JP2021003081A - combine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a combine capable of preferably joining a plurality of rows of reaped grain culms, and transporting at a proper transport posture, the reaped grain culms after joining.SOLUTION: A transport device for joining reaped grain culms and transporting them to a rear side, comprises: a first holding transport device 50 for holding and transporting root parts of reaped grain culms on a grain culm introduction path on one side of a lateral direction; and a second holding transport device 57 for holding and transporting root parts on a grain culm introduction path on the other side of a lateral direction. Grain culm transport paths face each other and the reaped grain culms are joined. A first holding rail 82 is configured so that a holding termination position is set at a place on an upstream side of a transport direction relative to a joining place of the second holding transport device 57, and auxiliary transport guides 88, 89 are provided on a downstream side of a transport direction relative to a holding termination position of the first holding rail 82.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15

Description

The present invention relates to a combine that is provided with a cutting section capable of cutting a plurality of planted grain culms at the front portion of the traveling machine body.

The above combine is provided with a transport device for transporting the harvested culms backward while gathering them in the cutting width direction, and the transport device holds the root of the harvested culm on the right side and transports it rearward. A pinching and transporting device and a second pinching and transporting device that sandwiches and transports the harvested culms of the strips adjacent to the left side to the rear are provided, and the harvested culms transported by each of these pinching and transporting devices are merged and rearward. It is configured to be transported. The pinch rail of the first pinch transfer device ends before the confluence, and the cut grain culms from the second pinch transfer device are configured to merge well (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

JP-A-2010-4841

In the above-mentioned conventional configuration, the merging action of the cut culms is performed well, but in the vicinity of the merging point, the stock of the cut culms may not be firmly held. As a result, for example, the rearward feeding function of the harvested culm is not sufficiently exerted, the transport of the harvested culm is delayed, or the reaping is transported due to the pulling force of the locking transport device on the tip side. There was a risk that the culm would be pulled upward, and there was room for improvement in this regard.

Therefore, it has been desired to be able to transport the cut grain culms in an appropriate transport posture even after the merging, while making the cut grain culms of a plurality of rows merge well.

The characteristic configuration of the combine according to the present invention is a left and right traveling device, a traveling machine provided with the left and right traveling devices, and a cutting provided at the front portion of the traveling machine so that a plurality of planted culms can be cut. A plurality of weeding tools, which are provided with a portion, are provided at intervals in the left-right direction in the cutting portion, and form a plurality of culm introduction routes, and each of all the culm introduction routes. A plurality of culm raising devices that are provided correspondingly and cause planted culms, a cutting device that cuts the planted culms introduced in all the said culm introduction routes, and a cut culm that has been cut. Is provided with a transport device that merges the culms in the cutting width direction and transports the culms backward, and the transport device has a first endless rotating body and a first holding rail facing the first endless rotating body, and is left and right. A first sandwiching transport device that sandwiches and transports the stock of the harvested culm of the grain culm introduction route on one side in the direction to the rear, a second endless rotating body, and a second sandwiching that faces the second endless rotating body. A second pinching transport device having a rail, sandwiching the stock root of the harvested grain culm on the other side in the left-right direction and transporting the stock to the rear is provided, and the first pinching transport device and the first pinching transport device. (Ii) The pinching and transporting device is configured so that the grain transporting routes face each other and the harvested culms transported by the second pinching and transporting device join the transporting path of the first pinching and transporting device. The pinching end position of the first pinching rail is set at a position on the upper side in the transport direction from the confluence of the second pinching and transporting device, and the first pinching end position of the first pinching rail is higher than the pinching end position. The point is that the auxiliary transport guide is provided on the lower side of the pinch transport device in a state of being located at least at a position below the path with respect to the first endless rotating body.

According to the present invention, the first pinching and transporting device transports the harvested grain culm in a state of sandwiching the stock of the cut grain culm by the first endless rotating body and the first pinching rail. Since the pinching action by the first pinching rail is eliminated in front of the merging point, the harvested culms transported by the second pinching transfer device are merging well at the merging point without being hindered by the first pinching rail. be able to. Then, on the lower side of the transport than the pinch end position of the first pinch rail, the pinch action by the pinch rail disappears, but the auxiliary transport guide guides the cut grain culm so that the first endless rotating body acts. As a result, the cut grain culm receives the feeding action of the first endless rotating body and is conveyed rearward without delay.

Therefore, it has become possible to transport the cut grain culms in an appropriate transport posture even after the merging, while ensuring that the cut grain culms of a plurality of rows are merged well.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the grain culm holding region by the first holding rail and the transporting action region by the auxiliary transport guide partially overlap along the grain culm transporting direction.

According to this configuration, the harvested grain culm receives the pinching action by the first pinching rail and at the same time receives the transport guiding action by the auxiliary transport guide near the end of the transport. As a result, the stock of the harvested culm is in a state where it is not subjected to either the pinching action by the first pinching rail and the transport guiding action by the auxiliary transport guide, which is disadvantageous in that the transport is delayed or pulled upward. Can be reliably avoided.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the auxiliary transport guide is provided at each of the path upper portion and the path lower portion with respect to the first endless rotating body.

According to this configuration, the harvested grain culm has the auxiliary transport guide located at the upper part of the route and the auxiliary transport guide located at the lower part of the route so that the first endless rotating body acts from both the upper and lower sides. Guide the culm. As a result, the guiding action can be surely exhibited.

In the present invention, the first holding and transporting device is provided with a first support frame body that supports the first holding rail with respect to the first endless rotating body so as to be pressed and urged and retractable. The pinch transfer device is provided with a second support frame that supports the second pinch rail against the second endless rotating body so as to be pressed and urged and retractable, and one end of the auxiliary transport guide is the first. (Ii) It is preferable that the other end of the auxiliary transport guide is supported by the support frame and is cantilevered toward the grain rail transport path.

