water quality, involves a large amount of work, has high construction costs, and is labor-intensive. Clamp planting often results in submerged plants not bonding tightly with the bottom sediment, leading to low survival rates. Direct seeding, while widely applicable, has low survival rates and requires various coverings, which can easily cause secondary pollution. Planting density is also uncontrollable, resulting in uneven distribution. While planting trays provide a good growing environment for aquatic plants, their complex structure and presence in lakes can obstruct navigation.

[0003] A submerged plant planting device and planting method are disclosed on the China Patent Network (Publication No.: CN114431032B). Although it solves the technical problems of the above-mentioned traditional submerged plant planting, in actual use, there are still problems such as manual operation of the planting device, high labor intensity, low degree of automation and planting efficiency. Therefore, a submerged plant planting device and planting method are needed. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To address the technical problems of existing manual planting devices, which involve significant labor costs and have low levels of automation and planting efficiency, this invention proposes a submerged plant planting device and method.

[0005] The present invention proposes a submerged plant planting device, including a bottom mounting box for submerged planting. The surface of the bottom mounting box is U-shaped, and both ends of the bottom mounting box are arc-shaped. A towing column for connecting to a towing boat is fixedly connected to the surface of the bottom mounting box.

[0006] The inner wall of the bottom mounting box is fixedly equipped with a battery and a controller. The controller is electrically connected to the battery via a cable. A planting rack is fixedly connected to the surface of the bottom mounting box. The surface of the planting rack is respectively provided with a planting drive mechanism, an automatic control mechanism, and a planting feeding mechanism.

[0007] The planting drive mechanism is used to drive the planting of submerged plants and to drive the automatic control mechanism and the planting feeding mechanism.

[0008] The automatic control mechanism is used to automatically control the planting of submerged plants by the planting drive mechanism.

[0009] The planting and feeding mechanism is used to automatically plant and feed the planting drive mechanism.

[0010] Preferably, the planting drive mechanism includes a drive bearing seat that is fixedly connected to the surface of the planting frame by bolts. The two drive bearing seats are symmetrically distributed about the axis of the planting frame, and the surface of the drive bearing seat is rotatably connected to a drive shaft through a bearing.

[0011] A drive wheel is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the drive shaft. The surface of the drive wheel extends to the lower surface of the mounting box. Multiple drive plates are fixedly connected to the surface of the drive wheel in a circular array centered on the axis of the drive wheel.

[0012] Preferably, the surface of the planting rack is fixedly equipped with a driven bearing seat and a limiting bearing seat corresponding to the drive bearing seat. The surface of the driven bearing seat is rotatably connected to a driven shaft through a bearing, and the surface of the limiting bearing seat is rotatably connected to a limiting shaft through a bearing.

[0013] Two driven sprockets are fixedly sleeved on the surface of the driven shaft and are symmetrically distributed around the axis of the driven shaft. Two driving sprockets corresponding to the driven sprockets are fixedly sleeved on the surface of the drive shaft. The driving sprockets are connected to the driven sprockets via a chain.

[0014] The ratio of the number of teeth of the driving sprocket to that of the driven sprocket is 1:4.

[0015] Preferably, both ends of the driven shaft are fixedly connected to a power plate, the surface of the power plate is rotatably connected to a power shaft, the surface of the power shaft is rotatably connected to a material picking and planting plate with an L-shaped surface, the surface of the material picking and planting plate is rotatably connected to a connecting shaft, the surface of the connecting shaft is rotatably connected to a limiting connecting plate, and the surface of the limiting connecting plate is rotatably connected to the surface of the limiting shaft.

[0016] A sealing installation tube is fixedly connected to the surface of the material-picking planting plate. An electric telescopic planting rod is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the sealing installation tube. One end of the electric telescopic planting rod passes through and extends to the surface of the sealing installation tube. An installation cavity is opened at one end of the electric telescopic planting rod. A material-picking and dispensing electric telescopic rod is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the installation cavity. A sealing cover is threadedly connected to the inner wall of the installation cavity and slidably connected to the surface of the electric telescopic planting rod. One end of the material-picking and dispensing electric telescopic rod passes through and extends to the surface of the sealing cover.

[0017] Preferably, both the planting electric telescopic pole and the material picking and placing electric telescopic pole are electrically connected to the controller and the battery via cables.

[0018] A fixed support plate is fixedly connected to the surface of the sealing installation tube. Two symmetrically distributed guide columns are slidably connected to the surface of the fixed support plate. The surface of the guide columns is T-shaped. A movable installation plate is fixedly connected to one end of the guide column. The surface of the movable installation plate is fixedly connected to one end of the planting electric telescopic rod.

[0019] Preferably, the surface of the movable mounting plate is provided with a guide travel groove with a convex inner wall. A guide block is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide travel groove. The surface of the guide block is I-shaped and slidably connected to the surface of the movable mounting plate. One end of the guide block is fixedly connected to one end of the electric telescopic rod for picking up and placing materials. A double-sided drive rack is fixedly connected to the surface of the guide block by bolts.

[0020] The surface of the movable mounting plate is rotatably connected by a pin to two clamping plates symmetrically distributed around the axis of the double-sided drive rack. The surface of the clamping plate is L-shaped, and a locking gear that meshes with the surface of the double-sided drive rack is fixedly connected to the surface of the clamping plate.

[0021] Preferably, the automatic control mechanism includes a cam fixedly sleeved on the surface of the driven shaft and a control plate fixedly connected to the surface of the planting rack. A main control tube is fixedly connected to the surface of the control plate, one end of the main control tube passes through and extends to the lower surface of the control plate, and a first auxiliary control tube and a second auxiliary control tube are fixedly connected to the surface of the main control tube respectively.

