JP2014138565A - Paddy field working machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paddy field working machine capable of favorably forming a groove for drainage on a paddy field.SOLUTION: A paddy field working machine includes a plurality of ground leveling floats F which are arranged in the lateral width direction of a vehicle body, and one of the plurality of ground leveling floats is provided to be taken as a ground leveling float 20 for detecting the working height. The other ground leveling floats 21 than the working height detecting ground leveling float 20 in the plurality of ground leveling floats F are provided with a grooving device 88 for forming a groove for drainage on a paddy field.

Description

  The present invention relates to a paddy field work machine such as a direct sowing machine for supplying seed rice to a rice field or a rice transplanter for planting seedlings on a rice field.

In the direct seeding machine as an example of the paddy field work machine, there has been conventionally configured as follows.
In other words, the working device located at the rear of the traveling vehicle body is provided with a plurality of leveling floats that level the surface in a state of being aligned in the vehicle body width direction, and among these leveling floats, the center float that is located at the center in the vehicle width direction Set as a leveling float for detecting the working height, at the front side of the leveling float when viewed from the side of the vehicle body and at a position shifted laterally with respect to the leveling float when viewed in the front-rear direction, a drainage groove is formed on the surface. In this configuration, a groove forming member (grooving device) is provided for forming (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-30439 A

  In the above-described conventional configuration, the leveling float passes through the left and right side portions of the drainage groove created by the groove forming member as the traveling vehicle body travels in the field to perform the work. Then, there is a disadvantage that the mud pushed by the leveling float enters the groove, and the groove formed by the groove forming member is destroyed, so that the groove cannot be formed satisfactorily.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a paddy field machine capable of satisfactorily forming a drainage groove on a rice field.

The characteristic configuration of the paddy field working machine according to the present invention includes a plurality of leveling floats arranged in a line in the vehicle body width direction and a state where any of the plurality of leveling floats is a leveling float for detecting a work height. And
At least one other leveling float other than the leveling float for detecting the work height among the plurality of leveling floats is provided with a grooving device for forming a drainage groove on the paddy surface.

  According to the present invention, since the leveling float is provided with the grooving device, the surface of the field surface is leveled by the plurality of leveling floats as the traveling vehicle body travels in the field, and among the plurality of leveling floats A drainage groove is formed on the paddy surface by a grooving device provided in a leveling float other than the leveling float for detecting the working height.

  When the leveling float moves while leveling the surface of the field as the vehicle runs, a groove for drainage is formed by the grooving device on the leveled surface. Thus, since the surface of the field after leveling by the leveling float is not likely to be broken due to the pushing movement of the mud, the grooves formed on the surface of the field by the grooving device are well maintained.

  By the way, the leveling float for detecting the work height is supported by the frame body so as to be movable up and down over a wide range in order to detect the work height with respect to the field surface. When the grooving device is provided, there is a possibility that the groove cannot be formed satisfactorily on the surface when it rises relative to the surface.

  On the other hand, since the leveling float other than the leveling float for detecting the work height does not need to be moved up and down over a wide range, the leveling float is provided with a grooving device so that the groove is well formed on the surface. Will be able to.

  Accordingly, it has become possible to provide a paddy field work machine that can satisfactorily form grooves for drainage on the rice field.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the plurality of leveling floats have their vertical positions set so that each bottom surface has the same height with respect to the field surface.

  According to this configuration, since the plurality of leveling floats have the same bottom surface with respect to the field surface, for example, even when working at a plurality of locations aligned in the vehicle body width direction, the paddy field work machine The right and left inclined posture is easily stabilized.

  Also, since the leveling float for detecting the working height and the other leveling floats have the same height with respect to the surface, the leveling float equipped with the grooving device is positioned up and down relative to other leveling floats. Therefore, the grooves can be formed satisfactorily by the groove cutter.

In the present invention, the plurality of leveling floats are provided so that they can swing up and down around a horizontal axis located on the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and the vertical swing range is regulated within a set range.
It is preferable that the vertical swing range in the leveling float provided with the groove cutter is set narrower than the vertical swing range in the other leveling floats.

  According to this configuration, since the plurality of leveling floats can swing up and down around the horizontal axis located on the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, for example, in a hard field, the plurality of leveling floats are accompanied by work traveling. When moving while making contact with the surface of the field, if there is a partial protrusion on the surface of the field, the leveling float located at that location will evacuate upward, causing damage due to excessive force. It is easy to avoid the disadvantage of doing.

  If the vertical swing range in the leveling float provided with the grooving device is too wide, the groove may not be formed well by the grooving device, but the vertical swing in the leveling float provided with the grooving device may not be achieved. By setting the range to be narrower than the vertical swing range of the other leveling floats, it is possible to form grooves on the paddy surface while enabling the leveling floats to be retreated upward.

