PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seedling transplanting machine that prevents a planting device from operating and raking seedlings in the air during lowering of a seedling planting unit.SOLUTION: A seedling transplanting machine is provided with: a planting lifting/lowering lever (36) for performing the lifting operation of a seedling planting unit and the in/out operation of planting a switching cam (80) for switching an operating state of the seedling planting unit in conjunction with the planting lifting/lowering lever (36) a cam motor (110) for turning the switching cam (80) and moving the planting lifting/lowering lever (36) and a planting arm (115) for transmitting the operation of the cam motor (110) to the switching cam (80). The planting lifting/lowering lever (36) is moved to a lowered position to operate the cam motor (110) and lower the seedling planting unit, and then cam motor (110) is further operated, and thereby the planting lifting/lowering lever (36) is moved to a planting position.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】 本発明は、苗植付部の下降中に植付装置が作動して空中で苗を掻き取ることを防止することを目的とする。【解決手段】 苗植付部の昇降操作及び植付の入切操作を行う植付昇降レバー(36)と、該植付昇降レバー(36)に連動して苗植付部の動作状態を切り替える切替カム(80)と、該切替カム(80)を回動させて植付昇降レバー(36)を移動させるカム用モータ(110)と、カム用モータ(110)の作動を切替カム(80)へ伝達する植え付けアーム(115)とを設け、カム用モータ(110)を作動させて苗植付部を下降させる下降位置に植付昇降レバー(36)を移動させた後、さらにカム用モータ(110)を作動させて植付昇降レバー(36)を植付位置に移動させる構成とした。【選択図】 図8