JP2003111528A - Machine for burying watering tube - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten a working hour and to reduce working labor. SOLUTION: This machine 1 for burying a watering tube loads the watering tube 7 and buries the watering tube 7 in the ground with the advance of a main body 4 supported on right and left traveling wheels 7. The machine is equipped with a ditching part 44 for forming a channel on the ground, a tube guide part 45 including a guide part 47 for guiding the watering tube 7 through a fixed route to the channel and an earthing up part 46 for covering the watering tube 7 in the channel with soil. The guide part 47 is constituted to guide the watering tube 7 into the channel in the opposite direction of the advance of the main body 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an irrigation tube embedding machine for embedding an irrigation tube in soil.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional irrigation tubes are often installed on the surface of soil. In this irrigation tube, the water and fertilizers that have been used often were wasted due to loss due to evaporation from the soil surface and the large distance from the irrigation tube to the rhizosphere of the plant. Further, it is known that the growth of plants is promoted by supplying air to the rhizosphere of the plants. Therefore, in recent years, an irrigation tube capable of supplying water, fertilizer, and air into the soil while being embedded in the soil has been developed.

[0003]

However, in order to embed the irrigation tube in the soil, (1) a groove for embedding the irrigation tube is formed in the ridge, and (2) the irrigation tube is arranged in the groove. However, (3) it is necessary to perform the three-step work of filling the groove, which causes a problem that the work time is long and the work is troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide an irrigation tube embedding machine capable of shortening the work time for embedding the irrigation tube and reducing the labor of the work.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an irrigation tube embedding machine according to the present invention is equipped with an irrigation tube, and the irrigation tube embedment machine is supported by front and rear or left and right traveling wheels according to the progress of the machine. A irrigation tube embedding machine for embedding an irrigation tube in the ground, comprising: a groove forming part for forming a groove in the ground; a guide part for guiding the irrigation tube into the groove through a predetermined path; And a soil gathering portion for covering the irrigation tube with soil.

[0006] With this configuration, the three steps of (1) formation of a groove for embedding the irrigation tube, (2) disposition of the irrigation tube in the groove, and (3) landfilling are carried out in a flowable manner. I am supposed to do it. The mode in which the traveling wheels are provided on the machine body is not particularly limited, but at least the traveling wheels on the left and right sides are provided on the machine body so as to travel on a ridge (on both sides of the ridge) or on a ridge, or at least the front and rear traveling wheels. A mode in which the machine body is provided so as to run on the ridge will be illustrated.

The guide portion is not particularly limited, but at least at one place on the route, the wall, rod, net or the like surrounds the irrigation tube so that the irrigation tube does not come off the route. A configuration configured to surround (unless the irrigation tube is separated from the path,
It is not necessary to surround the entire circumference of the irrigation tube, and a gap may be present in part. ) Is illustrated. The rod is not particularly limited, but it is preferably a roller in order to smoothly guide the irrigation tube.

An example is shown in which the guide portion is constructed so as to guide the irrigation tube into the groove in the anti-travel direction of the machine body.

With this structure, the watering tube can be smoothly guided into the groove.

The irrigation tube is mounted on the machine body in a state of being wound around a reel, and a guide roller for guiding the irrigation tube unwound from the reel to the entrance of the guide portion on the peripheral surface is provided on the reel. The aspect provided between the said and a guide part is illustrated.

The width of the guide roller is not particularly limited, but it is preferably not less than the width of the entrance of the guide portion and not more than the width of the reel.

With this structure, the irrigation tube pulled out from the reel smoothly enters the inlet of the guide portion regardless of the thickness of the roll of the irrigation tube wound around the reel and the width of the reel. You will be guided.

Further, the irrigation tube embedding machine of the present invention is an irrigation tube embedding machine which embeds the irrigation tube in the ground according to the progress of the machine body supported by the front and rear or left and right traveling wheels. And a guide part for guiding the irrigation tube into the groove via a predetermined path, and a soil pulling part for covering the irrigation tube in the groove with soil.

With this configuration, the above-mentioned three steps of work are performed in a flowable manner. The aspect in which the traveling wheels are provided on the machine body is as described above.

