Pot-shaped blanket seedling raising tray
By designing a pot-shaped, blanket-like seedling tray and utilizing a structure of raised and staggered connecting grooves, the problems of seedling root breakage and low transplanting efficiency were solved, achieving root system integrity and convenient transplanting.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- YANGZHOU UNIV
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-21
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-16
AI Technical Summary
Existing seedling trays are prone to root breakage when picking up seedlings, and have low transplanting efficiency. Roots can easily grow downwards through the holes, leading to uneven seeding and root breakage problems.
Design a pot-shaped, blanket-like seedling tray. The bottom of the tray has bowls arranged in a longitudinal and transverse pattern. The bottom of each bowl has a through hole and a fixed protrusion. The protrusion has a connecting hole. The longitudinal connecting grooves are staggered, and the transverse connecting grooves are arranged in a straight line. When the roots encounter the protrusion, they change their growth direction, reducing the risk of root breakage.
It improves the seedling raising effect and transplanting quality, makes the root system less prone to breakage, has a more complete structure, reduces root loss during the cutting process, and facilitates machine transplanting.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of seedling raising technology, and in particular to a pot-shaped, blanket-like seedling raising tray. Background Technology
[0002] In existing technology, there are two types of seedling trays. One type has a structure where the upper end of the tray has an integral trough for seedling cultivation, and the bottom of the tray has several small holes communicating with the integral trough. When using this tray for seedling cultivation, the seedlings are scattered randomly on the seedbed formed by the integral trough area, resulting in a carpet-like seedling. The roots of the seedlings extend through the small holes to the bottom of the tray, resulting in an uneven distribution of the seed quantity. The number of seedlings picked up each time is inconsistent, and the roots are easily broken, leading to poor planting results. The other type of seedling tray has a structure where the bottom of the tray has several bowls arranged in a longitudinal and transverse pattern. The bottom of each bowl has a through hole, and the seedlings are sown in the bowls. The amount of seed in each bowl is fixed and can be varied as needed. The seedlings grown in each bowl are independent and do not form a continuous patch. Although the seedlings grown using this method can achieve 1-2 seedlings per bowl, it cannot be machine transplanted, resulting in low transplanting efficiency. More importantly, the roots can easily grow downwards through the through holes, and the roots are also easily broken when picking up the seedlings after cultivation. Utility Model Content
[0003] In view of the problems existing in the above-mentioned seedling trays, this utility model is proposed.
[0004] Therefore, the problem that this utility model aims to solve is that when using existing seedling trays for seedling cultivation, the roots are easily broken when picking up the seedlings. When using this utility model for seedling cultivation, the roots grow inside the pot. When the roots want to grow downwards, the raised design makes it difficult for the roots to find the through holes to grow downwards. As a result, the roots will not grow downwards through the seedling tray and penetrate into the soil. After the seedlings are cultivated, the seedlings are basically all inside the pot, and the roots will not be broken when picking up the seedlings, thus improving the seedling cultivation effect.
[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a pot-shaped blanket-like seedling raising tray, wherein the bottom of the seedling raising tray is provided with a plurality of pots arranged in a longitudinal and transverse manner, the bottom of the pots is provided with a through hole, and a protrusion is fixed on the upper side of the bottom of the pot, and a connecting hole communicating with the through hole is opened on the protrusion.
[0006] In this application, the longitudinal length of the seedling tray is much greater than its transverse length.
[0007] As a preferred embodiment of the pot-shaped blanket-like seedling raising tray of this utility model, wherein: a plurality of pots in the longitudinal direction are provided with longitudinal connecting grooves that allow two adjacent pots to connect longitudinally.
[0008] As a preferred embodiment of the pot-shaped blanket-like seedling raising tray of this utility model, wherein: among the several sets of longitudinal connecting grooves in the middle, two adjacent longitudinal connecting grooves in the longitudinal direction are staggered in the transverse direction.
[0009] As a preferred embodiment of the pot-shaped blanket-like seedling raising tray of this utility model, wherein: several pots in the horizontal direction are provided with horizontal connecting grooves that allow two adjacent pots to connect horizontally.
[0010] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: It was unexpectedly discovered that when the root system tries to grow downwards, it will change its growth direction when it encounters a protrusion, and the root system will not grow downwards through the through hole. When the seedlings are picked up after the seedling cultivation is completed, the seedling roots are not easily broken, resulting in a better seedling cultivation effect. The two adjacent longitudinal connecting grooves in the longitudinal direction are staggered in the transverse direction. This structure can increase the root connection strength, reduce the loss of roots during the cutting process, and make the root structure of the pot more complete (if the longitudinal connecting grooves are not staggered but are in the same straight line, the roots are more likely to grow in two or more connected holes, which will increase the amount of soil attached when cutting). Attached Figure Description
[0011] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort. Among them:
[0012] Figure 1 This is the front view of the present invention.
[0013] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the present invention.
[0014] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified view of the structure at point A in the middle.
[0015] Figure 4 This is a partial three-dimensional structure of the present invention. Figure 1 .
[0016] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A magnified view of the structure at point B in the middle section.
[0017] Figure 6 This is a partial three-dimensional structure of the present invention. Figure 2 .