The sandwiching and transporting device for sandwiching and transporting the harvested culm is provided with a support frame for supporting the sandwiching rail that presses and urges the culm so that it can be retracted and moved. Therefore, in this configuration, one end of the auxiliary transport guide is supported by effectively utilizing the second support frame provided in the second pinch transport device. The auxiliary transport guide needs to change its posture in a state of approaching and separating from the second endless rotating body according to the difference in the volume of the harvested culm to be transported. Therefore, the other end of the auxiliary transport guide is cantilevered toward the grain transport path, so that the posture can be freely changed.

Therefore, it has become possible to exert a good auxiliary transporting action in response to a change in the volume of the culm without inviting the complicated support structure such as providing a dedicated support member separately.

It is an overall side view of a combine. It is the whole plan view of the combine. It is a side view of a cutting part. It is a front view of a combine. It is a figure which shows the transmission structure. It is a front view which shows the transport device and the operation part. It is a top view which shows the transport device. It is a front view which shows the relationship between a crawler traveling device and a cutting work area. It is a top view which shows the branch transmission structure. It is a longitudinal side view which shows the branch transmission structure. It is a partial cutout side view of the cutting part which shows the branch transmission structure. It is a vertical cross-sectional view which shows the transport state of the cut grain culm in the vicinity of a bend. It is a vertical sectional side view of the second intermediate conveying part. It is a top view which shows the tip side grain culm transport state of a transport device. It is a top view which shows the stock-side grain culm transport state of a transport device. It is a top view of the first intermediate transfer part. It is a front view of the first intermediate transfer part. It is a top view of the 4th intermediate transport part. It is a front view of the 4th intermediate transport part. It is a top view which shows the tip guide state of the confluence part of the 2nd intermediate transfer part and the 3rd intermediate transfer part. It is a top view which shows the stock origin guidance state of the confluence part of the 2nd intermediate transfer part and the 3rd intermediate transfer part. It is sectional drawing which shows the grain transport state.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the combine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, the direction indicated by reference numeral (F) in FIGS. 1 and 2 is the front side of the machine body, and the direction indicated by reference numeral (B) in FIGS. 1 and 2 is the rear side of the machine body. The direction indicated by the reference numeral (L) in FIG. 2 is the left side of the aircraft, and the direction indicated by the reference numeral (R) in FIG. 2 is the right side of the aircraft.

〔overall structure〕
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the combine according to the present invention includes a traveling machine body 1 and a cutting section 2 capable of cutting 7 rows of planted culms. The cutting portion 2 is connected to the traveling machine body 1 so as to be able to swing up and down around the horizontal axis P1, and is provided so as to be driven and raised and lowered by the lifting hydraulic cylinder 3.

The traveling machine body 1 is provided with left and right crawler traveling devices 4R and 4L as traveling devices, and is provided with a driving unit 5 on the right side (one side in the left-right direction) of the front portion of the machine body. Behind the driving unit 5, a threshing device 6 for threshing the culms cut by the cutting unit 2 and a grain tank 7 for storing the grains obtained by the threshing process are arranged in the horizontal direction of the machine body. It is equipped with. The driving unit 5 is covered with a cabin 8. Although not shown, the threshing device 6 handles and processes the tip side in the handling chamber while sandwiching and transporting the root of the harvested culm transported from the cutting unit 2 by the threshing feed chain 9, and in the handling chamber. Grains and dust are sorted by the sorting section provided at the bottom. The grains are stored in the grain tank 7, and the dust is discharged to the outside of the machine. It is provided with a grain discharge device 10 capable of discharging grains stored in the grain tank 7 to the outside, and a shredding device 11 for shredding the discharged straw after the threshing process and then discharging it to the outside of the machine. ..

The cutting section 2 is provided with a space in the left-right direction, and has a plurality of (8) weeding tools 12 that partition the seven culm introduction routes Q1 to Q7, and all the culm introduction routes Q1. It is provided corresponding to each of ~ Q7, and is introduced into seven grain culm raising devices 13 (hereinafter, simply referred to as raising devices) that cause planted culms and all grain culm introduction routes Q1 to Q7. A varican-type cutting device 14 for cutting the planted grain culms and a transport device 15 for merging the cut cut culms in the cutting width direction and transporting the cut culms to the rear are provided.

Of the eight grassing tools 12, the two grassing tools 12 located on the outermost side of the machine body divide the planted grain culms into those to be harvested and those not to be harvested, and the harvested grain culms are weeded. It is introduced into the raising path adjacent to the tool 12 and guides the non-target culms to the lateral side of the raising path. In the other weeding tool 12, the culms to be planted in the two planting strips are weeded on both lateral sides of the weeding tool 12 and introduced into the raising path on both lateral sides of the weeding tool 12. The grain culm introduction routes Q1 to Q7 have a width defined by the weeding tools 12 on both the left and right sides, and are for introducing one row of planted grain culms.

[Frame structure of cutting section]
Next, the frame structure of the cutting unit 2 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, a front-rear cylindrical cutting support frame 16 that supports the entire cutting unit 2 so as to be able to move up and down with respect to the traveling machine body 1 is provided. In the cutting support frame 16, a lateral pivot portion 17 provided on the base end side of the upper rear portion is rotatably supported by a support base 18 on the machine body side around the horizontal axis P1. The cutting support frame 16 extends from the support base 18 toward the lower front side of the machine body.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 9, the cutting support frame 16 is provided at a position corresponding to the rear of the fifth grain culm introduction path Q5 from the right end of the seven grain culm introduction paths Q1 to Q7. ing. As will be described later, the fifth grain culm introduction route Q5 is a place where one row of harvested culm is transported.

A cylindrical lower side lateral frame 19 extending in the left-right direction, that is, in the cutting width direction is connected to the front end portion of the cutting support frame 16. As shown in FIG. 1, front-rear weed frames 20 on both the left and right sides are connected to both ends of the lower lateral frame 19 in the lateral width direction of the airframe so as to extend toward the front of the airframe. A square tubular cutting blade support frame 21 extending in the lateral width direction of the machine body is connected in a state of being erected over the front and rear intermediate portions of the weeding frames 20 at both left and right ends. The cutting device 14 is supported by the cutting blade support frame 21.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the lower side lateral frame 19 has an intermediate frame body 22 integrally provided at the front end portion of the cutting support frame 16 and a left side flange-connected to the left side portion of the intermediate frame body 22. The frame body 23 and the right side frame body 24 connected to the right side portion of the intermediate frame body 22 by a flange are provided.

