JP2005137260A - Monitor apparatus for combine harvester - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a monitor apparatus for accurately monitoring the lower rear part of a machine body in a combine harvester with a waste straw treatment apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: In the combine harvester with which a steering part 4 at the front part of a right or left side, a threshing part 6 at the front part of the other side and the waste straw treatment apparatus 7 at the rear part are mounted respectively on a traveling undercarriage 2 and a reaping and conveying part 9 is liftably arranged at the front of the running undercarriage 2, a rear monitor camera 10 is arranged at the lower part of the waste straw treatment apparatus 7 in the rear part of the machine body of the threshing part 6. A dust discharging port 11 for discharging a discharge dust material and a diffusion cover 12 for guiding a discharge dust material discharged from the dust discharging port 11 are arranged at the lower rear side of the threshing part 6 and the rear monitor camera 10 is installed at the lower part of the waste straw treatment apparatus 7 at the rear part of the machine body and at the upper part of the diffusion cover 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a combine monitor.

As shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-46562, a conventional combine is known in which a threshing portion is disposed on the left and right sides of a combine chassis and a rear monitor camera is provided above the rear end of the threshing portion. (Patent Document 1).
JP 11-46562 A

  If a rear monitor camera with a conventional configuration is attached as it is to a combine in which a waste disposal device such as a knotter or cutter is attached to the rear of the combiner body, the waste disposal device will be placed below the rear monitor camera. The lower part of the combiner behind the fuselage cannot be monitored because it is blocked by the processing device, and there is a problem that it is difficult to travel backward or turn.

  Therefore, the present invention is intended to embody a monitor device that can monitor the rear lower part of the fuselage even when the waste disposal device is attached to the rear of the fuselage.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, on the traveling chassis 2, the steering unit 4 is mounted on the left and right side front side, the threshing unit 6 is mounted on the left and right side, and the waste disposal device 7 is mounted on the rear side. In a combine provided with a cutting and conveying unit 9 in front of the chassis 2 so as to be movable up and down, a rear monitor camera 10 is arranged in a lower part of the waste disposal device 7 at the rear of the machine body.

  The operation of the first aspect is that on the traveling chassis 2, the steering unit 4 is mounted on the left and right front side, the threshing unit 6 is mounted on the left and right other side, and the waste disposal device 7 is mounted on the rear side. Thus, the grain husk is cut by the chopping and conveying unit 9 provided so as to be able to move up and down in front of the traveling chassis 2, and the cereal husk is taken over by the feed chain 18 of the threshing unit 6 by the husk conveying unit of the chopping and conveying unit 9. The threshed waste is sent to the waste processing device 7 where it is bound, for example, and released to the rear of the machine.

  In addition, a rear monitor camera 10 is disposed below the rejection processing device 7 at the rear of the machine body, and the rear monitor camera 10 monitors the lower rear part of the aircraft without the visibility of the rejection processing apparatus 7 being obstructed. Can do.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, on the traveling chassis 2, the control unit 4 is mounted on the left and right side front side, the threshing unit 6 is mounted on the left and right side, and the waste disposal device 7 is mounted on the rear side. In a combine provided with a cutting and conveying part 9 in front of the chassis 2 so as to be movable up and down, a dust outlet 11 for discharging dust is provided at the lower rear side of the threshing part 9 and exhausted from the dust outlet 11. A diffusion cover 12 for guiding the dust toward the rear lower side is provided, and a rear monitor camera 10 is disposed in a lower part of the waste disposal device 7 at the rear part of the machine body and in an upper part of the diffusion cover 12.

