JP2005237218A - Collector for collecting grass of riding type lawn mower - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a collector designed to raise grass collection volume ratio of the collector for collecting the grass of a riding type lawn mower and perform good cutting operation to leave cut grass. <P>SOLUTION: The riding type lawn mower is composed by freely liftably and lowerably mounting a mower deck 75 covering two right and left cutting blades 76 and 76 in the underbelly part of a traveling car body 2 equipped with front wheels 3 and 3 and rear wheels 4 and 4, mounting the collector 69 for collecting the grass at the rear of the traveling car body 2 and connectedly installing the mower deck 75 and the collector 69 through a chute 58. Right and left rear wheel final cases 60 and 60 for axially installing the rear wheels 4 and 4 and a transmission case 15 are formed into a portal shape when viewed from the back and the cute 58 is arranged in a spatial part S formed with the portal shape. The collector for collecting the grass is composed by supporting the rear end of the bottom plate 69a of the collector 69 with a shaft 103 in the right and left directions so that the front side of the bottom plate 69a can be turned in the vertical directions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a collector (collector back) for collecting grass of a riding lawn mower.

Conventionally, a mower deck that covers two cutting blades can be moved up and down at the lower abdomen of a traveling vehicle body with front and rear wheels, and a collector for collecting grass is attached to the rear of the traveling vehicle body, and a shooter is attached to the mower deck and collector. In addition, the left and right rear wheel final cases for the rear axle and the transmission case are formed in a gate shape in rear view, and a shooter is installed in the space formed by the gate shape. An arrangement is known. (Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-158907 (page 3, FIG. 3)

  In conventional riding lawn mowers, the left and right rear wheel final cases for the rear wheel axle and the mission case are formed in the rear view portal type, and the shooter is arranged in the space formed in this gate type, The shooter can be formed relatively large, and turfgrass can be smoothly accommodated in the collector via the shooter.

  However, when performing so-called mowing work in which the mowing turf grass is discharged to the turf using the riding lawn mower, it is necessary to remove the collector or work with the collector raised. For this reason, there was a problem that turfgrasses were scattered from side to side and worsened the surrounding environment. Therefore, the present invention is intended to solve such a problem.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has taken the following technical means.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the mower deck (75) covers the cutting blades (76, 76) on the lower abdomen of the traveling vehicle body (2) having the left and right front wheels (3, 3) and the left and right rear wheels (4, 4). A riding lawn mower in which a collector (69) for collecting grass is attached to the rear of the traveling vehicle body (2) and the mower deck (75) and the collector (69) are connected by a shooter (58). There,
The shooter (58) is disposed between the left and right transmission cases (60, 60) for the rear wheel (4, 4) shaft, and the central portion of the collector (69) is disposed at the rear of the shooter (58). A collector for collecting grass of a riding lawn mower characterized in that the bottom plate (69a) of the collector (69) is connected to the shooter (58) so as to be able to rotate up and down while being connected.

  According to the above-described configuration, when the bottom plate (69a) of the collector (69) is rotated upward, the bottom plate (69) is inclined rearward and lower surface of the bottom plate (69a) with respect to the opening of the shooter (48). Opposite. Therefore, the turf grass cut by the mower deck (75) passes through the shooter (58), collides with the lower surface of the bottom plate (69a), is guided downward, and is discharged near the lower portion of the collector (69).

  When the turfgrass is accommodated in the collector (69), the bottom plate (69a) is raised, and the stagnant turfgrass is moved to the rear side and compressed to the rear of the bottom plate (69a). To do.

  In the riding lawn mower configured as described above, when the turfgrass is being cut, the turfgrass sent from the mower deck (75) to the shooter (58) is not scattered as far as possible, that is, the collector (69). The cutting operation can be carried out while discharging it to the vicinity of the lower part of the head, and the surrounding environment is not deteriorated.

