JP2009240245A - Weeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a weeding device capable of weeding a wide area in a short time by simply moving the same on cultivated soil, in a simple structure easily moved even by man power. <P>SOLUTION: The weeding device includes an arm unit 2 and two or more sled bodies 3, wherein the arm unit 2 is supported at one end 13 of a handle unit 1 and protrudes downward, and the sled bodies 3 are arranged at the lower end of the arm unit 2 with lateral spaces between each of the sled bodies turnably assembled by a shaft 30 whose axis is laid along the lateral direction. At the rear ends of the sled bodies 31b, two or more weeding blades 31e... 31e are equipped with lateral spaces among the same, while each of the weeding blades 31e protrudes by bringing the blade tip 31f backward, and each of the weeding blades 31e has a bend for positioning the side of the blade tip 31f downward, in addition, a turnably assembled spot 33 of the sled body 3 and the arm unit 2 is brought to locate backward of substantially the longitudinal middle of the sled body 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a weeding tool used for weeding in cultivated soil where a crop is growing.

In agriculture, weed control is one of the issues, and how weeding is an important issue in organic farming. For this purpose, the Aigamo farming method is also being adopted. Therefore, there is a demand for a device that can perform weeding over a wide area in a short time by simply moving on the cultivated soil. In addition, there exists a thing shown by patent document 1 as an apparatus which makes the weeding between the stocks of a field manually.
Japanese Patent No. 3423952

  The main problem to be solved by the present invention is that a weeding tool capable of performing weeding over a large area in a short time by simply moving on the cultivated soil has a simple structure, and therefore is less likely to break down and easy to maintain. In addition, it is to be provided as something that can be easily moved by human power.

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, the weeding tool has the following configurations (1) to (5).
(1) Pattern body,
(2) an arm body that is supported by one end of the handle body and protrudes downward;
(3) One arm or two or more housings arranged with a space in the left-right direction between each other is assembled to the lower end of the arm body so as to be rotatable with an axis along the axis line in the left-right direction. And
(4) A plurality of weeding blades are provided at the rear end portion of the housing with a space in the left-right direction between each other, and each weeding blade protrudes rearward with the blade tip directed to each weeding blade. Is warped to position the blade edge side downward,
(5) Moreover, the rotational assembly location of the housing and the arm body is located behind the position in the middle of the longitudinal direction of the housing.

  According to this structure, the other end side of the handle can be supported, and the frame can be arranged on the cultivated soil with the sliding surface below the arm via the arm at the lower end of the handle. From this state, when the handle is moved, the weeds are pushed down and enter the soil or mud below the front end of the housing, and the soil or mud enters the rotating body to the arm assembly. The front end side of the housing is lifted upward by rotating around the center. When the rod is rotated in this way, the rear end side of the rod is moved downward to scrape the roots of the weeds that have been bitten by the cultivated soil. The weeds whose roots have been scraped are buried in the soil or mud by the movement of the rods, and the removal is completed. Since the rod body is rotatably attached to the arm body, the rod body is rotated so as to follow the undulation of the cultivated soil, and the rod body is smoothly moved on the cultivated soil. Since the pivot assembly position of the arm body and the chassis is located behind the middle position in the longitudinal direction of the chassis, the weeding blade is strongly bitten into the cultivated soil by lifting the front end side of the chassis. Can surely scrape grass roots. When multiple rods are provided, if each rod is placed between crop lines and the weeding tool is moved along this line, weeding between the multiple lines can be performed by one movement of the weeding tool. Can be completed. The mechanism of such a weeding tool is simple, and therefore there is little failure or the like, and it can be used for a long time. Moreover, the movement on the cultivated soil is smooth due to the frame, and even a weak woman or an elderly person can operate it manually.

  In the state where the handle is supported and the sliding surface of the case is grounded, the rotational assembly position of the case and the arm is positioned behind the position immediately below the support position of the arm by the handle. If it does in this way, it will become easy to move a frame straight to a desired direction.

  An attachment portion is provided on the upper surface side of the housing so that the bamboo branch protrudes rearward from the rear end of the housing and gradually moves away from the moving center line of the housing as it goes rearward. Sometimes. In this way, weeds between the strains can be removed by the bamboo branches when the rod is moved between the strips.

  Further, in this case, the bamboo branch may be attached to the chassis so as to be inclined downward from the rear end of the chassis toward the rear. In this way, the herbicidal effect is further improved.