In the present invention, the plurality of leveling floats are provided so as to be swingable up and down around a horizontal axis located on the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body,
It is preferable that the groove cutter is provided on the rear side in the vehicle body front-rear direction on the bottom surface of the other leveling float in a state including at least the region on the rear side in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the horizontal axis.

  According to this configuration, since the leveling float can swing up and down around the horizontal axis located on the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, when the leveling float travels while grounding to the surface, it is pushed by the surface before The region on the part side tends to swing and displace upward. In other words, the region on the rear side in the vehicle longitudinal direction with respect to the horizontal axis when swinging up and down in the leveling float tends to be displaced downward as opposed to the region on the front side. As a result, the grooving device tends to be displaced downward with respect to the field surface, and it becomes easy to satisfactorily form the groove on the field surface.

In the present invention, in the plurality of leveling floats, a grooving device for forming a groove for supplying powder to the surface, and a covering soil for refilling the groove after the powder is supplied into the groove With a board,
It is preferable that the grooving device is provided on the bottom surface of the other leveling float in a state of being located on the rear side of the vehicle body with respect to the covering plate.

  According to this configuration, as the vehicle body moves and travels, a groove is formed on the surface by the grooving device provided in the leveling float, and powder such as fertilizer is supplied to the groove. After the granular material is supplied into the interior, the groove is backfilled by a cover plate provided in the leveling float. And the groove | channel for drainage is formed with the groove cutter provided in the bottom face of the other leveling float in the state located in the back side rather than a covering board.

  In other words, using the leveled and leveled surface by the leveling float, while performing the process of embedding the powder in the leveled surface, while not disturbing the supply of the granular material, A drainage groove can be formed.

  In addition, if the grooving device and the cover plate are arranged in a state of being aligned along the width direction of the vehicle body, a lump of mud may adhere and accumulate in the gap between the two, but as described above, Since the vessel is configured to be located rearward of the cover plate, the mud can be satisfactorily passed with a gap between the groove cutter and the cover plate.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the covering plate and the groove cutter are arranged in a state where they partially overlap along the vehicle body width direction in a front view of the vehicle body.

  According to this configuration, the region in which the grooving device acts on the surface as the vehicle travels partially overlaps the region in which the groove formed by the grooving device is backfilled with the cover plate, so the grooving device The mud pushing action by can assist the backfilling action by the cover plate. As a result, it is possible to simplify the configuration, for example, by making the cover plate a small and simple structure, or omitting the cover plate as a structure that also serves as the cover plate by a grooving device.

  In the present invention, a protrusion that is located on the vehicle front side of the contact surface between the bottom surface of the other leveling float and the edge of the groove cutter and projects downward from the contact surface. It is preferable that the portion is provided.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to avoid such disadvantages that foreign matter such as straw scraps that are present in the field are sandwiched and accumulated at the joint between the leveling float and the grooving device.

  In other words, since the leveling float has a wide ground surface and is formed in a hollow shape, it is generally formed by integral molding with a synthetic resin. On the other hand, the grooving device is made of a metal material in order to provide durability for forming a groove on the surface. Therefore, when a groover made of a metal material is attached to the surface of the leveling float, which is a synthetic resin material, a gap is generated at the joint between the bottom surface of the leveling float and the edge of the groover, so There is a risk of being caught.

  Therefore, by providing a projecting portion that protrudes below the contact surface at the joint between the two, impurities such as straw scraps are sandwiched at the joint between the bottom surface of the leveling float and the edge of the groove cutter. Can be avoided.

It is a side view of a paddy field machine. It is a top view of a paddy field machine. It is a side view of a working part. It is a vertical side view of a working part. It is a rear view of a working part. It is a vertical rear view of a working part. It is a top view which shows the arrangement structure of a working part lower part. It is a transmission system diagram of a working part. It is a perspective view of a working part frame. It is a notch side view of a raising / lowering control mechanism arrangement | positioning part. It is a front view which shows a rolling lock mechanism. It is a side view which shows a rolling lock mechanism. It is a vertical side view of a side float arrangement | positioning part. It is a top view of a side float arrangement | positioning part. It is a perspective view of a supporting member. It is a vertical side view of the side float arrangement | positioning part of another embodiment. It is a bottom view of the groove cutter of another embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a paddy field working machine according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the paddy field work machine includes a driving unit 4 in a traveling vehicle body 3 having a pair of left and right front wheels 1 and a pair of left and right rear wheels 2, and is moved up and down at the rear end of the traveling vehicle body 3. The working unit A is connected to the hydraulic cylinder 5 so as to be movable up and down through the link mechanism 6 by operating the hydraulic cylinder 5. The driving unit 4 includes a steering handle 7 that steers the left and right front wheels 1, a traveling speed change lever 8, and an operation lever 9 that performs a lifting operation of the working unit A and the like.

