JP2005212530A - Agricultural wheel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the peeling effect of mud adhered to a vane lug, and to prevent a rooted seedling from being crushed or broken by falling mud. <P>SOLUTION: An annular elastic wheel body 8 made from elastic material 7 is provided with the vane lugs 11 protruding in a width direction at a prescribed interval. A flexible vane portion 15 having a thin gage is provided on a vane surface of the vane lug 11. The flexible vane portion 15 allows elastic deformation in a circumferential direction of the elastic wheel body 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to agricultural wheels.

As an agricultural wheel to be attached to an agricultural machine that runs on soft ground, such as a rice transplanter, an annular elastic ring body made of an elastic material is provided with blade lugs extending in the width direction at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this type of agricultural wheel, mud soil adhered and accumulated around the blade lag as the blade rags sunk into the soft ground. Of course, a considerable amount of mud may be deposited around the blade lugs in one intrusion.
The mud mud adhering to the blade lug is covered with the blade lug and decreases the traction force when the amount of adhesion increases, and it is rooted when it falls down to the high position of the agricultural wheel. Since there was a possibility of crushing or folding the seedling, various attempts have been made to let it fall naturally at the earliest possible stage (while the amount of adhesion is small or before it is lifted to a high position).

For example, an attempt has been made to form a concave groove in the root portion on the rear surface side of the blade lug during forward rotation (the above-mentioned Patent Document 1). This concave groove is used to cause the blade lug itself to undergo deformation that causes the outer side in the width direction to bend backward when the blade lug sinks into the soft ground, and this bending promotes the removal of mud adhering to the blade lug. Therefore, mainly reducing the traction force is prevented.
On the other hand, unlike a blade lug, a lug provided so as to protrude outward in the width direction from the outer periphery of the elastic ring while forming a triangular depression on the side of the elastic ring, The thing which provided the thin film part of the direction or radial direction is also tried (refer patent document 2).
JP 2002-2230 A JP 2000-264011 A

Providing something like a concave groove around the blade lug (Patent Document 1) makes the balance with the reduction in traction force very delicate in the sense that the blade lug itself undergoes bending deformation. That is, it has been pointed out that the traction force decreases if an attempt is made to increase the peeling effect of the attached mud, and the peeling effect of the attached mud becomes difficult to expect if the traction force is more than necessary.
In a lug having a triangular depression, a thin film portion is provided in the depression (Patent Document 2), the effect that the mud soil in the depression is eliminated and promoted by elastic deformation of the thin film portion can be achieved. The main purpose is to secure the interior space and maintain the cushioning property. That is, even if it has the effect of enhancing the effect of peeling off the attached mud, it must be said that the purpose is somewhat different from that of preventing the rooted seedling from being damaged or ensuring traction. Moreover, it is not intended for blade lugs in the first place, and it is not easy to divert this thin film portion as it is to blade lugs.

  The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and while preventing the attached seed mud from peeling off the blade lugs, it prevents the seedlings that are rooted from being damaged and ensures a sufficiently strong traction force. The purpose is to provide agricultural wheels.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has taken the following measures.
That is, the agricultural wheel 1 according to the present invention is provided with a blade lug 11 projecting in the width direction at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction with respect to an annular elastic ring body 8 made of an elastic material 7. A flexible wing portion 15 having a thin gauge is provided on the blade surface, and the blade lug 11 is allowed to be elastically deformed along the circumferential direction of the elastic ring body 8 by the portion of the flexible wing portion 15.
When the agricultural wheel 1 having such a configuration travels on the soft ground G, when the blade lug 11 sinks into the soft ground G, only the flexible wing portion 15 provided on the blade surface is behind the blade lug 11. Will bend to the back. And when this blade | wing lug 11 goes upwards from the soft ground G, the bending of the flexible wing | blade part 15 will return and the vibration will come to occur here. Accordingly, the mud adhering to the blade lug 11 is peeled off by the vibration of the flexible blade portion 15.

