PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems that, a conventional seedling-feeding device is arranged in body lateral direction perpendicular to the travelling direction, and rear end of right and left covering soil-pressing rolls are arranged at further backward of the machine body than the seedling-feeding device, consequently the right and left covering soil-pressing rolls becomes at the side of an operator feeding seedlings into each seedling-receiving cup of a seedling-feeding device while walking at the rear side of the machine body of the seedling-feeding device, and the operation space of the operator becomes narrow, resulting in a problem in seedling-feeding work.SOLUTION: The seedling transplanter equipped with the seedling-feeding device 7 formed by connecting many seedling-receiving cups 7c to the machine body traveling by driving wheels 5, a transplanting tool 11 for transplanting the seedlings by receiving the seedlings from the seedling-feeding device 7, and the right and left covering soil-pressing rolls 8R and 8L carrying out the covering soil-pressing actions, is constituted by arranging the seedling-feeding device 7 in a front and rear-tilted state in which right or left one side may be positioned at the front side of the machine body and the other side may be positioned at the rear side of the machine body in the plan view, and the rear ends of the right and left covering soil-pressing rolls 8R and 8L may be positioned at the front side of the machine body from the rear end of the seedling-feeding device 7.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】従来の苗供給装置は機体進行方向と直交する機体左右方向に設けられており、左右覆土鎮圧輪の後端部は苗供給装置の後端部よりも機体後方に配置した構成であった。従って、苗供給装置の機体後方側を歩きながら苗供給装置の各苗受カップ内に苗を供給する作業者の側方に左右覆土鎮圧輪が配置された構成となり、作業者の作業空間が狭く苗供給作業において課題があった。【解決手段】駆動輪5にて走行する機体に多数の苗受カップ7cを連結して設けた苗供給装置7と該苗供給装置7から苗を受け取って圃場に植付ける植付具11と圃場に植付けられた苗に対して覆土鎮圧作用する左右覆土鎮圧輪8L,8Rを装備した苗移植機において、該苗供給装置7を平面視で左右一側を機体前方に位置させ他側を機体後方に位置させて前後傾斜した状態で配置すると共に、苗供給装置7の後端よりも左右覆土鎮圧輪8L,8Rの後端を機体前方側に設けた苗移植機。【選択図】図2
