JP2003061408A - Single-rail track implement - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To carry out various garden operations by providing a single-rail track in a vertical direction and a single-rail track in a horizontal direction extending from the single-rail track in the vertical direction in E character form to the horizontal direction. SOLUTION: 1. A parent apparatus 6 composed of a tractor 3 and transportation truck 5 is installed on the single-rail track 1 in the vertical direction arranged in a standing condition in a orchard on a steep slope and a child apparatus 8 composed of a driving vehicle and a working truck transported by the transportation truck 5 is transferred from the transportation truck 5 and the child apparatus 8 arranges working trucks 11 and 12 before or after the driving vehicle 10. 2. The driving vehicle 10 superposes ends of working truck 11 and 12 arranged before and after the driving vehicle 10 so as to be detachable and a motor 13 of the driving vehicle 10 is carried on the working truck 11 and an implement is carried on the working truck 12 to carry out operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vertical rail extending vertically in a orchard on a steep slope, and a vertical carriage that is connected to a towing vehicle to carry a load. A main unit to be transported is installed, and a slave unit composed of a drive vehicle and a work vehicle transported by the transport vehicle is mounted on a horizontal single rail standing upright so as to extend laterally in an E shape from the vertical rail. The present invention relates to a single-rail working device which is adapted to be operated by getting in the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for a steep slope orchard where fruit trees (for example, mandarin oranges) are cultivated on a steep slope such as a mountainous area, a single rail (or a double rail or There is known a rail transportation device in which a triple rail) is erected, and a transportation vehicle that is moved by being pulled by a tow vehicle is provided on this rail, and luggage is loaded and transported on the transportation vehicle.

In the above-described rail transport device, it is possible to load the cargo such as material and harvested fruits on the transport carriage between the start position of the rail and the steep slope orchard and transport the cargo in the vertical direction. , The heavy labor and dangerous work due to the manual labor of transport work have been eliminated, and the transport work has been greatly streamlined. However, mechanization of work in steep slope orchards has not progressed so much, and for example, many management work such as chemical spraying and fertilizer spraying for the purpose of lateral transportation work in the orchard and pest control work of fruit trees. It takes effort.

As a device for carrying out lateral transportation work in the orchard and controlling pests of fruit trees, it is connected to a towing vehicle along a single rail extending vertically. A single-rail transport device for loading and transporting luggage on a moving carriage, wherein a horizontal single-rail is erected on a horizontally extending cultivated land that intersects with the vertical single-rail, and the vertical single-rail is installed. The transporting / working device that is transported by the rails is configured so that it can be transferred to the horizontal single-rail via the turntable, and the transporting / working device can be moved along the horizontal single-rail to carry / carry crops. The technology
It is proposed by Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-108894.

[0005]

The above-mentioned prior art single-rail transport / working apparatus needs to be further improved in the concrete implementation thereof. The present invention has been made based on such circumstances, and in a steep slope orchard, the vertical transportation work is performed by a vertical rail transportation device similar to the conventional one. A single rail is erected, and a child machine equipped with a chemical solution spraying device transported by a vertical rail carrier is transferred to this lateral single rail, and the child machine is reciprocally moved along the horizontal single rail. The purpose is to enable automatic spraying of chemicals.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following features. A. For a orchard provided on a steep slope, a master machine consisting of a towing vehicle and a carrier truck that is connected to the towing vehicle is installed on a vertical rail extending vertically and extending in the vertical direction. A child machine, which is composed of a drive car and a work carriage carried by the carriage, is transferred from the carriage to a single lateral rail that is erected so as to extend laterally from the rail in an E shape. The machine was centered on the drive vehicle, and work trolleys were placed in front of and behind it. B. The drive vehicle is configured such that each drive vehicle end portion of a work carriage disposed in front of and behind the drive vehicle is removably connected to the end portion of the drive vehicle, and one work carriage is connected to a power source of the drive vehicle. Is loaded, and the other work trolley is loaded with luggage or a working machine and is run to support various kinds of work.

C. The lateral single rail is constructed by providing friction surfaces that are knurled or a material with a high coefficient of friction is applied to the upper and lower surfaces of the square pipe, and the drive wheels of the drive vehicle are rolled on the upper and lower surfaces. The drive wheels are brought into contact with each other and transmitted by one chain. D. A metal roller or a resin roller is used as a roller rolling on the lateral single rails of both the work carriages, and a rolling prevention flange portion for preventing rolling is provided at a supporting portion of the roller, and a driving wheel of the driving vehicle is made of rubber. The wheels. E. A slide portion for absorbing expansion and contraction of the horizontal single rail due to temperature difference is provided on the vertical rail side of the horizontal single rail.

