WO2019004385A1

WO2019004385A1 - Transfer device

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Publication number: WO2019004385A1
Application number: PCT/JP2018/024686
Authority: WO
Inventors: 尚矢山田; 平井　達也; 裕之峯山
Original assignee: 株式会社椿本チエイン
Priority date: 2017-06-29
Filing date: 2018-06-28
Publication date: 2019-01-03
Also published as: JP2019010023A

Abstract

This transfer device comprises: a holding unit for holding a planting board whereon a plant is planted; and a transfer unit for transferring the planting board held by the holding unit to a destination. The holding unit is capable of holding a plurality of planting boards.

Description

Transfer device

The present invention relates to a transfer device for transferring a fixed planting plate on which a plant such as a vegetable is fixedly planted, for example.

Conventionally, as a transfer apparatus of this type, for example, one shown in Patent Document 1 is known. Such a transfer device includes a stacker crane that transfers a planting plate on which plants are planted from one article holding unit to another article holding unit in a cultivation rack. The stacker crane is an article having a support pedestal, a liquid receiving portion fixed on the support pedestal and receiving nutrient solution dropped from the planting plate, and a column portion provided upright from the outside of the liquid receiving portion in plan view And a support portion.

Then, in the transfer device as described above, the stacker crane transfers the planting plate placed on a certain article holding portion in the cultivation shelf onto the article support portion by lifting it from below by the article support portion. After being moved to the other article holding portion, the article supporting portion is lowered to be transferred onto the other article holding portion.

JP, 2014-76015, A

By the way, in the above-mentioned transfer equipment, only one fixed planting board can be mounted on the article support part of a stacker crane. For this reason, when replacing the planting board which exists on a certain article holding part on another article holding part, only one planting board can be moved. Therefore, there is a problem that it is not possible to efficiently carry out the work of replacing the planting plate from one article holding unit to another article holding unit.

An object of the present invention is to provide a transfer apparatus capable of efficiently transferring a planting plate.

Hereinafter, the means for solving the above-mentioned subject and its operation effect are described.
The transfer apparatus for solving the above problems includes a holding unit for holding a planting plate on which plants are planted, and a transfer unit for transferring the planting plate held by the holding unit to a transfer destination. It is a transfer device, Comprising: The said holding | maintenance part can hold | maintain several said fixed plates.

According to this configuration, since the holding portion can hold the plurality of stationary plates, the stationary plates can be transferred efficiently.
In the transfer apparatus, preferably, the holding unit includes a plurality of placement units on which one of the fixed planting plates can be placed.

According to this configuration, by mounting the planting plates one by one on the plurality of mounting portions, it is possible to suppress contact between the planting plates when transferring the planting plates by the transfer unit.
The transfer device preferably includes a plurality of transfer units that transfer the mounting plates placed on the plurality of placing units to the transfer destination.

According to this configuration, it is possible to simultaneously transfer each of the regular planting boards placed on the plurality of placement units to the transfer destination by the plurality of transfer units.
In the transfer apparatus, it is preferable that the holding unit includes a single placement unit on which a plurality of the planting plates can be placed side by side.

According to this configuration, it is possible to easily mount the plurality of stationary plates on the mounting unit.
In the transfer apparatus, the holding unit includes a mounting unit on which the stationary plate can be mounted, and a holding space in which the movable unit can hold the stationary plate in a state of floating from the mounting unit. Is preferred.

According to this configuration, it is possible to make the transfer section for transferring the mounting board to the transfer destination also function as the holding section.

According to the present invention, the planting plate can be transferred efficiently.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The side schematic diagram which shows the plant cultivation system concerning 1st Embodiment of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The perspective view of the transfer equipment of 1st Embodiment. The principal part enlarged view of FIG. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 1st Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 1st Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 1st Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 1st Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 1st Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 1st Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 1st Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 1st Embodiment. The side schematic diagram which shows the plant cultivation system of 2nd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 2nd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 2nd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 2nd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 2nd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 2nd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 2nd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 2nd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 2nd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 2nd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 2nd Embodiment. The side schematic diagram which shows the plant cultivation system of 3rd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 3rd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 3rd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 3rd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 3rd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 3rd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 3rd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 3rd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 3rd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 3rd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 3rd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 3rd Embodiment. The side surface schematic diagram which shows operation | movement of the transfer equipment of 3rd Embodiment.