A plurality of grass frames 20 are provided at intervals between the grass frames 20 at both left and right ends. The rear end of the weed frame 20 in the middle portion is connected to the cutting blade support frame 21, and is cantilevered toward the front of the machine body. A total of eight weeding frames 20 are provided, and a weeding tool 12 is provided at the front end of each weeding frame 20.

As shown in FIG. 1, a cylindrical left-side vertical frame 25 extends upward from the left end of the lower-side lateral frame 19. Although not shown, a vertically oriented frame extends upward from the right end of the lower side laterally oriented frame 19. Then, the upper side horizontal frame 26 is connected to the upper end portion of the left side vertical frame 25 and the upper end portion of the right side vertical frame (see FIG. 3). The upper side lateral frame 26 extends along the left-right direction over the upper end portions of each of the seven raising devices 13, and is connected to the upper end portions of the raising devices 13.

The upper side of each of the seven raising devices 13 is connected to the upper side lateral frame 26, and the lower side is connected to the weeding frame 20. Therefore, each raising device 13 functions as a frame member that connects the upper side lateral frame 26 and the weeding frame 20 in the connected state.

[Positional relationship between traveling device and cutting work position]
As shown in FIGS. 4, 6 and 8, in the cutting section 2, the lateral outer end TL of the crawler traveling device 4L on the left side has the grain culm introduction path Q7 at the left end of the seven grain culm introduction paths Q1 to Q7. The lateral outer end TR of the crawler traveling device 4R on the right side is located within the width of the rightmost culm introduction path Q1 of the seven culm introduction paths Q1 to Q7. It is configured.

To add an explanation, the left outer end KL of the mowing work area W, which is the work area where the mowing work is performed by the mowing device 14, is on the left outer side with respect to the lateral outer end TL of the left crawler traveling device 4L. It is out of position. Further, the outer end portion KR on the right side of the cutting work area W is displaced outward on the right side with respect to the lateral outer end portion TR of the crawler traveling device 4R on the right side.

By configuring the cutting unit 2 as described above, the left and right crawler traveling devices 4R and 4L do not have a risk of stepping on the uncut grain culm during the cutting work, and the cutting work can be performed satisfactorily. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the position in the left-right direction of the right end portion (an example of one side in the left-right direction) of the traveling machine 1 and the position in the left-right direction of the outer end portion KR on the right side of the cutting work area W are substantially defined. It is configured to be in the same position.

To explain the positional relationship between the traveling machine 1 and the cutting work position, as shown in FIG. 4, the position ER of the lateral outer end portion on the right side of the traveling machine 1 in the left-right direction is on the right side of the cutting work area W. It is configured to be located at substantially the same position as the position KR of the lateral outer end portion. The lateral outer end on the right side of the traveling machine 1 is the outer end of the handrail 8a for getting on and off, which is provided on the lateral side of the cabin 8 in a fixed state. The rear-view mirror 8b provided in the cabin 8 projects outward in the normal use state, but can swing at the fulcrum portion of the base end portion, and is inward from the outer end portion of the handrail 8a. It can be stored.

The position EL of the left lateral outer end of the traveling machine 1 in the left-right direction is displaced inward in the left-right direction from the position KL of the left lateral outer end of the cutting work area W. The left lateral outer end of the traveling machine 1 is the outer end of the outer case 6a (see FIG. 2) of the threshing device 6.

[Raising device]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the raising device 13 is provided in a standing posture in a backward tilted state in which the lower end side is located on the front side of the machine body and the upper end side is located on the rear side of the machine body. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the raising device 13 has a driving sprocket 28 and a tensioning sprocket 29 located on the upper side and a driven sprocket 30 located on the lower side inside the raising case 27 which also serves as a frame. An endless rotating chain 31 that is wound around each of the above is provided, and the endless rotating chain 31 is provided with a plurality of raising claws 32 at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction. The raising claw 32 is supported by the endless rotating chain 31 so that the posture can be changed between the standing posture and the lying posture.

As shown in FIG. 5, a pulling drive shaft 33 extending in the left-right direction is provided over the upper portions of the seven raising devices 13. The power from the raising drive shaft 33 is transmitted to the drive sprocket 28 via the relay transmission shaft 35 provided in the relay transmission case 34. Although not shown, the pull-up drive shaft 33 has a hexagonal cross section and is configured to transmit power in a square fitted state.

In the raising device 13, any one of the vertical movement paths on the left and right sides of the endless rotating chain 31 is set as a raising action path, and the other side is set as a non-action return path. Although not shown, in the raising action path, a guide plate for raising and guiding the raising claw 32 is provided at a place where the endless rotating chain 31 passes.

As shown in FIG. 4, among the plurality of raising devices 13, the raising devices 13 other than the fifth raising device 13 from the right side are arranged in a state in which adjacent ones on the left and right are raised with each other and the claws 32 face each other. ing. The fifth raising device 13 from the right side is arranged in a state in which the raising claw 32 protrudes to the left and stands upright.

In the raising action path, the raising device 13 moves ascending while the raising claw 32 protruding sideways moves up to the culm, and when it reaches the end of the raising action path, it is separated from the culm and raised. It is housed inside the culm case 27, descends the non-action return path, raises it, and returns to the action path side. As a result, each of the raising devices 13 raises and processes the planted culms introduced into the raising path by the raising claws 32 that move upward.

Two adjacent grain culm raising devices 13 in a state where the raising claws 32 face each other are provided in a state where the raising action regions M by the respective raising claws 32 overlap. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the positions are set so that the raising action regions M by the left and right raising claws 32 facing each other overlap each other by a set amount m in the left-right direction. Further, the rotation phases of the left and right raising claws 32 facing each other are set so as to move upward with the positions slightly displaced in the vertical direction. By configuring the raising action area M to overlap in the left-right direction in this way, the overall width of the cutting section 2 in the left-right direction can be made as small as possible so that the entire machine body can be loaded on the truck bed. The width in the left-right direction is set to fit within the left-right width of the loading platform.