  The operation of the second aspect is that on the traveling chassis 2, the steering unit 4 is mounted on the left and right front part, the threshing unit 6 is mounted on the left and right other side, and the waste disposal device 7 is mounted on the rear part. Thus, the grain husk is cut by the harvesting and transporting section 9 provided to be movable up and down in front of the traveling carriage 2, and the cereals are taken over by the feed chain 18 of the threshing section 6 by the grain and mash transporting apparatus of the harvesting and transporting section 9. Threshed at 9. Dust that has been wind-selected by the threshing unit 9 is discharged from the dust outlet 11 and falls while being guided downward and rearward by the diffusion cover 12, and the threshed waste is sent to the waste disposal device 7. For example, it is bundled and released to the rear of the aircraft.

  In addition, a rear monitor camera 10 is disposed at a lower portion of the waste disposal device 7 at the rear part of the machine body and at an upper portion of the diffusion cover 12, and the visibility is hindered by the waste disposal device 7 and the dust from the threshing unit 9. The rear lower part of the airframe can be monitored by the rear monitor camera 10 without any problem.

  According to the invention of claim 3, on the traveling chassis 2, the steering unit 4 is mounted on the left and right front side, the threshing unit 6 is mounted on the left and right other side, and the waste disposal device 7 is mounted on the rear side. In the combine provided with the cutting and conveying unit 9 in front of the chassis 2 so as to be movable up and down, a feed chain 18 is provided along the front-rear direction at the other side end portion away from the control unit 4 of the threshing unit 6, The rear monitor camera 10 is arranged above the left and right other side end portions that are separated from the control unit 4 in the cutting and conveying unit 9.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, on the traveling chassis 2, the control unit 4 is mounted on the front side on the left and right sides, the threshing unit 6 is mounted on the other side of the left and right sides, and the waste disposal device 7 is mounted on the rear side. Thus, the grain husk is cut by the chopping and conveying unit 9 provided to be movable up and down in front of the traveling chassis 2, and the cereal is provided at the left and right other side ends of the threshing unit 6 by the culm conveying device of the chopping and conveying unit 9. The feed chain 18 takes over and is threshed, and the threshed waste is sent to the waste processing device 7 and, for example, bound and discharged to the rear of the machine body.

  Further, a rear monitor camera 10 is disposed above the left and right other side end portions away from the control unit 4 in the cutting and conveying unit 9, and the rear monitor camera 10 removes the threshing unit from the grain feeder of the cutting and conveying unit 9. It is possible to monitor the state in which the cereals are handed over to the feed chain 18 provided at the left and right other side ends of the 6 and the transport state of the threshing cereals by the feed chain 18.

The invention of claim 4 is characterized in that, in addition to the invention of claim 1 or claim 2 or claim 3, the monitor direction of the rear monitor camera 10 can be adjusted manually or automatically in the left-right direction.
According to the fourth aspect of the invention, in addition to the action of the invention of the first aspect, the second aspect, or the third aspect, when the rear monitor camera 10 is adjusted closer to the inner side of the machine body, the threshing is performed from the grain feeder of the cutting and conveying section 9. It is possible to monitor the state in which the cereals are handed over to the feed chain 18 provided at the left and right other side ends of the part 6 and the transport state of the threshing cereals by the feed chain 18, and the rear monitor camera 10. By adjusting to the outside of the machine body, the lateral side of the feed chain 18 of the threshing unit 6 can be monitored.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the rear monitor camera 10 can reliably monitor the lower part of the rear part of the fuselage 1, and the waste disposal device 7 and the rear monitor camera 10 can be attached and detached separately. In addition, the changing operation from the knotter to the cutter of the waste disposal apparatus 7 can be simplified.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, the rear monitor camera 10 can reliably monitor the lower part of the rear part of the fuselage 1, and the waste disposal apparatus 7 and the rear monitor camera 10 can be attached and detached separately. In addition, it is possible to simplify the changing operation from the knotter to the cutter of the waste disposal apparatus 7, and it is possible to reduce the contamination of the rear monitor camera 10.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the rear monitor camera 10 can monitor the flow of the cereals of the feed chain 18 of the threshing unit 6 from the cereal transporting device of the cutting and transporting unit 9 on the monitor screen consistently. The movement of the line of sight is reduced, and safe and accurate maneuvering can be performed.

