Rice seedling raising frame

By designing a rotatable seedling frame and a PLC-controlled seedling rack, the problem of having to bend over to plant seedlings has been solved, enabling standing planting and automatic watering, thus improving planting efficiency and comfort.

CN224330032UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-09SICHUAN MOUXINGCUN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
SICHUAN MOUXINGCUN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-06-06
Publication Date
2026-06-09

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing rice seedling racks mostly use a stacked structure, which requires workers to bend over when planting seedlings, wasting labor and easily causing back injuries.

Method used

Design a seedling rack that includes a PLC circuit controller, a drive motor, and an irrigation mechanism. The seedling frame and connecting rod structure can be rotatably connected, allowing workers to plant the seedlings while standing. The PLC circuit enables automatic irrigation, reducing manual operation.

Benefits of technology

It eliminates the need to bend over during seedling planting, saves labor, and automates irrigation, improving planting efficiency and comfort.

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Abstract

This utility model discloses a seedling rack for rice cultivation, relating to the field of seedling rack technology. It includes two supports, one of which has a PLC circuit controller fixedly connected to its surface. A seedling mechanism is arranged between the two supports. A drive motor is also fixedly connected to the surface of the support with the PLC circuit controller. An irrigation mechanism is fixedly connected to the other support. When planting seedlings, workers can stand on the upper seedling frame. After filling one seedling frame, they can pull the connecting rod to rotate the two connecting seats, moving the lower seedling frame to the upper part to plant seedlings in the second frame, and so on, until all seedling frames are filled. During this process, workers do not need to bend over, making planting less strenuous and preventing back injuries. This solves the problems of existing rice cultivation seedling racks being labor-intensive and difficult to use.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of seedling rack technology, and in particular to a seedling rack for rice cultivation. Background Technology

[0002] Rice is a herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Oryza, and it is also the most important and oldest food crop in the Oryza genus. It is also known as Asian cultivated rice. Simply put, it can be called rice. It is an annual plant of the Poaceae family, with monocotyledons. It prefers warm and humid conditions and most of the rice plants are self-pollinating and produce seeds called rice panicles. The traditional method of rice seedling cultivation is to soak the seeds until they begin to germinate, and then sow them in the nursery field. Seedlings are cultivated through fertilization and field management. Due to the relatively harsh external environment, the seedlings after germination are relatively fragile. Therefore, nowadays, rice seeds are often cultivated. When the seedlings grow to a certain extent, they are then transplanted into the field. Seedling racks are needed in the seedling cultivation process.

[0003] Currently, most existing rice seedling racks achieve their effect using the following technologies;

[0004] Irrigation technologies, including micro-sprinkler irrigation and automatic sprinkler systems;

[0005] Temperature control technology, including the application of insulation materials and automatic temperature control technology;

[0006] Automatic adjustment technology, including height adjustment technology and angle adjustment technology;

[0007] Vertical planting technology includes multi-layer structure design and space optimization technology;

[0008] Other auxiliary technologies include supplemental lighting technology and pest and disease control technology;

[0009] Currently, existing rice seedling racks have been found to have at least the following technical problems in actual use;

[0010] Most existing rice seedling racks use a stacked structure, which is a layered structure that stacks one layer on top of another. This structure saves space, but when planting seedlings, workers need to bend over and plant them one layer at a time, which consumes a lot of their strength and can injure their backs, so it is not easy to use. Utility Model Content

[0011] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides a seedling rack for rice cultivation, solving the problems of existing rice cultivation seedling racks being labor-intensive and difficult to use.

[0012] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0013] A rice seedling rack includes two supports. A PLC circuit controller is fixedly connected to the surface of one support. A seedling mechanism is set between the two supports. A drive motor is also fixedly connected to the surface of the support with the PLC circuit controller. An irrigation mechanism is fixedly connected to the other support. The seedling mechanism includes a connecting seat, a connecting rod, a connecting block, and a seedling frame. The irrigation mechanism includes a water tank, a water pipe, a water pump, and four nozzles.

[0014] Preferably, there are two connecting seats, and each connecting seat is rotatably connected to two brackets by bearings.

[0015] Preferably, the output end of the drive motor is rotatably connected to the bracket and passes through the bracket, and the output shaft of the drive motor is fixedly connected to one of the connecting seats.