[Mowing device]
The cutting device 14 is formed in a long shape over the entire width in the left-right direction (corresponding to the cutting width direction) so as to act on the planted culms of all the cutting target rows (7 rows), and is a clipper type cutting having a well-known structure. It is composed of blades. The total length of the cutting device 14 in the left-right direction corresponds to the cutting work area W in the left-right direction by the cutting unit 2.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the position of the left outer end portion KL of the cutting work area W in the cutting portion 2 in the left-right direction is outside the left side of the position of the lateral outer end portion TL of the left crawler traveling device 4L. It is misaligned toward you. Further, the position of the right outer end portion KR of the cutting work area W in the left-right direction is shifted to the right outer side from the position of the lateral outer end portion TR of the right crawler traveling device 4R.

As shown in FIG. 8, the cutting device 14 includes two sets of hair clipper-type cutting blades 36 divided into two in parallel in the left-right direction, and left and right cutting blade drive mechanisms for driving the two sets of cutting blades 36, respectively. 37 is provided. Although not described in detail, the left and right cutting blades 36 are provided with a large number of fixed blades arranged side by side in the left-right direction and a large number of movable blades arranged side by side in a state of sliding on the upper side of the fixed blades. .. The movable blades are reciprocated left and right along the width direction of the machine body by driving the cutting blade driving mechanism 37 acting on the movable blade operating body 38 provided near the outside of the left and right cutting blades 36.

The cutting blade drive mechanism 37 includes an arm 40 having an operating roller 39 engaged with the movable blade operating body 38 at one end, an interlocking rod 41 having one end connected to the other end of the arm 40, and the interlocking rod 41. A drive rotating body 42 that functions as a crank arm connected to the other end side is provided. Then, the rotational driving force of the driving rotating body 42 is converted into reciprocating power to drive the movable blade reciprocating left and right.

[Transport device]
Next, the transfer device 15 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 6, the transport device 15 has seven scraping portions 43 for scraping the root of the culm cut by the harvesting device 14 backward, and the first and second rows from the right side. The first intermediate transport section 44 that transports the cut grain culms to the rear, and the two sections of the third and fourth rows from the right are transported to the confluence with the first intermediate transport section 44. The second intermediate transport section 45, the third intermediate transport section 46 that transports the culm for one row of the fifth row from the right to the rear, the cutting of the sixth and seventh rows from the right. The fourth intermediate transport section 47, which transports the grain culms to the confluence with the first intermediate transport section 44, and the supply transport section 48, which transports the merged 7-row cut grain culms to the starting end of the grain removal feed chain 9 (FIG. 5). See). The third intermediate transport unit 46 is configured to transport the harvested grain culms to the confluence with the fourth intermediate transport unit 47.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the scraping portion 43 is a rotary packer 43A for scraping culms (the outer shape is substantially abbreviated), which is located near the upper side of the cutting device 14 side by side in the left-right direction of the machine body and meshes and rotates. It includes a star-shaped scraping rotating body) and an endless rotating belt 43B with protrusions located above the packer 43A. The six scraping portions 43, excluding the fifth scraping portion 43 from the right end, are configured to scrape the cut grain culms for two rows on the left and right together while scraping them backward. The fifth scraping portion 43 from the right end is configured to scrape the cut grain culm for one row of the fifth strip from the right rear.

The packers 43A in the six scraping portions 43 (hereinafter referred to as the scraping portion 43 for two rows) excluding the fifth scraping portion 43 from the right end (hereinafter referred to as the scraping portion 43 for one row) are left and right. They are provided in a state where they are lined up in a direction and mesh with each other. Further, the packer 43A in the one-row scraping portion 43 is provided in a state where the packer 43A in the two-row scraping portion 43 from the right end is arranged side by side in the left-right direction and meshes with each other. All packers 43A are provided side by side at the same height, and the five packers 43A from the right end to the fifth are in a state of meshing with each other, and the fifth packer 43A and the sixth packer 43A are separated. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 5, 7 and 9, the first intermediate transport unit 44 engages with the first stock holding transport device 50 that sandwiches and transports the stock root side portion of the harvested culm and the tip side of the harvested culm. A first tip locking transport device 51 for stop transport is provided. As shown in FIG. 5, the first stock holding transfer device 50 includes an endless rotating chain 53 as a first endless rotating body wound around a plurality of sprockets 52. The first tip locking transfer device 51 includes an endless rotating chain 56 with a locking projection 55 wound around a plurality of sprockets 54. The locking projection 55 is supported so as to be undulating and swingable, and is locked and guided so that the standing posture is maintained in the transporting action region. The structure of the locking projection 55 is the same for each of the following tip locking transfer devices.

The second intermediate transport unit 45 includes a second stock-holding transport device 57 for sandwiching and transporting the stock-root side portion of the harvested culm, and a second tip locking and transporting device 58 for locking and transporting the tip side of the harvested culm. And are provided. As shown in FIG. 5, the second stock holding transfer device 57 includes an endless rotating chain 60 as a second endless rotating body wound around a plurality of sprockets 59. The second tip locking transfer device 58 includes an endless rotating chain 63 with locking projections 62 wound around a plurality of sprockets 61.

The third intermediate transport unit 46 includes a third stock-holding transport device 64 for sandwiching and transporting the stock-root side portion of the cut grain culm, and a third tip locking and transporting device 65 for locking and transporting the tip side of the harvested culm. And are provided. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 12, the third stock holding transfer device 64 includes an endless rotating chain 67 wound around a plurality of sprockets 66. The third tip locking transfer device 65 includes an endless rotating chain 70 with locking projections 69 wound around a plurality of sprockets 68.