  In addition to the above-described effects of the first, second, or third aspects, the invention of claim 4 adjusts the rear monitor camera 10 to the left and right, thereby removing the threshing unit from the culm conveying device of the cutting and conveying unit 9. 6 can monitor the flow of cereals to the feed chain 18 and can monitor the lateral side of the feed chain 18 of the threshing unit 6 and can monitor the obstacles on the side of the feed chain 18 to safely combine It can be run.

  In the present invention, on the traveling chassis 2, a steering section 4 is mounted on the left and right front side, a threshing section 6 is mounted on the other side of the left and right sides, and a waste disposal device 7 is mounted on the rear section. In a combine provided with a cutting and transporting unit 9 in the forward direction, the rear monitor camera 10 is arranged at a lower part of the waste disposal device 7 at the rear part of the machine body to accurately monitor the lower rear part of the machine body. is there.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a combine monitoring apparatus according to the present invention will be described.
1 and 2 show a combine 1 equipped with the monitor device of the present invention. A pair of left and right traveling crawlers 3 and 3 that travel on the soil surface are disposed below the traveling chassis 2 of the combine 1. On the traveling chassis 2, the control unit 4 is located at the front right side, the grain tank 5 is located at the rear right side, the threshing part 6 is located at the left side, and the knotter 7 and the cutter (not shown in the figure) are disposed at the rear part of the chassis. ), And a cutting and conveying unit 9 that conveys the planted cereal while weeding and moving toward the threshing unit 6 at the rear is provided so as to be movable up and down. A discharge auger 8 that can be turned up and down and turned in the horizontal direction is provided on the upper rear side of the Glen tank 5.

  The traveling chassis 2 is equipped with an engine (not shown), and the engine output is transmitted to the left and right traveling crawlers 3 and 3 via various transmissions in a transmission case (not shown). The operation output from is transmitted to the threshing unit 6 and the drive unit of the cutting and conveying unit 4.

Next, the arrangement configuration of the rear monitor camera 10 for confirming the rear part of the fuselage 1 of the combine 1 will be described.
A knotter 7 is arranged behind the threshing unit 6, and when the waste from the threshing unit 6 is supplied to the knotter 7, it is released as a bundle. In the lower part of the rear side of the threshing unit 6, a dust discharge port 11 is opened over the entire width of the machine body, and dust collected by the wind selection unit of the threshing unit 6 is discharged. A diffusion cover 12 is provided on the rear side of the dust outlet 11 over the entire width of the machine body so that the dust discharged from the threshing portion 6 is guided downward in the rear side. And the rear monitor camera 10 is arrange | positioned in the site | part of the right-and-left center part of the knotter 7, and the upper part of the spreading | diffusion cover 12, and it is comprised so that the back lower part of a body may be monitored. The shaded portion in the drawing indicates the monitor range of the camera.

  Further, the control unit 4 is covered with the cabin 13, various operation levers and various switches are arranged on the front side and the left side of the control seat (not shown) in the control unit 4, and a display device is provided on the front left side of the control seat (not shown), for example. (Not shown) is provided. Various switches, sensors, and the rear monitor camera 10 are connected to the input side of the control unit (not shown). Accordingly, the display device (not shown) displays the engine speed, the remaining fuel amount display, various work state indications and failure states, and the monitor contents of the rear monitor camera 10 and can be confirmed by the operator.

  Since it is configured as described above, the rear lower part of the combine 1 can be reliably monitored by the rear monitor camera 10, and the knotter 7 and the rear monitor camera 10 can be separately attached and detached. Replacement work from the knotter 7 of the waste disposal apparatus to the cutter (not shown) can be simplified, and the rear monitor camera 10 does not get in the way when the diffusion cover 12 is opened and closed. It is possible to prevent contamination by objects.

