JP2001161142A - Harvester - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an efficient harvester capable of harvesting operation and suitable for enclosing works. SOLUTION: This harvester comprises the following; a running body 2 has a lifting and transporting device 12 transporting a crop A on a farm field to the back and upper side and a traverse feed device 30 transporting the crop A from the end of the device 12 in right and left direction, an extending traverse feed device 55 is detachably formed in left and right direction in front of locating positions 34 of workers preparing the crop A.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a harvester for harvesting crops (for example, Chinese cabbage) cultivated in a field.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a harvesting machine for head vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, a head body of a crop separated from a root portion by a cutter is transported rearward and upward to a traveling machine having a crawler traveling part running on a ridge. A lifting section, a control section disposed on the rear side of the lifting section, a preparation section disposed behind the control section, and a storage section disposed behind the preparation section. There is something.

[0003] The steering section is provided with a driver arrangement section where a driver is located, and a steering device located in front of the driver arrangement section.
The preparation section is provided with a preparer placement section where a worker who performs crop preparation work is located, and a preparation table located in front of the preparation section, and a worker who packs the crop after preparation is located in the storage section. And a box mounting table located in the vicinity thereof.

[0004]

In the above-described conventional apparatus, the efficiency of the harvesting operation is poor because one preparation worker prepares the crop sent from the lifting and conveying apparatus. . In addition, this type of harvester can store, transport,
There is a demand for a small one that is advantageous in terms of running on a road and the like. However, the conventional one has a problem that the number of people involved in the harvester is large and the size is correspondingly large. Furthermore, in order to overwinter in the field, "5
The work of arranging them in a line, putting straws on them, and covering them with kanreisha, the so-called "enclosure work" is a heavy labor, involving a large number of staff members, and is a problem because it is disgusting and hated.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
A main object of the present invention is to provide a harvester with high efficiency of harvesting work, and to make the harvester compact and to use it for "enclosing work".

[0006]

The technical means taken by the present invention to achieve the above object is a lifting and conveying device 12 for conveying a crop A in a field to a traveling machine body 2 rearward and upward, and the lifting and conveying device. A horizontal feeder 30 for transporting the crop A in the left-right direction from the end side of the device 12; and a left and right side of the horizontal feeder 30 at a front side of a preparer placement section 34 where a preparation worker 33 for preparing the crop A is located. A laterally extending device 55 is formed to be detachable in the direction.

Another feature is that a steering device 8 is provided near the starting end of the traverse device 30. Further, the present invention is characterized in that the extension traversing device 55 is arranged so as to be able to extend and contract in the length direction and to be inclined at an angle to the traversing device 30. Further, a box mounting table 32 on which a storage box 31 for storing the prepared crop A is mounted is arranged near the preparer arrangement section 34.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a Chinese cabbage harvester exemplified as a crop harvester.
Is the traveling body 2 and one side of the traveling body 2 (right side)
(Drive source) 3 mounted on the vehicle, a harvesting unit 4 disposed on the other side (left side) of the traveling body 2, and a working unit 5 disposed behind the traveling body 2. .

The traveling body 2 has a body frame 6 formed of a square pipe material, an angle material, a plate material, and the like. Power is transmitted to the left and right sides of the body frame 6 from the engine 3 via a transmission mechanism or the like. A traveling device 7 of a crawler type (which may be a wheel type) is provided. In front of the engine 3, a relatively heavy hydraulic pump 9 and a battery 1 are provided.
0 are arranged, and these are supported by the traveling body 2.

The left and right traveling devices 7 are provided so as to run along the longitudinal direction in the grooves between the ridges across the ridges, thereby ensuring the straightness and traveling stability of the traveling body 2. In this embodiment, the left and right traveling devices 7 are arranged so as to straddle two ridges (or may have a wide width and a narrow width of three or more), and can be adjusted in tread. Have been.

The harvesting section 4 is disposed on the left side of the traveling body 2 and projects forward and downward (ascending) from the end side of the traveling device 7, and the front section is located in front of the traveling body 2. It protrudes to the position. The harvesting unit 4 is provided with a separating device 11 for separating the root of the head vegetable A cultivated on the ridge from the head, and a head vegetable A, which is arranged in an inclined shape that moves upward toward the rear, and whose root is separated.
And a lifting and conveying device 12 for conveying the head portion of the head upward and rearward in the cultivation posture.

The lifting and conveying device 12 is provided with a holding and conveying means 16 for conveying the harvested vegetables A while nipping the frame 14 between a pair of left and right holding belts 15 on the upper portion of a frame 14 formed of a pipe material, an angle material or the like. The lower part is mainly provided with a receiving and conveying means 18 for conveying the vegetables A sandwiched by the holding and conveying means 16 while receiving the vegetables A from below with a receiving belt.