The fourth intermediate transport unit 47 includes a fourth stock-holding transport device 71 that sandwiches and transports the stock-root side portion of the harvested culm, and a fourth tip-locking transport device 72 that locks and transports the tip side of the harvested culm. And are provided. The fourth stock holding and transporting device 71 includes an endless rotating chain 74 wound around a plurality of sprockets 73. The fourth tip locking transfer device 72 includes an endless rotating chain 77 with locking projections 76 wound around a plurality of sprockets 75.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the supply transport unit 48 was transported by the first intermediate transport unit 44, the second intermediate transport unit 45, the third intermediate transport unit 46, and the fourth intermediate transport unit 47 and merged. A handling depth transport device 78 that sandwiches the stock of 7 rows of harvested grain culms and transports them toward the threshing feed chain 9, and cutting from the handling depth transport device 78 to the starting end of the threshing feed chain 9. It is equipped with a delivery supply device 79 for delivering the grain culm. As shown in FIG. 5, both the handling depth transfer device 78 and the delivery supply device 79 include an endless rotating chain 81 wound around a plurality of sprockets 80. Although not shown, a holding rail is provided facing the endless rotating chain 81, and the holding rail holds and conveys the stock of the cut grain culm by the endless rotating chain 81 and the holding rail.

Although not shown, the handling depth transfer device 78 is oscillatingly supported so that the transfer end side moves in the lever length direction with the transfer start end side as a fulcrum. By moving the transport end side, the position of the harvested grain culm inherited from the confluence is changed in the culm length direction (vertical direction), and the penetration depth with respect to the threshing device 6 can be changed and adjusted.

[About the confluence of the first intermediate period and the second intermediate period]
As shown in FIGS. 15 and 21, the first stock holding transport device 50 in the first intermediate transport section 44 merges from the transport start end portion to the second stock holding transport device 57 in the second intermediate transport section 45. A first holding rail 82 is provided in a region extending over the portion so as to face the endless rotating chain 53. The endless rotating chain 53 and the first holding rail 82 hold the root of the cut grain culm and convey it backward. As shown in FIG. 15, the second stock holding transfer device 57 is also provided with the second holding rail 83 facing the endless rotating chain 60, and is provided by the endless rotating chain 60 and the second holding rail 83. Hold the root of the harvested grain rail and transport it backward.

The first stock holding transport device 50 and the second stock holding transport device 57 are connected to the second stock holding transport device 57 in a state where the grain culm transport routes face each other and the grain transport routes intersect. It is configured so that the harvested grain culms to be transported are merged with the transport path of the first stock holding transport device 50.

The first stock holding transfer device 50 is provided with a first support frame 84 that supports the first holding rail 82 against the endless rotating chain 53 so that it can be pressed and urged and retracted and moved. The second stock holding transfer device 57 is provided with a second support frame 85 that supports the second holding rail 83 against the endless rotating chain 60 so as to be pressed and urged and retracted and moved. Each of the support frames 84, 85 is formed by bending the plate body into a substantially U shape, and is provided so as to extend along the corresponding endless rotating chains 53, 60. As shown in FIG. 22, a coil spring 86 for pressing and urging the holding rails 82 and 83 is provided inside each of the support frame bodies 84 and 85. Each of the support frame bodies 84 and 85 is fixed to a support member 87 fixedly supported by the weeding frame 20.

As shown in FIG. 21, the pinching end position of the first pinching rail 82 of the first stock pinching transport device 50 is set at a position on the upper side in the transport direction from the confluence of grains. Then, on the lower side of the transport of the first stock holding transport device 50 than the pinch end position of the first pinch rail 82, the auxiliary transport guides are provided at the upper side portion and the lower route portion of the endless rotating chain 53, respectively. 88 and 89 are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 15, 21 and 22, an upper auxiliary transport guide 88 composed of a leaf spring is provided in a state of being located on the upper side of the path with respect to the endless rotating chain 53. Further, a lower auxiliary transport guide 89 composed of a piano wire is provided in a state of being located on the lower side of the path with respect to the endless rotating chain 53.

In the upper auxiliary transport guide 88 and the lower auxiliary transport guide 89, one end on the upper transport side is supported by the second support frame 85 corresponding to the second stock holding transport device 57, and the other end on the lower transport side is supported. It is cantilevered toward the grain transport route.

The grain culm pinching area by the first pinching rail 82 of the first stock pinching transport device 50 and the transporting action area by the upper auxiliary transport guide 88 and the lower auxiliary transport guide 89 partially overlap along the grain culm transport direction. doing. As a result, the first stock holding transport device 50 can satisfactorily transport the harvested grain culms for the first and second rows from the right side, and the second stock holding transport device 57 transports the cut grain culms. The harvested grain culms can be well merged and transported rearward without being hindered by the first pinching rail 82.

As shown in FIG. 21, the first stock holding transport device 50 extends in a cantilever shape from the second support frame 85 of the second stock holding transport device 57 to the transport path after the cut grain culms are merged. The rear holding rail 90 is provided in the installed state. The endless rotating chain 53 and the rear holding rail 90 hold the root of the cut grain culm and convey it to the rear. Further, similarly to the merging point, an upper auxiliary transport guide 91 composed of a leaf spring and a lower auxiliary transport guide 92 composed of a piano wire are provided, and the merged cut grain culm can be used for handling depth. It is conveyed so as to be delivered to the transfer device 78.

As shown in FIGS. 15 and 22, the first stock holding transfer device 50 is provided with a stock holding support frame 93 made of a round pipe material in a state of extending long along the path of the endless rotating chain 53. There is. The stock holding support frame 93 is provided with a back guide rail 94 that receives and supports from the back surface in the holding action region of the endless rotating chain 53. Although not shown, the front end of the support frame 93 for holding the stock is supported by the weed frame 20 at the right end, and the rear end is supported by the branch transmission case 95 extending from the cutting support frame 16. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 15 and 22, the stock base is in sliding contact with the return path of the endless rotating chain 53 from the outer surface side in a state of being integrally connected from the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the stock base holding support frame 93. A side guide member 96 is provided. The stock base side guide member 96 is formed in a substantially strip shape, both front and rear sides are tapered, and the contact portion with the endless rotating chain 53 is formed in a gentle arc shape. The stock base side guide member 96 slides and guides the return path of the endless rotating chain 53 so as to move away from the cabin 8.

