JP2020108339A - Harvester - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a harvester that can restrain crops such as grains from falling in a streaked state when a side surface of a grain tank is opened.SOLUTION: A weather strip 21 is provided along an upper end edge of a fixed wall part 13. When an opening/closing wall part 14 is closed, the opening/closing wall part 14 comes into close contact with the weather strip 21. A lower end part of the opening/closing wall part 14 is provided with a hood part 51 arranged on an upper side of the weather strip 21 while the opening/closing wall part 14 is closed. Thereby, a contact part between the opening/closing wall part 14 and the weather strip 21 is hidden on a lower side of the hood part 51.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to harvesters such as combine harvesters.

In the combine harvester, which is an example of a harvester, the root of the grain culm planted in the field is mowed by the reaping device, the cut grain culm is conveyed from the reaping device to the threshing device, and the grain cultivating device is used by the threshing device. Are threshed and the grains removed from the culm are collected in a grain tank.

JP, 2018-99047, A

In this type of harvester, an opening is formed on the wall surface of the grain tank in order to enable maintenance work to remove the grains remaining on the inner surface of the grain tank and the dust adhering to the inner surface. It is preferable that the opening be opened and closed.

For example, with a configuration in which an opening that can be opened and closed with a lid is formed on the upper surface of the grain tank, maintenance work will be performed through the opening from above the grain tank, but if the grain tank is large, Maintenance work from above the grain tank is difficult.

Therefore, it is conceivable that a part of the side wall of the grain tank can be opened and closed as an opening/closing wall portion. With this configuration, since the maintenance work can be performed through the opening formed by opening the opening/closing wall portion from the side of the grain tank, it is easy to perform the maintenance work even if the grain tank is large. There is.

However, when the opening/closing wall is opened, there is a concern that grains such as paddy attached to the inner surface of the side wall may spill out of the grain tank. In particular, when grains are lined up between the lower edge of the opening/closing wall and the lower edge of the opening, when the opening/closing wall is opened, the grains spill in a streak pattern in the field. , There is a concern that buyers and users of harvesters will get the impression that a large amount of grains have spilled.

An object of the present invention is to provide a harvesting machine that can prevent a harvested product such as grain from spilling in a streak shape when the side surface of the grain tank is opened.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the harvester according to the present invention is a harvester including a tank capable of accommodating a harvested product, in which a side wall portion of the tank has an opening/closing wall portion that is at least a part thereof in a vertical direction. A seal that is configured to be opened and closed by rotation about an axis extending to the bottom, and that is in close contact with the opening/closing wall along the lower edge of the opening formed when the opening/closing wall is opened. A member is provided, and at the lower end of the opening/closing wall portion, an eaves portion that is arranged on the upper side of the seal member in the state where the opening/closing wall portion is closed is provided.

According to this structure, when the opening/closing wall of the tank is opened, the opening is formed. Thereby, the inside of the tank can be accessed through the opening, and maintenance work such as cleaning work inside the tank can be performed.

A seal member is provided along the lower edge of the opening. When the opening/closing wall is closed, the opening/closing wall comes into close contact with the seal member. Therefore, even if the opening/closing wall portion is slightly deformed so as to bulge due to the pressure in the tank, the elasticity of the sealing member ensures the close contact between the opening/closing wall portion and the sealing member. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the harvested product stored in the tank from spilling out from between the opening/closing wall portion and the lower edge of the opening.

Further, an eaves portion is provided at a lower end portion of the opening/closing wall portion, and when the opening/closing wall portion is closed, the eaves portion is arranged above the seal member. As a result, the contact portion between the opening/closing wall portion and the seal member is hidden under the eaves portion, so that crops such as grains are prevented from being sandwiched side by side in the contact portion. Therefore, when the opening/closing wall is opened, it is possible to prevent the harvested product from spilling in a streak shape from the inside of the tank to the field or the like.

The eaves may extend to a position downstream of the seal member in the direction from the opening/closing wall to the inside of the tank with the opening/closing wall closed. As a result, it is possible to effectively prevent the crops from being pinched side by side in the contact portion between the opening/closing wall portion and the seal member, and when the opening/closing wall portion is opened, the harvested product is streaked from the tank to the field or the like. Spilling can be suppressed well.

