APPARATUS FOR PLACING SEEDLINGS IN ACCUMULATING CONTAINER Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has frame with guiding corners 1, driving chain sprocket sheave 2, driven chain sprocket sheave 3, four-belt chain-and-belt conveyor with rows of pivotally joined fingers 4, finger position feeler 5, conveyor drive mechanism providing automatic stoppage, when accumulating container is completely filled with seedlings, seedling guides 6, and accumulating container 7 made in the form of closed detachable cassette. Drum 8 with two flexible belts wound onto its surface is disposed within cassette. One ends of both belts are permanently fixed to drum 8 and other ends run around driving rollers 9 and each of these ends is permanently fixed to related receiving roller 10. Side wall of accumulating container has shaped slot positioned at side adjacent to seedling crone. Accumulating container drive has switch mechanism 11. Apparatus is further provided with seedling sensor detecting feeding of seedling from conveyor 12. Accumulating container may be further used as feeder for seedling machine. Apparatus of such construction provides increased working capacity of accumulating container without necessity for increasing its dimensions. EFFECT: increased efficiency by reduced personnel and enhanced reliability in operation. 4 dwg