JP2578143Y2 - Folding tillage machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a tilling machine, such as a rotary earth crushing and scraping device, which is attached to the rear of a tractor via a three-point link mechanism. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a foldable tilling work machine in which a working device portion including a system can be folded toward the rear of the machine body and a cover is provided on a transmission clutch.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a long tilling machine such as a rotary crusher / scraper is attached to a rear part of a tractor through a three-point link mechanism, and is mounted on a tractor PTO shaft to a gear box of the cultivating machine. In order to transmit power, and to prevent obstruction during movement, the work equipment part including the transmission system extending to the left and right sides from the gear box can be folded toward the rear of the aircraft from both left and right sides of the center part including the gear box. Folding tilling work equipment, for example,
No. 143106, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-163907, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-1208, and the like. And in these prior art tilling machines,
When the working device was folded, the clutch of the transmission was not covered.

[0003]

If the clutch of the transmission is not covered as described above, when moving through the paddy field in a state where the working device is folded, the wheels of the tractor are positioned in front of the working device. , So the mud splashed by the wheels of the tractor enters the clutch,
There is a problem that when the working device portion is deployed to the working state, the clutch connection is hindered. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides: The tilling implement 1 is attached to the rear of the tractor via a three-point link mechanism, and power is transmitted from the PTO shaft of the tractor to the gear box 3 of the tilling implement 1, and a transmission system extending from the gear box 3 to the left and right sides. In a foldable tilling work machine in which the working device portion 5 including the gearbox 4 can be folded rearward from the left and right sides of the central portion 6 including the gearbox 3 via the hinge portions 8, 8, the center of the transmission system 4 is provided. Clutches 32, 33 for cutting off and contacting the power are provided at the portions corresponding to the folding of the portion 6 and the working device portions 5, 5, and the clutches 32, 33 on the working device portion 5, 5 side are provided with the working device portions 5, 5, When the is turned to the folded state, the working device portions 5, 5 side clutch 3
B. providing cover devices 34, 34 for covering 3, 33; The cover devices 34, 34 are provided with working device portions 5, 5,
The clutches 33, 33 on the working device portions 5, 5 are automatically covered by a turning operation of turning the working device portions 5, 5 into a folded state, and the clutches 33, 33 are turned by a turning operation of turning the working device portions 5, 5 into the working state. 33 is released.

[0005]

According to the above construction, the folding tilling machine of the present invention has the following features. Clutches 32, 33 that cut off and make contact with the folding corresponding portions of the central portion 6 of the transmission system 4 and the working device portions 5, 5
And the working device portions 5, 5 of the clutches 32, 33
When the working device parts 5, 5 are turned to the folded state, the working device parts 5, 5
Cover devices 34, 3 for covering the side clutches 33, 33
4, the clutches 3 on the working device portions 5, 5 side are provided.
Mud is prevented from entering the clutches 3, 33, and the clutches 32, 3
3 does not hinder the joining and power transmission. . The cover devices 34, 34 are turned by the turning operation of turning the working device portions 5, 5 in a folded state.
The clutches 33, 33 on the fifth side are automatically covered, and the covers of the clutches 33, 33 are released by a rotating operation of rotating the working device portions 5, 5 to the working state. The cover and cover release are performed automatically and do not require manual operation.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a rotary-type tilling machine having a long length in the left-right direction, which has a crushing and scraping function. A connecting portion 2 for connecting to a tractor connected to the three-point link mechanism is provided, and is mounted on a rear portion of the tractor so as to be able to move up and down. Power is transmitted from the PTO shaft of the tractor to the gear box 3 of the tilling machine 1 via an input shaft (not shown) via a universal joint, a transmission shaft and the like.

