JP2005328800A - Sulky rice transplanter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sulky rice transplanter effective to reduction in size and weight of a traveling machine body, excellent in an assembling operation property and a maintenance property and particularly suitable for small-scale row planting methods in the sulky rice transplanter in which a seedling transplanter is liftably connected through a quadruple link mechanism to the rear of the traveling machine body. <P>SOLUTION: A transmission case 21 rotatably supporting a shaft of right and left rear wheels is composed of a case body 21A connected to the rear end of a main frame 20 and a cover case 21B detachably connected through the vehicle shaft of the rear wheels to right and left ends of the case body 21A, and a pair of right and left frame levers 52 loading and supporting a step 8 are connected to the main frame 20 and the rear of the transmission case 21, and these frame levers 52 are arranged so as not to overlap to the cover case 21B when viewed from the side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a riding type rice transplanter in which a seedling planting device is connected to a rear part of a traveling machine body through a four-link mechanism so as to be able to move up and down. In particular, a seedling planting device having about 3 to 4 planting strips is connected. The present invention relates to a small riding rice transplanter suitable for the purpose.

As a riding rice transplanter, a transmission case that pivotally supports left and right rear wheels is connected to the lower part of the rear of the main frame, and a pair of left and right vertical frames are erected at the rear of the main frame, and steps and operations are performed on this vertical frame. A structure that supports the seat and pivotally connects the front end of the four-link mechanism is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP-A-10-210814

  The body structure of the above-mentioned riding type rice transplanter is high in strength as a whole traveling body because it connects and supports various devices to the main frame, and is suitable for medium or large models, but the number of planting strips is about 3-4 When applied to a small model, the weight of the parts increases because of the use of a main frame that is long in the front and back, and the structural part deployed between the left and right vertical frames is increased by standing the wall-shaped vertical frame. It is predicted that problems such as poor assembly workability and difficulty in maintenance will occur.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such points, and is effective for reducing the size and weight of the traveling machine body, and is excellent in assembling workability and maintainability. The main purpose is to provide a riding rice transplanter.

A first invention is a riding type rice transplanter in which a seedling planting device is connected to a rear portion of a traveling machine body through a four-link mechanism so as to be movable up and down.
A transmission case that pivotally supports left and right rear wheels, a case main body connected to the rear end of the main frame, and a cover case that is detachably connected to the left and right ends of the case main body through the axle of the rear wheel; And a pair of left and right frame rods that support and support the steps are connected across the main frame and the rear of the transmission case, and the frame rods are arranged so as not to overlap the cover case in a side view. It is characterized by.

  According to the above configuration, since the main frame only needs to have a length up to the front end of the transmission case that pivotally supports the rear wheel, the main frame is shorter than the case where the transmission case is connected and supported below the rear portion of the main frame. In addition, since the step is mounted and supported on the pair of left and right frame rods, the structure portion arranged between the frame rods can be operated from the arch space by making the frame rods in an arch shape.

  In addition, the rear end of the frame 連結 is connected to the transmission case so that the frame に does not overlap with the cover case attached to the left and right ends of the transmission case, so the cover case can be attached to the axle without removing the frame 杆. Can be removed laterally outward.

  Therefore, according to the first invention, the main frame can be shortened to reduce the size and weight of the parts, and the assembly and maintenance of the structural parts deployed between the frame cages and the cover case can be removed. The transmission case can be easily maintained, and can be used particularly effectively for a small number of planting type rice transplanters that require light weight.

According to a second invention, in the first invention,
The left and right openings of the case body opened by the removal of the cover case are configured to expose a side clutch and a reduction gear mechanism that perform power connection to the axle.

  According to the said structure, when a side clutch is comprised in a multi-plate clutch, replacement | exchange of a friction plate becomes easy. Further, it is possible to easily replace the worn gear of the reduction gear mechanism or a gear with a different gear ratio.

According to a third invention, in the first or second invention,
The rear end of the frame rod is placed and connected to the upper end of a mounting seat provided on the upper left and right sides of the case body.