[First tip locking transfer device]
The first tip locking transport device 51 is configured to transport the harvested culm to the left rear while locking the tip side of the cut grain culm by the locking projection 55 in the standing posture by rotating the endless rotating chain 56. ing. On the upper side of the first tip locking transfer device 51, a tip sliding contact guide plate 97 that receives the tip portion of the cut grain culm and guides the sliding contact is provided.

The first half portion of the first tip locking transport device 51 performs locking transport on the tip side of the cut grain culms for the first and second strips from the right side. From the middle part of the transportation, the harvested culms transported by the second intermediate transportation unit 45 are locked and transported in a merged state. Further, in the latter half of the transport, the cut grain culms transported by the third intermediate transport section 46 and the fourth intermediate transport section 47 merge, and all seven cut grain culms merge. After that, 7 rows of harvested culms are locked and transported and guided toward the entrance of the threshing device 6.

As described above, the first tip locking transfer device 51 has a long transfer path in the front-rear direction, and passes in front of the driving unit 5. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 3, 6, 7, and 11, the first tip locking transfer device 51 passes in front of the driving unit 5 and is bent toward the rear of the machine body and extends toward the rear of the machine body.

In the first tip locking transport device 51, a transport route for grain culms is set on the left side, and a return route that does not perform a transport action is set on the right side. In each of the transport route and the return route, the aircraft passes in front of the operation unit 5 and is bent toward the rear of the machine body and extends toward the rear of the machine body.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 22, the first tip locking transport device 51 is provided with a transport guide rail 98 for slidingly guiding the endless rotating chain 56. The front end side of the transport guide rail 98 is supported by the weeding frame 20, and the rear end side is supported by the lateral pivot portion 17 near the swing fulcrum. In the transport path, the endless rotating chain 56 is slidably guided by the transport guide rail 98. At this time, the locking projection 55 is locked and guided by the standing guide member 99 so as to be in the standing posture. The tip rotation locus U of the locking protrusion 55 is drawn in FIG. 7, and as shown in this figure, the locking protrusion 55 moves in the upright posture in the transport path to guide the tip side to lock. .. As is clear from FIG. 7, the transport path of the first tip locking transport device 51 has a shape that bends to the rear side in the middle.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 16, the transport guide rail 98 is supported by the front end side and the rear end portion, and extends along a path that bends toward the rear of the machine while passing in front of the driving unit 5. In addition, the return path guide rail 100 is provided in a state of being located on the outer peripheral side (right side) of the endless rotating chain 56 of the return path. As shown in FIG. 22, the return path guide rail 100 is formed of a plate having a substantially L-shaped or substantially U-shaped cross section so as to be able to guide the endless rotating chain 56 of the return path. .. In the return route guide rail 100, four divided rail bodies 100a formed in a straight line are sequentially and integrally connected in a bent state to form a curved path in a plan view. When passing through the return path, the locking projection 55 is in a prone position along the endless rotating chain 56.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 16, the tip sliding contact guide plate 97 provided on the upper side of the first tip locking transfer device 51 does not interfere with the cabin 8 of the driving section 5 regardless of the raising and lowering operation of the cutting section 2. In addition, the flat plate is bent in a wavy shape so that the parts that may come into contact with each other are separated from the driving unit 5.

The second intermediate transport section 45, the third intermediate transport section 46, and the fourth intermediate transport section 47 also receive the tip side portion of the culm to be transported and guide the sliding contact with the tip sliding contact guide plates 101, 102, 103. Is provided.

[Structure of tip guidance at the bend]
In the portion of the first tip locking transport device 51 corresponding to the rearward bending portion, the portion above the locking action position Z by the first tip locking transport device 51 in the harvested grain culm is placed on the driving unit 5 side. An upper guide rod 104 is provided as an upper tip guide portion that guides the user while pressing it toward the tip.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 20, the upper guide rod 104 is formed by bending a round bar into a substantially U shape. The upper guide rod 104 is bolted to the support frame 105 of the second intermediate transport portion 45 in a state where the end portion on the transport side is crushed into a flat surface. As shown in FIG. 20, a vertical portion extending in the vertical direction on the upper transport side of the upper guide rod 104 inserts an insertion hole 106 formed in the tip sliding contact guide plate 101 of the second intermediate transport portion 45. It is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 20, the fourth intermediate transport section 47 serves as a merging tip guide section that guides the tip side portion of the cut grain culm to be transported and joins the transport path of the first intermediate transport section 44. A guide rod 107 for merging is provided. The merging guide rod 107 is formed by bending a round bar into a substantially S shape. The end portion of the merging guide rod 107 on the transport side is bolted to the support frame 108 of the third intermediate transport portion 46.

The support bracket 109 is fixedly extended from the extending portion of the merging guide rod 107, and the extended side end portion of the support bracket 109 is bolted to the tip sliding contact guide plate 102 of the third intermediate transport portion 46. Then, the end portion of the upper guide rod 104 on the lower side of the transport is bolted to the support bracket 109. The tip sliding contact guide plate 102 is supported by the support frame 108 of the third intermediate conveying section 46. Therefore, the upper guide rod 104 is supported over the support frame 105 of the second intermediate transport portion 45 and the support frame 108 of the third intermediate transport portion 46.

A lower guide rod 110 is provided as a lower tip guide portion that guides a portion below the locking action position Z by the first tip locking transport device 51 in the cut grain culm while pressing it toward the driving unit 5 side. Has been done. The lower guide rod 110 is formed by bending a round bar into a substantially L shape. The lower guide rod 110 is bolted to the support frame 105 of the second intermediate transport portion 45 in a state where the end portion on the transport upper side is crushed into a flat surface shape.

The end of the lower guide rod 110 on the lower side of the transport is integrally connected to the end of the merging guide rod 107 on the lower side of the transport. With this configuration, the transported grain culms can be smoothly merged, and moreover, bending deformation is less likely to occur and durability is less likely to occur as compared with the case where the guide rods 107 and 110 are provided in a cantilevered free state. Can be excellent.