The work equipment parts 5, 5 including the transmission systems 4, 4 extending to the left and right sides from the gear box 3,
The work state in which the left and right sides of the central portion 6 including the left and right sides are rotated by 90 degrees in the front-rear direction around the hinges 8 and 8 by human power in a state of being linked by the link rods 7 and deployed in the left and right directions. It is adapted to be displaced into a folded state in which it is folded rearward. Then, between the left and right side portions of the central portion 6 at the front of the machine body and the working device portions 5, 5, when the working device portions 5, 5 are deployed to the working state, they are automatically locked and the working device portions 5, 5 are folded. Sometimes, a work state lock mechanism 9 that releases the lock manually is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the working state lock mechanism 9 is provided with shafts 12 and 13 on the central portion 6 side with respect to lock pins 10 and 11 mounted on the working device portions 5 and 5 side. The pivotally supported engaging hooks 14 and 15 are provided so as to be able to engage (lock) and release (unlock). The operating lever 16 is attached to the engaging hook 14,
, The connecting arms 17 and 18 are fixed coaxially, respectively.
The connecting arms 17 and 18 are connected by a connecting rod 19. The connecting rod 19 passes through the inside of the pipe frame 6b that connects the vertical frames 6a of the central portion 6 in the horizontal direction. A toggle spring 20 composed of a torsion spring is provided between the engagement hook 14 and the central portion 6, and an automatic return lever 21 is provided on the engagement hook 15.

The working state lock mechanism 9 is used when the working devices 5, 5 are deployed to the working state (FIGS. 1 and 2).
Are lock pins 10a, 11 which move as shown in FIG.
a is the inclined surface (cam surface) 14a of the engagement hooks 14, 15;
15a, the engaging hook 14 is pushed up within a range not exceeding the dead center O against the elastic force of the toggle spring 20, and is simultaneously rotated by pushing the engaging hook 15 down. Lock. When the working device parts 5 and 5 are folded, the operation lever 16 is held and the toggle spring 2 is held.
Rotating to the virtual line in FIG. 4, ie, the state in FIG. Then, together with the rotation of the engagement hook 14 and the connection arm 17, the engagement hook 15 is rotated via the connection rod 19 and the connection arm 18, and the lock of the lock pins 10 and 11 is released. Exceeds the dead point O, and holds the engagement hooks 14, 15 in the unlocked state.

When the engaging hooks 14 and 15 are unlocked, the lock pin 11 is engaged with the automatic return lever 21. In this state, the working device parts 5, 5
Is folded, the lock pins 10 and 11 move in the directions of the arrows, the automatic return lever 21 is pushed up and the engagement hook 15 rotates, and the connecting arm 18 and the connecting rod 19 are rotated.
Is turned, the toggle spring 20 exceeds the dead center O, and the working state lock mechanism 9 is returned to the state of FIG. 4, that is, the locked state (lock standby state). The toggle spring 20 is set so that, while the operation lever 16 is rotated by 45 degrees, 30 degrees is held in a locked state and 15 degrees is held in an unlocked state.

As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, between the central portion 6 and the working device portions 5, 5 folded as shown in FIG. 3, the working device portions 5, 5 are folded 90 degrees from the unfolded state to the folded state. When the working device parts 5 and 5 are deployed from the folded state of FIG. 3 to the working state of FIGS. 1 and 2, the locks are manually released and the working device parts 5 and 5 are released. A folded state lock mechanism 22 is provided so as to return to a locked state by an operation of expanding.

The folded state lock mechanism 22 pivotally supports the engagement hook 24 to the central portion 6 by a shaft 23, and engages (locks) the engagement hook 24 with a lock pin 25 attached to the link rod 7. Unlocking (lock release) is provided. An operation lever 26 is fixed to the engagement hook 24, and a toggle spring 27 formed of a torsion spring is provided between the engagement hook 24 and the central portion 6. In addition, an inclined surface (cam surface) is formed on the engaging hook 24, an automatic return lever 28 is attached, and a contact pin 29 is provided on the link rod 7.

