JP2002136214A - Transport structure for pruned branch for tea ridge straddle-type tea reaper - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new transport structure for transporting pruned branches from the relay conveyor to furrow space in performing a pruning work by a sulky tea reaper having a traveling machine unit, a tea reaper unit for performing a plucking or pruning work, a container unit for plucked tea leaves and a relay conveyor for conveying reaped tea leaves from the tea reaper unit to the container unit. SOLUTION: This transport structure 10 is characterized by working as follows: in performing a pruning work by a sulky tea reaper having a traveling machine unit 2, a tea reaper unit 3, a container unit 4 comprising a container 41 and a relay conveyor 5 for ascendingly conveying reaped tea leaves A from the tea reaper unit 3 to a position above the container unit 4, pruned branches A ascendingly conveyed to a position above the container section 4 are conveyed to a furrow space S through a conveyance path 11 provided without detaching the whole container 41 from the tea reaper and then discharged.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a traveling machine unit that travels over a tea ridge, a tea-cutting machine unit that substantially performs a pruning operation or a pruning operation, and a container-type unit that stores the pruned tea leaves. The present invention relates to a riding-type tea cutting device including a storage section and a relay transfer device that transfers cutted tea from the tea cutter unit to the storage section, and particularly when performing a pruning operation by such a tea cutting apparatus. , Without removing the container,
The present invention relates to a novel transfer structure capable of transferring a cut trunk from a relay transfer device to a space between ridges.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In a relatively large-scale tea plantation, when performing a cutting operation such as a plucking operation or a pruning operation, a tea cutting device capable of accommodating a large amount of cutting tea at once is often applied. As such a tea cutting device, a so-called riding type in which an operator directly works on the tea cutting device, that is, a so-called riding type, is generally used, and this device usually travels across a tea ridge. An appropriate tea mower unit for performing substantial work is attached to the traveling machine unit. In addition, a container-type housing portion that can store a large amount of pruned tea leaves and that can discharge the pruned tea leaves to a truck bed more easily is often configured behind the tea cutter unit.

[0003] Meanwhile, in performing the pruning operation of cutting the branch of a tea tree in the tea harvesting operation, usually, the trimmed branch is dropped and left in a space between ridges or the like to make it part of the fertilizing effect. It is generally used for topsoil as field management. Then, in order to perform such a pruning operation by the above-described riding-type tea-pruning apparatus, first, of course, the pruning unit is attached as the tea-pruning unit. It was often removed and a duct was attached here to drop the cutting branch trunk into the furrow space. That is, the trunks cut by the pruning machine unit are once ascended and transferred by the relay transfer device, and then reach the space between the ridges through the duct,
Was to be discarded.

[0004] The riding-type tea mowing apparatus having the container-type accommodating portion as described above can be obtained by appropriately replacing the components.
Although both plucking and pruning can be performed with a good reputation, there is still room for improvement as described below. That is, when changing the specifications of the above-described tea cutting device from the pruning device to the pruning device, or from the pruning device to the pruning device, it is necessary to attach and detach the container from the tea pruning device, and this attaching and detaching operation is a very troublesome operation. I was In particular, in the case of a large-capacity container, since the weight of the container itself is large, attaching and detaching operations have been more difficult.

