JP2586351B2 - Direction control device of reaper - Google Patents

Direction control device of reaper

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JP2586351B2
JP2586351B2 JP7005219A JP521995A JP2586351B2 JP 2586351 B2 JP2586351 B2 JP 2586351B2 JP 7005219 A JP7005219 A JP 7005219A JP 521995 A JP521995 A JP 521995A JP 2586351 B2 JP2586351 B2 JP 2586351B2
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弘喜 小野
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Iseki Agricultural Machinery Mfg Co Ltd
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【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】この発明は、刈取機の方向制御装
置に関するものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a direction control device for a reaper.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来より、刈取装置の既刈地側において
植立穀稈を分草すべく設ける分草枠と、該分草枠の後方
において分草穀稈を引起すべく設ける穀稈引起装置とを
設けた構成の刈取機がある。また、例えば、実願昭57
−55864号(実開昭58−158614号)のマイ
クロフィルム、特開昭60−168309号公報、特開
昭50−151622号公報、特公昭60−23802
号公報に開示のように、刈取装置の既刈地側において植
立穀稈を分草すべく設ける分草枠と、該分草枠の後方に
おいて分草穀稈を引起すべく設ける穀稈引起装置とを設
けた刈取機において、穀稈検出用の方向センサの触角体
を、前記穀稈引起装置の前方又は後方に設け、更に、該
方向センサの触角体が前記分草枠によって分草され前記
穀稈引起装置によって引起された穀稈を検出しない場合
に、機体を未刈地側へ操向する操向制御装置を設けた構
成の刈取機の方向制御装置がある。これは、刈取装置の
刈幅を有効に利用し、植立穀稈の刈り残しを防ぐための
ものである。尚、前記方向センサの触角体が穀稈を検出
している状態においては機体は直進状態を維持される。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a weeding frame provided for weeding planted grain culms on a cut ground side of a mowing device, and a grain culm raising provided for raising weeding grain culms behind the weeding frame. There is a reaper having a configuration provided with a device. In addition, for example,
-55864 (Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 58-158614), JP-A-60-168309, JP-A-50-151622, and JP-B-60-23802.
Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. H10-205, as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. H11-284, a weeding frame provided for weeding the planted grain culm on the already cut ground side of the mowing device, and a grain culm raising provided for raising the weeding grain culm behind the weeding frame In the reaper provided with the device, the antennal of the direction sensor for cereal stem detection, provided in front or rear of the cereal stem raising device, further, the antennal of the direction sensor is weeded by the weeding frame. There is a direction control device for a reaper having a steering control device for steering the machine body to the uncut side when the cereal stem raised by the cereal stem raising device is not detected. This is to make effective use of the cutting width of the cutting device and prevent uncut cutting of the planted grain culm. In the state where the antennal of the direction sensor is detecting a grain culm, the body is maintained in a straight-ahead state.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】上述のように、従来技
術における操向制御装置は、刈取装置の既刈地側に設け
る穀稈検出用の方向センサが穀稈を検出しない場合に
は、機体を未刈地側へ操向し、これによって、刈取装置
の刈幅を有効に利用し、植立穀稈の刈り残しを防止しよ
うとするものである。
As described above, the steering control device according to the prior art is designed so that when the direction sensor for detecting the grain stalk provided on the already-cutted ground side of the reaper does not detect the grain stalk, the body of the steering control device is controlled. Is steered toward the uncut land side, thereby effectively utilizing the cutting width of the cutting device, and trying to prevent the uncut remaining of the planted grain culm.

【0004】しかしながら、上述の従来技術の構成にお
いては、刈取装置の既刈地側に設ける穀稈検出用の方向
センサの触角体は、穀稈引起装置の前方又は後方に設け
られているのみであり、該触角体へ穀稈を誘導案内する
部材や、該触角体へ穀稈を強制的に案内する装置等は設
けられていない。このため、分草枠によって分草され穀
稈引起装置によって引起された穀稈が、触角体との接触
抵抗によって倒れる等の自体が生じ、これらの原因によ
り、該触角体は、この穀稈を適確に検出できない場合が
生じる。そして、これによって、機体が穀稈列に沿う適
正進行方向にあるにもかかわらず、機体を未刈地側へ操
向してしまい、機体を過度に未刈地側へ操向して、結
局、刈り残しや走行装置による穀稈の踏み倒しを生じて
しまうという支障が生じる。
[0004] However, in the above-mentioned prior art configuration, the antennal of the direction sensor for detecting the grain culm provided on the cut ground side of the reaper is only provided in front or rear of the grain culm raising device. In addition, there is no member for guiding and guiding the grain culm to the antennal, and no device for forcibly guiding the grain culm to the antennal is provided. For this reason, the culm, which is weeded by the weeding frame and raised by the cereal culm raising device, itself falls due to contact resistance with the antennal body, etc., and due to these causes, the antennal body removes the culm. In some cases, detection cannot be performed accurately. Then, even though the aircraft is in the proper traveling direction along the culm row, the aircraft is steered to the uncut area, and the aircraft is excessively steered to the uncut area, and eventually. However, there is a problem that uncut leaves and running of the grain stem by the traveling device are caused.