[Third Intermediate Period of Egypt]
As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 9 and 14, the third stock holding transport device 64 in the third intermediate transport unit 46 sandwiches the stock root of the harvested grain culm for one row of the fifth row from the right side. Therefore, it is configured to be transported along the front-rear direction of the machine body and merge with the middle portion of the transport path of the fourth stock-holding transport device 71.

The fourth stock holding transport device 71 sandwiches the stock roots of the cut grain culms for two rows of the sixth and seventh rows from the right side and transports them along the diagonal direction to the right rear to handle the depth. It is configured to deliver to the starting end of the culm transfer device 78. The fourth tip locking transport device 72 is locked to the tip side of the cut grain culm for two rows of the sixth and seventh rows from the right side, and is transported along the diagonal direction to the rear right. It is configured to join the one-ear tip locking transport device 51 in the middle of transport.

The third stock holding transport device 64 is configured to join the grain culm to be transported in the middle of the diagonal transfer path of the fourth stock holding transport device 71 to be transported along the diagonal direction to the right rear. The third tip locking transport device 65 locks the cut grain culm for one row from the right side to the tip side of the cut grain culm, transports the cut grain culm along the front-rear direction of the machine body, and conveys the cut grain culm along the front-rear direction of the machine body. The locking transport device 72 is configured to join the intermediate portion of the diagonal transport path for transporting along the right rear diagonal direction.

[Transmission structure]
Next, the transmission structure for the cutting unit 2 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, the power after shifting the output of the engine E (see FIG. 1) mounted on the traveling machine 1 by a transmission (not shown) is provided inside the pivot portion 17 of the cutting support frame 16. It is transmitted to the lateral transmission shaft 111. Power is transmitted from the lateral transmission shaft 111 via the front-rear cutting transmission shaft 112 provided inside the cutting support frame 16.

The above-mentioned power after shifting is transmitted from the front-rear cutting transmission shaft 112 to the lateral input shaft 113 provided inside the lower lateral frame 19. Power is transmitted to the cutting device 14 via the branch portions 114 provided at both end portions of the input shaft 113.

It is transmitted from the branch portion 115 provided on the left side of the input shaft 113 to the vertical transmission shaft 116. The power is branched from the upper and lower parts of the vertical transmission shaft 116, the power is transmitted to the fourth intermediate transport portion 47, and the power is transmitted from the fourth intermediate transport portion 47 to the leftmost scraping portion 43. Power is transmitted to the adjacent scraping portion 43 (sixth from the right end) by the engagement of the packers 43A.

A lateral raising drive shaft 33 extending over the upper portions of the raising device 13 is provided along the upper side lateral frame 26 in a state extending over the entire width in the left-right direction. Then, the power from the vertical transmission shaft 116 is changed by the gear transmission mechanism 118 and then transmitted to the raising drive shaft 33. Power is transmitted from the raising drive shaft 33 to the seven raising devices 13.

On the other hand, from the transmission intermediate portion of the cutting transmission shaft 112 extending in the front-rear direction, the five scraping portions 43 located on the right side, the first stock holding transfer device 50, the second intermediate transfer section 45, the third intermediate transfer section 46, Power is transmitted to the supply transport unit 48. Power is transmitted from the lateral transmission shaft 111 to the first tip locking transfer device 51.

Then, in the middle of the cutting support frame 16, a first branch transmission mechanism 119 is provided which transmits the power branched from the cutting transmission shaft 112 to the second intermediate transfer unit 45 and the third intermediate transfer unit 46.

The first branch transmission mechanism 119 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 12, a first branch portion 121 having a bevel gear mechanism 120 is provided in the middle portion of the transmission of the cutting transmission shaft 112. Power is branched and transmitted from the cutting transmission shaft 112 to the first branch transmission shaft 122 at the first branch transmission portion 121. The power of the first branch transmission shaft 122 is branched from the cutting transmission shaft 112 via the bevel gear mechanism 120 and extends obliquely forward and upward. The first branch transmission shaft 122 is supported by a cylindrical first branch case 123 integrally formed with the cutting support frame 16. The first branch transmission shaft 122 is configured to directly drive the drive sprocket 66 of the third stock holding transfer device 64 and the drive sprocket 68 of the third tip locking transfer device 65 in the third intermediate transfer unit 46. ing. Power is transmitted from the third stock holding transfer device 64 to the fifth scraping portion 43 from the right end.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 13, power is branched from the middle portion of the first branch transmission shaft 122 to the second branch transmission shaft 124. The power of the second branch transmission shaft 124 is branched from the first branch transmission shaft 122 via the bevel gear mechanism 125 and extends in the lateral direction. The second branch transmission shaft 124 is supported by a cylindrical second branch case 126 integrally formed with the first branch case 123 (see FIG. 9).

A third branch transmission shaft 128 in which power is transmitted from the second branch transmission shaft 124 via the bevel gear mechanism 127 is provided. The third branch transmission shaft 128 extends diagonally forward. The third branch transmission shaft 128 is supported by a cylindrical third branch case 129 integrally formed with the second branch case 126.

The third branch transmission shaft 128 is configured to directly drive the drive sprocket 59 of the second stock holding transfer device 57 and the drive sprocket 61 of the second tip locking transfer device 58. Power is transmitted from the second stock holding transfer device 57 to the fourth scraping portion 43 from the right end. Power is transmitted to the adjacent scraping portion 43 (third from the right end) by the engagement of the packers 43A.

Therefore, the power transmitted to the third intermediate transport unit 46 via the first branch portion 121 is transmitted to the fifth scraping portion 43 from the right end, and is transmitted to the second intermediate transport unit 45 via the first branch portion 121. The power transmitted to is transmitted to the fourth scraping portion 43 from the right end. The packer 43A of the fifth scraping portion 43 from the right end and the packer 43A of the fourth scraping portion 43 from the right end are provided in a state of interlocking and rotatably meshing with each other.