Next, another embodiment of the mounting configuration of the rear monitor camera 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.
A stay 14 is extended from the middle part of the rear side of the threshing unit 6 toward the upper side of the knotter 7, the rear monitor camera 10 is attached to the rear end of the stay 14, and the rear monitor camera 10 is attached in a plan view. It is configured so that the ground from the front side to the rear side can be monitored. The shaded portion in the drawing indicates the monitor range of the camera.

  Since the rear monitor camera 10 is arranged as described above, the rear monitor camera 10 can be attached regardless of whether or not the knotter 7 is attached, and the front side of the camera attachment position can be monitored. Can be accurately monitored. In addition, the knotter 7 can be attached and detached with the camera attached, and the wrinkle discharge state of the knotter 7 can be monitored by the camera, and a wide monitoring range can be secured.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the rear monitor range of the rear monitor camera 10 is set along the dropping direction of the bundle bundles 15 emitted from the knotter 7, the bundle bundles 15,. It is possible to monitor continuously from the start state to the fall state, and it is possible to reliably monitor the release posture of the bundle bundles 15. The shaded portion in the drawing indicates the monitor range of the camera.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the monitor direction of the rear monitor camera 10 may be set. That is, the release belt 16 is provided at the bundle bundle discharge portion of the knotter 7, and the discharge belt 16 guides the bundle bundles 15 and so on to drop and discharges, the stock base portion of the bundle bundles 15,. .., And the rear monitor camera 10 is attached to the tip of the stay 14 so that the camera can monitor from the start end to the end of the discharge belt 16. The shaded portion in the drawing indicates the monitor range of the camera.

  If comprised in this way, the discharge | release state of the binding bundles 15 ... by the discharge belt 16 can be monitored from the beginning to the end, and the fall state of the binding bundles 15, ... becomes easy to check. Further, since the rear end portion of the discharge belt 16 can also be monitored, it is easy to confirm the rear field of view when the vehicle is moving backward or turning, and damage to the discharge belt 16 can be prevented.

Next, another embodiment of the mounting configuration of the rear monitor camera 10 of the combine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.
A steering unit 4 is provided on the right side of the front side of the combine 1 and covered with a cabin 13, a cutting and conveying unit 9 is provided in front of the traveling chassis 2 so as to be raised and lowered, and the cereals harvested by the cutting and conveying unit 9 are stored in the cabin 13. It is comprised so that it may be succeeded by the feed chain 18 located in the left side part of the threshing part 6 from the grain feeder 17 located in the left side. 8 and 9, when the discharge auger 8 is rotated downward and turned to the right, the distal end of the discharge auger 8 is located on the left side of the cabin 13 and the distal end of the discharge auger 8 is located. The part is located on the inner side of the left end part of the cutting and conveying part 9 and is configured to be accommodated within the body width.

  The cutting and conveying unit 9 includes a plurality of weed culverts 19,..., A moving case 20,..., A root conveying device (not shown), a corn straw scraping device (not shown), a corn straw conveying device 17, a moving case 20,. The upper cutting frame 21 and the like along the left-right direction to be supported are configured. And when attaching the rear monitor camera 10 to the cutting and conveying part 9, it arrange | positions in the right side site | part of the discharge auger 8 in the left side edge part of the said upper cutting frame 21 and the accommodation state, and from the left side edge part of the threshing part 6 It is configured to be able to monitor over the right side of the discharge auger 8 in the stored state. The shaded portion in the drawing indicates the monitor range of the camera.

  Thus, the rear monitor camera 10 can consistently monitor the flow of the culm from the culm transport device 17 of the harvesting transport unit 9 to the feed chain 18 of the threshing unit 6 on the monitor screen. Safe and accurate maneuvering while reducing movement.

