JP2008212159A - Combine harvester - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a combine harvester, the operation of which is facilitated, and which enables an operator to easily get on and off during night operations. <P>SOLUTION: The combine harvester is provided with a step (11) on the front side of a seat (10) of an operating part (7) of the combine harvester; a front side operation part (12) is provided in a standing state on the front side of the step (11); a panel part (48), which is provided with a lever (43) for operating a traveling direction, a handle (45) for stabilizing the operator's standing attitude, and a display part, is provided on the front side panel surface (44) of the front side operation part (12); a side operating part (13) is provided in a standing state on the lateral side of the step (11); an accelerator lever (23), a main gear-shift lever (24) and an auxiliary gear-shift lever (29) are provided on the side operation part (13); an auxiliary step (34) is provided on the outside of the lower part of the step (11); and an illuminator (20) is provided near the auxiliary step (34). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a combine.

Conventionally, a combine in which a front operation unit standing on the front side of the step of the control unit and a side operation unit on the side of the step are provided is well known (Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-275445 A

The known example has a problem that it is not easy to visually check the position and state of the lever and the pedal during night work, and erroneous operation occurs.
In the present application, an illuminator is provided in the control unit to improve operability and workability.

  The present invention provides a threshing device (3) above a body frame (1) having a traveling device (2), a cutting part (4) is provided on the front side of the threshing device (3), and the threshing device (3) A Glen tank (5) is provided on the lateral side, a control part (7) is provided on the front side of the Glen tank (5), a step (11) is provided on the front side of the seat (10) of the control part (7), The front operation section (12) is provided upright on the front side of the step (11), and the lever (43) for operating the traveling direction on the front panel surface (44) of the front operation section (12) and the operator's standing posture are provided. A panel (48) having a handle (45) for stabilizing and a display unit is provided, and a side operation unit (13) is provided upright on the side of step (11), and the side operation unit (13) is provided. An accelerator lever (23), a main transmission lever (24), and an auxiliary transmission lever (29) are provided to (11) to the lower outer auxiliary step (34) provided in, is obtained by the combined, characterized in that the illuminator (20) provided in the vicinity of the auxiliary step (34).

  Thereby, the illuminator 20 is turned on, the position and the state of the pedal 21 in step 11 are visually confirmed, and then these are operated to perform work.

  According to the present invention, the operation in the standing posture can be stabilized by the handle 45 provided in the front operation unit 12, the operation can be facilitated by the panel unit 48, and the illuminator 20 is provided in the vicinity of the auxiliary step 34. Therefore, the auxiliary step 34 can be visually recognized, and the boarding / exiting at night work can be facilitated.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A cutting part 5 provided on the front side of the tank 5, a grain tank 5, a discharge auger 6 for discharging the grains in the grain tank 5, and a control part 7.

  The steering unit 7 is provided with a seat 10 on which an operator is seated, a step 11 on which the worker gets on and off is provided on the front side of the seat 10, a front operation unit 12 is provided on the front side of step 11, The side operation unit 13 is provided.

  1 and 3, the illuminator 20 is provided on the inner plate 19 of the side operation unit 13 that stands on the side of Step 11. The illuminator 20 makes it easy to visually recognize the position and state of the pedal 21 of the control unit 7 during night work.

  21A is a parking brake pedal of the pedal 21, 21B is a scrambling pedal of the pedal 21, and even if the scrambling pedal 21B raises the harvesting part 4 by stepping on the side of the pedal, the threshing device 3 and the harvesting part 4 The rotation is continued.

  The illuminator 20 is provided on a main transmission lever 24 provided in the side operation unit 13. The main transmission lever 24 is configured by providing a grip 26 on an upper portion of a shaft portion 25 connected to an operation mechanism (not shown), and the illuminator 20 is provided on the shaft portion 25 or the grip 26.

  In this case, when the illuminator 20 illuminates the panel surface 27 of the side operation unit 13 before and after the shaft 25, the cutting lever 22, the accelerator lever 23, the main transmission lever 24, the auxiliary transmission lever 29, and the switch 28 ( It is easy to visually recognize the position and state of a switch panel portion 47 and the like which will be described later (FIGS. 5 and 6), which is preferable.

