JP2013208084A - Riding-type paddy working machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a riding-type paddy working machine so designed that the transverse width of a main step is secured widely, and while using an expansion step so as to enable wheels below to be seen through, mud soil splashed up by the front wheel in making a steering operation can be averted to come on the top surface of the step.SOLUTION: A riding-type paddy working machine is configured to include an expansion step 35 capable of seeing through from the above side downward and connected on both left and right outer sides of a base step 34, wherein the expansion step 35 is situated, in a plan view, above a site superimposing on the front wheel 1 in a straight-advancing posture, and the central position thereof in the transverse width direction of the expansion step 35 stands on the outer side of the machine body relative to a site where the front wheel 1 in a straight-advancing posture stands.

Description

  The present invention relates to a riding-type paddy field work machine in which expansion steps that can be seen from the upper side to the lower side are connected to the left and right outer sides of a base step that is positioned at a driver's leg mounted on a driver's seat.

As a riding-type paddy field work machine provided with an expansion step as described above, one having the following structure is conventionally known.
That is, as a main step (floor step; hereinafter, (in the parentheses indicates the name described in the patent document)), a base step located in the center (center step in the central portion) and the left and right sides of the base step are seen downward An expansion step (snow-like left and right slit step) that can be used (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 4543245 (paragraphs [0016], [0019], FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3)

As in the structure described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, in the structure having a slat-like expansion step on the left and right of the base step as the main step, the main step is widely expanded as a whole, and the expansion that can be seen from below is possible. The presence of the steps is useful in that it is easy to grasp the direction of the front wheels.
However, in this structure, since the expansion step is provided so that the front wheel is located near the lateral outer end of the expansion step, the left and right width of the entire main step is not so wide even though the expansion step is provided. Met.
In addition, when the steering wheel is operated to change the direction of the front wheel from the straight traveling state to the turning state, the rear part of the front wheel on the inner side of the turning is directed toward the body side, so that the mud is lifted at the rear part of the front wheel facing the body side. When the front wheel position in the rectilinear posture, the scattered step of the lifted mud adheres to the slat-like expansion step portion on the side closer to the body than the front wheel position in the rectilinear posture, making it difficult to visually recognize the front wheel position in the rectilinear posture, There is a possibility that the upper surface of the extension step is likely to become dirty through the slat-like portion.

  The object of the present invention is to prevent the mud that is spun up by the front wheel during steering while reaching the upper surface of the step while using the expansion step so that the left and right width of the main step is as wide as possible and the lower wheel can be seen. It is to provide a riding paddy field work machine that can be used.

  The technical means of the present invention taken in order to achieve the above object has the following structural features and operational effects.

[Solution 1]
In the riding paddy field work machine according to the first aspect of the invention, the expansion step that can be seen from the upper side to the lower side is connected to the left and right outer sides of the base step that is located at the base of the operator seated on the driver's seat. In addition, the expansion step is located above a position overlapping with the front wheel in the straight traveling position in plan view, and the center position of the expansion step in the left-right width direction is greater than the position where the front wheel in the straight traveling position exists. Is also arranged to exist on the outer side of the fuselage.

[Operation and effect of invention according to Solution 1]
According to the invention relating to the above solution 1, there is a wide expansion step on the outer side of the aircraft from the position where the front wheel in the straight traveling posture exists, and the front wheel in the straight traveling posture can be visually recognized even using the wide expansion step. There is an advantage that can be.
And since the center position in the left-right width direction of the expansion step exists on the outer side of the aircraft from the location where the front wheel in the straight running position exists, the width in the left-right direction of the expansion step on the inner side of the aircraft from the front wheel is Of course, it becomes narrower than the width in the left-right direction of the expansion step on the outer side of the body.
Therefore, when the aircraft is turning, the mud that jumps up from the rear part of the front wheel inside the turning is directed to the base step on the inner side of the expansion step rather than the edge on the inner side of the expansion step, and the scattered mud on the expansion step portion There is an advantage that adhesion is easy to avoid.

[Operation and effect of invention according to Solution 1]
According to the invention relating to the above solution 1, there is a wide expansion step on the outer side of the aircraft from the position where the front wheel in the straight traveling posture exists, and the front wheel in the straight traveling posture can be visually recognized even using the wide expansion step. There is an advantage that can be.
And since the center position in the left-right width direction of the expansion step exists on the outer side of the aircraft from the location where the front wheel in the straight running position exists, the width in the left-right direction of the expansion step on the inner side of the aircraft from the front wheel is Of course, it becomes narrower than the width in the left-right direction of the expansion step on the outer side of the body.
Therefore, when the aircraft is turning, the mud that is splashed from the rear part of the front wheel inside the turning is directed to the inside of the body from the edge on the inside of the body of the expansion step, and it is easy to avoid adhesion of scattered mud to the expansion step There is an advantage.

[Solution 2]
Another technical means of the present invention taken in order to solve the above problem is that a front-rear frame along the front-rear direction is provided at a position overlapping with the front wheel in a straight traveling posture in plan view.

[Operation and effect of invention according to Solution 2]
According to the invention relating to the above solution 2, there is an advantage that it is easy to easily determine whether or not the front wheel is directed in the straight traveling direction by looking at the positional relationship between the front and rear frame and the front wheel.

[Solution 3]
The other technical means of the present invention taken in order to solve the above-mentioned problem is that, among the lateral outer edges of the base step, the lateral outer edge of the portion connecting the expansion step is centered on the front of the body in plan view. That is, it is formed in a shape inclined to the side.

[Operation and effect of invention according to Solution 3]
According to the invention relating to the above solution 3, since the front side of the front wheel in the straight traveling position is located farther from the lateral outer edge of the base step, the front wheel including the outer periphery of the front wheel is lowered toward the front side. By making it easy to visually recognize a wide range in the front-rear direction, there is an advantage that it is easier to determine whether or not the vehicle is in a straight running posture.

[Solution 4]
Another technical means of the present invention taken to solve the above problem is that the extension step is provided with a connection frame for supporting the extension step on the body frame, and the connection frame is supported on the body frame. A support mechanism for making the body frame, and a channel-shaped support member constituting a frame support portion that is positioned below the vehicle body frame and is capable of inserting the connection frame between the vehicle body frame, This means that the connecting frame inserted into the frame support portion is constituted by a retaining member that connects the retaining frame in a retaining state.

[Operations and effects of invention according to Solution 4]
According to the invention relating to the above solution 4, the large body frame itself requires special processing by mounting the channel-shaped support member constituting member at the lower portion of the body frame and using the retaining member. In addition, there is an advantage in manufacturing that the support portion of the connection frame can be easily configured.

[Solution 5]
According to another technical means of the present invention taken to solve the above problem, the expansion step includes a main frame that supports the base step, and a connection frame that connects the main frame and an engine frame on which the engine is mounted. It is that it is supported.

[Operation and effect of invention according to Solution 5]
According to the invention relating to Solution 5 above, since the connecting frame that connects the main frame and the engine frame on which the engine is mounted is also used for supporting the expansion step, it is easy to appropriately determine the support position of the expansion step. There is an advantage.

[Solution 6]
Another technical means of the present invention taken to solve the above problem is that the connecting frame is also connected to a front axle case located between the main frame and the engine frame.

[Operations and Effects of Invention According to Solution 6]
The invention according to the above solution 6 is advantageous in that the support strength of the connecting frame can be further improved.

[Solution 7]
Another technical means of the present invention taken to solve the above problem is that a parking brake operating tool and an accelerator pedal are mounted on the connecting frame.

[Operation and effect of invention according to Solution 7]
According to the invention relating to the solution means 7 described above, the connecting frame can be utilized as a means for attaching a parking brake operating tool or an accelerator pedal, and there is an advantage that the structure can be simplified and the assembling process can be simplified.