  A traveling transmission system is provided that transmits the driving force from the engine 10 mounted on the front portion of the traveling vehicle body 3 to the front wheels 1 through the transmission case 11 and also transmits to the rear wheels 2 through the rear wheel driving case 12. In addition, a drive power from the transmission case 11 is transmitted to the external output shaft 13, and a work transmission system is further transmitted from the external output shaft 13 to the input shaft 15 provided in the feed case 14 in the working section A. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the link mechanism 6 includes an upper link 6a and a pair of left and right lower links 6b whose front ends are swingably supported with respect to the rear end of the traveling vehicle body 3, and these rear ends. The vertical link 6c is pivotally connected to the rear end portion, and the rear end portion is moved up and down by the operation of the hydraulic cylinder 5.

  The working portion A is supported at the lower end position of the vertical link 6c so as to be swingable about the rolling axis X in the front-rear orientation. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the feed case 14 in the working unit A is a rolling shaft that is in a front-rear posture with respect to the vertical link 6 c at a rotation fulcrum 16 provided at a position slightly higher than the input shaft 15. It is supported so as to be swingable around the core X.

The working unit A will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the working unit A includes a seeding device 17 that performs surface seeding of six strips on a field scene, a fertilizer device 18 that supplies powdered fertilizer to the field scene, and a field scene. On the other hand, it has a configuration including a drug spraying device 19 for spraying herbicides and the like. Further, the fertilizer application device 18 is located closest to the front side of the machine body, the seeding device 17 is located on the rear side of the machine body of the fertilizer application device 18, and the drug spreader 19 is located on the rear side of the machine body of the seeding device 17. , They are arranged in the front-rear direction. In addition, the working unit A includes a center float 20 located at the center in the lateral width direction and a pair of left and right side floats 21 located on the left and right sides as a plurality of leveling floats F for leveling the field scene to be worked. Is provided.

  The seeding device 17 uses seed pods that have been subjected to iron coating as seeds to be sown, so as to perform seeding for six strips on a field scene leveled with the leveling float F (center float 20 and side float 21). It is configured. Specifically, it is configured to perform so-called spot sowing in which a plurality of seeds are sown at intervals in the front-rear direction. And in this sowing apparatus 17, the surface sowing to the field scene is implement | achieved, suppressing a bird damage by using the seed vat with which the iron coating process was performed.

  In addition, when sowing seed fertilizer treated with such an iron coating, the water content in the field is adjusted so that the seed soak becomes a hard rice field so that it is not buried deeply in the field. Then, when the traveling vehicle body 3 travels, the hard mud may be agglomerated and lifted by the traveling lugs 2A of the rear wheels 2 and dropped and released onto the field, and may fall on the rice field and rise.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the seeding device 17 includes a seed hopper 22 that stores seed pods, six seed feeding units 23 that feed seeds from the seed hopper 22, and seeds fed from various child feeding units 23. And a guide tube 24 that guides the vehicle directly below in a state in which the influence of the wind is suppressed.

  The six seed feeding sections 23 are provided on the rear side of the leveling float F (center float 20 and side float 21) that contacts the field in plan view, and are not overlapped with the leveling float F. The seeds fed from the seed feeding roll 25 provided in the above are configured so that they can be dropped and supplied directly to the field scene by their own weight without interfering with the leveling float F.

  The guide tube 24 is disposed below the seed feeding portion 23, and is formed in a substantially constricted shape in a plan view with a narrowed bottom and a rear portion opened in a front-rear direction view. It is comprised by the plate body, and it is comprised so that the seed potato drawn out in the state open | released to the up-down direction can be dropped below.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 6, the fertilizer application device 18 is fed from a fertilizer hopper 26 that stores fertilizer, six fertilizer feeding sections 27 that feed out the fertilizer from the fertilizer hopper 26, and each fertilizer feeding section 27. Six fertilizer hoses 28 for guiding the fertilizer flowed down, a grooving device 29 for creating a groove for supplying fertilizer guided by the fertilizer hose 28 in the field, and a covering board 30 for refilling the groove Is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the grooving device 29 includes a grooving tool 31 for cutting a groove in a farm scene, and a fertilizer guide tool 32 for guiding the fertilizer into the groove created by the grooving tool 31. It is configured. The groove cutting tool 31 is formed in a triangular shape in a side view and a tapered shape (a wedge shape) in a plan view, and is connected so as to protrude downward from the bottom surface of the leveling float F. A rubber-made bellows cylindrical connection member 33 is attached to the upper portion of the fertilizer guide 32, and the fertilizer hose 28 is inserted into the connection member 33.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the earth covering plate 30 is attached to a position on the bottom side of the leveling float F on the rear side of the groove forming device 29, and is cantilevered outward in the lateral width direction and toward the rear side. It is provided in an extended state. The fertilizer feeding unit 27 is configured such that a fertilizer feeding roll (not shown) is rotated by the driving force transmitted from the traveling vehicle body 3, and the fertilizer received in the recesses is sequentially fed each time it rotates.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the drug spraying device 19 includes a main body case 36 at a lower part of a drug hopper 35 in which a drug such as a herbicide is stored. Although not described in detail in the main body case 36, an electrically operated feeding mechanism for feeding the powdered medicine stored in the medicine hopper 35, a motor-driven diffusion blade or the like for scattering the delivered medicine, and the like It is configured with.