A rod-shaped locking member extending in the vertical direction is provided on the inner surface of the opening/closing wall portion so as to reciprocate in the vertical direction between the non-locking position and the locking position, and the locking member is in the non-locking position. The lower end of the locking member is positioned above the lower edge of the opening when the locking member is positioned at, and the lower end of the locking member is positioned below the lower edge of the opening when the locking member is positioned at the locking position. The lower end portion of the locking member that descends from the non-locking position to the locking position slides in the tank to lock the lower end portion of the locking member at the locking position. A locked portion may be provided.

According to this configuration, since the locking member is arranged at the locking position with the opening/closing wall closed, the lower end of the locking member locks with the locked portion. Even if the opening/closing wall is slightly deformed so as to bulge due to the pressure, a gap is suppressed from being formed between the opening/closing wall and the lower end edge of the opening. Therefore, it is possible to further prevent the harvested product stored in the tank from spilling out from between the opening/closing wall portion and the lower edge of the opening.

The eaves portion extends along the lower end portion of the opening/closing wall portion, and the longitudinal middle portion thereof is divided, and the locked portion is the divided portion of the eaves portion in the state where the opening/closing wall portion is closed. May be located at. As a result, it is possible to prevent the locked portion and the eaves from interfering with each other, while the locked portion serves as a wall, so that the harvested product in the tank is highly pressed against the contact portion between the opening/closing wall portion and the seal member. You can suppress the bite.

It is preferable that an upper end portion of the locked portion wraps around an upper side of the seal member. Accordingly, even if the locking member moves from the non-locking position to the locking position during the opening and closing of the opening/closing wall portion, the locking member can be prevented from interfering with the sealing member, and the sealing member Damage can be suppressed.

The eaves portion may be formed separately from the opening/closing wall portion and attached to the opening/closing wall portion using a fastener. In this case, since the eaves portion does not have to be formed integrally with the opening/closing wall portion, an increase in manufacturing cost of the opening/closing wall portion can be suppressed. Further, since the eaves portion is attached to the opening/closing wall portion with the fastener, the attaching strength of the eaves portion can be increased as compared with the configuration in which the eaves portion is attached to the opening/closing wall portion with an adhesive or a double-sided tape. It is possible to reduce the concern that the eaves part will fall off inside.

According to the present invention, when the side surface of the grain tank is opened, it is possible to prevent the harvested products such as grains from spilling in a streak shape, so that an impression that a large amount of grains have spilled is obtained by the buyer of the harvester Can be suppressed from being given to the user.

It is a right side view of the machine body of the combine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of an airframe. It is a left side view showing an internal configuration of a grain tank. It is a perspective view which shows the structure inside the boundary part of the fixed wall part and opening-and-closing wall part of a grain tank. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of a structure inside a fixed wall part. It is a perspective view which shows the structure inside the opening/closing wall part. It is a perspective view which shows the structure inside the lower end part of the opening/closing wall part.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<Combined aircraft configuration>
FIG. 1 is a right side view of a machine body 2 of a combine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the machine body 2.

The combine 1 is an example of a harvester that cuts grain and thresh from the grain while traveling in the field. The machine body 2 of the combine 1 is provided with a main frame 3 which is a structure in which steel materials are combined. The main frame 3 supports a cabin 4, a grain tank 5 and the like.

Although not shown, the machine body 2 is supported by a pair of left and right traveling devices. As the traveling device, for example, a crawler having a high rough terrain running capability is adopted in order to enable the combine 1 to travel in the field.

The cabin 4 is arranged on the front end of the main frame 3. The cabin 4 provides a space for a driver to ride inside, and in the space, for example, a driver's seat on which the driver sits and operation members such as operation levers and operation pedals are arranged. As shown in FIG. 1, a door 11 is provided on the right side surface of the cabin 4. The door 11 is openably/closably supported by two hinges 12 attached to its rear end. The driver can open the door 11 and get into the cabin 4.

The grain tank 5 is arranged on the main frame 3 behind the cabin 4. The grain tank 5 stores the grains threshed from the culm by the threshing device. The right side wall that constitutes the right side surface of the grain tank 5 includes a fixed wall portion 13 and an opening/closing wall portion 14 above the fixed wall portion 13. The fixed wall portion 13 is fixedly provided on the main frame 3. The opening/closing wall portion 14 is provided so as to be openable/closable around a rotation axis extending vertically along the rear edge thereof. When the opening/closing wall portion 14 is opened, the right side surface of the grain tank 5 is largely opened, leaving the fixed wall portion 13. Thereby, when performing maintenance on the inside of the grain tank 5, the maintenance operator can easily enter the inside of the grain tank 5 through the opening that is largely opened.