[0022] A limit switch electrically connected to the controller via a cable is fixedly installed on the inner top wall of the main control tube. A first proximity sensor and a second proximity sensor electrically connected to the controller via cables are respectively fixedly installed on the inner walls of the first and second auxiliary control tubes.

[0023] The surface of the cam is rotatably connected to a control link via a pin. One end of the control link is rotatably connected to a control piston whose surface is slidably connected to the inner wall of the main control tube. A sealing sensing tube is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the control piston.

[0024] Preferably, the planting feeding mechanism includes a storage box fixedly connected to the surface of the planting frame. The two storage boxes are symmetrically distributed about the axis of the planting frame. The surface of the storage box is hinged with a lockable door. The inner bottom wall and one side inner wall of the storage box are provided with an L-shaped discharge trough. The discharge trough corresponds to the material picking planting plate. The inner wall of the discharge trough is hinged with a discharge support plate by a pin and a torsion spring.

[0025] Preferably, the inner wall of the storage box is fixedly connected with a layered plate, and a plurality of the layered plates are evenly distributed on the inner wall of the storage box. The number of the layered plates is even, and the surface of the layered plates and the inner wall of the storage box are provided with storage chambers.

[0026] The inner wall of the storage chamber is rotatably connected to a feeding shaft via a bearing. The surfaces of multiple feeding shafts are fixedly connected to feeding spiral blades that are slidably connected to the inner wall of the storage chamber. One end of one of the feeding shafts passes through and extends to the surface of the storage box and is fixedly sleeved with a feeding sprocket. The surface of the driven shaft is fixedly sleeved with a feeding drive sprocket, and the feeding drive sprocket is connected to the feeding sprocket via a chain.

[0027] Multiple transmission gears are fixedly sleeved on one end of each of the multiple feeding shafts opposite to the feeding sprockets. The surfaces of the multiple transmission gears mesh with each other. The inner walls of the multiple storage chambers are provided with discharge troughs that are staggered with the discharge troughs.

[0028] Preferably, a planting method for a submerged plant planting device includes the following steps:

[0029] Step 1: First, open the door on the storage box and evenly place the submerged plants to be planted into the storage chamber, so that the roots of the submerged plants are inserted into the surface of the feeding screw blades, so that the submerged plants can move in the storage chamber by rotating the feeding screw blades.

[0030] Step 2: Hinge the towing column to the towing boat on the water surface, and use the towing boat and towing column to drive the bottom mounting box to move on the bottom of the water.

[0031] Step 3: When planting submerged plants, the lower surface of the support box contacts the surface of the silt at the bottom of the water. The support box increases the contact area with the silt, preventing the planting device from getting stuck in the silt and unable to move during the planting process. Then, the drive wheel and drive plate are inserted into the silt. When the support box is pulled by the traction boat and traction column, it drives the drive wheel to rotate. The rotation of the drive wheel drives the drive shaft to rotate. The drive shaft drives the drive sprocket to rotate. The drive sprocket drives the driven sprocket to rotate through the chain. The driven sprocket drives the driven shaft to rotate.

[0032] The driven shaft drives the power plate to rotate, and the power plate drives the material picking and planting plate to move through the power shaft. Under the limiting action of the connecting shaft, the limiting plate and the limiting shaft, the material picking and planting plate performs circular reciprocating motion.

[0033] When the drive wheel drives the drive shaft and the active sprocket to rotate a quarter turn, the chain drives the driven sprocket and the driven shaft to rotate one turn, thus driving the material picking and planting plate to move for one cycle.

[0034] Step 4: During one cycle of the material-picking and planting plate's movement, the driven shaft drives the cam to rotate one revolution. During the cam's rotation, it drives the control linkage, control piston, and sealing sensor tube to move one cycle. When the control piston and sealing sensor tube, driven by the cam, move to approach the first proximity sensor in the first auxiliary control tube, the material-picking and planting plate drives the clamping plate to move into the discharge trough and contact the submerged plants in the discharge trough. The first proximity sensor sends an electrical signal to the controller, which controls the material-picking and discharging electric telescopic rod to retract. The material-picking and discharging electric telescopic rod drives the guide block and double-sided drive rack to move. The double-sided drive rack drives the locking gear to rotate, causing the two clamping plates to move simultaneously to clamp the submerged plants.

[0035] Then, when the planting plate moves to the surface of the silt, the control piston moves to contact the limit switch installed on the top wall of the main control tube and simultaneously approaches the second proximity sensor in the second auxiliary control tube. At this time, the second proximity sensor and the limit switch simultaneously send electrical signals to the controller. The controller first controls the extension of the planting electric telescopic rod, which drives the movable mounting plate and clamping plate to move, thus inserting the submerged plant into the silt for planting. Then, the controller controls the resetting of the material-retrieving electric telescopic rod, which drives the two clamping plates to move in the opposite direction to open, releasing the clamp on the submerged plant and completing the planting. Then, during the process of the planting plate moving away from the silt to retrieve material again, the cam rotates synchronously, which drives the control piston to separate from the limit switch. The limit switch quickly sends a control signal to the controller, which controls the resetting of the planting electric telescopic rod to facilitate retrieving material from the discharge trough for planting again.

