A film laminating mechanism with adjustable width for a film laminating machine

CN224654258UActive Publication Date: 2026-08-21GASU POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRYANDENG
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Application Number
CN202522130903.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-10-09
Publication Date
2026-08-21
Estimated Expiration
2035-10-09

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Technical Problem

传统的覆膜机在进行作业时,存在诸多限制

Benefits of technology

本实用新型通过设置调节组件,即螺纹杆与螺纹块的配合,以及第一电动机的驱动,能够快速且精准地调节两个移动杆之间的距离,从而实现对覆膜宽度的灵活调整,可轻松应对不同宽度需求的作业场景,极大地提高了覆膜机构的通用性和适用性,无需频繁更换设备,降低了生产成本,提高了工作效率。

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of film covering, especially a wide width adjustable film covering mechanism for a film covering machine. The wide width adjustable film covering mechanism for the film covering machine comprises a support plate. Both ends of the support plate are connected with support rods. Both ends of the two support rods on the side relatively close to each other are both installed with sliding rods. Adjacent two sliding rods are jointly connected with a moving rod through sliding. An adjusting assembly is arranged in the support plate. The adjusting assembly is drivingly connected with the two moving rods to drive the two moving rods to relatively approach or move away along the sliding rods, thereby adjusting the film covering width. The wide width adjustable film covering mechanism for the film covering machine provided by the utility model can quickly and accurately adjust the distance between the two moving rods through the adjusting assembly, i.e. the cooperation of the threaded rod and the threaded block, and the driving of the first motor, thereby flexibly adjusting the film covering width, easily coping with different width requirement operation scenes, and greatly improving the universality and applicability of the film covering mechanism.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of lamination, and in particular to a wide-width adjustable lamination mechanism for a lamination machine. Background Technology

[0002] In agricultural production and other related fields, mulching is an important operational process. Traditional mulching machines face numerous limitations. Firstly, most mulching machines have a fixed mulching width, failing to adapt flexibly to varying width requirements. When mulching is needed to cover land of different widths to meet diverse crop planting needs, or in industrial production to protect objects such as boards of different sizes, fixed-width mulching machines often fall short, leading to frequent equipment changes, significantly reducing work efficiency and increasing production costs. Secondly, even if some mulching machines have width adjustment capabilities, the adjustment methods are often cumbersome and complex. It may require manual disassembly, installation, and readjustment of multiple components, a process that consumes considerable time and manpower.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new wide-width adjustable laminating mechanism for laminating machines to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] To overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, a wide-width adjustable laminating mechanism for a laminating machine is provided to solve the above-mentioned problems.

[0005] The wide-width adjustable film covering mechanism for film covering machines provided by this utility model includes: a support plate; support rods are connected to both ends of the support plate, and sliding rods are installed at both ends of the two support rods on their relatively close sides, with a moving rod slidably connected to two adjacent sliding rods; wherein, an adjustment component is provided inside the support plate, and the adjustment component is pulverizedly connected to the two moving rods to drive them to move closer or further away from each other along the sliding rods, thereby adjusting the film covering width; a ridging component, a film spreading component, a film adjusting component, a film covering component, a film pressing component, and a soil covering component are sequentially arranged along the working direction on the opposite sides of the two moving rods; the adjustment component includes a threaded rod rotatably connected to the support plate, and threaded blocks are threaded to both ends of the outer side of the threaded rod, with adjustment rods connected to both sides of the two threaded blocks, and the sides of the two adjustment rods away from the threaded blocks respectively connected to the moving rods; a first motor for driving the threaded rod to rotate is installed on one side of one of the support rods.

[0006] Preferably, the ridging component includes ridging crossbars installed on the opposite side of the two moving rods, and ridging vertical rods are bolted to the outer sides of the two ridging crossbars. Rigging shovels are connected to the bottom of the same side of the two ridging vertical rods.

[0007] Preferably, the film-laying component includes film-laying horizontal bars connected to the bottom of the two moving rods respectively, film-laying vertical bars being bolted to the outer sides of the two film-laying horizontal bars, abutting springs being connected to the bottom of the two film-laying vertical bars on their relatively close sides, and conical fixing heads being connected to the relatively close sides of the two abutting springs.

