FI107559B - Device for collecting material present on a ground surface - Google Patents

Description

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This invention relates to apparatus for collecting material on a substrate as defined in the preamble of claim 1.

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In particular, milled peat is treated with peat fields by removing wet peat from the surface of the field, which is then dried in place using the radiation of the sun. Once the peat has dried sufficiently, it is collected and transported either to an interim storage facility, such as a storage pool, or directly to its destination.

Particularly in the treatment of milled peat, it is collected from the field by means of existing equipment by first scraping the dried peat layer with an oblique plate conventionally placed in front of the tractor 15 for an elongated rake, followed by collecting the ruts from the field with a loader. On the other hand, it is naturally known to collect material on the platform, for example, by means of an earth-moving bucket or a similarly equipped work machine. However, the use of such a machine requires continuous reciprocal movement in the same area as the soil enters; ; indentations. In addition, it is likely that the material to be collected and the base material of the substrate will be somewhat mixed. In addition, of course, it is also '* ·· obvious that the substantially straight' V · * straight edge of the cavity plate, for example, does not conform to the shape of the substrate. This results, for example, in the uneven peat field mixing and transferring the dried peat and moist bedding material to the collection point.

: V; The method of collection also results in pieces, such as rocks and parts of stumps, on the substrate, between the dried layer of milled peat and undesirable for actual use of milled peat, such as stones and stumps.

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On the other hand, it is known to collect material on the base by means of a device in which the collecting member is formed by a screw conveyor. However, it is clear that the screw conveyor in question is only suitable for handling higher material sizes, such as roughs, seams or the like, but is poorly suited for collecting a thin and substantially uniformly distributed layer of material on the substrate. As a result, as in 2 107559 above, the moist substrate can be mixed with the dried milling peat.

From SU-945442 there is known a solution where material is collected from the substrate by means of cylindrical collectors with brushed bodies which throw material, for example dried milling peat, in the forward direction of the apparatus and between the collecting members, whereby the material collects on career. When the equipment is in operation, it passes in front of the drive unit in a turf field. In this case, it is obvious that the milling dust caused by the mode of operation of the collecting means of the device restricts the visibility of the driver of the traction device, which makes the steering of the traction machine considerably difficult. It is also clear that the roughness or the like formed directly on the travel path of the implement makes the control of the implement difficult and requires sufficient ground clearance or the like from the drive unit to prevent the roughness from breaking.

The apparatus of the present invention is intended to eliminate r * * the above disadvantages and thereby substantially improve the prior art in the art. To accomplish this purpose, the apparatus according to the invention is essentially characterized in what is set forth in the characterizing part of claim 1. Other embodiments of the invention are characterized by what is disclosed in the other claims.

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The most important advantages of the apparatus according to the invention are simplicity and reliability, which are essential especially in difficult and dusty conditions. The apparatus of the invention

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The advantage is that it also allows the use of * ··. '' 30 thinner, fast-drying milling thicknesses during short · ”'· flush cycles, allowing the turf field's crop rotation speed to be adjustable · · ♦! vf mail. The invention enables the drive of the equipment to be used for working machines with unlimited ground clearance. The apparatus according to the invention also enables the material to be collected less dust-free than the known methods, thereby improving the working conditions of the work site. In addition, the apparatus according to the invention can also be used to collect milling peat from uneven surfaces without the accumulation of damp bedding or unwanted pieces such as 3 107559 stones or parts of stumps. A further advantage of the equipment is that it is easy to connect to a conventional agricultural tractor without fitting parts and that the power requirement of the drive unit is low.

In the following description, the invention will be illustrated in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side view of a preferred apparatus according to the invention, Fig. 2 is a top view of a preferred apparatus according to the invention; Section 1 BB as sectional view.