The guide part is not particularly limited, but an example in which the guide part is configured to surround the irrigation tube is exemplified.

[0016] The guide portion exemplifies a mode configured to guide the irrigation tube into the groove in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the machine body.

With this configuration, the watering tube can be smoothly guided into the groove.

In the irrigation tube embedding machine, an embodiment in which at least two of the groove making portion, the guide portion and the earth gathering portion are combined is provided as an example.

In the above, the groove portion is not particularly limited, but the following modes are exemplified. (1) A mode in which a pair of rotatable discs is provided so that the front side in the traveling direction becomes narrower in a plan view, and a groove is formed on the ground by the outer surfaces of the pair of discs.
(2) A mode in which it is formed in a boat shape, and the bow forms a groove on the ground. (3) A mode in which a groove cutting edge extending in the circumferential direction is provided on the circumferential surface of the wheel, and the groove is formed on the ground by the groove cutting edge as the wheel rotates.

The earth gathering portion is not particularly limited, but the following embodiment is exemplified. (1) A mode in which a pair of left and right soil gathering plates arranged so as to be located on both sides of the groove are provided, and soil on both sides of the groove is gathered into the groove by the inner surfaces of the two soil gathering plates facing each other. (2) A pair of soil gathering wheels arranged so as to be located on both sides of the groove are provided, and the soil gathering wheels are rolled on the ground as the machine body advances, and soil on both sides of the groove is formed on the circumferential surfaces of the both soil gathering wheels. Configured so as to be brought into the groove.

[0021]

1 to 6 show an irrigation tube embedding machine 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
The irrigation tube embedding machine 1 includes a machine body 4 movably supported by left and right traveling wheels 2 and auxiliary wheels 3 as left and right rear traveling wheels, and an engine 5 as a prime mover supported by the machine body 4. , A transmission mechanism 6 for transmitting the power of the engine 5 to the traveling wheels 2, a flexible irrigation tube 7 wound around the reel 8 rotatably supported by the machine body 4, and an irrigation tube supplied from the reel 8. 7 is embedded in the ridge U of the field.

The body 4 is composed of a pair of left and right vertical frames 1 extending in the front-rear direction.
1 and a pair of front and rear horizontal frames 12 that connect the vertical frames 11 and extend in the left-right direction are formed in a rectangular frame shape. Each horizontal frame 12 has a vertical frame 1 on both sides with mounting members 13 and 14 interposed therebetween.
It is fixed at 1. The mounting member 13 is provided with a long hole 13a extending in the left-right direction, and the horizontal frame 1 is provided through the long hole 13a.
By fixing 2 to the vertical frame 11 with bolts 15, the width of the machine body 4 can be adjusted according to the width of the ridge U formed in the field.

A front leg portion 16 extending downward is provided at a front portion of the vertical frame 11 of the machine body 4, and an axle 2a of a traveling wheel 2 is rotatably attached to the front leg portion 16. At the center of the vertical frame 11, an inverted U-shaped frame 18 for supporting the reel is attached above the machine body 4. A rear leg portion 17 extending downward is provided at a rear portion of the vertical frame 11, and an auxiliary wheel 3 is rotatably and rotatably provided on the rear leg portion 17. In addition, a handle support portion 21 that extends obliquely upward and rearward is provided at the rear portion of the vertical frame 11.
A handle 22 extending in the left-right direction is slidably supported in the left-right direction at the tip ends of the left and right handle support portions 21 and is fixed in position by a gripping bolt 26. Grips 25 are provided on both ends of the handle 22. On one side (left side in this example) of the handle 22,
Attached are left and right clutch levers 23 for operating left and right clutches (not shown) that turn on and off power transmission of the engine 5 to the left and right traveling wheels 2, and an accelerator lever 24 for controlling the output of the engine 5. Has been.