[0008] Preferably, the film adjusting component includes an adjusting vertical rod connected to the bottom of both moving rods, an adjusting horizontal rod connected to the bottom of the two adjusting vertical rods on their relatively close sides, and a guide plate connected to the bottom of the two adjusting horizontal rods on their relatively close sides.

[0009] Preferably, the coating component includes coating vertical rods respectively connected to the opposite sides of the two moving rods, and coating rollers are connected to the bottom of the opposite sides of the two coating vertical rods. The opposite sides of the two coating rollers are slidably connected to a connecting shaft.

[0010] Preferably, the pressing component includes pressing crossbars respectively installed on the opposite side of the two moving rods. Pressing vertical rods are bolted to the outer sides of the two pressing crossbars. Pressing rollers are connected to the bottom of the opposite side of the two pressing vertical rods. A transmission rod is slidably connected to the opposite side of the two pressing rollers. The outer side of the transmission rod is connected to the bottom of the support plate through a bracket. Multiple keys are equidistantly arranged on the inner side of the two pressing rollers. A keyway for sliding of the keys is opened on the outer side of the transmission rod.

[0011] Preferably, a second motor is installed at the bottom of the support plate, the output end of the second motor is connected to a drive gear, the outer side of the drive gear is connected to a driven gear via a transmission belt, and the inner side of the driven gear is connected to the outer side of the transmission rod.

[0012] Preferably, the soil covering component includes soil covering horizontal bars installed on the opposite side of the two moving rods, soil covering vertical bars are bolted to the outer sides of the two soil covering horizontal bars, and soil covering shovels are connected to the bottom of the opposite side of the two soil covering vertical bars.

[0013] Compared with related technologies, the wide-width adjustable laminating mechanism for laminating machines provided by this utility model has the following advantages: This invention, by setting an adjustment component, namely the cooperation of a threaded rod and a threaded block, and the drive of a first motor, can quickly and accurately adjust the distance between two moving rods, thereby achieving flexible adjustment of the coating width. It can easily cope with different width requirements in operation scenarios, greatly improving the versatility and applicability of the coating mechanism, eliminating the need for frequent equipment replacement, reducing production costs, and improving work efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Figure 1A schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the wide-width adjustable laminating mechanism for a laminating machine provided by this utility model; Figure 2 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the structure of the adjustment component; Figure 3 for Figure 1 The diagram shows the structure of the ridging component.

[0015] The following are the labeling elements in the diagram: 1. Support plate; 11. Support rod; 12. Sliding rod; 13. Moving rod; 2. Threaded rod; 21. Threaded block; 22. Adjusting rod; 3. Ridging crossbar; 31. Ridging vertical bar; 32. Ridging shovel; 4. Film laying crossbar; 41. Film laying vertical bar; 42. Abutment spring; 43. Conical fixing head; 5. Adjusting vertical bar; 51. Adjusting crossbar; 52. Guide plate; 6. Film covering vertical bar; 61. Film covering roller; 62. Connecting shaft; 7. Film pressing crossbar; 71. Film pressing vertical bar; 72. Film pressing roller; 73. Transmission rod; 74. Drive gear; 75. Driven gear; 8. Soil covering crossbar; 81. Soil covering vertical bar; 82. Soil covering shovel. Detailed Implementation

[0016] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model.

[0017] The specific implementation of this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.

[0018] This utility model provides a wide-width adjustable laminating mechanism for a laminating machine. The mechanism includes: a support plate 1; support rods 11 connected to both ends of the support plate 1; slide rods 12 installed at both ends of the two support rods 11 on opposite sides; and moving rods 13 slidably connected to adjacent slide rods 12. An adjustment component is located within the support plate 1, and the adjustment component is drively connected to the two moving rods 13 to drive them to move closer or further apart along the slide rods 12, thereby adjusting the laminating width. The two moving rods 13 are arranged in sequence along the working direction on opposite sides as a ridging component, a film-laying component, a film-adjusting component, a film-covering component, a film-pressing component, and a soil-covering component; the adjusting assembly includes a threaded rod 2 rotatably connected to the support plate 1, with threaded blocks 21 threaded to both ends of the outer side of the threaded rod 2, and adjusting rods 22 connected to both sides of the two threaded blocks 21. The side of the two adjusting rods 22 away from the threaded blocks 21 is connected to the moving rod 13 respectively, and a first motor for driving the threaded rod 2 to rotate is installed on one side of one of the support rods 11.

