Rotary seedling tray mechanism for cotton seedlings

By designing a rotating seedling tray mechanism for cotton seedlings and utilizing the motor drive of the moving and rotating structures, the problem of time-consuming and labor-intensive seedling removal in existing technologies has been solved, realizing automated seedling removal and transplanting of cotton seedlings.

CN223859721UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-03NINGXIA INST OF TECH
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520486766.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-19
Publication Date
2026-02-03
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-19

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Technical Problem

The seedling-picking claws of existing cotton transplanters require manual operation, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and cannot efficiently pick up cotton seedlings from different locations.

Method used

A cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism was designed, which includes a moving structure and a rotating structure. Through the cooperation of a motor and a threaded rod, the seedling picking claw can automatically move and rotate, and can clamp and fix cotton seedlings in different positions.

Benefits of technology

It reduces the workload of manual operations, improves seedling picking efficiency, saves time and effort, and realizes automated transplanting of cotton seedlings.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a cotton seedling rotary seedling tray mechanism which comprises a transplanting vehicle body, the upper side of the transplanting vehicle body is fixedly connected with a first support block and a second support block, the upper side of the first support block and the upper side of the second support block are fixedly connected with supporting blocks, and square holes are formed in the upper sides of the supporting blocks. The device comprises a square hole, a moving structure is arranged in the square hole, a rotating structure is fixedly connected to the upper side of the moving structure, the moving structure comprises a sliding groove, the sliding groove is formed in the left side of the interior of the square hole, a first sliding block is arranged in the sliding groove, and a first concave hole is formed in the right side of the interior of the square hole. Compared with the prior art, through the arrangement of the moving structure and the rotating structure, cotton seedlings at different positions can be conveniently clamped and fixed by the seedling taking claws at the same position, the workload of manually conveying the cotton seedlings to the seedling taking claws is reduced, time and labor are saved, and convenience and rapidness are achieved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of equipment for cotton planting, and in particular to a rotating seedling tray mechanism for cotton seedlings. Background Technology

[0002] Cotton is one of my country's important economic crops. my country has a long history of cotton cultivation. With the improvement of cotton cultivation technology, cotton cultivation has evolved from direct seeding in the 1960s to seedling transplanting in the 1980s and seedling raising in nutrient pots, to soilless (substrate) seedling transplanting technology in the 21st century. Seedling transplanting technology has become one of the typical forms of various cotton cultivation methods, creating favorable conditions for the mechanical transplanting of cotton.

[0003] Existing cotton transplanting machines typically use fixed-position seedling pickers to remove cotton seedlings from seedling trays. When picking seedlings at different positions, workers usually need to manually bring the cotton seedlings to the pickers before removing and transplanting them, which is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and increases the workload of the workers. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism that can overcome the shortcomings of the seedling picking claw not being able to pick up cotton seedlings at any position.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, a cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism is provided, including a transplanting vehicle body. A support block one and a support block two are fixedly connected to the upper side of the transplanting vehicle body. A support block is fixedly connected to the upper side of the support block one and the upper side of the support block two. A square hole is opened on the upper side of the support block. A movable structure is provided inside the square hole. A rotating structure is fixedly connected to the upper side of the movable structure.

[0006] The movable structure includes a slide groove located on the left side inside a square hole. A slider 1 is disposed inside the slide groove. A recessed hole 1 is located on the right side inside the square hole. A slider 2 is disposed inside the recessed hole 1. A threaded rod rotatably connects slider 1 and slider 2. A motor 1 is fixedly connected to the right side of slider 2. A moving block is threadedly connected to the outer side of the threaded rod. A recessed hole 2 is located on the rear side inside the square hole. A slider 3 is disposed inside the recessed hole 2. An electric push rod is fixedly connected to the outer side of slider 3. This facilitates the movement and rotation of the structure to remove cotton seedlings.

[0007] According to the cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism, there are two of each of the support blocks, namely, support block one and support block two, with support block two being taller than support block one. This facilitates the clamping of cotton seedlings.

[0008] According to the cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism, slider one is slidably connected to the support block, slider two is slidably connected to the support block, and slider three is slidably connected to the support block. This facilitates the sliding of slider one, slider two, and slider three.