[0008]

Function: A. ~ E. The single track working device of the present invention having the structure of claims 1 to 5 performs the following actions. ． The above A. With this configuration, the child machine can freely enter into each lateral single-rail via the carrier truck of the parent machine in a well-balanced front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and smoothly travel back and forth in any direction along the contour line. Work. In addition, it is easy to transfer from the single lateral rail of the slave to the carrier of the master. ． The above B. With the above configuration, a wide range of work can be automatically performed corresponding to various works. Further, the driving vehicle and the front and rear work trolleys travel smoothly and stably, and highly accurate work is performed.

[0009]. The above C. With this configuration, the drive wheels are prevented from slipping with respect to the single lateral rail, the drive vehicle travels stably in both forward and backward movements, and the carrier / working device of the child machine operates accurately. In addition, the structure for transmitting power to the drive wheels of the drive vehicle is simple, the production can be performed at low cost, and the maintenance is easy. ． The above D. With this configuration, both work trolleys are prevented from rolling and stably travel, and the driving vehicle is not adversely affected. In addition, the driving vehicle runs quietly without slipping. Furthermore, the work of connecting and disconnecting the drive vehicle and the work carriage becomes easy. ． The above E. With this configuration, even if the lateral single track expands or contracts due to the temperature difference due to high temperature in summer, low temperature in winter, etc., the expansion and contraction is automatically absorbed by the slide part, and the drive vehicle and work truck run safely. .

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 stands for an orchard A where a fruit tree is cultivated on a cultivated land that extends in multiple contours on a steep slope, and stands at a substantially predetermined height via a support column 2 so as to extend in the vertical direction. Was set up,
This is a single rail (monorail) of a main line having a rack 1a along the length direction. The single rail 1 is not limited to a single rail, and may be a double rail or a triple rail provided with rails for rolling contact with rolling wheels at lower left and right sides of the single rail. It has a carriage 4 and a carriage 5 which are erected on this single rail 1 and are connected to a towing vehicle 3 which is driven and driven by an engine, and carry a cargo on the carriage 5 to carry it vertically. Well-known conventional single-rail transport device (master unit)
6 is composed. In the orchard A, as shown in FIG. 3, a horizontal single rail 7 which is a branch line extending in the contour direction with its end approaching the single vertical rail 1 is provided with a large number of columns 7a. ) It stands up in an E shape along row B. A transporting / working device 8 as a slave unit as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is transported to each of the lateral single rails 7 by a transport carrier 5 of the master unit. It is provided so that it can be loaded from the end and can also be transferred to the carriage 5 from the lateral single rail 7.

The towing vehicle 3 is a well-known automatic stop mechanism that automatically stops at a predetermined position or the end portion of the single rail 1, a downhill brake for always maintaining a constant speed when going downhill, and a parking / stopping vehicle for parking and stopping. Equipped with brakes, emergency brakes, etc. The passenger trolley 4 is equipped with a seat formed of a swing seat, a downhill brake, an emergency parking / stopping brake, etc., which allows the passenger to ride in a comfortable posture even on a steep slope. The carrier 5 is for carrying fertilizers or management materials normally used in the orchard A, harvested fruit trees and the like, and transporting them between the starting end position of the single rail 1 and the orchard A. In the present invention, the tilting support frame 5a is provided on the carriage 5 so as to be tiltable back and forth by the hydraulic cylinder 5b (which may be an electric or air cylinder), and the turntable 5a is provided substantially at the center of the tilting support frame 5a. 5c is provided, and a single transfer rail 5f is provided on a support frame 5d fixed on the turntable 5c via a plurality of support legs 5e. And 5f single rail for transfer
The transportation / working device 8 is mounted on the vehicle to carry it to the orchard A, and the transfer single track 5f and the transportation / working device 8 are tilted back and forth by the hydraulic cylinder 5b to be substantially horizontal, and horizontally turned by the turntable 5c. Then, the end portion of the single rail 5f for transfer and the end portion of the single lateral rail 7 are aligned with each other, and the transporting / working device 8 is loaded on the single horizontal rail 7, or the single single rail 5f for transfer from the single horizontal rail 7 Then, the carrier 5 is moved to move the carrier / working device 8 onto the next lateral single rail 7.

