PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To store a seat with simple configuration in a seedling transplanter.SOLUTION: The seedling transplanter includes seedling planting bodies (5) vertically moved by a vertical moving mechanism to transplant seedlings in the field. A seedling supply apparatus for supplying the seedlings to the seedling transplanting bodies (5) includes a plurality of seedling storage bodies (25) storing the seedlings a moving mechanism for arranging the plurality of seedling storage bodies (25) in loop shape at the predetermined array pitch and circulating them sequentially to pass above the respective seedling planting bodies (5) and a seedling drop supply mechanism for drop-supplying the seedlings stored in the seedling storage body (25) to the seedling planting body (5) moved upward by the vertical moving mechanism when the seedling storage body (25) moves into a drop supply position which is a position above the seedling planting body (5). The seat (79) is turned and stored above the seedling supply apparatus.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】 本発明は、苗植機において、座席の収納を簡単な構成で実現することを課題とする。【解決手段】 上下動機構により上下動して圃場に苗を植付ける苗植付け体(5)を設け、該苗植付け体(5)へ苗を供給する苗供給装置は、苗を収容する複数の苗収容体(25)と、該複数の苗収容体(25)を所定の配列ピッチでループ状に配置し順次各々の苗植付け体(5)の上方を通過するように周回移動させる移動機構と、該移動機構により苗収容体(25)が苗植付け体(5)の上方位置となる落下供給位置に移動すると苗収容体(25)が収容する苗を上下動機構で上動した苗植付け体(5)へ落下供給させる苗落下供給機構とを備え、座席(79)を回動させて苗供給装置の上方に収納する構成とした。【選択図】 図17