  According to the above configuration, since the load acting on the rear end of the frame rod is supported by contact with the upper end of the mounting seat, the bolt that connects the rear end of the frame rod to the mounting seat from above is applied downward to the frame rod. The load does not act, and the above-described effects of the first or second invention are brought about, and the rear end of the frame rod can be firmly connected to and supported by the transmission case without applying a large shearing force to the bolt.

A fourth invention is the invention according to any one of the first to third inventions,
The case main body is configured by joining and connecting right and left divided case portions.

  According to the said structure, while bringing the said effect of any one of 1st-3rd invention, the assembly | attachment of the member for transmission to the inside of a transmission case becomes easy.

A fifth invention is the fourth invention, wherein:
The fulcrum shaft protrudes from the front end of the four-link mechanism to the left and right, fulcrum bosses are formed on the left and right split case parts, and the fulcrum shafts are fitted and supported from the inside to the left and right fulcrum bosses, respectively. The lateral movement of the four-link mechanism is restricted by contact between the inward end surfaces of the left and right fulcrum boss portions and the outer surface of the four-link mechanism.

  According to the above configuration, when joining the left and right divided case portions, the front end of the four-link mechanism can be pivotally connected by being sandwiched between the left and right fulcrum bosses, and the lateral direction of the four-link mechanism In addition to the effects of the fourth aspect of the invention, it is effective for simplifying the structure of the front end fulcrum of the four-link mechanism.

  FIG. 1 shows the entire side surface of the riding type rice transplanter according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows the entire plane. This riding-type rice transplanter is driven to swing up and down by a single-acting hydraulic cylinder 4 at the rear of a four-wheel drive type traveling machine body 3 having a steerable front wheel 1 and a non-steerable rear wheel 2. The seedling planting device 6 is connected to be able to move up and down through the four-link mechanism 5, and the engine 7 is arranged at the rear part of the traveling machine body 3, and the step 8 covering the engine 7 and the upper part of the traveling machine body 3 is detached. A driver's seat 9 is provided at the left and right central portion of the rear bulge portion in Step 8, and a steering handle 11 is provided above the central front cover 10 that is erected at the front end portion of the traveling machine body 3. It has a structure.

  The seedling planting device 6 is configured to have a three-row planting specification. A seedling bed 12 on which three mat-like seedlings are placed side by side and reciprocated laterally with a constant stroke, and 1 from the lower end of the seedling bed 12. It consists of three sets of crank-type planting mechanisms 13 for cutting out seedlings and planting them on the surface, leveling float 14 for leveling the planting location on the surface, and so on. The swinging ground leveling float 14 and a control valve 15 (to be described later) that controls the operation of the hydraulic cylinder 4 are mechanically linked to each other, and the control valve 15 is operated based on the vertical displacement of the leveling float 14, so Regardless of the ups and downs of 3, the seedling planting device 6 is stably maintained at a height set with respect to the rice field, and thus planting depth automatic control for maintaining the planting depth constant is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the traveling machine body 3 includes a transmission case 21 that pivotally supports the rear wheel 2 connected to a rear end of the main frame 20 made of a thick pipe material, and a front wheel connected to the front end of the main frame 20. 1 is connected to a front axle case 22, and the main frame 20 serves as a power transmission case through which a front wheel drive shaft 23 that transmits power from the transmission case 21 to the front axle case 22 is inserted. It has a function.

  The engine 7 uses an air-cooled gasoline engine with an output shaft 16 projecting on the left side surface. As shown in FIG. 4, the main frame 20 and the upper part of the transmission case 21 are rearwardly inclined at a low position. The output shaft 16 and the input shaft 17 projecting from the left side surface of the transmission case 21 are interlocked and connected by a belt transmission mechanism 25 having a tension type main clutch 24. The main clutch 24 is mechanically linked to a main clutch / brake pedal 26 provided at the foot on the right front side of step 8.

