JP2014176373A - Combined baler - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a combined baler for improving the conveying efficiency of mowed crops conveyed from a mowing device to a roll baler device while improving the mowing efficiency and operability thereof.SOLUTION: A discharge opening opened backward or upward on a second side in a machine body width direction from a driver seat is provided in a mowing case arranged in approximately the whole area in the machine body width direction of a vehicle frame. In a state where a conveying mechanism is housed in the mowing case, a conveying duct, where a front end opening is connected to the discharge opening and a rear end opening is directly or indirectly communicated with a bale chamber, goes along a machine body longitudinal direction using the space of the second side in the machine body width direction from the driver seat in an installation space on the vehicle frame. A mowing device has a cross-conveying mechanism on a further rear side than a mowing drive shaft and a plurality of cutting blades, and the cross-conveying mechanism conveys mowed crops cut by the cutting blades to a position corresponding to the discharge opening with regard to the machine body width direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a self-propelled combine baler including a harvesting device, a roll baler device, and a transport device that transports a harvested crop from the harvesting device toward the roll baler device.

  A self-propelled combine baler in which a self-propelled traveling machine main body having a traveling device, a vehicle body frame mounted on the traveling device and a driver seat supported by the vehicle body frame is provided with a mowing device and a roll baler device Has been proposed and used.

  In the following Patent Document 1, the traveling device, the body frame, the driver's seat, the reaping device, the reaping device disposed in front of the body frame, and a rear space on the body frame. There is disclosed a self-propelled combine baler that includes the roll baler device arranged, and in which the reaping device and the roll baler device are connected by a transport duct.

  Specifically, the reaping device includes a reaping case disposed along the body width direction in front of the body frame, and a reaping drive shaft supported in the reaping case in a state along the body width direction. A plurality of flare blades supported by the cutting drive shaft, wherein the plurality of flare blades generate a conveying wind for cutting the crop and conveying the harvested crop as the cutting drive shaft rotates. .

  The combine baler described in Patent Document 1 includes the conveyance duct, whereby crops that are cut by the flail blade and conveyed toward the bale chamber by the conveyance air by the flail blade are scattered around. This is useful in that it can be prevented.

  However, the combine balun described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that it is difficult to maneuver because the driver's seat is supported by the vehicle body frame while being offset from the vehicle body frame to one side in the vehicle width direction. It was.

Japanese Patent No. 4061209

  The present invention has been made in view of such prior art, and includes a traveling device, a vehicle body frame placed on the traveling device, a driver's seat supported by the vehicle body frame, a reaping device, and a roll baler device. An object of the present invention is to provide a combine combiner that can improve the efficiency of transporting harvested crops from the harvesting device to the roll baler device without impairing the harvesting efficiency and maneuverability.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a traveling device, a vehicle body frame mounted on the traveling device, and a space on the first side in the body width direction and on the front side of the installation space on the vehicle body frame. A driver's seat, a roll baler device disposed in a space behind the driver seat in the installation space, a reaping device disposed in front of the vehicle body frame, and the reaper device toward the roll baler device. A cutting device provided across a substantially entire region of the vehicle body width direction of the vehicle body frame, wherein the harvesting device opens downward substantially over the entire region of the vehicle body width direction. A mowing case provided with an opening and a discharge opening that opens rearward or upward on the second side in the body width direction from the driver seat, and a mowing drive supported by the mowing case along the body width direction A plurality of cutting blades supported by the reaping drive shaft, and a lateral feed mechanism accommodated in the reaping case on the rear side of the reaping drive shaft. Using the space on the second side in the vehicle body width direction from the driver's seat in the installation space with the rear end opening connected to the bale chamber of the roll baler device directly or indirectly connected to the discharge opening of the case. A transport duct disposed along the longitudinal direction of the machine body and a transport mechanism for transporting the harvested crop from the front end opening toward the rear end opening. The transverse drive drive shaft and the transverse feed drive shaft so as to convey the harvested crop toward the portion of the transverse feed drive shaft facing the discharge opening in accordance with the rotation in the forward rotation direction about the axis of the transverse feed drive shaft. Spiral body provided in Providing by that combine Béla to have.