A rear portion of the frame 14 is provided with a portal-shaped vertical support 19 standing on the rear portion of the body frame 6 of the traveling body 2.
The harvesting unit 4 is supported so as to be able to swing up and down around the horizontal axis 20. An elevating means 21 composed of a hydraulic cylinder or the like is interposed between the lower side of the frame 14 and the body frame 6 of the traveling airframe 2. It is possible to move up and down so that the front part can be lifted from the posture.

The left and right holding belts 15 are divergent toward the front so as to securely hold the vegetables A at the front (starting end), and the vegetables A can be smoothly discharged at the rear (end). It is divergent toward the rear. The separation device 11 includes a fixed frame 22 fixed to the lower front portion of the frame 14 or fixed so that the angle around the horizontal axis can be changed. An elevating frame 24 is movable on the fixed frame 22 via a parallel link 23. A pair of left and right transmission arms 25 is pivotally supported on the lifting frame 24 via a bracket so as to be swingable about a vertical axis.

A cutter (cutting tool) 27 is provided on the rear lower surface of each of the left and right transmission arms 25 so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis.
Guide wheels 28 are provided on the lower front side of each transmission arm 25.
Are rotatably provided around a vertical axis, and a rotation means (an actuator such as a hydraulic motor or an electric motor) 26 is attached to a middle part of each transmission arm 25. Each of the left and right transmission arms 25 is a case of an internal cavity, in which a power transmission mechanism is housed, and power is transmitted from the rotating means 26 to the cutter 27 and the guide wheel 28 via the power transmission mechanism.

Each of the left and right transmission arms 25 is supported by a lifting frame 24 with a cutter shaft center.
The distance between 8 is freely expandable and contractable, and is urged in the facing inward direction by the urging means. The guide wheel 28 is located in front of the cutter 27, and is vertically adjustable with respect to the transmission arm 25. The guide wheel 28 pushes down the outer leaf of the vegetable A and adjusts the posture from the left and right sides, and guides between the left and right cutters 27. The guide wheel 28 is grounded on the upper surface of the ridge, and the height of the cutter 27 is controlled.

The cutter 27 is located forward of the receiving belt of the receiving and conveying means 18 and substantially below the nipping start end of the nipping belt 15. 15 grips the head portion of the vegetable A from the left and right and conveys it upward and backward, and the receiving belt of the receiving / transporting means 18 holds the bottom while the harvested vegetable (head portion) A is lifted. Thus, the harvested vegetables A are reliably lifted and transported while maintaining the substantially vertical position.

The trailing end of the lifting and conveying device 12 is located at a position sufficiently lower than a preparation operator 33 behind the lifting and conveying device 12, which will be described later.
Is set to a height that allows you to look down on
The preparation operator 33 can easily monitor the work site (for example, see the cutting status of the vegetable A, or see the clogging during transportation or the like).

The working unit 5 includes a traversing device 30 that conveys the crop A in the left-right direction from the end side of the lifting conveyance device 12.
And a box mounting table 32 on which a storage box 31 for storing the prepared vegetables A is mounted. In the present embodiment, the traversing device 30 drives the vegetables A by driving means such as an electric motor.
And the like, and is supported by a support member 35 erected on the body frame 6 of the traveling machine body 2 as shown in FIG. ing.

The traversing device 30 may be constituted by a roller conveyor or a chute, and may be arranged in an inclined shape which shifts downward as it goes to the right. Moreover, you may comprise by other drive-type conveyors. Also,
The traversing device 30 extends rightward (one side in the left-right direction) from the terminal end of the lifting / conveying device 12, and is fed by the lifting / conveying device 12 to the rear of the starting end and the ending. There is provided a preparer placement section 34 (a preparer placement space) in which a worker 33 for preparing prepared vegetables A (removing damaged leaves, removing stems protruding from the lower surface, etc.) is located, It is configured so that the preparation operation can be performed by one person.

The traversing device 30 may be configured to be extendable rightward. Further, the traversing device 30 protrudes outward in the left-right direction from the right traveling device 7 (the right end of the traveling vehicle 2), and can remove the removed leaves and stems from the traveling vehicle 2 (in addition to the horizontal). Even if the feed device 30 does not protrude outward from the traveling device 7 in the left-right direction, the same effect can be obtained by making the right end of the lateral feed device 30 substantially coincide with the outer end in the left-right direction of the right traveling device 7. ).