First Embodiment
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a plant growing system will be described according to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the plant breeding system 11 includes, for example, a breeding rack 13 for breeding the plant S while storing the planting plate 12 made of a synthetic resin in a rectangular shape on which the plant S such as vegetables is planted. The plant conveyance apparatus 14 which conveys the fixed planting board 12 to 13 sequentially is provided. The leaves of the plant S planted are exposed on the upper side of the planting board 12, and the roots of the plant S planted are exposed on the lower side of the planting board 12.

The plant transportation apparatus 14 includes a conveyor unit 15 and a stacker crane 16 disposed between the conveyor unit 15 and the growth rack 13. The conveyor unit 15 includes a first transfer conveyor 17, a first recovery conveyor 18 disposed immediately below the first transfer conveyor 17, a second delivery conveyor 19 disposed immediately below the first collection conveyor 18, and a second transfer conveyor 19. And a second recovery conveyor 20 disposed immediately below the transport conveyor 19.

The first and

second conveyors

17 and 19 form a conveyance path extending in the X direction (direction orthogonal to the paper surface in FIG. 1) along the horizontal surface on which the stationary planting plate 12 is supported by the pallet 21. Transport along the transport path. That is, the first and

second conveyors

17 and 19 integrate the planting plate 12 on which the plant S is planted and the pallet 21 that supports the planting plate 12 so as to cover the root side (lower side) of the plant S. Transport along the transport path.

The first and

second recovery conveyors

18 and 20 form a recovery path extending in the X direction thereon, and convey the used pallets 21 along the recovery path. That is, the 1st and

2nd recovery conveyors

18 and 20 convey the pallet 21 of the state which is not supporting the planting board 12. As shown in FIG. The pallet 21 is made of a synthetic resin, and has a shallow rectangular box shape with a shallow upper end.

The breeding rack 13 is provided with a plurality of storage units 22 for storing the fixed planting plate 12 (the fixed planting plate 12 on which the plant S is fixedly planted) inside. A rectangular mounting plate 23 is provided at an end of the growing rack 13 close to the plant transfer device 14 so as to correspond to the plurality of storage units 22 respectively. The placement plate 23 is an example of a transfer destination on which the stationary plate 12 is temporarily placed before being accommodated in the accommodation unit 22.

The stacker crane 16 is provided with a rectangular frame-shaped frame 24 which is long in the Z direction, which is a vertical direction orthogonal to the X direction, and a transfer device 25 disposed inside the frame 24. The stacker crane 16 is disposed between the growth rack 13 and the conveyor unit 15 in the Y direction orthogonal to both the X direction and the Z direction. The stacker crane 16 is reciprocally moved in the X direction which is also the width direction of the breeding rack 13 by a drive mechanism (not shown). The transfer device 25 is supported by the frame 24 so as to be reciprocally movable in the Z direction by a drive mechanism (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 2, the transfer device 25 connects a plurality of (two in this example) transfer units 26 of the same configuration so as to be vertically overlapped by a plurality of (four in this example) connection frames 27. The configuration is The transfer unit 26 includes a three-dimensional grid base frame 30. At the central portion in the X direction at the lower end portion of the base frame 30, a rectangular plate-like pusher 31 is provided. The pusher 31 is constituted by, for example, an electric actuator, and has an extendable arm 32 which extends and contracts in the Y direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the distal end of the extendable arm 32 has a rectangular plate shape extending in the X direction, and the extendable arm 32 is contracted at both ends in the X direction on the lower surface of the rectangular plate portion. A pair of pressing pieces 33 are provided which can press the planting plate 12 placed on the placing plate 23 toward the accommodation portion 22 in the growth rack 13 when extending from the bent state.