【0005】[0005]

【課題を解決するための手段】この発明は、上述の如き
課題を解決するために、次のような技術的手段を講じ
る。即ち、刈取装置16の既刈地側において植立穀稈を
分草すべく設ける分草枠12と、該分草枠12の後方に
おいて分草穀稈を引起すべく設ける穀稈引起装置13
と、該穀稈引起装置13の後方に始端部を臨ませて引
し穀稈を掻込み搬送すべく設ける掻込装置14とを設け
た刈取機において、穀稈検出用の方向センサAの触角体
5を、平面視において、前記掻込装置14の掻込作用域
下方に臨ませて設けると共に、該方向センサAの触角体
5が前記掻込装置14によって掻込み搬送される穀稈を
検出しない場合に、機体1を未刈地側へ操向する操向制
御装置7を設けたことを特徴とする刈取機の方向制御装
置の構成としたものである。
The present invention employs the following technical means in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. That is, the reaper and minute grass frame 12 provided to Sosu the planting culms min in already calicivirus side of the apparatus 16, provided in order to cause a partial grass culms keep <br/> behind the該分grass frame 12 Grain raising device 13
When provided a scraping device 14 so as to face the starting end to the rear of該穀稈引electromotive device 13 provided in order to transport take-a pulling force City culms
In the reaper, the antennal element 5 in a direction sensor A for output grain稈検, in plan view, Rutotomoni provided to face the scraping action zone below the scraping device 14, antennae of the orientation sensor A 5 Is provided with a steering control device 7 that steers the machine body 1 to the uncut land side when no grain culm conveyed by the raking device 14 is detected. The configuration is as follows.

【0006】[0006]

【発明の作用効果】本発明の作用効果について説明す
る。刈取作業においては、刈取装置16を駆動しながら
機体を前進走行させ、圃場に植立する穀稈を分草枠12
によって分草し、この分草穀稈を穀稈引起装置13によ
って引起し、この引起し穀稈を掻込装置14によって掻
込み搬送する。そして、掻込み搬送中或は掻込み搬送後
において、穀稈の株元部を刈刃装置によって切断し、刈
り取るものである。
The operation and effect of the present invention will be described. In the cutting operation, the cutting machine is driven forward while the cutting device 16 is driven, and the culm to be planted in the field is mounted on the weeding frame 12.
The grass culm is raised by a cereal stem raising device 13, and the raised cereal stem is scraped and conveyed by a scraping device 14. Then, during or after the raking conveyance, the root portion of the cereal stem is cut by the cutting blade device and cut.

【0007】このような刈取作業において、穀稈検出用
の方向センサAの触角体5を、平面視において、掻込装
置14の掻込作用域下方に臨ませて設けてあるため、該
掻込装置14によって捕捉され、掻込み搬送されている
穀稈が、方向センサAの触角体5に接触することとな
る。これによって、方向センサAの触角体5は、掻込み
搬送中の穀稈を適確に検出することができ、機体が穀稈
列に沿う適正進行方向にある場合に、機体を未刈地側へ
操向してしまうようなことはなく、刈り残しや走行装置
による穀稈の踏み倒しを生じるといった支障の発生を未
然に防ぐことができる。
In such a mowing operation, the antennal 5 of the direction sensor A for detecting the grain culm is provided so as to face below the area where the squeezing device 14 squeezes in plan view. The grain stalk captured and rubbed and transported by the device 14 comes into contact with the antennal 5 of the direction sensor A. Thereby, the antennal body 5 of the direction sensor A can accurately detect the cereal culm during the scraping conveyance, and when the hull is in the proper traveling direction along the cereal culm row, the hull is moved to the uncut side. Therefore, it is possible to prevent occurrence of troubles such as uncut leaves and stepping down of the grain stem by the traveling device.

【0008】この結果、穀稈列に沿う走行状態を適正に
維持して、円滑な刈取走行を行なうことができるもので
ある。
[0008] As a result, it is possible to carry out a smooth mowing run while properly maintaining the running state along the culm row.

