公开(公告)号：US5860372A

公开(公告)日：1999-01-19

申请号：US717553

申请日：1996-09-23

申请人： Floyd E. Bouldin ,  Stephen F. Springston

发明人： Floyd E. Bouldin ,  Stephen F. Springston

IPC分类号： A01C11/02 ,  A01G23/02 ,  B65G47/90

CPC分类号： A01C11/025 ,  Y10S47/901

摘要： An apparatus for transplanting seedling from a first ray to a second tray. The apparatus includes a frame, a moveable gantry connected to the frame, and a conveyor system. In the preferred embodiment, a first conveyor is used to shuttle seedlings into the operative reaches of the apparatus and a second conveyor shuttles the transplanted seedlings out of the operative reaches of the apparatus. The gantry includes a gripper assembly comprised of a plurality of grippers slidably mounted to a track. A positioning mechanism is employed to move the gantry and associated gripper assembly. The grippers includes an upright support and a pair of pivotally connected spaced apart gripper fingers. The gripper fingers are separated by a plunger mechanism preferably having a beveled surface for ease of insertion between the gripper fingers.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将幼苗从第一射线移植到第二盘的装置。 该装置包括框架，连接到框架的可移动机架和输送机系统。 在优选实施例中，第一输送机用于将幼苗穿过设备的操作区域，并且第二输送机将移植的幼苗从设备的操作区域中穿梭。 龙门架包括由可滑动地安装到轨道上的多个夹具组成的夹持器组件。 使用定位机构来移动龙门架和相关联的夹具组件。 夹持器包括直立支撑件和一对枢转地连接的间隔开的夹爪指状物。 夹持器指状物由柱塞机构分开，柱塞机构优选地具有倾斜表面，以便于在夹持器手指之间插入。

公开(公告)号：US5911631A

公开(公告)日：1999-06-15

申请号：US792830

申请日：1997-01-30

申请人： Floyd E. Bouldin ,  Stephen F. Springston ,  E. Lloyd Bouldin

发明人： Floyd E. Bouldin ,  Stephen F. Springston ,  E. Lloyd Bouldin

IPC分类号： A01C11/02 ,  B65G47/90

CPC分类号： A01C11/025 ,  Y10S47/901

摘要： An apparatus and method for transplanting seedling from a first tray to a second tray. The apparatus includes a frame, a moveable carriage connected to the frame, and a conveyor system. In the preferred embodiment, a first conveyor is used to shuttle seedlings into the operative reaches of the apparatus and a second conveyor shuttles the transplanted seedlings out of the operative reaches of the apparatus. The carriage includes a gripper assembly comprised of a plurality of grippers slidably mounted to a guide rod system or track. A positioning mechanism is employed to move the carriage and associated gripper assembly. The grippers includes an upright support and a pair of pivotally connected spaced apart gripper fingers. The gripper fingers are separated by a separating member and can be easily detached from the carriage by a disconnect mechanism. The method of the present invention is directed to a method of lateral grasping of a seedling elevated above a first tray and transplanting it into the soil of a second tray without the need of pre-dibbling the soil of the second tray.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将幼苗从第一托盘移植到第二托盘的装置和方法。 该装置包括框架，连接到框架的可移动托架和输送机系统。 在优选实施例中，第一输送机用于将幼苗穿过设备的操作区域，并且第二输送机将移植的幼苗从设备的操作区域中穿梭。 托架包括夹具组件，其包括可滑动地安装到导杆系统或轨道上的多个夹具。 使用定位机构来移动滑架和相关联的夹具组件。 夹持器包括直立支撑件和一对枢转地连接的间隔开的夹爪指状物。 夹持器指状物被分离构件分开，并且可以通过断开机构容易地从托架分离。 本发明的方法涉及一种侧向抓取在第一托盘上方升高的幼苗的方法，并将其移植到第二托盘的土壤中，而不需要预先挖掘第二托盘的土壤。