JP2000004626A - Harvester for root crop - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a harvester for root crops capable of correcting dispersion in nipping position and capable of removing mud stuck to the crops, in consideration of defects that irregularity in cutting position which causes fear to lower merchandise value and that mud is mixed along with carrots in a storage container in the case of conventional harvesters which is generally known to have a root crop-digging part consisting of a pair of endless belts, a stem and leaf- cutting device, or the like and to treat the stem and leaf in a conveyance path, and which conveys the root crops to the cutting device as it is even when nipping position in the stem and leaf of root crops causes irregularity due to irregularity in vegetating states of root crops, or the like. SOLUTION: This harvester for root crops is equipped with an arrangement plate 15 for making the shoulders of root crops (i.e., the upper parts of root crops) uniform in front of a stem and leaf-cutting device in order to correct the irregularity and to make the cutting positions uniform. At the same time, the harvester is equipped with a mud-falling brush 46 in order to prevent mud from being carried into a storage container.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a machine for harvesting root vegetables such as carrots.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional root vegetable harvesting machine, a root vegetable excavating part consisting of a pair of left and right endless belts for nipping and transporting the root and leaf parts of root vegetables arranged in front of a traveling machine base and a foliage part are described. It is known to have a foliage processing unit for cutting processing, but root vegetables conveyed by a pair of left and right endless belts are directly operated by a cutting device provided in the middle of the conveyance path to cut foliage. It is configured to be. Also, mud adhering to the ginseng was sometimes brought into the container with the ginseng as it was.

[0003] In the conventional configuration, the clamping position of the foliage is sent to the cutting device as it is because of the variation in the vegetation state of the root vegetables and the bending of the pair of left and right endless bands.
Since the cutting positions were irregular, the root of the carrot was cut directly, or the carrot was cut while inclined, the commercial value was deteriorated.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the problems in the conventional structure, a device for aligning the shoulders of root crops, that is, the upper ends of the roots immediately before feeding them into the cutting device is mounted to make the cutting position of the foliage uniform. It is an object of the present invention to sweep mud adhering to root vegetables, avoid mixing mud into a storage container, and facilitate excavation work.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, an inverted L-shaped shoulder aligning plate is provided in front of a foliage cutting device for aligning shoulders of root vegetables, that is, upper ends of roots. The shoulder aligning plate is a brush-shaped brush that is connected to the rear part of the back, and the left and right sides of the mud brush are opposed to each other.The root vegetables that pass between them abut the shoulder aligning plate with the shoulder at the proper position. And
Since all the root vegetables that are transferred are aligned at a uniform position and fed to the cutting device, the cutting positions of the foliage are not uneven, and a uniform crop can be obtained.

[0006] Furthermore, the mud-dropping brush brushed in a brush-like manner slides against the root vegetables passing therethrough, sweeps up the mud adhering to the root vegetables, and no mud enters the storage container.

[0007] The attached mud brush is made rotatable,
By adopting a configuration in which the direction goes forward with the root vegetable transfer direction, it is squeezed without opposing the root vegetable transfer direction, so that it will be transported while maintaining the same posture without disturbing the transfer posture of ginseng, It is evenly slid on the mud brush.

[0008] In a root vegetable harvesting machine equipped with a conveying device for nipping and transporting the roots of the root vegetables and a cutting device for cutting and processing the foliage, the attached mud-dropping brush is rotatable, and the rotation speed is adjusted to the rotation speed of the root vegetables. Since the speed is configured to be higher than the transfer speed, the carrot can be efficiently removed without tilting the ginseng posture due to the speed difference.

