JP2015208263A - Riding type rice transplanter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a riding type rice trans-planter for making it easy to cultivate the land by preliminary seedling bed supporting post in the running in a rice field, in which the sinking of a wheel is large.SOLUTION: There is provided a riding type rice trans-planter comprising: a preliminary seedling carrying stand support 8B including an extension part 8Ba extending transversely with respect to a running airframe, and a support part 8Bb rising upward from the leading end of the extension part 8Ba. The extension part 8Ba is arranged in a state, in which at least its upper facet is positioned within the thickness range of an operation step 16 formed in a state of extending sideway of the running airframe.

Description

  The present invention is a riding device provided with a supporting seedling stand supporting column provided with an extending portion extending laterally with respect to the traveling machine body and a column portion rising upward from the tip of the extending portion. It relates to type rice transplanters.

  Conventionally, as this type of riding type rice transplanter, an operation step is provided in a state of projecting to the side of the traveling machine body, and the support seedling stand support column is located below the operation step, from the traveling machine body to the side. Some of them were formed in a substantially “L” shape in front view including a rod-like extension portion that extends and a rod-like column portion that rises from the tip of the extension portion on the side of the operation step (for example, , See Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-36623 (FIGS. 1, 10, and 13)

  According to the conventional riding type rice transplanter described above, the support seedling stand support column is in a state in which the extension part itself is located below the operation step and greatly protrudes to the lower surface side of the operation step. Yes.

For example, when the paddy soil is soft, the sinking of the wheels accompanying the traveling of the riding type rice transplanter tends to be large, and particularly in the soft soil, it may sink near the lower part of the driving step. In traveling under such circumstances, the extension part of the support for supporting the seedling stand that protrudes greatly on the lower surface side of the operation step proceeds while being submerged in the soil. There is a risk of disturbing the soil unnecessarily.
Further, in such a traveling situation, since the soil resistance acts on the extension part, there is a risk of deformation or breakage of the extension part. As a countermeasure, for example, if the extension part is enlarged and reinforced, the contact area with the soil further increases, and there is a possibility that it may be more easily disturbed.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a riding type rice transplanter that solves the above-mentioned problems and can easily relieve the soil disturbance due to the support for supporting the seedling stand in the paddy field where the wheels are greatly depressed. There is a place to do.

A feature of the present invention is to provide a support seedling stand support column provided with an extension part extending laterally with respect to the traveling machine body, and a column part rising upward from the tip of the extension part,
The extending portion is disposed in a state where at least the upper surface thereof is positioned within the thickness range of the operation step formed so as to protrude to the side of the traveling machine body.

According to the present invention, it is possible to arrange the extending portion so as not to protrude on the operation step and to reduce (or eliminate) the protruding amount below the operation step.
Accordingly, the protruding amount of the extending portion is reduced (or eliminated) also on the lower side of the driving step in a state where the extending portion protrudes above the driving step and does not hinder the movement of the driver. Can be.

  That is, for example, when the outer diameter dimension of the extension part is smaller than the thickness dimension of the operation step, all of the extension parts can be arranged within the thickness range of the operation step so that there is no downward projection, In addition, for example, even when the outer diameter dimension of the extension part is larger than the thickness dimension of the operation step, the extension part can be protruded downward, and as a result, the padding in the paddy field where the depression of the wheel is large. In traveling, it is possible to reduce (or eliminate) the soil disturbance caused by the extending portion.

  In addition, since the extension portion is less likely to come into contact with the soil, the resistance of the soil to the extension portion is reduced, so there is no need to reinforce the extension portion as in the past, and it is possible to achieve cost reduction. .

  In addition, when the front and rear positions at which the support seedling stand support columns are provided are set in the vicinity immediately above the front wheels, the soil that has adhered to the wheels and has risen with the rotation of the wheels is There is a risk of clogging in the gap between the extension of the support column and the upper surface of the wheel, which may cause resistance, but also with this problem, the amount of protrusion below the operation step of the extension decreases (or disappears). It will be easier to eliminate.

  In this invention, when the said support | pillar part is standingly arranged inside the side edge part of the said operation step, it is suitable.

  According to this configuration, the body width dimension of the riding type rice transplanter can be made smaller than that of the conventional structure in which the support column is erected on the outer side of the side edge of the operation step. Can be achieved.