In addition, the grain tank 5 is configured such that the whole of the grain tank 5 can be deployed to the right around the axis extending vertically in the right rear end portion. As a result, the maintenance operator can deploy the whole grain tank 5 to the right side and easily maintain the devices arranged between the cabin 4 and the grain tank 5.

<Internal structure of grain tank>
FIG. 3 is a left side view showing the internal configuration of the grain tank 5. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration inside a boundary portion between the fixed wall portion 13 and the opening/closing wall portion 14 of the grain tank 5. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a main part of a configuration inside the fixed wall portion 13.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the fixed wall portion 13 of the grain tank 5 is provided with a weather strip 21 which is a band-shaped sealing member along the upper edge thereof. When the opening/closing wall portion 14 is closed, the lower end of the opening/closing wall portion 14 is pressed against the weather strip 21 from the right side. As a result, the weather strip 21 is elastically deformed, and the elastic force causes the weather strip 21 to come into close contact with the opening/closing wall portion 14 so that the upper end portion of the fixed wall portion 13 and the lower end portion of the opening/closing wall portion 14 are liquid-tight. To be sealed.

Further, lock receiving metal fittings 22 are attached to the inner surface of the fixed wall portion 13 at, for example, the front end portion and the center portion in the front-rear direction. The lock receiving member 22 integrally includes a flat plate-shaped portion 23 having a substantially trapezoidal shape in a side view, and a curved portion 24 that is convexly curved upward from the flat plate-shaped portion 23 and extends to the right. The lock receiving fitting 22 is fastened to the fixed wall portion 13 with, for example, two bolts 26 with the spacer 25 interposed between the inner surface of the fixed wall portion 13 and the flat plate portion 23. The curved portion 24 of the lock receiving member 22 wraps around the upper side of the weather strip 21.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a configuration inside the opening/closing wall portion 14.

Two lock pins 31 are provided on the inner surface of the opening/closing wall portion 14. The lock pin 31 is a rod-shaped (round bar-shaped) member. Further, two pin holders 32 are provided on the inner surface of the opening/closing wall portion 14. The pin holder 32 has a shape obtained by bending or bending a sheet metal into a substantially U shape in a top view, and is fixed to the inner surface of the opening/closing wall portion 14 by welding. The pin holder 32 is arranged so as to correspond to the two lock receiving fittings 22 in the grain tank 5 and to be in the same position in the front-rear direction as the lock receiving fitting 22 with the opening/closing wall portion 14 closed. .. The lock pin 31 is inserted into the pin holder 32 and extends in the vertical direction.

A link mechanism 33 is connected to the lock pin 31. As shown in FIG. 1, the opening/closing wall portion 14 is provided with a lock handle 34. The lock handle 34 is arranged behind the opening 35 formed in the opening/closing wall portion 14. The link mechanism 33 is a mechanism that operates the lock handle 34 to vertically move the two lock pins 31 in synchronization with each other.

The link mechanism 33 is connected to a rotary shaft 41 extending in the front-rear direction, two rocking plates 42 supported by the rotary shaft 41 so as not to rotate relative to each other, and a lower end portion of each rocking plate 42 so as to be relatively rotatable. The link arm 43 is included. The rotation shaft 41 is connected to the lock handle 34, and when the lock handle 34 is rotated between a closed position extending in the up-down direction and an open position in which the lock handle 34 is laid down to the right from the closed position, the rotation shaft 41 is accompanied by it. The rotation shaft 41 rotates about the center line. Each link arm 43 extends downward from the swing plate 42, and the lower end portion thereof is connected to the upper end portion of the lock pin 31 so as to be relatively rotatable.

When the lock handle 34 is operated from the closed position to the open position, the lower ends of the swing plates 42 are lifted and the link arms 43 are lifted as the rotary shaft 41 is rotated. Rises. With the lock handle 34 operated to the open position, the lock pin 31 is located at the uppermost unlocked position. In the state where the lock pin 31 is located at the non-locking position, the lower end of the lock pin 31 is arranged above the upper end edge (the lower end edge of the opening) of the fixed wall portion 13 in the vertical direction.