When the folding mechanism lock mechanism 22 is folded by 90 degrees from the state (FIGS. 1 and 2) in which the working devices 5 and 5 are deployed to the working state and turned to the folded state (FIG. 3), the turning mechanism is turned. The link rod 7 and the lock pin 25 are moved by the operation, and the lock pin 25 is
6 along the inclined surface (cam surface) 24a, the engaging hook 24 is pushed up within a range not exceeding the dead center O against the elastic force of the toggle spring 27, and is automatically locked (the state of FIG. 6). ).
When the working devices 5 and 5 are deployed to the working state, the operator holds the operating lever 26 and turns to the state shown in FIG. 8 against the elastic force of the toggle spring 27. Then, the locked state of the engagement hook 24 and the lock pin 25 is released, and the toggle spring 20 exceeds the dead point O in the middle thereof, and holds the engagement hook 24 in the unlocked state.

When the engaging hook 24 is in the unlocked state, the automatic return lever 21 is in contact with the contact pin 29. In this state, when the working devices 5, 5 are turned to the working state, the link rod 7 And the lock pin 25 moves.
By this movement, the automatic return lever 21 is sequentially pushed up by the contact pin 29 and the engagement hook 24 is rotated, and the toggle spring 27 moves beyond the dead point O, and the folded state lock mechanism 22 is moved to the state shown in FIG. To return to the locked state (lock standby state). Similarly to the toggle spring 20, the toggle spring 27 is set such that, while the operation lever 26 is rotated by 45 degrees, 30 degrees is retained in a locked state and 15 degrees is retained in an unlocked state. .

FIG. 1 shows the working devices 5 and 5 of the tilling machine 1
In the state developed to the working state of FIG. 2, and at the rear end of the central portion 6 and the working device portions 5, 5, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. The three-dimensional cutouts 31, 31... Having a swelling in the front-rear direction are formed at predetermined intervals on the flat plate 30 over the entire area in the length direction. In addition,
The notch for draining in the conventional flat plate was cut out in a plane. For this reason, at the time of the scraping work, the water and mud to be leveled have protruded to the side of the leveling plate.

When the three-dimensional notches 31, 31... Are formed in the leveling plate 30 as described above, when the tillage work machine 1 performs the scraping work, as shown in FIG. 5, the water and mud collected on the front side of the leveling plate 30, particularly, escape from the three-dimensional notches 31, 31. Therefore, the leveling performance is improved without water and mud like the conventional leveling plate protruding from the side of the leveling plate and performing the leveling operation many times. The flat plate 30 and the three-dimensional notches 31, 31... Are not limited to the foldable tilling machine as in the present embodiment, but can be similarly applied to a non-foldable type.

The working device parts 5,5 are hinged parts 8,8.
When turning 90 degrees in the front-rear direction around the center to the working state and the folding state, the transmission systems 4 and 4 extending from the gear box 3 to the left and right sides are provided with dog clutches 32 and 33, respectively. The turning on and off of the clutches 5 and 5 automatically performs the connection and disconnection operations of the clutch. At this time, if the tractor is folded as shown in FIG. 3, there is a disadvantage that when moving in the field by the tractor, mud that is flipped up by the tire of the tractor enters the dog clutch 33. Therefore, in the present invention, the dog clutch 3 in the folded state is interlocked with the turning operation of the working device parts 5, 5.
3 are provided, and the covers 34, 34 are provided so as to be removed when in a working state.

The cover 34 is fixed to the eccentric support arm 35 as shown in FIGS.
6 and a pivot contact pin 37 is provided at the tip of the eccentric support arm 35, and the pivot contact pin 37 is brought into contact with a contact portion 38 formed on the hinge portion 8. I have. Further, the cover 34 covers the dog clutch 33 when it is lowered by the weight of the cover 34 itself by the eccentricity of the eccentric support arm 35 as shown in FIG. 13, and the rotating contact pin 37 is pushed by the contact portion 38. Then, when the eccentric support arm 35 rotates, the cover is released.

When the working device portions 5 and 5 are pivotally moved in the front-rear direction about the hinge portions 8 and 8 and are in the working state of FIG. 1, the cover 34 is brought into contact with the rotating contact pin 37. The eccentric support arm 35 is rotated by lifting the cover 34 because it is pushed by the contact portion 38, and does not cover the dog clutch 33. Also, the working device parts 5,5
3 is in the folded state as shown in FIG. 3, the rotating contact pin 37 is not pressed by the contact portion 38, and the cover 34 is rotated by its own weight to be lowered and the dog clutch 33 is rotated. Is covered. For this reason, muddy soil is prevented from entering the dog clutch 33. Reference numeral 39 denotes a connecting rope for stably connecting the rear ends when the working device portions 5 and 5 are folded as shown in FIG.