[0009] In a root vegetable harvesting machine provided with a root vegetable excavation section comprising a pair of left and right endless belts for nipping and conveying the roots of the root vegetables, and a cutting device for cutting and processing the foliage, By arranging the aligning plate or guide rod, the mud-dropping brush and the foliage cutting device so as to be continuous on the same vertical plane, a series of operations can be smoothly performed.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing the arrangement of a shoulder vegetable aligning plate and mud brushes, which are the main components of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an overall side view of the ginseng harvester according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is an overall front view of the same ginseng harvester, and FIG. 4 is a schematic drive of the ginseng harvester according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a system plan view. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the arrangement of the shoulder alignment plate and the mud-dropping brush and the peripheral portion of the root vegetables, which are the main parts of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the shoulder alignment plate and the mud-dropping brush and the cutting device. Is shown in FIG. 6, and a rear view is shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a front view of the raising device and the weeding device of the ginseng harvester according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing the arrangement of the raising device and the weeding device. FIG. 10 is a side view of a fixed mud brush and its peripheral portion, which is another alternative of the present invention.
Is a rear view, FIG. 12 is an enlarged plan view of the same alternative, and FIG. 13 is a rear view.

First, the overall structure of a ginseng harvester according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. A pair of left and right traveling rollers (2a) (2) are located below the traveling machine base (1).
b) is arranged, and on the traveling machine base (1), on the inner side of the outer edge of the traveling crawler (2b) on the excavated side of root vegetables (K) such as carrots, and on the upper right side of the traveling machine platform (1). A control section (4) is provided in the control section, and the control section (4) is provided with a control column (4a) and a driver's seat (4).
b), and an engine (5) is arranged below the driver's seat (4b). A traveling transmission (7) is disposed at the rear end side of the traveling machine stand (1), and the pair of left and right traveling rollers (2a) (2) is provided from the traveling transmission (7).
b) Power is transmitted to the drive wheel (8) arranged at the rear end. In addition, on the left side of the driver's seat (4b), a digging blade (25) that penetrates into the soil and vibrates the soil by the vibration, and lifts the root from the softened soil and holds the foliage. A pulling device (6) composed of a pair of right and left endless belts (3) (3) that pulls and conveys obliquely upward and rearward, passes through the left side of the control unit (4) in the advancing direction of the aircraft, and passes through the rear of the aircraft. , And it is sloping in a moderately inclined state with low front and rear high in side view.

The pulling device (6) is supported by a working frame turning fulcrum (9) provided at a rear portion of the traveling machine stand (1) via a bracket (10a) so as to be vertically rotatable. -It is possible to adjust the inclination angle by rotating integrally with the drum (10), thereby enabling a work operation suitable for the growing state of the root vegetable (K). Further, a detailed description will be given of the configuration of the front platform mounted on the support frame (10).
Ri (11) (11) and rear pulley (12) (12)
The pair of left and right endless transport belts (3) and (3) are wound around, and each of the endless transportable belts (3) is substantially formed by a plurality of intermediate pulleys (13) provided in the front and rear middle portions. It is supported in a straight line and constitutes a pair of right and left sandwiching conveyance bodies (6a) (6b). The pair of left and right holding conveyance bodies (6a) (6b)
Is arranged such that the left side of the traveling crawler (2a) on the unexcavated side is substantially parallel to the advancing direction of the fuselage in plan view.

[0013] The left holding conveyance body (6) of the drawing device (6).
a) Weeding device (1) from the front of the starting end to the front of the front half
4), the weeding device (14) is provided with a plurality of weeding tines (15) mounted on a rotatably driven endless belt at a predetermined interval in a substantially vertical plane parallel to the body traveling direction. It is obliquely installed so as to move upward around the surface near the lowermost point.

In addition, a pulling device (16) for causing foliage of root vegetables (K) is provided in front of the lower portion of the right holding and conveying body (6b) in the pulling device (6).
As shown in FIG. 9, the raising device (16) is provided with a plurality of raising tines (17) mounted at predetermined intervals on an endless belt that is driven to rotate, at a lower front side of the pulling device (6). 15), and when the raising tine (17) moves upward orbiting, the tip of the raising tine (17) is moved to the tine case (14a) of the weeding device (14). It is arranged to face the side.
The pre-processing unit arranged in this manner is connected to the pulling-out device (6), and is configured to be vertically rotatable integrally with the pull-out device (6) by the working unit turning fulcrum (9).

