JP2017023114A - Walking type tiller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a walking type tiller hardly allowing various kinds of cables to interfering with work.SOLUTION: A tiller 1 includes: a machine body including a right/left pair of travel wheels 30L, 30R, a tillage device 40, and an engine 20 rotating the travel wheels and tillage device; and an operation handle 300 extended from the machine body toward a rear side. The tiller 1 further includes: a gear shift lever 70 arranged from a rear edge of the machine body toward a rear side; a gear shift panel 110 arranged in the rear edge of the machine body and determining a gear shift position of the gear shift lever 70; and a base frame 200 attached with a root part of the operation handle 300. A right/left width of the base frame 200 is larger than a right/left width of the gear shift panel 110.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a walking type tiller.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, walking type tillers that plow a field are known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  A conventional walking type tiller includes an engine mounted on the fuselage, a pair of left and right traveling wheels provided on the fuselage, a tilling device, and an operation handle that is fixed to the fuselage and extends to the left and right. ing.

  In general, in the conventional walking type tiller, various levers are arranged around the grip of the operation handle, and various cables are arranged between the lever and the body. Further, a shift lever that extends rearward below the operation handle is provided from the rear end of the machine body.

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  However, in general, according to the configuration of a conventional walking type tiller, the operation handle is attached to the bracket at the upper rear end of the fuselage, and the left and right widths of the brackets Since it is narrower than the width, various cables from the operation handle side to the inside of the fuselage are routed so as to protrude outward from the left and right side surfaces of the bracket.

  For this reason, there is a problem that various cables that protrude from the left and right side surfaces of the bracket to the outside are caught during the operation and interfere with the operation.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem of the conventional walking type tiller, and an object of the present invention is to provide a walking type tiller in which various cables are less likely to get in the way.

In order to solve the above problems, the first aspect of the present invention provides:
A vehicle body having a traveling wheel, a tilling device, and an engine for rotating the traveling wheel and the tilling device;
An operation handle extending rearward from the aircraft, and a walking type tiller,
A shift lever arranged rearward from the aircraft,
A shift panel disposed on the fuselage and determining a shift position of the shift lever;
A base frame fixed to the airframe and having a base portion of the operation handle attached thereto,
The walk-type field cultivator is characterized in that a lateral width of the base frame is larger than a lateral width of the transmission panel.

  Thereby, it is possible to provide a walk-type field cultivator in which various cables are less likely to get in the way.

The second aspect of the present invention
The root part of the operation handle is attached to the base frame so as to be turnable in the left-right direction.

  Thereby, even when the operation handle is rotated left and right, the various cables are less likely to get in the way.

The third aspect of the present invention
The base frame has a substantially U-shape when viewed from the front,
The base frame is
An operation handle attachment portion corresponding to a central side of the substantially U-shape, to which the root portion of the operation handle is attached,
A fuselage mounting portion fixed to the fuselage, corresponding to the left and right sides of the substantially U-shape, and
The walking handle field cultivator according to the second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the operation handle attachment portion is disposed in front of and above the body attachment portion.

  As a result, the left and right pivot point of the operation handle is arranged on the front side of the machine body mounting portion, so that the operation handle does not interfere with the speed change lever.

The fourth aspect of the present invention is
A reinforcing plate is attached to the aircraft,
The walking body cultivator according to any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, wherein the machine body attaching portion is fixed to the reinforcing plate.

  This facilitates assembly.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a walk-type field cultivator in which various cables are less likely to get in the way.

The schematic fragmentary sectional view in the left view of the cultivator in embodiment of this invention Plan view around the grip portion of the operation handle of the field cultivator in the present embodiment 1 is an enlarged schematic view of a connecting portion between the operation handle and the cultivator main body in FIG. 1 of the present embodiment. (A): Perspective view of the handle frame of the cultivator of the present embodiment, (b): Perspective view of a reinforcing plate fixed to the handle frame shown in FIG. The perspective view of the base frame of the field cultivator in this Embodiment Rear view around the base frame of the field cultivator in the present embodiment Plan view around the base frame of the cultivator in the present embodiment

  Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of a field cultivator according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of the present embodiment as viewed from the left side of the cultivator, and FIG. 2 is a plan view around the grip portion of the operation handle of the cultivator according to the present embodiment.