The transporting / working device 8 for riding on the lateral single rail 7 rolls four driving wheels, which will be described later, onto the lateral single rail 7 from above and below, and these driving wheels are driven by an electric motor 9 as a power source. It is composed of a drive vehicle 10 that travels in a traveling manner, and a dolly 11 and a dolly 12 that can be connected / disconnected and that are connected to the front and rear ends of the drive vehicle 10 and move.
1 is equipped with a generator with engine (4.5 kW) 13 and a programmable controller, processes a signal from a remote control receiver based on a program, and controls a control box 14 for appropriately operating each actuator. The chemical liquid spraying devices 15 shown in FIG. 13 to FIG. A hydraulic motor or an engine with a transmission may be used instead of the electric motor 9. Further, instead of the generator 13, a commercial power source, a generator provided on the towing vehicle 3, a winding device for a power cord connected to a generator provided on the ground, a battery as a power source for a motor, or the like. Good. The carriage 11 and the carriage 12 may be replaced with a normal carrier, and a large number of containers for storing harvested mandarin oranges may be loaded, or fertilizers and materials may be loaded and used for transportation work. In that case, you may change the connection method and connection order of the trolley | bogie with respect to the drive vehicle 10.

In the drive vehicle 10, an electric motor 9 is mounted on a vehicle body 16, and a pair of front and rear upper drive wheels 17 are supported on the lower side of the vehicle body 16 so as to be in contact with the upper surface of the lateral single rail 7 to be pivotally supported. One end of each of the upper drive wheels 17, 17 is pivotally supported by the vehicle body 16 on the front and rear sides of the upper drive wheels 17, and the swing support arms 19, which extend downward in an inverted V-shape,
At the other end of 19, a pair of front and rear lower drive wheels 18 and 18 are axially supported so as to correspond to the lower surface of the lateral single rail 7 and to face the upper drive wheel 17. The upper drive wheel 17 and the lower drive wheel 18 are made of rubber wheels, and roll-contact with the lateral single rail 7 sandwiched from above and below. Upper drive wheel 17 and lower drive wheel 18
Sprocket 17a, 18a is fixed to the rotary shaft of the electric motor 9, respectively. The sprocket 20a fixed to the output shaft 20 of the electric motor 9 is wound so as to be rotationally driven by one chain 21, and the upper drive wheel 17 and the lower drive wheel 17 are rotated. The side drive wheels 18 are rotationally driven so that the machine body travels. The lower drive wheel 1 is provided between the tip ends of the swing support arms 19 and 19.
An elastic holding mechanism 22 for elastically holding between 8 and 18 is provided to adjust the rolling contact pressure of the lower drive wheels 18 and 18 with respect to the lateral single rail 7.

As shown in FIG. 4, in order to increase the rolling friction of the upper drive wheel 17 and the lower drive wheel 18, the rail surface is finely formed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the lateral single rail 7 made of a square pipe. Knurling 23 is formed to form unevenness. The knurling 23 may be made by attaching a material having a high friction coefficient, but may be omitted when the upper and lower drive wheels are four-wheel drive. Further, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the ends of the carriages 11 and 12 are connected to the left and right center positions of the front end and the rear end of the vehicle body 16 of the drive vehicle 10 in a state of being overlapped on the upper side. Hitch parts 24, 24 are provided, and are attachable / detachable via a connecting pin 24a that is horizontally insertable / removable. A horizontal rotation shaft 25 that supports the carriages 11 and 12 so as to be horizontally rotatable is provided on the hitch portions 24 and 24 on the carriage 11 and 12 side. Then, the hitch portion 24 causes the drive vehicle 10 to move to the carriages 11 and 12
In a state in which is connected, the carriages 11 and 12 are rotatable with respect to the driving vehicle 10 in a predetermined range in the vertical direction about the connecting pin 24a and in the horizontal direction about the horizontal rotating shaft 25.
Further, since the hitch portions 24, 24 are connected to the front end portion and the rear end portion of the vehicle body 16 of the drive vehicle 10 by overlapping the end portions of the trucks 11 and 12 on the upper side, the connecting pin 24a can be easily inserted and removed. Yes, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the vehicle body 1
Since the hitch portion 24 of No. 6 is provided with the support fitting 25a for supporting the horizontal rotation shaft 25, the operation of attaching and detaching the carriages 11 and 12 can be performed more easily and safely.