[0036] Step 5: As the planting plate moves via the driven sprocket, the driven shaft drives the feeding drive sprocket to rotate. The feeding drive sprocket drives the feeding sprocket to rotate via a chain. The rotating feeding sprocket drives the feeding shaft at the bottom of the storage box to rotate. The feeding shaft at the bottom of the storage box drives multiple other feeding shafts to rotate via transmission gears, causing multiple feeding spiral blades to rotate simultaneously. The feeding spiral blades drive the submerged plants inside the storage box to move sequentially from the top storage chamber through the discharge chute into the bottom storage chamber. The submerged plants inside the bottom storage chamber move into the discharge chute through the rotation of the feeding spiral blades, where they are temporarily supported by the discharge tray and clamped by the clamping plate for planting.

[0037] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows:

[0038] 1. By setting up a planting drive mechanism, an automatic control mechanism, and a planting feeding mechanism, when planting submerged plants, only the traction boat needs to drive the planting device to move. During the movement of the planting device, the submerged plants are automatically fed, picked up, replenished, and clamped for planting. After the submerged plants are inserted into the silt, the clamping is automatically released, achieving the effect of fast, efficient, and energy-saving automated planting of submerged plants. This solves the problems of existing manual planting devices, which are labor-intensive and have low automation and planting efficiency.

[0039] 2. By setting up a planting drive mechanism, an automatic control mechanism, and a planting feeding mechanism, the entire planting process is uniformly driven by the drive wheel when planting submerged plants, thereby achieving a better effect of rapid and uniform planting of submerged plants. Attached Figure Description

[0040] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a submerged plant planting device and planting method proposed in this invention;

[0041] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional view of the battery structure of a submerged plant planting device and planting method proposed in this invention.

[0042] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional view of the planting rack structure of a submerged plant planting device and planting method proposed in this invention;

[0043] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional view of the sealed installation pipe structure of a submerged plant planting device and planting method proposed in this invention;

[0044] Figure 5 This is a three-dimensional view of the fixed support plate structure of the submerged plant planting device and planting method proposed in this invention;

[0045] Figure 6 This is a perspective view of the support box structure of a submerged plant planting device and planting method proposed in this invention.

[0046] Figure 7 This is a three-dimensional view of the cam structure of a submerged plant planting device and planting method proposed in this invention.

[0047] Figure 8 This is a three-dimensional view of the storage box structure of a submerged plant planting device and planting method proposed in this invention.

[0048] Figure 9 This is a three-dimensional view of the feeding spiral structure of a submerged plant planting device and planting method proposed in this invention.

[0049] In the diagram: 1. Base mounting box; 2. Traction column; 3. Battery; 4. Controller; 5. Planting rack; 6. Drive bearing seat; 601. Drive shaft; 602. Drive wheel; 603. Drive plate; 604. Driven bearing seat; 605. Limit bearing seat; 606. Driven shaft; 607. Limit shaft; 608. Driven sprocket; 609. Drive sprocket; 610. Power plate; 611. Power shaft; 612. Material picking and planting plate; 613. Connecting shaft; 614. Limit connecting plate; 615. Sealing mounting tube; 616. Planting electric telescopic rod; 617. Mounting cavity; 618. Material picking and placing electric telescopic rod; 619. Sealing cover; 620. Fixed support plate; 621. Guide column; 622. Movable mounting plate; 623. 624. Guide stroke groove; 625. Guide block; 626. Double-sided drive rack; 627. Clamping plate; 7. Locking gear; 7. Cam; 701. Control board; 702. Main control tube; 703. First auxiliary control tube; 704. Second auxiliary control tube; 705. Limit switch; 706. First proximity sensor; 707. Second proximity sensor; 708. Control linkage; 709. Control piston; 710. Sealing sensor tube; 8. Storage box; 801. Box door; 802. Discharge chute; 803. Discharge tray; 804. Layered plate; 805. Storage chamber; 806. Feeding shaft; 807. Feeding spiral blade; 808. Feeding sprocket; 809. Feeding drive sprocket; 810. Transmission gear; 811. Discharge chute. Detailed Implementation

[0050] The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments.

[0051] Example 1

[0052] Reference Figures 1-9 A submerged plant planting device includes a bottom mounting box 1 for submerged planting. The surface of the bottom mounting box 1 is U-shaped, and both ends of the bottom mounting box 1 are arc-shaped. A towing column 2 for connecting to a towing boat is fixedly connected to the surface of the bottom mounting box 1.

[0053] In use, the traction column 2 is hinged to the traction boat via a pin. The traction boat drives the bottom mounting box 1 to move on the seabed for planting submerged plants. In actual use, the traction column 2 is telescopic, which makes it easy to adjust the length of the traction column 2 according to different water depths and planting environments.

[0054] The inner wall of the bottom mounting box 1 is fixedly installed with a storage battery 3 and a controller 4. The controller 4 is electrically connected to the storage battery 3 via a cable. The surface of the bottom mounting box 1 is fixedly connected with a planting rack 5. The surface of the planting rack 5 is respectively provided with a planting drive mechanism, an automatic control mechanism, and a planting feeding mechanism.

[0055] The planting drive mechanism is used to drive the planting of submerged plants and to drive the automatic control mechanism and the planting feeding mechanism.

[0056] The planting drive mechanism includes a drive bearing seat 6 that is fixedly connected to the surface of the planting frame 5 by bolts. The two drive bearing seats 6 are symmetrically distributed about the axis of the planting frame 5. The surface of the drive bearing seat 6 is rotatably connected to the drive shaft 601 by bearings.

[0057] A drive wheel 602 is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the drive shaft 601. The surface of the drive wheel 602 extends to the lower surface of the support mounting box 1. Multiple drive plates 603 are fixedly connected to the surface of the drive wheel 602 in a ring array centered on the axis of the drive wheel 602.