[0020]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the foldable tillage implement according to the present invention has the following effects. . Clutches 32, 33 that cut off and make contact with the folding corresponding portions of the central portion 6 of the transmission system 4 and the working device portions 5, 5
And the working device portions 5, 5 of the clutches 32, 33
When the working device parts 5, 5 are turned to the folded state, the working device parts 5, 5
Cover devices 34, 3 for covering the side clutches 33, 33
When the tilling work machine 1 is moved to the paddy field with the tilling work machine 1 in the folded state, the clutches 3 on the working device portions 5 and 5 side are provided.
The intrusion of mud into 3, 33 is prevented. Therefore, there is no hindrance to the joining of the clutches 32 and 33 and the transmission of power. . The cover devices 34, 34 are turned by the turning operation of turning the working device portions 5, 5 in a folded state.
The clutches 33, 33 on the fifth side are automatically covered, and the covers of the clutches 33, 33 are released by a rotating operation of rotating the working device portions 5, 5 to the working state. Since the cover and cover release operations are performed automatically, no manual operation is required, and the operation is efficient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a state in which a working device portion of a tilling machine according to the present invention is developed into a working state.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the same partially sectioned view.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state where the working device is folded.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a locked state of a working state lock mechanism for locking the working device portion in a working state.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state where a lock of a work state lock mechanism is released.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a locked state of a folding lock mechanism that locks the working device portion in a folded state.

FIG. 7 is a partial bottom view of the same.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state where the lock of the folding lock mechanism is released.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a flat plate portion.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the operation.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of the power transmission unit cover device in a cover state.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the operation.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the power transmission unit cover device in a cover state.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tilling work machine 2 Connection part to tractor 3 Gear box 4 Transmission system 5 Work device part 6 Central part 6a Vertical frame 6b Frame pipe 7 Link rod 8 Hinge part 9 Working state lock mechanism 10, 11 Lock pin 10a, 11a Move Lock pin 12, 13, 23 Shaft 14, 15, 24 Engagement hook 14a, 15a, 24a Inclined surface (cam surface) 16, 26 Operating lever 17, 18 Linking arm 19 Linking rod 20, 27 Toggle spring 21, 29 Automatic return Lever 22 Folded state lock mechanism 30 Flat plate 31 Three-dimensional notch 32, 33 Dog clutch 34 Clutch cover 35 Eccentric support arm 36 Support cylinder 37 Rotating contact pin 38 Contact part 39 Connecting rope

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A tilling implement (1) is mounted on a rear portion of a tractor via a three-point link mechanism, and power is transmitted from a PTO shaft of the tractor to a gear box (3) of the tilling implement (1). , transmission system extending the left and right sides from the gear box (3) (4) the working device part (5) comprising a hinge portion from the left and right sides of the central portion (6) including a gearbox (3)
In the folding tilling work machine adapted to be foldable toward the rear of the machine via (8, 8), a central portion (6) of the transmission system (4 ) and a working device portion
Interrupt the power to the folded portions corresponding to (5,5), a clutch (32, 33) in contact provided, this clutch (32,3
Those of the working device portion (5,5) side of 3), when rotated to a folded state of the working device part (5,5), the rotation
In conjunction with the operation, the clutch (3, 5) on the working device (5, 5) side
A foldable tilling machine comprising a cover device (34, 34) for covering (3, 33) . Wherein said cover device (34) is the working apparatus part (5,5) of the folding operation device portion by rotating operation to rotate the state (5,5) side clutch (33,3
3) is automatically covered, and the clutches (33, 3) are rotated by rotating the working device portions (5, 5) to the working state.
3. The folding tilling machine according to claim 1, wherein the cover of 3) is released .