In the embodiment, since the case 30 and the lens portion 31 of the illuminator 20 are integrally formed on the grip 26, the appearance is improved.
5 and 6, the illuminator 20 is provided so as to protrude to the front side and the rear side of the grip 26 of the main transmission lever 24.

  7 shows an auxiliary step 34 provided below (in front of) the step 11 of the control unit 7, and the illuminator is provided between the step 11 and the auxiliary step 34 (above the auxiliary step 34). 20 is provided.

Since the illuminator 20 is provided in the vicinity of the auxiliary step 34, the auxiliary step 34 can be easily visually recognized, and boarding / exiting during night work can be facilitated.
Thus, FIG. 8 is a view in which an illuminator 20 is provided in the cutting unit 4 in front of the front operation unit 12 of the control unit 7. The illuminator 20 is provided on the mounting rod 37 in the left-right direction, and illuminates the rear and lower sides. The attachment rod 37 is positioned above the upper end of the case 39 of the pulling device 38 of the cutting unit 4. In the embodiment, the mounting rod 37 also serves as a connecting member for connecting the pulling devices 38 arranged side by side on the left and right sides, so that a separate stay and mounting member are unnecessary.

  Therefore, the illuminator 20 can visually recognize the position and state of the pedal 21 and the levers of the control unit 7, and can also see the pulling state of the pulling device 38 of the cutting unit 4, thereby facilitating the cutting operation at night. .

In FIG. 9, a cover 42 is attached to the attachment rod 37, and the illuminator 20 is provided on the cover 42.
Therefore, since the illuminator 20 is provided on the cover 42 surrounding the mounting rod 37, failures such as disconnection and poor connection can be reduced, and the design can be improved.

  4 and 10 is provided at a predetermined interval above the front panel surface 44 provided with a power steering lever (traveling direction operating means (lever)) 43 for operating the traveling direction. An operation panel part (panel part) 48 is provided on the handle 45, and one side of the handle 45 is attached to the front panel surface 44 by one side attaching part 46A. The switch panel portion 47 provided with various switches 28 is provided on the rear surface of the one side attachment portion 46A (FIG. 4), and the illuminator 20 is provided on the front surface of the one side attachment portion 46A (FIG. 10).

Therefore, the illuminator 20 on the front surface of the one-side mounting portion 46A efficiently irradiates the front side and improves workability.
Further, the other side of the handle 45 is fixed to the fixed portion of the control portion 7 provided with the front panel surface 44 by the other side mounting portion 46B. In this case, the other side mounting portion 46B also serves as a gripping portion.

  FIG. 11 shows an embodiment of the switch panel unit 47. The switch 28 of the switch panel unit 47 will be described individually. 100 is a cutting height adjustment switch for adjusting the cutting height of the cutting unit 4, Press to switch between manual adjustment and automatic adjustment, and manually adjust the cutting height by turning in the manual adjustment state.

  Reference numeral 101 denotes an autolift switch. When the autolift switch 101 is turned on and the culm presence / absence detection sensor of the cutting unit 4 is off and the vehicle travels a predetermined distance, the cutting unit 4 is automatically raised.

  Reference numeral 102 denotes a hook switch, and when the hook switch 102 is turned on to raise the cutting unit 4, the takeover position to the husk supply and transport apparatus 103 that supplies the husk to the threshing apparatus 3 is changed to a deep handling position. . Reference numeral 104 denotes an automatic handling depth switch that performs automatic handling depth control when turned on. Reference numeral 105 denotes an automatic direction control switch that performs automatic direction control by a direction sensor provided in the cutting unit 4. Reference numeral 106 denotes an inclination adjustment switch for adjusting the inclination of the airframe, which switches between manual adjustment and automatic adjustment when pressed, and manually adjusts the left / right inclination by turning in the manual adjustment state.