Below the carriages 11 and 12, a pair of front and rear upper and lower rollers 26 and 27 are formed of metal rollers rollingly contacting each other so as to sandwich the lateral single rail 7 from above and below.
A roller support frame 28 that axially supports the roller support frame 28 is provided, and the roller support frame 28 is supported on the bottom surfaces of the carriages 11 and 12 through horizontal / vertical rotation portions 29 shown in FIGS. 6 to 9. At the joint between the roller support frame 28 that supports the upper roller 26 and the lower roller 27 and the horizontal / vertical rotation portion 29, a roll-prevention flange 30 that prevents roll is provided. The horizontal / vertical rotation portion 29 has a rotation shaft support hole 2
9a is formed, and the rotation shaft 29b is fitted into the support hole 29a. When the horizontal / vertical rotation portion 29 is attached to the roller support frame 28, the rolling of the bogies 11 and 12 is prevented and reduced by the roll-preventing flange 30, and the bogies 11 and 12 are less than the drive vehicle 10. It can be rotated in a predetermined range in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.

When the roller support frame 28 is previously attached to the carriages 11 and 12 via the horizontal / vertical rotation portion 29, the hitch portion 24 is attached to the carriages 11 and 12 and the drive vehicle 10 is installed. It connects with the hitch part 24 of the trolley | bogie 16 with the connection pin 24a. Further, when the roller support frame 28 is directly attached to the carriages 11 and 12 without the horizontal / vertical rotation portion 29, or the carrier carriage 5 of the parent machine.
In the case of such a dolly, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the tip end of the tow rod 31 provided on the dolly 11, 12 is attached to the hitch portion 24 of the dolly 16 via a hitch pin 32 similar to the hitch pin 24a. It is connected so that it can rotate in the vertical direction. The tow rod 31 is rotatable left and right via a left and right rotation shaft 33. Therefore, the carts 11 and 12 can be rotated vertically and horizontally within a predetermined range while being connected to the drive vehicle 10 via the tow rod 31.

The transfer single rail 5f laid on the carrier 5 via the turntable 5c is carried by the carrying / working device 8 to the orchard A, and then horizontally by the turntable 5c. By turning and connecting the end of the transfer single rail 5f to the end of the lateral single rail 7, the transporting / working device 8 is transferred, and from the horizontal single rail 7 to the transfer single rail 5f. Then, the single rail 1 is moved and transferred to another lateral single rail 7. At that time, the transfer single rail 5f is horizontally rotated by the turntable 5c and tilted by the hydraulic cylinder 5b, and its end is brought into contact with the end of the lateral single rail 7 as shown in FIG. Let
The connecting core 7b slidably inserted in the transfer single rail 5f is slid by a protrusion protruding to the outside of the rail to be inserted in the lateral single rail 7, and both single rails 7, 5f While being fixed in a bridged state, the transporting / working device 8 is transferred to the lateral single rail 7, and is transferred from the horizontal single rail 7 to the transfer single rail 5f. In addition, at the end of the lateral single rail 7, the lateral single rail 7 is subject to a temperature difference such as summer and winter.
When the vehicle expands and contracts, a rail expansion and contraction gap 7c is formed to absorb the expansion and contraction, and the expansion and contraction adjusting core 7d extends over the expansion and contraction gap 7c, and one end of the expansion adjustment core 7d is fixed by a fixing bolt 7e in the lateral direction on the longer side. It is fixed to the single rail 7, and is inserted into the lateral single rail 7 on the shorter side with the other end as a free end.

The chemical liquid spraying device 15 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in, the hose reel 35 and the spraying unit 36 are mounted on the carriage 12. In the hose reel 35, the reel 35b that winds and releases the hose 35a in one direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the machine body is the reel driving motor 3
5c receives power from the chain transmission system to rotate forward and backward. Then, in the forward stroke of the spraying work, the hose 35
a is released from the reel 35b, and in the return stroke, the hose 35
a is wound around the reel 35b. A hose traverser 35d is provided on the upper side of the reel 35b.
The hose 35a is reciprocally moved at a speed in synchronism with the rotation of, and the hose 35a is regularly wound around the reel 35b and released (rewound). Further, a hose reel 35e for correction spraying is provided above the reel 35b.

The free end (distal end) of the hose 35a is connected to a chemical spray outlet of a power sprayer, which is separately provided, and a lateral single track 7 of a fixed pipe arranged along the single track 1.
It can be attached to and detached from a branch pipe provided in a portion close to the position through a quick coupler. Then, when the transporting / working device 8 is transported by the carrier truck 5 of the master unit, and when transferring from the end of the lateral single rail 7, the tip of the hose 35a is connected to the branch pipe, and the transporting / working device 8 is moved horizontally. The tip of the hose 35a is removed from the branch pipe when transferring from the directional single rail 7 to the carriage 5. The hose 35a is a hose 35a.
Is guided by hose guides 35f, 35g, 35h provided at one end of the bogie 11 on the side to be wound up and released by the reel 35b and both ends of the bogie 12, and the horizontal single rail 7 is It is smoothly wound and released without crossing. The base end of the hose 35a wound around the reel 35b communicates with the spray unit 36 through the center of rotation of the reel 35b.