Preferably, the discharge opening is provided in a midway portion between the first side end and the second side end of the cutting case in the body width direction.
In this case, the spiral body is located on the first side in the body width direction from the discharge opening, and the harvested crop is conveyed to the second side in the body width direction according to the rotation in the forward rotation direction around the axis of the transverse feed drive shaft. A first spiral body that is positioned on the second side in the body width direction from the discharge opening, and that conveys the harvested crop to the first side in the body width direction according to the rotation in the forward rotation direction around the axis of the transverse feed drive shaft. And two helices.

  Preferably, both the drive shafts are supported by the cutting case so that the cutting drive shaft and the lateral feed drive shaft are positioned at substantially the same height with respect to a state where the cutting device is grounded, and the cutting case Is a pair of left and right first and second side walls that are located on the first and second sides in the body width direction and support the cutting drive shaft and the lateral feed drive shaft, respectively, and the peripheral edges of the first and second side edges And a peripheral wall connecting the two.

  In this case, the peripheral wall is rearward and downward so as to follow the rotation trajectory of the spiral body from the upper wall portion covering the rotation trajectory of the cutting blade and the rotation trajectory of the spiral body, and the rear end edge of the upper wall portion. A rear wall portion extending to the bottom, a lower wall portion extending forward from the front end edge of the rear wall portion so as to cover a lower portion of the rotation trajectory of the spiral body, and rotation regulation of the cutting blade from the front end edge of the upper wall portion A front wall portion extending forward and downward, the intake opening is provided between a lower end edge of the front wall portion and a front end edge of the lower wall portion, and the discharge opening is formed in the rear wall portion. Provided.

  In the various configurations described above, preferably, the transverse feed drive shaft is provided with a rod-like member that protrudes radially outward at a position that does not interfere with the helical body.

  Moreover, in the said various forms, Preferably, the said cutting drive shaft, the said lateral feed drive shaft, and the said conveyance mechanism are driven synchronously.

  In the combine baler according to the present invention, the harvesting device is disposed in front of the vehicle body frame over substantially the entire region of the vehicle body width direction of the vehicle body frame, and the driver seat is the first side in the vehicle body width direction of the installation space on the vehicle body frame. In addition, since it is arranged on the front side, the cutting efficiency can be improved without deteriorating the maneuverability.

  Furthermore, in the combine baler according to the present invention, the harvesting case in the harvesting device is provided with a discharge opening that is located on the second side in the body width direction from the driver's seat and opens rearward or upward, and accommodates the transport mechanism A transport duct having a front end opening connected to the discharge opening and a rear end opening connected directly or indirectly to the bale chamber of the roll baler device is located on the second side in the body width direction from the driver seat in the installation space. A space feed is used along the longitudinal direction of the machine body. The cutting device includes a cutting drive shaft and a transverse feed mechanism provided behind the cutting blades supported by the cutting drive shaft. Transports the harvested crops cut by the cutting blade to the position corresponding to the discharge opening in the width direction of the machine body, which impairs the effects of improving the cutting efficiency and improving the maneuverability described above. No, it can be fed backward toward efficiently the roll baler apparatus cutting crop cut by the cutting device via the lateral feed mechanism and the transfer mechanism.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a combine baler according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of the combine baler. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the combine baler. FIG. 4 is a front view of the harvesting device and the transport device in the combine baler. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the harvesting device and the transport device. 6 is a longitudinal side view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. FIG. 7 is a vertical perspective view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. FIG. 8 is a transverse perspective view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. FIG. 9 is a lower perspective view of the reaping device and the conveying device. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the reaping device and the transfer device in a state where a part of the peripheral wall in the reaping case is removed. FIG. 11 is a plan view of FIG.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a combine baler according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 to 3 show a front view, a side view, and a plan view of the combine baler 1 according to the present embodiment, respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the combine baler 1 is supported by a traveling device 10 having a pair of left and right crawlers 11, a vehicle body frame 20 mounted on the traveling device 10, and the vehicle body frame 20. The driver's seat 30, the reaping device 100, and the roll baler device 40, and the transport device 200 that transports the harvested crop from the reaping device 100 toward the roll baler device 40 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the driver's seat 30 is located on the first side in the body width direction of the installation space on the body frame 20 (right side in the state of facing the forward direction in the present embodiment) and on the front side. Arranged in space.