[Solution 8]
Another technical means of the present invention taken in order to solve the above-mentioned problems is that a bridging member for connecting front end portions of a pair of left and right side frame portions of the engine frame is provided.

[Operation and effect of invention according to Solution 8]
According to the invention relating to the above solution 8, the bridging member improves the strength of the engine frame, and the bridging member is used for traction when the riding paddy field machine is difficult to escape in a deep wet field. It is useful in that it can be used as a rope winding location and can easily lift the airframe without deforming the engine frame.

[Solution 9]
Another technical means of the present invention taken to solve the above-mentioned problems is that the cross-linking member extends in the left-right direction across the intermediate portion of the cross-linking member in the left-right direction and the engine frame at a location corresponding to the intermediate portion. And a pair of left and right reinforcing plate members for connecting the intermediate portion and the engine frame.

[Operations and effects of invention according to Solution 9]
According to the invention relating to the above solution 9, by using the reinforcing plate member, it is possible to further improve the strength around the bridging member and the engine frame, and if a rope is wound between the reinforcing plate members, This is advantageous in that the rope winding position can be stably maintained even in the left-right direction, and the airframe can be easily lifted even from a position slightly deviated laterally from the immediately preceding position.

[Solution 10]
Another technical means of the present invention taken in order to solve the above-mentioned problems is a portion of the engine frame located on the upper side of the bridging member, and is opened at a location corresponding to the pair of left and right reinforcing plate members. Is provided.

[Operations and Effects of Invention According to Solution 10]
According to the invention relating to the above solution 10, the rope can be operated from the upper side through the opening provided in the portion of the engine frame located on the upper side of the bridging member. There is an advantage that the rope can be easily wound even in a narrow space.

[Solution 11]
Another technical means of the present invention taken in order to solve the above problem is that a battery mounting portion is provided on an outer frame located on a lateral outer side of the expansion step.

[Operations and Effects of Invention According to Solution 11]
According to the invention relating to the above solution 11, the battery can be positioned relatively high and can be provided at a position where it can be easily approached from the outside. Therefore, there is an advantage that maintenance work can be easily performed.

[Solution 12]
Another technical means of the present invention taken to solve the above-described problem is that the outer frame includes a frame portion that extends from the outermost position in the left-right direction of the expansion step toward the body side in a plan view. The battery mounting portion is provided in the frame portion toward the inward side of the machine body.

[Operations and Effects of Invention According to Solution 12]
According to the invention relating to the solving means 12 described above, the battery attachment portion is provided without projecting greatly laterally outward of the expansion step, which is advantageous in that it is easy to avoid contact with other objects.

[Solution 13]
Another technical means of the present invention taken in order to solve the above-mentioned problem is that the battery mounting portion is disposed at a position overlapping the reserve seedling platform in plan view.

[Operations and Effects of Invention According to Solution 13]
According to the invention relating to the solving means 13, the advantage that the battery can be disposed by effectively using the space that is likely to become a dead space, which is generated between the lowermost seedling placing portion and the operation portion step of the preliminary seedling setting table. There is.

[Solution 14]
Another technical means of the present invention taken to solve the above problems is that a battery mounting portion is provided on one side in the left-right direction of the machine body and a muffler is provided on the other side.

[Operations and Effects of Invention According to Solution 14]
The invention according to the above solution 14 is useful in that it is easy to avoid the exhaust heat of the muffler from reaching the battery on the opposite side of the fuselage.

It is a whole side view of a riding type rice transplanter. It is a whole top view of a riding type rice transplanter. It is a top view which shows the vehicle body frame part of a riding type rice transplanter. It is a perspective view which shows the vehicle body frame part of a riding type rice transplanter. It is a side view which shows the vehicle body frame part of a riding type rice transplanter. It is a front view which shows the vehicle body frame part of a riding type rice transplanter. It is a top view which shows the decomposition | disassembly state of the structural member in a riding type rice transplanter. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the connection part of an expansion step. It is a top view which shows the connection part of an expansion step. It is a side view which shows the connection part of an expansion step. It is a top view which shows the connection frame part of the right side. It is a side view which shows the connection frame part of the right side. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a rear step part. It is a side view which shows a rear step part. It is a top view which shows a rear step. It is a front view which shows a rear step. It is the XVII-XVII sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a top view which shows the connection part of an expansion step. It is a side view which shows the connection part of an expansion step. It is a perspective view which shows the connection part of an expansion step. It is a XXI-XXI line arrow figure in FIG.

Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.
[Overall configuration of riding paddy field machine]
FIG. 1 shows a side view of a riding type rice transplanter according to the present invention, and FIG. This riding type rice transplanter includes a parallel quadruple link structure 4 provided with a hydraulic cylinder 3 for raising and lowering driving at the rear part of a four-wheel drive type traveling machine body having a front wheel 1 and a rear wheel 2. The seedling planting device 5 is provided with a basic structure that is connected to be movable up and down. On both the left and right sides of the front part of the traveling machine body, a reserve seedling stand 6 is provided, and a handrail 8 is installed on the machine body on the rear side of the driver seat 7.

A driving unit 10 that houses the engine 9 is provided at the front of the body frame 20 supported by the front wheels 1 and the rear wheels 2, and the driver seat 7 is provided at the rear side of the body frame 20. A driving unit step 30 is provided on the vehicle body frame 20 so as to be positioned at a leg of a driver who is seated on the driving seat 7.
This driving unit step 30 passes not only the range corresponding to the driving seat 7 and the steering handle 11 provided behind the driving unit 10 on the front side thereof, but also through the left and right sides of the driving unit 10. It is provided in a range that extends to the front end of the fuselage, and in a range that includes the left and right sides of the driver's seat 7 and the back side of the driver's seat 7, and is not only capable of getting on and off from both the left and right sides of the traveling aircraft, but also from the front end of the aircraft It is possible to get on and off through the lateral side of the prime mover 10.

The seedling planting device 5 is configured to have an eight-row planting specification. From the lower end of the seedling platform 5a and the seedling platform 5a, the mat-shaped seedlings for eight strips are placed side by side and reciprocated horizontally by a fixed stroke. Eight well-known rotary-type planting mechanisms 5b configured to cut out seedlings for each strain and push them into the rice field are provided.
Furthermore, it is provided with five leveling floats 5c arranged in parallel so as to level the planting location of the rice field, and a pair of left and right markers 5d whose posture can be changed by rolling up and down, etc. While the planted plant is planted in the field by the planting mechanism 5b, the field is leveled by the leveling float 5c as the traveling vehicle advances, and the travel reference in the next planting travel process is formed on the field by the marker 5d. ing.

[Body frame structure]
The vehicle body frame 20 is configured as shown in FIGS.
That is, the vehicle body frame 20 includes a main frame 21 connected to the rear side of the mission case 12, an engine frame 22 mounted on the engine connected to the front side of the mission case 12, and a frame fixed to the engine frame 22. And a connecting frame 24 that connects the auxiliary seedling support base frame 23 and the main frame 21 so as to be integrated.

The vehicle body frame 20 constitutes a traveling machine body by being integrally combined with the transmission case 12 connected between the main frame 21 and the engine frame 22.
The mission case 12 is also connected to the main frame 21 on the lower side of the rear part thereof. In other words, as shown in FIG. 5, the main frame 21 has a pair of front and rear connections for supporting the rear axle case 13 so as to be capable of rolling and swinging about the longitudinal axis x1 at the lower rear portion of the central frame 25. Brackets 25C and 25C are provided, and the connection brackets 25C and 25C and the transmission case 12 are connected by the lower reinforcing frame 28 so that the lower side of the transmission case 12 is connected to the lower rear part of the main frame 21. Has been.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the lower reinforcing frame 28 is separated from the pair of left and right front and rear frames 25 </ b> A and 25 </ b> A constituting the central frame 25 by a narrower interval in plan view. A pair of left and right round pipes are provided on both sides of the transmission shaft 14 from the rear 12 to the rear axle case 13. In a side view, the front end side is connected to the vicinity of the lower end of the transmission case 12 below the transmission shaft 14, and the rear end side of the pair of front and rear connection brackets 25C and 25C is a rear connection bracket 25C. Is connected to and fixed to the lower end side of the connecting bracket 25C on the front side.