[0058] When in use, the drive plate 603 increases the contact area between the drive wheel 602 and the silt at the bottom of the water, thereby increasing the driving force of the drive wheel 602.

[0059] The surface of the planting rack 5 is fixedly installed with a driven bearing seat 604 and a limiting bearing seat 605 corresponding to the drive bearing seat 6. The surface of the driven bearing seat 604 is rotatably connected to the driven shaft 606 through the bearing, and the surface of the limiting bearing seat 605 is rotatably connected to the limiting shaft 607 through the bearing.

[0060] Two driven sprockets 608 are fixedly sleeved on the surface of the driven shaft 606 and are symmetrically distributed around the axis of the driven shaft 606. Two driving sprockets 609 corresponding to the driven sprockets 608 are fixedly sleeved on the surface of the drive shaft 601. The driving sprockets 609 are connected to the driven sprockets 608 through a chain.

[0061] Furthermore, the tooth ratio of the driving sprocket 609 to the driven sprocket 608 is 1:4.

[0062] Both ends of the driven shaft 606 are fixedly connected to a power plate 610. The surface of the power plate 610 is rotatably connected to a power shaft 611. The surface of the power shaft 611 is rotatably connected to a material picking and planting plate 612 with an L-shaped surface. The surface of the material picking and planting plate 612 is rotatably connected to a connecting shaft 613. The surface of the connecting shaft 613 is rotatably connected to a limiting connecting plate 614. The surface of the limiting connecting plate 614 is rotatably connected to the surface of the limiting shaft 607.

[0063] A sealing installation tube 615 is fixedly connected to the surface of the material-receiving planting plate 612. An electric telescopic planting rod 616 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the sealing installation tube 615. One end of the electric telescopic planting rod 616 passes through and extends to the surface of the sealing installation tube 615. An installation cavity 617 is opened at one end of the electric telescopic planting rod 616. A material-receiving and discharging electric telescopic rod 618 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the installation cavity 617. A sealing cover 619 is threadedly connected to the inner wall of the installation cavity 617 and slidably connected to the surface of the electric telescopic planting rod 616. One end of the material-receiving and discharging electric telescopic rod 618 passes through and extends to the surface of the sealing cover 619.

[0064] Both the planting electric telescopic pole 616 and the material picking and placing electric telescopic pole 618 are electrically connected to the controller 4 and the battery 3 via cables.

[0065] A fixed support plate 620 is fixedly connected to the surface of the sealing installation pipe 615. Two symmetrically distributed guide posts 621 are slidably connected to the surface of the fixed support plate 620. The surface of the guide posts 621 is T-shaped. A movable installation plate 622 is fixedly connected to one end of the guide post 621. The surface of the movable installation plate 622 is fixedly connected to one end of the planting electric telescopic rod 616.

[0066] The surface of the movable mounting plate 622 is provided with a guide travel groove 623 with a convex inner wall. A guide block 624 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide travel groove 623. The surface of the guide block 624 is I-shaped and is slidably connected to the surface of the movable mounting plate 622. One end of the guide block 624 is fixedly connected to one end of the material handling electric telescopic rod 618. A double-sided drive rack 625 is fixedly connected to the surface of the guide block 624 by bolts.

[0067] The surface of the movable mounting plate 622 is rotatably connected by a pin to two clamping plates 626 symmetrically distributed around the axis of the double-sided drive rack 625. The surface of the clamping plate 626 is L-shaped, and a locking gear 627 that meshes with the surface of the double-sided drive rack 625 is fixedly connected to the surface of the clamping plate 626.

[0068] In use, the electric telescopic rod 618 retracts to drive the guide block 624 and the double-sided drive rack 625 to move. The double-sided drive rack 625 simultaneously drives the two locking gears 627 to rotate. The two locking gears 627 drive the two clamping plates 626 to move towards the axis of the double-sided drive rack 625 to clamp the submerged plants.

[0069] After clamping the submerged plant, when planting it, first control the extension of the planting electric telescopic rod 616, which drives the sealing cover 619 and the movable mounting plate 622 to move, and drives the clamping plate 626 and the submerged plant on the clamping plate 626 to move. After the planting electric telescopic rod 616 is fully extended, the submerged plant is inserted into the silt. Then control the extension of the material picking and discharging electric telescopic rod 618, which drives the guide block 624 and the double-sided drive rack 625 to move. The double-sided drive gear drives the locking gear 627 to reverse, which drives the two clamping plates 626 to move in the opposite direction to open and release the clamping of the submerged plant. Then the planting-driven telescopic rod retracts, which drives the movable mounting plate 622 to reset, completing the planting of the submerged plant.

[0070] The automatic control mechanism is used to automatically control the planting of submerged plants by the planting drive mechanism.

[0071] The automatic control mechanism includes a cam 7 fixedly sleeved on the surface of the driven shaft 606 and a control plate 701 fixedly connected to the surface of the planting rack 5. A main control tube 702 is fixedly connected to the surface of the control plate 701. One end of the main control tube 702 passes through and extends to the lower surface of the control plate 701. A first auxiliary control tube 703 and a second auxiliary control tube 704 are fixedly connected to the surface of the main control tube 702.

[0072] A limit switch 705, which is electrically connected to the controller 4 via a cable, is fixedly installed on the inner top wall of the main control tube 702. A first proximity sensor 706 and a second proximity sensor 707, which are electrically connected to the controller 4 via cables, are fixedly installed on the inner walls of the first secondary control tube 703 and the second secondary control tube 704, respectively.

[0073] In use, the limit switch 705 is used to send control signals to the planting electric telescopic rod 616, and the first proximity sensor 706 and the second proximity sensor 707 are used to send control signals to the material picking and placing electric telescopic rod 618.

