JP2006042755A - Reaping harvester - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reaping harvester, such as a combine harvester, which can suitably irradiate in the front of a reaping section, when a driver's stand is disposed in the right or left side portion of a machine frame. <P>SOLUTION: This reaping harvester is characterized by disposing right and left lights in the right and left side portions of the reaping section, respectively, disposing the driver's stand in the right or left side portion of the machine frame, forward setting the irradiation range RD of the light on the right or left driver's stand side, and setting the irradiation range LD of the light on the side opposite to the right or left driver's stand in a more laterally outer direction than the irradiation range RD of the light on the right or left driver's stand side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a light structure provided in a harvesting and harvesting machine.

  With harvesting machines such as combine harvesters, there is an increasing number of harvesting operations at dusk and at night. For example, as disclosed in Patent Literature 1, a light is provided in the harvesting portion (first, second, third in Patent Literature 1). Some have 1) in the figure.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-23143 (Figs. 1, 2 and 3) JP-A-7-289058 (FIGS. 1, 3, 4, and 5)

In a harvesting harvester such as a combine harvester, the driving unit is not provided at the center of the left and right sides of the aircraft, and the driving unit is often provided on the right or left side of the aircraft.
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to appropriately irradiate the front of a cutting unit when a driving unit is provided on the right or left side of the machine body, such as a harvesting harvester such as a combine. .

[I]
(Constitution)
The first feature of the present invention resides in the following configuration in a harvesting harvester.
A cutting part is provided at the front of the aircraft, right and left lights are provided at the right and left sides of the cutting part, and a driving unit is provided at the right or left side of the aircraft. Set the light range on the right or left driver side forward, and set the light range on the opposite side of the right or left driver side to the light range on the right or left driver side. It is set outward.

(Function)
For example, as shown in FIG. 2, in the harvesting and harvesting machine, when the operation unit 3 is provided on the right side of the machine body, the left side of the harvesting unit 2 (the side opposite to the operation unit 3) is the uncutting side A1 (the crop is still harvested). The cutting operation is performed so that the right side of the cutting unit 2 (the driving unit 3 side) is the already-cutting side A2 (the side on which the crop has already been cut). As a result, there are not many obstacles (crop) in front of the driving unit 3 and the state is good, and the left side from the driving unit 3 is in a state where the crop has not yet been cut.

  According to the first feature of the present invention, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the right and left lights 20 are provided on the right and left sides of the cutting unit 2, the irradiation range of the right light 20 is set forward. The irradiation range of the left light 20 is set to be laterally outward (leftward) with respect to the irradiation range of the right light. Thus, according to the first feature of the present invention, the right light 20 located on the right side (driving unit 3 side) of the cutting unit 2 mainly illuminates the front, so that the driver of the driving unit 3 visually observes the front. easy.

  In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the row B1 at the end of the already-cutted side A2 in the crop on the uncutted side A1 is often located in front of the driving unit 3, and the uncutted side A1 In many cases, the operator of the driving unit 3 operates the harvesting and harvesting machine while visually observing the row B1 at the end of the already-cutting side A2 in the crop. In this case, according to the first feature of the present invention, the right light 20 irradiates the row B1 at the end of the already cut side A2 in the crop on the uncut side A1, so in the crop on the uncut side A1 It becomes easy to perform the operation while visually observing the row B1 at the end of the already-cutting side A2.

According to the first feature of the present invention, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the left light 20 located on the left side (opposite to the driving unit 3) of the cutting unit 2 mainly irradiates the crop on the uncut side A1. The left light 20 irradiation range is set to be laterally outward (leftward) with respect to the right light irradiation range. The direction of the line of sight when viewed is irradiated, and the operator of the driving unit 3 can easily see the crop on the uncut side A1.
In this case, when the driving unit 3 is provided on the left side of the aircraft, the irradiation range of the left light 20 is set forward, and the irradiation range of the right light 20 is laterally outward (right side) than the irradiation range of the left light. Orientation).

(The invention's effect)
According to the first feature of the present invention, in the harvesting and harvesting machine, when the driving unit is provided on the right or left side of the machine body, it becomes easy to see the crops on the uncutted side in front of the driving unit and from the driving unit. It was possible to improve the workability of the mowing work at the time and night and the running performance on the road.

[II]
(Constitution)
The second feature of the present invention resides in the following configuration in the harvesting and harvesting machine of the first feature of the present invention.
The angle of the illumination range of the light on the side opposite to the right or left driving unit is set to be larger than the angle of the illumination range of the light on the right or left driving unit side.

(Function)
According to the second feature of the present invention, the “action” described in the preceding item [I] is provided in the same manner as the first feature of the present invention, and in addition to this, the following “action” is provided.
According to the second feature of the present invention, the light on the side opposite to the right or left driving unit is in a state where the crop on the uncut side from the driving unit is irradiated over a wide range, and the driver of the driving unit does not yet It becomes easy to see the crops on the cutting side over a wide range.