A pair of support frames 27 are provided at the center of the machine body 4 and extend in the left-right direction with a space in the front-rear direction. Both ends of the support frame 27 are detachably attached to the left and right vertical frames 11 by gripping bolts 29. An upper and lower frame 28 extending vertically is slidably supported on each support frame 27 in the left and right directions, and is fixed in position by a grip bolt 57 so as not to slide. And both upper and lower frames 28
The front and rear sides of the embedding portion 9 are slidably supported, and are fixed by gripping bolts 58 so as not to slide. In this way, the embedding part 9 is attached so that the left and right positions and the up and down position with respect to the machine body 4 can be adjusted, and the embedding position of the irrigation tube 7 in the width direction of the ridge U and the embedding depth can be adjusted appropriately. You can do it.

The engine 5 is supported by the lateral frame 12 on the front side, and the driving force of the engine 5 is transmitted to the laterally-directed output shaft 31 via the deceleration mission 30. A horizontal shaft 32, which is provided on both vertical frames 11 and extends in the left-right direction, is rotatably supported on the machine body 4. The driving force of the output shaft 31 is a sprocket 33 provided on the output shaft 31 and the horizontal shaft 32, respectively. , 34 and both sprockets 33, 3
It is adapted to be transmitted to the horizontal shaft 32 by the chain 35 wound around the 4. The driving force transmitted to the horizontal shaft 32 is sprocket 36, 37 provided on the end portion of the horizontal shaft 32 and the axle 2a of the traveling wheel 2, and the chain wound around the sprocket 36, 37. 38
And are transmitted to the axles 2a of the left and right traveling wheels 2.

The reel 8 is supported so as to be slidable left and right with respect to a reel shaft 40 which is rotatably mounted on the opposite U-shaped frame 18, and the left and right sides are prevented from sliding by the gripping bolts 41, respectively. The position is fixed. In addition, on both ends of the reel shaft 40, a reverse U
A slide prevention member 61 for preventing the slide to the left and right with respect to the character frame is fixed by a bolt 62 with a grip. In this way, the position of the reel 8 can be adjusted according to the lateral position of the embedding portion 9 with respect to the machine body 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, the embedding portion 9 has a rectangular frame portion 43 which is vertically long in the front-rear direction in a plan view, and the frame portion 4.
3 is provided with a groove part 44 supported on the front part, a tube guide part 45 supported on the central part of the frame part 43, and a soil gathering part 46 supported on the rear part of the frame part 43. Part 43
The front and back of the are supported by the upper and lower frames 28, respectively. Then, the groove M is formed in the ground by the grooving section 44, the irrigation tube 7 is guided by the tube guide section 45 into the groove M through a predetermined route, and the soil irrigation section 46 is used to soil the irrigation tube 7 thus guided. And is configured to fill the groove M.

The groove portion 44 of the embedding portion 9 is a pair of discs rotatably supported by a shaft 55 supported on the lower end side of a vertically extending support rod 50 mounted on the front side of the frame portion 43. It consists of 52. A large number of groove cutting blades 52a inclined in the counter-rotational direction of the disc 52 are formed on the peripheral edge of the disc 52. The space between the two discs 52 is provided so that the front side in the traveling direction becomes narrower in a plan view. Then, the lower sides of the two discs 52 enter the ground, and the two discs 52 are moved as the aircraft 4 advances.
While rolling, the outer surface of both discs 52 causes a groove M to be formed on the ground.
Are formed.

The tube guide portion 45 of the embedding portion 9 includes a guide roller 56 rotatably supported by a horizontally extending shaft 56a supported above the frame portion 43, as shown in FIGS. The guide portion 47 extends substantially downward from the frame portion 43. The width of the guide roller 56 is formed to be equal to (or larger than) the width of the guide portion 47 on the inlet side. The guide portion 47 includes a front wall 48 that is formed narrower toward the lower side and extends vertically, lateral walls 49 that project rearward from the left and right edge portions of the front wall 48, and a lower end portion of the front wall 48 to an upper end portion. And a guide roller 51 as a rod which is erected on both lateral walls 49 at a plurality of locations (three locations in this example) extending over the part. The front wall 48, both lateral walls 49 and the guide roller 5 are provided.
The irrigation tube 7 is surrounded by 1 so that the irrigation tube 7 does not deviate from a predetermined path.
The guide part 47 is formed by bending the middle part in the vertical direction, so that the outlet side of the irrigation tube 7 at the lower end is inclined toward the anti-traveling direction of the machine body 4, and thus in the anti-traveling direction of the machine body 4. The irrigation tube 7 is configured to be smoothly guided into the groove M. Then, the tube guide portion 45 moves the irrigation tube 7 unwound from the reel 8
The guide roller 56 guides the inlet of the guide portion 47 by the peripheral surface of the guide roller 56 and guides the guide portion 47 into the groove M formed by the groove forming portion 44 via a predetermined path. It should be noted that the tube guide portion 45 is moved by the front wall 48 and the lateral wall 49 while the airframe 4 is moving.
The soil that has collapsed inside is pushed away to the side of the groove M.