[Main frame]
The main frame 21 is configured to be wider than the central frame 25 so as to support the central frame 25 located on the central side in the left-right direction of the fuselage and the driving unit step 30 on the upper side of the central frame 25. The step frame 26 and the vertical frame 27 that also serves as an attachment support for the driver's seat 7 and the like are provided on the upper side of the central frame 25.

The central frame 25 is formed in a ladder shape by a pair of front and rear frames 25A and 25A made of a pair of left and right square pipes that are long in the front and rear direction, and a plurality of horizontal frame members 25B that connect the front and rear frames 25A and 25A. ing. The front and rear frames 25A and 25A are connected and fixed at the front end to the transmission case 12, and are provided with a pair of front and rear connection brackets 25C and 25C for the rear axle case 13 on the rear end side.
With respect to the connecting brackets 25C and 25C, the rear axle case 13 can then roll and swing about the same longitudinal axis x1 as the axial center of the input shaft 13a in the longitudinal direction with respect to the axle case 13 thereafter. It is supported by.

  The step frame 26 includes pipe frames 26A and 26A, one end of which is welded and fixed to the front end of each of the pair of left and right frames 25A and 25A. The pipe frames 26A, 26A extend from the front end portions of the front / rear frames 25A, 25A diagonally forward and laterally outward, and then are planar with the front / rear frames 25A, 25A on the lateral outer sides of the front / rear frames 25A, 25A. The rear end portions are connected to the left and right sides of a horizontal frame 26C made of a round pipe, which is folded back substantially in parallel as viewed from the rear, and the left and right intermediate portions are fixed to the vertical frame frame 27 at the upper rear. Further, a U-shaped fixing member 26D in plan view is welded and fixed to the rear portions of the left and right sides of the horizontal frame 26C, and a rear step frame 26E made of a long square pipe is connected to the back of the fixing member 26D. It is fixed.

The above-mentioned pipe frames 26A, 26A, a crosspiece member 26B composed of a plurality of downward-opening channel-like members connecting the front and rear frames 25A, 25A located on the center side and the pipe frames 26A, 26A, The horizontal frame 26C that connects the rear ends of the left and right pipe frames 26A, 26A, the fixing member 26D, and the rear step frame 26E made of a square pipe constitute the step frame 26.
In the step frame 26 configured in this manner, the pipe frames 26A and 26A are formed such that the front half is formed substantially parallel to the front and rear frames 25A and 25A in a side view, and the rear half is the front and rear frame. Since it is formed in a shape that is inclined rearward so as to be higher away from the upper surfaces of 25A and 25A, the front half is formed along a substantially horizontal surface, and the rear half is along an inclined surface that becomes higher toward the rear side. Is formed.

Further, at the upper ends of the pipe frames 26A, 26A, a U-shaped fixing member 26D fixed to the rear portions of the left and right sides of the horizontal frame 26C connected to the upper ends, and behind the fixing member 26D The connected long rear step frame 26E is formed substantially along a plane parallel to the upper surfaces of the front and rear frames 25A and 25A.
Accordingly, the driving unit step 30 will be described later at a position slightly lower than the seating surface 7a of the driving seat 7 installed on the upper side of the vertical frame 27 and higher than the first half of the pipe frames 26A, 26A. A portion corresponding to the upper surface 50a of the climbing portion 50 of the rear step 32 can be supported from below.

  A second connection frame of an expansion step 35, which will be described later, is provided at the laterally outer end of the crosspiece member 26B that connects the front and rear frames 25A, 25A of the central frame 25 and the pipe frames 26A, 26A. A frame support portion 47 that supports the state in which 45 is inserted is provided. A support mechanism of the expansion step 35 using the frame support portion 47 will be described later.

  The vertical frame 27 has a gate shape so as to straddle the rising wall portions 27A and 27A made of sheet metal fixed to the upper surface of the rear portion and the left and right front and rear frames 25A and 25A in a state of rising from the front and rear frames 25A and 25A. And a connecting member 27C that connects an intermediate position in the vertical direction of the left and right rising walls 27A and 27A and an intermediate position in the vertical direction of the portal frame 27B in the front-rear direction. Configured.

A seat support member 27D for attaching the driver's seat 7 can be attached to the upper ends of the rising wall portions 27A, 27A of the vertical frame 27, and the seat support member 27D and the rising wall portions 27A, 27A However, it is comprised so that the role as a support stand part of the driver's seat 7 may be played.
Further, the portal frame 27B on the rear side of the vertical frame 27 serves as a connecting member for integrally connecting the rear end sides of the left and right front and rear facing frames 25A and 25A, and the rear end side upper portion of the step frame 26. The rear step 32 portion of the driving unit step 30 is arranged together with the horizontal frame 26C provided on the rear side, the U-shaped fixing member 26D in plan view, and the long rear step frame 26E connected to the back of the fixing member 26D. It is configured to support.

[Engine frame]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the engine frame 22 is formed by a rectangular frame body in plan view, and is configured such that the rear end side is connected to the front side of the transmission case 12. Yes.
The engine frame 22 includes a pair of left and right side frame portions 22A and 22A whose longitudinal direction extends in the front-rear direction, and left and right horizontal frame portions 22B and 22B that connect the side frame portions 22A and 22A. It is provided before and after the frame portions 22A and 22A. A water-cooled engine 9 is mounted on the front and rear horizontal frame portions 22B and 22B in a horizontal position with the axial direction of the crankshaft (not shown) oriented in the left-right direction.

A connecting pipe 22C (corresponding to a bridging member) that connects the front portions of the left and right side frame portions 22A and 22A is provided below the front side horizontal frame portion 22B. The front side horizontal frame portion 22B has an opening 22Ba at a position corresponding to the upper side of the connecting pipe 22C in a range including the center line CL in the left-right direction of the airframe, and the left and right sides of the opening 22Ba. On both sides, a bracket 22D (corresponding to a reinforcing plate member) for connecting the connecting pipe 22C and the lateral frame portion 22B is provided.
Thus, for example, when the aircraft is greatly sunk in deep muddy areas and wetlands, and it is impossible to escape only with the power provided to the aircraft, the work of pulling the connecting pipe 22C with a rope can be performed. it can. At this time, even if the connecting pipe 22C is provided at a position close to the horizontal frame portion 22B in the vertical direction and the overall strength of the engine frame 22 is improved, the opening 22Ba is provided in the horizontal frame portion 22B. Thus, it is easy to hook the rope on the connecting pipe 22C by making the rope easy to pass through the opening 22Ba.

In addition, the presence of the brackets 22D on the left and right sides of the opening 22Ba makes it possible to improve the connection strength between the horizontal frame portion 22B and the connection pipe 22C and to provide a guiding action when the rope is hooked.
Moreover, since the opening 22Ba is provided in a range including the center line CL in the left-right direction of the airframe, a stable lifting force is easily transmitted from the front side to the entire airframe, and the presence of the bracket 22D makes the rope It is easy to carry out a stable pulling operation while regulating the position so that it does not change from side to side.
The center line CL is collinear with the front-rear axial center x1 serving as the rolling center of the rear axle case 13 in plan view.