Further, in the above-described tea cutting device, since the weight balance of the entire tea cutting device is designed in a state where the container-type accommodating portion is attached to the rear, naturally the center of gravity is removed when the container-type accommodating portion is removed. Moved forward, and the best stable state was not always obtained. Of course, this amount of shift of the center of gravity is naturally considered in the design stage and is within an allowable range, and there is no substantial problem in performing the pruning work. Then, the mode in which the tea cutting device is continuously used in an unbalanced state is not preferable.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and is directed to a riding-type tea cutting device having a relay transfer device and a container-type container, and a pruning device. When used as a pruning device, the path for transferring the pruning trunk from the upper part of the storage section to the ridge space can be installed without removing the container, making it easy to change the specification and using it as a pruning device. An attempt was made to develop a new transfer structure that would make the weight balance of the tea cutting device more stable.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a moving mechanism unit for traveling over a tea ridge and a traveling machine unit mounted on the traveling machine unit. A tea trimming unit that substantially performs a pruning operation or a pruning operation; a container-type storage unit that is provided behind the tea trimming unit and stores the pruned tea leaves; Equipped with a relay transfer device that ascends from the mowing unit to the upper part of the storage unit. Either the pruning unit or the pruning unit is attached as a tea mower unit according to the work purpose, and either operation is selected In the riding type tea cutting device that can be performed in a convenient manner, the container in the storage section is formed such that a discharge port for sending out a pruning branch trunk to the side or rear can be opened and closed, and during pruning work The cutting trunk that has been ascended and transported to the upper part of the storage part is sent to the discharge port through the interior of the container, and further forms a transfer path that extends over the inter-ridge space. From the ridge to the furrow space.
According to the present invention, since the pruning operation can be performed without removing the container from the tea cutting device, the container attaching / detaching operation conventionally required at the time of specification change can be eliminated. In addition, due to the structure in which the container is always attached to the tea cutting device, the center of gravity of the entire tea cutting device is always stable, and a high stable state is maintained.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the requirement of the first aspect, the transport structure of the shearing branch trunk formed in the container is provided. Is characterized in that it is stored almost in close contact with the inner surface of the container during the plucking operation. According to the present invention, since the transfer path formed inside the container is stored in a state of being substantially in close contact with the inner surface of the container during the plucking operation, the accommodating portion stores the plucked tea leaves originally carried by the storage section, and transports the plucked tea leaves to the truck. Work that is transferred to the server is hardly obstructed. Further, since the transfer path formed inside the container can be stored in the container, it is not necessary to separately store the transfer path in, for example, an agricultural equipment storage, or the like, and there is no fear of being lost.

[0009] Further, the transfer structure of the cutting branch trunk in the tea ridge crossing type tea mowing apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention is a traveling machine unit traveling over a tea ridge and a picking operation or a shearing machine mounted on the traveling machine unit. A tea mower unit that substantially performs the branching operation, a container-type housing unit that is provided behind the tea mower unit and stores the pruned tea leaves, and houses the pruned tea leaves and the pruned branch stems from the tea mower unit. And a relay transfer device that ascends and transfers to above the part, and according to the work purpose, one of the plucking machine unit and the pruning machine unit is attached as a tea mower unit so that any work can be selectively performed. In carrying out the pruning operation in the riding type tea cutting device, a transfer path is formed from the upper part of the container to the space between the ridges, bypassing the side of the container, and is moved upward to the upper part of the container. The in has cut-out Edamiki are those comprising as a feature that it has to send to the furrow space by the flow path. According to the present invention, since the accommodating portion is always attached to the tea cutting device, the weight balance of the tea cutting device is always maintained. In addition, when changing the specifications of the tea cutting device, it is not necessary to change the form of the container, so the specifications can be changed very easily. Further, since the transfer path of the cutting branch trunk from the upper part of the storage part to the space between the furrows is formed so as to bypass the container, a container having exactly the same specification as the conventional one can be used as it is.

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a structure for transferring a cutting branch trunk according to the present invention. In the description, the overall configuration of the tea ridge running tea cutting apparatus 1 to which the present invention is applied will be described first. This tea ridge running type tea cutting device 1
As an example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a traveling machine unit 2 that runs across a tea ridge T, a tea mower unit 3 supported by the traveling machine unit 2, and a tea mower unit 3 And a relay-type transfer device 5 configured to transfer harvested tea A from the tea mower unit 3 to the housing unit 4 and store the harvested tea leaves. The plucking operation or the pruning operation can be selectively performed by appropriately replacing. That is, when the plucking operation is performed, the tea mower unit 3
The pruning machine unit is mounted as above, and the pruning tea leaves that have been ascended and transported to the upper part of the storage unit 4 by the relay transfer device 5 are almost naturally dropped and accommodated in a container. A pruning machine unit is attached as the tea mower unit 3, and the pruned branch trunk that has been ascended and transported to the upper part of the storage unit 4 by the relay transport device 5 is transported to the ridge space and discarded.