The cutting transmission shaft 112 is provided with a second branch transmission mechanism 130 that transmits the power branched from the portion on the upper transmission side of the portion where the first branch transmission mechanism 119 is provided to the first stock holding transfer device 50. ..

The second branch transmission mechanism 130 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 10, the second branch portion 131 is provided on the side of the cutting transmission shaft 112 on the side where the first branch portion 121 is provided. Power is branched from the cutting transmission shaft 112 to the fourth branch transmission shaft 132 and the fifth branch transmission shaft 133 at the second branch portion 131. The fourth branch transmission shaft 132 is supported by the branch transmission case 140, and the power is branched from the cutting transmission shaft 112 via the bevel gear mechanism 134 and extends obliquely forward and upward. The power of the fifth branch transmission shaft 133 is branched from the cutting transmission shaft 112 via the bevel gear mechanism 135 and extends diagonally upward to the left front.

Power is transmitted from the fourth branch transmission shaft 132 to the first stock holding transport device 50 in the first intermediate transport unit 44, and the power of the first stock holding transport device 50 is transmitted to the rightmost scraping unit 43. The packer 43A of the rightmost scraping portion 43 and the packer 43A of the second scraping portion 43 from the right end are provided in a rotatably meshed state, and power is transmitted to the second scraping portion 43. .. Power is transmitted from the fifth branch transmission shaft 133 to the handling depth transfer device 78 via the bevel gear mechanism 136.

[Another Embodiment]
(1) In the above embodiment, the grain culm holding area by the first holding rail 82 and the transporting action area by the auxiliary transport guides 88 and 89 are partially overlapped along the grain culm transport direction. Alternatively, the grain culm holding area by the first holding rail 82 and the transporting action area by the auxiliary transport guides 88 and 89 may be slightly separated along the grain culm transport direction so that they do not overlap.

(2) In the above embodiment, the upper auxiliary transport guide 88 composed of the leaf spring and the lower auxiliary transport guide 89 composed of the piano wire are provided, but instead of this configuration, The upper auxiliary transport guide 88 and the lower auxiliary transport guide 89 may each be configured by a leaf spring, or may be configured by a piano wire, respectively. Unlike a leaf spring or a piano wire, it may be formed of a rigid body and may be elastically supported by an elastic body so that its posture can be changed. Further, the upper auxiliary transport guide 88 may not be provided, but only the lower auxiliary transport guide 89 may be provided.

(3) In the above embodiment, the upper auxiliary transport guide 88 and the lower auxiliary transport guide 89 are configured such that one end thereof is supported by the second support frame body 85, respectively, but instead of this configuration, the upper side The auxiliary transport guide 88 and the lower auxiliary transport guide 89 may be configured such that one end thereof is supported by the first support frame body 84, respectively, and the upper auxiliary transport guide 88 and the lower auxiliary transport guide 89 are first. It may be distributed and supported by the support frame body 84 and the second support frame body 85. Further, it may be supported by a dedicated support member different from the first support frame body 84 and the second support frame body 85.

(4) In the above embodiment, the cutting section 2 cuts 7 rows of planted culms, but instead of this configuration, the number of rows other than 7 rows, for example, 2 to 6 rows, and It may be configured so that planted culms with 8 or more rows can be cut.

The present invention can be applied to a combine capable of cutting multiple rows.

1 Traveling machine 2 Cutting unit 4R, 4L Traveling device 12 Weeding tool 13 Grain raising device 14 Cutting device 15 Transport device 50 First pinching transport device 53 Endless rotating chain (first endless rotating body)
57 Second pinch transfer device 60 Endless rotating chain (second endless rotating body)
82 1st pinch rail 83 2nd pinch rail 84 1st support frame 85 2nd support frame 88,89 Auxiliary transport guide Q1 to Q7 Grain introduction route

Claims (4)

A traveling device provided with left and right traveling devices, a traveling machine provided with the left and right traveling devices, and a cutting section provided at the front portion of the traveling machine and capable of cutting a plurality of planted grain culms.
The cutting section is provided with a plurality of weeding tools that are spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction and that separately form a plurality of culm introduction routes, and are provided corresponding to each of all the culm introduction routes. In addition, a plurality of culm raising devices that cause planted culms, a reaping device that cuts the planted culms introduced in all the culm introduction routes, and the reaped culms merge in the cutting width direction. It is equipped with a transport device that allows the culm to transport to the rear.
The transport device has a first endless rotating body and a first holding rail facing the first endless rotating body, and holds the stock of the cut grain culm of the grain culm introduction path on one side in the left-right direction. It has a first holding and transporting device that conveys rearwardly, a second endless rotating body, and a second holding rail that faces the second endless rotating body, and cut grains in the grain culm introduction path on the other side in the left-right direction. It is equipped with a second holding transport device that holds the culm stock and transports it backwards.
The first pinching transport device and the second pinching transport device face each other's grain transport paths, and the harvested grain transport device transported by the second pinch transport device is the first pinch transport device. It is configured to join the transport path of
The pinching end position of the first pinching rail is set at a position on the upper side in the transport direction from the confluence of the second pinching and transporting device.
An auxiliary transport guide is provided on the lower side of the transport of the first pinch transfer device than the pinch end position of the first pinch rail, at least at a position below the path with respect to the first endless rotating body. Combine harvester. The combine according to claim 1, wherein the grain holding area by the first holding rail and the transporting action area by the auxiliary transport guide partially overlap along the grain transport direction. The combine according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary transport guide is provided at each of a path upper portion and a path lower portion with respect to the first endless rotating body. The first pinching transfer device is provided with a first support frame body that supports the first pinching rail with respect to the first endless rotating body so as to be pressed and urged and retracted and moved.
The second pinching transfer device is provided with a second support frame body that supports the second pinching rail so as to be pressed against the second endless rotating body and retractably moveable.
Claims 1 to 3 in which one end of the auxiliary transport guide is supported by the second support frame, and the other end of the auxiliary transport guide is cantilevered toward a grain transport path. The combine according to any one of the above.

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