[Spare seedling support frame]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, on the left and right sides of the engine frame 22, a preliminary seedling support frame 23 for supporting the preliminary seedling support 6 from the left and right side frame portions 22 </ b> A and 22 </ b> A toward the lateral outer side. Has been extended.
The spare seedling support frame 23 is connected to a lower position near the lower edge of the side frame portion 22A at the end on the side of the machine body that is attached to the side frame portion 22A. The end on the side is extended to a position reaching the lateral outside of the operation unit step 30. And in the up-down direction, the end on the inward side of the body is such that the end on the outer side of the body reaches a height position close to the upper surface of the connecting frame 24 on which a main step 31 (described later) of the driving unit step 30 is mounted. It is positioned higher than the part.

  That is, the reserve seedling support frame 23 has a portion extending in the laterally outward direction from the side frame portion 22A in the left-right direction, and the body side near the side frame portion 22A is low in the front-rear direction view, The laterally outward extending end side away from the side frame portion 22A is formed in an outwardly inclined shape having a high inclined portion 23a.

  The preliminary seedling platform 6 is configured to support the preliminary seedling placement section 60 provided in the upper and lower multi-stages with a pair of front and rear columns 61 and 62, and the lower end of the column 61 on the front side is the preliminary seedling platform support frame 23. The lower end of the support column 62 on the rear side is supported by an outer frame 42 of an expansion step 35 described later of the operation unit step 30.

The pair of front and rear struts 61 and 62 are located at substantially the same left and right position in a portion higher than the portion supporting the lowermost preliminary seedling placement portion 60 in the front and rear direction view, but the lowermost preliminary seedling placement portion On the lower side than 60, the rear column 62 is located slightly outside the front column 61.
For this reason, the front support column is formed in a straight line from the upper end to the lower end, but the rear support column 62 is formed in a bent shape so that the lower end side is located slightly outside.

[Connection frame]
The preliminary seedling support base frame 23 and the main frame 21 are connected to each other through a connecting frame 24.
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the connecting frame 24 is a front support made of a round pipe connected by welding the front end side to a portion near the lower end side of the inclined portion 23 a of the preliminary seedling support frame 23. A body 24A and a plate-like rear support 24B superposed on the rear side of the front support 24A from above and welded to each other are provided.

  The rear support 24B is bolted in a state of being applied to the front end of the step frame 26 of the main frame 21, and is extended downward from the rear end of the rear support 24B. It is connected to the front axle case 15 by the lower support 24C having a channel shape in plan view. In other words, the lower support 24C is detachably bolted to the front side surface of the front axle case 15 extending laterally outward from the left and right lateral sides of the mission case 12. The upper end side of the lower support 24C is integrally fixed by welding to the lower surface side of the rear support 24B.

  Thus, the connecting frame 24 is fixed in a state where the front end side is connected to the preliminary seedling support frame 23, the rear end side is connected to the step frame 26, and the lower end side is connected to the front axle case 15. The spare seedling support frame 23 is constructed integrally with the engine frame 22, the step frame 26 constitutes the main frame 21, and the front axle case 15 is integrated with the transmission case 12. It is composed of. Therefore, the connecting frame 24 is connected to the engine frame 22 at the front end side via the reserve seedling support frame 23, is connected to the main frame 21 via the step frame 26, and the lower end side via the front axle case 15. And supported in a state connected to the mission case 12.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the connection frame 24 is inserted with a first connection frame 44 described later in the expansion step 35 of the operation unit step 30 at the upper end of the lower support 24 </ b> C. Then, a frame support portion 46 made of a square pipe that can be fastened is provided. The square pipe frame support 46 is welded to the lower surface of the rear support 24B and in the vicinity of the front edge of the lower support 24C provided on the rear support 24B. A support mechanism of the expansion step 35 using the frame support portion 46 will be described later.

Among the connection frames 24, the right connection frame 24 is equipped with an accelerator pedal 63 and a lock lever 64 as a parking brake operation tool, as shown in FIGS.
That is, the accelerator pedal 63 is swingable back and forth around the horizontal horizontal axis p1 provided on the upper surface side of the rear support 24B while being exposed on the upper surface side of the rear support 24B of the right connection frame 24 of the body frame 20. It is pivotally supported by. The accelerator pedal 63 is urged to return to the deceleration side by the return spring 63a so that the accelerator opening is increased to increase the speed by depressing forward and the accelerator pedal 63 is decreased to decrease the accelerator opening by releasing the depression. ing.

  A lock lever 64 is rotatably mounted via a support pin 65 on the left side of the rear support 24B of the connection frame 24. The lock lever 64 is bent at one end in a U-shape, and an engagement hole having a diameter larger than that of the support pin 65 is formed and connected to the bent portion. On the other hand, the support pin 65 is connected in a flexible state in the radial direction and the axial direction. And the tension | pulling spring 64a for attitude | position regulation is stretched over the bent part of the lock lever 64, and the left side part of the rear part support body 24B.

On the other end side of the lock lever 64, a hook portion (not shown) is provided that can be engaged with and disengaged from the locking portion 18a of the brake pedal 18 provided on the operation unit step 30.
Therefore, the lock lever 64 is artificially operated with the brake pedal 18 depressed, and is engaged with the engaging portion 18a of the brake pedal 18 to lock the brake pedal 18 so as to maintain the depressed state. And the brake (not shown) operated with the brake pedal 18 can be used as a parking brake. To release the use state as a parking brake, the brake pedal 18 is depressed again and the engagement state by the lock lever 64 is released.

[Operation step]
The driving unit step 30 provided on the vehicle body frame 20 is configured as follows.
As shown in FIGS. 2, 7 to 10, and 13 to 16, the driving unit step 30 includes a main step 31 positioned at a leg of a driver who is seated on the driving seat 7, and the main step. A rear step 32 having an upper surface at a position rearward of 31 and higher than an upper surface of the main step, and a center cover 33 that covers a support base portion of the driver seat 7 are configured.

The main step 31, the rear step 32, and the center cover 33 are each composed of a separate member, and the main step 31 includes the main frame 21 and the engine frame 22 on the front side of the driver seat 7. It is arranged on the upper side. The rear step 32 is disposed on the left and right side portions of the driver seat 7 and on the main frame 21 on the rear side of the driver seat 7.
The center cover 33 is composed of rising wall portions 27A and 27A of the vertical frame frame 27 provided on the main frame 21, and a seat support member 27D mounted on the upper portion thereof. So as to cover the upper portion of the seat support member 27D and the periphery thereof.

[Main step]
The main step 31 is composed of a base step 34 made of a sheet metal press material extending from the vicinity of the foot of the driver seat 7 to the front end of the airframe through the left and right sides of the prime mover 10, and the base step 34 is a separate member and a synthetic resin. And an expansion step 35 made of a material.
The base step 34 is fixed to the main frame 21, whereas the expansion step 35 is configured to be detachable from the main frame 21 and attached to the main frame 21. The upper surface of the extension step 35 and the upper surface of the base step 34 constitute a main step 31 having a substantially flush step surface.
The main step 31 configured as described above is provided with a step 36 for getting on and off the laterally outer portion of the left and right extension steps 35 so as to be able to get on and off from the left and right directions of the aircraft. Since 34 is provided in a range extending through the left and right sides of the prime mover 10 to the front end of the body, it is configured to be able to get on and off from the front end of the body.

As shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 9, the expansion step 35 is located in the upper part of the location where the front wheel 1 exists, and is formed in the shape of a saw that can see the front wheel 1 below from the upper side. The portion of the lateral outer edge 34A of the base step 34 to which the expansion step 35 is connected is slightly closer to the center of the aircraft in plan view than the left and right front wheels 1 in a straight traveling posture, and the driver can drive The outer peripheral edge of the front wheel 1 can be viewed while being seated on the seat 7.
Furthermore, the lateral outer edge 34A of the base step 34 where the expansion step 35 is connected is separated from the front wheel 1 in the left-right direction toward the front side from the vicinity of the rear end of the front wheel 1 in the straight traveling position to the vicinity of the front end. An inwardly inclined portion 34Aa formed by a gentle curve line inclined so as to approach the side is provided. Therefore, the height of the driver's eye line on the driver's seat 7 can be easily directed downward as the front side of the front wheel 1 is decreased, and the outer peripheral edge of the front wheel 1 whose front peripheral side has a lower height is disposed in the front-rear direction. It is configured to be easily visible in a wide range.