  Also, when the turfgrass is housed in the collector (69), the turfgrass stagnating on the front side of the bottom plate (69a) in the collector (69) is rotated upward on the front side of the bottom plate (69a). By moving, it can be moved to the rear side portion of the bottom plate (69a), the capacity of the collector (69) can be increased, and the work efficiency can be increased.

  A riding lawn mower equipped with the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  First, the overall configuration of the riding lawn mower 1 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the riding lawn mower 1 includes an engine 6 inside a hood 5 at the front of the vehicle body, left and right front wheels 3 and 3 at the front of the vehicle 2, and left and right rear wheels 4 at the rear of the vehicle. , 4. The riding lawn mower 1 has a configuration in which the engine 6, the mower deck 75, the cockpit 94, and the shooter 58 and the collector 69 connected to the mower deck 75 are arranged substantially symmetrically on the center line L1 of the lateral width. It has become. In the figure, reference numeral 95 denotes a fuel tank, 96 denotes a fender, 97 denotes a steering handle, and 98 denotes a dust cover.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a flywheel 8 is provided at the front of the engine 6, an output pulley 10 is provided at the front thereof, and an input pulley 12 provided at the front of the output pulley 10 and the front axle 11. The transmission belt 13 is hung between the two and the rotational power of the engine 6 is extracted as PTO power, that is, mower drive power.

  A transmission case 15 is provided at the rear of the vehicle body 2, and an HST (hydrostatic continuously variable transmission) 17 is attached to the front of the transmission case 15. The output shaft 19 of the engine 6 and the input shaft (pump shaft) 20 of the HST 17 are transmitted and connected by a universal joint 22.

  Further, as shown in the development view of the transmission mechanism in FIG. 4, the HST 17 has a rear end of the motor shaft 25 projecting into the transmission case 15, a pinion gear 26 is provided at the front end, and a counter shaft is provided on the pinion gear 26. A bevel gear 32 on 30 is meshed, and an output gear 34 that transmits power to the rear wheel differential device 33 is fixed to the counter shaft 30. The rear wheel differential device 33 includes a pair of left and right differential shafts 36 and 36 parallel to the counter shaft 30, and the differential shafts 36 and 36 include multi-plate brake devices 38 and 38. . As a result, when a brake pedal (not shown) on the vehicle is depressed, the left and right brake cam shafts 39, 39 pivotally supported at the lower portion of the mission case 15 are simultaneously rotated, and the steel ball 44 is moved to the cam plates 40, 40. Are moved outward in the axial direction to crimp the brake plates 42.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the transmission case 15 has a gradual inclined surface such that the differential shaft 36 is disposed slightly above the counter shaft 30 and covers the bottom of the transmission case 15 so as to be higher toward the rear side. Further, the upper surface of the shooter 58 of the mower described later is configured as a rearwardly inclined surface so that the passage of the shooter 58 is made as wide as possible.

  Also, rear axle housings 47, 47 are connected to the left and right sides of the transmission case 15, and the rear wheel final cases 60, 60 formed of cast metal on the left and right outer sides are located on the left and right sides as they go down. The rear wheel final cases 60, 60 are connected to the lower end portion of the rear wheel 4 and 4 and the rear wheels 4, 4 are supported via the rear wheel drive shafts 62, 62.

  The left and right rear wheel final cases 60, 60, the transmission case 15, and the rear axle housing 47 constitute a rear portal type transmission portion, and a shooter 58 is inserted and disposed in a space S formed by these.

  Further, a collector 69 that accommodates the cut grass is attached to the rear of the shooter 58. The collector 69 is formed of a metal frame member in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes a net 70 that can ventilate both the left and right side surfaces, the top surface, and the back surface. As shown in FIG. 7, support columns 72 and 72 are erected from a frame between the fender 96 and the rear wheel final case 60 via a bracket member, and the support columns 72 and 72 and the collector 69 are connected to the four-side link mechanism 115. And the column 72 and the lower arm 115b of the four-sided link mechanism 115 are connected by a hydraulic lifting cylinder 118 serving as a collector lifting / lowering actuator, and an operating tool such as a hydraulic control lever is operated to When the piston of the elevating cylinder 118 is extended, the collector 69 is raised and rotated to release the stored turfgrass, and when the piston of the elevating cylinder 118 is shortened, the collector 69 is lowered and rotated to lower the front surface. The opening part opened to the center part is the structure which corresponds to the shooter 58, and connects both 59,69.