The present invention relates to a transfer structure in which the pruned branch trunk is guided from the upper portion of the storage section 4 to the ridge space S without removing the container during such a pruning operation. is there. In addition, the tea mower unit 3 described in this specification is a general term for a plucking machine unit that plucks tea leaves, and a pruning machine unit that prunes a trunk in order to adjust the tree shape and recover the vigor. is there. “Cleaning tea A” described in this specification is a general term for pruned tea leaves and pruned branches, but as described above, the transfer form of both is substantially different after the relay transfer device 5 Therefore, when it is necessary to distinguish between the two, they are referred to as plucked tea leaves and pruned branch trunks (the same symbols are used for the pruned branch trunks as in A). Hereinafter, each component will be described.

First, the outline of the traveling machine unit 2 in the tea ridge running type tea cutting device 1 will be briefly described. The traveling machine unit 2 uses a frame 20 having a substantially gate shape as viewed from the traveling direction as a machine frame member so that the traveling machine unit 2 can travel across the tea ridge T. The frame 20 includes left and right leg frames 20A positioned so as to stand on the furrow space S, an upper frame 20B that horizontally connects the upper ends of the leg frames 20A, and a vertically movable frame 20A. And a lifting frame 20C to be attached.
A traveling device 21 using a crawler is provided at the lower end of the leg frame 20A as an example. Of course, the traveling device 21 is not limited to such a crawler, and a pneumatic tire that does not excessively press the field of the furrow space S, or a form in which both are applied (for example, a pneumatic tire on the front side and a crawler on the rear side). Form) and the like can be appropriately adopted.

Further, a cockpit for an operator who rides on the tea cutting device and a control box for this manipulation are provided above the upper frame 20B (both not shown). A motor 22 to which a diesel engine or the like is applied, for example, is mounted on the side of the cockpit. For example, a hydraulic pump (not shown) is driven by the motor 22, and hydraulic oil supplied by the hydraulic pump is provided. The drive of the traveling device 21 and the drive of the cutting blade 30 in the tea mower unit 3,
The cylinder (not shown) for the up / down shift of 0C is driven. Further, a fan 23 for blowing the cut tea A cut by the tea cutter unit 3 is provided on the upper frame 20B, which is directly driven by the rotation of the prime mover 22. Then, pressurized air is supplied from the fan 23 to the tea mower unit 3 through the air duct 24. In addition, the air duct 24 is provided with a tea-cutter unit 3 described later.
Is set to an appropriate height in accordance with the tea ridge T, and is partially constituted by a flexible duct or a nested duct so as to be able to cope with a change in the position.
The fan 23 is connected to the upper frame 20 as shown in FIG.
One unit may be provided on B, or two units (one pair) may be provided on the side of the tea cutting device as shown in FIG.

Next, the tea cutter unit 3 will be described.
In this method, the pruning of tea leaves and the cutting of the trunk are substantially performed, and a pruning unit or a pruning unit is applied as described above. And this tea mower unit 3
The cutting blade 30 is used as a main member. For example, the cutting blade 30 has a long rod-like member formed by combining two upper and lower pairs and has a large number of teeth, and the pair of upper and lower cutting blades is slid back and forth. As a result, a so-called clipper type that cuts off is applied. Of course, the cutting blade applied here is not limited to such a clipper-type blade, and may be, for example, a rotary-type rotary blade. In addition, this cutting blade 3
In this embodiment, it is desirable to drive the cutting blade 30 by a hydraulic motor in response to the hydraulic pressure driven by the prime mover 22 mounted on the traveling unit 2 as described above. The engine can be driven separately by an engine, of course.

An air blower pipe 31 having a large number of branch pipes is provided above the front side of the cutting blade 30. At the time of the tea cutting operation, a transfer wind generated by the fan 23 is supplied from the wind blower pipe 31. Then, the reaping tea A is transported backward. Immediately behind the cutting blade 30, there is a guide frame 32, and the guide frame 32 is used as a lower surface member.
A tunnel-shaped guide cylinder 33 is configured so as to surround it. In addition, a receiving port 51a of the relay transfer device 5 described later is opened behind the guide cylinder 33.