  Further, the output shaft 16 of the engine 7 and the pump shaft 28 supported horizontally through the transmission case 21 are connected to each other via a belt transmission mechanism 29 with an automatic tension. As shown in FIG. The right end of the pump shaft 28 is inserted into the casing 15a of the control valve 15 connected to the right side surface of the control valve 15. A trochoid hydraulic pump 30 is embedded in the left side surface of the casing 15a and connected to the right end of the pump shaft 28. The discharged oil is sent to an oil passage a formed inside the casing 15a. The cylinder port c (see FIG. 5) of the control valve 15 and the hydraulic cylinder 4 are connected by a hydraulic hose 31.

  The hydraulic pump 30 uses the lubricating oil stored in the transmission case 21 as a working oil, and the suction oil passage b is formed in the right side wall of the transmission case 21, and as shown in FIG. An oil filter 32 is attached to the front portion of the transmission case 21 so that it can be inserted and removed from below.

  FIG. 9 shows the internal structure of the transmission case 21. The engine power transmitted to the input shaft 17 is first branched into a traveling system and a working system, and the traveling system power is transmitted to the transmission shaft 35 after being shifted to the third forward speed and the first reverse speed by the gear transmission mechanism 34. The gear is transmitted to the horizontally long counter shaft 36, and further transmitted from the counter shaft 36 to the left and right axles 39 via the left and right side clutches 37 and the gear reduction mechanism 38, and the front wheel drive from the intermediate portion of the counter shaft 36. Front shaft drive power is extracted from the shaft 23. The gear transmission mechanism 34 is operated by shifting the shift shaft 40 built in the transmission shaft 35 in the axial direction, so that three sets of forward-engaging gear pairs for forward movement and one pair of normal-toothing gears for backward movement are used. By selectively engaging the key 40a with any one of the pairs, a shift of three forward speeds and one reverse speed is performed.

  The transmission case 21 includes a case main body 21A connected to the rear end of the main frame 20, and left and right cover cases 21B detachably bolted to the left and right ends of the main body case. 21A itself also has a structure in which the left and right divided case portions 21Aa and 21Ab are joined and bolted together. Then, both ends of the counter shaft 36 are supported by the left and right cover cases 21B, and the left and right axles 39 are inserted and supported by the cover cases 21B.

  Further, the work system power branched by the input shaft 17 is transmitted to the intermediate shaft 42 via the torque limiter 41, and then in the gear chamber 43 formed on the outer side of the case via the gears G1 and G2, the planted transmission shaft. 44, is taken out from the planting transmission shaft 44 to the PTO shaft 46 facing backward through the planting clutch 45, and transmitted to the seedling planting device 6 through the telescopic transmission shaft 47. In addition, the cover 48 of the gear chamber 43 is opened and the gears G1 and G2 are exchanged or exchanged, so that the speed ratio of the working system to the running system is changed and planted in the running direction in the seedling planting device 6. The pitch (between stocks) can be changed and adjusted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the front axle case 22 is not equipped with a differential mechanism, and the transmitted power is branched to the left and right via a lateral transmission shaft 49 inserted through the front axle case 22, and left and right front wheels. 1 is always driven at a constant speed. Further, a multi-plate brake 50 acting on the lateral transmission shaft 49 is provided at the input portion of the front axle case 22. The brake 50 is mechanically coupled to the main clutch / brake pedal 26 via a link mechanism (not shown). When the main clutch / brake pedal 26 is depressed, the main clutch 24 is operated to be disconnected, and the brake 50 Is braked. The main clutch / brake pedal 26 is provided with an operation lever 26a, so that even when driving down to the ground, the main clutch / brake pedal 26 can be manually depressed to stop traveling. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the round pipe material is formed into an arch shape across the left and right ends of the front stay 20 a horizontally connected to the main frame 20 and the mounting seats 51 provided at the left and right rear portions of the transmission case 21. A pair of left and right frame rods 52 bent and fixed are installed and fixed, and the rear portion of the step 8 formed by sheet metal pressing is placed and connected to the upper portion of the frame rod 52. Here, the mounting seat 51 to which the rear end of the frame rod 52 is connected protrudes upward from the case main body 21 </ b> A, and a connection fitting 52 a provided at the rear end of the frame rod 52 is placed on the upper end of the mounting seat 51. To be bolted. The mounting seat 51 protrudes above the outer shape of the cover case 21B in the transmission case 21 so that the frame rod 52 does not overlap the cover case 21B when viewed from the side.

