JP2007043968A - Crop harvester - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To harvest crops such as onion in high efficiency by harvesting 4 rows of crops at the same time. <P>SOLUTION: The crop harvester is provided with a leaf and stalk pick-up mechanism 2 to collectively pick up the leaves and stalks of two rows of crops, upper and lower pull-out mechanisms 3, 4 to clamp the leaves and stalks of two rows of crops picked up with the leaf and stalk pick-up mechanisms at an upper and a lower parts and pull out the crops from the ridge and transfer the crops, and a cutting mechanism 5 to separate the leaves and stalks of the crop from its scaly bulb in the course of transfer of the crop with the upper and lower pull-out mechanisms. The traveling body 6 of the harvester is provided with pairs of the stalk pick-up mechanisms, the upper and lower pull-out mechanisms and the cutting mechanisms on the right and left sides, respectively. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a crop harvester such as onion.

A crop harvester such as an onion is used to pull out a crop from a pod while holding the stems and leaves of two onions at the top and bottom of the stem and leaves causing the stems and leaves of the two onions. There is a mechanism that has a vertical pulling mechanism for transporting and a cutting mechanism that separates the foliage and bulbs of the crop in the middle of transporting by the vertical pulling mechanism. In this type of conventional crop harvesting machine, the foliage raising mechanism 2 And a vertical pulling mechanism and a cutting mechanism are mounted on the traveling machine body one by one (for example, Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2, and Patent Document 3).
JP 2001-28920 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-18539 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-18534

Therefore, the conventional crop harvester such as onion can only harvest two crops such as onion, and the efficiency of the harvesting work is poor.
In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is capable of efficiently harvesting crops such as onions four by one.

The technical means of the present invention for solving this technical problem is a mechanism for causing foliage of two crops collectively, and a foliage causing mechanism of the two strips of crops caused by this foliage causing mechanism. A vertical pulling mechanism for pulling out and transporting the crop from the basket while being pinched with a cutting mechanism, and a cutting mechanism for separating the foliage and bulbs of the crop in the middle of transporting by the vertical pulling mechanism, And the cutting mechanism are mounted on the traveling machine body in pairs.
Further, according to another technical means of the present invention, the left and right foliage raising mechanism has a front vertical raising mechanism and a subsequent scraping mechanism, and at least one of the right and left vertical raising mechanisms has two central strips. It is that it is mounted on the traveling machine body so that its position can be adjusted in the left-right direction corresponding to the interval between the crops.

  According to another technical means of the present invention, the pair of left and right vertical raising mechanisms has raising means for sequentially circulating and moving a number of raising claws in the vertical direction, and one of the pair of left and right vertical raising mechanisms is: Three raising means corresponding to the outer position of the first crop, the intermediate position of the first and second crops, and the intermediate position of the second and third crops for the four crops And the other of the pair of left and right vertical raising mechanisms has two pieces to correspond to the intermediate position of the third and fourth crops and the outer position of the fourth crop with respect to the four crops. It has the raising means.

Another technical means of the present invention is that, among the raising means of the left and right vertical raising mechanisms, the outer raising means located on the left and right outer sides are forward of the other inner raising means located on the left and right inner sides. It is in the point formed long.
Further, according to another technical means of the present invention, a divider for scooping up the tilted leaves of the crop is provided at the lower end side of each raising means of the left and right vertical raising mechanism, and among these dividers, the divider is positioned on both the left and right outer sides. The outer divider is formed to be longer forward than the inner divider located on the left and right inner sides.

  Another technical means of the present invention is that a harvesting mechanism is provided at the rear part of the traveling machine body for receiving crop bulbs conveyed by the left and right lower pulling mechanisms.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to cause two foliage crop foliage together by each foliage raising mechanism and to cause four foliage foliage simultaneously by a pair of left and right foliage raising mechanisms. In addition, each top and bottom pulling mechanism pulls out the crops from the basket while holding the two leaves at the top and bottom, and transports them. The pair of left and right top and bottom pulling mechanisms simultaneously removes the four crops from the straw. It can be pulled out and transported. Furthermore, the foliage and bulbs of two crops in the middle of conveyance can be separated by each cutting mechanism, and the foliage and bulbs of four crops can be separated simultaneously by a pair of right and left cutting mechanisms. Therefore, crops such as onions can be efficiently harvested four by one.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 7, reference numeral 1 denotes an onion harvester (crop harvester) that harvests onions, a foliage causing mechanism 2 that collectively causes foliage of two crops, and two streaks caused by the foliage causing mechanism 2 Up and down pulling mechanisms 3 and 4 for picking up and transporting crops from the straw while holding the onion stems and leaves at the top and bottom, and a cutting mechanism 5 for separating the foliage and bulbs while being transported by the top and bottom pulling mechanisms 3 and 4 And a traveling machine body 6.
The left and right foliage raising mechanism 2 has a pair of left and right vertical raising mechanisms 7 at the front and a pair of left and right scraping mechanisms 8 subsequent thereto.

The traveling machine body 6 includes a pair of left and right crawler traveling devices 9 and a machine frame 12 supported on a wheel support 10 of the left and right crawler traveling devices 9 via a horizontal shaft 11 so as to be swingable up and down. 2, 17, 20, and 23, the foliage raising mechanism 2, the upper and lower pull-out mechanisms 3 and 4, and the cutting mechanism 5 are mounted on the left and right sides, and the foliage raising mechanism 2 An engine 13 that transmits power to the upper and lower extraction mechanisms 3 and 4 and the crawler traveling device 9 is mounted.
The machine frame 12 includes a pair of left and right front and rear frames 16, a front horizontal frame 17 that connects the pair of front and rear frames 16, a rear horizontal frame 18 that connects the pair of front and rear frames 16, and a pair of left and right inclined frames 19. Have. The pair of inclined frames 19 are disposed to be inclined rearwardly above the pair of front and rear frames 17, and are connected and fixed to the pair of front and rear frames 16 via the front connecting member 23 and the vertical connecting member 24.

A gate-shaped support frame 20 is connected and fixed between the front halfway portions of the pair of left and right inclined frames 19, and the support frame 20 is fixed to the front halfway portion of the tilt frame 19 so as to protrude upward. A lateral support rod 21 is provided on the front upper side of the support frame 20. The lateral support rod 21 is supported by the inclined frame 19 through a pair of left and right mounting rods 25 so as to be swingable around a support shaft in the left-right direction. The pair of left and right mounting rods 25 are connected to the support frame 20 via a connecting rod 26 whose middle part in the front-rear direction can be bent.
As shown in FIGS. 16 and 20, four U-shaped support members 29 are fixed to the support frame 20 via the fixing plate 28 at intervals in the left-right direction. A front mounting plate 30 and a rear mounting plate 31 are respectively fixed to the lower ends of both front and rear ends of each support member 29, and a front connection plate 33 and a rear connection plate 34 are connected to the front and rear ends of each support member 29. The mounting plate 30 and the rear mounting plate 31 are fixed in a downward projecting manner.