The earth gathering portion 46 of the embedding portion 9 comprises a pair of earth gathering plates 53 arranged so as to be located on the left and right sides of the groove M formed by the groove forming portion 44. Both earth moving plates 53 are the support poles 5.
The vertical position with respect to the frame portion 43 and the direction with respect to the traveling direction are attached via the position adjuster 4. The distance between the two earth gathering plates 53 is adjusted so as to become narrower toward the rear side in the traveling direction, and as the machine body 4 advances, the soil on both sides of the groove M is moved to the groove M side on the inner surfaces of the two earth gathering plates 53 facing each other. By approaching, the irrigation tube 7 is covered with soil to fill the groove M.

Next, the operation of the irrigation tube embedding machine 1 will be described. First, the width of the machine body 4 is adjusted according to the width of the ridge U. In addition, the irrigation tube 7 in the width direction of the ridge U
The mounting positions of the reel 8 and the embedding portion 9 in the width direction of the machine body 4 are adjusted in accordance with the embedding position of. Further, the mounting height of the embedding portion 9 to the machine body 4 is adjusted according to the height of the ridge U. Next, pull out the irrigation tube 7 from the reel 8,
Pass it through the tube guide 45 to the ground. Then, the tip of the irrigation tube 7 is temporarily fixed to the end of the ridge U. Next, the engine 5 is started and the clutch lever 23 and the accelerator lever 24 are operated to move the machine body 4 forward (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 6). Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the groove M is formed by the groove portion 44 as the machine body 4 advances. Then, the watering tube 7 continuously drawn out from the reel 8 is guided and arranged in the groove M by the tube guide portion 45. Then, the soil on both sides of the groove M is moved to the groove M by the earth gathering portion 46.
The irrigation tube 7 in the groove M is filled by being moved to the side.

According to the irrigation tube embedding machine 1 configured as described above, (1) formation of a groove for embedding the irrigation tube 7, (2) disposition of the irrigation tube 7 in the groove,
(3) It is possible to perform the three-stage work of filling the groove in a flowable manner. That is, unlike the prior art, it is not necessary to perform each work individually, and the work time can be shortened and the labor of the work can be reduced.

Further, since the guide portion 47 is configured to guide the irrigation tube 7 into the groove M in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the machine body 4, the irrigation tube 7 can be smoothly guided into the groove M. You can

Further, the reel 8 is guided by the guide roller 56.
The irrigation tube 7 drawn out from the reel 8 is smoothly guided to the inlet side of the guide portion 47 regardless of the thickness of the roll of the irrigation tube 7 wound around the reel, the width of the reel 8, etc. There is no possibility that the irrigation tube 7 will be caught or damaged.

Next, FIGS. 8 to 11 show an irrigation tube embedding machine 70 according to a second embodiment embodying the present invention. This irrigation tube embedding machine 70 mainly differs from the first embodiment in the following points. Therefore, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals to avoid redundant description.

(1) It is constructed so as to run directly on the ridge U, not on the ridge. Specifically, the irrigation tube embedding machine 70 includes a narrow machine body 71 extending in the front-rear direction, and a pair of left and right traveling wheels 72 are rotatably supported on the front side and the inner side of the machine body 71. A pair of left and right auxiliary wheels 73 as rear running wheels are rotatably supported on the rear side and the outside, and the running wheels 72 and the auxiliary wheels 73 run on the ridge U. By adopting this configuration, it is possible to reduce the size and weight of the type that runs in the furrow.