[0016] Preferably, there are twelve connecting rods divided into six groups, with six connecting rods fixedly connected to each connecting seat, and a connecting block fixedly connected to the end of each of the twelve connecting rods away from the connecting seat.

[0017] Preferably, there are six seedling frames, and each of the six seedling frames is rotatably connected to a connecting block that is fixedly connected to six sets of connecting rods.

[0018] Preferably, the water tank is installed on the side wall of the bracket, one end of the water pipe extends into the inner bottom surface of the water tank, and the other end of the water pipe passes through the bracket and is fixedly connected to the bracket.

[0019] Preferably, a water pump is fixedly installed in the middle section of the water pipe, and the water pump is fixedly connected to the bracket.

[0020] Preferably, the water pipe also passes through the connector near the water tank and is rotatably connected to it, and the end of the water pipe located inside the seedling mechanism is fixedly connected to four nozzles.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] I. In this application, when planting seedlings, workers can stand on the upper seedling frame to plant the seedlings. After one seedling frame is filled, the connecting rod is pulled to rotate the two connecting seats, moving the lower seedling frame to the upper part, and then planting seedlings in the second seedling frame, and so on, until all seedling frames are filled with seedlings. During this process, workers do not need to bend over, which is more labor-saving and will not hurt their backs. This solves the problem that the existing seedling frames used for rice planting are labor-intensive and difficult to use.

[0023] Second, the watering operation can be timed through a PLC circuit controller. The PLC circuit controller controls the water pump to start at regular intervals, draws water from the water tank through the water pipe, and drips water onto the seedling frame located at the bottom through the nozzle. After watering one seedling frame, the PLC circuit controller automatically controls the drive motor to start, causing the connecting seat to rotate 60 degrees, moving another seedling frame to the bottom, and the water pump restarts to perform the watering operation. This process is repeated to give this application the effect of automatic watering. Attached Figure Description

[0024] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of this utility model. In order to better understand the technical means of this utility model and to implement it in accordance with the contents of the specification, the preferred embodiments of this utility model are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0025] Figure 1 This is a left-side view of the structure of this utility model;

[0026] Figure 2 This is a right-side structural view of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the seedling raising mechanism of this utility model;

[0028] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the seedling frame of this utility model;

[0029] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the support and irrigation mechanism of this utility model.

[0030] Legend: 1. Support frame; 2. Seedling raising mechanism; 3. Drive motor; 4. Water tank; 101. PLC circuit control; 201. Connecting seat; 202. Connecting rod; 203. Connecting block; 204. Seedling frame; 401. Water pipe; 402. Water pump; 403. Sprinkler head. Detailed Implementation

[0031] This application provides a rice seedling rack, which effectively solves the problems of existing rice seedling racks being labor-intensive and difficult to use.

[0032] Example

[0033] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the technical solution in this application embodiment effectively solves the technical problems of existing rice planting seedling racks being labor-intensive and difficult to use. The overall idea is as follows:

[0034] To address the problems existing in the prior art, this utility model provides a seedling rack for rice cultivation, comprising two supports 1. A PLC circuit controller 101 is fixedly connected to the surface of one of the supports 1. A seedling mechanism 2 is arranged between the two supports 1. A drive motor 3 is also fixedly connected to the surface of the support 1 with the PLC circuit controller 101. An irrigation mechanism is fixedly connected to the other support 1. The seedling mechanism 2 includes a connecting seat 201, a connecting rod 202, a connecting block 203, and a seedling frame 204. The irrigation mechanism includes a water tank 4, a water pipe 401, a water pump 402, and four nozzles 403.

[0035] There are two connecting seats 201, and each of the two connecting seats 201 is rotatably connected to the two brackets 1 by bearings.

[0036] The output end of the drive motor 3 is rotatably connected to the bracket 1 and passes through the bracket 1. The output shaft of the drive motor 3 is fixedly connected to one of the connecting seats 201.

[0037] There are twelve connecting rods 202 in total, divided into six groups. Each connecting seat 201 is fixedly connected to six connecting rods 202. Each of the twelve connecting rods 202 has a connecting block 203 fixedly connected to the end away from the connecting seat 201.

