JP2001251934A - Combine harvester - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a combine harvester which has a grass divider 11 for dividing planted grain culms and introducing the divided grain culms into a raising device 7 and whose frame length can be shortened without detaching the grass divider 11 from the combine harvester. SOLUTION: The grass divider 11 is supported on a grass-dividing frame portion 10 in a state capable of being swingably switched into an employment posture in which the grass divider 11 is extended from the grass-dividing frame portion 10 of a reaping portion frame 6 or into a storage posture in which the grass divider 11 is extended from the grass-dividing frame portion 10 in a state that the tip end side of the grass divider 11 is placed on the more rear side of the machine frame than the employment posture.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a combine having a weeding tool for weeding and raising planted cereal stems and introducing them to an apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a combine, as shown in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. Sho 59-193228, a mounting part of a weeding tool is inserted into a tubular weeding frame part of a cutting part frame. They were detachably supported using fixing bolts and supported.

[0003]

However, when the combine is transported or stored with herbage attached, the combiner extends forward from the mowing section frame and projects forward. Since the overall length of the machine is long and it is inconvenient for transportation and storage, each of the weeding tools is separately detached from the reaper section frame during transportation and storage, and is again attached to the reaper section frame when used. Was. For this reason, there is a problem that the attachment and detachment of the weeding implement is troublesome, and there is also a problem that there is a possibility that the user may forget to attach the detached weeding implement or lose the weeding implement. I have.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide means for shortening the length of a combine body without removing a weeding implement.

[0005]

The constitution, operation and effect of the invention according to claim 1 are as follows.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a use posture in which a weeding tool for weeding and raising planted grain stalks and introducing the same into a device is extended forwardly from the reaping unit frame, and this use posture. In this case, the mowing tool is supported by the mowing portion frame so as to be swingably switchable to a retracted posture extending from the mowing portion frame such that the tip end side of the weeding tool is located on the rear side of the machine body.

[Action] According to the combine of the first aspect, when the weeding implement is swung, the state is switched between the state supported in the use posture and the state supported in the storage posture. When the machine is in the use posture, the machine extends forward from the reaping unit frame, and when the machine advances, the planted grain culm is planted and induced to be introduced into the apparatus. In the retracted position, the distal end is located rearward of the fuselage as compared with the case of the use position, and the length of the fuselage is shortened accordingly.

[Effects] Therefore, when transporting or storing, by keeping the weeding tools in the storage position, the length of the airframe is shortened and the space is relatively small, so that it can be stored even in a small barn or a light truck. But it can be transported. In addition, a simple operation of swinging the weeding device is sufficient. Moreover, since the weeding implement is not removed, there is no danger of forgetting or losing the weeding implement.

The structure, operation and effect of the invention according to claim 2 are as follows.

[Structure] According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the weeding implement is supported in a use posture and a storage posture so as to be capable of swingably switching about a vertical axis of the machine body. It is in the point.

[Operation] To change the posture from the stowed posture to the use posture, it is sufficient to simply switch the weeding device in a swinging manner. There is no danger of the posture changing due to the above, and it sufficiently withstands the external force at the time of inserting the planted grain culm, so that a strong fixing means is not required to maintain the posture.

[Effect] Although the configuration is simple, the posture can be changed by a simple operation, and handling becomes extremely easy.

[0013]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show an example of a combine according to the present invention. In this combine, a body 20 is supported by a pair of left and right crawler traveling devices 21, and the crawler traveling device 21 of the body 20 directly At the front end of the body frame 1 to be supported, a mowing pre-processing device 2 is mounted so as to be able to swing up and down around a horizontal axis X, and the body frame 1 is provided with a threshing device 3, a boarding operation unit 4, and grain storage. The unit 5 and the like are mounted.