(2) The vehicle is not equipped with a power source for self-propelling and is configured to be driven by human power. Specifically, the irrigation tube embedding machine 70 includes a hand-pushing handle 74 extending obliquely rearward and upward from the rear part of the machine body 71, and the hand-pushing handle 74 is pushed by hand to run. According to this configuration, since no power source is provided, it is possible to reduce the size and weight.

(3) The irrigation tube 7 is not mounted on the reel, and the irrigation tube 7 previously arranged at the embedding position on the ridge U is moved from one end side to the other end side of the ridge U. It is configured to be embedded in sequence. For this reason, the irrigation tube embedding machine 70 of the present embodiment includes a tube guide 76 that guides the irrigation tube 7 disposed on the ridge U to the embedding unit 80 described below via the upper side of the traveling wheel 72. ing. The tube guide 76 includes a pair of support plates 77 attached to both sides of the machine body 71.
The irrigation tube 7 is guided to the center in the width direction of the machine body 71 at the tip portions of the portions of the support plates 77 extending forward and obliquely upward and the tip portions of the portions extending substantially above the support plates 77, respectively. And a pair of guide rollers 78 extending in the left-right direction.
Is rotatably supported. In addition, the embedded unit 80
A pair of front and rear guide rollers 78 extending in the left and right direction are rotatably supported by the machine body 71 above the. The irrigation tube 7 passes between the pair of guide rollers 78. By adopting this configuration, it is not necessary to mount a reel around which the irrigation tube 7 is wound, so that it is possible to reduce the size and weight.

(4) The embedding unit 80 is formed by combining the groove 81, the guide 82, and the earth pulling portion 83. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, this embedding unit 80 has a bottom-shaped boat-shaped groove portion 81, a guide portion 82 provided inside the groove portion 81, and the groove portion 8.
No. 1, which is attached to the rear side of 1
And a mounting pole 84 that is erected on the front upper end of the. The grooving portion 81 is composed of a pair of left and right grooving plates 86 whose front edges are fixed by spot welding. The front surface 81a of the groove 81 is inclined obliquely rearward and acts so as to dive into the soil as the machine body 71 advances, so that it is not necessary to push the machine body 71 down to the ground. Even if it is lightweight, it will not rise from the ridge U. The guide portion 82 is formed by the both grooved plates 86 of the grooved portion 81.
A pair of front and rear upper guide rollers 88 rotatably supported on the upper edge portion of the above, and one lower guide roller 89 rotatably supported on the lower edge portions of both grooving plates 86. In this way, the double-grooved plate 86 and the guide rollers 88,
The irrigation tube 7 is surrounded by 89 so that the irrigation tube 7 does not deviate from a predetermined path, and the grooving plate 86 also serves as a component of the guide portion 82. Irrigation tube 7 guided to embedding unit 80
Between the upper guide rollers 88 of the embedding unit 80,
It is configured to be guided in the groove M formed by the groove portion 81 toward the opposite direction of travel of the machine body 71 via the lower side of the lower guide roller 89. The earth pulling portion 83 is a support shaft 9 extending in the left and right direction, which is provided at an upper end portion on the rear side of the both work groove plates 86.
1 and a landslide plate 92 that is rotatably supported by the support shaft 91 in a vertically rotatable manner and spreads to the left and right of the groove 81, and a biasing member that is externally inserted on the support shaft 91 and urges the landslide plate 92 downward. And a torsion spring 93 as a means. This earth moving board 92
The left and right ends of the are formed in a curved shape so that the soil displaced to both sides of the groove M by the work groove portion 81 can be effectively moved to the groove M side. Further, one end of the torsion spring 93 is locked to the earth pulling plate 92, and the other end thereof is locked to one of a plurality of locking holes 94 arranged at a predetermined interval on one of the grooving plates 86. Therefore, the biasing force of the earth pulling plate 92 can be adjusted by the locking position on the other end side, and thereby the strength of earth pulling can be adjusted. The embedding unit 80 has a mounting pole 84 so that its vertical position can be adjusted relative to the machine body 71.
6 is attached to the center of the body 71. By thus providing the embedding unit 80 formed by combining the groove making portion 81, the guide portion 82, and the earth gathering portion 83, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and reduce the cost. In addition, the embedded unit 80 is attached to the machine body 71 only through the mounting pole 84.
Since it is supported by the mounting pole 8
The embedding depth of the irrigation tube 7 can be adjusted only by adjusting the mounting position of the irrigation tube 7, and the irrigation tube 7 and the ridge U.
It is possible to easily replace the embedding unit 80 with an optimum one according to various conditions such as the state.

