PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a worker to easily get on and off to efficiently perform seedling transplanting work, in a seedling transplanter including a seedling planting apparatus for vertically moving a seedling planting body in a predetermined operating locus by a vertical moving mechanism to plant seedlings in the field, and a seedling supply apparatus for supplying the seedling planting apparatus with seedlings, the seedling supply apparatus including a plurality of seedling storage bodies receiving the seedlings from above and storing them inside, a moving mechanism for moving the seedling storage bodies to circle so as to pass above the seedling planting body, and an opening mechanism for opening the bottom parts of the seedling storage bodies in a position above the seedling planting body to drop the seedlings stored inside and to supply the seedling planting body with the seedlings.SOLUTION: The seedling transplanter includes a workers seat (46) for seating a worker who supplies the seedling supply apparatus (6) with the seedlings, steps (49) provided on both right and left sides of the workers seat (46), and seedling placing bases (50) provided on both right and left sides of the workers seat (46) and on the right and left outside of the steps (49).COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】 本発明は、苗植付け体を上下動機構により所定の作動軌跡で上下動させて圃場に苗を植え付ける苗植付装置と、苗植付装置に苗を供給する苗供給装置を設け、苗供給装置には、苗を上方から受け入れて内側に収容する複数の苗収容体と、苗収容体を苗植付け体の上方を通過するように周回移動させる移動機構と、苗植付け体の上方位置で苗収容体の底部を開放して内側に収容した苗を落下させて苗植付け体に苗を供給する開放機構を設けた苗植機において、作業者が容易に乗降することができ、効率良く苗の移植作業が行えるようにすることを課題とする。【解決手段】 苗供給装置(6)に苗を補給する作業者が座る作業者用座席(46)を設け、作業者用座席(46)の左右両側にはステップ(49)を設け、作業者用座席(46)の左右両側で且つステップ(49)の左右外側には苗載台(50)を設けた。【選択図】 図2
