GRIPPING DEVICE AND DIVIDER, AND TRANSPLANTING DEVICE AND TRANSPLANTING SYSTEM WITH USE THEREOF

To make it possible to stably grip a seedbed piece and stably release gripping of the seedbed piece, and to suppress adverse effects on seedlings.SOLUTION: A gripping device 60, which grips a seedbed piece C3 with seedlings planted, comprises at least one set of gripping members 65 which are so provided as to be relatively movable along a first direction, and one set of tip parts 66 which are provided at tips of one set of gripping members 65, and can pinch and grip at least two opposite side faces of the seedbed piece C3. One set of tip parts 66 can approach and separate from each other while maintaining the state that mutual distances are equal over the whole length of the tip part 66 in association with relative movement of one set of gripping members 65.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 16 【課題】苗床片を安定的に把持するとともに、安定的に苗床片の把持を解放することができ、苗に悪影響が及ぶのを抑制する。【解決手段】把持装置６０は、苗が植え付けられた苗床片Ｃ３を把持する把持装置６０であって、第１の方向に沿って相対的に移動可能に設けられた少なくとも一組の把持部材６５と、一組の把持部材６５の先端に設けられ、苗床片Ｃ３の少なくとも二つの対向した側面を挟んで把持可能な少なくとも一組の先端部６６と、を備え、一組の把持部材６５の相対的な移動に伴い、一組の先端部６６は当該先端部６６の全長に渡って、互いの距離が等しい状態を維持したまま互いに接近及び離間可能である。【選択図】図１６