(The invention's effect)
According to the second feature of the present invention, the “effect of the invention” described in the preceding item [I] is provided in the same manner as the first feature of the present invention. In addition, the following “effect of the invention” is provided. ing.
According to the second feature of the present invention, it becomes easier for the driver of the driving unit to see the uncut crops over a wide range, and the workability of the cutting work especially at dusk and at night and the traveling performance on the road are improved. I was able to.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a cutting unit 2 is provided at the front part of the aircraft supported by the right and left crawler type traveling devices 1, and the driving unit 3 is provided on the right side of the front part of the aircraft. A threshing device 4 is provided on the left side of the rear part, and a grain tank 5 is provided on the right side of the rear part of the machine body. As a result, the crops in the field are cut by the cutting unit 2, the harvested crops are sent to the threshing device 4 and threshed, and the threshed and single crops are stored in the glen tank 5 as a harvest. .

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4, the entire cutting unit 2 is supported by a main frame 6 that is supported by the machine body so as to be swingable up and down, and an elevating cylinder 7 that drives the main frame 6 up and down is provided. It is provided. The cutting unit 2 includes five dividers 8, 9, 10, and 11, four sets of pulling devices 13 having a large number of pulling claws 13a, a clipper type cutting device 14 and a conveying device 15. It is configured in a cutting type.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an unloader 12 is provided at the rear of the Glen tank 5. The unloader 12 is provided with a screw (not shown) inside, and when the screw is driven to rotate, the harvested product in the Glen tank 5 is conveyed and discharged from the discharge port 12a of the unloader 12. The unloader 12 is configured to be vertically movable up and down around the horizontal axis P1, and is configured to be rotatable around the vertical axis P2. The state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a state in which the unloader 12 is placed on a cradle 17 provided at the rear portion of the operation unit 3, and the unloader 12 is disposed at the storage position. The unloader 12 is driven upward from the storage position and is driven to turn laterally outward, whereby the harvested product in the Glen tank 5 is discharged to the loading platform of a truck (not shown).

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4, a cover 16 is provided on the upper part of the right and left sides of the cutting unit 2, and right and left lights 20 are provided on the right and left covers 16. The right and left lights 20 include upper and lower bulbs 22 and 23, reflectors (reflectors) 24 and 25 for the upper and lower bulbs 22 and 23, a transparent cover 21 covering these, and the like. .

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, openings are formed at the corners extending from the front part 16 a and the lateral part 16 b of the right and left covers 16, and the right and left covers 16 are opened at the right and left covers 16. The light 20 is fixed so as to be fitted. The front surface of the cover 21 is substantially flush with the front portion 16a of the right and left covers 16 and the front surface of the pulling device 13 (or the front surface of the cover 21 is the front portion 16a of the right and left covers 16 and the pulling device 13). The cover 21 is configured so that the lateral surface of the cover 21 is substantially flush with the lateral portions 16b of the right and left covers 16.

  In the right light 20, the reflector 24 is configured to reflect the light of the upper bulb 22 to the right and left diagonally forward and to the front, and the reflector 25 reflects the light of the lower bulb 25 to the right and left diagonal. It is configured to reflect forward and to reflect diagonally forward and downward. As a result, when the cutting unit 2 is positioned on the ground, the irradiation range RD of the right light 20 is as shown in FIG. 5A and FIG. The divider 8 is irradiated with the divider 8. In this case, the irradiation range RD of the right light 20 is in a state of irradiating a relatively narrow forward range, and the light of the upper and lower bulbs 22 and 23 is not diffused so much that the irradiation of the right light 20 is performed. The range RD is relatively bright.

  In the left light 20, the reflector 24 is configured to reflect the light of the upper bulb 22 diagonally forward right and to the left and to the front, and the reflector 25 obliquely reflects the light of the lower bulb 25 to the right. It is configured to reflect forward and left laterally and to reflect obliquely forward and downward. As a result, the irradiation range LD of the left light 20 is as shown in FIGS. 5A and 6 in a state where the cutting unit 2 is positioned on the ground. The divider 10 is irradiated by the bulb 23 (the irradiation range LD (RD) angle of the light 20 on the side opposite to the right or left driving unit 3 is the irradiation range of the light 20 on the right or left driving unit 3 side). This corresponds to a state where the angle is larger than the angle of RD (LD)). In this case, the irradiation range LD of the left light 20 is in a state of irradiating a relatively wide range directed laterally outward, and the light of the upper and lower bulbs 22 and 23 is relatively diffused, whereby the left light The irradiation range LD 20 is slightly darker than the irradiation range RD of the right light 20.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in a state where the cutting unit 2 is positioned on the ground, the left side portion of the irradiation range RD of the right light 20 and the right side portion of the irradiation range LD of the left light 20 are cut in plan view. The irradiation ranges RD and LD of the right and left lights 20 are set so as to overlap in front of the part 2. In this case, a portion AD where the left side portion of the irradiation range RD of the right light 20 and the right side portion of the irradiation range LD of the left light 20 overlap in front of the cutting unit 2 is a predetermined short distance (in the center of the cutting unit 2 ( For example, it is in a state of being located forward from about 2 meters).