Next, the operation of the irrigation tube embedding machine 70 will be described. First, the mounting height of the embedding unit 80 to the machine body 71 is adjusted according to the embedding depth of the irrigation tube 7. Next, the irrigation tube 7 previously arranged at the embedding position on the ridge U is passed to the ground through the tube guide 76 and the guide portion 82 of the embedding unit 80 at one end side of the ridge U. Then, the tip of the irrigation tube 7 is provided with a ridge U.
Temporarily fix it to one end of the. Then, the handle 74 is pushed by hand to advance the machine body 71 forward (in the direction of the arrow in FIGS. 8 and 9). Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the groove M is formed by the groove portion 81 as the machine body 71 advances. The irrigation tube 7 arranged on the ridge U has a tube guide 76.
The guide portion 82 guides and disposes in the groove M. Then, the soil on both sides of the groove M is brought to the groove M side by the soil gathering portion 83, so that the irrigation tube 7 in the groove M is filled.

As described above, according to this embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the effects described above can be obtained.

Next, FIGS. 12 and 13 show an irrigation tube embedding machine 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. This irrigation tube embedding machine 100 mainly differs from the second embodiment in the following points. Therefore, the same parts as those in the second embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals to omit redundant description.

(1) As in the first embodiment, the traveling wheels are configured to travel in the ridges P, and the irrigation tube 7 can be embedded without the traveling wheels pressing on the ridges U. Specifically, the body 101 of the irrigation tube embedding machine 100 includes a pair of left and right side frames 10 each having a substantially inverted U shape.
2 and a plurality of round bar bodies 106 to 110 that connect the both side frames and extend to the left and right. Traveling wheels 103 are rotatably and rotatably attached to the lower ends of the side frames 102.
The width of the machine body 101 is configured to be wider than the ridge U width so that the vehicle 3 runs in the ridge P. A hand push handle 104 is attached to the rear side of one of the side frames 102. The pair of upper and lower round bars 106 connects the front sides of the both side frames 102 and substantially the central portion in the vertical direction via the left and right mounting members 105. The round bar 107 connects the upper side and the front side of both side frames 102. The pair of front and rear round bar bodies 108 connect the both side frames 102 on the rear side of the round bar body 107 via the left and right hanging members 111 hanging downward. A pair of front and rear round bars 109
Connects both side frames 102 at the rear side of the round bar 108. The round bar 110 is formed on both side frames 102.
The rear side and the substantially central portion in the vertical direction are connected. In addition, the round bars 106 to 108 have the irrigation tube 7 embedded in the unit 8.
A tube guide 112 that guides to 0 is configured. That is, the tube guide 112 guides the irrigation tube 7 to the embedding unit 80 via the pair of round rods 106, the upper side of the round rods 107, and the pair of round rods 108. It has become.

(2) As in the first embodiment, the mounting position of the embedding unit 80 in the width direction of the ridge U can be adjusted, and the embedding position of the irrigation tube 7 in the width direction of the ridge U is appropriately adjusted. You can do it. Specifically, the base member 113 formed in a rectangular tube shape is externally inserted into the pair of front and rear round bars 109 so as to be movable left and right, and the mounting position in the left and right direction (width direction of the ridge U) is adjustable. The position is fixed by 114 and a nut 115.
Further, in the embedding unit 80 of this example, a mounting pole 84 is erected at the center of the upper end of the groove 81, and the mounting pole 84 is capable of adjusting the relative vertical position with respect to the machine body 101. It is attached to the center of the base member 113.