As described above, the upward action of the weeding tine (15) of the weeding device (14) and the raising tine (1) orthogonal to the side of the tine case (14a) of the weeding device (14).
According to 7), since the left and right sides of the hanging foliage of the root vegetable to be digged can be raised upward and scraped, the foliage at the starting end of the pair of left and right endless conveying endless belts (3) and (3). It is possible to ensure the nipping and transporting action to the substrate.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a parallel link comprising an upper link (22) and a lower link (23), which is an elevating link mechanism for operating the excavating blade (25), is provided. And a vertically pivotable fulcrum (20) (21) as a center, and a digging blade (25) fixedly attached via a support rod (24) connected to a front end thereof, and a lower link (23). The hydraulic cylinder device (26) is mounted on the base end of the, and the depth of penetration into the soil is adjusted by the hydraulic cylinder device (26). A pulley (2) mounted on the input shaft (20a) of the upper pivot (20) located on the base end side of the upper link (22).
A belt (29) is wound around the output pulley (8) and the output pulley (27) of the engine (5) to rotate the input shaft (20a), and an eccentric boss fixed to the base end side of the upper link (22) is inputted. The input shaft (20a) is fitted on the shaft (20a), and the rotation of the input shaft (20a) is changed into a piston motion by an eccentric boss, and vibration is applied to the excavating blade (25).

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a transmission vertical pipe (31) is attached to the distal end of a pipe-shaped transmission horizontal frame (30) provided on a concentric axis with the working unit rotation fulcrum (9). ), And the leading end of the transmission vertical pipe (31) is further traversed above the pulling-out device (6) with the raising transmission frame (32) connected to the raising device (16). The weeding transmission frame (34) is connected to the weeding device (14) via a transmission case (33) extending to the weeding device (14). The pulley (3) which is pivotally mounted on the input shaft (20a) of the upper pivot (20).
7) through an endless belt (38) such as a belt or the like, a transmission lateral frame (3) provided on a concentric axis with the working unit rotation fulcrum (9).
Power is transmitted to a pulley (40) mounted on the input shaft (39) of the pre-processing unit inserted in (0), and is further transmitted through the above-described transmission mechanism, to the raising device (16) and the weeding device ( 14) are respectively driven.

Also, a rear transmission cable is connected via a belt (41) from a pulley shaft-mounted on the other end of the input shaft (39) of the pre-processing unit, which is coaxial with the rotating shaft (9) of the working unit. Power to the pulling device (42), and further to the input portion (18) coaxial with the left and right rear pulleys (12) and (12) of the pulling device (6), thereby causing the pulling device (6) to operate. A pair of left and right endless foliage discharging endless belts (43a) (43b) for driving and for transporting the foliage of root vegetables (K) horizontally rearward below the rear pulley (12). Cutting device comprising a pair of left and right horizontally rotatable rotary blades (44a) (44a) arranged below the first half of the conveying path of the foliage discharging device (43). (4
The torque is transmitted to 4).

More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5,
A foliage discharging device (4) is provided below the end of the drawing device (6).
3), a shoulder aligning plate (45) for guiding the shoulder (S) of the root vegetable (K) to a predetermined position while contacting and sliding the shoulder (S) below the foliage discharging device (43); A mud brush (46) for removing mud adhering by sliding contact with the cutting device (44) and a cutting device (44) for cutting foliage are continuously provided on the same vertical plane, and guide the shoulder (S), that is, the upper end of the root, backward. By
At the same time that the foliage is passed on to the foliage discharging device (43), the shoulder (S), that is, the upper end of the root is aligned, and the shoulder is aligned to make the cutting position of the foliage uniform in the cutting device (44). A plate (45) is mounted.