[0074] The surface of the cam 7 is rotatably connected to a control link 708 via a pin. One end of the control link 708 is rotatably connected to a control piston 709 whose surface is slidably connected to the inner wall of the main control tube 702. A sealing sensing tube 710 is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the control piston 709.

[0075] The planting and feeding mechanism is used to automatically plant and feed the planting drive mechanism.

[0076] The planting feeding mechanism includes a storage box 8 fixedly connected to the surface of the planting frame 5. The two storage boxes 8 are symmetrically distributed with the axis of the planting frame 5 as the center. The surface of the storage box 8 is hinged with a door 801 with a latch. The inner bottom wall and one side inner wall of the storage box 8 are provided with an L-shaped discharge trough 802, which corresponds to the material picking planting plate 612.

[0077] Furthermore, the L-shaped discharge trough 802 has a clamping plate 626 on the movable mounting plate 622 that can be inserted into the discharge trough 802 to clamp out the submerged plants in the storage box 8 for planting.

[0078] The inner wall of the discharge trough 802 is hinged with a discharge support plate 803 via a pin and a torsion spring.

[0079] Furthermore, when planting submerged plants, the discharge tray 803 is convenient for temporarily supporting the submerged plants in the discharge trough 802, and the clamping plate 626 is convenient for clamping and planting the submerged plants.

[0080] The inner wall of the storage bin 8 is fixedly connected with a layered plate 804. Multiple layered plates 804 are evenly distributed on the inner wall of the storage bin 8. The number of layered plates 804 is even. Storage chambers 805 are provided on the surface of the layered plates 804 and the inner wall of the storage bin 8.

[0081] In use, multiple even-numbered layered plates 804 are set inside the storage bin 8 to ensure that the number of storage chambers 805 is odd.

[0082] The inner wall of the storage chamber 805 is rotatably connected to a feeding shaft 806 via a bearing. The surfaces of multiple feeding shafts 806 are fixedly connected to feeding spiral blades 807 that are slidably connected to the inner wall of the storage chamber 805. One end of one feeding shaft 806 passes through and extends to the surface of the storage box 8 and is fixedly sleeved with a feeding sprocket 808. The surface of the driven shaft 606 is fixedly sleeved with a feeding drive sprocket 809. The feeding drive sprocket 809 is connected to the feeding sprocket 808 via a chain.

[0083] Multiple feed shafts 806 and the feed sprocket 808 are each fixedly fitted with multiple transmission gears 810 at their opposite ends, and the surfaces of the multiple transmission gears 810 mesh with each other.

[0084] The inner walls of multiple storage chambers 805 are provided with discharge troughs 811 that are staggered with the discharge troughs 802.

[0085] Preferably, a rotary encoder is installed on the surface of the drive bearing housing 6 using a waterproof structure and connected to the controller 4. The rotary encoder counts the number of rotations of the drive shaft 601, and a yellow waterproof indicator light is installed on the upper surface of the base mounting box 1 to monitor the submerged plants inside the storage box 8. After all the submerged plants inside the storage box 8 have been planted, the number of rotations of the drive shaft 601 monitored by the rotary encoder is fed back to the controller 4. The controller 4 automatically controls the yellow waterproof indicator light to flash according to the preset program, indicating that the submerged plants in the storage box 8 have been planted and need to be replenished.

[0086] Furthermore, the yellow waterproof indicator light has strong penetrating power, making it easy for operators on the tugboat to observe the planting situation in a timely manner.

[0087] By setting up a planting drive mechanism, an automatic control mechanism, and a planting feeding mechanism, the entire planting process is uniformly driven by the drive wheel 602 when planting submerged plants, thereby achieving a better effect of rapid and uniform planting of submerged plants.

[0088] By setting up a planting drive mechanism, an automatic control mechanism, and a planting feeding mechanism, when planting submerged plants, only the traction boat needs to drive the planting device to move. During the movement of the planting device, the submerged plants are automatically fed, picked up, replenished, and clamped for planting. After the submerged plants are inserted into the silt, the clamping is automatically released, achieving the effect of fast, efficient, and energy-saving automated planting of submerged plants. This solves the problems of existing manual planting devices, which are labor-intensive and have low automation and planting efficiency.

[0089] Example 2

[0090] Reference Figures 1-9 A method for planting submerged plants using a planting device includes the following steps:

[0091] Step 1: First, open the door 801 on the storage box 8 and evenly place the submerged plants to be planted into the storage chamber 805, so that the roots of the submerged plants are inserted into the surface of the feeding screw 807, so that the submerged plants can move in the storage chamber 805 by rotating the feeding screw 807.

[0092] Step 2: Hinge the towing column 2 to the towing boat on the water surface, and drive the bottom mounting box 1 to move underwater through the towing boat and the towing column 2.

[0093] Step 3: When planting submerged plants, the lower surface of the bottom mounting box 1 contacts the surface of the silt at the bottom of the water. The bottom mounting box 1 increases the contact area with the silt, preventing the planting device from getting stuck in the silt and being unable to move during the planting process. Then, the drive wheel 602 and drive plate 603 are inserted into the silt. When the bottom mounting box 1 is pulled by the traction boat and traction column 2, it drives the drive wheel 602 to rotate. The rotation of the drive wheel 602 drives the drive shaft 601 to rotate. The drive shaft 601 drives the drive sprocket 609 to rotate. The drive sprocket 609 drives the driven sprocket 608 to rotate through the chain. The driven sprocket 608 drives the driven shaft 606 to rotate.