Further, in the lateral outer edge 34A of the base step 34, on the front side of the position where the front wheel 1 is present, the inwardly inclined portion 34Aa which is inclined in a direction approaching the airframe center side formed on the lateral side portion of the front wheel 1. On the other hand, there is an outwardly inclined portion 34Ab formed by a curved line in the opposite direction curved so as to project outward from the aircraft body.
As a result, the outermost portion of the outwardly inclined portion 34Ab protrudes laterally outward so as to be positioned substantially on the extension line of the front wheel 1 in the straight traveling posture. Thus, by making the left and right width of the operation unit step 30 at the front end of the aircraft relatively wide, it is easy to get on and off from the front end of the aircraft.
By being configured in this manner, the laterally outer edge 34A of the portion constituted by the inwardly inclined portion 34Aa and the outwardly inclined portion 34Ab is located at the side of the front wheel 1 in the plan view. It is formed in a shape recessed from the position of 1 to the center of the body.

[Extended steps]
The expansion step 35 is configured such that an expansion plate member 40 made of a synthetic resin material and formed in a scallop shape is supported by a support frame 41, and faces the inboard side of the expansion plate member 40. The inner edge 40A includes an inward inner edge 40Aa and an outward inner edge 40Ab along the inwardly inclined portion 34Aa and the outwardly inclined portion 34Ab of the base step 34.
Then, the outer edge 40B of the expansion plate member 40 facing the outer side of the machine body is inclined forward on the front side that extends outwardly toward the rear side along the extending direction of the lateral outer edge 34A near the front end of the base step 34. An edge 40Ba and a front-rear direction outer edge 40Bb that extends to the rear side of the inclined outer edge 40Ba and extends in the straight direction of the airframe are provided.

  The support frame 41 of the expansion step 35 includes an outer frame 42 made of a metal round pipe material bent in a dogleg shape at an intermediate position along the outer edge 40B of the expansion plate member 40. Further, the support frame 41 is provided with a pair of front and rear first lower surface support members 43A and second lower surface support members 43B so as to be applied across the lower surface side of the outer frame 42 and the lower surface side of the expansion plate member 40, and A plate-like third lower surface support member 43C (front and rear direction frame) provided with the plate surface extending in the vertical direction from the end of the second lower surface support member 43B on the rear side to the front end of the outer frame 42. Equivalent to).

The outer frame 42 is formed along the shape of an outer edge 40 </ b> B that faces the outer side of the expansion plate member 40. That is, the front frame portion 42A located on the front side of the bent middle portion of the outer frame 42 has a shape that outwardly extends toward the rear side along the inclined outer edge 40Ba that extends outward toward the rear side. The rear frame portion 42B that is formed and is located on the rear side of the bent middle portion of the outer frame 42 is formed along the front-rear direction outer edge 40Bb so as to be along the straight direction of the airframe.
As a result, the rear frame portion 42B of the outer frame 42 is positioned at the outermost position in the left-right direction of the expansion step 35, and in the front side of the bent intermediate position corresponding to the front end portion of the rear frame portion 42B. 42 A of front frame parts which go to the side will be located.

  Of the support frame 41, the first lower surface support member 43 </ b> A on the front side and the second lower surface support member 43 </ b> B on the rear side are each made of a steel material having an L-shaped cross section, and one side of the L shape is the lower surface of the expansion plate member 40. It is bolted to the expansion plate member 40 in a state of being applied to the side. Further, the first lower surface support member 43 </ b> A and the second lower surface support member 43 </ b> B are fixed by welding their outer ends to the outer frame 42. The inner side ends of the first lower surface support member 43A and the second lower surface support member 43B are welded and fixed in a state where they are in contact with the plate surface along the vertical direction of the flat plate-like third lower surface support member 43C. .

Further, an extension step 35 is provided on the lower side of the first lower surface support member 43A and the second lower surface support member 43B along the extending direction of the first lower surface support member 43A and the second lower surface support member 43B. A first connection frame 44 and a second connection frame 45 as connection frames for connecting to the step 34 are provided.
The first connection frame 44 is made of a metal square pipe member that extends from the vicinity of the bent portion of the outer frame 42 toward the body side, and is positioned below the first lower surface support member 43A. It is fixed by welding to the lower part of the first lower surface support member 43A. The second connection frame 45 is made of a metal square pipe member that extends from the rear end of the outer frame 42 toward the inward side of the machine body, and is positioned below the second lower surface support member 43B. 2 It is fixed to the lower part of the lower surface support member 43B by welding.

A boarding step 36 is welded to the outer end of the first connection frame 44 and the second connection frame 45 so that the first connection frame 44 and the second connection frame 45 are integrated. ing.
And the inboard side of the first connection frame 44 and the second connection frame 45 is extended so as to protrude toward the inboard side of the inner edge 40A of the expansion plate member 40 of the expansion step 35, The extended portion is supported by a frame support 46 provided on the connecting frame 24 on the body frame 20 side and a frame support 47 on the main frame 21 side.
A front end portion of the outer frame 42 is detachably connected and fixed via a connection fitting 48 near an end portion of the preliminary seedling support base frame 23 on the outer side of the machine body.

A frame support portion 46 provided on the connecting frame 24 that supports a portion of the first connection frame 44 extending toward the inside of the machine body is a lower support provided on the lower surface side of the rear support body 24B and on the rear support body 24B. It is welded near the front edge of the body 24C. The first connection frame 44 can be inserted and removed from the rear side so that the first connection frame 44 does not come out of the frame support 46 in a state where the first connection frame 44 of the expansion step 35 is inserted into the frame support 46 from the laterally outer side. The lock pin 46a is configured to be connectable to the retaining state.
The frame support portion 46 and the stop pin 46 a constitute a support mechanism for supporting the first connection frame 44 on the connection frame 24 that is a part of the vehicle body frame 20.

A frame support portion 47 provided on the main frame 21 that supports a portion of the second connection frame 45 extending toward the inside of the machine body includes front and rear frames 25A and 25A of the center frame 25 and the pipe frames 26A and 26A. It is provided in the edge part of the horizontal outward side of the crosspiece member 26B which connects between.
As shown in FIGS. 4, 8, 9, and 10, the frame support portion 47 is a pipe of the step frame 26 at the end portion on the laterally outer side of the horizontal beam member 26B made of a channel member that is open downward. A notch 47b is provided at a position intersecting with the frame 26A so that the pipe frame 26A enters from the upper side.

At the lower end side of the crosspiece member 26B at the location intersecting the pipe frame 26A, a contact plate 47c for closing the downward opening portion of the channel shape is welded and joined, so that the front and rear walls of the crosspiece member 26B and the pipe A frame support portion 47 having a rectangular opening in a side view in which a second connection frame 45 made of a square pipe can be fitted is formed by the lower edge of the frame 26A and the upper surface of the contact plate 47c.
The second connection frame 45 of the expansion step 35 is inserted into the frame support portion 47 from the laterally outer side so that the second connection frame 45 can be inserted and removed from the rear side so as not to come out of the frame support portion 47. The lock pin 47a is configured to be connected in a retaining state.
The frame support portion 47 and the stop pin 47 a constitute a support mechanism for supporting the second connection frame 45 on the main frame 21 that is a part of the vehicle body frame 20.

