A01C11/02

Seedling Transplanting Device
20200077575 · 2020-03-12 ·

The present invention discloses a seedling transplanting device, which comprises: a handheld rod (1); a seedling digging assembly; wherein the seedling digging assembly comprises: a fixed insertion member (2); a movable insertion member (3) with a top and a bottom, the movable insertion member is separated by a space from the fixed insertion member (2); and a driving assembly connected to the movable insertion member, the driving assembly causes the movable insertion member (3) to swing toward the fixed insertion member (2). In the present invention, the driving assembly causes the movable insertion member to swing toward the fixed insertion member, and after the seedling is taken out, the soil with the seedling will not drop out from the bottom of the fixed insertion member and the movable insertion member.

IMPROVEMENTS TO AUTOMATIC SELECTIVE TRANSPLANTERS
20200068792 · 2020-03-05 · ·

A selective transplanter is provided for transplanting seedlings from a tray to seedling planting apparatus. The tray includes a plurality of cells for holding plugs of growing medium containing seedlings. The transplanter is arranged to eject plugs from the cells of the tray to a conveyor which conveys the plugs to the seedling planting apparatus. The transplanter is arranged to remove plugs that do not contain germinated seedlings from the conveyor at a removal position before they are transferred to the seedling planting apparatus. A seedling retention roller engages with plant material of the seedlings projecting from the plugs at the removal position before the plugs are transferred to the seedling planting apparatus, preventing removal of plugs containing seedlings with projecting plant material. The transplanter provides the advantage that the plugs containing seedlings can be planted in rows in a field without dud plugs being planted, leaving the rows substantially gap free.

Metering system for an agricultural system
10531606 · 2020-01-14 · ·

A metering system for an agricultural system includes an inductor. The inductor includes a receiving portion configured to receive plantlet casings at a feed rate, a conduit coupled to the receiving portion and configured to receive the plantlet casings from the receiving portion, where the conduit is configured to convey the plantlet casings to at least one row unit, an air source fluidly coupled to the conduit and configured to provide an air flow through the conduit to convey the plantlet casings to the at least one row unit, and a physical feature configured to block flow of the plantlet casings toward the air source.

Metering system for an agricultural system
10531606 · 2020-01-14 · ·

A metering system for an agricultural system includes an inductor. The inductor includes a receiving portion configured to receive plantlet casings at a feed rate, a conduit coupled to the receiving portion and configured to receive the plantlet casings from the receiving portion, where the conduit is configured to convey the plantlet casings to at least one row unit, an air source fluidly coupled to the conduit and configured to provide an air flow through the conduit to convey the plantlet casings to the at least one row unit, and a physical feature configured to block flow of the plantlet casings toward the air source.

High-speed transplanting mechanism
10524411 · 2020-01-07 · ·

Described is a high-speed transplanting mechanism that includes an angle-adjusting device about an angle of a duckbill entering soil, the mechanism comprising a rear arm, a front arm, a restoring spring, a control wire, a control wire sleeve and a control adjuster. The front arm is hinged on the mounting base of the planting device, the rear arm is hinged on the duckbill planting device, and the another end of the rear arm and the front arm are axial sliding connection. The control adjuster comprises an adjuster body and a handle fixed on the adjuster body. The restoring spring is positioned between the first limit plate on the rear arm and the second limit plate on the front arm. The end of the control wire is fixed on the second limit plate and, in turn, the other end of the control wire passes through the first limit plate, the restoring spring, the second limit plate and the control wire sleeve, and finally fixed to the adjuster body. The angle of the duckbill into the soil can be adjusted by tightening or loosening the control wire. The pot seedling can be supported and pushed upright by the forward inertia force as the wheel turns the soil, breaking through the theory of zero-velocity seedling transplanting. The planting pot seedling speed of the disclosed mechanism is more than 60 seedlings per minute, and the quality and efficiency of planting pot seedlings are improved.

High-speed transplanting mechanism
10524411 · 2020-01-07 · ·

Described is a high-speed transplanting mechanism that includes an angle-adjusting device about an angle of a duckbill entering soil, the mechanism comprising a rear arm, a front arm, a restoring spring, a control wire, a control wire sleeve and a control adjuster. The front arm is hinged on the mounting base of the planting device, the rear arm is hinged on the duckbill planting device, and the another end of the rear arm and the front arm are axial sliding connection. The control adjuster comprises an adjuster body and a handle fixed on the adjuster body. The restoring spring is positioned between the first limit plate on the rear arm and the second limit plate on the front arm. The end of the control wire is fixed on the second limit plate and, in turn, the other end of the control wire passes through the first limit plate, the restoring spring, the second limit plate and the control wire sleeve, and finally fixed to the adjuster body. The angle of the duckbill into the soil can be adjusted by tightening or loosening the control wire. The pot seedling can be supported and pushed upright by the forward inertia force as the wheel turns the soil, breaking through the theory of zero-velocity seedling transplanting. The planting pot seedling speed of the disclosed mechanism is more than 60 seedlings per minute, and the quality and efficiency of planting pot seedlings are improved.

SPRIG PLUGGER DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD
20190335652 · 2019-11-07 ·

Disclosed is a system and method that provides a sprig plugger that inserts sprigs into soil using a movable tine in conjunction with an aerator or purpose-built mechanical sprig plugger.

PLANTING DEVICE WITH ADJUSTABLE PLANTING DEPTH
20240114823 · 2024-04-11 ·

The present disclosure relates to a planting device for placing planting material in the ground, including a frame movable in a direction of travel, feeders for delivering the planting material to be planted, and, fitted on the frame, rotatable planters provided for gripping the supplied planting material and bringing it into the ground. The feeders may also include first and second feeders that extend respectively in a horizontal plane and towards the ground, where the second feeders are configured to transport the planting material supplied by the first feeder to the rotatable planter, and where the first and second feeding feeders are movable relative to each other, for adjusting the planting depth of the planting material.

PLANTING DEVICE WITH ADJUSTABLE PLANTING DEPTH
20240114823 · 2024-04-11 ·

The present disclosure relates to a planting device for placing planting material in the ground, including a frame movable in a direction of travel, feeders for delivering the planting material to be planted, and, fitted on the frame, rotatable planters provided for gripping the supplied planting material and bringing it into the ground. The feeders may also include first and second feeders that extend respectively in a horizontal plane and towards the ground, where the second feeders are configured to transport the planting material supplied by the first feeder to the rotatable planter, and where the first and second feeding feeders are movable relative to each other, for adjusting the planting depth of the planting material.

WORKING VEHICLE
20190313567 · 2019-10-17 ·

A working vehicle includes a traveling body supported by a traveling apparatus, a steeling portion that steers the traveling body, a lifting/lowering apparatus that lifts and lowers a working machine, and a controller configured to execute a turning control of setting a working machine descent start line in a coordinate system having a position of the traveling body at a start of turning as an origin, calculating coordinates of the traveling body based on a steering operation of the steering portion and a traveling distance of the traveling apparatus, and in a case where the traveling body has reached the working machine descent start line in a state in which the traveling body has completed the turning, starting lowering the working machine by the lifting/lowering apparatus.