  Various operation members (not shown) such as a steering handle and a transmission device are provided in front of and around the driver seat 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the combine baler 1 according to the present embodiment includes a cabin 35 that covers the driver seat 30.

The roll baler device 40 forms the feed crop supplied to the baler chamber into a roll-shaped feed bale.
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the roll baler device 40 opens a fixed housing 41 and a closed position where the baler chamber is formed under the cooperation of the fixed housing 41 and the baler chamber. A movable casing 42 that can take an open position, a plurality of fixed-side rotating rollers (not shown) supported by the fixed casing 41, and a plurality of movable-side rotating rollers (not shown) supported by the movable casing 42. (Not shown).

  The plurality of movable-side rotating rollers and the plurality of fixed-side rotating rollers are configured so that the movable casing 42 and the plurality of fixed-side rotating rollers form a substantially circular roll space in a side view when the movable casing 42 is positioned at the closed position. Each is supported by the fixed casing 41.

  In the roll baler device 40, rotational power to which the plurality of movable-side rotation rollers and the plurality of fixed-side rotation rollers are operatively transmitted from the drive source in a state where the movable casing 42 is positioned at the closed position. The feed crop in the roll space is automatically rotated to form a roll-shaped feed bale, and the feed crop newly introduced into the roll space is rotated around the axis of the feed bale. The feed bale is rolled up to increase the diameter.

  The reaping device 100 is directly or indirectly supported by the body frame 20 in a state of being disposed in front of the body frame 20.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the reaping device 100 is supported by the body frame 20 together with the transport device 200 so as to be swingable around a pivot shaft (not shown) along the body width direction. It can be moved up and down by a hydraulic lifting cylinder 70 provided in the combine baler 1.

4 and 5 show a front view and a perspective view of the reaping device 100 and the transport duct 200, respectively.
6 and 7 show a longitudinal side view and a longitudinal perspective view along the line VI-VI in FIG. 4, respectively.
Further, FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional perspective view along the line VIII-VIII in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the reaping device 100 includes a reaping case 110 provided in front of the body frame 20 over substantially the entire region of the body frame 20 in the body width direction, and the reaping case 110. The cutting drive shaft 120 accommodated therein and a plurality of cutting blades 130 supported by the cutting drive shaft 120 are provided.

FIG. 9 shows a lower perspective view of the reaping device 100 and the conveying device 200.
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the harvesting case 110 has an intake opening 110 a that opens downward substantially over the entire region in the body width direction and a second side in the body width direction from the driver seat 30 (see FIG. 1 and the like). And a discharge opening 110b that opens rearward or upward.

Specifically, the cutting case 110 includes first and second side walls 111 and 112 positioned on the first and second sides in the body width direction, and a peripheral wall that connects the peripheral edges of the first and second side walls 111 and 112. 115.
In such a configuration, the intake opening 110 a and the discharge opening 110 b are formed in the peripheral wall 115.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the cutting drive shaft 120 includes the first and second side walls 111 of the cutting case 110 so as to be accommodated in the cutting case 110 in a state along the body width direction. 112, and at least one end portion extends outward from the cutting case 110, and is configured to be able to input rotational power directly or indirectly from a drive source provided in the combine baler 1. Yes.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the cutting drive shaft 120 is supported by the first and second side walls 111 and 112 in a state along the body width direction, and at least one end. A drive shaft body 121 that extends outwardly from the cutting case 110 and receives rotational power from the drive source, and a pair of left and right parts that are supported by the drive shaft body 121 so as not to rotate relative to each other in the cutting case 110 And a plurality of support plates 122 supported by the pair of left and right support plates 122 in the state of being arranged in the circumferential direction with reference to the drive shaft main body 121 along the body width direction (3 in the illustrated form). Main) support shaft 123.