  First, the configuration of the cultivator 1 according to the present embodiment will be mainly described with reference to these drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cultivator 1 of the present embodiment includes a transmission case T, a front support frame 10F fixed to the front side of the transmission case T, an engine 20 mounted on the front support frame 10F, A pair of left and right traveling wheels 30L, 30R, a rear support frame 10R fixed to the rear side of the transmission case T, a hitch H fixed to the rear support frame 10R, a tillage device 40 attached to the hitch H, and a counter A chain case C, a rotary chain case R, a handle frame 100, a base frame 200 fixed to the handle frame 100, and an operation handle 300 attached to the base frame 200 so as to be rotatable left and right. ing.

  The counter chain case C is disposed between the transmission case T and the rotary chain case R on the right side surface of the transmission case T and the rotary chain case R in a plan view, and the transmission case T and the rotary chain case It is comprised so that attachment or detachment is possible with respect to R, and the counter chain case C is attached or detached before and after attaching and detaching the tillage device 40.

  The operation handle 300 has a handle base portion 310 attached to the base frame 200 so as to be turnable in the left-right direction, and is connected to the handle base portion 310 so as to be turnable in the vertical direction. And a handle main body portion 320).

  That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the handle body 320 can be rotated with respect to the handle base 310 by operating the handle height adjusting lever 330, and the handle height can be adjusted according to the height of the operator. It is possible to adjust.

  Although the handle frame 100 is fixed to the transmission case T, the handle frame 100 and the base frame 200 will be described later.

  Moreover, as for the tiller 1 of this Embodiment, the stand 60 is attached to the front-end lower part of the front part support frame 10F so that rotation is possible. Thereby, for example, when maintaining the tilling device 40, the operator operates the stand rod operation unit 61 for operating the stand 60 to put in and out, pushes the stand 60 downward, and moves the grip portion of the operation handle 300 upward. When the stand 60 is grounded to the ground, the tilling device 40 can be held in a state of being lifted from the ground.

  That is, it is possible to maintain a posture in which the cultivator 1 is supported by the stand 60 and the pair of left and right traveling wheels 30L and 30R. Thereby, the soil, grass, etc. adhering to the periphery of the tilling shaft 41 or the tilling shaft 41 can be easily removed. In addition, the stand 60 can be stored by operating the stand rod operation unit 61 during operation.

Below, it demonstrates centering on the transmission case T of the cultivator 1 of this Embodiment using FIG.
1. A front support frame 10F is fixed to the front side of the transmission case T with bolts. The engine 20 is mounted on the front support frame 10F.
2. A rear support frame 10R is fixed to the rear side of the transmission case T with bolts. A hitch H is fixed to the rear support frame 10R by welding, and a tilling device 40 is attached to the hitch H, and is connected and fixed by a kingpin K.
3. The rotational power of the engine 20 is input to the upper part of the transmission case T by the belt B. The rotational power of the engine 20 is decelerated between an output side belt pulley P1 connected to the output shaft side of the engine 20 and an input side belt pulley P2 connected to the input shaft side at the top of the transmission case T. It is.
4). The belt B, the output side belt pulley P1, and the input side belt pulley P2 are covered with a cover B1.
5. The rotational power input to the upper part of the transmission case T is decelerated and rotationally drives the pair of left and right traveling wheels 30L and 30R.
6). On the other hand, the rotational power input to the upper part of the transmission case T is input to the upper part of the rotary chain case R of the tilling device 40 via the counter chain case C.
7). The rotational power input to the upper part of the rotary chain case R is configured to be decelerated to rotationally drive the tillage shaft 41.

  In addition, a shift lever 70 that performs a forward sixth speed, a second reverse speed, and a neutral (neutral) speed change operation for the rotation of the pair of left and right traveling wheels 30L and 30R is connected to a transmission mechanism in the transmission case T. .

  As a result, shifting can be performed without the auxiliary transmission lever.

  In addition, a rotary speed change lever 80 that performs a speed change operation on the rotation of the tillage shaft 41 of the tillage device 40 is connected to a transmission mechanism in the rotary chain case R.

  The shift lever 70 is connected to a transmission mechanism in the transmission case T in a side view, and a positioning hole 110a provided in the shift panel 110 that determines the shift position of the shift lever 70 at the center (see FIG. 6). After passing through and coming out from the inside of the cultivator 1, it is bent at an obtuse angle downward and extends further backward (see FIG. 1).