The front mounting plate 30 and the rear mounting plate 31 corresponding to the two support members 29 on the center side in the left-right direction among the four support members 29 are formed to be long in the left-right direction so as to extend between the two support members 29 on the center side. Thus, the two support members 29 are common.
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 in addition to FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and 7, the pair of left and right crawler travel devices 9 includes a drive sprocket 37 and a pair of front and rear wheels in addition to the wheel support 10. And a crawler 39 wound around the drive sprocket 37 and the pair of driven sprockets 38. The wheel support 10 includes a lower support rod 41, a front vertical rod 42, a rear vertical rod 43, and an inclined connecting rod 44. The front vertical rod 42 projects upwardly in the middle of the front and rear of the lower support rod 41, and the rear The vertical rod 43 projects upward from the rear end of the lower support rod 41, and the connecting rod 44 connects the front vertical rod 42 and the rear vertical rod 43. A plurality of rolling wheels 46 are rotatably supported by the lower support rod 41 via a support shaft 45.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 9 to 11, the machine frame 12 is mounted around the horizontal shaft 11 via a mounting plate 49 at the upper end portion of the wheel support 10 (rear vertical shaft) of the pair of left and right crawler traveling devices 9. It is supported so that it can swing up and down. That is, a mounting plate 49 is fixed to each front and rear frame 16 of the machine frame 12 by a bolt or the like so as to protrude downward, and an inner cylinder 50 is fixed to the mounting plate 49. An outer cylindrical body 51 is fixed to the upper end portion, and the inner cylindrical body 50 and the outer cylindrical body 51 are fitted to each other so as to be rotatable relative to the left and right axial centers (horizontal axis 11). The pair of crawler travel devices 9 are supported so as to be rotatable around the horizontal axis 11 (inner cylinder 50 or outer cylinder 51) in the left-right direction. The left and right outer cylinders 51 are connected to each other by a horizontal connection rod 53 via a support arm 52.

As shown in FIG. 1, an actuator 54 composed of a hydraulic cylinder or the like is connected between a pair of front and rear frames 16 of the machine frame 12 and a wheel support 10 of the pair of crawler travel devices 9. By extending and contracting, the machine frame 12 can be adjusted to swing around the horizontal axis 11 with respect to the pair of left and right crawler travel devices 9. Therefore, when maintaining the vertical raising mechanism 7, the scraping mechanism 8, and the vertical pull-out mechanisms 3, 4, etc., the actuator 5 is extended to adjust the front side of the machine frame 12 to swing upward about the horizontal axis 11. The front side of the vertical raising mechanism 7, the scraping mechanism 8 and the vertical pulling mechanisms 3 and 4 can be greatly raised, and the maintenance of the vertical raising mechanism 7, the scraping mechanism 8 and the vertical pulling mechanisms 3 and 4, etc. is easy. It can be done.

  The center (rotation center) of the drive sprocket 37 of the pair of left and right crawler traveling devices 9 is disposed near the upper side of the horizontal shaft 11. Therefore, the center (rotation center) of the drive sprocket 37 hardly moves even if the machine frame 12 is adjusted to swing around the horizontal axis 11 due to the expansion and contraction of the actuator 54, and the crawler is driven by the rotational drive of the drive sprocket 37. 39 can be smoothly rotated, and the crawler traveling device 9 can travel well regardless of the swing adjustment of the machine frame 12. Note that the center (rotation center) of the drive sprocket 37 of the pair of left and right crawler traveling devices 9 may be arranged concentrically with the horizontal shaft 11 instead of near the upper portion of the horizontal shaft 11.

  1, 2, and 7, a steering support member 57 is provided on the wheel support 10 of the crawler traveling device 9 on the right side so as to protrude outward, and the control support member 57 is L-shaped. It has a bent support rod 58 and a plurality of connection rods 60, 61 for connecting the support rod 58 to the wheel support base 10, and a control lever, a switch, etc. are provided at the front of the support rod 58 and a control cover is provided. A control portion 63 to which 62 is attached is provided, a driver seat support rod 65 projects upward at the rear of the support rod 58, and a driver seat 66 is attached to the upper end portion of the driver seat support rod 65. The driver seat support rod 65 is configured to be extendable and retractable so that the height of the driver seat 66 can be adjusted. Accordingly, the driver's seat 66 is provided on the wheel support 10 of the right crawler traveling device 9 above the right crawler traveling device 9 and in front of the horizontal shaft 11. The person can visually check the working part of the mechanism 2 for raising the foliage. A step 67 is provided in front of the driver seat support rod 65 at the lower end of the control portion support member 57 and below the front side of the driver seat 66. The step 67 includes the lower end portion of the control portion support member 57 and the front and rear frames of the machine frame 12. 16 is attached.

In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, a gauge wheel 71 that rolls on the front side of each of the left and right crawler travel devices 9 is provided on the machine frame 12 so as to be adjustable in height, and the height adjustment for adjusting the height of the gauge wheel 71 is performed. Means 75 is disposed on the driver's seat 66 side from the center of the left and right sides of the machine frame 12.
That is, a pair of left and right gauge wheels 71 is supported by a gate-type gauge wheel support member 74 having a pair of left and right vertical rods 72 and a horizontal rod 73 connecting the upper ends of the vertical rods 72 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis. The gauge wheel support member 74 is connected to a mounting rod 25 of the machine frame 12 by a connecting rod 77 projecting rearward so as to be swingable around a support shaft 79 in the left-right direction via a bracket. On the right side (driver's seat 66 side) of the reed 73 of the gauge wheel support member 74, a height adjusting means 75 is provided protruding rearward. The height adjusting means 75 has an L-shaped operating body 76, a screw shaft, and a screw cylinder into which the screw shaft is screwed, and the rear end side of the height adjusting means 75 is the machine frame 12 shown in FIG. A support arm 78 projecting from the support frame 20 is pivotably connected about a support shaft in the left-right direction. By rotating the operating body 76, the height adjusting means 75 expands and contracts, The pair of gauge rings 71 is configured to be adjustable in height around the support shaft 79 together with the gauge ring support member 74 and the connecting rod.

  1, 2, and 5, the engine 13 is mounted on the front and rear frames 16 on the left side of the rear portion of the machine frame 12 via a support base 81, and the engine 13 is located behind the horizontal shaft 11 on the machine frame 12. It is arranged on the left side. Accordingly, while the driver's seat 66 is disposed on the right side of the machine frame 12 on the front side of the horizontal axis 11, the engine 13 is opposite to the driver's seat 66 on the rear side of the horizontal axis 11 of the machine frame 12. Arranged on the left side, the weight of the machine frame 12 is balanced, and the center of gravity of the load applied to the machine frame 12 is arranged in front of the horizontal shaft 11 and in the ground contact area of the crawler traveling device 9.

1, 2, 5, 8, and 9, a mission having (built-in) a hydrostatic transmission at the center in the left-right direction of the rear portion of the machine frame 12 and inward in the left-right direction of the engine 13. A case 83 is attached. A pair of left and right crawler drive shafts 85 project outwardly in the left-right direction at the front portion of the mission case 83, and a power take-out shaft 86 projects from the rear right side of the mission case 83.
A rotation shaft 87 in the left-right direction is provided slightly in front of the engine 13. The rotation shaft 87 is rotatably supported by the machine frame 12 via a support cylinder 88, and pulleys 89 and 90 are provided at both left and right ends of the rotation shaft 87. It is fitted externally. The power of the output shaft 91 of the engine 13 is transmitted to the input shaft 95 of the transmission case 83 via the pulley 96, the transmission belt 92, the pulley 89, the rotating shaft 87, the pulley 90, the transmission belt 93 and the pulley 94, and the engine 13 drives the hydrostatic transmission in the mission case 83 to rotate the pair of crawler drive shafts 85 and the power take-off shafts 86 in synchronization with each other or in conjunction with each other.

The pair of crawler drive shafts 85 are rotatably supported by a pair of left and right support cylinders 97 projecting from the mission case 83, and the crawler drive shaft 85 has a pair of crawler travel devices 9. Drive sprockets 37 are externally fitted. As the crawler drive shaft 85 rotates about the axis, the drive sprocket 37 and the pair of driven sprockets 38 rotate, the crawler 39 rotates, and the pair of crawler travel devices 9 move forward or backward. Yes.
A first gear case 99 and a second gear case 100 are provided on the right side of the rear portion of the machine frame 12 and on the right side of the transmission case 83, and the input shaft 101 and the intermediate shaft 102 are rotatably supported by the first gear case 99. The output shaft 103 is rotatably supported by the first gear case 99 and the second gear case 100, and the rotational power of the power take-out shaft 86 is transmitted via the interlocking shaft 104, the pulley 105, the transmission belt 106, and the pulley 107. It is transmitted to the input shaft 101, transmitted from the input shaft 101 to the output shaft 103 via the gears 108 and 109, the intermediate shaft 102 and the gears 110 and 111, and the rotation of the output shaft 103 is transmitted to the first transmission shaft via the bevel gear. 113 and transmitted to the second transmission shaft 114 via a bevel gear.