[0094] Driven shaft 606 drives power plate 610 to rotate. Power plate 610 drives material picking and planting plate 612 to move through power shaft 611. Under the limiting action of connecting shaft 613, limiting connecting plate 614 and limiting shaft 607, material picking and planting plate 612 performs arc reciprocating motion.

[0095] When the drive wheel 602 drives the drive shaft 601 and the drive sprocket 609 to rotate a quarter turn, the driven sprocket 608 and the driven shaft 606 are driven to rotate one turn through the chain, thus driving the material picking and planting plate 612 to move for one cycle.

[0096] Step 4: During one cycle of movement of the material-picking planting plate 612, the driven shaft 606 drives the cam 7 to rotate one revolution. During the rotation of the cam 7, the control linkage 708, the control piston 709, and the sealing sensor tube 710 move one cycle. When the control piston 709 and the sealing sensor tube 710, driven by the cam 7, move to approach the first proximity sensor 706 in the first auxiliary control tube 703, the material-picking planting plate 612 drives the clamping plate 626 to move into the discharge trough 802 and contact the submerged plants in the discharge trough 802. The first proximity sensor 706 sends an electrical signal to the controller 4. The controller 4 controls the material-picking and discharging electric telescopic rod 618 to retract. The material-picking and discharging electric telescopic rod 618 drives the guide block 624 and the double-sided drive rack 625 to move. The double-sided drive rack 625 drives the locking gear 627 to rotate, causing the two clamping plates 626 to move simultaneously to clamp the submerged plants.

[0097] Then, when the planting plate 612 moves to the surface of the silt, the control piston 709 moves to contact the limit switch 705 installed on the top wall of the main control tube 702, and simultaneously approaches the second proximity sensor 707 in the second auxiliary control tube 704. At this time, the second proximity sensor 707 and the limit switch 705 simultaneously send electrical signals to the controller 4. The controller 4 first controls the planting electric telescopic rod 616 to extend, driving the movable mounting plate 622 and the clamping plate 626 to move, thus driving the submerged plant to insert into the silt. Inside, planting is carried out, and then the controller 4 controls the material-retrieving electric telescopic rod 618 to reset, driving the two clamping plates 626 to move in opposite directions to open, releasing the clamps on the submerged plants, thus completing the planting. Then, during the process of the material-retrieving planting plate 612 moving away from the silt to retrieve material again, the cam 7 rotates synchronously, driving the control piston 709 to separate from the limit switch 705. The limit switch 705 quickly sends a control signal to the controller 4, and the controller 4 controls the planting electric telescopic rod 616 to reset, so that material can be retrieved and planted again from the discharge trough 802.

[0098] Step 5: While the planting plate 612 is driven by the driven sprocket 608, the driven shaft 606 drives the feeding drive sprocket 809 to rotate. The feeding drive sprocket 809 drives the feeding sprocket 808 to rotate via a chain. The feeding sprocket 808 rotates, which in turn drives the feeding shaft 806 at the bottom of the storage box 8 to rotate. The feeding shaft 806 at the bottom of the storage box 8 drives multiple other feeding shafts 806 to rotate via the transmission gear 810. This drives multiple feeding spiral blades 807 to rotate simultaneously. The feeding spiral blades 807 drive the submerged plants inside the storage box 8 to move sequentially from the top storage chamber 805 through the discharge chute 811 into the bottom storage chamber 805. The submerged plants inside the bottom storage chamber 805 move to the discharge chute 802 via the rotation of the feeding spiral blades 807. They are temporarily supported by the discharge tray 803 and clamped by the clamping plate 626 for planting.

[0099] By setting up a planting drive mechanism, an automatic control mechanism, and a planting feeding mechanism, the entire planting process is uniformly driven by the drive wheel 602 when planting submerged plants, thereby achieving a better effect of rapid and uniform planting of submerged plants.

[0100] By setting up a planting drive mechanism, an automatic control mechanism, and a planting feeding mechanism, when planting submerged plants, only the traction boat needs to drive the planting device to move. During the movement of the planting device, the submerged plants are automatically fed, picked up, replenished, and clamped for planting. After the submerged plants are inserted into the silt, the clamping is automatically released, achieving the effect of fast, efficient, and energy-saving automated planting of submerged plants. This solves the problems of existing manual planting devices, which are labor-intensive and have low automation and planting efficiency.

[0101] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any equivalent substitutions or modifications made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in the present invention, based on the technical solution and inventive concept of the present invention, should be covered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A submerged plant planting device, comprising a bottom mounting box (1) for submerged planting, characterized in that: The surface of the bottom mounting box (1) is shaped like a square, and both ends of the bottom mounting box (1) are rounded. The surface of the bottom mounting box (1) is fixedly connected with a towing column (2) for connecting with the towing vessel. The inner wall of the bottom mounting box (1) is fixedly installed with a battery (3) and a controller (4). The controller (4) is electrically connected to the battery (3) via a cable. The surface of the bottom mounting box (1) is fixedly connected with a planting rack (5). The surface of the planting rack (5) is respectively provided with a planting drive mechanism, an automatic control mechanism and a planting feeding mechanism. Among them, the planting drive mechanism is used to drive the planting of submerged plants and to provide drive for the automatic control mechanism and the planting feeding mechanism; Among them, the automatic control mechanism is used to automatically control the planting drive mechanism when planting submerged plants. Among them, the planting and feeding mechanism is used to automatically plant and feed the planting drive mechanism; The planting drive mechanism includes a drive bearing seat (6) that is fixedly connected to the surface of the planting frame (5) by bolts. The two drive bearing seats (6) are symmetrically distributed with the axis of the planting frame (5) as the center. The surface of the drive bearing seat (6) is rotatably connected to the drive shaft (601) by bearings. The drive shaft (601) is fixedly sleeved with a drive wheel (602), the surface of the drive wheel (602) extends to the lower surface of the support mounting box (1), and the surface of the drive wheel (602) is fixedly connected with a plurality of drive plates (603) arranged in a ring array with the axis of the drive wheel (602) as the center. The surface of the planting rack (5) is respectively fixedly installed with a driven bearing seat (604) and a limiting bearing seat (605) corresponding to the drive bearing seat (6). The surface of the driven bearing seat (604) is rotatably connected to a driven shaft (606) through a bearing, and the surface of the limiting bearing seat (605) is rotatably connected to a limiting shaft (607) through a bearing. Two driven sprockets (608) are fixedly sleeved on the surface of the driven shaft (606) and are symmetrically distributed around the axis of the driven shaft (606). Two driving sprockets (609) corresponding to the driven sprockets (608) are fixedly sleeved on the surface of the drive shaft (601). The driving sprockets (609) are connected to the driven sprockets (608) through a chain. The gear ratio of the driving sprocket (609) to the driven sprocket (608) is 1:

