Spinach seed germination accelerating device

By designing a spinach seed germination device, utilizing an automatic control system for soaking baskets and telescopic cylinders, combined with heaters and fans, the problems of tedious and time-consuming manual operation were solved, achieving automated germination and a high germination rate.

CN223600316UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-28YUMEN FENGHUI AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520267544.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-19
Publication Date
2025-11-28
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-19

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Technical Problem

Existing methods for germinating spinach seeds require manual operation, which is tedious and time-consuming, and the germination rate is low, especially during hot seasons.

Method used

A spinach seed germination device was designed, including a soaking basket, a telescopic cylinder and a belt drive system. It can automatically control the height and position of the soaking basket and provide a heat preservation environment in combination with a heater and a fan, which simplifies the seed processing process.

Benefits of technology

The automated seed germination process has been implemented, which shortens the processing time and improves the germination rate and seedling uniformity.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of vegetable cultivation and breeding, in particular to a spinach seed germination accelerating device which comprises a first base and a second base, a first telescopic cylinder is fixedly connected to the left side of the upper portion of the first base, a supporting plate is fixedly connected to the output end of the first telescopic cylinder, and a motor is fixedly connected to the upper portion of the left end of the supporting plate. The output end of the motor is fixedly connected with a connecting shaft penetrating through the supporting plate, the bottom end of the connecting shaft is fixedly connected with a driving wheel, a second telescopic cylinder is fixedly connected to the upper portion of the second base, the output end of the second telescopic cylinder is rotationally connected with a driven wheel, and the driven wheel is in transmission connection with the driving wheel through a belt. A hook is detachably connected to the belt, a connecting rope is connected to the bottom of the hook in a hung mode, a soaking basket is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the connecting rope, the four walls of the soaking basket are of a net-shaped structure, and inverted-T-shaped grooves are formed in the two opposite side walls of the soaking basket. The spinach seed germination accelerating device can replace manual work to conduct germination accelerating treatment on spinach seeds.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of vegetable cultivation and breeding, and particularly relates to a spinach seed germination device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Spinach is also known as red-rooted grass and Persian vegetable, is a kind of annual or biennial herbaceous plant of amaranthaceae and spinacia, and is a kind of common vegetable. The root is red, less white, and conical; the stem is upright and hollow, with few branches or no branches; the male flower is gathered into spherical tufted panicles, arranged into interrupted spiciform conical flower clusters on the upper part of branches and stems; the female flower is gathered in leaf axils; and the fruit is an ovary, oval or nearly round, with brown pericarp. The pericarp outside the spinach seed is thick, and water and air are not easy to enter. If the seed is not treated before sowing, the dry seed is sown slowly and unevenly after sowing. Especially in the high-temperature season of summer and autumn, the germination rate of dry seed sowing is extremely low. In order to speed up the emergence and keep the growth period consistent, the method of seed germination is generally used before sowing. The existing spinach germination mostly uses seed soaking agent or treatment in well water, which needs manual operation, and the process is complicated and time-consuming. Therefore, a spinach seed germination device that can replace manual treatment of spinach seeds needs to be developed. SUMMARY

[0003] In view of the above technical problems, the utility model provides a spinach seed germination device that can replace manual treatment of spinach seeds to solve the problems of the existing spinach germination, such as the use of seed soaking agent or treatment in well water, the need for manual operation, the complicated process and long time.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model discloses a spinach seed germination device, which comprises a first base, a second base, a first telescopic cylinder fixedly connected to the left side of the upper part of the first base, a shell fixedly connected to the right side of the upper part of the first base, a support plate fixedly connected to the output end of the first telescopic cylinder, a motor fixedly connected to the left end of the upper part of the support plate, a connecting shaft fixedly connected to the output end of the motor and penetrating through the support plate, a driving wheel fixedly connected to the bottom end of the connecting shaft, a second telescopic cylinder fixedly connected to the upper part of the second base, a driven wheel rotatably connected to the output end of the second telescopic cylinder, a belt transmission connection between the driving wheel and the driven wheel, a hook detachably connected to the belt, a connecting rope hung on the bottom of the hook, a soaking basket fixedly connected to the bottom end of the connecting rope, a mesh structure on the four walls of the soaking basket, a reverse T-shaped groove formed in the opposite two side walls of the soaking basket, a fourth telescopic cylinder fixedly connected to the lower end of the right side of the support plate, and a material taking plate fixedly connected to the output end of the fourth telescopic cylinder.