The first transmission shaft 113 and the second transmission shaft 114 are rotationally driven in synchronization with or in conjunction with the pair of crawler drive shafts 85. As described later, the rotational power of the first transmission shaft 113 is controlled by the upper pulling mechanism 4, This is transmitted to the pulling mechanism 4 and the scraping mechanism 8 of the foliage raising mechanism 2 to drive the upper pulling mechanism 3, the lower pulling mechanisms 3 and 4, and the scraping mechanism 8. The rotational power of the second transmission shaft 114 is the foliage. It is transmitted to the vertical raising mechanism 7 of the raising mechanism 2 to drive the vertical raising mechanism 7.
Thus, the main transmission is achieved by the rotary shaft 87, the transmission case 83, the pair of crawler drive shafts 85, the interlocking shaft 104, the first gear case 99, the second gear case 100, the first transmission shaft 113, the second transmission shaft 114, and the like. A system 115 is configured, and is configured to synchronize the traveling speed of the traveling machine body 6 with the foliage raising mechanism 2 and the leaf pulling speed of the vertical pulling mechanisms 3 and 4. Therefore, in synchronism with the traveling speed of the traveling machine body 6, the stems and leaves of the onion can be caused, the bulb of the onion can be pulled out, and the onion can be harvested smoothly and satisfactorily.

  In addition to the pulleys 89 and 90, the pulley 117 is provided on the rotary shaft 87. As shown in FIG. 5, a left and right rotary shaft 118 is rotatably supported in front of the rotary shaft 87 of the machine frame 12. A pulley 119 and a sprocket 120 are provided on the rotating shaft 118. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5, 8, and 9, a pair of left and right rotation transmission shafts 121 are supported slightly forward of the rotation shaft 118 of the machine frame 12 so as to be rotatable about the axis, and one rotation transmission shaft is provided. A sprocket 126 is externally fixed to 121. The connecting cylinder 122 is fitted and fixed to the inner ends of the pair of left and right rotation transmission shafts 121 so that the pair of rotation transmission shafts 121 rotate in conjunction with each other.

  Then, the rotational power of the rotating shaft 87 is transmitted to the rotating shaft 118 via the pulley 117 and the transmission belt 124, and is transmitted from the rotating shaft 118 to the rotating power transmission shaft 121 via the sprocket 120, the sprocket 126 and the transmission chain. Then, the pair of left and right rotation transmission shafts 121 are rotationally driven, and power is transmitted from the pair of rotation transmission shafts 121 to the vibration subsoiler 130 via the pair of subsoiler transmission shafts 135 as will be described later, thereby vibrating the vibration subsoiler 130 back and forth. At the same time, power is transmitted from the pair of rotation transmission shafts 121 to the pair of cutting mechanisms 5 via the first transmission mechanism 141 and the second transmission mechanism 142 to drive the pair of cutting mechanisms 5. .

  Thus, the rotation shaft 87, the rotation shaft 118, the pair of rotation transmission shafts 121 and the like constitute a sub-transmission system 149, and the sub-transmission system 149 is between the engine 13 and the hydrostatic transmission of the transmission case 83. And driving the cutting mechanism 5 and the vibration subsoiler 130 separately from the main transmission system 115 to vibrate the vibration subsoiler 130 at high speed without being synchronized with the traveling speed of the traveling machine body 6. The cutting mechanism 5 is driven at high speed. Accordingly, the vibration subsoiler 130 can be vibrated at a high speed regardless of the traveling speed of the traveling machine body 6 to efficiently expand and soften the kite, and a pair of cutting mechanisms regardless of the traveling speed of the traveling machine body 6. 5 can be driven at a high speed, and the stems and leaves of the onion can be cut well.

  1 to 3, 12, and 13, a vibration subsoiler 130 is provided at a front end portion of the front and rear frames 16 of the machine frame 12 via a pair of left and right support members 129. The pair of left and right support members 129 are arranged vertically in the left and right inner sides of the front and rear frames 16 of the machine frame 12, and are supported by the front and rear frames 16 so as to be swingable back and forth around a support shaft 131 in the left and right direction. A vibration subsoiler 130 in the left-right direction is connected between the lower end portions of 129. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the pair of support members 129 are formed by connecting a pair of upper and lower support plates 132 and 133 so that the length can be adjusted in the vertical direction. Supported for height adjustment.

  A pair of left and right subsoiler transmission shafts 135 are provided along the front half of the pair of front and rear frames 16. As shown in FIG. 8, the rear end portions of the pair of left and right subsoiler transmission shafts 135 are connected to the left and right outer ends of the pair of rotation transmission shafts 121 via eccentric bearings 136, respectively, and the front ends of the pair of subsoiler transmission shafts 135 Are connected to the upper ends of the pair of support members 129, and the subsoiler transmission shaft 135 reciprocates back and forth each time the rotation transmission shaft 121 rotates, and the vibration subsoiler 130 reciprocates back and forth around the support shaft 131. It is configured to vibrate. The vibration subsoiler 130 is arranged in the left-right direction so as to extend over the four onions behind and below the lower end of the scraping mechanism 8 and the lower end of the upper pull-out mechanism 3. Prior to the extraction of the onion from the cocoon, the four cocoons are swelled and softened.

1, 2, 14, and 15, the pair of left and right cutting mechanisms 5 include a left and right cutter transmission shaft 139, a disc cutter 140, and a bevel gear that transmits the rotation of the cutter transmission shaft 139 to the disc cutter 140. Etc., and the disk cutter 140 is rotated around the axis by the rotation of the cutter transmission shaft 139 around the axis, and the stems and leaves of the onion are cut by the disk cutter 140. The inner ends of the cutter transmission shafts 121 of the pair of cutting mechanisms 5 are connected and fixed to each other by fitting or the like.
A first transmission mechanism 141 and a second transmission mechanism 142 are provided between the pair of cutting mechanisms 5 and the pair of rotation transmission shafts 139.

  The first transmission mechanism 141 includes a transmission case 143, a drive sprocket 144 housed in one end of the transmission case 143, a driven sprocket 145 housed in the other end of the transmission case 143, a drive sprocket 144 and a driven sprocket 145. The drive sprocket 144 is externally fitted to the inner ends of the pair of rotation transmission shafts 121 via the cylindrical shaft 147, and the driven sprocket 145 is the transmission of the first transmission mechanism 141. It is externally fitted and fixed to a rotating shaft 148 that is rotatably supported by a case 143 and a transmission case 150 of a second transmission mechanism 142 described later.

Accordingly, the first transmission mechanism 141 is rotatably connected to the pair of rotation transmission shafts 121 around the rotation transmission shaft 121 and transmits the rotational power of the rotation transmission shaft 121 to the rotation shaft 148. The rotary shaft 148 is configured to be driven to rotate about the axis.
The second transmission mechanism 142 includes a transmission case 150, a drive sprocket 151 housed in one end portion of the transmission case 150, a driven sprocket 152 housed in the other end portion of the transmission case 150, and the drive sprocket 151 and the driven sprocket 152. The drive sprocket 151 is externally fixed to the rotary shaft 148, and the driven sprocket 152 is externally fixed to one cutter transmission shaft 139 of the pair of cutting mechanisms 5. ing.