  As shown in FIG. 5A, in a state where the cutting unit 2 is positioned on the ground, the irradiation ranges RD and LD of the right and left lights 20 are directed obliquely downward and forward in a side view. As shown in FIG. 5B, when the cutting unit 2 is driven up to the upper limit position, the irradiation ranges RD and LD of the right and left lights 20 are in a state of facing substantially forward in a side view. In this case, a portion AD where the left portion of the irradiation range RD of the right light 20 and the right portion of the irradiation range LD of the left light 20 overlap in front of the cutting unit 2 is a predetermined long distance (in the center of the cutting unit 2) For example, it is in a state of being located forward from about 8 meters).

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6, in a state where the unloader 12 is placed on the cradle 17 (a state where the unloader 12 is disposed at the storage position), the discharge port 12 a of the unloader 12 is positioned near the upper front of the divider 10. The light 18 is attached to the right side of the discharge port 12a of the unloader 12. Accordingly, the range SD immediately before the center of the cutting unit 2 (the portion AD where the left side portion of the irradiation range RD of the right light 20 and the right side portion of the irradiation range LD of the left light 20 overlap in front of the cutting unit 2 and cutting The vicinity of the portion 2 is irradiated by the light 18 of the unloader 12.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the light switch 19 is provided in the operation unit 3. When the light switch 19 is operated to the ON2 position, the upper and lower bulbs 22 and 23 of the right and left lights 20 are turned on, and the light 18 of the unloader 12 is turned on. When the light switch 19 is operated to the ON1 position, the bulbs 23 below the right and left lights 20 are turned on, the bulbs 22 above the right and left lights 20 are turned off, and the lights 18 of the unloader 12 are turned on. When the light switch 19 is operated to the OFF position, the upper and lower bulbs 22 and 23 of the right and left lights 20 are turned off, and the light 18 of the unloader 12 is turned off.

  In the combine, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the side of the cutting unit 2 opposite to the driving unit 3 is the non-cutting side A1 (the side where the crop is not yet cut), and the driving unit 3 side of the cutting unit 2 is the cutting side A2 ( The side where the crop has already been cut). In this case, the dividers 9, 10, and 11 are located in the vicinity of the crop stock and are hidden by the crops, and the dividers 9, 10, and 11 cannot be seen from the operation unit 3. On the other hand, the divider 8 is located on the laterally outer side of the row B1 at the end portion of the already-cutted side A2 in the crop on the non-cutted side A1, and the divider 8 can be visually observed from the driving unit 3. The operator of the driving unit 3 operates the combine while visually checking the positional relationship between the row B1 at the end of the already-cutted side A2 and the divider 8 in the crop on the cutting side A1.

[First Alternative Embodiment of the Invention]
In the above-mentioned [Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention], the operating unit 3 may be provided on the left side of the front portion of the aircraft. If comprised in this way, in the left light 20, the reflector 24 will reflect the light of the upper bulb | ball 22 in the right and left diagonally forward, and it will reflect it forward, and the reflector 25 will be the light of the lower bulb | ball 25. Are reflected diagonally forward to the right and left, and are reflected obliquely forward and downward. In the right light 20, the reflector 24 is configured to reflect the light of the upper bulb 22 to the left diagonally forward and right side and to the front, and the reflector 25 reflects the light of the lower bulb 25 diagonally to the left front. And it reflects so that it may reflect rightward and diagonally forward and downward.

[Second Embodiment of the Invention]
In the above-mentioned [Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention] [First Alternative Embodiment], when the driving unit 3 is provided on the right side of the front part of the aircraft, the right light 20 (divider 8 side, driving) (3 side) may be provided at a low position of the cover 16, and the left light 20 (the divider 10 side, opposite to the operation unit 3) may be provided at a high position of the cover 16. Conversely, when the driving unit 3 is provided on the left side of the front part of the aircraft, the right light 20 (the divider 8 side, the side opposite to the driving unit 3) is provided at a high position of the cover 16, and the left light 20 (the divider 10). Side, operation unit 3 side) may be provided at a low position of the cover 16.

Combine side view Overall plan view of combine Front view of mowing section Perspective view of the cutting part Side view of the vicinity of the cutting unit with the cutting unit positioned on the ground and with the cutting unit driven up to the upper limit position Plan view showing irradiation range of right and left lights Top view of light switch

Explanation of symbols

2 Cutting part 3 Operating part 20 Light RD, LD Irradiation range

Claims (2)

With a cutting part at the front of the aircraft, with right and left lights on the right and left sides of the cutting part, with a driving part on the right or left side of the aircraft,
The light irradiation range on the right or left driving unit side is set forward, and the light irradiation range on the side opposite to the right or left driving unit is set as the light irradiation range on the right or left driving unit side. Harvesting harvester that is set to be laterally outward.   The angle of the irradiation range of the light on the opposite side to the right or left driving unit is set to be larger than the angle of the irradiation range of the light on the right or left driving unit side. Harvesting harvester.

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