[0009] According to the cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism, the right end of the threaded rod passes through the second slider and is fixedly connected to the output end of the first motor. This facilitates the first motor driving the threaded rod to rotate.

[0010] According to the cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism, the output end of the electric push rod is fixedly connected to the slider three and the moving block. This facilitates the connection between the electric push rod and the slider three.

[0011] According to the cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism, the rotating structure includes a base plate, which is fixedly connected to the upper side of the moving block. A second motor is fixedly connected to the upper side of the base plate, and a rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the output end of the second motor. The other end of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to a transplanting tray, which facilitates the rotation of the transplanting tray.

[0012] According to the cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism, the upper side of the transplanting tray has eight circular holes, which facilitates the placement of more cotton seedlings.

[0013] The present invention has the following advantages: Compared with the prior art, the design of the moving structure and the rotating structure makes it easier for the seedling picking claws that are fixed in the same position to hold and fix cotton seedlings in different positions, reducing the amount of manual labor required to deliver the cotton seedlings to the seedling picking claws, saving time and effort, and making it convenient and quick. Attached Figure Description

[0014] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments;

[0015] Figure 1 This is a front view of the overall structure of the cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism of this utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the moving structure of the cotton seedling rotating seedling tray mechanism of this utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of another moving part of the cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the rotating structure of the cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism of this utility model.

[0019] Legend:

[0020] 1. Transplanter body; 2. Frame block one; 3. Frame block two; 4. Support block; 5. Square hole; 6. Moving structure; 601. Slide groove; 602. Slider one; 603. Hole one; 604. Slider two; 605. Threaded rod; 606. Motor one; 607. Moving block; 608. Hole two; 609. Slider three; 610. Electric push rod; 7. Rotating structure; 701. Chassis; 702. Motor two; 703. Rotating shaft; 704. Transplanter tray; 705. Round hole. Detailed Implementation

[0021] This section will describe in detail the specific embodiments of the present utility model. The preferred embodiments of the present utility model are shown in the accompanying drawings. The purpose of the drawings is to supplement the textual description with graphics, so that people can intuitively and vividly understand each technical feature and the overall technical solution of the present utility model, but they should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present utility model.

[0022] Reference Figure 1-4This utility model embodiment of a cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism includes a transplanter body 1. A support block 2 and a support block 3 are fixedly connected to the upper side of the transplanter body 1. Support blocks 4 are fixedly connected to the upper sides of support blocks 2 and 3. A square hole 5 is provided on the upper side of the support block 4. A moving structure 6 is provided inside the square hole 5. A rotating structure 7 is fixedly connected to the upper side of the moving structure 6. The moving structure 6 includes a slide groove 601, which is located on the left side inside the square hole 5. A slider 602 is provided inside the slide groove 601. The right side of the square hole 5... A recessed hole 603 is provided on the side, and a slider 604 is installed inside the recessed hole 603. A threaded rod 605 is rotatably connected between slider 602 and slider 604. A motor 606 is fixedly connected to the right side of slider 604. A moving block 607 is threadedly connected to the outside of the threaded rod 605. A recessed hole 608 is provided on the rear side inside the square hole 5, and a slider 609 is installed inside the recessed hole 608. An electric push rod 610 is fixedly connected to the outside of slider 609. There are two support blocks 2 and two support blocks 3. The height of support block 3 is set to be greater than that of support block 2. The height of slider 1 (602) is high. Sliding slider 1 (602) and support block 4 are slidably connected. Sliding slider 2 (604) and support block 4 are slidably connected. Sliding slider 3 (609) and support block 4 are slidably connected. The right end of threaded rod 605 passes through slider 2 (604) and is fixedly connected to the output end of motor 1 (606). The output end of electric push rod 610 passes through slider 3 (609) and is fixedly connected to moving block 607. The PLC controller, transplanter body 1, motor 1 (606), motor 2 (702), and electric push rod 610 are connected to drive the components, facilitating their operation. When movement is required on rotating structure 7, motor 1 (606) is activated. 06. Motor 1 606 drives the threaded rod 605 to rotate. The rotation of the threaded rod 605 drives the moving block 607 to move. At the same time, the moving block 607 drives the electric push rod 610 and the slider 3 609 to move in the left and right directions. Motor 1 606 is turned off, and the electric push rod 610 is turned on. The electric push rod 610 drives the moving block 607 to move. The moving block 607 carries the threaded rod 605 to move. The threaded rod 605 carries the slider 1 602, the slider 2 604, and the motor 1 606 to move in the front and back directions. In this way, the moving block 607 and the rotating structure 7 are adjusted in the front, back, left and right directions.