[0016] The tea mower unit 3 configured as described above.
Is moved up and down by being attached to the elevating frame 20C, so that the actual cutting action height is adjusted. The lifting frame 20C to which the tea mower unit 3 is detachably attached is provided with an appropriate roller, which is configured to be rolled along the leg frame 20A. The relay transfer device 5 moves up and down while being suspended entirely by a chain or the like.

Next, the housing section 4 will be described. This is a part for accommodating the pruned tea leaves harvested at the time of the plucking operation. In the present invention, the container 41 having an upper opening is used as a main member, and the upper opening is received. The opening 41a is used. The container 41 is capable of accommodating a large amount of plucked tea leaves of, for example, about 350 kg. As an example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a container frame 42 is used as a skeletal member, and a plurality of ventilation holes are formed inside the container frame 42. The metal panel 43 provided is stretched to ensure the air permeability of the pruned tea leaves housed in a stacked state.

The side surface of the container 41 does not necessarily need to be entirely formed of a metal panel 43 having a vent hole, and a net or the like can be applied.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 1, the container 41 is divided into an upper portion and a lower portion, and the upper portion is provided with a metal panel 4 having a vent hole.
3 and the lower part may be formed by a metal panel 44 which does not open the ventilation hole. Incidentally, in this embodiment, since the side portion of the upper panel is configured to be detachable, this portion is referred to as an upper side panel 43a, and accordingly, the rear portion of the upper panel is referred to as an upper rear panel 43b.
As distinction. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a substantially V-shaped open space 45 is formed in the upper rear panel 43 b as an example, so that a worker who operates the tea cutting device has a sufficient rear view. ing. Further, the portion surrounded by the lower metal panel 44 is configured to protrude slightly rearward, thereby facilitating the transfer of the plucked tea leaves to the truck.

At the bottom of such a container 41,
The present invention can be provided with a mounting body such as a belt conveyor for placing the plucked tea leaves and also contributing to transfer to a truck.
Further, in the present invention, when the harvested tea leaves are transferred to a truck, a device for lifting and lowering the container 41 is separately provided around the container 41 due to the large capacity of the container 41 containing the harvested tea leaves. Be composed. Further, a guide body 46 for guiding the reaping tea A discharged from the discharge port 51b of the relay transfer device 5 described later to the upper opening 41a of the container 41 is provided on the upper part of the container 41. The guide body 46 discharges the transported wind to the outside and transports only the transported reaping tea A to the container 41.
The same configuration as the side of the container 41,
That is, it is preferably formed by the metal panel 47 having a vent hole. In addition, since the guide body 46 is formed on the upper portion of the container 41, the container 4
In transferring the plucked tea leaves accommodated in the container 1 to a truck, there are many cases where the container 41 is raised together with the guide body 46. The concept is included.

Further, in the present invention, when performing the pruning operation, as an example, a configuration is adopted in which the pruning branch trunk A is transferred from the upper part of the storage section 4 to the inter-ridge space S without removing the container 41. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper side panel 43a is configured to be detachable, and a transfer path 11 described later is provided here.
Is attached. That is, in this embodiment, the upper side panel 43a is removed, and this side portion is used as the discharge port 48 of the cutting branch trunk A in the container 41. However, the discharge port 48 is not necessarily the same as the upper side panel 43a. It is not necessary to substantially match the size, and for example, as shown in FIGS.