The spreading unit 36 pivotally supports a base portion of a parallel link 36c which is vertically rotated by a telescopic operation of an electric cylinder 36b on a stand 36a which is erected on the carriage 12,
A nozzle support mast 36e having a long length in the vertical direction is pivotally attached to the tip of the parallel link 36c via a mounting member 36d so that the vertical height can be adjusted and the right and left can be reciprocally rotated. Nozzle support rods 36h are pivotally supported on the nozzle support mast 36e at four locations at equal intervals from above by a pivot pin 36f so that the nozzle support rods 36h can swing up and down.
The spray nozzle 36g is supported at both ends of h. Also,
At the lower end of the nozzle support mast 36e, the nozzle support rod 3
A support arm 36j is fixedly installed at the same interval as the vertical interval of 6h, and a nozzle support rod 36l supporting a spray nozzle 36g by a rotating pin 36k is provided at both ends of the support arm 36j.
36l is pivoted. The nozzle support rods 36l, 36l
The spaces are linked by a link 36m. Therefore, since the nozzle support mast 36e reciprocates in the left-right (horizontal) direction and the nozzle support rods 36h and 36l swing up and down, as a combination thereof, the movement trajectory seen from the front of the nozzle 36g is a circle or an ellipse.

Five spray nozzles 36g, which are provided on the left and right with the nozzle support mast 36e as the center, extend straight in the up-down direction, and are curved so as to expand in the left-right direction when viewed from the front (FIG. 15). Left and right pair of chemical solution supply pipes 3
6i and 36i are connected and supported so as to be vertically rotatable. The base ends of the hoses 35a are connected to the chemical liquid supply pipes 36i and 36i via electromagnetic valves (electrically operable), and the chemical liquids are supplied to the left and right spray nozzles 36g by different systems. Therefore, the spraying start and stop of the left and right spray nozzles 36g can be controlled manually or remotely. Between the nozzle support rods 36h and 36h, the swing link 36n is provided on either the left or right side of the nozzle support mast 36e.
Are alternately linked from above to below with the nozzle support mast 36e interposed therebetween. Also, the nozzle support rod 36h at the bottom end
A slanting rocking link 36n links between the nozzle support rod 36l and the nozzle support rod 36l below it. Mounting member 36d
A rotation motor 36o is provided near the
From the rotation-reciprocation conversion mechanism 36p, which is attached to the output shaft of 6o and whose rotation angle setting is changeable, the nozzle support mast 3
6e and a reciprocating link 36q are linked to the lowermost nozzle support rod 36h.

When the spraying unit 36 sprays the chemical liquid, the spraying height of the fruit tree B is adjusted by rotating the parallel link 36c by moving the electric cylinder 36b to move the nozzle support mast 36e up and down. The horizontal direction of the nozzle support mast 36e and the nozzle support rods 36h and 36h are changed in the direction of spraying the chemical liquid from the nozzle 36g.
It is performed by drawing a circular or elliptical motion trajectory by the vertical rotation of l. When the rotation motor 36o rotates, the nozzle-supporting mast 36e reciprocates in the horizontal direction by the rotation-reciprocation conversion mechanism 36p, and at the same time, the reciprocating link 36q causes the nozzle support rod 36h at the lowermost end to rotate about the rotation pin 36f. The nozzle support rod 36h and the nozzle support rod 36l are reciprocally rotated at the same rotation angle by the swing link 36n in conjunction with the rotation angle of 5 spray nozzles. 36g are moved up and down alternately to spray the chemical liquid in an airless manner. The rotation angles of the nozzle support rod 36h and the nozzle support rod 36l are adjusted by changing the setting of the rotation-reciprocation conversion mechanism 36p.

Further, the spraying unit 36 includes the mounting member 3
A parallel link 36c that can be rotated in the front-rear direction at an upper position of 6d and that is rotated by the expansion and contraction of the electric cylinder 36b.
As shown in FIG. 16, the hose reel 35
When the carrier / working device 8 moves along the lateral single rail 7, it can be folded (stored) to the upper side and is folded when the chemical liquid spraying device 15 and the spraying unit 36 are not used. The height of the spraying unit 36 is low when it does not get in the way and when the wind blows strongly, and the height of the spraying unit 36 is low, when the cover is put on.
It has a compact posture and is convenient.

