Seed potato transplanting vehicle

Abstract

The present invention aims to provide a transplanting machine that makes it easier to load seed potatoes onto the machine's platform and supply them to the supply cup. [Solution] A seed potato receiving platform 6 is provided on the upper part of a vehicle body 1 equipped with a transplanting device 2. A container lifting and supplying device 17 is provided on the side of the vehicle body 1 to raise and lower a container platform 12 on which a container 15 containing seed potatoes is placed. This container lifting and supplying device 17 is equipped with a conveyor belt 7 that receives the seed potatoes when the container platform 12 is raised and supplies them onto the seed potato receiving platform 6. Furthermore, the seed potatoes are individually supplied from the inclined seed potato receiving platform 6 to the transplanting device 2 for planting, making it a seed potato transplanting vehicle.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a transplanting machine for planting potato varieties in a field.

Background Art

[0002] As a transplanting machine for vegetable seedlings and potato varieties, there is a transplanter described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-45752.

[0003] This transplanter is a transplanting machine provided with a wide mounting table on the upper surface of the machine body, manually supplying the transplanted seedlings and seed potatoes placed on this mounting table to a supply cup that rotates in a loop, and performing planting in the field with a transplanting cup that moves up and down.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] In the above-described transplanter, since the transplanting cup that supplies the seedlings and seed potatoes to the supply cup while carrying them on a wide mounting table moves up and down for transplanting and planting, it is necessary to prepare the work of placing the seedlings and seed potatoes on the mounting table, and it requires labor for the work of lifting and arranging the seedlings and seed potatoes from the container to the wide mounting table and the work of taking out the seedlings and seed potatoes on the mounting table from the side of the machine body and supplying them to the transplanting cup.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a transplanting machine that can easily perform the work of loading seed potatoes onto the mounting table of the transplanting machine and supplying them to the supply cup.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] [[ID=4�]] The problems of the present invention described above are solved by the following technical means.

[0008] The invention of claim 1 is a seed potato transplanting vehicle in which a seed potato receiving platform 6 is provided on the upper part of a traveling vehicle body 1 equipped with a transplanting device 2, a container lifting and supplying device 17 is provided on the side of the vehicle body 1 to raise and lower a container platform 12 on which a container 15 containing seed potatoes is placed, a conveying conveyor 7 is provided on the container lifting and supplying device 17 to receive the seed potatoes when the container platform 12 is raised and to supply them onto the seed potato receiving platform 6, and furthermore, seed potatoes are individually supplied from the inclined seed potato receiving platform 6 to the transplanting device 2 for planting.

[0009] The invention of claim 2 is a seed potato transplanting vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that seed potatoes are supplied from a conveyor belt 7 to a seed potato receiving table 6 by a chute 18, and the chute 18 has a bottom surface that is recessed in a valley shape.

[0010] The invention of claim 3 is a seed potato transplanting vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that fine irregularities are formed on the surface of the seed potato receiving stand 6.

[0011] The invention of claim 4 is a seed potato transplanting vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that the container lifting and supplying device 17 can be separated from the vehicle body 1 together with the transport conveyor 7 and moved and installed independently. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] In the invention of claim 1, when a container 15 containing seed potatoes is carried on the side of the vehicle body 1 and placed on the container platform 12 of the container lifting and supplying device 17, the container platform 12 rises and the seed potatoes inside the container 15 are supplied to the seed potato receiving platform 6 by the conveyor belt 7. Therefore, there is no need to lift the heavy container 15, and once the seed potatoes are placed on the seed potato receiving platform 6, they are ready for transplanting, thus reducing the labor of the worker.

[0013] In the invention of claim 2, the seed potatoes are dropped from the conveyor belt 7 to the seed potato receiving tray 6 by a chute 18. However, because the chute 18 is formed in a valley shape, the cut potato seed potatoes are supplied to the seed potato receiving tray 6 without sticking to the surface of the chute.

[0014] In the invention of claim 3, by forming fine irregularities on the surface of the seed potato holder 6, the cut seed potatoes are supplied to the transplanting device 2 without sticking to the seed potato holder 6 and planted.

[0015] In the invention of claim 4, by removing the container lifting and supplying device 17 from the vehicle body 1, the vehicle body 1 can be moved easily for planting, and when loading seed potatoes onto the seed potato receiving stand 6, the container lifting and supplying device 17 can be brought closer to the vehicle body 1 to make loading the seed potatoes easier. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0016] [Figure 1] This is a perspective view of a seed potato transplanting machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] This is a perspective view showing the process of transferring seed potatoes from the container to the seed potato holder. [Figure 3] This is a perspective view showing the container lifting and supplying device detached from the vehicle body. [Figure 4] This is a perspective view showing a configuration in which the lifting and lowering supply device can rotate at the joint with the vehicle body. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0017] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the examples shown in the drawings.