Next, the relay transfer device 5 will be described. This transports the reaping tea A upward from the rear of the tea mower unit 3 to the upper part of the housing part 4, and as shown in FIG. It is substantially constituted by the relay duct 51 that has been raised up. In the relay duct 51, the receiving port 51a of the cutting tea A is connected to the guide cylinder 33 of the tea cutter unit 3, the discharge port 51b is connected to the guide body 46 of the housing section 4, and the fan 23 is connected to the receiving port 51a. , And the cutting wind A is transported upward to the guide body 46 of the storage section 4. The inner surface of the relay duct 51 is plated or coated with tritetrafluoroethylene (trade name: Teflon: a registered trademark of DuPont) to prevent sticking of the cutting tea A during transfer or to reduce transfer resistance. Is done. In this way, the relay duct 5
1 is a housing section 4 for cutting reaper A from behind the tea reaper unit 3.
For example, to move the ascent to the upper part of the
It is preferable that the transfer path is formed to be smoothly bent upward so as not to substantially damage the plucked tea leaves during transfer. If the transfer operation of the relay transfer device 5 is to be assisted or enhanced, an auxiliary fan can be provided at the upper end of the discharge or the lower end of the receiving of the relay duct 51. The relay transfer device 5, like the container 41, is also formed in a substantially V-shape or the like so as to secure a rear view.

Next, a description will be given of a transfer structure 10 of a cutting branch trunk having a characteristic configuration of the present invention. This transfer structure 10
Transports the pruned branch trunk A from the upper part of the storage unit 4 to the inter-ridge space S behind the traveling device 21 without removing the container 41 from the tea cutting device as described above,
The transfer path 11 is a main component. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, for example, the transfer path 11 mainly includes a communication transfer unit 12 that guides the pruning branch trunk A from the upper part of the storage unit 4 to the discharge port 48 in the container 41, and the communication transfer unit 12. And a discharge transfer section 13 connected to the section 12 for dropping the cutting branch trunk A into the inter-ridge space S.

The communication transfer section 12 communicates the transfer direction of the cutting branch trunk A from the upper portion of the storage section 4 to the discharge port 48 as described above. As an example, as shown in FIG. The receiving side 12a facing the receiving opening 41a is opened upward, and the discharge side 12b facing the discharge opening 48 is opened on the side. In this embodiment, the communication transfer section 12 is configured by attaching a transfer plate 12d having a folded portion 12c before and after the container 41 in an inclined state. Incidentally, it is preferable that the connection transfer section 12 is easily attached to and detached from the container frame 42 by a hook or the like, and it is preferable to use a lightweight metal plate or the like made of aluminum or the like.
On the other hand, the discharge transfer section 13 transfers the cutting branch trunk A that has passed through the discharge port 48 to the ridge space S mainly outside the container 41, and is formed into a duct shape by a stainless plate or the like, for example. In the embodiment, it is provided on the side of the container 41. The final discharge end of the discharge transfer section 13 is provided with a net 13a for effectively preventing the discharged cutting branch trunk A from being scattered and discharging the cutting branch trunk A more reliably to the ridge space S.

The receiving opening 41a of the container 41 is
If it is larger than the receiving side 12a of the communication transfer unit 12, for example, as shown in FIG.
In addition, it is possible to form a sealing portion 12e that closes a portion protruding from the receiving side 12a. Incidentally, the sealing portion 12e can be expected to not only close the receiving opening 41a of the container 41, but also to guide the cutting branch trunk A to the receiving side 12a. In addition, the communication transfer unit 12
For example, it can be formed in a duct shape as shown in FIG. 3B. In this case, the receiving side 12a of the communication transfer section 12 is formed smaller than the receiving opening 41a of the container 41, and the discharge side is formed. 12b is formed smaller than the upper side panel 43a.

The transfer path 11 is connected to the communication transfer section 12 which mainly performs the transfer operation in the container 41 as described above.
And a discharge transfer section 13 which mainly performs a transfer action outside the container 41. When the duct-shaped transfer path 11 is mounted, the two sections can be easily connected to the container frame 42. It is not necessary to divide the container 41 inside and outside. Therefore, for example, the communication transfer section 12 and the discharge transfer section 13 may be integrally formed, or the transfer path 11 may be formed by connecting three or more divided members. The transfer path 11 has a three-dimensional shape with a rigid structure, but may be formed in a flexible shape so as to allow some deformation. As described above, the transfer structure 10 is a general term for members that transfer the cutting branch trunk A from the upper part of the storage part 4 to the ridge space S, including the transfer path 11 as a main member and the container 41 of the storage part 4. .