Accordingly, the second transmission mechanism 142 is connected to the first transmission mechanism 141 so as to be rotatable (bendable) about the rotation axis (left and right axis) 148 and is connected to the distal end portion (front end portion) of the second transmission mechanism 142. The cutter transmission shafts 139 of the pair of cutting mechanisms 5 are coupled to transmit the rotational power of the rotary shaft 148 to the cutter transmission shafts 139 of the pair of cutting mechanisms 5, and the disk cutters 140 of the pair of cutting mechanisms 5. Is driven to rotate around the axis.
Each of the disk cutters 140 of the pair of cutting mechanisms 5 is disposed to be inclined rearward corresponding to the rearward upward inclination of the inclined frame 19, and the front end portion (front end portion) of the transmission case 150 of the second transmission mechanism 142. ), An adjustment operation member 155 for moving and adjusting the pair of cutting mechanisms 5 up and down is projected upward, and the adjustment operation member 155 is pushed up and down by holding the grip portion at the upper end of the adjustment operation member 155. By operating, the first transmission mechanism 141 is rotated with respect to the pair of rotation transmission shafts 121, and the second transmission mechanism 142 is rotated (bent) about the left and right axis with respect to the first transmission mechanism 141. Thus, the disc cutter 140 of the pair of cutting mechanisms 5 is moved in parallel in the vertical direction. Accordingly, the first transmission mechanism 141, the second transmission mechanism 142, and the adjustment operation member 155 constitute a height adjustment mechanism 156 that simultaneously adjusts the cutting heights of the left and right cutting mechanisms 5.

  16 to 19, a rear support base 160 is fixed between the rear end portions of the pair of left and right inclined frames 19 of the machine frame 12 via a pair of left and right support plates 159. Four front support bases 161 are provided in front. The front support base 161 is supported by the rear support base 160 and the like via a support member 162. The rear support base 160 is provided with four drive shafts 165 in the vertical direction at intervals in the left-right direction, and each drive shaft 165 is connected to the rear support base 160 and each rear support member 203 of the lower pulling mechanism 4 described later. In between, it is supported through a support cylinder 166 and a bearing so as to be rotatable about the axis.

A longitudinal driven shaft 167 is provided at the front portion of each front support base 161. A mounting base 168 protrudes upward from each rear support member 203 of the lower pulling mechanism 4 to be described later, and each driven shaft 167 has a support cylinder 176 and a bearing between the corresponding rear support base 160 and the mounting base 168. Are supported so as to be rotatable around the axis.
A sprocket 169 having the same shape and a transmission gear 170 having the same shape are fitted and fixed to the upper end of each drive shaft 165, respectively. A pair of left and right interlocking gears 171 are supported between the drive shaft 169 on the center side of the four drive shafts 165 of the rear support base 160 so as to be rotatable about the vertical axis. A drive gear 173 is supported on the right side of the drive shaft 165 on the right end side of the rear support base 160 so as to be rotatable about the vertical axis.

The first transmission shaft 113 is meshed with the drive gear 171, and the drive gear 171, the two right transmission gears 170, the two interlocking gears 171, and the two left transmission gears 170 are meshed sequentially. Accordingly, the rotational power of the first transmission shaft 113 is transmitted from the drive gear 171 to the four transmission gears 170, so that each drive shaft 165 rotates at the same speed and adjacent drive shafts 165 rotate in opposite directions. It is like that.
A sprocket 172 is externally fitted and fixed to each driven shaft 167, and the rotation of each drive shaft 171 is transmitted to the corresponding driven shaft 167 via the sprockets 169 and 172 and the transmission chain 174 to drive the driven shaft 167 to rotate. It is like that. Each upper pulling transmission shaft 175 for the upper pulling mechanism 3 is connected to each driven shaft 167 via a joint.

16, 20, and 21, the left and right upper pulling mechanisms 3 are each composed of a pair of left and right belt conveyor means 178. Each belt conveyor means 178 of the left and right upper pulling mechanism 3 includes a front support member 179, a rear support member 180, a drive pulley 181 disposed laterally at the rear end, and a driven pulley disposed laterally at the lower end. 182 and an endless belt 183 wound around the upper and lower pulleys 181 and 182.
The transmission shaft 175 is supported by the rear support member 180 via the mounting plate 185 so as to be rotatable around the shaft center. The transmission shaft 175 is provided on the mounting plate 185 so as to protrude downward, and the drive pulley 181 is fitted on the transmission shaft 175. It is fixed and positioned below the mounting plate 185. A rotary shaft 186 is supported at the front end of the front support member 179 through a bearing so as to be rotatable around the axis, and the rotary shaft 186 is provided in a vertically penetrating manner at the front end of the front support member 179. A driven pulley 182 is fitted and fixed below the front support member 179, and a sprocket 188 is fixed above the front support member 179 of the rotating shaft 168. Power is transmitted to each belt conveyor means 178 via a transmission shaft 175, and the endless belts 183 of the pair of left and right belt conveyor means 178 in each upper pulling mechanism 3 are rotated in opposite directions to each other, so that a pair of belt conveyor means The onion stems and leaves are sandwiched between 178 and conveyed rearward and upward.

A rotary shaft 190 is rotatably supported at the rear end portion of the front support member 179 of each belt conveyor means 178. The rotary shaft 190 is provided so as to protrude upward from the front support member 179, and a sprocket 191 is fixed to the rotary shaft 190. Thus, the rotational power of the driven pulley 182 is configured to be transmitted to the rotary shaft 190 via the sprockets 188 and 191 and the transmission chain 192.
Each rear support member 180 of the pair of belt conveyor means 178 is fixed to each support member 29 via mounting plates 30 and 31. Each front support member 179 of the belt conveyor means 178 is attached to the rear support member 180 so as to be swingable around a rotation axis (vertical axis) 190. Accordingly, by adjusting the front support member 179 in the same direction around the longitudinal axis 190 with respect to the rear support member 180 with respect to the pair of belt conveyor means 178 of the upper extraction mechanism 3, The front side of the belt conveyor means 178 is configured so that the front side can be changed to the left and right with respect to the rear side, and the left and right positions of the front end of the belt conveyor means 178 can be changed.

Therefore, out of the four onions, the outer two lanes are planted at a substantially constant interval, but the interval between the two central lanes is generally not constant but varies depending on the field. Even in such a field, by changing the left and right position of the front end of the belt conveyor means 178, the right and left upper pulling mechanism 3 moves the stems and leaves of each of the four onions to the left and right respectively. It can be surely pinched and can be smoothly transported upward and rearward, and from this point, 4 onions can be harvested well simultaneously.
As shown in FIG. 1, a foliage guide 197 for dropping the foliage conveyed by the left and right upper pulling mechanisms 3 onto the crawlers 39 of the left and right crawler travel devices 9 is located behind the driver seat 66 on the machine frame. 12 are provided on the left and right side portions.

16 to 19, the left and right lower pulling mechanisms 4 are each composed of a pair of left and right belt conveyor means 201. Each belt conveyor means 201 of the left and right lower pulling mechanisms 4 includes a front support member 202, a rear support member 203, a drive pulley 204 disposed laterally at the rear end, and a driven pulley disposed laterally at the lower end. 205 and an endless belt 206 wound between the upper and lower pulleys 204 and 205, and the front support member 202 and the rear support member 203 are connected by a connecting member 207.
Each rear support member 203 is connected to the rear support base 160 through the support cylinder 166 and is connected to the front support base 161 through the mounting base 168 and the support cylinder 176. Each front support member 202 of the belt conveyor means 201 is fixed to the front connection plate 33 and the rear connection plate 34 via support arms 209 and 210, respectively. Therefore, each front support member 202 of the belt conveyor means 201 is The front connecting plate 33, the rear connecting plate 34, the U-shaped support member 29, and the fixing plate 28 are fixed to the portal support frame 20.

  The four driving pulleys 204 of the left and right lower pulling mechanisms 4 are fitted and fixed to the lower portions of the four driving shafts 165, respectively. A rotary shaft 213 is rotatably supported around the shaft center through a mounting member 212 at a front end portion of the front support member 202, and a driven pulley 205 is externally fitted and fixed to the belt conveyor means 201. Power is transmitted through the shaft 165, and the endless belts 206 of the pair of left and right belt conveyor means 201 in each lower pulling mechanism 4 rotate in opposite directions, so that the bulbs of onion are placed between the pair of belt conveyor means 201. It is configured to be sandwiched and transported rearward and upward.