[0018] As shown in the perspective view of Figure 1, the seed potato transplanting machine has a vehicle body 1 that runs on a pair of front wheels 3, 3 and rear wheels 4, 4. At the rear of the vehicle body 1 is a transplanting device 2 consisting of multiple supply cups 16 that circulate in a circle and a planting cup (not shown) that rises and falls below it and inserts the seed potato into the soil when lowered. A wide seed potato receiving platform 6 is provided on the upper part of the vehicle body 1, and a steering handle 5 is provided at the rear of the vehicle body 1 for the operator to control while walking. The seed potato receiving platform 6 is surrounded by a frame 6A, and its bottom surface slopes towards the supply cups 16. The rubber floor has fine irregularities on its surface to prevent the seed potatoes from rolling over and getting damaged. If a rubber sheet with fine irregularities is attached to the inner surface of the frame 6A, the seed potatoes will not stick or get damaged.

[0019] A container lifting and feeding device 17 is provided on the front side of the traveling vehicle body 1. As shown in FIG. 2, this container lifting and feeding device 17 has left and right support columns 10 that lift and lower a container table 12 from near the ground to above the seed potato receiving table 6 by an electric lifting cylinder 14 and reverse the container table 12 toward the traveling vehicle body 1 by an electric cylinder 13 to discharge the seed potatoes in the container 15 onto a conveyor 7 provided on the electric cylinder 13 above the seed potato receiving table 6. The left and right support columns 10 are connected to a frame body 11 at the upper part and to the frame of the traveling vehicle body at the lower part to ensure rigidity.

[0020] Side walls 7A and 7B are provided on the left and right sides of the conveyor 7 so as to be narrowed toward the seed potato receiving table 6 and sent to the left and right center of the seed potato receiving table 6. The conveyor 7 has an upper surface that rotates toward the seed potato receiving table 6 to feed the seed potatoes, and a shooter 18 is provided at the lower part of its terminal. This shooter 18 is recessed in a valley shape downward toward the left and right center, and the container lifting and feeding device 17 that stands on the seed potato receiving table 6 without the cut seed potatoes (which are cut potatoes) sticking to it can be removed from the traveling vehicle body 1. When removed, the traveling vehicle body 1 will move and travel in a vigilant manner.

[0021] FIG. 3 shows a state where the container lifting and feeding device 17 is separated from the traveling vehicle body 1 and can self-travel with front, rear, left, and right wheels 20 and 21. When supplying the seed potatoes stored in the container 15 to the seed potato receiving table 6, the traveling vehicle body 1 is brought closer for use in supplying the seed potatoes, and when planting the seed potatoes, only the traveling vehicle body 1 is driven to perform the planting operation. As a usage method, it can be used when the traveling vehicle body is brought close to the ridge to supply crops from outside the field.

[0022] FIG. 4 shows a configuration in which the container device 17 is rotatable at the joint with the traveling vehicle body 1. With this lifting device having a rotation and pitching function, it becomes possible to discharge the seed potatoes from the container 15 evenly onto the seed potato receiving table 6. In this configuration, the rotation of the container table 12 is performed by an electric motor 30.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0023] 1 Traveling vehicle body 2 Implant device 6 types of sweet potato support stand 7. Conveyor 12 container units 15 containers 16 supply cups 17 Container lifting and feeding device 18 Shooter

Claims

1. A seed potato transplanting vehicle is provided with a seed potato receiving platform (6) on top of a traveling vehicle body (1) equipped with a transplanting device (2), and a container lifting and supplying device (17) on the side of the vehicle body (1) that raises and lowers a container platform (12) on which a container (15) containing seed potatoes is placed. This container lifting and supplying device (17) is equipped with a conveyor belt (7) that receives the seed potatoes when the container platform (12) is raised and supplies them onto the seed potato receiving platform (6), and further supplies the seed potatoes individually from the inclined seed potato receiving platform (6) to the transplanting device (2) for planting.

2. The seed potato transplanting vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that seed potatoes are supplied to the seed potato receiving table (6) from a conveyor belt (7) to the seed potato receiving table (6) by a chute (18), and the chute (18) has a valley-shaped recess at the bottom.

3. The seed potato transplanting vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that fine irregularities of a predetermined size are formed on the surface of the seed potato receiving stand (6).

4. The seed potato transplanting vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that the container lifting and supplying device (17) can be separated from the vehicle body (1) together with the transport conveyor (7) and moved and installed independently.

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