A pair of support rails 34 are provided to extend in the Y direction at both ends in the X direction inside the base frame 30 and slightly above the pushers 31. The pair of support rails 34 can mount one pallet 21 in a state of supporting one planting plate 12. The pair of support rails 34 is an example of a placement unit that configures a holding unit that holds the planting plate 12 on which the plant S is planted. That is, only one pallet 21 supporting the stationary plate 12 can be supported by the pair of support rails 34.

Further, since the transfer device 25 includes two transfer units 26 each having the pair of support rails 34, a plurality of the pair of support rails 34 as an example of the mounting unit constituting the holding unit (this example In two sets) is equipped. That is, the holding | maintenance part with which the transfer equipment 25 is equipped is equipped with two or more (two in this example) mounting parts which can mount one pallet 21 of the state which supported the one planting plate 12. As shown in FIG. Accordingly, the holding portion can hold a plurality of (two in this example) pallets 21 in a state of supporting one planting plate 12.

At an upper end portion of the base frame 30, a transfer unit 29 is provided for transferring the mounting plate 12 held by the holding unit onto the mounting plate 23 as a transfer destination. Since the transfer device 25 includes two transfer units 26 having the transfer unit 29, a plurality of transfer units 29 (two in this example) are provided. The two transfer units 29 transfer the setting plates 12 on the pallet 21 supported (mounted) on the two pairs of support rails 34 (mounting units) respectively on the mounting plate 23.

The transfer unit 29 is located at the center of the upper end of the base frame 30 in the X direction, is provided to be separated in the X direction, and reciprocates by a pair of moving rails 35 and a pair of moving rails 35 extending in the Y direction. And a mobile body 36 supported thereby. A moving motor 37 is provided on one of the pair of moving rails 35, and the moving body 37 is moved along the pair of moving rails 35 by the driving of the moving motor 37.

At the lower end portion of the movable body 36, a rectangular plate-like lifting unit 38 extending in the X direction is provided so as to be able to move up and down in the Z direction. A lift motor 39 for lifting and lowering the lift unit 38 is provided at the upper end of the moving body 36. Guide bars 40 extending in the Z direction are provided in pairs on both sides of the moving body 36 across the elevating motor 39 in the X direction. The lower end of each guide bar 40 is connected to the elevating unit 38. The elevation unit 38 is guided by the respective guide bars 40 when being elevated (moved in the Z direction) by the drive of the elevation motor 39.

A plurality (three in the present embodiment) of sandwiching portions 41 are provided at equal intervals in the X direction on the surface (the surface on the front side in FIG. 2) closer to the growing rack 13 in the elevating portion 38. The plurality of holding portions 41 can hold the end portion of the planting plate 12 supported by the pallet 21 supported by the pair of support rails 34 in the Z direction which is also the thickness direction of the planting plate 12.

As shown in FIG. 3, each holding portion 41 includes a lower holding piece 42 extending in the substantially Y direction, and an upper holding piece 43 disposed on the upper side of the lower holding piece 42. The base end of each upper clamping piece 43 is connected to a pivot 45 extending in the X direction. The pivot shaft 45 is rotatably supported by the elevating unit 38 via a plurality of shaft support members 44. A rotating motor 46 for rotating the rotating shaft 45 in both forward and reverse directions is provided on the elevating part 38. Therefore, the upper gripping pieces 43 are rotated together with the rotation shaft 45 in synchronization with each other about the rotation shaft 45 by the drive of the rotation motor 46.

Each upper clamping piece 43 is bent at a substantially right angle toward the lower side at the central portion in the longitudinal direction, and its tip surface is made a first clamping surface 47 that can contact with the planting plate 12 (see FIG. 1) There is. Each lower clamping piece 42 is inclined relative to the horizontal plane such that the proximal end is fixed to the elevating part 38 and the distal end is slightly higher than the proximal end. A portion of the upper surface of the lower holding piece 42 corresponding to the first holding surface 47 of the upper holding piece 43 is a second holding surface 49 capable of contacting the stationary plate 12.