  The shift lever 70 is configured to be substantially horizontal in a side view when switched to the lowest position in the positioning hole 110a of the shift panel 110 (see FIG. 1). The state in which the speed change lever 70 is switched to the lowest position in the positioning hole 110a of the speed change panel 110 is indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG.

  Thereby, even if the vertical stroke width of the speed change lever 70 becomes wide, it does not interfere with the operation handle 300.

  In addition, this makes it possible to operate the handle height adjusting lever 330 in the state where the operation handle 300 is lowered to the lowest position when the handle main body 320 is lowered most, so that the tiller 1 does not interfere with the speed change lever 70. Since the total length of the cultivator 1 can be shortened, the packaging size when the cultivator 1 is transported can be reduced.

  Further, the rotary transmission lever 80 has a front end connected to a transmission mechanism in the rotary chain case R, and a rear end extending rearward (see FIG. 1).

  That is, the transmission lever 70 is disposed between the operation handle 300 and the rotary transmission lever 80 in a side view.

  Further, the stand rod operation unit 61 is disposed between the operation handle 300 and the rotary speed change lever 80 in a side view. The stand rod operation unit 61 is disposed on the left side of the speed change lever 70 in plan view.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a main clutch lever 340 is provided on the right side of the handle main body 320 in plan view. In the present embodiment, the driving force from the engine 20 is transmitted to both the pair of left and right traveling wheels 30L, 30R and the tilling shaft 41 when the main clutch (not shown) is in the “on” state, In the state, the power is not transmitted to both the pair of left and right traveling wheels 30L, 30R and the tilling shaft 41.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a rotary clutch lever 350 is provided on the left side of the handle main body 320 in plan view. In the present embodiment, when the main clutch is in the “on” state, the driving force from the engine 20 is basically transmitted to the tillage shaft 41 while the rotary clutch (not shown) is in the “on” state, and the rotary clutch The clutch is in a “disengaged” state and is not transmitted to the tilling shaft 41.

  The rotary clutch lever 350 is provided with a lock mechanism (not shown).

  With the above configuration, the rotary clutch lever 350 can be operated by the operator without complicating the welding structure of the operation handle 300.

  The rotary clutch lever 350 is shown in FIG. 2 as an example of a lever-grip type. However, the rotary clutch lever 350 is not limited to this, and is, for example, a type that operates the lever back and forth as in the main clutch lever 340 shown in FIG. (Not shown), and may be configured with a lock mechanism.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7, the configuration of the operation handle 300 that can be rotated left and right will be mainly described.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of a connecting portion between the operation handle 300 and the cultivator main body in FIG. 4 (a) is a perspective view of the handle frame 100, FIG. 4 (b) is a perspective view of a reinforcing plate 150 fixed to the handle frame 100, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the base frame 200. FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a rear view around the base frame 200, and FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the base frame 200, the handle frame 100, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4A, the above-described transmission panel 110 is welded and fixed to the rear end portion of the handle frame main body 120 bent in a substantially U shape when viewed from the front. Is configured.

  Here, the front support frame 10F, the rear support frame 10R, the engine 20, the pair of left and right traveling wheels 30L and 30R, the tillage device 40, the transmission case T, and the counter chain case C according to the present embodiment. The components including the rotary chain case R and the handle frame main body 120 correspond to an example of the airframe of the present invention, and the handle frame main body 120 is an exemplary structure that constitutes a part of the airframe of the present invention.

  In addition, a substantially U-shaped reinforcing plate 150 (see FIG. 4B) is fixed to the handle frame 100 with bolts 151 in a front view.

  That is, the upper surface portion 150 a of the reinforcing plate 150 is overlapped with the upper surface side of the ceiling portion 120 a of the handle frame 100, and both side surface portions 150 b of the reinforcing plate 150 are inserted into the inner wall sides of both wall surface portions 120 b of the handle frame 100. The two bolts 151 are securely fastened to the nuts 121 fixed in advance on the lower surface side of the ceiling portion 120a of the handle frame 100 through the through holes 152 formed on the upper surface portion 150a of the reinforcing plate 150. ing.

  A base fixing lower hole 153 for fixing the base frame 200 with screws 201 is formed on both side surface portions 150b of the reinforcing plate 150.