  The medicine spraying device 19 is arranged at a high position above the fertilizer hopper 26 so that the medicine can be sprayed in an area corresponding to the sowing width (width of 6 lines). It arrange | positions in the state located behind the leveling float F.

The transmission structure of the working unit A will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8, the power from the traveling vehicle body 3 side is transmitted to the lateral transmission shaft 41 via the input shaft 15 provided at the lower position of the rolling shaft core X and the bevel gear mechanism 40 in the feed case 14. The lateral transmission shaft 41 is extended over substantially the entire width in the lateral direction of the vehicle body.

  And the fertilizer drive shaft 42 extended over substantially the full body width direction along the vicinity of each fertilizer supply part 27 in the fertilizer application apparatus 18 is provided, and the fertilizer supply roll 34 of each fertilizer supply part 27 in the fertilizer application apparatus 18 is provided. Three strip drive shafts 43 that are rotationally driven one by one are provided. A swing operation arm 44 is provided at the right end portion in the longitudinal direction of the fertilizer application drive shaft 42 via a one-way clutch 39 so as to be integrally rotatable, and the swing end portion of the swing operation arm 44 and the lateral transmission shaft 41 are provided. A rotary arm 45 attached to the right end is interlocked and connected via a push-pull rod 46.

  The three drive gears 47 attached to the fertilizer application drive shaft 42 and the driven gears 48 attached to each of the three strip drive shafts 43 are engaged with each other, and six fertilizers are fed by the power of the fertilizer application drive shaft 42. The transmission system is configured to drive and rotate the fertilizer supply roll 34 of the section 27.

  According to this configuration, when the rotary arm 45 rotates with the rotation of the lateral transmission shaft 41, the swing operation arm 44 is reciprocally swung within a predetermined range via the push-pull rod 46, and the fertilization drive shaft 42 is kept constant. It is rotated by a predetermined amount in the direction. Then, the fertilizer is sequentially fed by the fertilizer feeding unit 27, and the fertilizer fed from the fertilizer feeding unit 27 is supplied to the farm scene through the fertilizer hose 28. Each of the three drive shafts 43 is provided with a gear clutch 49 that can be turned on and off separately to supply fertilizer to all the six strips, and some strips (two or four strips). ) Only to supply fertilizer.

  A seeding drive shaft 50 is provided extending along the vicinity of various child feeding parts 23 in the seeding device 17 over substantially the entire width in the vehicle body width direction, and a transmission case 51 is attached to the right end of the seeding device 17. The right end of the lateral transmission shaft 41 is interlocked and connected to the seeding drive shaft 50 via a chain transmission mechanism 52 provided in the transmission case 51.

  The drive gear 53 attached to the sowing drive shaft 50 and the driven gear 54 attached to the roll shaft 55 of the various child feeding portions 23 are engaged with each other, and six seed feeding portions are driven by the power of the sowing drive shaft 50. The transmission system is configured to drive and rotate the 23 seed feeding rolls 25. In addition, although not shown, a state in which seeds are supplied to all the six strips in conjunction with the operation of each strip clutch 49, and a state in which seeds are supplied to only some strips (two or four strips). And can be switched.

FIG. 9 shows a working unit frame D in the working unit A, and the configuration of the working unit frame D will be described below.
On the front side, a square pipe-shaped main frame body 56 is provided so as to be integrally connected to the feed case 14 and extend in a long shape along the lateral width direction of the vehicle body. In addition, a plurality of front and rear facing frame bodies 57 are provided at intervals in the lateral direction of the vehicle body in a state of being fixed to the lower surface of the main frame body 56 and extending in the front and rear direction. A longitudinal frame body 58 is erected from the rear end portions of the plurality of longitudinal frame bodies 57 and is connected to and supported by the longitudinal frame body 58 and is elongated along the lateral width direction of the vehicle body. A soaking frame body 59 in the form of a square pipe is provided in a state extending in a shape. Each of the six seed feeding portions 23 is supported by the sowing frame body 59, and the seed hopper 22 and the guide cylinder 24 are supported by the seed feeding portion 23.