  A rear opening / closing cylinder 120 for opening / closing the collector rear surface is provided at the rear of the collector 69, and the rear surface is opened / closed by operating a hydraulic operation lever or the like, as described above.

  Next, the mower deck 75 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The mower deck 75 is a left-right symmetrical housing having a substantially 8-shaped plan view covering the two left and right cutting blades 76, 76, and the cutting blades 76, 76 are configured to rotate in opposite directions. Discharge passages 77 and 78 are formed in the left and right mower deck portions 75L and 75R of the mower deck 75 along the rotational direction of the cutting blades 76 and 76, and the end portions of the discharge passages 77 and 78 merge at the left and right central portions. The turf grass is connected to the front end of the shooter 58 so that turfgrass is fed into the shooter 58.

  The passage bottom plate 79 at the junction of the discharge passages 77 and 78 is configured to be adjustable in the front-rear direction so that the distance from the tip of the cutting blade 76 can be adjusted. By adjusting the distance between the cutting blades 76 and 76 and the passage bottom plate 79 according to the moisture content, length, density, and other conditions of the grass to be cut, the grass is shootered while preventing the grass from spilling and clogging. 58 can be smoothly fed.

  The left and right gear boxes 81 and 81 are attached to the upper surface of the mower deck 75, and the cutting blades 76 and 76 are attached to the lower ends of the vertical axes 80 and 80 pivoted on the gear boxes 81 and 81. A front gear box 82 is also attached to the center front portion of the mower deck 75, and power is transmitted from the gear box 82 to the left and right gear boxes 81, 81 via the transmission shafts 84, 84 to drive the cutting blades 76, 76. It is said.

  An input shaft 85 is mounted on the front side of the front gear box 82 toward the front side, and PTO power is transmitted via an intermediate shaft 87 and a universal joint 88.

  Thus, the engine 6 is started, and the tension pulley 74 is entered by the PTO on / off lever provided separately with the transmission belt 13 wound around the input pulley 10 and the output pulley 12 to tension the transmission belt 13. Then, the rotational power of the engine 6 is transmitted to the mower deck 75 via the input pulley 10, the output pulley 12, the transmission belt 13, the intermediate shaft 87, the universal joint 88, and the input shaft 85, and further, the left and right transmission shafts 84, 84. Is transmitted to the left and right gear boxes 81, 81, and the left and right cutting blades 76, 76 are rotationally driven in directions opposite to each other.

  A parallel link mechanism 90 is provided at the lower abdomen of the traveling vehicle body 2, and the mower deck 75 is supported by the parallel link mechanism 90 so as to be movable up and down. The mower deck 75 is provided with gauge wheels 91 and 92 on the front and rear sides, and the rear gauge wheel 92 is configured to be adjustable in height.

  As described above, when the rotational power of the engine 6 is transmitted to the rotating parts, the left and right cutting blades 76 and 76 are rotated in opposite directions, and the turf grass cut by the cutting blades 76 and 76 at a predetermined cutting height is obtained. It is discharged to the rear shooter 58 through the left and right discharge passages 77 and 78 in the mower deck 75 and is accommodated in the collector 69 through the shooter 58. When the collector 69 is full of turf grass, the hydraulic control lever is operated to extend the lifting cylinder 118 and rotate the collector 69 to release and release the turf grass.

  Next, the bottom plate opening / closing configuration of the collector 69 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The collector 69 supports the rear end portion of the bottom plate 69a by a left and right shaft 103, and is configured so that the front side portion of the bottom plate 69a can be rotated up and down. ) Is configured such that the front end portion of the bottom plate 69a can be rotated upward with respect to the opening portion of the shooter 58.

