Abstract:In order to solve the problems of single function, large volume and poor effect of swing plate closing device for rice seedling raising tray in the field, a small integrated device of swing plate closing for rice seedling raising tray with both swing plate and closing function was designed. The device was composed of swing plate closing integrated mechanism, connecting rod plate splitting mechanism, conveyor belt and chain plate collecting mechanism, which could realize the switching of swing plate closing mode and complete swing plate and closing efficiently. The basic structure and working principle of the wobble plate closing mechanism and the connecting rod type plate mechanism were expounded, the working parameters of the key mechanism were determined, and the feasibility of the mechanism was verified by ADAMS. A prototype was designed and built for testing. The closing test showed that the closing success rate of the device was not less than 90% when the closing speed of the device was 4~6s/tray. The orthogonal experiment of three factors and three levels was carried out with the height of the tray, the operation period and the number of initial trays as the experimental factors, and the success rate of the tray as the experimental index. The quadratic regression model was established, and the primary and secondary order of the influence significance was obtained: the height of the tray, the number of initial trays, and the operation period. The optimal parameter combination was the height of the tray was 5cm, the operation period was 5s/tray, and the number of initial trays was 8 trays/group. The success rate of the tray was 93% under these parameters. The whole machine ran stably and met the design requirements, which can realize fast and effective tray swing and closing operations.