[0019] It should be noted that: the support plate 1 serves as the basic load-bearing structure, providing installation support for the overall components; the support rods 11 at both ends are used to fix the sliding rod 12, and the sliding rod 12 provides a sliding track for the moving rod 13, allowing the moving rod 13 to move stably along it; the adjustment assembly is responsible for adjusting the film width, wherein when the threaded rod 2 rotates, the threaded blocks 21 at both outer ends will move closer or further away from it, and the threaded blocks 21 drive the moving rod 13 to move synchronously through the adjustment rods 22 on both sides; the first motor located on one side of one of the support rods 11 provides power for the rotation of the threaded rod 2; the ridging component, film-laying component, film-adjusting component, film-covering component, film-pressing component, and soil-covering component are arranged sequentially along the working direction on opposite sides of the two moving rods 13, respectively, to complete the work process of ridging, releasing the film, adjusting the position of the film, covering the film, pressing the film, and covering the film with soil, and to work together to achieve the film covering operation.

[0020] In an embodiment of this utility model, the ridging component includes ridging crossbars 3 installed on the opposite side of the two moving rods 13. Ridging vertical rods 31 are bolted to the outer sides of the two ridging crossbars 3. Ridging shovels 32 are connected to the bottom of the same side of the two ridging vertical rods 31.

[0021] It should be noted that the ridging component specifically includes ridging crossbars 3 installed on the opposite side of the two moving rods 13. The ridging crossbars 3 provide the installation base for the ridging vertical rods 31. The outer sides of the two ridging crossbars 3 are bolted with the ridging vertical rods 31. The bolt connection facilitates the adjustment of the position of the ridging vertical rods 31 according to actual needs. The bottom of the two ridging vertical rods 31 on the same side is connected to a ridging shovel 32. The ridging shovel 32 is in direct contact with the soil and completes the ridging operation during the movement of the mechanism.

[0022] In an embodiment of this utility model, the film-laying component includes a film-laying horizontal bar 4 connected to the bottom of two moving rods 13 respectively. The outer sides of the two film-laying horizontal bars 4 are each connected to a film-laying vertical bar 41 by bolts. The bottom of the two film-laying vertical bars 41 on the relatively close side is connected to an abutment spring 42. The relatively close side of the two abutment springs 42 is connected to a conical fixing head 43.

[0023] It should be noted that the film-laying component includes a film-laying crossbar 4 connected to the bottom of two moving rods 13 respectively. The film-laying crossbar 4 provides installation support for the film-laying vertical rod 41. The outer sides of the two film-laying crossbars 4 are each connected to the film-laying vertical rod 41 by bolts. The bolt connection facilitates the adjustment of the position of the film-laying vertical rod 41 to adapt to different specifications of mulch film rolls. The bottom of the two film-laying vertical rods 41 on the relatively close side is connected to abutment spring 42. The abutment spring 42 is elastic and can apply pressure to the conical fixing head 43. The conical fixing head 43 connected to the relatively close side of the two abutment springs 42 can be inserted into the center of both ends of the mulch film roll. Under the action of the abutment spring 42, the mulch film roll is firmly fixed, thereby realizing the stable release of mulch film.

[0024] In an embodiment of this utility model, the film adjusting component includes adjusting vertical rods 5 connected to the bottom of both moving rods 13, adjusting horizontal rods 51 connected to the bottom of the two adjusting vertical rods 5 on their relatively close sides, and guide plates 52 connected to the relatively close sides of the two adjusting horizontal rods 51.