  The plurality of cutting blades 130 are supported by the cutting drive shaft so as to cut a crop according to the rotation of the cutting drive shaft 120 around the axis.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, a flail blade is used as the cutting blade 130.

Specifically, the flare blade is supported by the cutting drive shaft 120 so as to be rotatable around a rotation shaft 131 (see FIG. 6 and the like) along the body width direction, and the centrifugal movement accompanying the rotation of the cutting drive shaft 120 is supported. The crops are raised in the radial direction by a force to cut the napped crops, and the crops are also cut by cooperating with the fixed blade 135 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) provided in the mowing apparatus 100. ing.
In the present embodiment, the plurality of flail blades 130 are supported by the plurality of support shafts 123.

  As a matter of course, a hammer blade may be employed as the cutting blade 130 instead of the flail blade.

The reaping device 100 further includes a lateral feed mechanism 150 accommodated in the reaping case 110 on the rear side of the reaping drive shaft 120 and the plurality of cutting blades 130.
The detailed structure of the lateral feed mechanism 150 will be described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, 6 to 7, and the like, the transport device 200 uses the space on the second side in the body width direction from the driver's seat 30 in the installation space along the longitudinal direction of the body. And a transport mechanism 250 disposed in the transport duct 210.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, etc., the transport duct 210 has a cylindrical shape with front and rear ends opened.
A front end opening 210a of the transfer duct 210 is connected to the discharge opening 110b of the cutting case 110, and a rear end opening 210b is directly or indirectly connected to the bale chamber of the roll baler device 40.

The transport mechanism 250 is configured to transport the harvested crop from the front end opening 210a to the rear end opening 210b.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the transport mechanism 250 is a drive that is operatively connected to the drive source along the body width direction at one of the front end and the rear end of the transport duct 210. A shaft 251, a driven shaft 252 along the machine body width direction on the opposite side of the drive shaft 251, and a pair of left and right endless bodies (not shown) wound around the drive shaft 251 and the driven shaft 252 And a plurality of connecting bodies 255 along the body width direction so as to connect the pair of endless bodies, and a plurality of connecting bodies 255 arranged in order in the longitudinal direction of the endless body. Yes.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the combine baler 1 transports the harvested crop discharged from the transport mechanism 250 toward the baler chamber of the roll baler device 40. An auxiliary transport mechanism 50 is provided.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, the rear end opening 210b of the transfer duct 210 is indirectly communicated with the bale chamber via the auxiliary transfer mechanism 50.

The auxiliary transport mechanism 50 can take various forms.
For example, the auxiliary transport mechanism 50 is disposed along the body width direction and is driven along with the drive shaft (not shown) driven by the rotational power operatively transmitted from the drive source, along the body width direction. A driven shaft (not shown) disposed, a pair of left and right endless bodies (not shown) wound around the drive shaft and the driven shaft, and a plurality of connections connecting the pair of endless bodies It is a member, Comprising: It can have a some connection member (not shown) arrange | positioned in order in the longitudinal direction of the said endless body.

Here, the detailed structure of the transverse feed mechanism 150 will be described.
FIGS. 10 and 11 are a perspective view and a plan view, respectively, of the reaping device and the transfer device in a state where a part of the peripheral wall in the reaping case is removed.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 and FIGS. 10 to 11, the lateral feed mechanism 150 includes a lateral feed drive shaft 160 along the body width direction and a spiral body 170 provided on the lateral feed drive shaft 160. Have.

  The transverse drive shaft 160 is supported by the first and second side walls 111 and 112 with at least one end 160a extending outwardly so as to be operatively connected to the drive source.

