SEEDLING PLANTER Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A01C11/02 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: seedling planter consists of planting sections with disk and seedling holders arranged on it, ploughshare and tables for seedlings. Tables are arranged in the form of flat tray of [-shaped profile for three working places with rolling elements installed in two parallel rows at lower side joints of tray frame. Axes of rolling elements are parallel to direction of motion. Rolling elements are placed with equal pitch and protrude above surface of side joints by height, not more than thickness of these joints material. Container is freely installed onto tray of [-shaped profile for cassettes with height sufficient for their servicing by planters, and width, not less than two widths of cassette. Container has the possibility of longitudinal movements and fixation in two positions: the first - till stop against extreme transverse angle of tray frame and the second - at the distance of cassette closer to centre of machine. Both positions are fixed by stops attached vertically at the bottom of tray surface in the middles of tray frame transverse joints with the possibility of angular turns. Shape of end of each stop rod is arranged in the form of circle with coaxially and radially diverging protrusions with length equal to radius of circle and height that does not exceed thickness of material in transverse joints of tray frame. Container for cassettes installed on tray has holes on its lower transverse joints, which are similar in shape to end of mentioned stop rod and match their axes in location. Container for cassettes is arranged as collapsible, has spatial structure in the form of several serially joined frames, which, being assembled together, make container for cassettes.

EFFECT: invention makes it possible to improve productivity, to reduce time expenditures for seedlings loading, to increase stock of seedlings, by reduction of frequent refill of seedlings, and to mechanise fill of seedlings per machine.

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