An inclined chute 36 is provided between the starting end of the traversing device 30 and the terminal end of the lifting / conveying device 12 so as to move rearward and downward. The released vegetable A slides on the chute 36 and moves to the traverse device 30. In the vicinity of the starting end of the traversing device 30 (located to the right front of the traversing device 30 in the illustrated example), the traveling control of the traveling device 7 (forward / backward, turning, stopping, etc.), operation of the harvesting unit 4 and the like are performed. To this end, a control device 8 provided with operation levers and switches is arranged, and a preparation operator 33 located on the start end side (left side) of the traversing device 30 can operate the control device 8. The preparation operator 33 also serves as the driver.

This is because the traveling device 7 travels in the grooves between the ridges, thereby ensuring straightness. If the steering operation lever is switched to the forward position during the harvesting operation, much more steering operation is required. This is because they try not to. Therefore, there is no space for placing the driver, and the harvester 1 is downsized (downsized) accordingly. Also, harvester 1
Is configured as a walking type in which a driver walks on a field,
This also makes the harvester 1 compact. Further, it is configured such that another worker 33 works while walking.

The riding platform on which at least the driver rides may be projected rearward from the body frame 6 to form a riding type harvester. The steering device 8 is supported by the body frame 6 of the traveling body 2 by a support member (not shown).
The box mounting table 32 is configured to be able to mount two storage boxes 31 on the left and right (four storage boxes 31) in the front and rear direction in the left and right center of the lateral feeder 30 in this embodiment. The worker 33 performs the packing operation, and the preparation worker 33 also serves as the boxer.
Has been made more compact.

The storage box 31 on the side of one preparation worker 33
When the storage box 31 is full, when the storage box 31 is lowered to the field (or loaded on the accompanying carrier) and replaced with an empty storage box 31, the preparation worker 33 cannot perform the preparation and packing work. However, in the present invention, since the preparation work can be performed by a plurality of persons, in this case, another preparation worker 33 can supplement the preparation / boxing work of the preparation worker 33, and the harvesting work can be performed. There is an advantage that it is not necessary to stop the operation.

Although the box mounting table 32 can be arranged in the vicinity of the rear of the preparation operator 33 or in the vicinity of the outside in the left-right direction, the box mounting table 32 has a compact structure by being arranged between the preparation operators 33. There is an advantage that a sufficient interval between the preparation workers 33 can be provided. In addition, the box mounting table 32
Is provided with a mounting plate 52 on a frame 51 formed in a rectangular shape with a frame material such as a mold steel or a plate material, and a rear end side is bent upward to restrict backward movement of the storage box 50. Have been.

The body frame 6 of the traveling body 2 has
A support table 39 is provided so as to protrude rearward.
The other end of the support arm 42 having one end pivotally attached to the support member 41 provided on the body frame 6 is locked.
It is kept horizontal. A pair of front and rear support members 4 fixed to the lower surface of the box
3 is fixed.

The support table 39 and the box mounting table 32
Is preferably configured to be compactly foldable when the harvester 1 is stored. On both left and right sides of the lifting / conveying device 12 and on the left front side and right front side of the preparer placement section 34, a spare box placement table 44 for placing the spare storage box 31 is arranged. Reference numeral 44 is supported on the body frame 6 via a support member 45 fixed thereto.

The bottom 44a of each spare box mounting table 44 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a roller conveyor 46 rotatably supported around a left-right axis is provided at intervals in the front-rear direction, and has an inclined roller conveyor which shifts downward as it goes rearward. The storage boxes 31 are placed side by side in the front-rear direction on the bottom portion 44a, and a restriction plate 44b for restricting the rearward movement of the storage box 31 is provided at the rear end of each spare box mounting table 44. Have been.

Then, the storage box 31 located at the rearmost position is located at a position where the preparation operator 33 can reach the hand from the operator arrangement section 34. When the preparation operator 33 picks up the storage box 31 at the rearmost position, the other storage box 31 is moved to another position. The storage box 31 moves rearward (in the direction of arrow B) along the slope, and the preparation operator 33 removes the entire storage box 31 from the spare box mounting table 44 until the preparation operator 34 is reached. Is available.

The spare box mounting table 44 may be a simple chute, or may be constituted by a driving conveyor such as a belt conveyor. FIG. 5 shows another embodiment, in which a control device 8 is arranged behind the engine 3 and a driver arrangement section 48 in which a driver 47 is located behind the engine 3 is provided. The traversing device 30 is arranged behind the driver arrangement section 48.

The box mounting table 3 is located behind the traversing device 30.
2 are arranged on the left and right sides of the rear of the box mounting table 32,
A preparer placement section 34 is provided at the start end and the end side of the traversing device 30. In addition, the driver arrangement section 48
On the left side of the (driver arrangement space), a rear transport device 49 for transporting the vegetables A from the end side of the lifting transport device 12 to the start end side of the lateral feeding device 30 is provided.