The structure of the shoulder alignment plate (45), which is a main part of the present invention, will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The shoulder aligning plate (45) is fixedly attached to the lower surfaces of a pair of left and right support frames (10) and (10) constituting the pull-out device (6), and is extended toward the rear of the fuselage. In the configuration, the left shoulder alignment plate (45a) and the right shoulder alignment plate (45b) face each other to form a passage, and each of the cross sections is formed into an “inverted L-shape”. Since the shoulder (S) of the root vegetable (K) such as ginseng is transported while abutting on the inner upper surface of the L-shape, the shoulder (S) of the root vegetable (K) such as ginseng is regulated in the flow and predetermined. Guided to position. As a result, the shoulders (S) of the root vegetables (K) such as ginseng are aligned at a uniform position, and the cutting device (4) is held by the foliage discharging device (43) that holds the foliage.
It is transported toward 4).

Similarly, a pair of left and right mud brushes (46), which are essential parts of the present invention, are respectively provided at the ends of the left shoulder alignment plate (45a) and the right shoulder alignment plate (45b) and face each other. , And is made by implanting soft synthetic rubber or the like molded into a brush shape. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the mud-dropping brush (46) is shaped so that the hair tips follow the shape of ginseng.
As shown in FIG. 7, a driving sprocket (46a) having the other end of the main shaft of the cutting device (44) projected downward and axially attached thereto, and a passive sprocket (46b) axially attached to the central shaft of the mud brush (46). It is rotatable via a chain (46c) wound around the root vegetable (K), and its rotation direction is preceded by the direction of transport of the root vegetable (K), and the conveyed root vegetable (K) is conveyed.
To remove the adhering matter such as mud and dead leaves adhered to the root portion by rotating sliding contact with the root portion. As an alternative, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, brush-like soft synthetic rubber or the like may be planted on a flat plate to remove the mud adhering while sliding on the brush as the root vegetables (K) are transferred. .

Immediately after the mud-dropping brush (46), a cutting device (44) is connected in series to cut the foliage. Even if it is tilted together, the root is hung vertically by its own weight, the center line of the root of the root vegetable (K) becomes oblique with respect to the rotary blade (44a), and the cut surface by the rotary blade (44a) becomes obliquely cut. Since the value of the product drops, the two support rods (47) made of spring steel are symmetrically formed in a left-right symmetrical arc, narrowed at the front and widened at the center, and attached to the bottom of the rotary blade (44a) so that the rear is open. In order to prevent the roots from being tilted, the cutting process of the foliage is smoothed, and the good root crops are stored in the container (49) by the sorting conveyor (48).

The sorting conveyor (48) is provided with a cutting device (4).
Root vegetable (K) arranged below 4) and with its foliage removed
And traverse to the rear side of the aircraft. Pulley belt (50a) from output shaft (36) of traveling transmission (7)
It is transmitted to the input part (48a) to the sorting conveyor (48) via (50b). In the sorting conveyor (48), a number of rod-shaped members (48b) are bridged at a fixed interval between a pair of endless chains, and the root conveyor (K) is conveyed integrally with the orbital movement of the endless chain. The root vegetable (K) is dropped and stored in a container (49) arranged below the position. The container (49) is placed on a longitudinally extending container table (51). The container table (51) has a base end connected to the side surface of the fuselage via hinges so as to be vertically rotatable. During the non-working time, they meet upward, and during the work, the posture of the container table (51) is held so as to be substantially horizontal.

The roots that are cut off by the cutting device (44) and fall are rod-shaped members (48) of the sorting conveyor (48).
b) Rubber cushioning material (52) for changing the posture so that it does not penetrate into the gap of (b) and to prevent the falling root from directly colliding with a hard rod member (48b) made of metal or the like. Are located in the root fall path.

