초록 ▼

The invention relates to a method for picking up and delivering a plug of substrate having a plant incorporated therein, wherein the plug is seized at least from the top side by means of a number of needles and is taken from a tray or a like device by at least a vertical movement, and the plug can b

The invention relates to a method for picking up and delivering a plug of substrate having a plant incorporated therein, wherein the plug is seized at least from the top side by means of a number of needles and is taken from a tray or a like device by at least a vertical movement, and the plug can be delivered by moving the needles out of the plug, with the needles being stuck into the plug substantially vertically such that the plug can thereby be seized, whereupon the needles are moved upward relative to the tray while taking along the plug from the tray, in such a manner that the needles move substantially parallel to each other relative to the plug, and to an apparatus for using such method.

대표청구항 ▼

A plant-transferring apparatus for transferring at least one plug having a plant incorporated therein, comprising a supporting device on which said at least one plug is located, a feed means for moving said at least one plug located on the supporting device in a substantially horizontal direction, a

A plant-transferring apparatus for transferring at least one plug having a plant incorporated therein, comprising a supporting device on which said at least one plug is located, a feed means for moving said at least one plug located on the supporting device in a substantially horizontal direction, a pick-up means for seizing said at least one plug from its top side and moving it, said pick-up means including a plurality of needles oriented substantially vertically, each needle having a sharp end which points downwardly, a means for moving said needles simultaneously in a substantially vertical direction between a first extreme position in which the needles are at least partially inserted into said at least one plug, and a second extreme position in which said at least one plug is suspended above the supporting device such that said at least one plug is movable in a substantially horizontal direction above the supporting device, and a plant-flattening means located upstream of the needles with respect to the direction of movement of said at least one plug.