The harvester 1 is of a riding type, and a boarding table 50 on which a driver 47 rides is provided on the rear right side of the body frame 6 via a support member 51 and an arm 52 so as to protrude rearward. The box mounting table 32 is mounted and supported on the terminal end side of the boarding table 50 via a mounting device 53 in an inclined manner such that the box mounting table 32 moves downward as it goes backward.

The spare box mounting table 54 is disposed on the right side of the lifting and conveying device 12. In this case, the harvester 1 is lengthened in the front-rear direction by providing the driver arrangement section 48.

FIG. 3 shows a traverse device 30.
An extended traversing device 55 is arranged continuously with the traversing device. The extended traversing device 55 is configured to be extendable and contractable. The support member 57 is provided so as to be adjustable. In addition, it is preferable that the extended lateral feed device 55 is constituted by a roller conveyor or a chute and is arranged on one side inclining. Moreover, you may comprise by other drive-type conveyors. Reference numeral 56 denotes a stopper for temporarily stopping Chinese cabbage or the like.

FIG. 7 shows a work system of so-called "enclosing" work, which is one of the means of wintering Chinese cabbage. The roots of Chinese cabbage A 'were cut off, and the cut Chinese cabbage A' was collected in five rows, arranged in a field with the number of rows, a straw 58 or the like was applied to the entire row, and a Kanreisha 59 or the like was placed on the straw. Cover and stop it with the metal fitting 60 so as not to be blown by the wind. This is a very time-consuming series of operations, overwintering in this state and checking the shipping time while checking the market situation.

[0037]

According to the present invention described in detail above, the lifting machine 12 transports the crop A in the field to the rear and upper part of the traveling machine body 2, and the crop A is moved from the end side of the lifting transport device 12 in the left-right direction. A lateral feed device 30 for transporting the crop A is provided, and a lateral feed device 55 extending in the left-right direction is detachably formed at the front side of a preparer placement section 34 where a preparation worker 33 for preparing the crop A is located. The efficiency can be improved. In addition, the preparation operation can be performed by one person.

Further, the provision of the control device 8 near the start end of the traverse device 30 enables the preparation operator 33 to perform a driving operation or the like. The machine can be made more compact. Also,
A box placement section 32 for placing a storage box 31 for storing the prepared crop A is arranged near the preparer placement section 34, so that the preparation operator 33 also serves as a box packing operation. Work and packing can be performed by one person, and the harvester can be made compact. In addition, when one worker is used for both the preparation work and the box packing work,
When the operation is performed by one person, when the harvested crop A is full in the storage box 31, the harvesting operation must be stopped and replaced with an empty storage box 31. Is formed, when the harvested crop A is full in the storage box 31, the other preparation worker 33 supplements the preparation and boxing work, so that it is not necessary to stop the harvesting work, and the work efficiency can be improved. .

The extension traversing device 55 is connected to the traversing device 3.
By continuously providing 0, the harvester can be applied to the “enclosing” operation, and the use can be greatly expanded.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of a harvester.

FIG. 2 is an overall side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is an overall front view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a harvester showing another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a harvester showing another embodiment.

FIG. 7 shows a work system of an “enclosing” work.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Harvester 2 Traveling body 8 Control device 12 Lifting conveyance device 30 Lateral feed device 31 Storage box 32 Box mounting table 33 Preparation worker 34 Preparer arrangement part A Crops (Chinese cabbage) A '

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on front page (72) Inventor Minoru Hiramoto 5155 Shiokawa, Maruko-cho, Kochi-gun, Nagano Matsuyama Corporation F-term (reference) GA01 GA06

Claims (4)

[Claims] A lifting transport device (12) for transporting a crop (A) in a field upward and backward to a traveling body (2), and the crop (A) is moved in a horizontal direction from the end side of the lifting transport device (12). And a horizontal feeder (30) for transporting the crop (A), and a horizontal direction of the horizontal feeder (30) at the front side of a preparer placement section (34) where a preparation worker (33) for preparing the crop (A) is located. A harvester, characterized in that an extension traverse device (55) is detachably formed on the harvester. 2. Harvester according to claim 1, characterized in that a steering device (8) is provided in the vicinity of the starting end of the traversing device (30). 3. The traversing device (55) according to claim 1, wherein said traversing device (55) is provided so as to be extendable and contractible in a longitudinal direction and adjustable in a vertical direction with respect to said traversing device (30). Harvester. 4. A box mounting table (32) on which a storage box (31) for storing the prepared crop (A) is placed near the preparer placement section (34). 2
A harvester according to claim 1.