The movement (vibration) accompanied by the bending by the flexible blade 15 is different from the bending of the blade lug provided with the conventionally known concave groove, and the blade lug 11 itself (whole) moves backward in the width direction outside. This does not reduce the tractive force because it does not flex. Nevertheless, the attached mud is surely peeled off by the elastic deformation of the blade lugs 11 as described above.
It is preferable that the blade lug 11 is provided with a rib 20 that protrudes to at least one surface side at the outer edge portion of the blade surface, and the flexible blade portion 15 is surrounded by the rib 20. By doing in this way, the rigidity fall of the blade | wing lug 11 can be prevented, and, thereby, the fall of tractive force can be prevented. Further, since the rib 20 firmly supports the tension of the outer peripheral portion of the flexible wing portion 15, the flexure of the flexible wing portion 15 itself is sufficiently large, and vibration with a large amplitude is obtained. Therefore, the effect as a peeling action of the adhered mud is high.

The flexible wing portion 15 has a lag height T occupied by the blade lug 11 in the radial direction of the elastic ring body 8 with 0.8T directed from the radial inner end 11b side to the outer end 11a side of the blade lug 11. It is suitable to form in the range (t) which does not exceed.
If the flexible wing portion 15 is formed to have a size exceeding 0.8 T with respect to the lug height T of the blade lug 11, the flexible wing portion is located at a portion where the external force acts on the blade lug 11 most. 15 may cause a reduction in traction force or a lack of buoyancy due to a decrease in rigidity.

  In addition, the flexible wing portion 15 is preferably formed with an area (a) in a range of 0.05 A or more and 0.4 A or less with respect to the area A of the blade lug 11. If the flexible wing part 15 is formed in a size exceeding 0.4 A with respect to the area A of the blade lug 11, the rigidity of the blade lug 11 is lowered, which may lead to a reduction in traction force. Further, when the flexible wing part 15 is formed to have a size less than 0.05 A with respect to the area S of the blade lug 11, the flexible wing part 15 is less likely to be bent, or the flexible wing part 15. Even if bending occurs, it becomes a defect that it is not effective in peeling off the adhered mud.

It is preferable that the flexible wing portion 15 is curved so as to have a convex curve toward the front side in the rotational direction when the elastic ring body 8 rotates forward.
In this way, when mud adheres to the flexible wing part 15, the flexible wing part 15 bends so that the front side in the rotational direction is concave, and the blade lug protrudes upward from the soft ground. The amplitude at the time when the flexure of the flexible wing part 15 returns to its original value becomes larger from concave to convex. Therefore, the effect as a peeling action of the attached mud is high.

  In the agricultural wheel according to the present invention, it is possible to secure a sufficiently strong traction force while enhancing the peeling effect of the adhering mud on the blade lug, and especially the rooted seedling is crushed or folded by the falling mud Will be thoroughly prevented.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 4 show a first embodiment of an agricultural wheel 1 according to the present invention. The agricultural wheel 1 according to the first embodiment has an annular rim 6 held by a wheel portion 5 formed by a boss portion 2 and spokes 3 and a reinforcing plate 4 between the spokes 3. The elastic material 7 is baked. Among these, the elastic ring body 8 is formed as a whole that is formed into an annular shape by baking the elastic material 7.
That is, in the first embodiment, the elastic ring body 8 has the rim 6 and the elastic material 7. However, the rim 6 is not limited to the hollow pipe shape as illustrated, but is solid. It is possible to adopt one having an appropriate cross-sectional shape such as a rectangle or a rectangle.

The wheel portion 5 is a portion for mounting the agricultural wheel 1 on an axle (not shown) of an agricultural machine such as a rice transplanter, and is welded or riveted inside the elastic ring body 8 (rim 6). Some are integrally provided with a stopper, and others are removable with a bolt. That is, the foil part 5 is not an essential configuration as the agricultural wheel 1. In addition to the spoke type shown in FIG.
The elastic ring body 8 has a core (main body portion) in which the rim 6 is covered with an elastic material 7, and a trapezoidal lug 10 and a blade lug on the outer peripheral surface 8 a at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction. 11 is provided. In the illustrated example, a pattern in which one blade lug 11 is provided across three trapezoidal lugs 10 is repeated in the circumferential direction.