  More specifically, the bottom plate opening / closing cylinder 105 has a piston 105a rear end portion pin-connected to a middle portion of the bottom plate 69 side, a front end portion of the cylinder 105 is pin-connected to a lower portion of the collector frame, and the piston is hydraulically operated. When 105a is extended, the front side portion of the bottom plate 69a rises and tilts.

  In the collector 69 of the riding lawn mower configured as described above, the turfgrass sent from the mower deck 75 to the shooter 58 is not scattered as far as possible when the turfgrass is trimmed, that is, the turfgrass is collected by the collector 69. The cutting operation can be performed while diffusing and discharging only in the vicinity of the lower part of the collector while guiding to both the left and right side surfaces and the lower surface of the bottom plate 69a.

  When working while collecting turfgrass in the collector 69, the front side of the bottom plate 69a is rotated upward to move the turfgrass stagnant at the front of the bottom plate 69a to the rear side. It can be compressed and stored, and the capacity of the collector 69 can be increased to increase the work efficiency.

  Next, another embodiment of the bottom plate 69a of the collector 69 will be described.

  The collector 69 shown in FIG. 9 shows a configuration in which the bottom plate 69a is manually opened and closed instead of the bottom plate opening / closing cylinder 105, and an operating lever 106 is rotatably supported on the support column 72. The bottom plate 69 a is connected via the refractive link 107.

  Thereby, compared with the structure provided with the said baseplate opening / closing cylinder 105, a collector baseplate opening / closing apparatus can be comprised cheaply.

  Further, the collector 69 shown in FIG. 10 is configured such that the rear end portion of the bottom plate 69a is supported by the shaft 103 in the left-right direction in the same manner as in the above example, and the front side portion of the bottom plate 69a is vertically rotatable. The left and right guide plates 108, 108 are supported by the hinges 109,... On the lower surface of the bottom plate 69a, and the inner sides of the left and right guide plates 108, 108 are tilted and turned away from the bottom plate 69a. Alternatively, it can be folded and brought into contact with the bottom plate 69a so as to be fixed by the locking tool 110.

  As a result, when harvesting while collecting on the collector 69, the left and right guide plates 108 and 108 are folded and stored on the lower surface of the bottom plate 69a, and the bottom of the collector 69 is closed to perform the harvesting operation. Further, in the case of the mowing work, the bottom plate 69a is tilted and rotated in a front-up manner, and the left and right guide plates 108 and 108 are tilted so that the center portion is high and the left and right sides are low with the center plate being separated from the bottom plate 69a. Move and perform cutting work. Therefore, in addition to the same effects as the above embodiment, the turfgrass can be dropped evenly below the collector.

  Next, the four-side link mechanism and the stand configuration of the collector 69 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The upper and lower link arms 115a and 115b are connected to the upper portion of the column 72 provided at the rear portion of the traveling vehicle body 2 so as to be movable up and down, and the rear mounting frame 116 is pivotally supported by the shaft 117 at the rear portion of the collector 69 frame. The rear end portions of the upper and lower link arms 115a and 115b are pin-coupled to the lower portion of 116, and the upper and lower link arms 115a and 115b can be moved up and down by the lifting cylinder 118.

  The front end of the bottom plate 69a of the collector 69 is pivotally supported by a left and right shaft 119 so that the rear side of the bottom plate 69a can be opened and closed. The bottom plate can be opened and closed by a bottom plate opening / closing cylinder 105 attached to the frame portion of the collector 69. 69a is configured to be openable and closable. A front stand 121 is attached to the lower part of the support 72 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and the front stand 121 is locked to the support 72 with a locking pin 122 in the storage state in which the front stand 121 is moved upward. It is configured so that it can be locked by the locking pin 122 while protruding downward.

