A row distributor for the transplanting of small plants in soil blocks of compressed peat or synthetic substratum of the Dutch kind

摘要

The present invention concerns a modular distributor for the automatic transplantation of rooted vegetables or industrial farming, previously cultivated in cubical sods having the dimensions of a few centimeters. One or more of said distributors are mounted onto a strong frame and carried on back wheels, pulled or self-moving, and by a front roll supporting the elements to be transplanted. The device according to the present invention consists of a belt (2) for moving the sods (1), being inclined backwards and downwards and parallel to the driving sense; a chute, two tongues (19) for the lateral blocking of the sod at the lower end of the belt and a couple of distribution rolls (10). Over the belt (2), two lateral walls are provided for containing the row of small plants, a ploughshare (18) for preparing the furrow, two wheels for earthing up and levelling the depth and a couple of small trowels for earthing up the deposited small plant.