Figure 1 shows a preferred apparatus according to the invention. . This apparatus for collecting material on the substrate, in particular milled peat, is preferably designed for use with a separate drive unit 1 (Fig. 2), such as a tractor or the like. The apparatus comprises a body 2 arranged to be movable by means of movable y-j means 3, such as wheels, for engaging the body 2 Γ · ,. to the drive device 1, transverse to the direction of travel K: 'i': the distance A between the collector 5, the transfer member 6 transversely to the direction of K, the dust guard 17 and the adjusting arrangement 10 of the collector member 5; .

With reference to Fig. 1, the collecting member 5 is arranged to be movable with respect to tray A and body 2 to collect material M on tray A. · «·. in connection with the transfer part 6a of the transfer means 6, over its transfer base 13, whereby the transfer of material M from the support A, e.g. from the peat field: ** takes place substantially parallel to the direction K of the apparatus, substantially parallel to the direction K; in the opposite direction according to how the apparatus is constructed according to the inventive idea. In a preferred embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the transferring member 6a is positioned in front of the collecting member 5 viewed from the direction of travel K, so that the transfer of material 107559 4 to the transferring member 6a occurs substantially parallel to the direction of travel K of the apparatus. Similarly, the transfer means 6 is arranged relative to the base A and the body 2 in connection with the transfer part 6a, for transporting material M on its transfer base 13 transverse to the direction of movement K of the apparatus to the discharge point P (Fig. 2). hardware page. In the illustrated embodiment, a guide member 9 is provided between the collecting member 5 and the transferring member 6a, which guides material M moving substantially in the direction of travel K from the collecting member 5 to the transferring member 6a. as a guide member 9 inclined to the substrate A.

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Referring further to Figure 1, the collecting member 5 is formed to rotate about its longitudinal axis X (arrow N1). In this case, the contact means 11, preferably several plurality of contacting members 11, for collecting the material M in connection with the transferring part 6a, are formed by a longitudinal axis X

· · '';:,] 20 of contact members 11 extending substantially at a constant distance radially and evenly and / or arranged in groups. According to the embodiment of Fig. 1, the collecting member 5 and the contact members 11 are arranged: ··· cylindrical broom structure or the like.

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Figure 3 shows a preferred rear view of an apparatus according to the invention. Referring to Figures 1 and 3, the moving portion 6a of the transfer member 6 carrying the material M of the apparatus to the discharge point P is arranged at least at the base A when in its functional phase: substantially parallel to the base A. According to a preferred embodiment of Figure 1, the material M is conveyed by the transferring member 6a. via the transfer platform 13, transverse to the direction of travel K: v. direction, at the operating speed of the moving part 6a (arrow N2). The transferring member 6a conveys the collected material M to the discharge point P and further to the side S of the apparatus. The transfer member 6, the transfer member 35 6a and the transfer platform 13 are arranged as a collector conveyor, scraper conveyor or the like.

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Referring to Figure 3, the lifting part 6b of the transfer member 6 is arranged in an upwardly oblique position with respect to the base A. In this case, the bump conveyor, scraper conveyor or the like acting as the lifting part 6b is arranged transverse to the travel direction K. The displacement of material M collected from substrate A in the swath S is arranged to occur via a lifting section 6b from the discharge point P, along the side surface of the swath S, at an operating speed of the lifting section 6b (arrow N3). In a preferred embodiment of the invention of Figures 1 and 3, the displacement member 6, the displacement member 6a, the displacement carrier 13 and the lifting member 6b are arranged as an endless bump conveyor 10, scraper conveyor or the like, wherein the operating speeds of the lifting member 6b the same size. Preferably, the displacement member 6a and the elevator member 6b comprise a plurality of contact members 7 which move material M with them at substantially the transverse direction 15 of the apparatus at the operating speeds of the displacement member 6a (arrow N2) and the jack member 6b (arrow N3).