  Thus, when discharging the grass contained in the collector 69, the piston of the elevating cylinder 118 is extended to raise the upper and lower link arms 115a and 115b to raise the collector 69, and then the piston of the opening / closing cylinder 105 is extended. Then, the bottom plate 69a is opened to discharge the grass. When removing the collector 69 and the column 72 from the riding lawn mower, the front stand 121 protrudes from the column 72 and is locked with the upper and lower link arms 115a and 115b lowered, and then the rear mounting frame 116 is moved to the upper and lower link arms. 115a, 115b are removed from the rear ends, the rear mounting frame 116 is rotated around the shaft 117, the upper part of the rear mounting frame 116 is grounded as indicated by the phantom line, and the collector 69 and the column 72 are rear mounted with the front stand 121. The support column 72 and the collector 69 are removed from the rear portion of the traveling vehicle body 2 supported by the frame 116.

  Since it is configured as described above, it is used as a stand for effectively removing the rear mounting frame 116 that is a mounting member of the upper and lower link arms 115a and 115b of the collector 69, so that the riding lawn mowing of the collector 69 can be achieved while reducing costs. It can be easily attached to and detached from the machine.

  Next, the engine starting circuit of the riding lawn mower 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the circuit, the on / off state of the PTO on / off lever for turning on / off the cutting blades 76, 76 is detected by a limit switch, and the cutting blades 76, 76 of the mower deck 75 are rotating in this state. Sometimes, when the collector 69 is raised, the driving of the engine 6 is stopped and the grass 69 is safely discharged from the collector 69.

  Specifically, in the starting electric circuit of the engine 6, a start switch 123, a battery 124, a collector open / close detection switch 125 for detecting connection / disconnection of the collector 69 to / from the fuselage, and on / off of the PTO on / off lever are detected. A PTO on / off lever detection switch relay 126 and an engine stop relay 127 that are turned on / off in connection with the on / off of the PTO on / off lever detection switch are provided.

  Therefore, the engine is stopped only when the PTO on / off lever detection switch relay 126 is ON when the PTO on / off lever is detected, and when the collector open / close detection switch 125 detects the connection of the collector 69. The relay 127 is activated to stop the engine.

  The PTO on / off lever detection switch relay 126 is turned on when the PTO on / off lever is detected as “on” and the collector open / close detection switch 125 detects that the collector 69 is connected. The engine can be restarted when the switch relay 126 is closed due to detection of the PTO on / off lever. Further, when the collector 69 is removed, the collector open / close detection switch 125 detects the closing, so that the engine is in an operable state, and the mowing work can be performed. Therefore, the cutting operation can be smoothly performed while ensuring the safety of the operator or the surroundings.

The whole side view of the riding lawn mower which cut down the collector. The top view of the whole riding lawn mower. The side view of a vehicle body front part. The expanded view which shows the conduction mechanism of a traveling system. The rear view which cut the mission case up and down. The side view which cut the mission case up and down. The side view of a collector raising / lowering link mechanism and a collector. The bottom view of a more deck. The side view of the collector which shows another form. The perspective view and top view which show the baseplate of the collector which shows another form. The figure which shows the electric circuit of a riding lawn mower.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Riding lawn mower 2 Traveling vehicle body 3 Front wheel 4 Rear wheel 15 Mission case 58 Shuta 60 Rear wheel final case 62 Rear axle 69 Collecting collector 69a Collector bottom plate 75 More deck 76 Cutting blade 103 Axis

Claims (1)

A mower deck (75) covering the cutting blades (76, 76) is provided on the lower abdomen of the traveling vehicle body (2) having left and right front wheels (3, 3) and left and right rear wheels (4, 4). (2) A riding lawn mower in which a collector (69) for collecting grass is attached to the rear and the mower deck (75) and the collector (69) are connected by a shooter (58), the shooter (58) being The rear wheels (4, 4) are disposed between the left and right transmission cases (60, 60) for the shaft, and the collector (69) is connected to the rear portion of the same shooter (58), and the collector (69) is connected to the center. A grass collecting collector for a riding lawn mower characterized in that the bottom plate (69a) of (69) is supported so as to be vertically rotatable toward the shooter (58).

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