The tea ridge running tea cutting apparatus 1 to which the present invention is applied is constituted as described above. Hereinafter, a transfer mode of the cutting branch A cut by the tea cutting apparatus will be described.
Note that, in the description, a state in which a pruning unit is mounted as the tea pruning unit 3 and the specification is set as the pruning apparatus will be described as an initial state of the tea pruning apparatus. (1) Specification change Prior to performing a substantial pruning operation, the specifications of the tea cutting device are changed to a pruning device. Specifically, the pruning unit is removed, the pruning unit is attached, and the transfer path 11
Attach. In mounting the transfer path 11, for example, the upper side panel 43 a of the container 41 is removed, and the communication transfer unit 12 is connected to the container frame 42 so as to connect the receiving opening 41 a of the container 41 and the discharge port 48. Attached. Next, the discharge transfer unit 1
3 is attached to the container frame 41 so as to be connected to the discharge side 12b of the communication transfer section 12. In the above description, the upper side panel 43a of the container 41 has been described as being detached when the communication transfer unit 12 is attached. However, it is not always necessary to take this form. For example, the discharge port 48 is a part of the side panel. And the discharge port 48
It is not necessary to remove the upper side panel 43a if the work of attaching the communication transfer section 12 can be performed from above (see FIGS. 4 and 5).

(2) Start of Shearing After the specification change is completed as described above, the operator gets on the tea cutting device and starts the motor 22. Then, the lifting frame 20C is raised and lowered appropriately according to the height of the tea ridge T to be worked,
After the positioning of the cutting blade 30 in the pruning machine unit, the tea ridge running type tea cutting device 1 is put into the tea ridge T, and the pruning operation is started.

(3) Transfer of the Branch Trunk When the pruning operation is started, the pressure air generated by the fan 23 is passed through the ventilation duct 24 and the ventilation pipe 31 to the cutting blade 3.
0 is supplied to the rear side. For this reason, the cutting branch trunk A cut by the cutting blade 30 is directly sent to the guide drum 33 and the relay transfer device 5 by this pressure wind, and is transferred upward to the upper part of the storage unit 4. Since the guide body 46 having a ventilation hole is attached to the upper part of the housing part 4, the transport air is effectively discharged to the outside here, and the cutting branch A is almost naturally dropped and the receiving opening 41a is received. From the container 41. In the container 41, the transfer direction of the cutting branch A is changed from the receiving opening 41a to the side discharge port 48 by the communication transfer section 12, reaches the discharge transfer section 13, and the traveling device 2 is moved from the discharge port 13 to the discharge transfer section 13.
It is discharged into the furrow space S behind one.

[0029]

[Other Embodiments] The present invention is based on the above-described embodiment as one basic technical idea, but the following modifications are conceivable. In other words, the embodiment shown in FIGS.
2 is mounted in the container 41. In view of such a configuration, it is convenient for the container 41 to be configured such that the upper side panel 43a and the like are detachable, when the communication transfer unit 12 is attached and detached. However, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, the communication transfer section 12 can be configured by an elastic body 14 such as a bellows. That is, in this case, for example, at the time of the plucking operation, in a state where the elastic body 14 is contracted, the elastic body 14 is stored in close contact with the upper portion or the side portion of the container 41,
Only when the pruning operation is performed, the elastic body 14 is extended and the receiving opening 41 is extended.
a and the discharge port 48 are communicated. By adopting such a configuration, even if the communication transfer unit 12 is always configured inside the container 41, the communication transfer unit 12 hardly hinders accommodation of the storage unit 4 and transfer to a truck. I have to. Further, for example, if a discharge port 48 is formed in a part of the side surface of the container, and the elastic body 14 can be operated from this, the upper side panel 43a
There is no need to removably configure the. Of course, the discharge port 48 is closed during the plucking operation and is opened during the pruning operation.