Each front support member 202 of the belt conveyor means 201 is connected and fixed to the connecting member 207, the front connecting plate 33, and the rear connecting plate 34 so as to be swingable in the left and right directions around the vertical axis 215. Accordingly, the front support member 202 of the pair of belt conveyor means 201 of the lower pulling mechanism 4 is adjusted to swing around the vertical axis 215, so that the front side is changed from the front and rear halfway of the left and right belt conveyor means 201 to the rear side. On the other hand, the angle can be changed to the left and right, and the left and right position of the front end of the belt conveyor means 201 can be changed.
Therefore, out of the four onions, the outer two lanes are planted at a substantially constant interval, but the interval between the two central lanes is generally not constant but varies depending on the field. Even in such a field, the left and right position of the front end of the belt conveyor means 201 is changed, so that the left and right lower pulling mechanisms 4 respectively change the bulbs of two onions of the four onions to the left and right respectively. It can be surely pinched and can be smoothly transported upward and rearward. From this point as well, 4 onions can be harvested at the same time.

1, FIG. 7 and FIG. 22 to FIG. 25, the pair of left and right vertical raising mechanisms 7 respectively have raising means 218 that sequentially circulates and moves a large number of raising claws 217 in the vertical direction. 7 (the vertical raising mechanism 7 on the right side) is the outer position of the first onion, the middle position between the first and second onions, and the middle position between the second and third onions with respect to the four onions. Three raising means 218 are provided so as to correspond to the positions.
The other of the pair of left and right vertical raising mechanisms 7 (left vertical raising mechanism 7) corresponds to the intermediate position of the third and fourth crops and the outer position of the fourth crop for the four crops. In addition, two raising means 218 are provided.

Each raising means 218 is disposed so as to be inclined rearward and upward so as to be lined up on the left and right in front of the machine frame 12.
Each raising means 218 includes a raising case 220, a drive sprocket 221 provided vertically at the upper end of the raising case 220, a driven sprocket 222 provided vertically at the lower end of the raising case 220, and sprockets 221, 222, a transmission chain 223 wound around 222, a number of raising claws 217 attached to the transmission chain 223 at a predetermined pitch, and a divider 224 protruding forward from the lower part of the raising case 220. The power of the second transmission shaft 114 is transmitted to the drive sprocket 221 via rotary shafts 228 and 232 described later, and the transmission chain 223 circulates and moves between the drive sprocket 221 and the driven sprocket 222 in the vertical direction. A large number of raised claws 217 are raised and moved upward from the front lower portion of the case 220 so as to move upward, and the multiple raised claws 217 are configured to sequentially cause tilted onion leaf stems. In addition, on the rear side of the raising case 220, a large number of raising claws 217 are configured to move downward while being tilted so as to be accommodated in the raising case 220.

  As shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the upper portions of the three raising means 218 of one (right side) vertical raising mechanism 7 are connected to each other by a supporting cylinder 226. That is, in the right vertical raising mechanism 7, the upper part of the right raising case 220 and the upper part of the central raising case 220 are connected and fixed by the support cylinder 226, and the upper part and the left raising case of the central raising case 220 are connected. The upper part of 220 is connected and fixed by a support cylinder 226, whereby the three raising cases 220 are fixed to each other. A rotating shaft 228 is arranged on the upper part of the three raising cases 220 and the support cylinder 226 so as to penetrate left and right. The rotation shaft 228 is rotatably supported by the support cylinder 226 via a bearing. . Drive sprockets 221 of the three raising means 218 are externally fitted and fixed to the rotary shaft 228 via the cylindrical body 229.

  The upper portions of the two raising means 218 of the other (left side) vertical raising mechanism 7 are connected to each other by a support cylinder 231. That is, the right raising case 220 and the left raising case 220 in the left vertical raising mechanism 7 are connected and fixed by the support cylinder 231, thereby the two raising cases 220 are fixed to each other. A rotary shaft 232 is disposed on the upper part of the two raising cases 220 and the support cylinder 231 so as to penetrate left and right, and the rotary shaft 232 is rotatably supported by the support cylinder 231 and the like via a bearing. Drive sprockets 221 of the two raising means 218 are externally fitted and fixed to the rotating shaft 232 via a cylindrical body 229.

The rotation shaft 228 of one (right) vertical raising mechanism 7 protrudes outward from the left end raising case 220 and the rotation shaft 232 of the other (left) vertical raising mechanism 7 has a right raising case 220. The cylindrical body 229 of the raising means 218 on the left end side of one (right side) vertical raising mechanism 7 is extended outward and slid between the opposite ends of the rotary shafts 228 and 232. The outer ends of the rotating shafts 228 and 232 are freely fitted and the opposite ends of the rotating shafts 228 and 232 are connected to each other by a cylindrical body 229 so that the rotating shafts 228 and 232 rotate integrally.
As shown in FIG. 25, the right end portion of the rotation shaft 228 is connected to the second transmission shaft 114 via bevel gears 242 and 243, and rotational power is transmitted from the second transmission shaft 114 to the rotation shafts 228 and 232. It has become so.

  Support cylinders 234 and 235 are provided on the raising cases 220 facing (adjacent to each other) of the left and right vertical raising mechanisms 7 so as to protrude outwardly from the opposite ends of the rotary shafts 228 and 232, respectively. A connecting cylinder 236 is externally fitted to the opposite ends of the supporting cylinders 234 and 235 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction, and the connecting cylinder 236 and the supporting cylinders 234 and 235 are slid by tightening the fastening bolts 237. It can be fixed immovably. Therefore, by loosening the tightening bolt 237 and adjusting the sliding movement of the connecting cylinder 236 and the support cylinders 234 and 235 in the left-right direction, and then tightening the tightening bolt 237, the left and right vertical raising mechanisms 7 are mutually connected. The position can be adjusted in the left-right direction.

  The raising cases 220 on the left and right outer ends of the left and right vertical raising mechanisms 7 are fixed to the front end portions of the front and rear frames 16 of the machine frame 12 via brackets 239. The bracket 239 is fixed to the front end portion of the front and rear frame 16 so as to protrude forward, and the bracket 239 is provided with an arc-shaped long hole 240 centering on the drive sprocket 221 (rotating shafts 228 and 232). The raising case 220 on the left and right outer end sides is detachably fastened and fixed to the bracket 239 by fastening bolts inserted into the bracket 239, and the bracket 239 and the machine frame 12 are left and right by tightening and loosening the fastening bolts. The vertical raising mechanism 7 can be swung in the longitudinal direction around the drive sprocket 221 (rotating shafts 228, 232) in the range of the long hole 240. Further, the left bracket 239 is fixed to the front and rear frame 16 so as to be movable and adjustable in the left and right directions within a long hole range in the left and right direction (not shown).

  The upper portions of the raising cases 220 of the left and right vertical raising mechanisms 7 are connected and fixed to the horizontal support rods 21 by attachment members 245, respectively. An attachment piece 246 bent in an L shape is provided at the upper end portion of the attachment member 245, a long hole in the left-right direction is formed in the attachment piece 246, and the attachment piece 242 is hooked on the lateral support rod 21 and inserted into the long hole. By screwing the tightened bolt into the lateral support rod 21, the mounting member 245 is fixed to the lateral support rod 21 so as to be movable and adjustable in the left-right direction within the range of the long hole. The lower end of the mounting member 245 is fastened and fixed to the left and right sides of the upper part of each raising case 220 by bolts or the like.