Further, the inner peripheral surface side of the elastic ring body 8 as an annular shape protrudes in a cross-sectional mountain shape toward the boss portion 2 and the central portion in the width direction of the elastic ring body 8 is the most apex portion 8b of the protrusion. In addition, the slopes on both sides of the protruding portion (side surfaces on the inner peripheral side of the elastic ring body 8) 8c are designed to improve the peelability of the attached mud. In addition, although the slope 8c in the illustrated example is drawn as a concave curve, it may be drawn as a convex curve, or may be a straight line instead of a curve.
The blade lug 11 projects in the width direction of the elastic ring body 8. It may be one that projects to both sides in the width direction, or one that projects only to one side in the width direction and that is alternately arranged on the left side and right side for each adjacent one in the circumferential direction.

Further, the blade lug 11 is inclined backward with respect to the direction in which the agricultural wheel 1 is rotated when the agricultural machine advances (the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 1). That is, the inclination is such that the outer end 11a of the blade lug 11 is the rear side in the rotational direction and the inner end 11b is the front side in the rotational direction with respect to the radial direction of the elastic ring body 8. The inner end 11 b extends to a position equivalent to the top portion 8 b on the annular inner peripheral side of the elastic ring body 8.
The blade lug 11 is provided with a flexible wing portion 15. The flexible wing part 15 is partially provided in the wing surface of the blade lug 11, and the wing surface of the peripheral part of the flexible wing part 15 (the flexible wing part 15 is not provided). It is formed thinner than the gauge (thickness). Thus, the flexible wing | blade part 15 with a thin gauge becomes easy to elastically deform rather than the other wing | blade surface part in the blade | wing lug 11 along the circumferential direction of the elastic ring body 8. FIG. Although the thinning is shown on the blade lug 11 from both the front side and the rear side during forward rotation, it may be only on the front side or only on the rear side.

The gauge thickness of the flexible wing part 15 is preferably about 1 mm to 3 mm.
The flexible wing portion 15 is positioned substantially in the center in the width direction of the blade lug 11, and in the radial direction of the elastic lug 8 in the lug height direction of the blade lug 11. . It is not connected to the slope 8c or the side surface of the elastic ring body 8, and a thick gauge portion (portion where the flexible wing portion 15 is not provided) 16 is left at a constant interval.
In particular, with respect to the lug height T of the blade lug 11, the flexible blade 15 has a dimension range t of the blade lug 11 from the radial inner end 11b side to the outer end 11a side not exceeding 0.8T. It is formed as follows. That is, the relationship of t ≦ 0.8T is established. By adopting such a dimensional relationship, a reduction in rigidity due to the flexible wing portion 15 at a portion where the external force most acts on the blade lug 11 is prevented, and traction force and buoyancy are ensured.

The area a of the flexible wing portion 15 is formed to be 0.05 A or more and 0.4 A or less with respect to the area A of the blade lug 11. That is, a relationship of 0.05A ≦ a ≦ 0.4A is established. By setting it as such a relationship, the flexible wing | blade part 15 is made to raise | generate a bending deformation as much as possible within the range which can prevent the rigidity fall of the blade | wing lug 11. FIG.
When the farm ground 1 according to the present invention having such a configuration travels on the soft ground G, when the blade lug 11 sinks into the soft ground G, the blade lug 11 has the flexibility provided on the blade surface. Only the wings 15 bend backwards against elasticity. And when this blade | wing lug 11 goes upwards from the soft ground G, the bending of the flexible wing | blade part 15 will return to an original with elasticity, and a vibration will come to occur here.

Therefore, the mud soil adhering to the blade lug 11 is efficiently peeled off by the vibration of the flexible blade portion 15. Thus, the blade lug 11 itself (whole) bends backward, and the portion where the flexible wing portion 15 is not provided (around the flexible wing portion 15) is not bent. The traction force by the blade lugs 11 is not reduced. Nevertheless, the attached mud is surely peeled off.
Therefore, the mud adhering to the blade lugs 11 will surely peel off and fall from an early stage (relatively low position on the outer circumference as the agricultural wheel 1), and the seedling rooted in the falling mud may be crushed. It is prevented from being folded. In addition, since there is no mud adhering to the agricultural wheels 1 in this way, it is easy and quick to clean the wheels of the agricultural machine after the completion of the agricultural work, and the advantage that mud dropping can be prevented when traveling on a paved road or the like thereafter. is there.