As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, the pre-processing unit is mounted on a field scene by a gage wheel (54) attached to a front end of a support rod (53) projecting forward from the front side. It is supported at an appropriate height. When not working or traveling on the road, the excavating blade (25), the pulling device (6), the raising device (16) and the weeding device (14) are raised so that the lower ends thereof do not interfere with the ground. In order to maintain the position, the hydraulic cylinder device (26) is driven, and the front end side of the vertical link (22) (23) of the elevating link mechanism, that is, the parallel link, is rotated upward, so that the lower link (23) A pivoting push-up roller (55) is fixed along the lower surface side of the support frame (10) of the pulling-out device (6) along the lower surface of a guide rail (56) having an "H" shape in side view. And the lower end of the pulling device (6), the raising device (16) and the weeding device (14) together with the digging blade (25) by the operation of the piston rod protruding movement of one hydraulic cylinder (26). Can be lifted significantly above the road surface and held together The ability.

Here, the root vegetable (K) harvesting operation with the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. The embodiment is a case where root vegetables such as carrots planted in a field are harvested one by one, and while the engine (5) is driven to advance the machine body, the starting end of the pulling device (6) is operated by the driver's steering wheel. The hydraulic cylinder
When the device (26) is operated to retract the piston rod, the excavating blade (25) is pushed into the soil, and the soil imparted by the vibration imparted by the piston movement of the upper link (22) is softened, and Weeding device (14)
With the ascending tine (15) at the lower end of the root, the foliage of the root vegetable (K) to be excavated and the foliage of the adjacent root vegetable (K) are separated so as not to be entangled. Next, the raising device (16)
With the rotation of the raising tine (17), the foliage is raised and sent to the starting end of the pair of left and right endless belts of the pulling-out device (6). As it is transported, the foliage is pulled upward and the root vegetables (K) are pulled out of the soil.

Further, a pair of left and right endless belts for conveying and holding (3)
(3) Nipping and conveying path of foliage formed confronting (H)
The foliage that is pinched and conveyed along the rear of the fuselage along the rear of the fuselage reaches the second half of the conveyance stroke, and its root is aligned with the shoulder alignment plate (4).
5), the body is moved substantially horizontally rearward, and the upper part of the foliage is slightly sandwiched between the upper and lower transport belts (43a) (43b) of the foliage discharge device (43). Transferred backwards.

Mud brush (46) in the course of the transfer process
After sweeping off mud and other deposits in the above, the foliage is cut off and the roots fall freely by a pair of left and right rotary blades (44a) (44a) of the cutting device (44) connected continuously, Cushioning material (5
After being once received and buffered in 2), it is traversed on a sorting conveyor (48) and fed into a container (49) at the rear of the container table (51) for harvesting. The cut foliage is discharged into the field from the end of the foliage discharge device (43), and is guided by a curved guide plate (57) so as not to drop to the undigged side at this time.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the construction of the weeding device (14) is such that the lower portion is supported by the frames of these devices and the upper portion is bolted to the weeding transmission frame (34). A box-shaped tine case (14a) is formed by the substrate (14b) and the casing (14c) to be fastened by a passive member.
A mechanism in which a drive pulley fitted on an engagement shaft with a drive shaft protruding from a weed and grass weeding transmission frame (34) and an endless belt with a weed weed tine (15) mounted therebetween are built-in. I have. At the front of the tine case (14a) on the working side, the weeding tine (15) protrudes from the tine case (14a) in the body advancing direction and moves upward from below to obtain weeding action by raising. . On the other hand, the raising device (16) has the same structure, and the raising tine (17) protrudes toward the side of the fuselage on one side surface of the raising tine case (16a) serving as the working side and faces upward from below. To circumvent the effect.

A weeding plate (57) is provided at a lower portion on the front side of the raising device (16) in the body traveling direction. The weeding plate (57) is provided at the lower part on the front side of the raising device (16) with its base end pivotally connected to a support shaft (58) so as to be vertically rotatable so as to protrude and be supported in the machine traveling direction. ). In addition, a bracket (60) and a positioning tool (6) are provided on the upper front side of the raising device (16) in the body traveling direction.
1) The operation rod (6) that supports the upper part
2), and the lower end of the operation rod (62) is attached to the weeding plate (57).
In the pre-processing unit composed of the weeding board (57), the raising device (16) and the weeding device (14), by operating the operating rod (62) up and down and in the operating position, The weeding board (57) is configured so as to independently adjust the ground height separately from components other than the weeding board (57).