Therefore, for example, the left vertical raising mechanism 7 is adjusted to the right vertical raising mechanism 7 by sliding the connecting cylindrical body 236 and the supporting cylindrical bodies 234 and 235 in the horizontal direction, and the left bracket The left and right vertical raising mechanism 7 is adjusted by adjusting the movement of the left and right mounting members 245 corresponding to the left vertical raising mechanism 7 in the horizontal direction with respect to the horizontal support rod 21. Are mounted on the traveling machine body 6 so that the position can be adjusted in the left-right direction corresponding to the interval between the center two onions.
Thus, out of the four onions, the outer two ridges are planted at a substantially constant interval, but the interval between the central two onions is not constant and varies depending on the field. Generally, even in such a field, the right and left vertical raising mechanism 7 is adjusted in the horizontal direction corresponding to the interval between the central two onions of the four onions. The slanted leaves and leaves of the onion can be caused satisfactorily at the same time. From this point, it becomes possible to harvest four onions simultaneously and satisfactorily. It should be noted that at least one of the left and right vertical raising mechanisms 7 may be adjustable in the left-right direction corresponding to the interval between the two central onions.

A divider 224 that scoops up the tilted leaves of the onion is provided at the lower end side of each raising means 218 of the left and right vertical raising mechanism 7. Out of these dividers 224, the outer dividers 224 located on both the left and right sides are The inner divider 224 located on the inner side is longer than the inner divider 224. Thereby, the leaf stem of the onion inclined along the shoulder shoulder slope can also be suitably scooped up.
1, 16, 23, 26, and 27, the scraping mechanisms 8 of the right and left foliage raising mechanism 2 are arranged to squeeze the foliage of the two crops toward the center. A pair of left and right scraping means 250 having scraping claws 249 that are circulated in the direction is provided.

  The scraping means 250 includes a scraping support member 251, a drive pulley 253 disposed laterally at the upper end of the scraping support member 251, and a driven pulley disposed laterally at the lower end of the scraping support member 251. 254 and an endless belt 255 wound around the upper and lower pulleys 253, 254, and the like, and a plurality of scraping claws 249 protruding outward are integrally formed on the endless belt 255 at a predetermined pitch. . A transmission shaft 256 is supported on the upper end portion of the scraping support member 251 via a bearing so as to be rotatable around the shaft center. A drive pulley 253 is fitted and fixed to the transmission shaft 256, and a rotation shaft is disposed on the lower end portion of the scraping support member 251. 257 is rotatably supported around the shaft center via a bearing, and a driven pulley 254 is fitted and fixed to the rotating shaft 257. Power is transmitted to the transmission shaft 256 of each scraping means 250 via each rotary shaft 190 of the upper pulling mechanism 3, and the endless belts 255 of the pair of left and right scraping means 250 in each scraping mechanism 8 are mutually connected. By rotating in the opposite direction, the stems and leaves of the onion are scraped by a plurality of scraping claws 249 between the pair of scraping means 250.

The scraping support member 251 of each scraping means 250 is fixed to the front support member 179 of the upper pulling mechanism 3 via the front stay 259 and the rear stay 260, and each of the left and right scraping mechanisms 8 is an upper pulling mechanism. 3 is supported.
The front stay 259 and the rear stay 260 are provided with arc-shaped or left and right elongated holes centered on the transmission shaft 256, and the lifting support member 251 is attached to the front stay 259 and the fastening bolts 261 inserted through the elongated holes. The rear stay 260 is detachably fixed to the rear stay 260. By the tightening and tightening of the tightening bolts 261, the scooping support member 251 to the scooping means 250 are connected to the front stay 259 and the rear stay 260 with respect to the front stay 259 and the rear stay 260. Oscillation can be adjusted around the drive pulley 253 (transmission shaft 256) in the range of the long hole of the stay 260.

  Therefore, by adjusting the swinging support member 251 to the scraping means 250 with the transmission shaft 256 (drive pulley 253) as the center, the left and right scraping mechanisms 8 are arranged in the center of the four strips. The position can be adjusted in the left-right direction according to the interval between the crops, and each scraping mechanism 8 can change the angle around the transmission shaft 256 with respect to the upper pulling mechanism 3 so as to change the left-right position of the front end. It is said that. Therefore, by changing the left and right positions of the front end of each scraping mechanism 8, the left and right scraping mechanisms 8 can surely scrape two onions of the four onions respectively. From the point of view, four onions can be harvested well at the same time.

The left and right inner scraping means 250 of one scraping mechanism 8 and the left and right inner scraping means 250 of the other scraping mechanism 8 are arranged so as to overlap vertically, whereby the left and right scraping mechanisms The left and right positions of 8 correspond to two of each of the four crops.
Of the four scraping means 250 of the left and right scraping mechanisms 8, the scraping claws 249 of the scraping means 250 on the left and right outer sides are longer than the scraping claws 249 of the other scraping means 250 on the left and right inner sides. Is formed. As a result, it is possible to efficiently scrape four onions without leaving a wide range.

It should be noted that at least one of the left and right scraping mechanisms 8 only needs to be capable of changing the angle around the transmission shaft 256 with respect to the upper pulling mechanism 3 so as to change the left and right position of the front end thereof.
In FIGS. 1, 2, 7, and 28 to 30, a harvesting mechanism 263 that receives the bulbs conveyed by the left and right lower pulling mechanism 4 is provided at the rear of the traveling machine body 6. The harvesting mechanism 263 includes a receiving conveyor means 264 that receives the bulbs conveyed by the left and right lower pulling mechanisms 4, and a boxing means 267 that conveys a container 266 that stores the bulbs dropped from the receiving conveyor means 264. ing.

The receiving conveyor means 264 is disposed below the rear end of the left and right lower pulling mechanisms 4 and has a support rod 269 protruding from the rear lateral frame 18 of the machine frame 12 and a connecting rod connected to the rear end of the inclined frame 19. 270 to the machine frame 12.
As shown in FIG. 28, the receiving conveyor means 264 includes a pair of left and right side wall members 271, a front rotating cylinder body 273 that is rotatably supported around a support shaft 272 between front end portions of the pair of side wall members 271, Between the rear end portions of the pair of side wall members 271, there are provided a rear rotating cylinder 276 that is rotatably supported around a support shaft 275, an endless belt 277 wound around the front and rear rotating cylinders 273 and 276, and the like. . As shown in FIG. 7, a motor 278 for driving the receiving conveyor means 264 is provided on the side wall member at the rear end of the receiving conveyor means 264, and the rear rotating cylinder 276 is driven to rotate by the motor 278. Thus, the endless belt 277 is rotated in the direction of arrow a, and the bulb received on the endless belt 277 from the lower pulling mechanism 4 is conveyed rearward and dropped from the rear end of the endless belt 227. Yes.

  The endless belt 227 is provided with a large number of insertion holes 279 for dropping soil, and as shown in FIG. 7, a soil dropping guide 280 extending from the lower side of the receiving conveyor means 264 to both sides is provided. The soil of the bulb that has fallen from the insertion hole 279 of the endless belt 277 is inclined so as to gradually descend from the center in the left-right direction below the earth drop guide 280 and the receiving conveyor means 264 toward both outer sides. And is guided to the farm fields on both sides of the receiving conveyor means 264. A large number of insertion holes 279 formed in the endless belt 277 and a soil drop guide 280 constitute a soil dropping means 281 for dropping the soil attached to the bulbs on the receiving conveyor means 264.