  Reference numeral 107 denotes an automatic front / rear horizontal switch which, when turned on, automatically controls the airframe to make the front / back inclination of the airframe horizontal. Reference numeral 108 denotes a wetland switch. When the wetland switch 108 is turned on, when the aircraft is moved backward (reverse operation) during execution of the aircraft horizontal control, the front side of the aircraft is raised and the cutting unit 4 is automatically raised to a predetermined height. Reference numeral 109 denotes a travel mode switch, which changes the turning radius with respect to the tilting operation angle of the power steering lever 43. That is, for example, when the mild travel mode is selected, the side clutch of the mission is set to “disengage” and the vehicle turns slowly, and when the standard travel mode is selected, the vehicle turns with a brake turn performed by braking the rotation inside the turn. The traveling mode change-over switch 109 is a switch for selecting a turning radius for the tilting operation angle of the power steering lever 43 corresponding to the traveling surface. The turning method is arbitrary, and it may be performed from a gentle turn to a spin turn that reverses not only the brake turn but also the left and right axles at a predetermined rate.

  Reference numeral 110 denotes an engine rotation automatic adjustment switch. When the main transmission lever 24 is in the neutral position, the engine speed is automatically set to idling rotation. When the main transmission lever 24 is operated forward or backward, the engine is automatically rotated to the rated rotation. When the straw discharge lever for discharging the grains in the Glen tank 5 is turned on, the engine is automatically set to the rated rotation. A sheave switch 111 switches between manual adjustment and automatic adjustment when pressed, and is manually adjusted to turn the sheave angle of the swing sorting device of the threshing device 3. 112 is a window switch that switches between manual adjustment and automatic adjustment when pressed, and manually adjusts the rotation speed of the threshing device 3 of the threshing device 3 in the manual adjustment state. Detects the load and automatically adjusts the rotational speed of the air blower according to the load.

  Accordingly, the front operation unit 12 of the embodiment is configured by providing the front panel surface 44 on the upper surface of the fender 49, providing the power steering lever 43 on the front panel surface 44, and providing the operation panel unit 48 on the handle 45. (FIG. 4).

  That is, the height of the upper surface of the fender 49 is lowered to improve the front view when seated on the seat 10, and the handle 45 is provided at a predetermined interval above the front panel surface 44, so that The operation is stabilized, and the operation panel 48 is provided on the handle 45 to facilitate the operation.

Therefore, the front operation unit 12 is configured by the fender 49 and the handle 45.
Although the configuration of the operation panel 48 is arbitrary, an example thereof is shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, a horn switch 121 that can be used as a horn around the so-called liquid crystal display screen 120, and turning on and off the headlamp. A changeover switch (low & high) 122 and a direction indicator (blinker) 123 are provided.

  The liquid crystal display screen 120 always displays an engine tachometer 124 and a fuel meter 125, and a separate switching display screen 126 is provided in the liquid crystal display screen 120. The switching display screen 126 normally displays a speed meter 127 and a grain meter 128 that displays the grain amount in the Glen tank (FIG. 13A), and the display on the liquid crystal display screen 120 is switched by the display switch 130. When the operation switch 132 is operated, the maintenance screen 131 of FIG. 13B is displayed. Further, when the operation switch 132 is operated, the switching display screen 126 can switch each screen (FIGS. 13A to 13D) of the maintenance screen 131, respectively. Each maintenance screen 131 displays items required for maintenance.

  That is, the display of “engine oil change” in FIG. 13B and “replacement of synchro belt” in FIG. 13C prompts replacement, respectively, and the indication of “oil filter replacement” in FIG. 13B and “cutting blade replacement” in FIG. An exchange unnecessary state is displayed, and the display of “SYNCHRO BELT 4.5H” in FIG. 13D prompts the exchange and displays the remaining usable time.

  The switch panel 47 and the operation panel 48 are illuminated by the illuminator 20 provided on both the front and rear sides of the main transmission lever 24, and the positions and states of these switches can be easily recognized. Is preferred.

Reference numeral 137 denotes a hand rest provided on the handle 45 to facilitate the operation of the power steering lever 43.
FIG. 14 shows an embodiment of the other side mounting portion 46B of the handle 45. The upper side of the other side mounting portion 46B is fixed to the handle 45, and the lower side of the other side mounting portion 46B is a fixed portion of the control unit 7. The mirror stay 54 of the mirror 53 is mounted near the upper portion of the other side mounting portion 46B, and a grip portion 55 formed of urethane or the like is provided on all or part of the other side mounting portion 46B below the mirror stay 54. The winker 56 is provided below the grip portion 55.