[Rear step]
As shown in FIGS. 13 to 17, on the rear side of the main step 31, on the lateral side of the driver seat 7, it corresponds to the height position of the leg of the driver sitting on the driver seat 7. A rear step 32 is provided so as to form the climbing portion 50 at a position one step higher than the surface of the main step 31.
The rear step 32 is formed into a hollow plate shape by blow molding a synthetic resin material, and is bent and extended from the upper end portion of the front wall 51 portion raised upward from the main step 31 to the rear side. A climbing portion 50 is provided. The climbing portion 50 is formed such that its upper surface 50a (treading surface) is at a slightly lower height than the seating surface 7a of the driver's seat 7 and wraps around from the left and right lateral sides of the driver's seat 7 to the rear side. ing.

As shown in FIG. 14, the rear step 32 is formed by an inclined surface having a steep rearward posture along a vertical plane at a front wall 51 portion at a rising position from the main step 31 in a side view. In plan view, as shown in FIG. 14, a recess 52 into which the driver's seat 7 enters is provided at the center in the left-right direction of the riding-up portion 50. And the said upper surface 50a is provided in the right-and-left both sides of the recessed part 52, and the back side of the driver's seat 7. As shown in FIG.
The upper surface 50a of the climbing portion 50 of the rear step 32 is formed in a substantially horizontal surface, and has a lateral length that covers almost the entire width of the fuselage in the left-right direction, and slips almost over the entire upper surface 50a. A small protrusion 50b for stopping is formed.

A series of protrusions 53a (projections) projecting higher than the small anti-slipping projections 50b on the upper surface 50a on the outer peripheral portion of the climbing portion 50 of the rear step 32 on the rear side and the left and right outer sides. The stopper portion 53 is formed. The stopper portion 53 is provided so that when the preliminary seedling is placed on the climbing portion 50 of the rear step 32, the preliminary seedling contacts and the horizontal movement is restricted.
That is, the upper surface 50a which becomes the seedling placement space S on which the preliminary seedling can be placed is provided on the climbing portion 50 of the rear step 32, and the upper surface 50a corresponding to the periphery of the seedling placement space S. The stopper part 53 is formed in the outer peripheral part.

Among the outer peripheral portions of the climbing portion 50 of the rear step 32, the front outer peripheral portions on the left and right sides of the driver seat 7 have a plurality of heights similar to the protrusions 53a on the rear side and the left and right outer sides. The protrusions 53b (corresponding to the convex portions) are provided in a discontinuous manner in the left-right direction, and the front stopper portion 53 is formed by the discontinuous and intermittently provided protrusions 53b.
The recessed portion between the discontinuous protrusions 53b acts as a water draining groove 54 for discharging water accumulated on the upper surface 50a of the rear step 32, and the upper surface 50a is used for preventing slippage. In combination with the formation of the small protrusions 50b, it is easy to avoid a situation in which the back surface of the mat-like seedling placed on the upper surface 50a becomes wet and easily collapses.

  As described above, the stopper portion 53 is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the upper surface 50a corresponding to the periphery of the seedling placement space S. The seedling placement space S is provided when the aircraft is suddenly stopped or suddenly started. The horizontal movement is limited by contacting the end of the preliminary seedling so as to prevent the preliminary seedling mounted on the head from being displaced forward and backward and deforming or sliding off from the seedling placement space S. This is because of the configuration.

Out of the outer peripheral portion of the climbing portion 50 of the rear step 32, a stopper portion 53 corresponding to the periphery of the recess 52 into which the driver seat 7 enters, that is, the outer peripheral portion on the rear side of the upper surface 50a on the rear side of the driver seat 7. Rather than the outer peripheral portion on the front side near the driver seat 7 of the upper surface 50a and the outer peripheral portion on the left and right outer sides of the upper surface 50a, the outer peripheral portion on the side closer to the driver seat 7 is behind the upper surface 50a. The stopper part 53 formed by the protrusion 53c of the height lower than the protrusion 53a of the outer peripheral part of the side and the outer peripheral part of both right and left outer sides is formed.
The height of the stopper portion 53 at this portion is lowered because the ridge formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rear step 32 on the center cover 33 that covers the support base portion that supports the driver's seat 7 that enters the recess 52. This is because there is a rear peripheral portion 33b (corresponding to a convex portion) having a rising wall shape that is sufficiently higher than 53a, so that the center cover 33 itself can share the role as the stopper portion 53.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 15, the climbing portion 50 of the rear step 32 includes an upper surface 50 a of the rear step 32 positioned between the driver seat 7 and the rear wheel 2, and the driver seat 7 in a plan view. A plurality of pilots seated on the driver's seat 7 can visually recognize the position of the rear wheel 2 at the lower rear at a position on a virtual straight line (not shown) connecting the outer peripheral portion of the rear wheel 2. A rear wheel see-through window 55 is provided.
The rear wheel see-through window 55 is formed at a position slightly off in the left-right direction from directly above the outer peripheral portion of the rear wheel 2. Accordingly, the scattered mud released from the outer peripheral portion of the rear wheel 2 by the centrifugal force to the outer side in the radial direction adheres to the rear wheel see-through window 55, and the rear lower view through the rear wheel see-through window 55 is obstructed. There is little risk of such a situation occurring.

The rear step 32 is fixed to the main step 31 at the lower end of the front end portion located on the left and right sides of the driver seat 7, and the ride-up portion 50 of the rear step 32 on the rear side of the driver seat 7 is The lower surface side is configured to be supported by a rear step frame 26E provided on the rear end side of the step frame 26.
As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the rear step frame 26E includes U-shaped fixing members 26D that are fixed to the rear portions of the left and right sides of the horizontal frame 26C provided at the rear end of the pipe frame 26A. Via the pipe frame 26A. Further, the rear step frame 26E is a support bracket provided upward from the middle part of a pair of connecting members 27C for connecting the left and right rising wall parts 27A, 27A of the vertical frame 27 and the portal frame 27B in the front-rear direction. 27D is also supported from below.

As shown in FIGS. 13, 14, and 17, at the portion corresponding to the back portion of the driver seat 7 in the climbing portion 50 of the rear step 32, the climbing portion 50 of the blown hollow rear step 32. A portion that constitutes the lower surface side of this is partially recessed into the upper side, and is joined to a portion that constitutes the upper surface 50a of the climbing portion 50, and a sunshade attaching portion 56 for attaching the sunshade attaching bracket 57 is constituted. ing.
The awning attachment portion 56 is supported from below by joining the lower surface side thereof to the upper surface of a trapezoidal support member 58 described later. And it was inserted in the attachment hole 56a formed in the awning attachment part 56 in the state which pinched | interposed the awning attachment part 56 with the awning attachment metal fitting 57 mounted in the upper surface side, and the support member 58 joined below. The three are connected and fixed by connecting bolts.

The support member 58 is arranged so as to straddle the fuel tank 16 disposed between the left and right rising wall portions 27A and 27A rising from the pair of left and right frames 25A and 25A constituting the central frame 25. It is formed in a trapezoidal shape that bulges to the side.
The support member 58 is bolted at the lower left and right ends thereof to the connection members 27C on the left and right sides of the vertical frame frame 27, and supports the climbing portion 50 of the rear step 32 in the vertical and horizontal directions. The strength of the rear step 32 is ensured, and the rear step 32 and the upper side of the fuel tank 16 can be protected together.

[Center cover]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the center cover 33 provided on the support base of the driver seat 7 has a rear outer periphery that is inscribed in a recess 52 formed at a central portion in the left-right direction of the rear step 32. Further, it is made of a box-shaped sheet metal material having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view and an open bottom side.
As shown in FIG. 14, the center cover 33 is a seat support attached to the rising wall portions 27A and 27A of the vertical frame frame 27 serving as a support base portion of the driver seat 7 and the upper end portion thereof. A front side of the vertical frame 27 is disposed below the driver seat 7 so as to cover the member 27D.