  Further, in this case, the attachment portions may be provided on the left and right sides of the housing, respectively. In this way, weeding between the strains is possible in each of the two strips between which the rods move.

  Further, if the mounting portion is configured to include a first holding portion that receives and supports a bamboo branch from one side thereof and a second holding portion that receives and supports the bamboo branch from the other side, It is possible to attach the branch to the upper surface side of the housing with one touch by hooking the branches to the respective holding portions.

  According to the weeding tool according to the present invention, the weeding tool is moved between the rows of planted crops so that the rod is moved along the row, so that weeding in a wide area can be appropriately performed in a short time. be able to. The weeding tool has a simple structure in which a handle, an arm, and a frame are combined. Therefore, the weeding tool is hard to break down and easy to maintain. Further, such a weeding tool can be easily moved by human power using the handle.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  In addition, FIG. 1 has shown the utilization condition of the weeding tool concerning Embodiment here, and FIGS. 2-4 each represents this weeding tool. 5 shows a state in which a bamboo branch 4 is attached to one of the casings 3 constituting the weeding tool when viewed from above, and FIG. 6 schematically shows the function of the weeding tool for the cultivated soil M. The frame 3 is shown on the cultivated soil M. In addition, FIG. 7 shows the crop P planted on the cultivated soil M and the pod 3 of the weeding tool so that it is easy to understand a configuration in which weeding between the multiple strips S and the weeding between the strains can be realized simultaneously. This is schematically shown.

  The weeding tool according to this embodiment is used for weeding in the cultivated soil M in which the crop P is growing.

  In this embodiment, such a weeding tool has a structure that can be used by human power. More specifically, the weeding tool has a structure in which weeding of the cultivated soil M can be appropriately performed by moving the cultivated soil M by hand. Such a weeding tool has a structure suitable for weeding in a paddy field. In weeding in paddy fields, weeds P 'such as barnyard grass and wadding are targeted for removal. Such a weeding tool is configured so that weeding of the streak S is performed by a housing 3 described later, and weeding between the plants (between adjacent crops of one strip) is performed by a bamboo branch 4 attached to the housing 3. Has been. As the bamboo branch 4, a branch of 孟 mune bamboo, true bamboo, or light bamboo is used. These branches avoid touching a planted crop P, typically a planted rice seedling, without damaging it, and extract only the weed P ′ that grows in the vicinity of the seedling. As these branches, those having a thickness having such a function are selected from the branches of the above-mentioned Somune bamboo, true bamboo, and light bamboo.

Such a weeding tool is formed by combining the following elements (1) to (3).
(1) Pattern 1
(2) Arm body 2
(3) Housing 3

  The handle 1 supports the arm body 2 and the chassis 3, and uses this to move the weeding tool while sliding the chassis 3 on the cultivated soil M. In the example shown in the figure, the handle body 1 has three erection rods 11... 11 installed between the two left and right rod-like members 10 and 10 and with the erection rods 11 adjacent to each other in the front-rear direction. At the same time, one end of each of the two rod-shaped bodies 10 and 10 is fixed to a position approximately in the middle of the length of the arm support rod 12 that is long in the left-right direction. Each end is fixed to an intermediate portion of the gripping rod 14 that is long in the left-right direction. In the illustrated example, the gripping rod 14 is gripped and a weeding tool is pushed forward to perform weeding.

  The arm body 2 is configured to have a rod shape that is supported by one end portion 13 of the handle body 1 and protrudes downward. In the example shown in the drawing, each member constituting the handle 1 and the arm body 2 are both made of wooden squares. In view of the weight, rigidity, pain resistance, etc., a red pine square is suitable as the square. In the illustrated example, the weeding tool is configured to include five housings 3 with a space between the housings 3 adjacent to each other in the left-right direction. There are also five. Each arm body 2 has an upper end 20 side at one end 13 of the handle 1, that is, the arm support rod 12, and two U-shaped hardware 21a and 21a, and an end of the U-shaped hardware 21a. It is assembled by a connecting hardware 21 comprising a plate-shaped hardware 21b having a length extending in between and having a through hole through which an end of the U-shaped hardware 21a passes. Specifically, the upper end side of the arm body 2 is passed through a pair of U-shaped hardware 21a and 21a arranged at intervals in the vertical direction, and one end of the upper U-shaped hardware 21a and the lower U-shaped A plate-shaped metal piece 21b is installed between one end of the metal-like metal piece 21a and between the other end of the upper U-shaped metal piece 21a and the other end of the lower U-shaped metal piece 21a. By passing the arm support rod 12 between the metal fitting 21b and the arm body 2, and tightening the nut 21c on the end of the U-shaped metal 21a protruding from the through hole of the plate-like metal 21b, The handle 1 and the arm 2 are assembled. In the illustrated example, the arm body 2 is assembled with the handle body 1 so as to be substantially orthogonal to the handle body 1 by the connecting hardware 21. (Figure 3)