As shown in FIG. 28, the receiving conveyor means 264 is provided with a V-shaped bulb guide 283. The bulb guide 283 is arranged on the upper side of the endless belt 277 of the receiving conveyor means 264, divides the bulb of the onion carried on the endless belt 277 into the left and right, and the onion conveyor 285 described later Guide the bulb separately.
The boxing means 267 includes a storage conveyor 285 that moves the container 266 at the dropping position to store the bulbs dropped from the receiving conveyor means 264, and a spare conveyor 286 that moves the empty container 266 to the dropping position. Yes. The preliminary conveyor 286 and the storage conveyor 285 are arranged below and in front of and below the receiving conveyor means 264.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the preliminary conveyor 286 and the storage conveyor 285 are supported in a suspended manner on the machine frame 12 and the receiving conveyor means 264 by a mounting plate 287 and a connecting rod 288, etc., and the mounting plate 287 and the connecting rod 288, etc. By removing the preliminary conveyor 286 and the storage conveyor 285, the boxing means 267 can be easily removed from the machine frame 12 side, and the boxing means 267 is detachably attached to the traveling machine body 6. Therefore, for example, by attaching / detaching the boxing means 267 to / from the traveling machine body 6, the boxing operation for storing the harvested bulbs in the container 266 simultaneously with the harvesting of the onion, and the operation for dropping the harvested onion as it is into the field Can be switched easily, which is convenient. In addition, as shown in FIG. 30, the storage conveyor 285 can be folded with respect to the spare conveyor 286, and can be retracted upward when not in use.

As shown in FIG. 7, a support wheel 292 may be provided on the preliminary conveyor 286 or the storage conveyor 285, and the preliminary conveyor 286 and the storage conveyor 285 may be supported by the support wheel 292.
As shown in FIG. 29, the storage conveyor 285 includes a pair of left and right side wall bodies 289, a front rotary shaft 290 rotatably supported between front end portions of the pair of side wall bodies 289, and a rear end of the pair of side wall bodies 289. And a pair of left and right drive sprockets 293 are fitted and fixed to the front rotating shaft 290, and a pair of left and right driven sprockets 294 are fitted and fixed to the rear rotating shaft 291. A pair of left and right transmission chains 295 are wound between the pair of left and right drive sprockets 293 and the pair of left and right driven sprockets 294, respectively, and the container is placed on the pair of transmission chains to move the container rearward. ing.

  The spare conveyor 286 is rotatably supported between a pair of left and right side wall bodies 297, a front rotary shaft 298 rotatably supported between the front end portions of the pair of side wall bodies 297, and a rear end portion of the pair of side wall bodies 297. And a pair of left and right front pulleys 301 are externally fitted and fixed to the front rotary shaft 298, and a pair of left and right rear pulleys 302 are externally fitted and fixed to the rear rotary shaft 299. And a pair of left and right rear pulleys 302 are wound around a pair of left and right transmission belts 303, and a plurality of connecting rods 304 are connected between the pair of left and right transmission belts 303 at a predetermined interval.

  A motor 306 for driving the boxing means 267 is provided on the side of the storage conveyor 285, and the rotational power of the motor 306 rotates the front rotary shaft 290 of the storage conveyor 285 via the sprockets 307 and 308 and the transmission chain. The rear rotating shaft 299 is driven to rotate through the sprockets 309 and 310 and the transmission chain. Therefore, the transmission chain 295 is rotationally driven by the motor 306 so that the container 266 on the storage conveyor 285 (transmission chain 295) moves backward, and the container 266 on the auxiliary conveyor 285 (connection rod 304) moves backward. Thus, the transmission belt 303 is configured to be rotationally driven.

  Accordingly, the receiving conveyor means 264 and the boxing means 267 of the harvesting mechanism 263 have separate drive systems (motors), which are driven asynchronously with each other (separately without being synchronized with each other), and the receiving conveyor means 264 is driven (rotated). The driving speed (rotation) of the storage conveyor 285 and the auxiliary conveyor 286 is set slower than the movement speed. The receiving conveyor means 264 and the boxing means 267 of the harvesting mechanism 263 are driven asynchronously with the main transmission system 115. The rotation speed of the auxiliary conveyor 286 is adjustable and is set to rotate faster than the storage conveyor 285.

As shown in FIG. 2, an accompanying person arrangement space 312 is formed behind the driver's seat 66 and on the side of the harvesting mechanism 263. Therefore, the accompanying person can use the accompanying person arrangement space 312 to smoothly and satisfactorily replenish the container 266 to the storage conveyor 285 or the spare conveyor 284, transport the container storing the onion, and the like. It is very convenient for harvesting work.
According to the above embodiment, the pair of left and right crawler traveling devices 9 are driven by the power of the engine 13 and the traveling machine body 6 travels. In synchronization with the traveling of the traveling machine body 6, a pair of left and right foliage raising mechanisms 2 are driven. By each foliage raising mechanism 2, two shoots of onions are caused at a time. Causes an onion. That is, a pair of left and right vertical raising mechanisms 7 in the front cause tilted foliage of the four onions, and a pair of left and right scraping mechanisms 8 that follow the four onions in which foliage is caused Divide and squeeze into each onion.

The vibration subsoiler 130 reciprocates back and forth by the power of the engine 13 separately from the traveling of the traveling machine body 6 (without synchronizing with the traveling), and the vibration subsoiler 130 is Prior to pulling out the onion, the four buds are softened.
Then, in synchronization with the traveling of the traveling machine body 6, the left and right upper and lower pulling mechanisms 3 and 4 are also driven to divide the four onion stems and leaves caused by the left and right foliage raising mechanism 2 into two on the right and left. In this state, the onion is pulled out from the basket while being clamped at the two upper and lower positions by the left and right upper and lower extraction mechanisms 3 and 4 and then conveyed upward. In the middle of conveyance, the disc cutters 140 of the pair of left and right cutting mechanisms 5 separate the leaves and bulbs of the onion separated into left and right. The separated onion stems and leaves are conveyed by a pair of left and right upper extraction mechanisms 3, and at the upper end of the upper extraction mechanism 3, the onion stems and leaves are dropped onto the foliage guides 197. The foliage conveyed by the upper drawing mechanism 3 is dropped onto the crawlers 39 of the left and right crawler travel devices 9. The stems and leaves of the onion that have fallen on the crawler 39 are dropped into the grooves on both sides of the heel on which the crawler traveling device 9 travels as the crawler 39 rotates.

  Onion bulbs conveyed rearward by the left and right lower extraction mechanisms 4 are received by the receiving conveyor means 264 of the harvesting mechanism 263 and further conveyed rearward by the receiving conveyor means 264. The bulbs of the receiving conveyor means 264 are packed in a box. It falls into the container 266 on the storage conveyor 285 of the means 267 and is stored in the container 266. By driving the storage conveyor 285 by the motor 306, the container 266 on the storage conveyor 285 gradually moves rearward on the storage conveyor 285. As the container 266 on the storage conveyor 285 moves backward, an empty container on the spare conveyor 286 is moved. 266 gradually moves onto the storage conveyor 285, and subsequently moves the empty container 266 to the drop position of the onion from the receiving conveyor means 264, following the container 266 storing the onion. Therefore, the onion can be sequentially and smoothly stored in the plurality of containers 266, and the onion can be efficiently harvested four by four.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the container mounting base 313 may be provided above the receiving conveyor means 264, and the spare container 266 may be mounted here.
In the above embodiment, the receiving conveyor means 264 and the boxing means 267 of the harvesting mechanism 263 have separate drive systems (motors) that are driven asynchronously with each other. The receiving conveyor means 264 and the boxing means 267 of 263 may be driven in synchronization with each other by the same drive system (the same motor).
In the above-described embodiment, the receiving conveyor means 264 and the boxing means 267 of the harvesting mechanism 263 have separate drive systems (motors), and they are driven asynchronously with each other (separately without being synchronized with each other). However, instead of this, the receiving conveyor means 264 and the boxing means 267 of the harvesting mechanism 263 may be provided with the same drive system. For example, the receiving conveyor means 264 and the boxing means 267 are driven by a single motor. The receiving conveyor means 264 and the boxing means 267 may be driven in synchronization with each other.