The spray nozzle 36g of the spray unit 36 is
The height of the fruit tree B can be adjusted, and the structure is such that it sprays while drawing a circular or elliptical motion locus, and the chemical solution spraying device 15 moves on the lateral single rail 7 to the fruit trees B on the left and right sides. Spray the chemical solution evenly. At that time, the chemical spraying device 15 moves to one of the mountain side Y or the valley side T of the steep slope in the forward stroke of the lateral single rail 7, and to the valley side T or the mountain side Y opposite to the forward stroke in the return stroke. The chemical liquid is sprayed (see FIGS. 17 and 18), and the chemical liquid spraying operation is completed while the chemical liquid spraying device 15 makes one reciprocation of the lateral single rail 7. At that time, reciprocating movement of the transportation / working device 8 with respect to the lateral single rail 7, winding of the hose 35a by the hose reel 35,
The opening, the opening / closing operation of the valve of the spray nozzle 36g, and the like are performed via the control box 14 by a remote (remote control) operation. Of course, manned operation is also possible.

Next, the operation of the single track working device having the above-mentioned structure will be described. When carrying out an incline vertical direction for orchard A on a steep slope, a single rail for transfer on a carrier 5 of a single rail carrier (main unit) 6 installed on a single rail 1 on the main line. Transport / working device 8 on 5f
(Child device) is erected, and the worker rides on the carriage 4 or automatically (unmanned) conveys it to the desired horizontal single rail 7 position of the orchard A and stops. Then, the transporting / working device 8 (slave unit) is tilt-adjusted by the hydraulic cylinder 5b, and is horizontally rotated by the turntable 5c so that the end of the single rail 5f for transfer becomes the end of the single lateral rail 7. The transportation / working device 8 is transferred to the lateral single rail 7 while being brought into contact with it, and the chemical liquid spraying work, fertilizer spraying work, transfer work, etc. are performed while moving along the horizontal single rail 7. When the chemical spraying work, the fertilizer spraying work and the like are finished, the working device 8 is transferred to the transfer single rail 5f of the carrier 5, and then the lateral single rail 7 for performing the chemical spraying work, the fertilizer spraying work and the like. Transfer. In the case of carrying work, the carrying / working device 8 loaded with luggage is transferred to the carrier truck 5 of the master device 6, and the master device 6 is moved along the single rail 1 to unload the transported object.

When the transporting / working device 8 carries out the chemical spraying work on the row B of fruit trees (tangerines) along the lateral single rail 7, the transporting / working device 8 is moved to the horizontal single rail 7 by the driving vehicle 10. The hose 35a is unwound from the reel 35b or wound on the reel 35b while the hose 35a is moved along the hose 35a.
Spray towards. At that time, since the height of the spray nozzle 36g with respect to the fruit tree B is adjusted and the spray nozzle 36g sprays while making a circular or elliptic motion, the chemical solution is sprayed evenly on the fruit tree B without waste and with high accuracy. Spraying work is performed. The spraying unit 36 sprays the chemical solution on one of the fruit trees B on the mountain side Y or the valley side T of the steep slope in the forward stroke of the lateral single rail 7, and in the reverse stroke, the valley on the opposite side to the forward stroke. The chemical solution is sprayed on the fruit tree B on the side T or the mountain side Y, and the chemical solution spraying operation is completed while the traverse single rail 7 reciprocates once. It is also possible to spray this on the fruit trees B on the mountain side Y and the valley side T of the steep slope at the same time. These operations are automatically performed by remote (remote control) operation.

A single lateral rail 7 having a transporting / working device 8
After finishing the drug spraying work or transportation work in
The transporting / working device 8 is mounted on the transfer single rail 5f provided on the transport carriage 5 of the single rail transporting device (main unit) 6 installed on the single rail 1 of the main line, and the lateral single rail for performing the next work Move to the rail 7 or to the position to drop the transported object, transfer to the lateral single rail 7 or perform spraying work,
Alternatively, the transported object is unloaded from the transportation / working device 8.

The single-rail working device of the present invention is not limited to orchards on steep slopes, but can also be used for agricultural land on flat lands and for transportation and other purposes.
It can also be used as a working means.