An open portion for projecting a part of the seat support member 27D is formed on the upper surface of the center cover 33 at a location hidden under the seat surface 7a of the driver seat 7, and the seat surface 7a of the driver seat 7 is On both the left and right sides, guide portions 33a for guiding operation directions of various operation tools (not shown) are integrally formed.
Further, a rear peripheral portion 33b (corresponding to a convex portion) inscribed in the concave portion 52 of the rear step 32 has a rising wall shape positioned higher than the protrusion 53c formed around the concave portion 52 of the rear step 32. It is formed.

[Rear handrail]
A loop-shaped handrail 8 higher than the climbing portion 50 of the rear step 32 is attached to the rear portion of the support frame 41 of the left and right extension steps 35 and the rear portion of the main frame 21.
The handrail 8 includes a pair of left and right side handrails 71 positioned on the left and right lateral outer portions of the rear step 32 in a plan view, and upper portions of the left and right side handrails 71 and 71 on the rear end side of the rear step 32. And a rear handrail 70 made of a round pipe material erected along the left-right direction so as to be connected.

The side handrail 71 is formed by bending a round pipe material. The side handrail 71 is a vertical handrail portion 71a as a front post that rises from a position in the vicinity of the back of the step 36 for getting on and off, and is rearward from the upper end of the vertical handrail portion 71a. A lateral handrail portion 71b that extends inward and a rear column 71c that extends downward from the rear end of the lateral handrail portion 71b are formed in series.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the lower end of the vertical handrail portion 71 a of the side handrail 71 is welded and fixed to the rear surface side of the second lower surface support member 43 </ b> B in the support frame 41 of the expansion step 35. It is detachably connected and fixed to the lateral side surface 48a of the bracket 48 for fixing the front portion of the step 32 via a connecting bolt. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lower end of the rear column 71 c of the side handrail 71 is located on the left and right lateral outer ends of the rear step frame 26 E on the rear end side of the step frame 26 in the main frame 21. It is connected and fixed detachably via a connecting bolt.

  The vertical handrail portion 71a can be used when getting on and off from the side of the aircraft using the getting-on / off step 36, and is used from the main step 31 for replenishing the seedling to the seedling platform 5a of the seedling planting device 5. It can be used to support the body when riding on the rising portion 50. The lateral handrail portion 71 b is arranged at a position higher than the knee of the worker who rides on the ride-up portion 50 at a position on the lateral outer side of the ride-up portion 50, and It can be used as a support, and when climbing the climbing step 31 to perform seedling replenishment work, the worker of the climbing step 31 applies his body (thighs) to the side railing portion 71b to maintain his posture. The seedling can be replenished easily to the seedling placement part of the outermost end strip in the seedling placing stand 5a while being stably held.

  The rear handrail 70 includes a horizontal handrail portion 70a along the left and right direction, and a short connecting pipe portion 70b along the rear column 71c on the left and right sides of the horizontal handrail portion 70a. It is connected to the side handrail 71 via an adjustment connector 72 so that the vertical position can be adjusted.

[Others]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the outer frame 42 of the expansion step 35 provided on the right side in the left-right direction of the machine body is positioned on the inclined outer edge 40Ba of the expansion plate member 40 on the front side of the bent middle portion. A battery mounting base 49 as a battery mounting portion is provided at a position above the front frame portion 42A that is formed so as to extend outward toward the rear side.
The battery mounting base 49 is attached to the upper side of the outer frame 42 of the expansion step 35 so as to be positioned on the inward side of the body with respect to the extension line (not shown) of the rear frame portion 42B of the outer frame 42. It is provided at a position overlapping with the preliminary seedling raising base 6 in plan view, that is, below the preliminary seedling raising part 60 at the lowest stage of the preliminary seedling raising base 6 so as to be hidden by the preliminary seedling raising part 60 in plan view. .

In this riding type rice transplanter, the muffler 17 provided in the exhaust path from the engine 9 mounted on the engine frame 22 is on the left side of the body opposite to the right side of the body on which the battery mounting base 49 is provided. On the lower side than 3, the engine frame 22 is disposed laterally outward.
The muffler 17 is formed in a cylindrical shape that is long in the front-rear direction, and is surrounded by the operation unit step 3, the left side frame portion 22A of the engine frame 22, and the inclined portion 23a of the reserve seedling support frame 23. It is provided in a state of being stored in the space.
Therefore, it is easy to avoid the influence of heat generated from the muffler 17 from reaching the battery mounted on the battery mounting base 49 located on the opposite side of the machine body, and the muffler is difficult to contact from the outside of the machine body. 17 is disposed.

[Other Embodiment 1]
In the above embodiment, the vehicle body frame 20 has a structure using the mission case 12 positioned in the middle in addition to the main frame 21 and the engine frame 22, but is not limited thereto. As an alternative, a structure in which the main frame 21 and the engine frame 22 are integrally formed without including the mission case 12 may be employed.
Other configurations may be the same as those in the above-described embodiment.

[Second embodiment]
In the above embodiment, as the operation unit step 30, the main step 31, the rear step 32, and the center cover 33 are illustrated as having separate structures. You may comprise the whole or one part with a series of members.
Other configurations may be the same as those in the above-described embodiment.

[3 of another embodiment]
In the above-described embodiment, the main step 31 includes the base step 34 and the slat-like expansion step 35 that is separate from the base step 34. The main step 31 is configured without a portion corresponding to the base step 34 and a portion corresponding to the expansion step 35, or a portion corresponding to the expansion step 35 located above the front wheel 1. May be.
Other configurations may be the same as those in the above-described embodiment.

[4 of another embodiment]
In the above-described embodiment, the stopper portion 53 provided on the upper surface 50a of the rear step 32 is not limited to the contact with the outer peripheral end portion of the preliminary seedling in order to suppress the displacement movement of the preliminary seedling, For example, if it is a roll seedling, it may be configured to contact the bottom surface of the seedling and prevent movement.
Further, the stopper portion 53 formed on the upper surface 50a is not limited to the convex portion formed on the upper surface 50a. For example, although not shown, the stopper portion 53 may be configured by a horizontal bar member that restricts the movement of the seedling.
Other configurations are the same as those of the above-described embodiment.

[5 of another embodiment]
In each of the above-described embodiments, as the stopper portion 53 provided on the outer peripheral portion of the climbing portion 50 of the rear step 32, a series of protrusions 53a are provided on the rear side of the climbing portion 50 and on both the left and right sides. A plurality of protrusions 53b having the same height as the rear and left and right outer ridges 53a are provided on the outer peripheral portion on the front side on both the left and right sides, and correspond to the periphery of the recess 52 into which the driver's seat 7 enters. In the location, the structure having the protrusions 53c having a height lower than the protrusions 53a on the outer peripheral part on the rear side and the outer peripheral parts on both the left and right sides is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the stopper portion 53 may be configured with all protrusions, all with protrusions, or all with the same height, etc. The structure can be adopted.
Alternatively, the stopper 53 may be substituted only by the rear peripheral portion 33b of the center cover 33 that is inscribed in the concave portion 52 without providing the convex portion 53c at a location corresponding to the periphery of the concave portion 52 into which the driver seat 7 enters.
Other configurations are the same as those of the above-described embodiment.

[6 of another embodiment]
In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, as the support mechanism of the expansion step 35 on the main frame 21 side, the crosspiece member 26 </ b> B made of a downwardly open channel-like member or the channel-like downward A structure having a support plate 47c that closes the open portion of the frame, a frame support portion 47 that includes a notch 47b that is positioned in a state in which the pipe frame 26A enters from above, and a structure having a stop pin 47a is employed. For example, a structure as shown in FIGS. 18 to 21 may be adopted.