As a result, for example, when a plurality of passenger-type rice transplanters are transported at a time on a transport vehicle, the number of vehicles loaded on the transport vehicle can be increased, and transport efficiency can be improved.
Furthermore, even when a structure such as a wall or a fence is located at a low position adjacent to the travel path of the riding type rice transplanter, the vehicle travels with the riding type rice transplanter close to the structure. And the planting range can be made wider.

In the present invention, the operation step, the side region is configured as an expansion step separate from the central region,
It is preferable that the support column is positioned at an intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the step surface plate provided for the expansion step.

According to this configuration, for example, when installing the step surface plate due to the positional interference between the column portion and the step surface plate, the column portion can be used as a positioning member so that it can be quickly installed at an accurate position. Can do.
Further, after the step surface plate is installed, the step surface plate can be restrained from being displaced in the front-rear direction by the support column, and the step surface plate can be prevented from being displaced without providing a special member. Can be implemented reliably.

In the present invention, the step surface plate is formed in two front and rear,
It is preferable that the preliminary seedling stage support struts are connected to a frame provided for the expansion step at a portion where the step surface plate is divided in the expansion step.

  According to this configuration, the step surface plate is divided into two parts in the front and the back, so that the size of each step surface plate can be reduced, the handling of the members is improved, and the assembly process of the expansion step is shortened. In addition, the efficiency of maintenance work can be improved.

  In addition, the physical properties of the front and back step surface plates can be individually set according to the use situation, for example, one step surface plate has higher strength than the other, and no waste is made. Can be configured to state.

  In addition, since the frame of the expansion step is connected to the supporting seedling support support struts at the front and rear divided positions of the expansion step, it is possible to achieve both the reinforcement effect for the expansion step and the support force increase effect. Become.

  In the present invention, the connecting portion between the support for supporting the seedling stand and the frame is a bolt connecting portion that can be screwed and operated from the side of the expansion step. It is preferable to be configured.

  According to this configuration, the bolt attaching / detaching operation at the bolt connecting portion can be performed from the side of the expansion step that easily secures a sufficient work space, for example, compared to the attaching / detaching operation in a narrow space such as immediately below the extension step. It becomes possible to carry out accurately and quickly.

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 the whole front view of a riding type rice transplanter. It is a top view of the principal part which shows the attachment condition of an expansion step. It is sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the attachment condition of an extension step. It is a disassembled perspective view of the principal part which shows the attachment condition of an expansion step. It is a top view of the principal part which shows a volt | bolt connection part. It is sectional drawing of the principal part which shows a volt | bolt connection part.

  FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a riding type rice transplanter according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an overall plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is an overall front view thereof. In this riding type rice transplanter, a seedling planting device 4 is hydraulically mounted on a rear portion of a four-wheel drive type traveling machine body 3 having a pair of left and right front wheels 1 which can be steered and a pair of left and right rear wheels 2 which cannot be steered. It has a basic structure that is connected to be movable up and down via a link mechanism 6 having a quadruple link structure driven by a cylinder 5, and is equipped with a fertilizer device 7 at the rear of the traveling machine body 3. It has a structure in which a preliminary seedling support Y is arranged on the left and right sides of the support seedling support support column 8.

  The traveling body 3 is provided with a mission case 9 that pivotally supports the front wheel 1, and the rear wheel 2 is pivotally supported at the rear end of a swing case 10 that is connected to the rear left and right of the mission case 9 so as to swing up and down. ing. A front frame 11 extending forward from the mission case 9 is equipped with a prime mover 13 in which an engine (not shown) is accommodated in a bonnet 12 so that the engine power is transmitted to the transmission case 9 as a belt. A steering handle 14 for steering the front wheels is provided above the rear part of the driving part 13, and a driver seat 15 is provided at the rear part of the traveling machine body 3. A driving step 16 is provided at the foot between the driving unit 13 and the driver seat 15 (see FIG. 1).

  The seedling planting apparatus 4 is a rotary type that places seedlings in parallel and reciprocates left and right with a set stroke, cuts out seedlings one by one from the lower end of the seedling placing base 21, and transplants them into the field. The planting mechanism 22 is configured to include a leveling float 23 arranged in parallel on the left and right sides to level the planting site. The working power taken out from the rear part of the mission case 9 is seeded through the telescopic transmission shaft 24. It is transmitted to the planting device 4 (see FIG. 1).