  The housing 3 is assembled to the lower end of the arm body 2 so as to be rotatable with a shaft 30 having an axis line along the left-right direction. In this embodiment, there are provided five housings 3 ... 3 arranged at intervals in the left-right direction between each other. An interval substantially equal to the interval between the streaks S of the planted crops P is opened between the virtual movement center lines x along the front-rear direction of the adjacent frames 3 and 3. The housing 3 includes a plate-like main body 31 that is long in the front-rear direction. Such a casing 3 is typically made of metal.

  In the example shown in the drawing, a plate-like housing 3 having a front-rear dimension of 400 mm and a left-right dimension of 200 mm is arranged with a 300 mm interval between the movement center lines of the adjacent housings 3, 3. The dimension between the right side 31g of the plate-like main body 31 constituting the rightmost housing 3 and the left side 31h of the plate-like main body 31 constituting the leftmost housing 3 is set to 1400 mm. A gap of 100 mm is formed between the adjacent casings 3 and 3. In the illustrated example, the arm body 2 has a length of 500 mm, the pattern body 1 has a length of 1270 mm, and the dimension from the position where the handle body 1 is assembled to the lower end of the arm body 2 is approximately 370 mm. .

  The front end portion 31a of the plate-shaped main body 31 constituting the housing 3 is formed so as to form a mountain shape in a plan view. The plate-shaped main body 31 is provided with a first warp 31c along a virtual circle (R350 mm) of an arc that has a curved inner side at a position from the front end to the vicinity of the rear end.

  The rear end portion 31b of the housing 3 is provided with a plurality of weeding blades 31e... 31e spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction, and each weeding blade 31e protrudes with the blade tip 31f facing backward and Each weeding blade 31e is warped to position the blade edge 31f side downward. In the illustrated example, the rear end of the plate-shaped main body 31 is shaped so as to have a wave shape with a sharpened top in a plan view, and a plurality of weeding blades 31e. Is provided. The sharpened top portion functions as the blade edge 31f. The plate-shaped main body 31 is provided with a second warp 31d along an imaginary circle (R50 mm) arc extending from the base portion of the weeding blade 31e to the blade edge 31f with the lower side curved inside.

  The sliding surface 32, that is, the back surface of the housing 3 is curved so as to form a substantially S shape in a side view state by the first and second warps 31c and 31d. (Figure 3)

  The pivot assembly portion 33 between the housing 3 and the arm body 2 is located rearward from a position approximately in the middle of the housing 3 in the front-rear direction. In the illustrated example, the lower end 22 of the arm body 2 is rotatably attached to the housing 3 via a pair of left and right brackets 34, 34 provided on the upper surface of the housing 3. The pair of brackets 34 and 34 each have a vertical plate portion 34a that is long in the front-rear direction, and the front and rear ends of the vertical plate portion 34a are oriented in a direction perpendicular to the vertical plate portion 34a from the lower end of the vertical plate portion 34a. And a lateral plate portion 34b that protrudes. The pair of brackets 34, 34 are riveted to the upper surface of the plate-shaped main body 31 with the horizontal plate portion 34 b opened between the vertical plate portion 34 a of the other bracket 34 and the lower end of the arm body 2 being opened. By doing so, the plate-shaped main body 31 is provided. A bolt through hole 34c is formed in a penetrating state on the rear end side of the vertical plate portion 34a of the pair of brackets 34, 34, and the bolt 30a serving as the shaft 30 is connected to the through hole 34c of the pair of brackets 34, 34. By passing a through hole 22a formed at the lower end of the arm body 2 and fastening a nut 30b to the end thereof, the housing 3 is placed on the lower end 22 of the arm body 2 with the sliding surface 32 down, and The plate-shaped main body 31 is assembled in a state in which the front end portion 31a can be turned up and down. In the example shown in the drawing, the rotational assembly location is set at a position 120 mm away from the rear end of the plate-shaped main body 31, and the interval between the rotational assembly location and the front end of the plate-shaped main body 31 is It is 280mm.