  In addition, a plurality of front and rear facing frame bodies 57 are provided in a total of five at both lateral end positions in the lateral width direction and in the lateral center positions of the center float 20 and the left and right side floats 21. Further, a total of three support frame bodies 60 are fixedly erected from the respective left and right end portions of the main frame body and the upper portion of the feed case 14. And the square pipe-shaped fertilization frame body 61 is provided in the state which connects the upper end parts of these three support | pillar frame bodies 60, and extends in the elongate shape along the vehicle body width direction. Each of the six fertilizer feeding parts 27 is supported by the fertilization frame body 61, and the fertilizer hopper 26 and the fertilization hose 28 are supported by the fertilizer feeding part 27.

  As described above, the working unit frame D forms a frame structure having a large support strength in a substantially sun-shaped shape in plan view by the main frame body 56, the seeding frame body 59, and the plurality of front and rear frame bodies 57. doing.

  A central support frame body 62 is fixedly extended from the upper end of the feed case 14 toward the rear side. The central support frame body 62 is made of a round pipe material bent in a substantially L shape in a side view, and the rear end side portion of the front-rear linear portion extending rearward from the upper end portion of the feed case 14 is a seeding frame body. 59 is supported by a fixed support member 62a, a longitudinal portion is extended upward from the rear end portion of the linear portion in the front-rear direction, and the medicine spraying device 19 is supported at the upper end portion.

  As described above, the working unit A is supported so as to be swingable about the rolling axis X in the front-rear orientation, but when the working unit A is raised to the maximum ascending position, the working unit A is tilted left and right. A rolling lock mechanism 63 for forcibly returning the posture to the neutral position is provided.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the pair of left and right lower links 6 b are respectively extended rearward from the pivot connection position with the vertical link 6 c, and a U-shaped connector 64 is provided in the extended portion. The rod 65 is pivotally connected via the. Each rod 65 is disposed along the vertical direction in a state where the bracket 66 fixed to the main frame body 56 is inserted. Each rod 65 is fitted with coil springs 67 and 68 on both upper and lower sides of the bracket 66. The upper coil spring 67 is received and supported by the connector 64 and the bracket 66, and the lower coil spring 68 has an upper end. Is supported by the bracket 66 and supported by the lock nut 69 at the lower end. In this way, the rolling lock mechanism 63 is configured.

  When the working part A is raised to the maximum ascending position, the pair of left and right rods 65 rises relative to the main frame body 56, the lower coil spring 68 is compressed and brought into close contact, and the rolling operation is locked. Then, the right and left inclined posture of the working unit A becomes the neutral position.

  The center float 20 and the left and right side floats 21 are supported by a front-rear frame body 57a provided at a position corresponding to each. Hereinafter, the support structure of each float 20 and 21 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the center float 20 is swingable up and down around the horizontal axis P located on the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and the front side portion is allowed to move up and down within a set range. It is supported.
In other words, as shown in FIG. 9, a U-shaped support member 70 extending downward is provided at the rear end of the front-rear frame body 57a provided corresponding to the center float 20 in a downward direction. The support member 70 is pivotally connected to the lower end portion of the support member 70 so as to be swingable around the horizontal axis P around the horizontal axis P.

  The front side of the center float 20 is supported so as to be lifted and lowered within a predetermined range. That is, as shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, it is formed in the front side portion on the upper surface portion of the center float 20 through the fixing bracket 72 so as to be long in the vertical direction and substantially in a gate shape in front view. A linkage member 73 is attached. Long holes 74 that are long in the vertical direction are formed on the left and right side surfaces of the linkage member 73. A fixed rod 75 that passes through the elongated hole 74 to the left and right is supported by a pair of left and right support arms 76 that are fixedly extended in a cantilevered manner from the main frame body 56 toward the front. That is, the center float 20 is supported by the main frame body 56 via the linkage member 73 and the fixed rod 75. Since the fixed rod 75 and the linking member 73 can move up and down relatively within the range of the long hole 74, the center float 20 can swing up and down within the range of the long hole 74 with respect to the main frame body 56. Will be supported.

  The ground height of the swing fulcrum position (P) (corresponding to the ground height of the working unit A) is set to the ground height in accordance with the change in the vertical swing posture accompanying the ground pressure fluctuation of the center float 20. An elevating control mechanism 77 for controlling the operation of the elevating hydraulic cylinder 5 is provided.

  Further, the end of the outer wire 78a of the operation wire 78 is supported on the upper surface of the linking member 73, and the end of the inner wire 78b of the operation wire 78 is connected to the fixed rod 75. The hydraulic switching valve 79 that controls the supply / discharge state of the hydraulic oil to / from the hydraulic cylinder 5 is linked and linked. Although not described in detail, the hydraulic switching valve 79 is set so that the vertical position of the front side portion of the center float 20 becomes the set position, in other words, the ground height of the working unit A becomes the set height. Are linked and linked so that In this way, the elevation control mechanism 77 is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the linkage member 73 and the pair of left and right support arms 76 that constitute the elevation control mechanism 77 are provided at a position biased to the right side of the center float 20 from the left and right center position, and the rolling lock mechanism 63. The right and left rods 65 of the left and right rods 65 are provided in a state of being located in the middle of the left and right of the pair of left and right support arms 76 in plan view.