[0038] There are six seedling frames 204, and the six seedling frames 204 are rotatably connected to the connecting blocks 203 that are fixedly connected to the six sets of connecting rods 202.

[0039] Water tank 4 is installed on the side wall of bracket 1. One end of water pipe 401 extends into the inner bottom surface of water tank 4, and the other end of water pipe 401 passes through bracket 1 and is fixedly connected to bracket 1.

[0040] A water pump 402 is fixedly installed in the middle section of the water pipe 401, and the water pump 402 is fixedly connected to the bracket 1.

[0041] The water pipe 401 also passes through the connecting seat 201 near the end of the water tank 4 and is rotatably connected to it. The end of the water pipe 401 located inside the seedling mechanism 2 is fixedly connected to four nozzles 403.

[0042] Working principle:

[0043] The first step involves the staff standing on the upper seedling frame 204 to plant the seedlings. After one seedling frame 204 is filled, the staff pulls the connecting rod 202 to rotate the two connecting seats 201, moving the lower seedling frame 204 to the upper part to plant the seedlings in the second seedling frame 204. This process is repeated until all seedling frames 204 are filled with seedlings. During this process, the staff does not need to bend over, making the planting less strenuous and preventing back injuries.

[0044] The second step involves timed watering via PLC circuit controller 101. PLC circuit controller 101 controls water pump 402 to start and draw water from water tank 4 through water pipe 401. The water is then dripped onto the seedling frame 204 at the bottom through nozzle 403. After watering one seedling frame 204, PLC circuit controller 101 automatically controls drive motor 3 to start and rotate connecting seat 201 by 60 degrees, moving another seedling frame 204 to the bottom. Water pump 402 then restarts to perform the watering operation, and so on, to achieve automatic watering.

[0045] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the implementation. Those skilled in the art can make other variations or modifications based on the above description. It is neither necessary nor possible to exhaustively list all possible implementations. However, obvious variations or modifications derived therefrom are still within the protection scope of this invention.

Claims

1. A seedling rack for rice cultivation, comprising two supports (1), wherein a PLC circuit controller (101) is fixedly connected to the surface of one of the supports (1), characterized in that, A seedling raising mechanism (2) is provided between the two brackets (1). A drive motor (3) is also fixedly connected to the surface of the bracket (1) equipped with a PLC circuit controller (101). An irrigation mechanism is fixedly connected to the other bracket (1). The seedling raising mechanism (2) includes a connecting seat (201), a connecting rod (202), a connecting block (203), and a seedling frame (204). The irrigation mechanism includes a water tank (4), a water pipe (401), a water pump (402), and four nozzles (403).

2. The rice seedling rack as described in claim 1, characterized in that: There are two connecting seats (201), and both connecting seats (201) are rotatably connected to the two brackets (1) respectively by setting bearings.

3. The rice seedling rack as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The output end of the drive motor (3) is rotatably connected to the bracket (1) and passes through the bracket (1). The output shaft of the drive motor (3) is fixedly connected to one of the connecting seats (201).

4. The rice seedling rack as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The number of connecting rods (202) is twelve and they are divided into six groups. Each connecting seat (201) is fixedly connected to six connecting rods (202). Each of the twelve connecting rods (202) is fixedly connected to a connecting block (203) at the end away from the connecting seat (201).

5. The rice seedling rack as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The number of seedling frames (204) is six, and the six seedling frames (204) are rotatably connected to the connecting blocks (203) that are fixedly connected to the six sets of connecting rods (202).

6. The rice seedling rack as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The water tank (4) is located on the side wall of the support (1). One end of the water pipe (401) extends into the inner bottom surface of the water tank (4), and the other end of the water pipe (401) passes through the support (1) and is fixedly connected to the support (1).

7. A seedling rack for rice cultivation as described in claim 6, characterized in that: A water pump (402) is fixedly installed in the middle section of the water pipe (401), and the water pump (402) is fixedly connected to the bracket (1).

8. A seedling rack for rice cultivation as described in claim 7, characterized in that: The water pipe (401) also passes through the connector (201) near the end of the water tank (4) and is rotatably connected to it. The end of the water pipe (401) located inside the seedling mechanism (2) is fixedly connected to four nozzles (403).