  Note that the rear monitor camera 10 may be configured such that the monitor direction of the rear monitor camera 10 can be adjusted in the horizontal direction by an adjustment motor (not shown). Thus, when the right side is adjusted so that it can be monitored, the flow of the culm from the culm transporting device 17 of the harvesting transport unit 9 to the feed chain 18 of the threshing unit 6 can be monitored on the monitor screen consistently, By adjusting the left side to be monitored, the left side of the feed chain 18 of the threshing unit 6 can be monitored, the obstacle on the side of the feed chain 18 can be monitored, and the combine 1 can be run safely. it can. Moreover, when power is transmitted to the cutting and conveying unit 9 and the threshing unit 6, the rear monitor camera 10 is adjusted to the right side so that the conveying state of the cereal can be monitored. In a non-working state where power is not transmitted, the rear monitor camera 10 may be adjusted to the left side so that the side of the threshing unit 6 can be monitored.

Next, the mounting configuration of the front monitor camera 22 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.
A left weed basket 19a extends forward from the left end of the cutting and conveying section 9, and a weed guide plate 23 is attached to the tip of the left weed basket 19a. A front monitor camera 22 is attached to the rear side of the middle portion of the weed guide plate 23 in the vertical direction so that the front monitor camera 22 can monitor the front through the monitor hole of the weed guide plate 23 and the root portion of the planted cereal culm. Can be monitored from the rear side. The shaded portion in the drawing indicates the monitor range of the camera.

  If the tips of the planted cereals are intertwined, it becomes difficult to see the root of the planted cereal from the cockpit (not shown) of the control unit 4, but by configuring as described above, It is possible to accurately grasp the relative position of the root portion of the uncut grain culm, and it is possible to accurately grasp the relative position between the left weed culm 19a and the left bank, facilitating traveling operation. can do.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.12 and FIG.13, you may attach the front monitor camera 22 to the weeding guide board 23 of the right weed ridge 19b similarly to the said Example. If comprised in this way, even when the grass is growing on the shore, the positional relationship between the right branch weed 19b and the shore can be accurately grasped, and the traveling operation becomes easy. The shaded portion in the drawing indicates the monitor range of the camera.

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Explanation of symbols

1 Combine 2 Traveling chassis 3 Traveling crawler 4 Control section 5 Glen tank 6 Threshing section 7 Notter
9 Cutting and transporting part 10 Rear monitor camera 11 Dust outlet 12 Diffusion cover 18 Feed chain

Claims (4)

  On the traveling chassis 2, a steering section 4 is mounted on the front side on the left and right sides, a threshing section 6 is mounted on the other side of the left and right sides, and a waste disposal device 7 is mounted on the rear section. A combine monitoring apparatus in which a transport unit 9 is provided so as to be movable up and down, and a rear monitor camera 10 is disposed in a lower part of the waste disposal apparatus 7 at the rear of the machine body.   On the traveling chassis 2, a steering section 4 is mounted on the front side on the left and right sides, a threshing section 6 is mounted on the other side of the left and right sides, and a waste disposal device 7 is mounted on the rear section. In the combine provided with the transport unit 9 so as to be movable up and down, a dust outlet 11 for discharging the dust is provided at the rear lower part of the threshing unit 9, and the dust discharged from the dust outlet 11 is directed rearward and downward. And a rear monitor camera 10 disposed at a lower part of the squeeze treatment apparatus 7 at the rear part of the machine body and at an upper part of the diffusion cover 12.   On the traveling chassis 2, a steering section 4 is mounted on the front side on the left and right sides, a threshing section 6 is mounted on the other side of the left and right sides, and a waste disposal device 7 is mounted on the rear section. In the combine provided with the transport unit 9 so as to be able to move up and down, a feed chain 18 is provided along the front-rear direction at the other side end portion of the threshing unit 6 away from the control unit 4, and the steering in the cutting transport unit 9 is performed. A combine monitoring apparatus, wherein a rear monitor camera 10 is disposed above the left and right other side end portions separated from the section 4.   4. The combine monitoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring direction of the rear monitor camera is adjustable in the left-right direction manually or automatically.

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