  Like the center float 20, the left and right side floats 21 can swing up and down around the horizontal axis P located on the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and the front side portion allows vertical movement within a set range. It is supported in the state to do.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the left and right side floats 21 are integrally connected to the rear end portions of the front and rear facing frame bodies 57 a provided corresponding to the respective side floats 21, similarly to the center float 20. It is supported by the support member 70.

  The support member 70 is formed in a substantially U-shape that is opened rearward in a plan view, and a substantially U-shaped fulcrum bracket in front view that is bolted to each side float 21 with respect to the support member 70. 81 is pivotally connected so as to be swingable around the horizontal axis P.

  The left and right side floats 21 and center float 20 are configured such that the vertical swing axis position (P) is located on the same axis, and as shown in FIG. The vertical position is set so as to be the same height. Further, the center float 20 protrudes forward from the front end portion of the side float 21. The center float 20 increases the distance from the vertical swing axis position (P) to the front end portion as much as possible to provide a sensing function. It is configured to be able to increase.

  As shown in FIG. 13, an engagement member 82 that protrudes further forward than the front end of the side float 21 is provided at a front side portion of the side float 21 in a state of being bolted to the upper surface of the side float 21. . A swing restricting mechanism 83 that restricts the vertical swing range of the side float 21 to a range narrower than the vertical swing range of the center float 20 by acting on the engaging member 82 is provided.

  In other words, the contact engagement portion 84 is provided at a position facing the engagement member 82 on the lower surface side of the front-rear frame body 57a so as to protrude downward, and further downward from the lower surface side of the front-rear frame body 57a. A locking rod 85 is provided so as to extend toward the front. The locking rod 85 is provided in a state where the engaging member 82 and the front-rear frame body 57a are inserted so as to allow the side float 21 to swing up and down, and is larger than the lateral width of the insertion hole 86 at the lower end. A diameter receiving part 87 is provided, and a lock nut 86 is provided at the upper part.

  Accordingly, the side float 21 is restrained from being further lowered by the engagement member 82 being received and locked by the locking rod 85 and the lock nut 86, and the engagement member 82 is lowered to the contact engagement portion 84. It is configured to be contacted from the side and further rise is restricted, and the rocking restriction mechanism 83 is constituted by the engagement member 82 and the contact engagement portion 84.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, a grooving device 88 is provided on the bottom surface of each of the left and right side floats 21 to form drainage grooves on the rice field. The grooving device 88 is located in a region on the rear side in the vehicle longitudinal direction from the position of the vertical swing axis P of the side float 21 and is located on the rear side of the vehicle body from the soil covering plate 30. 30 and the vehicle body when viewed from the front, the vehicle is partially overlapped along the lateral width direction of the vehicle body.

  The grooving device 88 is provided in a state of projecting downward from the bottom surface of the side float 21, has a substantially V-shaped longitudinal cross-sectional shape, is formed in a triangular shape in a side view and a tapered shape in a plan view, It is formed of a plate-like body. The side float 21 is mounted on the side float 21 via a support member 89 in a state of being located in a region on the rear side in the vehicle longitudinal direction with respect to the position of the vertical swing axis P of the side float 21.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the support member 89 is configured by a plate-like body formed in a tapered shape in a plan view, and its wide rear end side portion is bent into a substantially U shape in a side view. Configured. The groove cutter 88 is integrally fixed to the lower surface side of the support member 89, and the support member 89 is attached and fixed to the side float 21.

  In other words, the bent portion 89D bent in a substantially U shape on the rear end side of the support member 89 is supported in a state where the rear end side of the side float 21 is sandwiched and held, and the front side portion of the support member 89 is supported. Are fixedly attached to the side float 21 in a state of being fastened together with the fulcrum bracket 81 by a connecting bolt 90.

  The side float 21 is formed by blow-molding a synthetic resin material, and is configured by an integrally molded product of the synthetic resin material. On the other hand, the groove cutter 88 is made of a metal material because durability is required. The bottom surface of the side float 21 and the edge of the groove cutter 88 are arranged so that foreign matter such as straw scraps present in the field is not caught at the joint between the side float 21 and the groove cutter 88. A convex portion 91 is provided that is located on the front side of the vehicle body with respect to the contact surface between the two at the joint portion therebetween and projects downward from the contact surface.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 13, a mud removal recess for allowing soft mud or the like that accumulates on the surface of the paddy surface to escape rearward without a large amount being pushed away laterally outwardly at the center of the bottom surface of the side float 21. 92 is formed. The central plate portion 93 in which the mud draining recess 92 is formed has a single-plate structure formed thicker than other portions, and using this central plate portion 93, the fulcrum bracket 81, Each of the engaging member 82 and the supporting member 89 is connected to the bolt. Further, the mud removing recess 92 extends rearward to a position corresponding to the vertical swing shaft core P of the side float 21, and a position on the rear side further than that is formed in a hollow shape.

