Transplantor provided with seedlings selector.

摘要

This invention relates to a transplantor of seedlings useful for supplying seedlings in a controlled state, which is characterized in that; seedlings grown in paper tubes which are a mixture of superior and inferior seedlings are placed on a seedlings supplying conveyor (17) and separated into individuals at a certain interval by seedlings separating apparatus (19-26) at the terminal of said conveyor.

Behind said seedlings separating apparatus (19-26) is a string-like belt (28) to support roots and leaves, to which is supplied seedlings obtained by separation.

Inferior seedlings free of leaves are fallen onto said string-like belt (28) to transfer only superior seedlings. Behind the string-like belts is seedlings controlling (arraying) conveyor (45) rotating at a certain velocity, to which seedlings are transferred.

In the vicinity of the seedlings accepting part of said seedlings controlling conveyor (45) is provided with seedlings detector (60) to control the accumulation of seedlings by rotating seedlings supplying conveyor (17) slower when the seedlings amount on the seedling conveyor increases or by rotating the same faster when the same decreases to transfer the seedling in a controlled state.