【0009】[0009]

【実施例】次に本発明の一実施例を説明する。図例にお
いて、コンバインは、左右一対の走行装置8,9を有
し、エンジンから操向クラッチを有する走行伝動装置を
経て伝動されて走行できるよう構成する。この左右の操
向クラッチには、各電磁ソレノイド10,11が設けら
れ、操向制御装置7によってこれら左右のソレノイド1
0,11が作動されることにより、左側又は右側の操向
クラッチを入切りして操向制御を行う構成である。そし
て、前方に、分草枠12、穀稈引起装置13、掻込装置
14、及び刈刃装置15等からなる刈取装置16を設
け、後部には、この刈取装置16で刈取られた穀稈を移
送供給して脱穀処理する脱穀装置や、操縦装置、エンジ
ン、及び籾収容装置等を配設している。
Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the illustrated example, the combine has a pair of left and right traveling devices 8 and 9 and is configured to be able to travel by being transmitted from an engine via a traveling transmission having a steering clutch. The left and right steering clutches are provided with electromagnetic solenoids 10 and 11, respectively.
By operating 0 and 11, the left or right steering clutch is turned on / off to perform steering control. A cutting device 16 including a weeding frame 12, a grain stalk raising device 13, a scraping device 14, a cutting blade device 15, and the like is provided in the front, and a grain stalk cut by the cutting device 16 is provided at a rear portion. A threshing device for transporting and supplying and threshing, a control device, an engine, a paddy storage device, and the like are provided.

【0010】分草枠12の内方には、穀稈引起装置13
の後側において、触角体5,6を突設させる。この触角
体5,6は前記掻込装置14の掻込ベルト17の掻込作
用域の下方に配設する。また、前記掻込装置14は、掻
込ベルト17とこれに対向する案内杆18とによって構
成してもよい。前側の触角体5は後側の触角体6よりも
内方へ長く突出させて、回動位置2を3よりも前位にし
て前後回動自在に設け、機体1の進行方向に対してほぼ
直交する状態に突出して停止し、ばねで常に前側へ回動
付勢されている。又、後方外側方への傾斜回動角度は自
由な範囲としている。この回動位置2,3には触角体
5,6が一定角度後方へ回動することによって接点1
9,20がONして操向制御装置7へ入力信号を送る左
右一対の方向センサA,Bを構成している。
Inside the weeding frame 12, a cereal stem raising device 13 is provided.
On the rear side, the antennas 5 and 6 are projected. The antennas 5 and 6 are disposed below the squeezing operation area of the squeezing belt 17 of the squeezing device 14. Further, the scraping device 14 may be constituted by a scraping belt 17 and a guide rod 18 opposed thereto. The front antennae 5 is protruded inward longer than the rear antennae 6, and is provided so as to be freely rotatable back and forth with the rotation position 2 being forward of the rotation position 3. It protrudes and stops at right angles, and is constantly urged forward by a spring. In addition, the angle of the tilt rotation toward the rear outside is set in a free range. At the turning positions 2 and 3, contactors 1 and 6 are rotated by a certain angle backward to contact points 1 and 2.
A pair of left and right direction sensors A and B for transmitting input signals to the steering control device 7 by turning ON the reference numerals 9 and 20 are formed.

【0011】21は操向制御装置7を自動制御状態に切
替えるための自動操向制御スイッチであり、手動操向制
御を行うときは、この自動操向制御スイッチ21をOF
Fにする。22は車速センサで、機体1の走行速度を検
出するもので、高速走行時や停止時は、該自動による操
向制御装置7の制御をOFFにする。23は穀稈センサ
で、刈取装置16部に穀稈が案内されることによってこ
れを検出して操向制御装置7の自動制御をONし、検出
しないときはOFFする。
Reference numeral 21 denotes an automatic steering control switch for switching the steering control device 7 to an automatic control state. When performing manual steering control, the automatic steering control switch 21 is turned off.
Change to F. A vehicle speed sensor 22 detects the running speed of the body 1, and turns off the automatic control of the steering control device 7 when the vehicle is running at a high speed or when the vehicle is stopped. Reference numeral 23 denotes a grain stalk sensor, which detects the stalk by being guided to the reaping device 16 and turns on the automatic control of the steering control device 7;

【0012】図例の触角体5,6の設けられた右側の分
草枠12を刈取ろうとする穀稈列4の外側、既刈稈側に
位置させて進行させながら刈取を行う。この分草枠12
の内側に案内される穀稈列4は、穀稈引起装置13で引
起案内され、更に後側の掻込装置14によって掻込案内
される。この掻込作用中の穀稈列4の株元側に触角体
5,6が外側から摺接する。刈取装置16が左側の穀稈
列4側に寄り過ぎると、前後の触角体5,6が共に穀稈
列4に摺接して後側へ傾斜回動されて、接点19,20
がONになって、操向制御装置7からのパルス信号によ
って右側のソレノイド11に出力されて、右側の操向ク
ラッチを切りにして走行方向を右側へ変更する右修正制
御Cを行う(第3図)。
The cutting is performed while the right weeding frame 12 provided with the antennal bodies 5 and 6 in the illustrated example is positioned outside the grain culm row 4 to be mowed and on the already cut culm side and is advanced. This weeding frame 12
Is guided by the cereal stem raising device 13 and further guided by the rear rake device 14. The antennal bodies 5 and 6 are slid from the outside to the base side of the cereal stem row 4 during the scraping action. If the mowing device 16 is too close to the left side of the culm row 4, the front and rear antennal bodies 5, 6 are both slidably in contact with the culm row 4 and tilted and rotated rearward, and the contact points 19, 20.
Is turned on, and is output to the right solenoid 11 by a pulse signal from the steering control device 7 to perform the right correction control C for disengaging the right steering clutch and changing the traveling direction to the right (third). Figure).