[0025] It should be noted that the film adjustment component includes adjustable vertical rods 5 connected to the bottom of both moving rods 13. The adjustable vertical rods 5 provide installation support for the adjustable horizontal rods 51. The bottom of the two adjustable vertical rods 5 on the relatively close side is connected to the adjustable horizontal rods 51. The adjustable horizontal rods 51 are used to fix the guide plate 52. The guide plate 52 is connected to the relatively close side of the two adjustable horizontal rods 51. The guide plate 52 can guide and correct the position of the released mulch film during the mulching process, ensuring that the mulch film can accurately cover the soil after ridging, and ensuring the accuracy of the mulching position. The guide plate 52 is used to limit and guide the edge of the mulch film, so that the edge of the mulch film shrinks, thereby adjusting the width of the mulch film.

[0026] In an embodiment of this utility model, the coating component includes coating vertical rods 6 that are respectively connected to the opposite side of the two moving rods 13. The bottom of the opposite side of the two coating vertical rods 6 is connected to a coating roller 61. The opposite side of the two coating rollers 61 is slidably connected to a connecting shaft 62.

[0027] It should be noted that the mulching component includes mulching vertical rods 6 connected to the opposite sides of the two moving rods 13. The mulching vertical rods 6 provide mounting support for the mulching rollers 61. The bottom of the two mulching vertical rods 6 on the opposite sides are connected to mulching rollers 61. The mulching rollers 61 can slide on the connecting shaft 62 to adapt to different mulching widths. The opposite sides of the two mulching rollers 61 are slidably connected to the connecting shaft 62. The connecting shaft 62 connects the two mulching rollers 61 so that they can rotate synchronously. During the operation of the mechanism, the mulching rollers 61 will flatly press the adjusted mulch film onto the soil surface after ridging, thus completing the mulching operation.

[0028] In an embodiment of this utility model, the pressing component includes pressing crossbars 7 respectively installed on the opposite side of the two moving rods 13. Pressing vertical rods 71 ​​are bolted to the outer sides of the two pressing crossbars 7. Pressing rollers 72 are connected to the bottom of the opposite side of the two pressing vertical rods 71. A transmission rod 73 is slidably connected to the opposite side of the two pressing rollers 72. The outer side of the transmission rod 73 is connected to the bottom of the support plate 1 through a bracket. Multiple keys are equidistantly arranged on the inner side of the two pressing rollers 72. A keyway for sliding keys is opened on the outer side of the transmission rod 73. A second motor is installed at the bottom of the support plate 1. The output end of the second motor is connected to a drive gear 74. A driven gear 75 is connected to the outer side of the drive gear 74 through a transmission belt. The inner side of the driven gear 75 is connected to the outer side of the transmission rod 73.

[0029] It should be noted that the membrane pressing component includes membrane pressing crossbars 7 installed on the opposite side of the two moving rods 13. The membrane pressing crossbars 7 provide the mounting base for the membrane pressing vertical rods 71. The outer sides of both membrane pressing crossbars 7 are bolted to the membrane pressing vertical rods 71, allowing for easy adjustment of the position of the membrane pressing vertical rods 71 ​​according to actual conditions. The bottom of the two membrane pressing vertical rods 71, on the side closest to each other, is connected to membrane pressing rollers 72. The membrane pressing rollers 72 are used to further compact the mulch film covering the soil. The two membrane pressing rollers 72 are slidably connected to the side closest to each other by a transmission rod 73. The transmission rod 73 provides support and transmission for the membrane pressing rollers 72, and its outer side is connected to the bottom of the support plate 1 via a bracket, enhancing the structural stability. Multiple keys are equidistantly arranged on the inner side of the film roller 72, and a keyway for sliding is provided on the outer side of the transmission rod 73. This structural design allows the film roller 72 to slide along the transmission rod 73 as the moving rod 13 moves, while ensuring that the transmission rod 73 can drive the film roller 72 to rotate. A second motor is installed at the bottom of the support plate 1 to provide power for the rotation of the film roller 72. The output end of the second motor is connected to a drive gear 74, and the outer side of the drive gear 74 is connected to a driven gear 75 through a transmission belt. The inner side of the driven gear 75 is connected to the outer side of the transmission rod 73. Through the cooperation of the gear and the transmission belt, the power of the second motor is transmitted to the transmission rod 73, thereby driving the film roller 72 to rotate and realizing the compaction of the mulch film.