  Therefore, a grip portion 55 that makes it easy to get on and off the step 11 of the mirror stay 54 and the control portion 7 and a blinker 56 that is a notification means of the traveling direction can be provided at one place of the attachment portion 46. The mounting member is omitted to simplify the assembly and reduce the cost. Moreover, the position of the blinker 56 can be located above the cutting part 4, and visibility can be made favorable. Moreover, the “line” of the outer shape of the mounting portion 46 can be configured with a sense of unity and unity, and the appearance can be improved.

FIG. 15 shows an embodiment in which the illuminator 20 is provided on the front side (front side) of the front panel surface 44 of the front operation unit 12.
By illuminating the front side from the front side operation unit 12, it is possible to irradiate the work of the cutting unit 4, and by providing the illuminator 20 on the front side panel surface 44, it is easy to distinguish from other work machines.

  In this case, the handle 45 is attached to the front panel surface 44 with one side cantilevered by the one side attachment portion 46A, the other end of the handle 45 becomes a free end, and the front panel surface 44 on the other end side of the handle 45 is attached to the front panel surface 44. Is provided with a hand catcher 57 independent of the handle 45, and the hand catcher 57 is gripped particularly when getting on and off.

  Accordingly, FIG. 16 shows an operation unit (remote control) 51 that performs operations such as turning the discharge auger 6 and starting / stopping the discharge between the other end of the handle 45 in a cantilever state and the hand catcher 57. In this embodiment, an operating device stand 50 is provided, and the operating device stand 50 is formed on the hand catcher 57.

  The operating device 51 detachably mounts (mounts) the operating device stand 50 and operates it from the driver seat 10, and can be operated from a position away from the operating unit 7 by removing it from the operating device stand 50. And improve workability.

  Therefore, the operating device 51 can be placed (mounted) on the upper part of the hand catcher 57 to be gripped when getting on and off the control unit 7, and the operating device 51 can be obtained without having to get on the control unit 7. Also in this respect, operability and workability are improved.

The other end of the handle 45 may be connected to the operating device stand 50 so that the operating device stand 50 may be a strength member.
Therefore, the cutting unit 4 is provided with a cutting light 60 that irradiates the front in the vicinity of the cutting unit 4 (FIG. 17). The cutting work lamp 60 is configured to always irradiate with a constant angle regardless of the height of the cutting unit 4.

  In the embodiment, the cutting work lamp 60 is rotatably attached to the cutting unit 4 about the horizontal axis 61, the gear 62 is fixed to the horizontal axis 61, and the output gear 64 of the motor 63 is engaged with the gear 62. The angle sensor 65 is connected to the motor 63. The configuration of the angle sensor 65 is arbitrary, but as an example, a switch 69 is provided in the vicinity of the amplitude direction of the pendulum 68, and the cutting unit 4 moves upward so that the cutting work lamp 60 faces upward with respect to the horizontal line. When the pendulum 68 comes into contact with the switch 69 (FIG. 19B), the motor 63 is driven to rotate the switch 69 and the mowing work lamp 60 about the horizontal axis 61 (FIG. 19C). When further away, the power supply to the motor 63 is turned off.

The harvesting work lamp 60 is attached to the horizontal shaft 61 via a stay 70, and is configured to adjust the irradiation angle in advance by manual operation with respect to the stay 70.
Thus, the discharge auger 6 is divided in the length direction so as to be extendable and retractable, and the base of the fixed barrel 72 on the base side is attached to the upper part of the vertical cerealing device 73 connected to the glen tank 5. On the other hand, it is configured such that the position of the tip of the movable cylinder 75 that can be freely expanded and contracted can be swung and adjusted up and down. A moving mechanism (not shown) for moving the moving cylinder 75 of the discharge auger 6 is provided on the upper surface of the fixed cylinder 72, and the illuminator 20 is provided on the rear surface of the cover 76 of the moving mechanism (FIG. 21).

  In this case, since the vertical cerealing device 73 is provided in the rear part of the machine body, the illuminator 20 of the cover 76 can widely irradiate the rear part of the machine body. Moreover, since the fixed cylinder 72 rotates around the axial center of the vertical cerealing device 73, the irradiation direction of the illuminator 20 of the cover 76 can be changed by turning the discharge auger 6, thereby facilitating the work. .