[0029]

As described above, according to the single track working device of the present invention, the following operational effects can be obtained. ． For a orchard provided on a steep slope, a master machine consisting of a towing vehicle and a carrier truck that is connected to the towing vehicle is installed on a vertical rail extending vertically and extending in the vertical direction. A child machine, which is composed of a drive car and a work carriage carried by the carriage, is transferred from the carriage to a single lateral rail that is erected so as to extend laterally from the rail in an E shape. The machine has a work vehicle centered around the drive vehicle, and the work vehicles are arranged in front of and behind it, so the child machine can freely transfer to each lateral single track via the carrier truck of the parent machine, and either front or rear along the contour line. You can run smoothly in any direction and perform various operations such as spraying chemicals. Further, it is possible to easily transfer from the single lateral rail of the slave to the carrier of the master. ． The drive vehicle is configured such that the end portions of each of the work vehicles arranged in front of and behind the drive vehicle are detachably connected to the end portions of the drive vehicle so as to be detachable from each other, and the power source of the drive vehicle is connected to one of the work vehicles. Loaded,
Since the other work cart is loaded with luggage or a working machine and run to support various kinds of work, a wide range of work can be automatically carried out by the child machine. Further, the driving vehicle and the front and rear work trolleys can travel in a well-balanced, smooth and stable manner, and highly accurate work can be performed.

.. The lateral single rail is constructed by providing friction surfaces on the upper and lower surfaces of the square pipe, and the driving wheels of the driving vehicle are rollingly contacted with the upper and lower surfaces, and the driving wheels are transmitted by one chain. Therefore, the slip of the drive wheel with respect to the lateral single rail is prevented, and the forward and reverse movements can be easily switched. In addition, the drive wheel transmission structure can be simplified and the transmission can be performed accurately. ． A metal roller or a resin roller is used as a roller rolling on the lateral single rail of both work trolleys, and a rolling prevention flange portion for preventing rolling is provided at a supporting portion of the roller, and a driving wheel of the driving vehicle is a rubber wheel. Therefore, both work trolleys are prevented from rolling and can travel stably, and the driving vehicle is not adversely affected. In addition, the driving vehicle can drive and run quietly without slipping. further,
It is possible to easily connect and disconnect the drive vehicle and the work cart. ． Since the slide part that absorbs the expansion and contraction of the horizontal single rail due to the temperature difference is provided on the vertical rail side of the horizontal single rail,
Even if the lateral single track expands or contracts due to the temperature difference during high temperatures in summer or low temperatures in winter, the expansion and contraction is automatically absorbed by the sliding part, and the drive vehicle and work truck can be safely driven. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an inclined vertical single rail and a carrying device (master device).

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a steeply orchard in which a single vertical rail and a horizontal (E-shaped) single rail are laid.

FIG. 3 is a partial conceptual diagram of a steep orchard in a state where a vertical single rail and a horizontal (E-shaped) single rail are laid.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a transporting / working device (slave unit) installed on a lateral single rail.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the bogie portion.

FIG. 6 is a plan view (a) and a side sectional view (b) of the horizontal / vertical rotation portion of the child device.

FIG. 7 is a plan view (a) and a side sectional view (b) of the flange member.

FIG. 8 is a plan view (a) and a side view (b) of a shaft portion of a horizontal / vertical rotation portion.

FIG. 9 is a plan view (a) and a side view (b) of the shaft portion of the horizontal / vertical rotation portion.

FIG. 10 is a partial plan view of the tow rod.

FIG. 11 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 12 is a plan cross-sectional view showing a state in which the ends of the transfer single rail and the lateral single rail are joined.

FIG. 13 is a side view of the entire chemical liquid spraying device installed on a lateral single rail.

FIG. 14 is a front view of a hose reel of the chemical liquid spraying device.

FIG. 15 is a front view of the spray unit.

FIG. 16 is a side view of the spraying unit in a folded (stored) state.

FIG. 17 is a work explanatory view of the chemical liquid spraying device installed on the lateral single rail.

