PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fertilizing device, capable of performing maintenance and cleaning works in a good efficiency.SOLUTION: The fertilizing device is provided by equipping a hopper 133 for housing a fertilizer, an upper fertilizing machine 130 arranged at the lower part of the hopper 133, having a delivering part 136 and delivering the fertilizer by a prescribed amount, a lower fertilizing machine 150 having a fertilizing/conveying part 151 for guiding the delivered fertilizer from the delivering part 136 to the vicinity of the fertilizing part 152, a fertilizing frame 110 supporting the upper fertilizing machine 130 and lower fertilizing machine 150, a pivoting bracket 161 for pivoting a rotary supporting shaft 162 installed at right and left one side of the upper fertilizing machine 130, a claw body 201 having a plurality of claws 201a fixed at any one of the rotary supporting shaft 162 or fertilizing frame 110 and an engaging mechanism 200 attached at any of the other side of the rotary supporting shaft 162 or fertilizing frame 110 and consisting of an engaging member 202 made as capable of engaging with the claw body 201, and enabling to hold the upper fertilizing machine 130 at a prescribed angle by the engaging mechanism 200.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】メンテナンス及び清掃作業が効率良く行える施肥装置を提供する。【解決手段】肥料を収容するホッパ133と、ホッパ133の下部に配設され肥料を所定量ずつ繰出す繰出部136を有する上部施肥機130と、前記繰出部136より繰出される肥料を施肥部152近傍まで案内する施肥搬送部151を有する下部施肥機150と、前記上部施肥機130と下部施肥機150を支持する施肥フレーム110と、前記上部施肥機130の左右一側に設けられる回動支持軸162を枢支する枢支ブラケット161と、前記回動支持軸162または前記施肥フレーム110の何れか一方に固定される複数の爪201aを有する爪体201と、前記回動支持軸162または前記施肥フレーム110の何れか他方に取付けられて前記爪体201と係合可能とされる係止部材202とから成る係止機構200を備え、上部施肥機130を係止機構200により所定角度で保持可能とする。【選択図】図4