  The fertilizer application device 7 is mounted on the traveling machine 3 between the driver's seat 15 and the seedling planting device 4, and a fertilizer hopper 25 for storing powdered fertilizer and a fertilizer in the fertilizer hopper 25 are fed out by a set amount. The feeding mechanism 26 includes an electric blower 29 that winds the fed fertilizer to the groove forming device 28 provided in the leveling float 23 via the supply hose 27 (see FIG. 1).

  The driving step 16 includes a main region 16A (corresponding to the central region) on the left and right center side, a rear region 16B located behind the main region 16A, and a side region elongated in the front and rear direction on both the left and right sides of the main region 16A. 16C (see FIG. 2).

The main region 16 </ b> A is formed by pressing a metal plate material, and the front end portion extends to the left and right of the driving portion 13.
The rear region 16 </ b> B is formed so as to protrude upward on the left and right sides of the driver seat 15.
The side region 16C is provided overlapping the upper part of the front wheel 1, and is formed separately from the main region 16A and the rear region 16B as an expansion step K that extends the foot of the driving unit left and right.

Further, the expansion step K includes a surface material (corresponding to a step surface material) 32 that is resin-molded in a sawtooth shape, and the planar shape of the front half of the expansion step K is closer to the inside of the body as the outer side is closer to the front end. It is formed in a tapered shape located at a position so that the driver can see the vicinity of the front wheel 1 through the expansion step K.
In addition, the surface material 32 is formed into two parts in the front and rear, and the front and rear divided parts are the rear struts 8B arranged on the rear side of the support seedling stand supporting struts 8 provided in the front and rear pairs. It is set at the installation location.
Since the surface material 32 is divided into two parts as described above, each of the surface materials is compact, and the handleability is improved as compared with those not divided.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, in the expansion step K, a surface material 32 is provided inside a peripheral frame 36 made of a round pipe material. The surface material 32 spans the front / rear support frame 37A, the front / rear support frame 37A and the peripheral frame 36 that are arranged in parallel to each other in the width direction center side of the traveling frame 3 of the peripheral frame 36 in plan view, and is spaced apart from the front / rear. A support frame (corresponding to a frame) 37 composed of a plurality of left and right support frames 37B fixed in this manner is detachably screw-connected. The peripheral frame 36 is detachably coupled and supported by bolts to the rear support column 8B and the support member 31 on the traveling machine body 3 side through some of the plurality of support frames 37.
Therefore, a stable mounting state is secured as a whole of the expansion step K.

  Below the lateral outer side of the expansion step K, a step 40 for getting on and off having a substantially “U” shape in a side view is provided in a state of being fixed to the peripheral frame 36. Further, behind the expansion step K, an auxiliary step 41 is provided at a position one step higher. By using this auxiliary step 41, for example, when the seedling is replenished to the seedling platform 21 or the fertilizer is supplied to the fertilizer application device 7, the driver puts his feet on the seedling platform 21 or the fertilizer application device. It is possible to work while standing closer to 7 etc.

The step 40 for getting on and off includes a step body 40b having a "U" shape as viewed from the side, which is fixed at two positions spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the peripheral frame 36, a lower end portion of the step body 40b, and a support on the traveling machine body 3 side. A support portion 40a extending over the member 31 is provided.
The step body 40b is fixed in an inclined posture that is located laterally outward of the traveling machine body 3 toward the lower side, and the tread plate portion 40c provided in the step body 40b is located laterally outward from the expansion step K. When getting on and off the driving step 16 from the ground surface, the foot can be carried in a smooth and stable state (see FIG. 3).

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the auxiliary step 41 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view and is formed by blow molding of synthetic resin.
The auxiliary step 41 is supported on the lower surface side by the front pillar 42 and the rear pillar 43.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the front pillar 42 is formed in a shape in which the upper and lower intermediate portions are recessed backward in a “<” shape in a side view, as shown in FIG. 5. The concave portion 42 b is provided in a state of entering below the auxiliary step 41. Moreover, the upper end part 42a of the front pillar 42 is formed in a state in which the round pipe material extends linearly from the upper end side of the concave part 42b to the front side. The lower end portion 42 c of the front pillar 42 is fixed to the rearmost support frame 37 fixed to the peripheral frame 36. The lower end portion 42c is linearly extended to the rear side, and the concave portion 42b is connected to the rear side.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the rear pillar 43 is formed by extending the same round pipe material at the rear portion of the peripheral frame 36, and has an inclined portion 43 b inclined and extended upward on the rear side. The upper end portion 43a is bent from the upper end of the inclined portion 43b to the inner side in the left-right direction of the traveling machine body 3 and extends straight as it is. Moreover, the front end side of the upper end part 43a is mounted on the support member 31 provided integrally on the traveling machine body 3 side, and is fixed by a bolt 31b penetrating both vertically.