That is, in the structure shown in FIGS. 18 to 21, the crosspiece member 26 </ b> B of the step frame 26 provided in the main frame 21 is not a structure made of a channel-like member opened downward, but is made of a square pipe. And the crosspiece member 26B does not reach the pipe frame 26A on the laterally outer side of the fuselage, and is not directly connected to the pipe frame 26A.
Then, as shown in FIGS. 18 to 20, the channel-shaped support member constituting material 66 that is opened upward is fitted to the horizontal beam member 26B from the lower side across the end portion of the horizontal beam member 26B and the pipe frame 26A. It is attached to the state to do. As will be described later, the channel-shaped support member constituting material 66 includes a holding portion 67 at one end portion on the inward side of the machine body, and further includes a channel-like portion 66a on the outer side of the body with respect to the holding portion 67. It is mounted in a state of being fitted into the end portion of the crosspiece member 26B from below.

The support member constituting material 66 is formed of a metal plate-like body, and has a channel-like portion 66a that is open upward on the outer side of the machine body. The channel-like part 66a is formed by the horizontal rail member 26B and the pipe frame on the laterally outer side of the machine body. 26A has a length in the left-right direction that spans both, and a holding portion 67 is provided at the end on the in-vehicle body side.
The holding portion 67 has a protruding piece 67a bent toward the front side of the fuselage at an upper end portion located on the front side of the crosspiece member 26B, and a bent portion toward the rear side of the fuselage. And a connecting member 67c in the form of a deformed angle pipe that is wider in the lateral width direction than the up-down direction is placed above the protruding pieces 67a, 67b. 67a and 67b are connected together by connecting bolts 69 and 69 to form a holding portion 67 that fixes the crosspiece member 26B and the second connection frame 45 of the expansion step 35 in the holding state. Yes.

The outer end of the support member constituting material 66 is fixed by welding to the lower part of the pipe frame 26A. The lower edge of the pipe frame 26A, the channel-shaped portion 66a of the support member constituting material 66, A frame support portion 47 having a rectangular opening in a side view in which a second connection frame 45 made of a square pipe can be fitted is formed on the lower surface of the horizontal cross member 26B.
The second connection frame 45 of the expansion step 35 is inserted into the frame support portion 47 from the laterally outer side so that the second connection frame 45 can be inserted and removed from the rear side so as not to come out of the frame support portion 47. It is configured so that it can be connected to the retaining state with a stop pin 68.
The frame support portion 47 and the stop pin 68 constitute a support mechanism for supporting the second connection frame 45 on the main frame 21 which is a part of the vehicle body frame 20.

The frame support portion 46 and the stop pin 46a provided on the connecting frame 24 that supports the extending portion 35 of the first connecting frame 44 extending toward the in-vehicle body side are shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 described above. Since the structure is the same as that described above, the description of the specific structure of the support mechanism for supporting the first connection frame 44 on the connection frame 24 that is a part of the vehicle body frame 20 is omitted.
Other configurations are the same as those of the above-described embodiment.

[7 of another embodiment]
In the above embodiment, as the support mechanism for the expansion step, the support mechanism provided on the connection frame 24 side and the support mechanism provided on the vehicle body frame 21 side have different structures, but not limited thereto. For example, the support mechanism provided on the connection frame 24 side and the support mechanism provided on the vehicle body frame 21 side may be configured with the same structure.
In that case, both may be configured with the same structure as the support mechanism provided on the vehicle body frame 21 side, or may be configured with the same structure as the support mechanism provided on the connection frame 24 side.
Further, the support mechanism provided on the vehicle body frame 21 side and the support mechanism provided on the connection frame 24 side may be combined in the reverse of the above-described embodiment.
Other configurations are the same as those of the above-described embodiment.

[8 of another embodiment]
In the above embodiment, the lock lever 64 that engages the brake pedal 18 is exemplified as the parking brake operation tool. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a dedicated parking brake pedal is used to connect the lock lever 64 to the connecting frame 24. You may make it wear.
Other configurations are the same as those of the above-described embodiment.

  The present invention is not limited to the riding type rice transplanter provided with the seedling planting device 5 of the eight-row planting specification as shown in the embodiment, but the riding type rice planting provided with the seedling planting device 5 of the different planting-row specification It can be applied to various riding-type paddy field working machines such as a machine, a direct sowing machine for sowing seed pods in a field, or a chemical spreader.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front wheel 2 Rear wheel 6 Spare seedling stand 7 Driver's seat 9 Engine 15 Front axle case 17 Muffler 20 Body frame 21 Main frame 22 Engine frame 22A Side frame part 22B Part 22Ba Opening 22C Bridge member 22D Reinforcement plate member 24 Connection frame 30 Operation Part step 34 base part 34A lateral outer edge 34Aa lateral outer edge 35 expansion step 42 outer frame 42A frame part 43C front and rear direction frame 45 connection frame 47 frame support part 49 battery attachment part 63 accelerator pedal 64 parking brake operation tool 66 support part constituent material 68 Retaining member

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An extension step that can be seen from the upper side to the lower side is connected to the left and right outer sides of the base step located at the driver's leg seated in the driver's seat,
The expansion step is located above the position overlapping the front wheel in the straight traveling position in plan view, and the center position of the expansion step in the left-right width direction is more outward than the position where the front wheel in the straight traveling position exists. Riding type paddy field work machine arranged to exist on the side.   The riding paddy field work machine according to claim 1, further comprising a front-rear direction frame along a front-rear direction at a position overlapping with the front wheel in a straight traveling posture in plan view.   The lateral outer edge of the part which connects the said expansion step among the lateral outer edges of the said base step is formed in the shape which inclined toward the body center side near the body front side by plane view. Riding type paddy field work machine. The extension step is provided with a connection frame for supporting the extension step on the vehicle body frame, and a support mechanism for supporting the connection frame on the vehicle body frame,
The vehicle body frame, a channel-shaped support member constituting a frame support portion that is positioned below the vehicle body frame and can be inserted between the vehicle body frame, and inserted into the frame support portion. The riding paddy field work machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising a retaining member that connects the connected frame in a retaining state.   The riding type according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the expansion step is supported by a main frame that supports the base step and a connection frame that connects the main frame and an engine frame on which the engine is mounted. Paddy field machine.   6. The riding paddy field work machine according to claim 5, wherein the connection frame is also connected to a front axle case located between the main frame and the engine frame.   The riding paddy field work machine according to claim 5 or 6, wherein a parking brake operating tool and an accelerator pedal are mounted on the connection frame.   The riding type paddy field machine according to any one of claims 5 to 7, further comprising a bridging member that connects front end portions of a pair of left and right side frame portions of the engine frame.   A pair of left and right reinforcing plate members that connect the intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the bridging member and the engine frame across the intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the bridging member and the engine frame at a location corresponding to the intermediate portion. The riding type paddy field work machine according to claim 8 provided with.   The riding type paddy field work machine according to claim 9, wherein an opening is provided at a portion corresponding to between the pair of left and right reinforcing plate members at a portion of the engine frame located above the bridging member.   The riding type paddy field working machine according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein a battery mounting portion is provided on an outer frame located on a laterally outer side of the expansion step.   The outer frame includes a frame portion that extends from the outermost position in the left-right direction of the extension step toward the body side in plan view, and the battery attachment portion is provided on the frame portion that faces the body side. The riding paddy field work machine according to claim 11.   The riding paddy field working machine according to claim 11 or 12, wherein the battery mounting portion is disposed at a position overlapping with a reserve seedling platform in plan view.   The riding paddy field work machine according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein a battery mounting portion is provided on one side in the left-right direction of the machine body, and a muffler is provided on the other side.

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