FIG. 18 is a work explanatory view of another embodiment of the chemical liquid spraying device installed on the lateral single rail.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Slope Vertical single rail (main line) 1a Rack 2 Strut 3 Traction vehicle 4 Passenger vehicle 5 Transport vehicle 5a Tilt support frame 5b Hydraulic cylinder 5c Turntable 5d Support frame 5e
Support leg 5f Single rail for transfer 6 Single rail carrier (main unit) 7 E-shaped lateral single rail (branch line) 7a
Post 7b Connection core 7c Rail expansion / contraction gap 7d
Expansion / contraction adjusting core 7e Fixing bolt 8 Transporting / working device (slave unit) 9 Electric motor 10 Driving vehicle 11, 12 Car 13 Generator 14 Control box 15 Chemical spraying device (airless spray type) 16 Driving vehicle body 17 Upper side Drive wheel (rubber wheel) 17a Sprocket 18 Lower drive wheel (rubber wheel) 18a Sprocket 19 Swing support arm 20 Electric motor output shaft 20a Sprocket 21 One chain 22 Bullet holding mechanism 23 Knurling 24 Hitch part 24a Connecting pin 25 Horizontal Rotating Shaft 25a Support Metal Fitting 26 Upper Roller (Metal or Resin Roller) 27 Lower Roller (Metal or Resin Roller) 28 Roller Support Frame 29 Horizontal / Vertical Rotating Portion 29a Rotating Shaft Support Hole 29
b Rotation shaft 30 Rolling prevention flange 31 Traction rod 32 Hitch pin 33 Left and right rotation shaft 35 Hose reel 35a Hose 35b Reel 35c Reel drive motor 35d Hose traverser 35e Correction spray hose reels 35f, 35
g, 35h Hose guide 36 Scattering unit 36a Frame 36b Electric cylinder 36c Vertical parallel link 36d Mounting member
36e Nozzle support mast 36f, 36k Rotating pin
36g Spray nozzle 36h Nozzle support rod 36i
Chemical supply pipe 36j Support arm 36l Nozzle support rod 36m
Coupling link 36n Swing link 36o Rotation motor 36p Rotation-reciprocation conversion mechanism 36q Reciprocating link A Orchard on steep slope (stair garden) B Fruit tree (tangerine) Y Spray on mountain side fruit tree T Spray on valley side fruit tree

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (71) Applicant 000240547             Yoneyama Industry Co., Ltd.             3-2-15, Airport Dori, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture (71) Applicant 390040235             Monorail Industry Co., Ltd.             Ehime Prefecture Onsen-gun Kawauchi Town Oita 705 (71) Applicant 592070937             Mitsunaga Sangyo Co., Ltd.             96-1 Miyashita, Iyo City, Ehime Prefecture (72) Inventor Tsukasa Nagaki             1-40, Nisshin-cho, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture             Biotechnology Research Institute (72) Inventor Taro Kubota             1-40, Nisshin-cho, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture             Biotechnology Research Institute (72) Inventor Kei Fujiwara             482-1 Otami, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture             Inside (72) Inventor Akemi Ikeda             482-1 Otami, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture             Inside (72) Inventor Yoshihiro Yoshida             2-3-21 Fukaekita, Higashi-nari-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture               Arikou Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tetsuro Yoneyama             Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture 3-2-15, Airport Dori Yoneyama             Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hatsuro Fujii             Ehime Prefecture Onsen-gun Kawauchi Town Oita 705             Inside Monorail Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toyoshi Otsuka             96, Miyashita, Iyo city, Ehime prefecture             In the company F-term (reference) 2B043 AB16 BA06 BB07 DC06                 2B121 CB02 CB34 CB35 EA26 FA02                       FA04

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. For an orchard on a steep slope,
A master unit consisting of a towing vehicle and a carriage that is connected to the tow vehicle is erected on a vertical rail extending upright in the vertical direction, and extends from the vertical rail in an E shape in the horizontal direction. On a vertically installed single lateral rail, a slave unit composed of a drive car and a work carrier carried by the carrier is to be transferred from the carrier, and the slave unit is centered on the drive car and is arranged in front of and behind it. A single track working device characterized by arranging work carts for each. 2. The drive vehicle is configured such that each drive vehicle side end portion of a work carriage disposed in front of and behind the drive vehicle is removably connected to the end portion of the drive vehicle so as to be detachably connected to one of the work carriages. 2. The single track working apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power source of the driving vehicle is loaded, and the other work cart is loaded with luggage or working equipment for traveling to support various works. 3. The lateral single rail is constructed by providing friction surfaces on the upper and lower surfaces of a square pipe, and driving wheels of a driving vehicle are rollingly contacted to the upper and lower surfaces thereof, and the driving wheels are one chain. The single-rail working device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the single-rail working device is characterized by being transmitted by means of. 4. A roller for rolling contact with a lateral single rail of each of the work carriages is a metal roller or a resin roller, and a roll-preventing flange portion for preventing roll is provided on a support portion of the roller, and a driving vehicle is provided. 4. The single track working device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the drive wheels are rubber wheels. 5. The slide portion for absorbing expansion and contraction of the horizontal single rail due to temperature difference is provided on the vertical rail side of the horizontal single rail. Single track working device.