[0018] In the diagram: 100 seedling tray, 101 pot, 1011 protrusion, 1011-1 connecting hole, 1012 longitudinal connecting groove, 1013 transverse connecting groove, 1014 through hole, 102 support frame. Detailed Implementation
[0019] To make the above-mentioned objectives, features and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, the specific embodiments of this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0020] Many specific details are set forth in the following description in order to provide a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Those skilled in the art can make similar extensions without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.
[0021] Secondly, the term "an embodiment" or "embodiment" as used herein refers to a specific feature, structure, or characteristic that may be included in at least one implementation of the present invention. The phrase "in one embodiment" appearing in different places in this specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a single or selective embodiment that excludes other embodiments.
[0022] Example 1
[0023] Reference Figures 1-3 and Figure 6 This is the first embodiment of the present invention, which provides a pot-shaped, blanket-like seedling tray that can greatly reduce the root system from growing downwards and penetrating the soil, thereby improving the seedling raising effect.
[0024] Specifically, the bottom of the seedling tray 100 is provided with several bowls 101 arranged in a longitudinal and transverse manner, each with an upward-facing seedling trough. The bottom of each bowl 101 is provided with a through hole 1014. A protrusion 1011 is fixed on the upper side of the bottom of the bowl 101, and a connecting hole 1011-1 communicating with the through hole 1014 is opened on the protrusion 1011.
[0025] It was unexpectedly discovered that, through the simple structure of the protrusion 1011, the roots of the seedlings would not grow downward through the through hole 1014 during the seedling raising process. When the roots encountered the protrusion 1011 during the root growth process, they would change their growth direction and would not grow downward through the through hole 1014. When the seedlings were picked up after the seedling raising was completed, the roots of the seedlings were not easily broken, resulting in a good seedling raising effect.
[0026] The seedling tray 100 has a support frame 102 around its perimeter, and several pots 101 are inside the support frame 102, with the bottom side of the pots 101 flush with the bottom side of the support frame 102.
[0027] The support frame 102 provides support for the entire seedling tray 100, improving the reliability of the overall structure.
[0028] Example 2
[0029] Reference Figures 3-6 This is the second embodiment of the present invention, which is based on the previous embodiment and can further improve the quality of seedling raising.
[0030] Specifically, several bowls 101 in the longitudinal direction have longitudinal connecting grooves 1012 that allow two adjacent bowls 101 to connect longitudinally. Among the several sets of longitudinal connecting grooves 1012 in the middle, two adjacent longitudinal connecting grooves 1012 in the longitudinal direction are staggered in the transverse direction.
[0031] Two adjacent longitudinal connecting grooves 1012 in the longitudinal direction are staggered in the transverse direction. For ease of description, the process of root growth in the seedling pot 101 is explained from front to back, using the front view as a reference. When the root encounters the foremost longitudinal connecting groove 1012, the root will pass through the foremost longitudinal connecting groove 1012 and grow into the next seedling pot 101. When it encounters the next staggered longitudinal connecting groove 1012, the root will pass through the next staggered longitudinal connecting groove 1012 and grow into the next seedling pot 101. The root growth process in the seedling pot 101 is similar to the above process (wherein, the direction of root growth is not limited to front to back, but can also be from back to front). This structure can increase the root connection strength, reduce root loss during cutting, and make the root structure of the pot more complete (if the longitudinal connecting grooves 1012 are not staggered but are the same straight line, the root is more likely to grow in two or more connected holes, which will increase the amount of soil attached when cutting).
[0032] In the horizontal direction, the longitudinal connecting grooves 1012 on the two rows of bowls 101 at the left and right ends are in a straight line.
[0033] After the seedlings are raised, they are usually lifted upwards from both ends of the seedling tray 100. This structure makes it easy to lift the seedlings as a whole, and the seedlings are not easy to break.
[0034] Several bowls 101 in the horizontal direction have horizontal connecting grooves 1013 that allow two adjacent bowls 101 to connect horizontally.
[0035] The transverse length is relatively short, and several transverse connecting grooves 1013 in each column are set in a straight line. During the seedling raising process, the roots will grow through the transverse connecting grooves 1013 to the next pot 101. The combined setting of the longitudinal connecting grooves 1012 and the transverse connecting grooves 1013 makes the seedling roots form an interlaced network structure after seedling raising, reducing the downward growth of roots, making the roots firm and not easy to break, which facilitates machine transplanting later and helps to improve the quality of transplanting.
[0036] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of this utility model and are not intended to limit it. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solution of this utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of this utility model, and all such modifications or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the claims of this utility model.
Claims
1. A pot-shaped, blanket-like seedling tray, wherein the bottom of the tray is provided with a plurality of bowls arranged longitudinally and transversely, and the bottom of each bowl has a through hole, characterized in that: The convex is fixed on the upper side of the bottom of the bowl, and a connecting hole is formed on the convex and communicated with the through hole.
2. The pot-shaped blanket seedling raising tray according to claim 1, wherein: Several bowls in the longitudinal direction are provided with longitudinal communication grooves for longitudinally communicating adjacent two bowls.
3. The pot-shaped blanket seedling raising tray according to claim 2, wherein: Among the several groups of longitudinal communication grooves, adjacent two longitudinal communication grooves in the longitudinal direction are staggered in the transverse direction.
4. The pot-shaped blanket seedling raising tray according to claim 2, wherein: Several bowls in the transverse direction are provided with transverse communication grooves for transversely communicating adjacent two bowls.