On the other hand, when the lock handle 34 is operated from the open position to the closed position, the lower ends of the swing plates 42 are lowered and the link arms 43 are lowered in accordance with the rotation of the rotation shaft 41, whereby the locks are locked. The pin 31 moves down. With the lock handle 34 operated to the closed position, the lock pin 31 is located at the lowest locking position. In the state where the lock pin 31 is located at the locking position, the lower end of the lock pin 31 is arranged below the upper end edge (the lower end edge of the opening) of the fixed wall portion 13 in the vertical direction.

The lower end of the lock pin 31 comes into contact with the curved portion 24 of the lock receiving metal piece 22 while the lock pin 31 descends from the unlocked position to the locked position. When the lock pin 31 further descends, the lower end portion of the lock pin 31 rubs against the curved portion 24 of the lock receiving fitting 22. Due to the bending of the bending portion 24, the lower end portion of the lock pin 31 receives a force toward the inside of the grain tank 5. Due to this force, the opening/closing wall portion 14 is drawn to the inside of the grain tank 5, and the lower end portion of the opening/closing wall portion 14 is pressed against the weather strip 21 from the right side.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a configuration inside the lower end portion of the opening/closing wall portion 14. In FIG. 7, the lock pin 31 and the pin holder 32 are not shown.

Two eaves portions 51 are provided at the lower end of the inner surface of the opening/closing wall portion 14. The eaves portion 51 is formed by bending a sheet metal, and is inclined back toward the inner side (left side) of the grain tank 5 and is folded back from the inclined portion 52 to the inner surface side (right side) of the opening/closing wall portion 14. And an extended portion 53 that extends in parallel. The eaves portion 51 extends in the front-rear direction and is fastened to the opening/closing wall portion 14 with three bolts 54 in a state where the extending portion 53 is in contact with the inner surface of the opening/closing wall portion 14.

The two eaves portions 51 are arranged in the front-rear direction, and a space is provided between them so that the lock receiving fitting 22 and the pin holder 32 can be arranged.

In the state where the opening/closing wall portion 14 is closed, as shown in FIG. 4, the two eaves portions 51 are arranged above the weather strip 21 provided on the fixed wall portion 13, and Also extends to the inside (left side) position of the grain tank 5. Further, in the state in which the opening/closing wall portion 14 is closed, the curved portion 24 of the lock receiving metal fitting 22 enters between the two eaves portions 51 and wraps around the weather strip 21.

<Effect>
As described above, when the opening/closing wall portion 14 of the grain tank 5 is opened, the opening is formed. Thereby, the grain tank 5 can be accessed through the opening, and maintenance work such as cleaning of the grain tank 5 can be performed.

A weather strip 21 is provided along the lower edge of the opening, that is, the upper edge of the fixed wall portion 13. When the opening/closing wall portion 14 is closed, the opening/closing wall portion 14 comes into close contact with the weather strip 21. Therefore, even if the opening/closing wall portion 14 is slightly deformed so as to bulge due to the pressure in the grain tank 5, the elasticity of the weather strip 21 ensures the adhesion between the opening/closing wall portion 14 and the weather strip 21. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the grains stored in the grain tank 5 from spilling out from between the opening/closing wall portion 14 and the upper edge of the fixed wall portion 13.

Further, with the opening/closing wall portion 14 closed, the lock handle 34 is operated to the closed position, and the lock pin 31 is arranged at the locking position, so that the lower end portion of the lock pin 31 becomes the lock receiving metal piece 22. Since it is locked, even if the opening/closing wall 14 is slightly deformed by the pressure in the grain tank 5 so as to bulge, a gap may be formed between the opening/closing wall 14 and the upper end edge of the fixed wall 13. Suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to further prevent the grains stored in the grain tank 5 from spilling out from between the opening/closing wall portion 14 and the upper edge of the fixed wall portion 13.

Then, since the upper end portion of the lock receiving metal fitting 22 wraps around the upper side of the weather strip 21, the lock handle 34 is operated from the open position to the closed position during the opening and closing of the opening/closing wall portion 14, and the lock pin 31 is moved. Even if the lock pin 31b is moved from the non-locking position to the locking position, it is possible to prevent the lower end portion of the lock pin 31b from interfering with the weather strip 21, and reduce the risk of damaging the weather strip 21.