And each pinching portion 41 holds the stationary plate 12 with the first pinching surface 47 of the upper pinching piece 43 and the second pinching surface 49 of the lower pinching piece 42 by driving the rotation motor 46, It changes between the 1st clamping surface 47 and the 2nd clamping surface 49, and the non-sandwich state which does not clamp the planting board 12 apart. Each pinching portion 41 moves in the Y direction along with the movement of the movable body 36 in the Y direction by the drive of the moving motor 37, and along the Z direction of the elevating portion 38 by the drive of the elevation motor 39. Move to

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, L-shaped pressing plates 50 are provided at both ends in the X direction of the surface opposite to the surface near the sandwiching portion 41 in the elevating portion 38 (the surface on the back side in FIG. 3). Are provided in pairs. The pair of pressing plates 50 presses the pallets 21 separated from the planting plate 12 and remaining on the pair of support rails 34 toward the conveyor unit 15 as the movable body 36 moves toward the conveyor unit 15.

Next, the operation of the plant transfer device 14 will be described.
When the planting plate 12 on which the plant S is planted is accommodated in the breeding rack 13, the planting plate 12 is transported by the first and

second conveyors

17 and 19 to predetermined positions while being supported by the pallet 21. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 4, in the transfer device 25, two pairs of support rails 34 aligned in the Z direction correspond to predetermined positions on the first and

second transport conveyors

17 and 19 respectively in the Y direction. So as to move.

Subsequently, by means of pushers (not shown) respectively provided on the sides of the first and

second conveyors

17 and 19, the planting plates 12 (pallets 21) are respectively positioned at predetermined positions on the first and

second conveyors

17 and 19. The fixed planting plate 12) in a supported state is pressed toward the two pairs of support rails 34. Then, the planting plates 12 supported by the pallet 21 are respectively supported by the two pairs of support rails 34.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 5, each sandwiching portion of the two transfer portions 29 is supported by the planting plate 12 supported by the pallets 21 supported on the two pairs of support rails 34 of the transfer device 25. The sheet 21 is lifted from the pallet 21 in a state of being held by each. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 6, the transfer device 25 is moved to a predetermined position. The predetermined position is a position where two mounting plates 23 to which the planting plate 12 is to be transferred and two pairs of support rails 34 arranged in the Z direction correspond to each other in the Y direction.

Subsequently, the two transfer units 29 are moved toward the growing rack 13 such that the planting plate 12 is positioned directly above the two mounting plates 23 respectively. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 7, the planting plates 12 respectively lifted by the two transfer units 29 are lowered onto the two mounting plates 23. Subsequently, after releasing the nipping state of the stationary plate 12 by the nipping portions 41, the two transfer portions 29 are moved so that the nipping portions 41 are separated from the stationary plate 12 in the Y direction.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, after raising each clamping part 41 of the two transfer parts 29, the transfer apparatus 25 is raised to a predetermined position. The predetermined position is a position corresponding to each of the stationary plate 12 and the Y direction in which the pair of pressing pieces 33 of the telescopic arms 32 of the two pushers 31 are lowered onto the two mounting plates 23. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9, when the telescopic arms 32 of the two pushers 31 are respectively extended, the planting plate 12 on the two placement plates 23 is a pair of pressing pieces 33 of the telescopic arms 32 of the two pushers 31. Are pushed into the accommodating portions 22 in the breeding rack 13 respectively.

Subsequently, after the telescopic arms 32 of the two pushers 31 are contracted, the transfer device 25 is positioned at predetermined positions on the first and

second recovery conveyors

18 and 20 by the two pairs of support rails 34 aligned in the Z direction. It moves so as to correspond to each in the Y direction. Subsequently, the two elevators 38 are lowered to a predetermined position. In the predetermined position, the pair of pressing plates 50 of the two elevators 38 respectively contact the side surfaces of the pallet 21 on the two pairs of support rails 34 on the side opposite to the first and

second recovery conveyors

18 and 20. It is a position.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 10, the two transfer units 29 are moved toward the first and

second recovery conveyors

18 and 20, respectively. Then, after the pallets 21 on the two pairs of support rails 34 are respectively pushed to predetermined positions on the first and

second recovery conveyors

18 and 20, they are conveyed by the first and

second recovery conveyors

18 and 20. And be collected. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 11, the transfer device 25 is arranged so that the two pairs of support rails 34 aligned in the Z direction correspond to the predetermined positions on the first and

second conveyors

17 and 19 respectively in the Y direction. Move to

As described above, since the transfer device 25 can hold the two stationary plates 12 almost simultaneously and can transfer the two mounting plates 23 as the transfer destination almost simultaneously, the movable plate 12 can be efficiently made. It can be transferred.