  The spiral body 170 releases the harvested crop that exists around the transverse feed drive shaft 160 in the width direction of the body of the transverse feed drive shaft 160 in accordance with the rotation in the forward rotation direction around the axis of the transverse feed drive shaft 160. It conveys toward the site | part corresponding to the opening 110b.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the discharge opening 110b is disposed at a midway position in the body width direction of the cutting case 110.
Accordingly, the spiral body 170 is located on the first side in the body width direction from the discharge opening 110b, and the harvested crop is moved to the second side in the body width direction according to the rotation in the forward rotation direction around the axis of the transverse feed drive shaft 160. A first spiral body 171 to be conveyed and a second side in the body width direction from the discharge opening 110b, and the harvested crop is moved to the first side in the body width direction according to the rotation in the forward rotation direction around the axis of the transverse feed drive shaft 160 And a second spiral body 172 to be conveyed.

  In the present embodiment, the transverse feed drive shaft 160 is operatively connected to the cutting drive shaft 120 so as to be driven in synchronization with the cutting drive shaft 120.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 8, and the like, the drive shaft main body 121 of the reaping drive shaft 120 includes the other end 121 b in addition to the one end 121 a that is operatively connected to the drive source. Is also extended outward from the cutting case 110.

  As shown in FIG. 10 and the like, the lateral feed drive shaft 160 has an end portion 160a located on the same side as the other end portion 121b of the drive shaft main body 121 of the reaping drive shaft 120 outward from the reaping case 110. The end portion 160a is operatively connected to the other end portion 121b of the drive shaft main body 121 of the cutting drive shaft 120 via an appropriate transmission mechanism such as a pulley transmission mechanism.

  According to such a configuration, the rotational speed of the lateral feed drive shaft 160 can be increased or decreased in accordance with the rotational speed of the reaping drive shaft 120, and the conveyance amount by the lateral feed mechanism 150 is reduced by the reaping drive shaft 120. Can be proportional to the amount.

More preferably, the drive shaft 251 in the transport mechanism 250 can be operatively connected to the reaping drive shaft 120 and the transverse feed drive shaft 160 to drive these shafts synchronously.
According to such a configuration, the transport amount by the lateral feed mechanism 150 and the transport amount by the transport mechanism 250 can be made proportional to the cutting amount.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7, 8, 10, and 11 and the like, the transverse drive shaft 160 has a rod-like member that protrudes radially outward at a position that does not interfere with the helical body 170. 180 is provided.

  By providing the rod-shaped member 180, the harvested crop existing around the transverse feed drive shaft 160 can be divided as much as possible, and the conveyance efficiency by the spiral 170 can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the harvested crops cut by the plurality of cutting blades 130 are efficiently moved to the lateral feed mechanism 150, and further, the harvested crops by the lateral feed mechanism 150 are transferred to the discharge opening 110b. In order to efficiently carry, the cutting case 110 is made as close as possible to the rotation trajectory of the plurality of cutting blades 130 and the rotation trajectory of the spiral body 170.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6 and the like, the peripheral wall 115 of the cutting case 110 includes an upper wall portion 115a that covers the rotation locus of the cutting blade 130 and the rotation locus of the spiral body 170, and the upper wall portion 115a. A rear wall 115d extending rearward and downward along the rotation locus of the spiral body 170 from the rear end edge, and extending forward from a front edge of the rear wall portion 115d so as to cover the lower portion of the rotation locus of the spiral body 170. It has a lower wall portion 115b and a front wall portion 115c extending forward and downward from the front edge of the upper wall portion 115a so as to follow the rotational trajectory of the cutting blade 130.