  Further, on both wall surface portions 120b of the handle frame 100, through holes 122 formed larger than the diameter of the screws 201 are provided at positions corresponding to the base fixing lower holes 153 formed in the reinforcing plate 150. ing. Furthermore, a spacer 123 that supports the inner wall surface of the base frame 200 is fixed by welding at the positions of the through holes 122 of both wall surface portions 120b of the handle frame 100. That is, the dimension W1 (see FIG. 6) between the opposing inner wall surfaces of the base frame 200 is larger than the dimension W2 (see FIG. 6) between the outer surfaces of both wall surface portions 120b of the handle frame 100. Is configured to be twice as large.

  Accordingly, the cable 301 (see FIGS. 3 and 6) connected to the various levers provided on the operation handle 300 is arranged along the lower surface of the operation handle 300, and the spacer 123 is arranged, so that the handle frame 100 A path that passes through the lateral width space of the base frame 200 that is configured wider than the lateral width and reaches the inside of the handle frame 100 can be formed, so that it does not protrude outside the base frame 200 and the cable is used during work. The cable 301 can be prevented from being caught, and the cable 301 can be prevented from obstructing the rotation even when the operation handle 300 is rotated left and right.

  Further, a through hole formed on the front side of both wall surface portions 120b of the handle frame 100 is formed larger than the diameter of the bolt 101 for fixing the handle frame 100 to the transmission case T with a bolt 101 (see FIG. 3). 102 (see FIG. 4A) is provided.

  In addition, a handle frame cover fixing bolt is secured to a ceiling portion 120a of the handle frame 100 by a bolt 181 (see FIG. 3) for fixing a handle frame cover 180 (see FIG. 3) covering the top of the ceiling portion 120a. A nut 124 (see FIG. 4A) is fixed.

  Further, the base frame 200 has a substantially U-shape when viewed from the front, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5. The base frame 200 includes a square operation handle mounting plate 210 corresponding to a ceiling portion, and a pair of left and right base frame side wall portions 220L corresponding to both side wall portions fixed by welding to the ceiling portion. 220R, a front portion reinforcing plate 230F that is disposed on the front surface of the base frame 200 and is welded and fixed to the ceiling portion and both side wall portions, and that is disposed on the rear surface portion of the base frame 200 and that is disposed on the ceiling portion and both sides. It is comprised from the rear-surface part reinforcement board 230B (refer FIG. 3) fixed to the wall part by welding.

  Here, the operation handle attachment plate 210 of the present embodiment is an example of the operation handle attachment portion of the present invention, and the pair of left and right base frame side wall portions 220L and 220R of the present embodiment are the body attachment portions of the present invention. This is an example.

  The operation handle mounting plate 210 is provided with a handle rotation shaft 311 (see FIGS. 3 and 6) for attaching the handle base portion 310 of the operation handle 300 to the left and right in the center in the left-right direction and the rear side in the front-rear direction. A shaft through-hole 211 (see FIG. 5) for insertion is formed. Further, the operation handle mounting plate 210 includes a first rotation restriction pin 212 that restricts a rotation range of the left rotation of the operation handle 300 and a second rotation restriction that restricts a rotation range of the right rotation of the operation handle 300. A pin 213 is erected.

  Note that a rotating plate 312 having a substantially disc shape in plan view is fixed by welding to an end edge portion of the handle base portion 310 of the operation handle 300. Further, a first protrusion (not shown) that abuts the first rotation restricting pin 212 on the outer peripheral edge of the rotation plate 312 and restricts the rotation range of the left rotation of the operation handle 300, and a second. A second protrusion (not shown) that abuts on the rotation restricting pin 213 and restricts the rotation range of the clockwise rotation of the operation handle 300 is provided.

  Thereby, since the operator cannot rotate the operation handle 300 beyond a certain range, the safety of work can be improved.

  The operation handle mounting plate 210 has positioning holes 214a, 214b, and 214c through which the distal ends of positioning pins 313 (see FIG. 3) for fixing the position of the operation handle 300 can be inserted and removed. It is provided at three different positions on the same radius as the center. The rear end side of the positioning pin 313 is connected to a positioning operation lever 315 (see FIG. 2) via a positioning cable 314 (see FIG. 3).