According to the first embodiment described above, the following effects are exhibited.
(1-1) In the transfer device 25, the holding portion (two pairs of support rails 34) for holding the planting plate 12 can hold the two planting plates 12. For this reason, compared with the case where only one planting board 12 can be hold | maintained to a holding | maintenance part, the planting board 12 can be transferred efficiently.

(1-2) The holding portion of the transfer device 25 includes two mounting portions (a pair of support rails 34) on which one single planting plate 12 can be mounted. For this reason, when the planting plate 12 is placed one by one on the two mounting parts, it is possible to suppress contact between the planting plates 12 when the planting plate 12 is transferred by the transfer part 29.

(1-3) The transfer device 25 includes two transfer units 29 for transferring the planting plate 12 mounted on each of the two mounting units to the transfer destination (on the mounting plate 23). There is. For this reason, it is possible to simultaneously transfer and mount the respective planting plates 12 placed on the two placement units by the two transfer units 29.

Second Embodiment
Next, a second embodiment of a plant growing system will be described according to the drawings.
In the second embodiment, in the plant growing system 11 of the first embodiment, the transfer device 25 is changed to the transfer device 55 shown in FIG. 12, and the second conveyer 19 and the second recovery in the conveyor unit 15 are The conveyor 20 is omitted, and the other points are the same as in the first embodiment. For this reason, in the second embodiment, the same members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicate explanations are omitted.

As shown in FIG. 12, the transfer device 55 is configured by one transfer unit 26 (see FIG. 2). In this case, the length in the Y direction of the pair of support rails 34 as an example of one mounting portion constituting the holding portion is a plurality of the planting plates 12 supported by the pallet 21 in the Y direction (two in this example) ) It is set to a length that can be supported (placed) side by side. Furthermore, in this case, the length of the pair of moving rails 35 in the Y direction is the transfer plate portion 29 on the pallet 21 on which a plurality of (two in this example) lined up and supported in the Y direction by the pair of support rails 34. Is set to a transferable length.

Next, the operation of the plant transfer device 14 will be described.
In the case where the planting plate 12 on which the plant S is planted is accommodated in the breeding rack 13, the first conveyance conveyor 17 conveys the planting plate 12 to a predetermined position while supporting one planting plate 12 by one pallet 21. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 13, the transfer device 55 is moved so that the pair of support rails 34 corresponds to the predetermined position on the first conveyance conveyor 17 in the Y direction.

Subsequently, by means of a pusher (not shown) provided on the side of the first conveyor 17, the single mounting plate 12 supported by one pallet 21 positioned at the predetermined position on the first conveyor 17 is transferred by the transfer device It is pressed toward the pair of support rails 34 of 55. Then, a single planting plate 12 supported by one pallet 21 is supported by the pair of support rails 34 of the transfer device 55.

Subsequently, the other one planting plate 12 is transported by the first transport conveyor 17 to a predetermined position while being supported by another pallet 21. Subsequently, another non-illustrated stationary support plate 12 supported by another pallet 21 positioned at a predetermined position on the first conveyance conveyor 17 by a pusher (not shown) provided beside the first conveyance conveyor 17 , Toward the pair of support rails 34 of the transfer device 55.