  According to such a configuration, the other end side of the handle 1 is supported, and the frame 3 is arranged below the one end of the handle 1 via the arm 2 and the sliding surface 32 is placed on the cultivated soil M. be able to. When the handle 1 is moved from this state, when pushed forward in the illustrated example, the weeds P ′ are pushed down and enter the soil 3 or the mud below the front end side of the chassis 3. The mud 3 rotates around the pivot assembly point 33 with the arm 2 by mud, and the front end side of the housing 3 is lifted upward. (FIG. 6) When the rod 3 is rotated in this way, the rear end side of the rod 3 is moved downward to scrape the roots of the weeds P ′ that have been bitten by the cultivated soil M. The weeds P ′ whose roots have been scraped off are buried in the soil or mud by the movement of the rod 3 and the removal is completed. Since the frame 3 is rotatably attached to the arm 2, the frame 3 is rotated so as to follow the undulations of the cultivated soil M, and the frame 3 is smoothly moved on the cultivated soil M. Since the pivot assembly position of the arm body 2 and the chassis 3 is located behind the middle position in the front-rear direction of the chassis 3, the weeding blade 31e is cultivated by the lifting of the front end side of the chassis 3 in the soil M. The roots of weed P 'can be surely scraped off. In the illustrated example, in particular, since a curved portion due to the first warp 31c remains between the position immediately below the rotational assembly location 33 and the location where the second warp 31d is attached, The weeding blade 31e can be effectively bitten by the cultivated soil M by lifting the front end side. When a plurality of rods 3 are provided, if each rod 3 is arranged in the line S of the crop P and the weeding tool is moved along this line, weeding of the plurality of lines S is performed on the weeding tool. Can be completed with a single move. The mechanism of such a weeding tool is simple, and therefore there is little failure or the like, and it can be used for a long time. Moreover, the movement on the cultivated soil M is smooth by the frame 3, and it is possible for even a weak woman or an elderly person to operate manually.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, in the state where the handle 1 is supported and the sliding surface 32 of the case 3 is grounded, the rotational assembly location 33 between the case 3 and the arm 2 is 1 is positioned behind the position directly below the support position 15 of the arm body 2. In this embodiment, the case 3 is grounded below the one end 13 of the handle 1 and the rotating assembly location 33 of the case 3 to which the load on the handle 1 is applied is applied. The position immediately below is positioned behind the position immediately below the support position 15 of the arm body 2 by the handle 1. (FIG. 1) Thereby, in this embodiment, the rod 3 is not excessively sunk into the cultivated soil M, and the rod 3 can be moved straight in a desired direction. Yes.

  In this embodiment, the bamboo branch 4 is protruded rearward from the rear end of the casing 3 on the upper surface side of the casing 3, and the moving center line of the casing 3 as it goes rearward. An attachment portion 35 is provided for attachment so as to gradually move away from x. In this embodiment, the attachment portions 35 are provided on the left and right sides of the housing 3, respectively. Each attachment portion 35 includes a first holding portion 35a that receives and supports the bamboo branch 4 from one side thereof, and a second holding portion 35b that receives and supports the bamboo branch 4 from the other side. . Further, the attachment portion 35 allows the bamboo branch 4 to be attached to the housing 3 so as to be inclined downward from the rear end of the housing 3 toward the rear.

  In the example shown in the drawing, a notch 34d formed at the front end of the vertical plate portion 34a of the bracket 34 and extending laterally toward the rear and opened rearward, and a lower end of the housing 3 on the rear end side of the housing 3 are illustrated. A rear hooking portion 36 having a hooking portion 36a that sticks to the upper surface and protrudes upward and protrudes away from the moving center line x of the housing 3 at the protruding end; and a notch 34d and a rear hooking portion 36 The attachment portion 35 is formed by a front hooking portion 37 having a hooking portion 37a with a lower end fastened to the upper surface of the housing 3 and projecting upward and projecting toward the moving center line x side of the housing 3. It is configured. A front hook 37 and a rear hook 36 are provided between the right bracket 34 when viewed from the front end side of the housing 3 and the right side 31g of the plate-like main body 31 of the housing 3, respectively. A front hook 37 and a rear hook 36 are provided between the left bracket 34 and the left side 31 h of the plate-like main body 31 of the housing 3. Further, on the left and right sides of the housing 3, the side surface on the protruding side of the hooking portion 37 a of the front hooking portion 37 is closer to the movement center line x of the housing 3 than the side surface on the protruding side of the hooking portion 36 a of the rear hooking portion 36. Further, the notch 34 d of the bracket 34 is positioned closer to the moving center line x of the housing 3 than the side surface of the front hooking portion 37 on the protruding side of the hooking portion 37 a. Further, the notch 34d of the bracket 34 is located higher than the hooking portions 36a and 37a of the hooking portions 36 and 37.

