Patent ID: 6619219
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: A01C

Abstract:
A garlic planting device, comprising:at least one guiding hopper for guiding a garlic clove with a root portion thereof directed in a downward direction; and a planting means for planting said garlic clove supplied from each of said guiding hoppers; wherein said planting means comprises a pair of round planting plates rotatably supported at both ends of a fixed shaft; a driving sprocket fixedly coupled on an external surface of one of said planting plates for transmitting driving force from an external power source to said planting plates; a plurality of driven shafts disposed at an equiangular interval between the pair of said planting plates; a plurality of planting hoppers fixed respectively to the plurality of said driven shafts for planting said garlic clove supplied from said guiding hoppers; a sector cam fixed to one side of said fixed shaft for causing said planting hoppers to be opened and closed; and a reverse drive mechanism which is disposed within at least one of the pair of said planting plates and causes said driven shafts to be rotated in a direction opposite to a direction in which said planting plates rotate such that lower portions of said planting hoppers are always directed toward the ground even if said planting plates rotate, said reverse drive mechanism comprises a stationary gear which is disposed in the center of at least one of said planting plates and coupled with said fixed shaft; a plurality of idle gears engaged with said stationary gear; and a plurality of driven gears which are engaged respectively with the plurality of said idle gears, have the same gear ratio as said stationary gear, and are then engaged respectively with the plurality of said driven shafts.