Referring to Figure 1, the body 2 and the actuating members 3 are arranged in a mutual position by mechanical, electrical and / or pressure medium, e.g. by adjustable control systems 10 from the cab. In a preferred embodiment of Fig. 1, the control system 10 is formed by the drive unit 1 to obtain its pressure medium control as: - a double-acting hydraulic cylinder. Then, as the relative position of the movement member 3 on the base A and the body 2 changes, the vertical distance of the collecting member 5 to the longitudinal axis X also changes: here A, whereby the force exerted by the contact member 11 on the substrate A and ; ♦. The amount of material M collected can be adjusted according to the properties of the substrate A and the thickness of the material M collected, for example milled peat layer i.

Oh 30. * ··. Further referring to Figure 1, the apparatus comprises a frame 2 in connection with the system. a rear dust protection 17 arranged at least partially to cover the rear, front and top views of the structure formed by the displacement member 6 and the collecting member 5 in the direction of travel K.

Figure 2 shows a preferred top view of an apparatus according to the invention. The apparatus according to the invention is connected by means of 35 6 107559 attachment means 4 to the tractor attachment means of the tractor 1 which is the driving device. Further, the collecting means 5 and the transfer means 6 are arranged by mechanical, electrical and / or pressure medium actuation, for controlling the operating speeds (arrows N1, N2 and N3) e.g. with a power transmission arrangement 15 conveniently connected to the engine 1 of the tractor.

Referring further to Figure 2, the body 2 of the apparatus according to the present invention is arranged in two or more articulated body members 2a and 2b, the apparatus preferably comprising one collecting member 5 for each body member 2a 2a and 2b, and wherein the body members 2a, 2b mutual movement is possible about an axis substantially parallel to the direction of travel K. Hereby, the mutual movement of the body members 2a, 2b allows the material M to be collected from the substrates A of varying surface shape. In this case, also, the transfer means 6 is arranged so that the operation of an endless bore conveyor, scraper conveyor or the like is permitted. A further preferred embodiment is the second fastening means 16 attached to the side 2 of the frame 2 relative to its direction of travel K, then the pulling device 1 combined with these other fastening members 16, the movement members 3 turned transversely to the direction of travel K and adjusted to its maximum, it is possible to move the device on the substrate A, for example 4. '· I on the highway, from work site to peat field, for example.

: Γ; The apparatus according to the invention, which has been tested in practical experiments, is very well known in the field for collecting milled peat in a peat field. The use of the apparatus according to the invention is exclusive. :. * and * up to 35% * * * better for milled peat than currently available equipment. In the experiment, it was found that no dry peat of 1 «· 30 was mixed with dry peat and that no large stumps were transferred to the produced peat. and or rocks. Experience has shown that keri according to the invention *. a small and inexpensive ground loof tractor can be used as the drive for the gutter system to collect the milled peat in the rough peat field.

It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the above example, but that embodiments of the invention may vary within the scope of the following claims. Thus, for example, the collecting member and the transfer member may be arranged to operate according to different operating principles, and the actuators of these members may be arranged to operate on independent power sources.

Further, the relative order of the collecting member and the transfer member in the direction of travel may be changed relative to the preferred embodiment shown, wherein the material is displaced in substantially opposite directions to the direction of travel. It is also possible that the transfer member, both in front and back of the direction of travel, has collecting members.

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The transferring means may also be provided by two successive transverse directionally constituting means of forming the transferring portion and the lifting portion, but the apparatus according to the embodiment shown and the invention provide the simplest and most advantageous assembly. The lifting member may also comprise a transfer platform, whereby the material is discharged to the upper part of the swath and does not move along the side surface of the swath.