[0023] The rotating structure 7 includes a base 701, which is fixedly connected to the upper side of the moving block 607. A second motor 702 is fixedly connected to the upper side of the base 701. A rotating shaft 703 is fixedly connected to the output end of the second motor 702. A transplanting tray 704 is fixedly connected to the other end of the rotating shaft 703. The upper side of the transplanting tray 704 has eight round holes 705. When the moving structure 6 moves to the front of the seedling picker, the seedling picker takes out the potted cotton seedlings from the round holes 705 on the transplanting tray 704. In order to take out cotton seedlings in other positions on the transplanting tray 704, the second motor 702 is started. The second motor 702 drives the rotating shaft 703 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 703 drives the transplanting tray 704 to rotate. Then the seedling picker takes out the cotton seedlings. The setting of the moving structure 6 and the rotating structure 7 makes it easy for the seedling picker in the same position to hold and fix cotton seedlings in different positions, reducing the amount of manual work of bringing the cotton seedlings to the seedling picker, saving time and effort, and making it convenient and fast.

[0024] Working principle: The staff will place the potted plants containing cotton seedlings in the round hole 705 of the rotating structure 7, and then the staff will activate the rotating structure 7 and the moving structure 6 to remove the cotton seedlings from the transplanting tray 704. The height of the second support block 3 is set higher than that of the first support block 2 so that the support block 4 can be tilted to facilitate the seedling removal claw.

[0025] The embodiments of the present utility model have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. Within the scope of knowledge possessed by those skilled in the art, various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism, characterized in that, The transplanter includes a main body (1), on which a support block 1 (2) and a support block 2 (3) are fixedly connected. A support block (4) is fixedly connected to the upper side of the support block 1 (2) and the upper side of the support block 2 (3). A square hole (5) is opened on the upper side of the support block (4). A movable structure (6) is provided inside the square hole (5). A rotating structure (7) is fixedly connected to the upper side of the movable structure (6). The movable structure (6) includes a slide groove (601), which is opened on the left side inside the square hole (5). A slider one (602) is provided inside the slide groove (601). A recessed hole one (603) is opened on the right side inside the square hole (5). A slider two (604) is provided inside the recessed hole one (603). A threaded rod (605) is rotatably connected between the slider one (602) and the slider two (604). A motor one (606) is fixedly connected to the right side of the slider two (604). A moving block (607) is threadedly connected to the outside of the threaded rod (605). A recessed hole two (608) is opened on the rear side inside the square hole (5). A slider three (609) is provided inside the recessed hole two (608). An electric push rod (610) is fixedly connected to the outside of the slider three (609).

2. The cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, There are two of each of the support blocks 1 (2) and support blocks 2 (3), and the height of support blocks 2 (3) is higher than that of support blocks 1 (2).

3. The cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first slider (602) and the support block (4) are slidably connected, the second slider (604) and the support block (4) are slidably connected, and the third slider (609) and the support block (4) are slidably connected.

4. The cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The right end of the threaded rod (605) is fixedly connected through the output end of the second slider (604) and the first motor (606).

5. The cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The output end of the electric push rod (610) is fixedly connected through the slider three (609) and the moving block (607).

6. The cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotating structure (7) includes a chassis (701), which is fixedly connected to the upper side of the moving block (607). A second motor (702) is fixedly connected to the upper side of the chassis (701). A rotating shaft (703) is fixedly connected to the output end of the second motor (702), and a transplanting tray (704) is fixedly connected to the other end of the rotating shaft (703).

7. The cotton seedling rotating tray mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that, The upper side of the transplanting tray (704) is provided with a round hole (705), and there are eight round holes (705).