  The support seedling stand supporting column 8 is formed by a metal round pipe member, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a front column 8A, a rear column 8B, and a front column 8B spaced apart from each other are provided. It is configured with. These pairs of struts 8 are respectively provided on the left and right sides of the traveling machine body 3 (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

  Each strut 8 includes extending portions 8Aa and 8Ba extending to the side of the traveling machine body 3, and strut portions 8Ab and 8Bb rising upward from the ends of the extending portions 8Aa and 8Ba. The base ends of the extending portions 8Aa and 8Ba are fixed to the traveling machine body 3.

In addition, the rising plane positions of the column portions 8Ab and 8Bb are set at locations inside the maximum lateral width range of the expansion step K within the horizontal plane of the expansion step K. The body of the riding type rice transplanter Space is saved by making the width dimension smaller (see FIG. 4).
Therefore, even when a structure such as a wall or a fence is located at a low position adjacent to the traveling path of the riding type rice transplanter, the vehicle travels with the riding type rice transplanter close to the structure. And the planting range can be made wider.

Moreover, the reserve seedling stand Y is detachably attached to the front strut 8A and the rear strut 8B in a state extending over the strut portions 8Ab and 8Bb (see FIGS. 1 and 2).
Incidentally, the preliminary seedling stage Y is configured to be foldable back and forth via the swing fulcrum P, and is configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction in a state where it is expanded back and forth. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, it is configured to be swingable around the longitudinal axis, in a usage state in which the preliminary seedling stand Y is overhanging on the side, and in the retracted state where the preliminary seedling stand Y is swinged upward. It is configured to be switchable between states.

  The front strut 8A is installed in a state in which the strut portion 8Ab rises to the side of the tapered portion on the front end side of the expansion step K. Moreover, in the riding type rice transplanter of the embodiment, the extending portion 8Aa is provided in a state positioned below the expansion step K (see FIG. 3).

  Further, at the lower position of the expansion step K, the flange f1 protruding upward from the extending portion 8Aa and the flange f2 protruding downward from the support frame 37 are connected by bolts in a state where they overlap in the front-rear direction. With this structure, the front end portion of the expansion step K is supported by the front strut 8A.

The rear column 8B is installed on the rear side of the front column 8A in a state in which the column 8Bb rises within the width of the expansion step K. That is, it is erected on the inner side from the side edge of the expansion step K (operation step 16).
As described above, the rear strut 8B rises at the divided portions of the front and rear surface members 32, and in a plan view, on the upper side of the rotating shaft of the front wheel 1 (the same position as the front wheel drive case 1a in a side view). Located (see FIGS. 1 and 5).

Further, the extending portion 8Ba of the rear column 8B is disposed in a state where the upper surface t of the circular cross section is located within the thickness range Kh of the expansion step K, as shown in FIGS.
With this arrangement, the extension 8Ba does not protrude from the upper surface of the extension step K, so that it does not become an obstacle when walking on the extension step K. Furthermore, the amount by which the extension 8Ba protrudes downward from the expansion step K can be reduced.

As a result, it becomes possible to secure a sufficient gap between the front wheel 1 and the soil that rises by adhering to the wheels as the front wheel 1 rotates is less likely to be clogged by this gap, enabling smooth running. (See FIG. 5).
Further, when traveling in a paddy field where the wheels are greatly depressed, soil disturbance due to the extending portion 8Ba can be substantially eliminated.