Thus, for example, the raising device (16)
Height of the pre-processing unit so that the lower end of the trajectory of the weeding tine (17) of the weeding tine (15) of the weeding device (14) and the weeding tine (15) of the weeding tine (17) approach or slide on the ridge surface as much as possible. If the tip of the weeding board (57) hangs on the slope of the ridge when it is adjusted, the weeding board (57) can be used alone on the slope of the ridge. The descending side is adjusted so as to approach or slide as much as possible, and the foliage which has fallen down on the slope of this ridge is scooped up and raised by the raising tine (1) of the raising device (16).
It is to be induced within the working range of 7). At this ground height, when the tip of the weeding plate (57) is located on the upper surface of the ridge and enters the soil, the tip of the weeding plate (57) alone approaches the upper surface of the ridge as much as possible. Or, it is adjusted so as to be in sliding contact with the ascending side so that the weeding plate (57) functions properly on the upper surface of the ridge.

In addition, if the weeding plate (57) is independently adjustable in height to the ground, the weeding plate (57) and the raising device ( 1
6) and the weeding device (14) are effective because an appropriate ground height can be obtained.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the cutting device (44), the foliage discharging device (43), and the pulling device (6) are located upward.
A waste container (1) for storing defective root vegetables (K) via a container mounting table (63) is placed on the traveling machine base (1) below the transport start end of the sorting conveyor (48) on which the sorting conveyor (48) is disposed. 6
4), the root vegetables (K) of defective products selected by the operator on the sorting conveyor (48) are collected and collected in the waste container (64), and the working unit rotation fulcrum (9) is The upper part is covered, and the foliage and the like falling from the root vegetable (K) nipped and transported by the nipping and transporting endless belt (3) is prevented from adhering and loading to the working part rotation fulcrum (9), thereby obstructing the rotation of the working part. A roof-shaped fulcrum cover (65) is provided for the purpose.

The fulcrum cover (65) is inclined backward and downward from the top, and the tip of the inclined surface is attached to the waste container (6).
4) At the transfer section from the extraction device (6) located above this inclined surface to the foliage discharge device (43), which extends upwardly on the front side, falls due to a transfer mistake due to the immature and short foliage. Immature ginseng such as ginseng is received on the inclined surface and guided into the waste container (64), so that the unsuccessful and unsatisfactory waste root vegetables can be collected without being released to the field. It is configured to prevent the root crops from being scattered in the soil and deteriorating the appearance of the harvested field.

On the other hand, a part of the inclined surface of the fulcrum cover (65) is constituted by a sieve line (66) from the middle, and only the mud is sieved below the inclined surface, and the mud is deposited on the inclined surface. It is configured to prevent obstruction of the flow of waste root vegetables.

Further, in the sorting conveyor (48), a cushioning material (68) made of a rubber plate is provided in a predetermined range on the upper surface of the conveyor frame (67) on the falling side of the falling root vegetables (K) such as ginseng. Are arranged so that the root directly contacts the metal surface of the conveyor frame (67) to prevent the root from being damaged.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral (69) denotes a pair of left and right horizontally rotating rotary blades (70) disposed in front of the working unit rotation fulcrum (9) and below the middle part of the drawing device (6). The root cutting cutter (69) cuts and trims the tip of the root during the nipping and transporting by the pull-out device (6).

[0038]

According to the present invention, an inverted L-shaped shoulder alignment plate for aligning the shoulder of the root vegetable, that is, the upper end of the root, is provided in front of the foliage cutting device. Moves while abutting and sliding the shoulder on the shoulder aligning plate, and all root vegetables are aligned in a uniform position and sent to the cutting device, so that the cutting position of the foliage is not uneven and a uniform crop is obtained. You can do it.