[0030] In an embodiment of this utility model, the soil covering component includes soil covering horizontal bars 8 installed on the opposite side of the two moving rods 13. Soil covering vertical bars 81 are bolted to the outer sides of the two soil covering horizontal bars 81. Soil covering shovels 82 are connected to the bottom of the opposite side of the two soil covering vertical bars 81.

[0031] It should be noted that the soil covering component includes soil covering horizontal bars 8 installed on the opposite side of the two moving rods 13. The soil covering horizontal bars 8 provide the installation base for the soil covering vertical bars 81. The soil covering vertical bars 81 are bolted to the outer sides of the two soil covering horizontal bars 8. The bolt connection makes it easy to adjust the position of the soil covering vertical bars 81 according to actual needs. The bottom of the two soil covering vertical bars 81 on the opposite side is connected to a soil covering shovel 82. During the movement of the mechanism, the soil covering shovel 82 will shovel up the soil and cover the edge of the mulch film, thereby firmly fixing the mulch film on the soil and completing the last step of the mulching operation.

[0032] The working principle of the adjustable mulching mechanism for the mulching machine provided by this utility model is as follows: Before mulching, the first motor located on one side of one of the support rods 11 is started according to the required mulching width. The first motor drives the threaded rod 2 to rotate. Since the threads at both ends of the threaded rod 2 are opposite in direction, the threaded blocks 21 at both ends of the outer side will move closer or further away from each other along the threaded rod 2 during rotation. The threaded blocks 21 are connected to the moving rods 13 through the adjusting rods 22 on both sides, thereby driving the two moving rods 13 to move closer or further away from each other along the slide rod 12, thus completing the adjustment of the mulching width. After the width is adjusted, the power equipment is started, and the mechanism begins to move forward. At this time, the ridging component begins to work. The ridging crossbars 3 installed on the side of the two moving rods 13 that are far away from each other drive the ridging vertical rods 31 to move. The ridging shovels 32 at the bottom of the ridging vertical rods 31 penetrate into the soil, completing the ridging operation during the movement of the mechanism. Next, the film-laying mechanism takes effect. The film-laying crossbar 4 moves with the moving rod 13, and the abutment spring 42 on the film-laying vertical rod 41 presses the conical fixing head 43 tightly against the center of both ends of the film roll, ensuring the film roll is stably fixed and the film is smoothly released during the movement of the mechanism. Subsequently, the film-adjusting mechanism operates. The adjusting vertical rod 5 drives the adjusting crossbar 51 to move, and the guide plate 52 on the adjusting crossbar 51 guides and corrects the position of the released film, ensuring that the film can accurately cover the ridged soil. After that, the film-covering mechanism begins to operate. The film-covering vertical rod 6 drives the film-covering roller 61 to move, pressing the adjusted film flatly onto the ridged soil surface. Immediately afterwards, the film-pressing mechanism starts, and the second motor outputs power, driving the drive gear 74 to rotate. The drive gear 74 drives the driven gear 75 to rotate through the transmission belt. The inner side of the driven gear 75 is connected to the transmission rod 73, which in turn drives the transmission rod 73 to rotate. The transmission rod 73 drives the pressure roller 72 to rotate via a key and keyway, further compacting the mulch film covering the soil during rotation. Finally, the soil covering component begins its work: the soil covering horizontal bar 8 moves the soil covering vertical bar 81, and the soil covering shovel 82 at the bottom of the vertical bar 81 scoops up soil and covers the edge of the mulch film, firmly fixing the mulch film to the soil, completing the entire mulching operation. Throughout the entire process, all components work together, efficiently and stably achieving wide-width adjustable mulching operations. The circuits and controls involved in this utility model are all existing technologies, and will not be described in detail here.