  The rear strut 8B and the expansion step K are connected by bolts, and this bolt connecting portion (corresponding to the connecting portion) J includes a left and right support frame 37B that supports the rear end portion of the front surface member 32A, and a rear support frame 37B. It is provided between the left and right support frames 37B that support the front end portion of the side surface material 32B.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, flanges 37a projecting in the facing direction are fixed to the corresponding surfaces of the left and right support frames 37B facing each other across the bolt connecting portion J by welding, and both the flanges 37a. On the other hand, in a state where the flange 30 provided on the outer peripheral portion of the extending portion 8Ba is overlapped, the bolts 30b are penetrated through the flanges 37a and 30 and integrally connected.
That is, the bolt connection portion J is formed so that the axial center direction of the bolt 30b is along the lateral width direction of the expansion step K, and the bolt 30b can be attached and detached from the side surface side of the traveling machine body 3, so Detachment / replacement operations can be performed efficiently by attaching / detaching operations in the space.

  Moreover, since the expansion step K is supported by both the bolt connection portion J and the outer peripheral frame 36 in the lateral width direction at the installation location of the bolt connection portion J, a support structure in a cantilever state is obtained. Compared to this, the installation state is more stable.

[Another embodiment]
Other embodiments will be described below.

<1> The operation step 16 is not limited to one in which the main region 16A and the side region 16C described in the previous embodiment are configured as separate members, and may be configured integrally. .
Further, the structure and material can be changed as appropriate.

<2> The expansion step K is not limited to that described in the previous embodiment, and the structure and material can be changed as appropriate.
For example, the step surface material 32 of the expansion step K is not limited to the front / rear two-part configuration, and may be a plurality of three or more divisions. It may be divided in front, rear, left and right.
Moreover, you may comprise the step surface material 32 with the integral thing which is not divided | segmented.

<3> The support seedling support support column 8 is not limited to that described in the previous embodiment. For example, in addition to the rear support column 8B and the front column 8A, other support columns may be used. It may be a configuration provided or a configuration with only the rear support 8B.
Further, the support seedling stand support column 8 is not limited to be erected on the inner side than the side edge of the operation step 16, but may be erected on the outer side of the side edge of the operation step 16.
In addition, when standing up from the side edge of the operation step 16, the standing position is not limited to the divided portion between the front and back step surface materials 32 as described in the previous embodiment, For example, a through hole, a notch, or the like may be formed in the step surface material 32, and the preliminary seedling support base support column 8 may be provided so as to stand upright at that portion.

<4> When the support seedling support support column 8 is connected to the frame of the expansion step K, it is not limited to the bolt connection, and may be connected by a pin or by welding, for example.
Further, the support seedling stand support column 8 is not necessarily connected to the expansion step K.

<5> As described in the previous embodiment, the extended portion 8Ba of the preliminary seedling support base support column 8 is disposed such that the upper surface t is positioned at the upper and lower intermediate portions of the thickness range of the operation step 16. For example, the upper surface (or lower surface) of the operation step and the upper surface t of the extending portion 8Ba may be in the same plane. In short, what is necessary is just to arrange | position in the state in which the upper surface t is located in the thickness range of the driving | running step 16 at least.

  The invention of the riding type rice transplanter can also be used for a riding type rice transplanter provided with the support seedling support supporting columns 8 on the left and right sides of the traveling machine body.

3 traveling machine body 8B rear strut 8Ba extension part 8Bb strut part 16 operation step 16A main area (equivalent to center area)
16C Side region 30b Bolt 32 Surface material (equivalent to step surface material)
37 Support frame (equivalent to frame)
J Bolt connecting part (equivalent to connecting part)
K Expansion step t Upper surface of extension

Claims (5)

Providing a support seedling stand support column provided with an extension part extending laterally with respect to the traveling machine body, and a column part rising upward from the tip of the extension part,
The said extension part is a riding type rice transplanter arrange | positioned in the state in which the upper surface is located at least in the thickness range of the driving | running | working step currently formed in the state which protrudes to the side of the said traveling body.   The riding-type rice transplanter according to claim 1, wherein the support column is erected inward from a side edge of the operation step. In the operation step, the side region is configured as an expansion step separate from the central region,
3. The riding type rice transplanter according to claim 2, wherein the strut portion is positioned at an intermediate portion in a front-rear direction of a step surface plate provided for the expansion step. The step surface plate is formed in two front and rear,
4. The riding type rice transplanter according to claim 3, wherein the support seedling stand support column is connected to a frame provided for the expansion step at a portion where the step surface plate is divided in the expansion step. 5.   The connecting portion between the support for supporting the seedling stand and the frame is configured such that a bolt along a lateral width direction of the extension step is a bolt connecting portion that can be screwed from the side of the extension step. Item 5. The rice transplanter according to item 4.

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