[0005] Further, the lower end of the shell is fixedly connected with a base, the bottom plate of the shell is in a fence type structure, a fan and a heater are fixedly connected inside and below the base, a fourth telescopic cylinder is fixedly connected above and outside the base, an output end of the fourth telescopic cylinder extends into the shell and is fixedly connected with a receiving plate, a plurality of supporting blocks are fixedly connected from high to low on both sides of the shell, and the supporting blocks are used for supporting seed trays.

[0006] Further, the shell is detachably connected with a shell cover.

[0007] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages:

[0008] The first telescopic cylinder and the second telescopic cylinder are arranged, so that the height of the soaking basket and immersion and separation from liquid can be controlled; the driving wheel and the driven wheel connected through the belt are arranged, so that the movement of the soaking basket in the horizontal direction can be controlled; the fourth telescopic cylinder and the material taking plate are arranged, so that the seed tray in the soaking basket can be ejected. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0009] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model.

[0010] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic view of the soaking basket of the utility model.

[0011] In the drawing: 1, first base, 2, second base, 3, first telescopic cylinder, 4, supporting plate, 5, motor, 6, connecting shaft, 7, driving wheel, 8, second telescopic cylinder, 9, driven wheel, 10, belt, 11, hook, 12, connecting rope, 13, soaking basket, 14, low-temperature pool, 15, soaking pool, 16, disinfection pool, 17, shell, 18, shell cover, 19, supporting block, 20, fan, 21, heater, 22, third telescopic cylinder, 23, receiving plate, 24, fourth telescopic cylinder, 25, material taking plate, 26, base, 27, seed tray. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0012] The utility model will be further explained in combination with the drawings.

[0013] As Figure 1 , 2The illustrated spinach seed germination device comprises a first base 1, a second base 2, a first telescopic cylinder 3 fixedly connected to the left side above the first base 1, a shell 17 fixedly connected to the right side of the first base 1, in order to control the movement of the soaking basket 13 in the horizontal and vertical directions, a support plate 4 fixedly connected to the output end of the first telescopic cylinder 3, a motor 5 fixedly connected to the left end above the support plate 4, a connecting shaft 6 fixedly connected to the output end of the motor 5 and penetrating through the support plate 4, a driving wheel 7 fixedly connected to the bottom end of the connecting shaft 6, a second telescopic cylinder 8 fixedly connected to the top of the second base 2, a driven wheel 9 rotatably connected to the output end of the second telescopic cylinder 8, a belt 10 drivingly connected between the driving wheel 7 and the driven wheel 9, in order to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the soaking basket 13 above the belt, a hook 11 detachably connected to the belt 10, a connecting rope 12 hung at the bottom of the hook 11, the soaking basket 13 fixedly connected to the bottom end of the connecting rope 12, in order to reduce the liquid remaining in the soaking basket 13 after the seed soaking, the four walls of the soaking basket 13 are in a mesh structure, in order to prevent the output end of the fourth telescopic cylinder 24 from interfering with the movement of the soaking basket 13 during the process of pushing out the seed tray 27, a T-shaped groove is formed in the opposite two side walls of the soaking basket 13, a fourth telescopic cylinder 24 fixedly connected to the lower right end of the support plate 4, and a material taking plate 25 fixedly connected to the output end of the fourth telescopic cylinder 24.

[0014] In order to provide a heat preservation environment for the seed after soaking treatment, the shell 17 is fixedly connected to the bottom plate 26, the bottom plate of the shell 17 is in a fence type structure, a fan 20 and a heater 21 are fixedly connected to the inside bottom of the bottom plate 26, the fourth telescopic cylinder 24 is fixedly connected to the outside top of the bottom plate 26, the output end of the fourth telescopic cylinder 24 extends into the shell 17 and is fixedly connected to the material receiving plate 23, a plurality of support blocks 19 are fixedly connected to the inside two sides of the shell 17 from high to low, and the support blocks 19 are used for supporting the seed tray 27.