5 and 6 show a second embodiment of the agricultural wheel 1 according to the present invention. In the agricultural wheel 1 of the second embodiment, the most different point from the first embodiment described above is that the rib 20 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the blade lug 11.
The rib 20 surrounds the outer periphery of the blade surface of the blade lug 11, thereby surrounding the periphery of the flexible blade 15. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the rigidity of the blade lug 11 from being lowered, thereby preventing the traction force from being lowered. By increasing the thickness of the rib 20, the traction force of the blade lug 11 can be increased.

In the example shown in the figure, the ribs 20 are projected on both the front and rear sides of the blade lug 11 during forward rotation. However, the ribs 20 may be projected only on the front side or only on the rear side. .
FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of the agricultural wheel 1 according to the present invention. In the agricultural wheel 1 of the third embodiment, the most different point from the first embodiment described above is that the flexible wing portion 15 has a convex curve and is curved.
The direction in which the flexible wing portion 15 becomes a convex surface is the front side in the rotational direction when the elastic ring body 8 rotates forward. Thereby, when mud adheres to this flexible wing part 15, the flexible wing part 15 will bend so that the rotation direction front side may become concave, and the blade | wing lug 11 protrudes upwards from the soft ground G. The amplitude at the time when the flexure of the flexible wing part 15 returns to the original value becomes large from the concave to the convex. Therefore, the effect as a peeling action of the adhered mud is increased accordingly.

  By the way, this invention is not limited to each above-mentioned embodiment, It can change suitably according to embodiment.

It is the BB sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which showed the bending deformation of the flexible wing | blade part corresponding to FIG. It is the side view which showed 1st Embodiment of the agricultural wheel which concerns on this invention. It is an AA line expanded sectional view of FIG. It is front sectional drawing (figure drawn with the same viewing angle as FIG. 4) which showed 2nd Embodiment of the agricultural wheel which concerns on this invention. It is CC line arrow line view of FIG. It is sectional drawing which showed the bending deformation of the flexible wing | blade part about 3rd Embodiment of the agricultural wheel which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Agricultural wheel 7 Elastic material 8 Elastic ring body 11 Blade lug 11a Outer end 11b Inner end 15 Flexible surface part 20 Rib T Lug height of blade lug t Formation height range of flexible surface part A Area of blade lug a Flexible surface part Forming area range

Claims (5)

  A blade lug (11) projecting in the width direction at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction is provided on an annular elastic ring body (8) made of an elastic material (7), and the blade lug (11) has a blade surface on the blade surface. A flexible wing portion (15) with a thin gauge is provided, and the blade lug (11) is allowed to be elastically deformed along the circumferential direction of the elastic ring body (8) by the portion of the flexible wing portion (15). Agricultural wheels characterized by   The blade lug (11) is provided with a rib (20) that protrudes to at least one side at the outer edge of the blade surface, and the rib (20) surrounds the flexible blade (15). The agricultural wheel according to claim 1, wherein the agricultural wheel is provided.   The flexible wing portion (15) has a radial inner end (11b) of the blade lug (11) with respect to a lug height (T) occupied by the blade lug (11) in the radial direction of the elastic ring body (8). The agricultural wheel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the agricultural wheel is formed in a range (t) not exceeding 0.8T from the side toward the outer end (11a).   The said flexible wing | blade part (15) is formed in the area (a) used as the range of 0.05A or more and 0.4A or less with respect to the area A of a blade | wing lug (11). The agricultural wheel according to claim 3.   The said flexible wing | blade part (15) has a convex curve toward the rotation direction front side when an elastic ring | wheel (8) rotates forward, and is curvedly formed. The agricultural wheel according to any one of 4.

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