Then, the other support plate 12 supported by another pallet 21 is supported by the pair of support rails 34 of the transfer device 55. Thereby, on the pair of support rails 34, two pallets 21 in a state of supporting the planting plate 12 are supported in a line in the Y direction. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 14, of the two pallets 21 on the pair of support rails 34 of the transfer device 55, the pallet 21 is supported by the one of the pallets 21 supported on the pair of support rails 34 later. The fixed planting plate 12 in the state is lifted from the pallet 21 in a state of being held by the holding portions 41 of the transfer portion 29.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 15, the transfer device 55 is moved to a position where the mounting plate 23 to which the mounting plate 12 is to be transferred and the pair of support rails 34 correspond in the Y direction. Subsequently, the transfer unit 29 is moved toward the growing rack 13 so that the planting plate 12 lifted by each of the holding units 41 of the transfer unit 29 moves just above the mounting plate 23.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 16, the planting plate 12 lifted by each holding unit 41 of the transfer unit 29 is lowered onto the mounting plate 23. Subsequently, after releasing the nipping state of the transfer plate 29 by the nipping portions 41 of the transfer plate 29, the transfer portion 29 is moved so that each nipping portion 41 is separated from the transfer plate 12 in the Y direction. Then, as shown in FIG. 17, each clamping part 41 of the transfer part 29 is raised.

Subsequently, the transfer device 55 is raised so that the pair of pressing pieces 33 of the telescopic arm 32 of the pusher 31 correspond to the planting plate 12 lowered on the mounting plate 23 in the Y direction. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 18, when the telescopic arm 32 of the pusher 31 is extended, the planting plate 12 on the placement plate 23 is accommodated in the breeding rack 13 by the pair of pressing pieces 33 of the telescopic arm 32 of the pusher 31. It is pushed into section 22.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 19, after the telescopic arm 32 of the pusher 31 is contracted, the remaining pallets 21 (i.e., of the two pallets 21 on the pair of support rails 34 of the transfer device 55) are paired first. The planting plate 12 supported by the pallet 21) supported on the support rail 34 is lifted from the pallet 21 in a state of being held by the holding parts 41 of the transfer part 29.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 20, in the transfer device 55, the placement plate 23 positioned immediately below the placement plate 23 on which the setting plate 12 was placed immediately before and the pair of support rails 34 in the Y direction. Move to the corresponding position. Subsequently, as in the case of the above-described planting plate 12, after lowering the planting plate 12 lifted by each holding unit 41 onto the mounting plate 23, the planting plate 12 on the mounting plate 23 is The extension arm 32 is pushed into the housing portion 22 in the breeding rack 13 by extending it.

Subsequently, after the telescopic arm 32 of the pusher 31 is contracted, the transfer device 55 is moved so that the pair of support rails 34 corresponds to the predetermined position on the first recovery conveyor 18 in the Y direction. Subsequently, on the side opposite to the first collection conveyor 18 in the pallet 21 closer to the first collection conveyor 18 of the two pallets 21 on the pair of support rails 34, the pair of pressing plates 50 of the lift unit 38 is The elevator 38 is lowered so as to make contact.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 21, the transfer unit 29 is moved toward the first recovery conveyor 18. Then, the pallet 21 closer to the first recovery conveyor 18 on the pair of support rails 34 is pushed to a predetermined position on the first recovery conveyor 18 and then transported by the first recovery conveyor 18 and recovered. . Similarly, another pallet 21 remaining on the pair of support rails 34 is also recovered by the first recovery conveyor 18. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 22, the transfer device 55 is moved such that the pair of support rails 34 corresponds to the predetermined position on the first transfer conveyor 17 in the Y direction.

According to the second embodiment described above, in addition to the effect of the above (1-1), the following effect is exhibited.
(2-1) In the transfer device 55, the holding portion for holding the planting plate 12 includes one mounting portion (pair of support rails 34) on which the two planting plates 12 can be arranged in the Y direction. There is. For this reason, two planting boards 12 can be easily mounted in a mounting part.

Third Embodiment
Next, a third embodiment of a plant growing system will be described according to the drawings.
In the third embodiment, the transfer device 25 is changed to the transfer device 60 shown in FIG. 23 in the plant growing system 11 of the first embodiment, and the second conveyor 19 and the second recovery in the conveyor unit 15 are used. The conveyor 20 is omitted, and the other points are the same as in the first embodiment. For this reason, in the third embodiment, the same members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicate explanations will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 23, the transfer device 60 is configured by one transfer unit 26 (see FIG. 2). In this case, the holding portion for holding the planting plate 12 is a pair of support rails 34 as an example of a mounting portion on which the planting plate 12 can be mounted, and the transfer portion 29 from the pair of support rails 34 And a holding space 61 which can be held in a floating state.