In a root vegetable harvesting machine equipped with a cutting device for cutting and processing the foliage, a mud-dropping body, ie, a mud-dropper, having a pair of left and right brushes planted in front of the cutting device in a path for guiding root vegetables to the cutting device. Since the brush is arranged, the mud-dropping brush slidably comes into contact with the root vegetables passing therethrough to sweep the mud adhering to the root vegetables, so that the cutting device does not bite the mud, and in addition, the storage container No mud is mixed in.

In the root vegetable harvesting machine equipped with a cutting device for cutting the foliage, the mud-dropping brushes mounted on the left and right are rotatable, and the rotation direction is preceded by the root vegetable transfer direction. Smooth uptake is obtained without obstructing the flow of water, and the mud-dropping brush rotates accordingly.
Mud adhering to the root crops was forcibly removed and the mud dropping effect was improved.

A root vegetable excavating part comprising a pair of endless belts for nipping and transporting the roots and leaves of the root vegetables disposed in front of the traveling machine base is provided. Since the rotation speed is set to be higher than the transfer speed of the root vegetables, it is possible to effectively remove the mud adhering to the root vegetables due to a difference in speed between the root vegetables.

Since the root vegetable excavating part consisting of a pair of endless belts for nipping and transporting the foliage of the root vegetables, the aligning plate or guide rod, the mud-dropping brush, and the foliage cutting device were connected on the same vertical plane. The respective functions are linked in a series of root vegetables, so that an effect without variation can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the arrangement of a shoulder aligning plate for root vegetables and a mud brush, which are main parts of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall side view of the ginseng harvester according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an overall front view of the ginseng harvester according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic drive system plan view of the ginseng harvester according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of a main part of the present invention, in which a shoulder vegetable aligning plate and a mud brush are arranged.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a shoulder aligning plate, a mud brush and a cutting device, which are main parts of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the shoulder aligning plate, the mud brush, and the cutting device, which are main parts of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the raising device and the weeding device of the ginseng harvester according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a relative sectional view of the raising device and the weeding device of the ginseng harvester according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing another arrangement of the shoulder vegetable alignment plate and the mud brush according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a rear view of an alternative arrangement of a shoulder vegetable alignment plate and a mud brush according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of a shoulder aligning plate, a mud brush and a cutting device according to another alternative of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a rear view of a shoulder aligning plate, a mud brush and a cutting device according to another alternative of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Traveling machine base 6 Pulling-out device 6a Left holding conveyance body 6b Right holding conveyance body 14 Weeding device 16 Raising device 43 Foliage discharge device 44 Cutting device 45 Shoulder alignment plate 45a Shoulder alignment plate left 45b Shoulder alignment plate right 46 Mud drop brush 47 Support rod H Nipping conveyance path K Root vegetable S Shoulder

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A root vegetable harvesting device comprising a pair of left and right facing left and right inverted L-shaped cross-sectioned shoulder alignment plates for aligning shoulder portions of root vegetables in front of a foliage cutting device. Machine. 2. A root vegetable harvesting machine equipped with a cutting device for cutting and processing a foliage, wherein a pair of left and right mud brushes are disposed at the front of the cutting device in a path for guiding root vegetables to the cutting device. Root cropper. 3. A root vegetable harvesting machine equipped with a cutting device for cutting a foliage portion, wherein a mud-dropping brush attached to the left and right is rotatable, and the rotation direction is preceded in the transport direction of the root vegetable. The root vegetable harvester according to claim 2, characterized in that: 4. A mud-dropping brush mounted on the left and right sides of a pair of endless digging parts comprising a pair of endless belts for nipping and conveying the roots and leaves of root vegetables disposed at the front of the traveling machine stand. The root vegetable harvesting machine according to claim 3, wherein the rotation speed is set to be higher than the root vegetable transfer speed. 5. A root vegetable excavating part comprising a pair of endless belts for nipping and transporting the root and leaf of the root vegetables, an aligning plate or a guide rod, a mud-dropping brush and a foliage cutting device are connected on the same vertical plane. A root vegetable harvester characterized by the fact that