Likewise, the movement of the movement means, for example the wheels, from the running direction to the transverse direction, to move the apparatus in this direction, can be effected by very different means, for example a vertical joint, and at the same time this movement member may be associated with the adjusting arrangement for adjusting the distance between

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Claims (9)

An apparatus for collecting material on a substrate, preferably milling, for example in a strand, the apparatus comprising: - a body (2) arranged movably with moving means (3), such as wheels, - fastening means (4) for - coupling the body (2) to a tractor (1), preferably to a tractor, - a transport member (6) arranged transversely relative to the direction of movement (K) and movable relative to the body (2) and the support (A), for conveying the material (M) in transverse direction (pii N2) relative to the direction of movement (K) to a relief point (P) which is adjacent to the device and further to the strand (S) or the like, which transport means (6) comprises a transfer member (6a) arranged substantially parallel to the support (A), whereby as the conveying member (6) moves, the material (M) is moved transversely to the direction of movement (K) by means of the transfer member (6a). operating speed one of the transmitting part (6a) (pii N2), and said transport means (6) comprising a lifting part (6b) arranged in a relatively inclined direction in a relative support (A), whereby when the transport member (6) moves , the material (M) is transmitted by means of the lifting member (6b) transverse to the direction of movement, at least one transversely of the direction of movement (K): collecting means (5) arranged movably relative to the body (2) and the support (A) for collecting existing material (M) on the substrate (A) and arranged to rotate about its relative: * · direction of movement (K) transversely and relative to the substrate (A) substantially parallel longitudinal axis (X) ( pii N1), wherein one or more collecting means (5) are arranged to transfer material (M) existing on the substrate (A) in connection with the transferring part (ifi). (6a) of the conveying means (6), wherein the movement of the material (M) from the support (A) occurs in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of movement (K), ***: characterized in that the transferring member (6a) comprises a transport support (13) and a plurality of connectors (7), the material (M) being conveyed by means of the transferring member (6a) on the transport support (13) with the connectors (7) to the relief point (P) and further to the string (S) or the like, 5. that the lifting member (6b) which joins the relief point (P) comprises several connectors (7), wherein the material ( M) is transmitted by means of the lifting part (6b) with the connectors (7) from the relief point (P) along the side surface of the string (S) with the operating speed of the lifting part (6b) (pii N3), and - that the transporting means (6) transmitting part (6a), lifting part (6b) and connectors (7) are arranged together as an endless circular tow conveyor or scrap conveyor. 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the collecting means (5) preferably comprises a plurality of longitudinal axes (X) extending substantially longitudinally and evenly and / or in groups arranged at a constant distance in the radial direction (X). ), the collecting means (5) and the connectors (11) being arranged as a cylindrical pig brush bundle structure or the like. 20 Device according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the body (2) comprises two or more members (2a, 2b) which are joined together by a joint, the reciprocal movement of the body parts (2a, 2b) being arranged around a the direction of movement (K) substantially parallel to the axis. • · «« Device according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the 0 ·: the body (2) and at least one moving member (3) are arranged to be controlled by a mechanical, electrical and / or pressure medium driven or corresponding control arrangement (10). ) which can preferably be controlled e.g. from a cabin, to regulate the vertical distance between the longitudinal axis (X) of the collecting member (5) and the support (A). • 5. Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the device T 35 comprises a dust cover (17) arranged to partially cover a structure comprising the transport means (6) and the collecting means (5) on the rear, front and rear. the upper side seen from; direction of movement (K). • · · · 13 107559 Device according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that the collecting means (5) and the transporting means (6) are at least partially arranged to be connected to the power source of the pulling device (1), such as a motor, by means of a preferably mechanical, electrical and / or pressure-medium-driven or equivalent power transmission system (15), which can preferably be controlled to control the speed of operation (N1, N2, N3). Device according to any of claims 1-6, characterized in that the device comprises other fastening means (16) for coupling the body (2) to the pulling device (1), preferably a tractor, for transferring the device on the support (A) in a transverse direction. relative to the direction of movement (K), and that at least two movement means (3), such as wheels, are arranged to be rotated in this transverse direction relative to the direction of movement (K). Apparatus according to any of claims 1-7, characterized in that the lifting part (6b) also comprises a transport base (13) for relieving the material (M) to the upper part of the string (S). 20 Device according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that a disc-shaped guide (9) is arranged between the collecting means (5) and the transferring part (6a) for controlling the material (M) transferred from the collecting means (5). connecting to the transferring part (6a). 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