The pre-cutting device 2 includes a body frame 1
Weeding device 1 for weeding planted cereal culm on a mowing unit frame 6 which is supported so as to be able to swing up and down around the horizontal axis X.
1. Cause device that causes weeding planted grain culm 7,
A mowing device 8, which mows the roots of the planted grain stems caused,
A transport device 9 for transporting the cut culm to the threshing device 3 at the rear is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the weeding implement 11 is mounted on a support 17 provided in the weeding frame 10 forming the tip of the cutting section frame 6 on the rear side of the weeding implement 11. Is supported so as to be capable of swinging around a vertical axis Z via a rod-shaped support portion 13 connected thereto, and its swinging posture is fixed by fixing bolts 19. The support part 17
Is provided at the tip of the weeding frame part 10. The weeding tool 11 is attached to an attachment plate member 14 provided at a tip end of the support portion 13 in a vertical direction so that an attachment angle can be adjusted.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the support portion 17 includes a pin insertion portion 17a formed so as to allow a vertical support pin member 18 to be inserted therethrough. A mounting portion 15 having a U-shaped cross section provided at a rear end portion is externally fitted to the support portion 17, and the pivot pin member 18 is inserted through a pin hole provided in the mounting portion 15 and the pin insertion portion 17a. The weeding implement 11 is attached to the weeding frame part 10 so as to be swingable around a vertical axis Z,
The fixing bolt 19 inserted through the arc-shaped long hole 16 formed concentrically with the pin hole in the mounting portion 15 is tightened to the support portion 17, and the weeding implement 11 is fixed to the weeding frame 10. It is configured so that the swing position can be fixed. In this manner, the usage posture (see FIG. 3) in which the tip side of the weeding tool 11 extends forward from the weeding frame unit 10 to the body 20 (see FIG. 3), and the tip side of the weeding tool 11 is oriented sideways of the machine body 20. The weeding device 11 is swingably switched to a storage position (see FIG. 4) in which the front end side is located on the rear side of the fuselage as compared with the case where the operation position is used.
Is supported by the weeding frame part 10 of the mowing part frame 6.

According to the above configuration, when the combine stored in the state where the weeding implement 11 is fixed in the storage position is used, the combine is transported to the field as it is, and the fixing bolt 19 is used at the start of use. Is loosened, the weeding implement 11 is rocked to the use posture, and the fixing bolt 19 is retightened to fix the posture of the weeding implement 11. Therefore, when storing / transporting, the length of the body 20 is shortened because the weeding implement 11 is in the retracted posture, the transport can be carried out without requiring the length of the carrier of the transport truck, and even the light truck can be transported. . In addition, since the weeding implement 11 remains attached to the machine body 20, there is no danger of forgetting or losing the weeding implement 11 as in the prior art.

[Alternative Embodiment] In the above, an example has been described in which the support portion 17 is configured to swingably support the weeding tool 11 around the vertical axis Z.
May be oriented in the lateral direction of the body 20. For example, the weeding implement 11 is swung downward in a posture in which the pre-cutting device 2 is swung up. , Weeding tools 1
Aircraft 2 with the tip side of 1 facing downward compared to the use posture
The posture positioned on the rear side of 0 may be the storage posture.
In short, it is only necessary that the tip of the weeding implement 11 be configured to be switchable to a posture located behind the fuselage 20 as compared to the use posture.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an example of a combine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the combine shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of an essential part showing an example of a mounting configuration of a weeding tool

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part for explaining the weeding tool in a storage position;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the weeding tool mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 6 cutting unit frame 7 raising device 10 weeding frame unit 11 weeding tool 20 body Z vertical axis

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A use posture in which a weeding tool for weeding and raising a planted grain culm and introduced into a device is extended from a cutting unit frame to a forward direction of a fuselage. A combiner supported by the reaper portion frame so as to be swingably switchable between a retracted posture extending from the reaper portion frame such that a front end side thereof is located on a rear side of the machine body. 2. The combine harvester according to claim 1, wherein said weeding implement is supported by said use posture and said storage posture so as to be capable of swinging switching around a vertical axis of the machine body.