  With such a configuration, the cover case 21B that has been disconnected from the case main body 21A can be removed in the axial direction without removing the frame rod 52, and the cover case 21B can be removed to remove the case main 21A. By largely opening the left and right ends, maintenance such as replacement of the friction plates of the side clutch 37 and replacement of the gears of the gear reduction mechanism 38 can be performed.

  The transmission case 21 also functions as a member that supports the front end portion of the four-link mechanism 5. That is, the four-link mechanism 5 pivotally connects the front ends of the pair of left and right lower links 5a and the upper link 5b to the transmission case 21, and the rear ends of the lower link 5a and the upper link 5b by the vertical link 5c. It is constructed in a parallel quadruple link structure by pivot support, and the vertical cylinder 5c is extended and retracted by operating the hydraulic cylinder 4 installed between the connection point d at the front end of the upper link and the rear part of the lower link. The connected seedling planting device 6 can be moved up and down in parallel.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 9, a fulcrum shaft 53 is welded and fixed to the front ends of the left and right lower links 5a constituting the quadruple link mechanism 5, and the fulcrum shaft 53 protrudes from the lower link 5a to the left and right. Is fitted and supported from the inside by fulcrum boss portions 54 projecting from the left and right divided case portions 21Aa and 21Ab constituting the case main body 21A. In the state where the left and right divided case portions 21Aa and 21Ab are joined and connected, the interval between the outer surfaces of the left and right lower links 5a is set slightly smaller than the interval between the inward end surfaces of the left and right fulcrum boss portions 54. The lateral movement of the entire four-link mechanism 5 is restricted by the outer surface of the link 5a coming into contact with the inward end surface of the left and right fulcrum boss portions 54.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in step 8, the rear part is raised to a height exceeding the engine 7, and an opening 56 through which a part of the engine 7 and the frame rod 52 is inserted in the left and right central part of the raised part 8a. The formed opening 56 is closed by a resin bonnet cover 57 that is detachably locked. A pair of left and right connecting fittings 58 extending from the frame rod 52 project upward through a slit 59 formed in the bonnet cover 57, and the driver seat 9 can be turned back and forth on the connecting fitting 58, and The pins are connected so that the front and rear positions can be changed. The driver's seat 9 turned to the seating posture is elastically received and supported by the left and right cushion springs 60 attached to the upper surface of the raised portion 8a.

  On the right side of the raised portion 8a in step 8, there are a planting lever 61 for moving the seedling planting device 6 up and down and powering the seedling planting device 6 and a sensitivity adjusting lever 62 for adjusting the sensitivity of the planting depth automatic control. Each of them protrudes so as to be swingable back and forth, and a rectangular opening 63 is formed in the rear part of the raised portion 8 a, and the upper half of the fuel tank 64 connected to and supported by the frame rod 52 extends upward from the opening 63. It is protruding.

  In addition, on the left and right ends of the raised portion 8a in step 8, a reserve seedling table 65 for placing and supporting the spare seedling F is provided so as to be able to stand up and retract, and in the rear central portion of the raised portion 8a in step 8, A reserve seedling storage 66 is provided for receiving and supporting F in a horizontally long standing posture. Further, a recoil knob 67 for starting the engine is provided at the right rear portion of the footrest surface in Step 8, and the left side of the raised portion 8a is formed as a flat auxiliary step surface, so that a replenishing tank ( (Not shown) is used for mounting.

  The left and right central portions at the front end of step 8 are formed with a recessed portion 70 that is released forward, and the recessed portion 70 is closed by inserting the central front cover 10 erected on the front end portion of the traveling machine body 3 up and down. It has come to be.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the central front cover 10 has a front and rear divided structure including a front cover portion 10F formed of a resin material and a rear cover portion 10R formed of a sheet metal material. The lower end of the rear cover portion 10R is bolted and fixed to a cast bracket 71 projecting forward from the front axle case 22, and the front cover portion 10F can be attached to and detached from the front portion of the rear cover portion 10R. It is designed to be locked and connected. Note that the lower end of the front cover portion 10F extends downward so as to cover the bracket 71 from the front.