  Accordingly, the illuminator 20 is provided at a predetermined location on the inner wall 80 of the Glen tank 5 (FIG. 22). The illuminator 20 is provided so that the inside of the Glen tank 5 is brightened when the inside of the Glen tank 5 is visually recognized from the inspection opening 81 at the top of the Glen tank 5.

  Accordingly, it is easy to check the Glen tank 5 during the day as well as during night work. Further, when the illuminator 20 is turned on without opening the opening / closing lid 82 provided in the inspection opening 81, the illuminator 20 in the Glen tank 5 is interlocked with the opening / closing of the opening / closing lid 82. It can be turned on and off, improving operability.

Reference numeral 83 denotes an open / close detection switch that turns on and off the illuminator 20.
Moreover, FIG. 23 provides the illuminator 20 on the back surface of the opening / closing lid 82, which can avoid contact with the grains in the Glen tank 5 and facilitate maintenance.

  Therefore, FIG. 24 shows a case in which a dustproof cover 85 is provided above the conveying device 84 that conveys the cereals harvested by the cutting unit 4 to the threshing device 3, and the illuminator 20 is provided on the lower surface of the dustproof cover 85.

  Therefore, the visibility of the cereal straw during conveyance of the conveyance apparatus 84 is improved, and workability | operativity is improved. The conveyance device 84 of the embodiment is configured by a take-up conveyance device provided between a conveyance device (not shown) of the cutting unit 4 and a cereal supply / conveyance device (not shown) that conveys the cereal supplied to the threshing device 3. It is a location that is located to the side of the control unit 7 and is usually operated by an operator who is in the control unit 7 while frequently recognizing it.

87 is a cereal supply / conveyance device (conveyance chain), and 88 is a sensor for adjusting the handling depth.
Each of the above-described embodiments is illustrated or described separately or mixed for easy understanding, but these can be combined in various ways, and the expression, configuration, action, etc. It is not limited, and there are of course cases where a synergistic effect is obtained.

The side view of a combine. The side view of a combine. The side view of a control part. The perspective view of a control part. The perspective view which provided the illuminator in the main transmission lever. The perspective view of the other Example. The perspective view which provided the illuminator in the auxiliary | assistant step vicinity. The perspective view which provided the illuminator above the cutting part. The perspective view of the other Example. The perspective view which provided the illuminator in the handle provided in the control part. The front view of a switch panel part. The front view of an operation panel part. The switching state figure of the switching screen of an operation panel part. The partial perspective view of the handle | steering_wheel provided in the control part. The perspective view of the Example which provided the illuminator near the front side operation part. The perspective view which provided the operating device (remote control) in the handle provided in the control part. The side view of a cutting work light. The operation mechanism schematic of a work lamp. Explanatory drawing of irradiation angle of a work lamp. The side view which shows the subject of the irradiation angle of a work lamp. The partial perspective view of a discharge auger. The perspective view of a Glen tank. The perspective view of the other Example. The perspective view near a dust cover.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Airframe frame 2 Traveling device 3 Threshing device 4 Harvesting part 5 Glen tank 7 Steering part 10 Seat 11 Step 12 Front side operation part 13 Side part operation part 20 Illuminator 22 Mowing lever 23 Accelerator lever 24 Main transmission lever 29 Sub transmission lever 34 Auxiliary step 43 Power steering lever (lever)
44 Front panel 48 Operation panel (panel)

Claims (1)

A threshing device (3) is provided above the machine body frame (1) having the traveling device (2), a cutting part (4) is provided on the front side of the threshing device (3), and a grain is placed on the side of the threshing device (3). A tank (5) is provided, a control part (7) is provided on the front side of the Glen tank (5), a step (11) is provided on the front side of the seat (10) of the control part (7), and the step (11) A front operation part (12) is provided upright on the front side of the front side, and a lever (43) for operating the traveling direction on the front panel surface (44) of the front operation part (12) and a handle for stabilizing the standing posture of the operator ( 45) and a panel part (48) having a display part, a side operation part (13) is provided upright on the side of step (11), and an accelerator lever (23 is provided on the side operation part (13). ), A main speed change lever (24) and a sub speed change lever (29) are provided, and step (11) The lower outer an auxiliary step (34), combined, characterized in that the illuminator (20) provided in the vicinity of the auxiliary step (34).

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