In such a configuration, the intake opening 110a is disposed between a lower end edge of the front wall portion 115c and a front end edge of the lower wall portion 115b, and the discharge opening 110b is provided in the rear wall portion 115d. Yes.
As shown in FIG. 6, the fixed blade 135 is provided in the vicinity of the lower edge of the front wall portion 115c.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Combine baler 10 Traveling device 20 Car body frame 30 Driver's seat 40 Roll baler device 50 Conveying mechanism 100 Mowing device 110 Mowing case 110a Intake opening 110b Release opening 111 First side wall 112 Second side wall 115 Peripheral wall 115a Upper wall portion 115b Lower wall portion 115c Front wall portion 115d Rear wall portion 120 Cutting drive shaft 130 Flail blade (cutting blade)
150 transverse feed mechanism 160 transverse feed drive shaft 170 spiral body 171 first spiral body 172 second spiral body 180 rod-shaped member 200 transport device 210 transport duct 250 transport mechanism

Claims (5)

A traveling device; a vehicle body frame placed on the traveling device; a driver's seat disposed in a space on the first side in the body width direction of the installation space on the vehicle body frame; A roll baler device disposed in a space behind the driver seat, a mowing device disposed in front of the vehicle body frame, and a conveying device that conveys the harvested crop from the mowing device toward the roll baler device,
The reaping device is a reaping case provided over substantially the entire region of the vehicle body width direction of the body frame, and includes an intake opening that opens downward substantially over the entire region of the vehicle body width direction and a second width direction of the vehicle body from the driver seat. A cutting case provided with a discharge opening that opens rearward or upward on the side, a cutting drive shaft supported by the cutting case along the body width direction, and a plurality of cutting blades supported by the cutting drive shaft; A transverse feed mechanism housed in the cutting case on the rear side of the cutting drive shaft;
The transport device has a front end opening connected to the discharge opening of the cutting case and a rear end opening communicated directly or indirectly to a bail chamber of the roll baler device from the driver's seat in the installation space. A transport duct arranged along the longitudinal direction of the machine body using the space on the second side in the width direction, and a transport mechanism for transporting the harvested crop from the front end opening toward the rear end opening,
The transverse feed mechanism opposes the crop to the discharge opening of the transverse feed drive shaft in response to rotation in the forward rotation direction around the axis of the transverse feed drive shaft along the transverse feed drive axis along the machine body width direction. A combine baler characterized by having a spiral body provided on the transverse feed drive shaft so as to be conveyed toward the part. The discharge opening is provided in a midway portion between the first side end portion and the second side end portion of the cutting case in the body width direction,
The helical body is positioned on the first side in the body width direction from the discharge opening, and the first spiral body conveys the harvested crop to the second side in the body width direction according to the rotation in the forward rotation direction around the axis of the transverse feed drive shaft. And a second spiral body that is located on the second side in the body width direction from the discharge opening and conveys the harvested crop to the first side in the body width direction according to the rotation in the forward rotation direction about the axis of the transverse feed drive shaft. The combine baler according to claim 1, comprising: The drive shafts are supported by the cutting case so that the cutting drive shaft and the transverse feed drive shaft are located at substantially the same height with reference to the state where the cutting device is grounded,
The cutting case is located on the first and second sides in the body width direction, and includes a pair of left and right first and second side walls that support the cutting drive shaft and the lateral feed drive shaft, and the first and second sides. A peripheral wall connecting the peripheral edges of the edge,
The peripheral wall includes an upper wall portion covering the rotation locus of the cutting blade and the rotation locus of the spiral body, and a rear wall extending rearward and downward along the rotation locus of the spiral body from a rear end edge of the upper wall portion. A lower wall portion extending forward from the front end edge of the rear wall portion so as to cover a lower portion of the rotation trajectory of the spiral body, and forward and along the rotation regulation of the cutting blade from the front end edge of the upper wall portion A front wall portion extending downward, wherein the intake opening is provided between a lower end edge of the front wall portion and a front end edge of the lower wall portion, and the discharge opening is provided in the rear wall portion. The combine baler of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The combine baler according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transverse feed drive shaft is provided with a rod-like member that protrudes radially outward at a position that does not interfere with the helical body.   The combine harvester according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cutting drive shaft, the lateral feed drive shaft, and the transport mechanism are driven synchronously.

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