【0013】このようにして右側への修正によって後側
の触角体6が穀稈列4から離れると、左右の操向クラッ
チは入りになって中立制御Dが行われ、刈取装置16は
穀稈列4から外側斜方向へ直進して、触角体5,6は穀
稈列4から離れる。このとき接点19,20はOFFに
なって左側のソレノイド10により、左側の操向クラッ
チが切りになって、走行方向が左側へ修正される左修正
制御Eが行われる(第4図)。
When the rear antennal 6 separates from the culm row 4 by the correction to the right side in this way, the left and right steering clutches are engaged and the neutral control D is performed, and the reaper 16 is controlled by the reaper 16. Proceeding straight from the row 4 in the oblique direction outward, the antennal bodies 5, 6 leave the culm row 4. At this time, the contacts 19 and 20 are turned off and the left steering clutch is disengaged by the left solenoid 10, and the left correction control E for correcting the traveling direction to the left is performed (FIG. 4).

【0014】このような制御を繰返しながら、穀稈列4
に沿う直進制御を行う。前述のように、触角体5,6を
掻込装置14の下側に設けることによって、触角体5,
6は穀稈の稈身を一定の姿勢に引伸した姿勢にして接触
させるものであるから、安定した方向制御を維持できる
のである。
While repeating such control, the cereal stalk row 4
Is performed along the straight line. As described above, by providing the antennas 5 and 6 below the scraping device 14, the antennas 5 and 6 are provided.
Since the culm 6 is brought into contact with the culm of the grain culm stretched to a certain posture, stable directional control can be maintained.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明の一実施例におけるコンバインの説明用
平面図。
FIG. 1 is an explanatory plan view of a combine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】本発明の一実施例における一部の作用を示す平
面図。
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a part of the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

【図3】本発明の一実施例における一部の作用を示す平
面図。
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a part of the operation in one embodiment of the present invention.

【図4】本発明の一実施例における一部の作用を示す平
面図。
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a part of the operation according to the embodiment of the present invention.

【図5】本発明の一実施例におけるブロック回路図。FIG. 5 is a block circuit diagram in one embodiment of the present invention.

【図6】本発明の一実施例におけるタイムチャ−ト。FIG. 6 is a time chart according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 機体 A 方向センサ 5 触角体 7 操向制御装置 12 分草枠 13 穀稈引起装置 14 掻込装置 16 刈取装置 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Airframe A direction sensor 5 Antenna 7 Steering control device 12 Weeding frame 13 Grain stalk raising device 14 Scraping device 16 Harvesting device

Claims (1)

(57)【特許請求の範囲】(57) [Claims] 【請求項1】 刈取装置16の既刈地側において植立穀
稈を分草すべく設ける分草枠12と、該分草枠12の後
方において分草穀稈を引起すべく設ける穀稈引起装置1
3と、該穀稈引起装置13の後方に始端部を臨ませて引
起し穀稈を掻込み搬送すべく設ける掻込装置14とを設
た刈取機において、穀稈検出用の方向センサAの触角
体5を、平面視において、前記掻込装置14の掻込作用
域下方に臨ませて設けると共に、該方向センサAの触角
体5が前記掻込装置14によって掻込み搬送される穀稈
を検出しない場合に、機体1を未刈地側へ操向する操向
制御装置7を設けたことを特徴とする刈取機の方向制御
装置。
And 1. A cutting apparatus 16 minute grass frame 12 provided to Sosu the planting culms min in already caliciviridae side, provided in order to cause the Te content grass culms rear odor該分grass frame 12 culms Raising device 1
3, in該穀稈引electromotive device backward to face the starting end of the 13 provided in order to transport take-a pull <br/> electromotive City culms scraping device 14 and the provided with reaper, for out grain稈検the antennal element 5 in a direction sensor a of, in a plan view, the scraping device 14 for scraping the active area Rutotomoni provided so as to face downward, the take-in antennae body 5 of the orientation sensor a is by the scraping device 14 A direction control device for a reaper, comprising: a steering control device 7 that steers the machine body 1 to an uncut side when no grain culm to be conveyed is detected.
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