  Accordingly, in the illustrated example, the notch 34d and the rear hooking portion 36 of the bracket 34 are used as the first holding portion 35a, the front hooking portion 37 is used as the second holding portion 35b, and the bamboo branch 4 is used. It can be attached to the upper surface side of the housing 3 with a single touch by hooking it on each holding part. (FIG. 5) Since the attached bamboo branch 4 protrudes away from the moving center line x of the housing 3 as it goes rearward, when the housing 3 is moved to the space S, This bamboo branch 4 can also remove weeds P ′ between the strains. At this time, as described above, the bamboo branches 4 protruding obliquely rearward from the rear end of the cadaver 3 prevent the planted crop P from being damaged and remove the weeds P ′. Can do. (FIG. 7) By providing the attachment parts 35 on the left and right sides of the chassis 3, weeding between the strains is possible in each of the two strips between which the chassis 3 moves. In the illustrated example, the five rods 3 and the bamboo branches 4 attached to the left and right of the five rods 3 are used to remove the five streaks S in addition to weeding the five strips S by one movement of the weeding tool. It is possible to weed between the space S and the left and right strips adjacent to the space S. In weeding along the reed, such reed can be weeded by the bamboo branch 4 attached to the reed body 3 located on the reed side. (FIG. 7) Since the notch 34d of the bracket 34 is located higher than the hooks 36 and 37, the bamboo branch 4 attached as described above is positioned obliquely downward as it goes rearward. This further improves the herbicidal effect.

  According to the weeding tool configured as shown in the figure, weeding of one (300 tsubo) field could be completed in 30 minutes.

Side view of the weeding tool usage Top view of weeding tools Side view Side view of the weeding tool viewed from the right side of FIG. Plan view of housing 3 Side view of housing 3 Plane configuration diagram showing how weeding tools are used

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pattern body 13 One end part 2 Arm body 3 Housing 30 Shaft 31b Rear end part 31e Weeding blade 31f Cutting edge 33 Turning assembly location

Claims (6)

With a pattern,
An arm body that is supported by one end of the handle and protrudes downward;
The arm body is provided with one or two or more housings arranged with a space in the left-right direction between one or the other that is assembled so as to be rotatable with an axis along the axis line in the left-right direction at the lower end of the arm body,
A plurality of weeding blades are provided at the rear end portion of the housing with a space in the left-right direction between each other, and each weeding blade protrudes backward with the cutting edge pointed to each weeding blade. There is a warp that positions the side down,
Moreover, the weeding tool is characterized in that the rotational assembly location of the housing and the arm body is located rearward from a position approximately in the middle of the housing in the front-rear direction.   In a state where the handle body is supported and the sliding surface of the chassis is grounded, the rotational assembly position of the chassis and the arm body is positioned behind the position immediately below the support position of the arm body by the handle body. The weeding tool according to claim 1, wherein   On the upper surface side of the chassis, there must be an attachment part that allows the bamboo branches to protrude rearward from the rear end of the chassis and to gradually move away from the movement center line of the chassis as it goes rearward. The weeding tool according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized by.   The weeding tool according to claim 3, wherein the attachment unit is adapted to attach the bamboo branch to the chassis so that the bamboo branches are inclined downwardly from the rear end of the chassis toward the rear. .   The weeding tool according to any one of claims 3 and 4, wherein the attachment portions are respectively provided on the left and right sides of the housing.   The mounting portion is configured to include a first holding portion that receives and supports a bamboo branch from one side thereof, and a second holding portion that receives and supports the bamboo branch from the other side. The weeding tool according to any one of claims 3 to 5.

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