Next, the operation of the plant transfer device 14 will be described.
When the planting plate 12 on which the plant S is planted is accommodated in the breeding rack 13, the planting plate 12 is transported by the first transport conveyor 17 to a predetermined position while being supported by the pallet 21. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 24, the transfer device 60 is moved such that the pair of support rails 34 corresponds to the predetermined position on the first conveyance conveyor 17 in the Y direction.

Subsequently, by means of a pusher (not shown) provided on the side of the first transfer conveyor 17, the planting plates 12 supported by the pallet 21 positioned at the predetermined position on the first transfer conveyor 17 are It is pressed toward the support rail 34. The planting plate 12 supported by the pallet 21 is supported by the pair of support rails 34 of the transfer device 60.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 25, the planting plate 12 supported by the pallets 21 supported on the pair of support rails 34 of the transfer device 60 is held by the holding portions 41 of the transfer portion 29. And lift from the pallet 21. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 26, the transfer device 60 is moved so that the pair of support rails 34 corresponds to the predetermined position on the first recovery conveyor 18 in the Y direction.

Subsequently, the lifting and lowering unit 38 is lowered so that the pair of pressing plates 50 of the lifting and lowering unit 38 contact the side surface of the pallet 21 on the pair of support rails 34 opposite to the first recovery conveyor 18. Subsequently, the transfer unit 29 is moved toward the first recovery conveyor 18. Then, after the pallets 21 on the pair of support rails 34 are pushed to a predetermined position on the first collection conveyor 18, they are conveyed by the first collection conveyor 18 and collected.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 27, the transfer device 60 is moved such that the pair of support rails 34 corresponds to the predetermined position on the first conveyance conveyor 17 in the Y direction. At this time, the planting plate 12 is held in a state of being floated from the pair of support rails 34 in the holding space 61 by the holding portions 41 of the transfer portion 29.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 28, another planting supported by another pallet 21 positioned at a predetermined position on the first transfer conveyor 17 by a pusher (not shown) provided on the side of the first transfer conveyor 17. The plate 12 is pressed against the pair of support rails 34 of the transfer device 60. Then, the other stationary plate 12 supported by the other pallet 21 is supported by the pair of support rails 34 of the transfer device 60. As a result, the two mounting boards 12 are held by the transfer device 60.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 29, the transfer device 60 is moved to a position where the mounting plate 23 to which the mounting plate 12 is to be transferred and the pair of support rails 34 correspond in the Y direction. Subsequently, the transfer unit 29 is moved toward the growing rack 13 such that the planting plate 12 in a state of being lifted by the holding units 41 of the transfer unit 29 is positioned directly above the mounting plate 23. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 30, the planting plate 12 lifted by each holding unit 41 of the transfer unit 29 is lowered onto the mounting plate 23.

Subsequently, after releasing the nipping state of the transfer plate 29 by the nipping portions 41 of the transfer plate 29, the transfer portion 29 is moved so that each nipping portion 41 is separated from the transfer plate 12 in the Y direction. Subsequently, after raising each nipping portion 41 of the transfer portion 29, the pair of pressing pieces 33 of the telescopic arm 32 of the pusher 31 correspond to the planting plate 12 lowered on the mounting plate 23 in the Y direction. The transfer device 60 is raised.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 31, when the telescopic arm 32 of the pusher 31 is extended, the planting plate 12 on the placement plate 23 is accommodated in the breeding rack 13 by the pair of pressing pieces 33 of the telescopic arm 32 of the pusher 31. It is pushed into section 22. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 32, after the telescopic arm 32 of the pusher 31 is contracted, the stationary plate 12 supported by the pallets 21 on the pair of support rails 34 of the transfer device 60 is transferred to the transfer portion. It lifts from the pallet 21 in the state pinched by each of the 29 pinching parts 41.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 33, in the transfer device 60, the placement plate 23 positioned immediately below the placement plate 23 on which the fixed plate 12 was placed immediately before and the pair of support rails 34 in the Y direction. Move to the corresponding position. Subsequently, as in the case of the above-described planting plate 12, after lowering the planting plate 12 lifted by each holding unit 41 onto the mounting plate 23, the planting plate 12 on the mounting plate 23 is The extension arm 32 is pushed into the housing portion 22 in the breeding rack 13 by extending it.