[0015] In order to improve the heat preservation effect in the shell 17, a shell cover 18 is detachably connected to the shell 17.

[0016] In order to facilitate the placing of the seed tray 27 into the shell 17, the shell 17 is an upper large lower small, front isosceles trapezoidal side rectangular container.

[0017] The working process of the embodiment is as follows:

[0018] In use, the seeds to be germinated are placed in the seed trays 27, then the seed trays 27 are placed in the soaking basket 13, the hook 11 connected with the soaking basket 13 is fixed on the belt 10, the motor 5 is started, the soaking basket 13 is moved to the upper side of the sterilization pool 16 under the action of the driving wheel 7, the driven wheel 9 and the belt 10, the soaking basket 13 is controlled to move downward by the first telescopic cylinder 3 and the second telescopic cylinder 8 until it contacts with the bottom of the sterilization pool 16, after the soaking is finished, the soaking basket 13 is lifted and then is placed in the soaking pool 15 and the low-temperature pool 14 in turn, then the soaking basket 13 is transported to the front of the shell 17, the soaking basket 13 is lifted to a suitable height by the first telescopic cylinder 3 and the second telescopic cylinder 8, the fourth telescopic cylinder 24 is controlled to move downward to adjust the relative position of the seed tray 27 and the material taking plate 25, the third telescopic cylinder 22 is controlled to move upward with the material taking plate 23 until it is flush with the shell 1, at this time the soaking basket 13 is controlled to continue to move, the seed tray 27 is pushed out by the material taking plate 25, then the seed tray 27 falls on the material taking plate 23, the soaking basket 13 leaves along the belt 10, then the second seed tray 27 is transported to the front of the shell 17, the third telescopic cylinder 22 controls the material taking plate 23 and the first seed tray 27 above the material taking plate to move downward, after the material taking plate 23 stores the seed trays 27 matched with the number of the supporting blocks 19, the third telescopic cylinder 22 moves downward until each seed tray 27 falls above the supporting block 19, then the shell cover 18 is installed, the seeds in the shell are kept warm until they sprout.

Claims

1. A spinach seed germination device comprising a first base (1), a second base (2), characterized in that: The first base (1) is fixedly connected with a first telescopic cylinder (3) on the left side, and a shell (17) on the right side, the output end of the first telescopic cylinder (3) is fixedly connected with a support plate (4), the left end of the support plate (4) is fixedly connected with a motor (5), the output end of the motor (5) is fixedly connected with a connecting shaft (6) penetrating through the support plate (4), the bottom end of the connecting shaft (6) is fixedly connected with a driving wheel (7), the top of the second base (2) is fixedly connected with a second telescopic cylinder (8), the output end of the second telescopic cylinder (8) is rotatably connected with a driven wheel (9), the driven wheel (9) is drivingly connected with the driving wheel (7) through a belt (10), the belt (10) is detachably connected with a hook (11), the bottom of the hook (11) is hung with a connecting rope (12), the bottom end of the connecting rope (12) is fixedly connected with a soaking basket (13), the four walls of the soaking basket (13) are in a mesh structure, a reverse T-shaped groove is formed in the opposite two side walls of the soaking basket (13), the right lower end of the support plate (4) is fixedly connected with a fourth telescopic cylinder (24), the output end of the fourth telescopic cylinder (24) is fixedly connected with a material taking plate (25).

2. The spinach seed germination device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of the shell (17) is fixedly connected with a base (26), the bottom plate of the shell (17) is in a fence type structure, the inside of the base (26) is fixedly connected with a fan (20) and a heater (21) from bottom to top, the outside of the base (26) is fixedly connected with a fourth telescopic cylinder (24) from top to bottom, the output end of the fourth telescopic cylinder (24) extends into the shell (17) and is fixedly connected with a material receiving plate (23), the two sides of the inside of the shell (17) are fixedly connected with a plurality of support blocks (19) from high to low, the support blocks (19) are used for supporting a seed disc (27).

3. The spinach seed germination device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The shell (17) is detachably connected with a shell cover (18).