  As a result, in the hollow portion 94 located on the rear side of the mud draining recess 92, the bottom surface of the side float 21 is located below the center portion 93. That is, the support member 89 includes a front horizontal portion 89A in a horizontal posture along the central plate portion 93, and an oblique portion 89B in an oblique posture that is continuous with the front horizontal portion 89A and positioned downward on the rear side. A rear horizontal portion 89C in a horizontal posture that is continuous with the oblique portion 89B and along the bottom surface of the hollow portion 94, and a bent portion 89D on the rear end side in a state of being connected thereto.

  13 and 15, the front end portion of the rear side horizontal portion 89C of the support member 89 is bent and formed so as to protrude downward from the lower end of the front end portion of the groove cutter 88. Is forming. The convex portion 91 is located on the front side of the vehicle body from the contact surface between the bottom surface of the side float 21 and the edge of the groove cutter 88 and protrudes downward from the contact surface. .

  By comprising in this way, it can avoid that impurities, such as straw scraps, are pinched | interposed into the junction location between the bottom face of the side float 21 and the edge of the groove cutter 88. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 7, 13, and 14, the working unit A prevents the mud that jumps up from the rear wheel 2 from splashing rearward in a state of being located behind the rear wheel 2 provided in the traveling vehicle body 3. A mudguard member 95 is provided. And the side float 21 is provided in the state which is located in the back of the rear heddle and the mudguard member 95.

  A rake member 96 is provided for leveling the paddy field at a position rearward of the rear wheel 2 in a side view of the vehicle body and laterally laterally with respect to the rear wheel 2 in a front view of the vehicle body. Yes. The rake member 96 is provided at a position biased forward of the mudguard member 95 in a side view of the vehicle body.

  As shown in FIG. 13, a front-rear frame body 57 a provided corresponding to the left and right side floats 21 is formed to extend toward the front side of the vehicle body from the main frame body 56. A mudguard 95 having a vertically oriented posture is attached in a state of being integrally fixed to the front end portion of the orientation frame body 57a.

  The mudguard member 95 has an upper portion 95A formed in a substantially vertical shape, and a lower portion 96B formed in an inclined shape positioned rearward on the lower side. The upper portion 96 </ b> A has a width that is substantially the same as the width of the side float 21 and a vertical width that extends from a position that is substantially the same as the lower end position of the main frame body 56 to a position that is substantially the same as the upper end of the feed case 14. Yes. By providing the large mudguard member 95 in this way, it is possible to prevent the mud splashed up by the rear wheel 2 from scattering to the upper side of the side float 21 or from the seeding device 17 or the transmission mechanism. .

  The mudguard 95 is formed so that the upper part 95A is formed in a substantially vertical shape, so that even if the mud splashed up by the rear wheel 2 is scattered, the scattered mud falls downward so that the mud mud does not adhere to the mudguard 95. It will be easy to do. Further, by providing the inclined lower portion 95B, for example, the lump of mud that has risen and accumulated by the passage of the rear wheel 2 can be pushed downward by the inclined lower portion 95B. It is possible to avoid the accumulated mud getting on the upper side of the side float 21.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in a state where it is supported by a support arm 97 that is fixedly extended from the front surface of the main frame body 56 to the front side of the main frame body 56 at a position that is biased to the right side with respect to the mudguard member 95. A rake member 96 is provided. The rake member 96 is formed to be wide so as to fill a gap between the center float 20 and the side float 21 so that the leveling action is performed between the center float 20 and the side float 21, and the lower end portion is a tab surface. It is the structure extended to the low position near.

[Another embodiment]
(1) In the above-described embodiment, the grooving device 88 is provided in a state of being positioned in a region on the rear side in the vehicle longitudinal direction from the position of the horizontal axis (vertical swing axis) P of the side float 21. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the groove cutter 88 is located in a region on the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body relative to the position of the vertical swing shaft core P and more than the position of the horizontal shaft core P of the side float 21. It is good also as a structure extended and formed in the vehicle body front side.

(2) A configuration in which a convex portion is formed by using another dedicated member different from the support member 89 as the convex portion 91 protruding downward from the contact surface between the bottom surface of the side float 21 and the groove cutter 88. Alternatively, the convex portion 91 may be integrally formed on the bottom surface of the side float 21.