  That is, for example, when the operation handle 300 is in a straight position, when the positioning operation lever 315 provided on the operation handle 300 is gripped, the positioning pin 313 rises and comes out of the positioning hole 214a at the center of the left and right. 300 rotations are possible. In this state, when the operator turns the operation handle 300 counterclockwise, for example, releases the hand from the positioning operation lever 315 and continues to rotate further, the tip of the positioning pin 313 eventually reaches the left positioning hole 214b. By fitting, the rotation stops and the positioning of the operation handle 300 is completed. When the operator rotates the operation handle 300 clockwise, the tip of the positioning pin 313 is engaged with the right positioning hole 214c, and the rotation stops and the positioning of the operation handle 300 is completed. To do.

  In addition, since the pair of left and right base frame side wall portions 220L and 220R are symmetrical to each other, the left base frame side wall portion 220L will be described.

  That is, the left side base frame side wall 220L has a first side wall 220La extending substantially upward above the ridgeline at the upper end of the handle frame cover 180 in a side view and the handle frame cover 180 in a side view. It is comprised from 2nd side wall part 220Lb extended diagonally back below the ridgeline part of an upper end.

  In addition, on the lower end side of the second side wall portion 220Lb of the left base frame side wall portion 220L, as described above, the base frame 200 is attached to the reinforcing plate 150 via the spacer 123 (see FIG. 4A). A through hole 221 having a larger diameter than the diameter of the screw 201 is provided for screwing.

  As a result, the operation handle mounting plate 210 of the base frame 200 is seen from the through hole 221 provided on the lower end side of the second side wall portion 220Lb of the left base frame side wall portion 220L in the left side view as shown in FIG. Also, the operation handle 300 does not interfere with the shift lever 70 because it is positioned on the front side and on the front side of the shift panel 110 through which the shift lever 70 passes.

  The left base frame side wall 220L has a handle frame cover at a position corresponding to the position of the handle frame cover fixing nut 124 (see FIG. 4A) fixed to the handle frame 100 in a side view. A through hole 215 (see FIG. 3 and FIG. 5) of a size that can be inserted into the tip of a tool (not shown) for loosening a bolt 181 (see FIG. 3) for fixing 180 (see FIG. 3) is provided. Yes.

  As a result, the handle frame cover 180 can be removed without removing the base frame 200, so that maintainability is improved.

  Further, the front portion reinforcing plate 230F has a substantially V-shape bent at an obtuse angle in a side view as shown in FIG. 3, and the lower end edge of the front portion reinforcing plate 230F is a rear surface as shown in FIG. In view, it is cut out in a curved shape along the outer shape of the handle frame cover 180. The shape of the rear surface reinforcing plate 230B has the same characteristics as the shape of the front surface reinforcing plate 230F. By providing these reinforcing plates, the base frame 200 is prevented from being deformed.

  With the above configuration, the cultivator 1 capable of rotating the operation handle 300 left and right can be configured without complicating the structure of the handle frame 100.

  The walking type tiller according to the present invention has an effect that various cables are not easily disturbed, and is useful as a walking type tiller.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tillage machine 10F Front support frame 10R Rear support frame 20 Engine 30L (Left) Traveling wheel 30R (Right) Traveling wheel 40 Tillage device T Transmission case C Counterchain case R Rotary chaincase 70 Shift lever 100 Handle frame 110 Shift panel 200 Base frame 300 Operation handle

Claims (4)

A vehicle body having a traveling wheel, a tilling device, and an engine for rotating the traveling wheel and the tilling device;
An operation handle extending rearward from the aircraft, and a walking type tiller,
A shift lever arranged rearward from the aircraft,
A shift panel disposed on the fuselage and determining a shift position of the shift lever;
A base frame fixed to the airframe and having a base portion of the operation handle attached thereto,
The walk-type field cultivator characterized in that a lateral width of the base frame is larger than a lateral width of the transmission panel.   The walking type tiller according to claim 1, wherein a base portion of the operation handle is attached to the base frame so as to be turnable in the left-right direction. The base frame has a substantially U-shape when viewed from the front,
The base frame is
An operation handle attachment portion corresponding to a central side of the substantially U-shape, to which the root portion of the operation handle is attached,
A fuselage mounting portion fixed to the fuselage, corresponding to the left and right sides of the substantially U-shape, and
The walking type field cultivator according to claim 2, wherein the operation handle attachment portion is disposed in front of and above the body attachment portion. A reinforcing plate is attached to the aircraft,
The walking type field cultivator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the machine body attaching portion is fixed to the reinforcing plate.

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