JP2005001439A - Change gear for working vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the change gear operation region on the acceleration and deceleration sides of a gear shift lever 32, to reduce the installation space without disturbing the operation of the gear shift lever 32, and to enable to incorporate the gear shift lever 32 into a small compact machine frame, in a constantly engaged type gear change mechanism 20 which changes a running speed in many stages. <P>SOLUTION: This change gear for working vehicle is equipped with the multiple gear change mechanism 20 which changes the running speed in many stages. Gear change detecting members 34 and 35 for a high speed and a low speed which detect the front and rear operations of the gear shift lever 32 are provided. Then, the gear change mechanism 20 is made to change gears in many stages according to the detections by the gear change detecting members 34 and 35. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a transmission for a work vehicle such as a tractor equipped with a constantly meshing gear transmission mechanism (power shift).
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a configuration in which a multi-stage speed change operation such as the above-described always-meshing gear speed change mechanism (power shift) is performed by a speed change lever, the speed change is performed based on a forward / reverse operation in a certain direction. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
[0003]
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-20831
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of the prior art as described above, the number of shift stages of the main transmission lever for shifting the gear transmission mechanism is required for the combination of the gears of the transmission mechanism, and the operation of the main transmission lever becomes larger as the number of shift stages increases. The main shift lever which requires a large area and has a large number of gears has a disadvantage that a small and compact lever cannot be installed. In addition, the lever is always held at each set position during the shifting operation of the main transmission lever, and there is a disadvantage that the lever position is greatly different between the lowest speed and the highest speed position of the main transmission lever, causing an obstacle to work. .
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Therefore, the present invention includes a multi-stage transmission mechanism that changes the traveling speed in multiple stages, and includes a speed increase / deceleration shift detection member that detects forward and backward operations of the shift lever, and based on detection of the shift detection member. A small and compact shift lever that shifts the speed change mechanism in multiple stages, reduces the speed change operation range on the speed change and deceleration side of the speed change lever, and reduces the installation space without hindering the operation of the speed change lever. This makes it possible to embed any aircraft.
[0006]
In addition, two speed increasing and deceleration switches that are turned on when the shift lever is operated forward and rearward are used as the shift detection member, and the speed change mechanism is shifted in multiple stages by turning on these two speed increasing and deceleration switches. For example, with a simple configuration in which a commercially available switch is installed in the vicinity of the transmission lever, the transmission lever can be easily incorporated into a small, compact, and low-cost body.
[0007]
Further, the main transmission and sub-transmission mechanism for shifting the traveling speed in multiple stages is provided, and work start means for operating the main transmission mechanism from the lowest speed when the sub-transmission mechanism is at high speed is provided. However, it is possible to prevent the aircraft from starting suddenly at high speeds and to make the aircraft start smoothly.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of the whole. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a tractor which is a work vehicle for agriculture and the like, and left and right front wheels 4 and 4 are installed on both sides of a bonnet 3 in which an engine 2 is installed. A round steering handle 6 is provided in the rear driving cabin 5, a driver seat 7 is installed behind the handle 6, and left and right rear wheels 8 and 8 are installed on both sides of the driver seat 7.
[0009]
As shown in FIG. 2, the output of the engine 2 includes a forward / reverse switching unit 9 that switches between forward and backward, main and sub transmission units 10 and 11 that change the transmission rotational speed of the engine 2 according to the working state, and rear wheels 8. Alternatively, a traveling unit 12 that drives the front and rear wheels 4 and 8 is provided, and the output of the engine 2 is transmitted to the traveling unit 12 so that the vehicle can travel forward and backward and can be shifted.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 3, the forward / reverse switching unit 9 includes a pair of wet multi-stage forward clutch 14 and reverse clutch 15 that always switches a meshing forward / reverse gear mechanism (power shift) 13. The switching valve 18 is operated by operating a forward / reverse switching lever (reverser lever) 19 that is connected to the forward / backward clutches 14 and 15 via the electromagnetic proportional valve 17 and the forward / backward switching valve 18 and is disposed close to the side of the steering handle 6. The forward / reverse clutches 14 and 15 are turned on and off to move the aircraft forward and backward.
[0011]
The main transmission unit 10 is a wet multi-stage low speed / high speed clutch 21/22, a first speed and a second speed switching mechanism for switching a gear transmission mechanism (power shift) 20 for low speed, first speed, second speed, and third speed. A low-speed valve 26 for turning on and off (on / off) the low-speed clutches 21 and 22 and first-speed and second- and third-speed clutches 23, 24 and 25 are provided. Are provided with first-speed and second- and third-speed valves 27 and 28 for turning on / off (turning on and off), respectively, and excitation of solenoids 29, 30, and 31 of the valves 26, 27, and 28 is performed. It is configured to turn on and off.