(3) A plurality of embedding units 80 are provided so that the irrigation tubes 7 can be simultaneously embedded in a plurality of places of the ridge U, respectively.

As described above, according to this embodiment, in addition to the effects of the second embodiment, the effects described above can be obtained.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but may be embodied with appropriate modifications within the scope not departing from the spirit of the invention, for example, as follows. (1) Change the configuration of the guide unit 47 as appropriate. For example, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, it is possible to form the guide portion in a tubular shape by providing the rear wall 60 instead of the guide roller 51. (2) The configuration of the groove making portion 44 and the configuration of the earth gathering portion 46 may be appropriately changed. (3) In the second and third embodiments, instead of the tube guides 76, 112, a reel around which the irrigation tube 7 is wound is mounted as in the first embodiment. (4) In the third embodiment, the lateral width of the machine body 4 is adjustable.

[0048]

As described in detail above, according to the irrigation tube embedding machine according to the inventions of claims 1 and 4, the working time for burying the irrigation tube is shortened and the labor of the work is reduced. It has an excellent effect that

In addition to the above effects, the irrigation tube embedding machine according to the second, third, and fifth inventions can smoothly guide the irrigation tube.

In addition to the above effects, according to the irrigation tube embedding machine of the invention of claim 6, the embedding state of the irrigation tube can be easily adjusted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an irrigation tube embedding machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the irrigation tube embedding machine.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an embedding section of the irrigation tube embedding machine.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a tube guide portion of the embedded portion.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing the operation of the irrigation tube embedding machine.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a modification of the embedding unit.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the irrigation tube embedding machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the irrigation tube embedding machine.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing an embedding part of the irrigation tube embedding machine.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an embedding section of the irrigation tube embedding machine.

FIG. 12 is a side view of an irrigation tube embedding machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of the irrigation tube embedding machine.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 Irrigation tube embedding machine 2 running wheels 4 aircraft 5 engine 6 Transmission mechanism 7 Irrigation tube 8 reel 9 Embedded part 44 Groove 45 Tube guide 46 Dust collector 47 Guide 48 front wall 49 Horizontal wall 56 Guide roller 70 Irrigation tube embedding machine 71 Aircraft 72 running wheels 76 Tube guide 80 Embedded Unit 81 Groove 82 Guide 83 Dust collector 100 irrigation tube embedding machine 101 Aircraft 103 running wheels 112 tube guide M groove U ridge

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A irrigation tube embedding machine which is equipped with a irrigation tube and which embeds the irrigation tube in the ground according to the progress of a machine supported by front and rear or left and right traveling wheels, wherein the groove is formed in the ground. An irrigation tube embedding machine comprising: a groove portion, a guide portion that guides the irrigation tube into the groove through a predetermined path, and a soil gathering portion that covers the irrigation tube in the groove with soil. 2. The irrigation tube embedding machine according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion is configured to guide the irrigation tube into the groove in a direction opposite to the traveling direction of the machine body. 3. The irrigation tube is mounted on the machine body in a state of being wound around a reel, and a guide roller for guiding the irrigation tube unwound from the reel to an inlet of the guide portion by a peripheral surface is provided. The irrigation tube embedding machine according to claim 1 or 2, which is provided between the reel and the guide portion. 4. An irrigation tube embedding machine for embedding the irrigation tube in the ground according to the progress of a machine supported by front and rear or left and right traveling wheels, wherein a grooving portion for forming a groove in the ground and the irrigation tube. An irrigation tube embedding machine comprising: a guide part for guiding the above into the groove via a predetermined path; and a soil gathering part for covering the irrigation tube in the groove with soil. 5. The irrigation tube embedding machine according to claim 4, wherein the guide portion is configured to guide the irrigation tube into the groove in a direction opposite to the traveling direction of the machine body. 6. The irrigation tube embedding machine according to claim 1, further comprising a unit that is a combination of at least two of the groove making section, the guide section, and the soil gathering section.