In the above embodiment, the receiving conveyor means 264 and the boxing means 267 of the harvesting mechanism 263 are driven asynchronously with respect to the main transmission system 115. Instead, the receiving conveyor of the harvesting mechanism 263 is used. The means 264 and the boxing means 267 may be driven in synchronization with the main transmission system 115.
In the embodiment, the driver's seat 66 is provided above the right crawler traveling device 9 and on the wheel support 10 of the right crawler traveling device 9 in front of the horizontal shaft 11 and the engine 13 is The driver's seat 66 is disposed on the left side of the machine frame 12 on the rear side of the horizontal shaft 11. The engine 13 may be disposed on the right side of the machine frame 12 on the rear side of the horizontal shaft 11 and provided on the wheel support 10 of the crawler traveling device 9.

  In the above-described embodiment, the front support members 179 of the pair of belt conveyor means 178 of the upper pull-out mechanism 3 are adjusted by swinging in the same direction around the longitudinal axis 190 with respect to the rear support member 180. The front and rear sides of the left and right belt conveyor means 178 of the drawing mechanism 3 are configured to change the angle to the left and right with respect to the rear side, and the left and right positions of the front end of the belt conveyor means 178 can be changed. However, instead of or together with this, the rear support member 180 and the front support member 179 of the pair of belt conveyor means 178 of the upper pull-out mechanism 3 can be adjusted to swing around the upper pull-out transmission shaft 175, for example. By configuring, the left and right belt conveyor means 178 of the upper pulling mechanism 3 can be angled from the rear end to the left and right. And it may allow changing the lateral position of the front end of the belt conveyor means 178. Further, the left and right positions of the front end of the belt conveyor means 178 may be changed only for one of the left and right upper drawing mechanisms 3.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the front support members 202 of the pair of belt conveyor means 201 of each lower pulling mechanism 4 are adjusted to swing around the vertical axis 215 so that the front and rear intermediate parts of the left and right belt conveyor means 201 are removed. The front side can be changed in angle to the left and right with respect to the rear side, and the left and right positions of the front end of the belt conveyor means 201 can be changed. By adjusting the front support member 202 and the rear support member 203 of the conveyor means 201 around the drive shaft 165, the left and right belt conveyor means 201 can be configured to change the angle from the rear end to the left and right. The left and right positions of the front end of the means 201 may be changeable. Further, the left and right positions of the front end of the belt conveyor means 201 may be changed only for one of the left and right lower pulling mechanisms 4.

In the above embodiment, the boxing means 267 is provided so that the harvested onion is stored in the container 266. However, instead of the boxing means 267 or together with the boxing means 267, as shown in FIG. A chute 315 for dropping the bulb from the means 264 to the field may be provided. In FIG. 31, a convex portion 316 bulging upward is provided at the center in the left-right direction of the chute 31 to distribute the bulbs of onions falling from the receiving conveyor means 264 to the left and right.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the onion is harvested as a crop, the crop to harvest is not limited to an onion, The other crop which has a bulb may be sufficient.

1 is an overall side view of a crop harvester showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the traveling body part of the crop harvester. It is a front view of the traveling body part of the crop harvester. It is a side view of the traveling body part of the crop harvester. It is a top view of the traveling body part of the crop harvester. It is a front view of the machine frame part of the crop harvesting machine. 1 is an overall side view of a crop harvester showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the traveling machine body rear part of the crop harvester. It is a side view of the traveling machine body rear part of the crop harvester. It is an enlarged side view of the horizontal-axis part of the traveling machine body rear part. It is an enlarged plan view of the horizontal-axis part of the traveling machine body rear part. It is a front view of the vibration subsoiler part. It is a side view of the vibration subsoiler part. It is a top view of the 1st transmission mechanism and the 2nd transmission mechanism part. It is a top view of the cutting mechanism part. It is a side view of the same scraping mechanism and an up-and-down extraction mechanism part. It is a top view of the same lower extraction mechanism part. It is a side view of the power transmission part to the same up-and-down extraction mechanism. It is a rear view of the power transmission part to the same up-and-down extraction mechanism. It is a top view of an extraction mechanism part same as the above. It is a side view of the front support member and rear support member of the same belt conveyor means. It is a side view of the vertical raising mechanism part. It is a block diagram which shows the arrangement | positioning relationship between the vertical raising mechanism and the scraping mechanism. It is a front view of the upper part of the vertical raising mechanism. It is a top view of the power transmission part to the rotating shaft of the vertical raising mechanism. It is a side view of the same scraping mechanism part. It is a front view of the same scraping mechanism part. It is a top view of the receiving conveyor means part. It is a top view of the storage conveyor and a preliminary | backup conveyor part. It is a side view of the folded state of the storage conveyor and a preliminary | backup conveyor part. It is a top view of the receiving conveyor means part which shows other embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Crop harvester 2 Stem and leaf raising mechanism 3 Upper pulling mechanism 4 Lower pulling mechanism 5 Cutting mechanism 6 Traveling machine body 7 Vertical raising mechanism 8 Scratching mechanism 9 Crawler traveling device 10 Wheel support base 11 Horizontal shaft 12 Machine frame 13 Engine 37 Drive sprocket 39 Crawler 59 Actuator 66 Driver's seat 71 Gauge wheel 75 Height adjustment means 115 Main transmission system 130 Vibration subsoiler 149 Sub transmission system 155 Adjustment operation member 156 Height adjustment mechanism 178 Belt conveyor means 201 Belt conveyor means 217 Raising claw 218 Raising means 224 Divider 249 Scraping claw 250 Scraping means 256 Transmission shaft 263 Harvesting mechanism 264 Receiving conveyor means 266 Container 267 Boxing means 281 Soil dropping means 283 Bulb guide 285 Storage conveyor 286 Preliminary conveyor 3 12 Accompaniment space

Claims (6)

  The foliage-inducing mechanism (2) that causes the foliage of the two-row crops together and the foliage-triggering mechanism (2) that is caused by the foliage-inducing mechanism (2) while holding the foliage of the two-row crops at two locations up and down, And a cutting mechanism (5) for separating the foliage and bulbs of the crop in the middle of conveyance by the vertical pulling mechanism (3, 4). ), A vertical pull-out mechanism (3, 4), and a cutting mechanism (5) are mounted on the traveling machine body (6) one by one on the left and right.   The left and right foliage raising mechanism (2) has a front vertical raising mechanism (7) and a subsequent scraping mechanism (8), and at least one of the left and right vertical raising mechanisms (7) has two central strips. The crop harvesting machine according to claim 1, wherein the crop harvesting machine is mounted on the traveling machine body (6) so as to be position-adjustable in the left-right direction corresponding to the interval between the crops.   Each of the pair of left and right vertical raising mechanisms (7) has raising means (218) for sequentially circulating and moving a number of raising claws (217) in the vertical direction, and one of the pair of left and right vertical raising mechanisms (7) is: Three raising means corresponding to the outer position of the first crop, the intermediate position of the first and second crops, and the intermediate position of the second and third crops for the four crops (218), and the other of the pair of left and right vertical raising mechanisms (7) corresponds to the intermediate position of the third and fourth crops and the outer position of the fourth crop for the four crops. The crop harvesting machine according to claim 2, characterized in that it has two raising means (218).   Out of the raising means (218) of the left and right vertical raising mechanism (7), the outer raising means (218) located on the left and right outer sides is more forward than the other inner raising means (218) located on the left and right inner sides. 4. The crop harvester according to claim 3, wherein the crop harvester is long.   Dividers (224) for scooping up the tilted leaves of the crops are provided at the lower ends of the raising means (218) of the left and right vertical raising mechanisms (7), and these dividers (224) are located on both the left and right outer sides. The crop harvesting machine according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the outer divider (224) is formed to be longer forward than the inner divider (224) located on the left and right inner sides.   The harvesting mechanism (263) for receiving the bulb of the crop conveyed by the left and right lower pulling mechanisms (3, 4) is provided at the rear part of the traveling machine body (6). A crop harvesting machine according to any one of the above.

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