In the basic embodiment described above, a substantially V-shaped open space 45 is formed in the container 41 in order to secure a rear view of an operator who gets on the tea cutting device. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, for example, such a structure of the open space 45 is skillfully used, and the plate-like guide body 15 is used as a main member, and this is configured to be rotatable. It constitutes a typical communication transfer unit 12. That is, during the plucking operation, the guide body 15 is housed in a state of being in close contact with the inner wall surface of the container 41 forming the open space 45, and is rotated so as to connect the receiving opening 41a and the discharge port 48 during the pruning operation. Use it. As described above, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the communication transfer section 12 is not formed in a duct shape in advance, but the inner and front inner walls of the container 41 are used and the communication body 12 is formed with the guide body 15 as the bottom. Make up. Incidentally, in configuring the communication transfer section 12, not only the guide body 15 is rotated but also the guide body 15 folded in a three-fold shape or the like may be expanded. Also in this embodiment, similarly to the embodiment of FIG. 4, the operation of accommodating the accommodating portion 4 and the operation of transferring to the truck are not hindered, and the operation of rotating the guide body 15 from the discharge port 48 or the like can be performed. If so, the upper side panel 43a
It is not necessary to make it detachable. 4 and 5
The embodiment shown in (1) is preferable in that it is not necessary to store the communication transfer unit 12 separately in, for example, a farm equipment storage other than the tea cutting device, especially when performing the plucking operation.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the transfer path 11 is mainly attached so as to project to the side of the container 41. For example, as shown in FIG. It is also possible to provide such that it protrudes to the rear side of the tea cutting device. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the upper rear panel 43b of the container 41 is configured to be openable and closable, that is, a so-called hatchback type, and the receiving side 12a of the communication transfer unit 12 is provided.
Is directly connected to the discharge port 51b of the relay transfer device. In addition, this embodiment is suitable for a relatively large tea plantation where the overhang dimension is allowed, because the tea-cuttering device projects slightly backward rather than used as a plucking device.

The embodiment shown in FIGS.
In this embodiment, the communication transfer unit 12 is mainly mounted inside the container 41, that is, the cutting branch A is transferred inside the container 41. For example, as shown in FIG. The container 41 can be provided so as to bypass the container 41, and the cutting branch trunk A can be bypassed from the upper portion of the container 41 to the side portion and sent to the inter-ridge space S. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the guide body 46 attached at the time of the plucking operation is once removed, and a part of the transfer path 11 (substantially, the communication transfer section 12) is attached thereto. A discharge / transfer section 13 is connected to the side of 12. However, it is not always necessary to replace the guide body 46 with the communication transfer unit 12, and for example, the guide body 4
Another opening (openable and closable) for discharging the pruning trunk A is formed on the side of 6, and closed during plucking operation, opened during pruning operation, and the discharge transfer unit 13 is connected to the opened opening. By adopting the form, the guide body 46 is
Can be commonly used.

[0033]

According to the transfer structure of the cutting branch trunk in the tea ridge running tea cutting device according to the first aspect, the cutting branch trunk from the upper part of the storage part 4 to the inter-ridge space S when performing the cutting operation. A
Can be formed easily and efficiently as compared with the related art. In addition, since the accommodating portion 4 is always mounted on the tea cutting device at the time of work, the weight balance of the tea cutting device is always maintained in a stable state, and the pruning operation can be performed more efficiently. Further, the transfer path 11 of the pruning trunk A can be installed, for example, behind the container 41 so as to hardly protrude. In this case, the maneuverability of the tea cutting device can be maintained even after the transfer path 11 is formed. Is not reduced.

Further, according to the transfer structure of the cutting branch trunk in the tea ridge running tea cutting device according to the second aspect, the communication transfer section 12 for transferring the cutting branch trunk A in the container 41 is compact in the container 41. Therefore, the storage of the pruned tea leaves and the transfer operation to the truck are hardly hindered. Further, the operation of forming or storing the communication transfer section 12 is performed by the discharge port 48 formed on the side or rear of the container 41.
The container 41 can be configured with a relatively simple structure without having to dare to detachably configure the side and rear portions of the container 41. Further, since there is no need to remove the communication transfer unit 12 from the tea cutting device, there is no need to remove it.