4. The automatic control mechanism includes a cam (7) fixedly sleeved on the surface of the driven shaft (606) and a control plate (701) fixedly connected to the surface of the planting frame (5). A main control tube (702) is fixedly connected to the surface of the control plate (701). One end of the main control tube (702) passes through and extends to the lower surface of the control plate (701). A first auxiliary control tube (703) and a second auxiliary control tube (704) are fixedly connected to the surface of the main control tube (702). The inner top wall of the main control tube (702) is fixedly installed with a limit switch (705) that is electrically connected to the controller (4) via a cable. The inner walls of the first auxiliary control tube (703) and the second auxiliary control tube (704) are respectively fixedly installed with a first proximity sensor (706) and a second proximity sensor (707) that are electrically connected to the controller (4) via cables. The surface of the cam (7) is rotatably connected to a control link (708) via a pin. One end of the control link (708) is rotatably connected to a control piston (709) whose surface is slidably connected to the inner wall of the main control tube (702). A sealing sensing tube (710) is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the control piston (709).

2. The submerged plant planting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both ends of the driven shaft (606) are fixedly connected to a power plate (610). The surface of the power plate (610) is rotatably connected to a power shaft (611). The surface of the power shaft (611) is rotatably connected to a material picking and planting plate (612) with an L-shaped surface. The surface of the material picking and planting plate (612) is rotatably connected to a connecting shaft (613). The surface of the connecting shaft (613) is rotatably connected to a limiting connecting plate (614). The surface of the limiting connecting plate (614) is rotatably connected to the surface of the limiting shaft (607). A sealing installation tube (615) is fixedly connected to the surface of the material-picking planting plate (612). An electric telescopic planting rod (616) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the sealing installation tube (615). One end of the electric telescopic planting rod (616) passes through and extends to the surface of the sealing installation tube (615). An installation cavity (617) is opened at one end of the electric telescopic planting rod (616). A material-picking and discharging electric telescopic rod (618) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the installation cavity (617). A sealing cover (619) is threadedly connected to the inner wall of the installation cavity (617) and slidably connected to the surface of the electric telescopic planting rod (616). One end of the material-picking and discharging electric telescopic rod (618) passes through and extends to the surface of the sealing cover (619).

3. The submerged plant planting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The planting electric telescopic pole (616) and the material picking and placing electric telescopic pole (618) are both electrically connected to the controller (4) and the battery (3) via cables; A fixed support plate (620) is fixedly connected to the surface of the sealing installation tube (615). Two symmetrically distributed guide posts (621) are slidably connected to the surface of the fixed support plate (620). The surface of the guide posts (621) is T-shaped. A movable installation plate (622) is fixedly connected to one end of the guide post (621). The surface of the movable installation plate (622) is fixedly connected to one end of the planting electric telescopic rod (616).

4. The submerged plant planting device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The surface of the movable mounting plate (622) is provided with a guide travel groove (623) with a convex inner wall. A guide block (624) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide travel groove (623). The surface of the guide block (624) is I-shaped and slidably connected to the surface of the movable mounting plate (622). One end of the guide block (624) is fixedly connected to one end of the electric telescopic rod (618) for picking up and placing materials. A double-sided drive rack (625) is fixedly connected to the surface of the guide block (624) by bolts. The surface of the movable mounting plate (622) is rotatably connected by two clamping plates (626) symmetrically distributed around the axis of the double-sided drive rack (625) via a pin. The surface of the clamping plate (626) is L-shaped, and a locking gear (627) that meshes with the surface of the double-sided drive rack (625) is fixedly connected to the surface of the clamping plate (626).

5. The submerged plant planting device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The planting feeding mechanism includes a storage box (8) fixedly connected to the surface of the planting frame (5). The two storage boxes (8) are symmetrically distributed with the axis of the planting frame (5) as the center. The surface of the storage box (8) is hinged with a door (801) with a latch. The inner bottom wall and one side inner wall of the storage box (8) are provided with an L-shaped discharge groove (802). The discharge groove (802) corresponds to the material picking planting plate (612). The inner wall of the discharge groove (802) is hinged with a discharge support plate (803) through a pin and a torsion spring.