At a lower end portion of the opening/closing wall portion 14, an eaves portion 51 arranged on the upper side of the weather strip 21 in a state where the opening/closing wall portion 14 is closed is provided. As a result, the contact portion between the opening/closing wall portion 14 and the weather strip 21 is hidden under the eaves portion 51, so that grain such as grain is prevented from being pinched side by side in the contact portion. Therefore, when the opening/closing wall portion 14 is opened, it is possible to prevent the grains from spilling in a streak shape from the inside of the grain tank 5 to the field or the like.

The eaves portion 51 extends to a position downstream of the weather strip 21 in the direction from the opening/closing wall portion 14 to the inside of the grain tank 5 in a state where the opening/closing wall portion 14 is closed. As a result, it is possible to effectively prevent the grains from being lined up and sandwiched between the contact portions of the opening/closing wall portion 14 and the weather strip 21, and when the opening/closing wall portion 14 is opened, from inside the grain tank 5 to the farm field or the like. It is possible to favorably prevent the grain from spilling in a streak shape.

Two eaves portions 51 are provided side by side, extend along the lower end portion of the opening/closing wall portion 14, and the middle portion in the longitudinal direction is divided. The lock receiving fitting 22 is arranged in a divided portion of the eaves portion 51 in a state where the opening/closing wall portion 14 is closed. As a result, the lock receiving metal fitting 22 serves as a wall so that the grain in the grain tank 5 can be prevented from interfering with the opening/closing wall portion 14 and the weather strip 21 while avoiding the interference between the lock receiving metal fitting 22 and the eaves portion 51. It is possible to prevent the contact portion from being bitten by high pressure.

The eaves portion 51 may be formed separately from the opening/closing wall portion 14 and attached to the opening/closing wall portion 14 using a bolt 54. In this case, since the eaves portion 51 does not have to be formed integrally with the opening/closing wall portion 14, it is possible to suppress an increase in the manufacturing cost of the opening/closing wall portion 14. In addition, since the eaves portion 51 is attached to the opening/closing wall portion 14 with the bolts 54, the attachment strength of the eaves portion 51 is increased as compared with the configuration in which the eaves portion 51 is attached to the opening/closing wall portion 14 with an adhesive or a double-sided tape. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the risk of the eaves portion 51 falling off in the grain tank 5.

<Modification>
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention can be implemented in other forms.

For example, although the combine harvester 1 has been taken up as an example of the harvester, the present invention is not limited to the combine harvester 1 and can be applied to harvesters that harvest vegetables such as carrots, radish, edamame, and cabbage.

In addition, various design changes can be made to the above-described configuration within the scope of the matters described in the claims.

1: Combine (harvester)
5: Grain tank (tank)
13: Fixed wall part 14: Open/close wall part 21: Weather strip (seal member)
22: Lock bracket (locked part)
31: Lock pin (locking member)
34: Lock handle (operation member)
51: Eaves 54: Bolts (fasteners)

Claims (6)

A harvester comprising a tank capable of holding a harvested product,
An opening/closing wall portion formed of at least a part of the side wall portion of the tank is configured to be openable/closable by pivoting about an axis extending in the vertical direction,
A seal member is provided along the lower edge of the opening formed when the opening/closing wall is opened, and the sealing member is in close contact with the opening/closing wall in the closed state.
The eaves part provided in the lower end part of the opening-and-closing wall part above the sealing member in the state where the opening-and-closing wall part was closed is provided. The eaves portion extends to a position downstream of the seal member in a direction from the opening/closing wall portion toward the inside of the tank in a state where the opening/closing wall portion is closed. Harvester. A rod-shaped locking member extending in the vertical direction is provided on the inner surface of the opening/closing wall portion so as to be capable of reciprocating in the vertical direction between a non-locking position and a locking position,
The lower end of the locking member is disposed above the lower edge of the opening when the locking member is in the non-locking position, and the locking member is in the state where the locking member is in the locking position. The lower end of the opening is arranged below the lower edge of the opening,
In the tank, the lower end of the locking member descending from the non-locking position to the locking position slides to lock the lower end of the locking member at the locking position. The harvester according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a part is provided. The eaves portion extends along a lower end portion of the opening/closing wall portion, and a middle portion in the longitudinal direction thereof is divided,
The harvester according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the locked portion is arranged in a divided portion of the eaves portion in a state where the opening/closing wall portion is closed. The harvester according to claim 4, wherein an upper end portion of the locked portion wraps around an upper side of the seal member. The harvesting machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the eaves portion is formed separately from the opening/closing wall portion and is attached to the opening/closing wall portion by using a fastener.

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