  The rear cover portion 10R is formed in a half-cylinder shape opened to the front to give high rigidity, and a steering shaft 72 having the steering handle 11 at the upper end is provided on the upper portion of the rear cover portion 10R. The bearing 73 is rotatably supported. Further, a shift lever 74 for operating the gear shift mechanism 34 for traveling provided in the transmission case 21 is provided on the left side of the rear cover portion 10R, and the engine 7 is positioned on the right side of the rear cover portion 10R. A hand accelerator lever 75 linked to the accelerator device is provided.

  The lower part of the steering shaft 72 is vertically supported by the bracket 71 so as to be pivotable. A pinion gear 76 formed integrally with the lower end of the steering shaft 72 is a sect gear 77 pivotally supported on the bracket 71. The knuckle arm 78 that steers and pivots the left and right front wheels 1 is interlocked and connected by a tie rod 79.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of left and right operation rods 80 extending rearward from the sect gear 77 are linked to the left and right side clutches 37, respectively, and the sect gear 77 is rotated to move the front wheel 1 straight. When the vehicle is steered from the position to the left or right by a set angle or more, the side clutch 37 of the rear wheel 2 that is inside the turn is automatically cut off in conjunction with this, and the steered left and right front wheels 1 And a small turn in a three-wheel drive state with one rear wheel 2 on the outside of the turn.

  [Another Example]

  (1) Although the said Example illustrated the thing of 3 row planting specification, it is also possible to apply to the thing of 4 row planting specification.

  (2) Although the above embodiment illustrates the case where the engine 7 is mounted on the rear part of the fuselage, it can also be applied to the engine 7 mounted on the front part of the fuselage.

Overall side view of riding rice transplanter Overall plan view of riding rice transplanter Plan view of traveling system Left side view of the rear of the aircraft Right side view of the rear of the aircraft Vertical side view of the steering control section Exploded perspective view of steps Front view of the rear of the aircraft Vertical rear view of transmission case Transverse plan view showing part of the transmission case Longitudinal rear view of pump drive unit

Explanation of symbols

2 Rear wheels 3 Traveling machine body 5 Quadruple link mechanism 6 Seedling planting device 8 Step 20 Main frame 21 Transmission case 21A Case body 21Aa Split case part 21Ab Split case part 21B Cover case 37 Side clutch 38 Gear reduction mechanism 39 Axle 51 Mounting seat 52 Frame ５３ 53 fulcrum shaft 54 fulcrum boss

Claims (5)

In the riding type rice transplanter in which the seedling planting device is connected to the rear part of the traveling machine body through a four-link mechanism so as to be movable up and down,
A case main body connected to the rear end of the main frame with a transmission case pivotally supporting the left and right rear wheels; and a cover case detachably connected to the left and right ends of the case main body through the axle of the rear wheel; A pair of left and right frame rods for mounting and supporting the step are connected across the main frame and the rear of the transmission case, and the frame rods are arranged so as not to overlap the cover case in a side view. Riding type rice transplanter.   2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein a side clutch and a reduction gear mechanism for performing power on / off of the axle are exposed at left and right openings of the case body opened by removing the cover case. Riding type rice transplanter.   The riding type rice transplanter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a rear end of the frame rod is placed and connected to an upper end of a mounting seat provided on the upper left and right sides of the case body.   The riding type rice transplanter according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the case body is configured by joining and connecting right and left divided case portions.   The fulcrum shaft protrudes from the front end of the four-link mechanism to the left and right, fulcrum bosses are formed on the left and right split case parts, and the fulcrum shafts are fitted and supported from the inside to the left and right fulcrum bosses, respectively. 5. The riding mold according to claim 4, wherein lateral movement of the four-link mechanism is restricted by contact between the inward end surfaces of the left and right fulcrum boss portions and the outer surface of the four-link mechanism. Rice transplanter.

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