[0012]
4 and 5, a main transmission branch lever 32 and a sub transmission lever 33 are provided on the right and left sides of the driver's seat 7, respectively. The speed change operation of the speed change section 10 is performed by the sub speed change lever 33 in three steps of the sub speed change section 11 of C speed (ultra-low speed), first speed (medium speed), and second speed (high speed) according to various operations. Thus, the main speed change and the sub speed change are combined to perform 18 steps of speed change.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 4, the main transmission lever 32 is provided with a speed increasing switch 34 on the front operating side and a speed reducing switch 35 on the rear operating side, and a compression spring 38 in the detent hole 37 of the fixed mounting plate 36 of the lever guide portion. A detent body 40 that engages the detent ball 39 by force is provided in the middle of the main speed change lever 32, and the main speed change lever 32 is positioned at three positions of neutral, acceleration, and deceleration, and the main speed change lever 32 is increased. The lever 32 is brought into contact with the speed / deceleration switches 34 and 35 so that the switches 34 and 35 are turned on.
[0014]
In addition, the main shift lever 32 is used to perform multi-speed operation of the main shift when the switches 34 and 35 are turned on. The speed change switch 34 is turned on at the initial stage by operating the main shift lever 32 forward from the neutral position. The main shift is set to the first speed, the second speed is set when the speed increasing switch 34 is kept on in the first speed state of the main speed, and the speed increasing switch 34 is continuously turned on thereafter from the third speed to the sixth speed. In addition to shifting, when the deceleration switch 35 is turned on by an operation on the rear side of the main shift lever 32, the number of shift steps is decreased by one step to decelerate.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 7, at the first speed of the main speed, the low-speed and first-speed clutches 21 and 23 are turned on by turning off the low-speed valve 26, the first-speed valve 27, and the second and third-speed valves 28. At low speed, the low and high speed valves 26, 2 and 3 are turned off, only the first speed valve 27 is turned on, and the low speed and second speed clutches 21 and 24 are turned on. The first and second and third speed valves 27 and 28 are turned on to turn on the low speed and third speed clutches 21 and 25, and the fourth and second speed valves 26 and 25 are turned on. Is turned off to turn on the high-speed and first-speed clutches 22 and 23, and at the fifth speed, the low-speed valve 26 and the first-speed valve 27 are turned on, and the second and third-speed valves 28 are turned off to turn on the high-speed and two-speed clutch 22・ Turn 24 on, any of the 6th gear The lubes 26, 27, 28 are also turned on to turn on the high-speed and third-speed clutches 22, 25, and the speed is changed by changing the combination of the three valves 26, 27, 28 in order from the first low speed to the sixth high speed. Is configured to do.
[0016]
The front wheel drive and double speed power clutches 43 and 44 are connected to a hydraulic circuit 41 from a hydraulic pump connected to each of the clutches 21 to 25 via a hydraulic pressure switching valve 42.
[0017]
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a key switch 45 for starting the engine 2, a forward / reverse sensor 46 for detecting forward / backward movement of the machine body by the forward / reverse switching lever 19, and a secondary second speed for detecting the second speed operation of the auxiliary transmission lever 33. An electronic governor controller 49 for controlling the rotation of the engine 2 and connecting the key switch 45, the acceleration / deceleration switches 34 and 35, the forward / reverse sensor 46, and the auxiliary second speed switch 47 to the work controller 48. A controller 48 is connected to each of the valve solenoids 29, 30, and 31 and a main shift speed indicator 50 that displays the shift speed of the main shift so as to perform rotation control and main shift control of the engine 2. .
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 7, in the main shift control, when the engine 2 is started by the key switch 45 and the sub-shift is in the second speed (high speed) state, the main shift starts from the first speed (minimum speed). When the speed increasing switch 34 is turned on by operating the main speed change lever 32 at the first speed, the speed is increased to the second speed, and thereafter the speed increasing switch 34 is kept on to increase the speed up to the sixth speed every step. The main shift stage number at that time is displayed on the display 50.
[0019]
Similarly to the above, when the deceleration switch 35 is turned on by operating the main transmission lever 32, the number of shift stages is reduced by one, and when the switch 35 continues to be turned on, the speed is decelerated step by step to the first speed. The number of shift stages is displayed on the display 50.
[0020]
When the operation for stopping the engine 2 by turning off the key switch 45 is interrupted, when the sub-shift just before turning off the key switch 45 is in a C state other than the second speed or in the first low speed state, immediately before turning off the key switch 45. When the work is started within a certain time (for example, 8 hours) after being turned off, the work is started at the main speed immediately before the key switch 45 is turned off, and is increased by the operation of the main speed change lever 32 after the start. When the speed switch 34 or the deceleration switch 35 is turned on or continues to be turned on, the main shift is increased or decelerated one step or one step.
[0021]
In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the acceleration and deceleration switches 34 and 35 that are turned on by contact with the lever 32 are provided on the front and rear operation sides of the main transmission lever 32 is shown. The speed increase and deceleration operations of the main transmission lever 32 may be detected using a type sensor.