[0033] The above description is merely an embodiment of this utility model and does not limit the patent scope of this utility model. Any equivalent structural or procedural transformations made based on the description and drawings of this utility model, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A wide-width adjustable laminating mechanism for a laminating machine, characterized in that, include: Support plate (1); Both ends of the support plate (1) are connected to support rods (11), and both ends of the two support rods (11) that are close to each other are equipped with sliding rods (12). A moving rod (13) is slidably connected to the two adjacent sliding rods (12). An adjustment component is provided inside the support plate (1). The adjustment component is connected to two moving rods (13) to drive them to move closer or further away from each other along the slide rod (12), thereby adjusting the film width. The two movable rods (13) are arranged in sequence along the working direction on opposite sides as a ridging component, a film-laying component, a film-adjusting component, a film-covering component, a film-pressing component, and a soil-covering component; The adjustment assembly includes a threaded rod (2) rotatably connected to the support plate (1). Both ends of the outer side of the threaded rod (2) are threaded with threaded blocks (21). Adjusting rods (22) are connected to both sides of the two threaded blocks (21). The side of the two adjusting rods (22) away from the threaded blocks (21) is connected to the moving rod (13). A first motor for driving the threaded rod (2) to rotate is installed on one side of one of the support rods (11).

2. The wide-width adjustable laminating mechanism for a laminating machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The ridging component includes ridging crossbars (3) installed on the opposite side of the two moving rods (13). Ridging vertical rods (31) are bolted to the outer sides of the two ridging crossbars (3). Ridging shovels (32) are connected to the bottom of the same side of the two ridging vertical rods (31).

3. The wide-width adjustable laminating mechanism for a laminating machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The film-laying component includes a film-laying crossbar (4) connected to the bottom of two moving rods (13), and a film-laying vertical rod (41) connected to the outer side of each of the two film-laying crossbars (4) by bolts. Abutting spring (42) is connected to the bottom of each of the two film-laying vertical rods (41) on the side closer to each other. A conical fixing head (43) is connected to the side of each of the two abutting springs (42) on the side closer to each other.

4. The wide-width adjustable laminating mechanism for a laminating machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The film adjusting component includes an adjusting vertical rod (5) that is connected to the bottom of both of the two moving rods (13), an adjusting horizontal rod (51) that is connected to the bottom of the two adjusting vertical rods (5) on the side that is relatively close to each other, and a guide plate (52) that is connected to the side that is relatively close to each other.

5. The wide-width adjustable laminating mechanism for a laminating machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, The coating component includes coating vertical rods (6) that are respectively connected to the opposite side of the two moving rods (13). The bottom of the two coating vertical rods (6) that are relatively close to each other is connected to a coating roller (61). The two coating rollers (61) that are relatively close to each other are slidably connected to a connecting shaft (62).

6. The wide-width adjustable laminating mechanism for a laminating machine according to claim 5, characterized in that, The pressing component includes pressing crossbars (7) installed on the opposite side of the two moving rods (13). Pressing vertical rods (71) are bolted to the outer sides of the two pressing crossbars (7). Pressing rollers (72) are connected to the bottom of the opposite side of the two pressing vertical rods (71). A transmission rod (73) is slidably connected to the opposite side of the two pressing rollers (72). The outer side of the transmission rod (73) is connected to the bottom of the support plate (1) through a bracket. Multiple keys are equidistantly arranged on the inner side of the two pressing rollers (72). A keyway for sliding of the keys is opened on the outer side of the transmission rod (73).

7. The wide-width adjustable laminating mechanism for a laminating machine according to claim 6, characterized in that, A second motor is installed at the bottom of the support plate (1). The output end of the second motor is connected to a drive gear (74). The outer side of the drive gear (74) is connected to a driven gear (75) via a transmission belt. The inner side of the driven gear (75) is connected to the outer side of the transmission rod (73).

8. The wide-width adjustable laminating mechanism for a laminating machine according to claim 7, characterized in that, The soil covering component includes soil covering horizontal bars (8) installed on the opposite side of the two moving rods (13), and soil covering vertical bars (81) are bolted to the outer sides of the two soil covering horizontal bars (8). Soil covering shovels (82) are connected to the bottom of the opposite side of the two soil covering vertical bars (81).