(3) The groove cutter 88 may be configured as follows.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the side float 21 is formed so as to protrude downward from the bottom surface of the side float 21 and is long in the front-rear direction from the front side portion to the rear end portion of the side float 21. In this state, the side float 21 is mounted via the support member 101.

  In other words, the groove cutter 88 is integrally fixed to the lower surface side of the support member 101, and the support member 101 is attached and fixed to the side float 21. The grooving device 88 has a plate-like body in a state where the front side portion 88A has a substantially V-shaped longitudinal section, is substantially triangular in side view, and is tapered in plan view. Is formed. The rear side portion 88B is formed in a state of being integrally connected to the front side portion 88A, and extends in a substantially parallel manner along a front-rear direction through a pair of plate-like portions arranged in a substantially V shape in a front view. It is configured for. In the rear side portion 88B, a gap S is formed between the left and right plate-like portions at the lower end portion.

  The groove cutter 88 is configured such that the front side portion 88A forms a groove on the surface and the groove formed with the rear side portion 88B is held so as not to collapse. Moreover, in this embodiment, the groove cutter 88 and the covering board 30 are provided in the state which overlaps with the vehicle body front-back direction. In this configuration, the grooving device 88 and the earth covering plate 30 can satisfactorily cover the fertilizing groove.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the support member 101 is formed in a state where the front end side portion of the belt-like plate body is bent and formed in a substantially U shape in a side view so as to sandwich and hold the rear end side of the side float 21. In addition to being supported, the front end side portion is formed to be narrow and fixed to the side float 21 in a state where it is coupled to the fulcrum bracket 81 by the connecting bolt 102. Further, an engaging member 82 constituting the swing restricting mechanism 83 is integrally connected and fixed to the front portion of the support member 101.

(4) Three or more side floats 21 are provided as leveling floats other than the leveling float for detecting the working height (center float 20), and at least one or two or more side floats 21 are grooved. It is good also as a structure provided with the device 88, and the structure which does not provide the groove cutter 88 in one of the side floats 21.
In this case, the vertical swing range in the side float 21 provided with the groove cutter 88 may be set narrower than the vertical swing range in the side float 21 not provided with the groove cutter 88.

(5) The vertical positions may be set so that the bottom surfaces of the center float 20 and the left and right side floats 21 are different in height from the field surface.

(6) By replacing the configuration in which the covering plate 30 and the grooving device 88 are arranged in a state of being partially overlapped along the vehicle body width direction when viewed from the front of the vehicle body, the mud pushing function by the grooving device 88 is enhanced. The cover plate 30 may be omitted.

(7) The leveling member is not limited to the rake member, and may be a flat leveling member, a rotationally driven leveling roller, or the like.

(8) Although the direct seeding machine is shown as an example of the paddy field machine in the above embodiment, other types of paddy field machines such as a rice transplanter may be used.

  The present invention can be applied to a paddy field machine equipped with a leveling float such as a direct sowing machine or a rice transplanter.

20, 21, F Leveling float 29 Grower 30 Covering plate 88,100 Grooving device 91 Convex part P Horizontal axis

Claims (7)

A plurality of leveling floats are provided in a state where they are aligned along the vehicle body width direction, and any one of the plurality of leveling floats is used as a leveling float for detecting a work height.
A paddy field work machine in which at least one other leveling float other than the leveling float for detecting the work height among the plurality of leveling floats is provided with a grooving device for forming a draining groove on the paddy surface.   2. The paddy field work machine according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of leveling floats are set in an up-and-down position so that each bottom surface has the same height with respect to the field surface. The plurality of leveling floats are swingable up and down around a horizontal axis located on the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and are provided in a state where the vertical swing range is restricted within a set range,
The paddy field work machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a vertical swing range in a leveling float provided with the groove cutter is set narrower than a vertical swing range in other leveling floats. The plurality of leveling floats are provided so as to be swingable up and down around a horizontal axis located on the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body,
The grooving device is provided on the vehicle body longitudinal direction rear side on the bottom surface of the other leveling float in a state including at least the region on the vehicle body longitudinal direction rear side with respect to the horizontal axis. The paddy field work machine according to claim 1. The plurality of leveling floats are provided with a grooving device for forming a groove for supplying the granular material to the rice field, and a covering board for refilling the groove after the granular material is supplied into the groove. ,
The paddy field work machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the grooving device is provided on a bottom surface of the other leveling float in a state of being located on the rear side of the vehicle body with respect to the covering plate.   The paddy field work machine according to claim 5, wherein the covering plate and the grooving device are arranged in a state of being partially overlapped along a vehicle body width direction in a front view of the vehicle body.   A convex portion is provided that is located on the vehicle front side of the contact surface between the bottom surface of the other leveling float and the edge of the groove cutter and projects downward from the contact surface. The paddy field machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

Images