[0022]
As is apparent from the above, a gear change mechanism 20 that is a multi-stage transmission mechanism that changes the traveling speed and includes a gear change mechanism 20 that detects forward and backward operations of the main shift lever 32 that is a shift lever. The switches 34 and 35 are provided, and the speed change mechanism 20 is shifted in multiple stages based on the detection of the switches 34 and 35, thereby reducing the speed change operation range on the speed increase and deceleration sides of the main speed change lever 32, The installation space can be reduced without hindering the operation of the main speed change lever 32, so that the main speed change lever 32 can be incorporated into a small and compact body. For example, two commercially available switches 34 and 35 are provided. It is possible to easily incorporate a small, compact and low-cost body of the main transmission lever 32 with a simple configuration that is simply installed in the vicinity of the transmission lever 32. Kill.
[0023]
Further, the main transmission unit 10 that is a main transmission mechanism that shifts the traveling speed in multiple stages and the sub transmission unit 11 that is a sub transmission mechanism are provided, and the main transmission unit 10 is operated from the lowest speed when the sub transmission unit 11 is at a high speed. By providing the auxiliary second speed detection switch 47 as the starting means, the main transmission unit 10 can also prevent the vehicle from starting suddenly in the high speed state when the auxiliary transmission unit 11 is at a high speed, thereby enabling the aircraft to start smoothly. it can.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 9, when the engine 2 is idling (approximately 900 rpm) and the forward / reverse switching lever 19 is operated forward or backward, the engine speed is increased by a certain value (approximately 100 rpm) while the lever 19 is moved forward. Alternatively, engine control is performed to return the engine rotation to the original idle rotation when the vehicle is returned to neutral from the reverse, and the pump discharge amount required for the forward / reverse gear mechanism (power shift) 13 is set to, for example, 100 to 150 rpm of the engine 2 idle rotation. It is possible to reduce the power loss, cost, oil temperature, etc. by setting it to be set at the time of increase and setting the normal pump discharge amount to be approximately 10 to 15% lower.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above embodiments, the present invention includes the multi-stage transmission mechanism 20 that shifts the traveling speed in multiple stages, and includes the speed increase / deceleration shift detection members 34 and 35 that detect forward and backward operations of the shift lever 32. Since the speed change mechanism 20 is shifted in multiple stages based on the detection of the speed change detection members 34 and 35, the speed change lever 32 is operated by operating the speed change lever 32 by reducing the speed change operation range on the high speed and low speed sides. Thus, the installation space can be reduced without hindering the main transmission lever 32 and the main transmission lever 32 can be incorporated into a small and compact body.
[0026]
Further, two speed increasing / decelerating switches 34 and 35 that are turned on when the shift lever 32 is operated forward and rearward are used as the speed change detecting member, and the speed is changed by turning on the two speed increasing and decelerating switches 34 and 35. Since the mechanism 20 is shifted in multiple stages, for example, a commercially available switch 34 and 35 can be installed in the vicinity of the shift lever 32, and the shift lever 32 can be easily built into a compact and low-cost machine. It can be made to.
[0027]
Further, the main transmission and auxiliary transmission mechanisms 10 and 11 for shifting the traveling speed in multiple stages are provided, and work starting means 47 for operating the main transmission mechanism 10 from the lowest speed when the auxiliary transmission mechanism 11 is at high speed is provided. Thus, the main transmission mechanism 10 can prevent a sudden start of the airframe in a high speed state when the auxiliary transmission mechanism 11 is at a high speed, thereby enabling a smooth start of the airframe.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a tractor.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a travel drive system.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a hydraulic circuit of a travel drive system.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a main transmission lever portion.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory plan view of a main transmission and an auxiliary transmission lever.
FIG. 6 is a travel control circuit diagram.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of main shift control.
FIG. 8 is a table showing the relationship between main transmission and valves.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of engine control.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Main transmission (main transmission mechanism)
11 Sub-transmission unit (sub-transmission mechanism)
20 Transmission mechanism 32 Main transmission lever (transmission lever)
34 Speed increase switch (shift detection member)
35 Deceleration switch (shift detection member)
47 Sub 2nd speed detection switch (work start means)

Claims (3)

Provided with a multi-stage transmission mechanism for shifting the traveling speed in multiple stages, provided with a shift detection member for acceleration and deceleration that detects forward and backward operation of the shift lever, and based on the detection of the shift detection member A speed change device for a work vehicle, characterized in that the speed is changed. Using two switches for acceleration and deceleration that are turned on when the shift lever is operated forward and rearward as the shift detection member, and that the transmission mechanism is shifted in multiple stages by turning on these two acceleration and deceleration switches. 2. The work vehicle transmission according to claim 1, wherein 2. A work according to claim 1, further comprising a main transmission and a sub-transmission mechanism for shifting the traveling speed in multiple stages, and further comprising work start means for operating the main transmission mechanism from the lowest speed when the sub-transmission mechanism is at a high speed. Car transmission.

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