6. The submerged plant planting device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The inner wall of the storage box (8) is fixedly connected with a layered plate (804). Multiple layers (804) are evenly distributed on the inner wall of the storage box (8). The number of layers (804) is even. The surface of the layers (804) and the inner wall of the storage box (8) are provided with storage chambers (805). The inner wall of the storage chamber (805) is rotatably connected to a feeding shaft (806) via a bearing. The surfaces of multiple feeding shafts (806) are fixedly connected to feeding spiral blades (807) that are slidably connected to the inner wall of the storage chamber (805). One end of one of the feeding shafts (806) passes through and extends to the surface of the storage box (8) and is fixedly sleeved with a feeding sprocket (808). The surface of the driven shaft (606) is fixedly sleeved with a feeding drive sprocket (809). The feeding drive sprocket (809) is connected to the feeding sprocket (808) via a chain. Multiple transmission gears (810) are fixedly sleeved on the opposite end of the multiple feeding shafts (806) and the feeding sprockets (808). The surfaces of the multiple transmission gears (810) mesh with each other. The inner walls of the multiple storage chambers (805) are provided with feeding troughs (811) that are staggered with the discharge troughs (802).

7. The planting method of the submerged plant planting device according to claim 6, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: Step 1: First, open the door (801) on the storage box (8), and evenly place the submerged plants to be planted into the storage chamber (805), so that the roots of the submerged plants are inserted into the surface of the feeding screw (807), so that the submerged plants can move in the storage chamber (805) by rotating the feeding screw (807). Step 2: Hinge the towing column (2) to the towing boat on the water surface, and drive the bottom mounting box (1) to move on the bottom of the water through the towing boat and the towing column (2); Step 3: When planting submerged plants, the lower surface of the bottom mounting box (1) contacts the surface of the bottom silt. The bottom mounting box (1) increases the contact area with the silt, preventing the planting device from sinking into the silt and being unable to move during the planting process. Then, the drive wheel (602) and drive plate (603) are inserted into the silt. When the bottom mounting box (1) is pulled by the traction boat and traction column (2), the drive wheel (602) is driven to rotate. The rotation of the drive wheel (602) drives the drive shaft (601) to rotate. The drive shaft (601) drives the drive sprocket (609) to rotate. The drive sprocket (609) drives the driven sprocket (608) to rotate through the chain. The driven sprocket (608) drives the driven shaft (606) to rotate. Driven by the driven shaft (606), the power plate (610) rotates. The power plate (610) drives the material picking and planting plate (612) to move through the power shaft (611). The material picking and planting plate (612) performs circular reciprocating motion under the limiting action of the connecting shaft (613), the limiting connecting plate (614), and the limiting shaft (607). When the drive wheel (602) drives the drive shaft (601) and the drive sprocket (609) to rotate a quarter turn, the driven sprocket (608) and the driven shaft (606) are driven to rotate one turn through the chain, which drives the material picking and planting plate (612) to move for one cycle; Step 4: During one cycle of movement of the material-picking planting plate (612), the driven shaft (606) drives the cam (7) to rotate one revolution. During the rotation of the cam (7), the control linkage (708), control piston (709), and sealing sensor tube (710) move one cycle. When the control piston (709) and sealing sensor tube (710) move to approach the first proximity sensor (706) in the first auxiliary control tube (703) under the drive of the cam (7), the material-picking planting plate (612) drives the clamping plate (62) to move. 6) The material moves into the discharge trough (802) and comes into contact with the submerged plants in the discharge trough (802). The first proximity sensor (706) sends an electrical signal to the controller (4). The controller (4) controls the electric telescopic rod (618) to retract. The electric telescopic rod (618) drives the guide block (624) and the double-sided drive rack (625) to move. The double-sided drive rack (625) drives the locking gear (627) to rotate, which drives the two clamping plates (626) to move simultaneously to clamp the submerged plants. Then, when the planting plate (612) moves to the surface of the silt, the control piston (709) moves to contact the limit switch (705) installed on the top wall of the main control tube (702) and simultaneously approaches the second proximity sensor (707) in the second auxiliary control tube (704). At this time, the second proximity sensor (707) and the limit switch (705) simultaneously send electrical signals to the controller (4). The controller (4) first controls the planting electric telescopic rod (616) to extend, driving the movable mounting plate (622) and the clamping plate (626) to move, driving the submerged plant to insert into the silt. Planting is carried out in the mud. Then the controller (4) controls the electric telescopic rod (618) to reset, which drives the two clamping plates (626) to move in the opposite direction to open and release the clamping of the submerged plants, thus completing the planting. Then, during the process of the planting plate (612) moving away from the silt to pick up materials again, the cam (7) rotates synchronously, which drives the control piston (709) to separate from the limit switch (705). The limit switch (705) quickly sends a control signal to the controller (4), and the controller (4) controls the electric telescopic rod (616) to reset, so that materials can be picked up and planted again from the discharge trough (802). Step 5: While the planting plate (612) moves via the driven sprocket (608), the driven shaft (606) drives the feeding drive sprocket (809) to rotate. The feeding drive sprocket (809) drives the feeding sprocket (808) to rotate via a chain. The feeding sprocket (808) rotates, and the feeding sprocket (808) drives the feeding shaft (806) at the bottom of the storage box (8) to rotate. The feeding shaft (806) at the bottom of the storage box (8) drives multiple other feeding shafts (806) via the transmission gear (810). The rotation of the feed screw (807) drives multiple feed screws (807) to rotate simultaneously. The feed screws (807) drive the submerged plants inside the storage box (8) to move from the top storage chamber (805) through the discharge chute (811) into the bottom storage chamber (805). The submerged plants inside the bottom storage chamber (805) move to the discharge chute (802) through the rotation of the feed screws (807), are temporarily supported by the discharge tray (803), and are clamped by the clamping plate (626) for planting.

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