PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seedling transplanter including a seedling mounting table that can be laterally reciprocated with a simple configuration.SOLUTION: A seedling transplanter including: a vehicle body (2) a seedling stand (22) disposed behind the vehicle body (2) and configured to have seedlings to be planted in a field thereon a seedling planting apparatus (23) configured to plant the seedlings mounted on the seedling mounting table in the field a seedling interval switching device (7, 115) configured to switch an interval between the seedlings to be planted by the seedling planting apparatus a seedling interval detection section (210) configured to detect a change by the seedling interval switching device (7, 115) a driving mechanism for planting (8, 21) configured to transmit driving force from an engine disposed in the vehicle body to the seedling planting apparatus (23) through the seedling interval switching device (7, 115) a reciprocating mechanism (82, 82a, 124, 127) configured to laterally reciprocate the seedling mounting table (22) a reciprocating movement drive (240) configured to generate driving force required for reciprocating movement of the reciprocating mechanism and configured to be switchable between forward and reverse rotations and a control section (3) configured to control the reciprocating movement drive based on a detection result of the seedling interval detection section.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】簡単な構成で苗載置台の左右往復駆動を可能とする苗移植機を提供すること。【解決手段】走行車体(2)と、走行車体(2)の後部に設けられ、圃場に植え付ける苗を載置する苗載せ台(22)と、苗載せ台の苗を圃場に植え付ける苗植付装置(23)と、苗植付装置により植え付けられる苗の間隔を変更する株間切替装置(7、115)と、株間切替装置(7、115)による変更内容を検知する株間検知部(210)と、走行車体に設けられたエンジンからの駆動力を前記株間切替装置(7、115)を介して苗植付装置(23)に伝える植付伝動機構(8,21)と、苗載せ台(22)を左右方向に往復移動させる往復移動機構(82、82a、124、127)と、往復移動機構の往復移動に必要な駆動力を発生する、正逆転の切り替えが可能な往復移動駆動部(240)と、株間検知部の検知結果に基づいて、往復移動駆動部を制御する制御部(3)とを備えた。【選択図】図1