Subsequently, after the telescopic arm 32 of the pusher 31 is contracted, the transfer device 60 is moved so that the pair of support rails 34 corresponds to the predetermined position on the first recovery conveyor 18 in the Y direction. Subsequently, the lifting and lowering unit 38 is lowered so that the pair of pressing plates 50 of the lifting and lowering unit 38 contact the side surface of the pallet 21 on the pair of support rails 34 opposite to the first recovery conveyor 18.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 34, the transfer unit 29 is moved toward the first recovery conveyor 18. Then, after the pallets 21 on the pair of support rails 34 are pushed to a predetermined position on the first collection conveyor 18, they are conveyed by the first collection conveyor 18 and collected. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 35, the transfer device 60 is moved so that the pair of support rails 34 corresponds to the predetermined position on the first transfer conveyor 17 in the Y direction.

According to the third embodiment described above, in addition to the effect of the above (1-1), the following effect is exhibited.
(3-1) In the transfer device 60, the holding portion for holding the planting plate 12 is a mounting portion (a pair of support rails 34) on which the planting plate 12 can be mounted, and the transfer portion 29 is the planting plate 12 And a holding space 61 which can be held in a floating state from the mounting portion. For this reason, the transfer part 29 which transfers the mounting board 12 to the transfer destination (on the mounting board 23) can be functioned as a holding part.

(Modification example)
The above embodiments may be modified as follows.
In the transfer device 25 according to the first embodiment, the transfer unit 29 and the pair of moving rails 35 in the transfer unit 26 located below the two transfer units 26 may be omitted. In this case, it is preferable to increase the length in the Y direction of the pair of moving rails 35 in the transfer unit 26 positioned on the upper side of the two upper and lower transfer units 26. In this manner, one transfer unit 29 can transfer both the stationary plate 12 on the pallet 21 disposed on the upper side and the stationary plate 12 on the pallet 21 disposed on the lower side.

In the transfer device 25 according to the first embodiment, two or more planting plates 12 supported by the pallet 21 may be lined up and supported by the pair of support rails 34.
-Transfer device 25 of a 1st embodiment may be the composition connected so that three or more transfer units 26 might be piled up and down.

In the transfer device 55 of the second embodiment, three or more planting plates 12 supported by the pallet 21 may be arranged side by side on the pair of support rails 34 and supported.
In the transfer device 60 according to the third embodiment, two or more planting plates 12 supported by the pallet 21 may be lined up and supported by the pair of support rails 34.

In the first to third embodiments, the pallet 21 may be omitted.

12: stationary plate, 23: mounting plate as an example of transfer destination, 25, 55, 60: transfer device, 29: transfer unit, 34: pair of mounting units constituting the holding unit Support rail, 61 ... holding space constituting the holding portion, S ... plant.

Claims

A holding unit that holds a planting plate on which a plant is planted;
A transfer unit for transferring the mounting plate held by the holding unit to a transfer destination;
A transfer device equipped with
The transfer device is characterized in that the holding unit can hold a plurality of the stationary plates.
The transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the holding unit includes a plurality of placement units on which one single planting plate can be placed.
The transfer apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a plurality of transfer units for transferring the setting plates placed on the plurality of placing units to the transfer destination.
The transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the holding unit includes one placement unit on which a plurality of the planting plates can be placed side by side.
The holding unit includes a mounting unit on which the setting plate can be placed, and a holding space in which the transfer unit can hold the setting plate in a floating state from the setting unit. The transfer apparatus of claim 1.