Further, according to the transfer structure of the cutting branch trunk in the tea ridge running type tea cutting device according to the third aspect, the cutting branch trunk A which has been ascended and transferred by the relay transfer device 5 is stored in the storage section 4.
Is formed so as to bypass the container 41, the transfer path 11 for feeding the space 4 from the upper part of the container 4 to the ridge space S.
As for No. 1, one having the same structure as the conventional one can be used as it is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a tea ridge running tea cutting apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a top view (a) and a rear view (b) of the same.

FIG. 3 is a skeletal perspective view illustrating various embodiments of a duct for transferring a cutting branch trunk in a container.

FIG. 4 is a skeletal perspective view showing another embodiment in which a communication transfer portion of a transfer duct is formed by a bellows body.

FIG. 5 is a skeletal perspective view showing another embodiment in which a connecting transfer portion of a transfer duct is formed by a rotating plate.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are a side view and a rear view showing a tea cutting device in which a transfer duct is connected so as to protrude to the rear side of the container.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are a plan view and a rear view, respectively, showing a tea cutting device in which a transfer duct is provided so as to bypass a side from above a container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tea ridge running type tea cutting device 2 Traveling machine unit 3 Tea cutting machine unit 4 Housing part 5 Relay transfer device 10 Transfer structure 11 Transfer path 12 Communication transfer part 12a Receiving side 12b Discharge side 12c Folding part 12d Transfer plate 12e Sealing part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Discharge transfer part 13a Net 14 Elastic body 15 Guide material 20 Frame 20A Leg frame 20B Upper frame 20C Elevating frame 21 Traveling device 22 Prime mover 23 Fan 24 Ventilation duct 30 Cutting blade 31 Winding tube 32 Guide frame 33 Guide cylinder 41 Container 41a Receiving opening 42 Container frame 43 Metal panel 43a Upper side panel 43b Upper rear panel 44 Metal panel 45 Open space 46 Guide body 47 Metal panel 48 Discharge port 51 Relay duct 51a Receiving port 51b Discharge port A Harvesting tea, cutting branch trunk S Ridge Pace T tea ridge

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A traveling machine unit that runs across a tea ridge, a tea mower unit that is mounted on the traveling machine unit and that substantially performs a pruning operation or a pruning operation, and is provided behind the tea mower unit. A container-type storage unit for storing the extracted and picked tea leaves, and a relay transfer device for transferring the extracted tea leaves and the pruned branch stems from the tea cutter unit to above the storage unit; Or attach one of the pruning units as a tea mower unit,
In a riding type tea cutting device that can selectively perform any of the operations, the container in the storage unit is formed such that a discharge port that sends out a cutting branch trunk to a side or a rear is openable and closable, At the time of the pruning operation, the pruned branch trunk that has been ascended and transported to the upper part of the storage section is sent to the discharge port through the inside of the container,
Further, a transfer path extending to the furrow space is formed, and the shearing branch trunk is sent from above the storage unit to the furrow space by this transport path. Transfer structure. 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the transfer path of the cutting branch trunk formed inside the container is stored in a state of being substantially in contact with the inner surface of the container during plucking operation.
A transfer structure of a cutting branch trunk in the tea ridge running tea cutting apparatus described in the above. 3. A traveling machine unit that travels across a tea ridge, a tea mower unit that is mounted on the traveling machine unit and that substantially performs a plucking operation or a pruning operation, and is provided behind the tea mowing unit. A container-type storage unit for storing the extracted and picked tea leaves, and a relay transfer device for transferring the extracted tea leaves and the pruned branch stems from the tea cutter unit to above the storage unit; Or attach one of the pruning units as a tea mower unit,
In a riding-type tea cutting device capable of selectively performing any of the operations, in performing the pruning operation, a transfer path extending from the upper part of the storage unit to the ridge space, bypassing the side of the container. A transfer structure of a cutting branch trunk in a tea ridge crossing type tea cutting device, wherein the cutting branch trunk formed and transported upward to the upper part of the storage section is sent to a space between ridges by this transport path.