JP2789031B2 - Root cropper - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a harvester for digging root crops such as onions and carrots from a field.

[0002]

Conventionally, while traveling, the dug onion is discharged into a field, and then the onion is collected one by one or several onions are bound into one collection. Post-processing is performed, but there is a problem that the directions of the released onions are not uniform and it takes time to collect and bind.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to an arrangement in which an upper carrier for pinching and transporting root crops and a discharging body for taking over and transporting root crops transported by a lower transporter are provided. Root crops are not released directly from, but are arranged and released by the releasing body, so that post-harvest post-processing can be performed easily.

In addition, the root crops can be pulled out from the soil substantially vertically by clamping the foliage of the root crops from the left and right at the front of the fuselage and raising the clamping position while moving to the rear of the fuselage. A pulling and conveying device, which is an upper conveying body composed of a pair of left and right endless belts, and a foliage portion of a root crop is pinched from the left and right below the pulling and conveying device, and the pinching position is moved substantially horizontally to the rear of the machine. And a lower transport device, which is a lower transporter comprising a pair of left and right endless belts, which can hang the root vegetable crop and transport it to the rear of the machine. Inheriting the foliage, the foliage is clamped from above and below, and the clamping position is lowered while moving to the rear of the fuselage. It is equipped with a device to release the root crops to the ground in a release posture changed from the pulling and transporting posture, and it is possible to release the root crops in a state aligned in one direction and to release them in the pulling and transporting posture. After releasing the root crop, which is pinched and conveyed backward, it is not simply pushed from the side and tilted in one direction to the left or right. Since the root crops are released to the ground in the posture, the root crops after the release are well aligned and can be stabilized.

The end of the endless belt of the aligning / conveying device is disposed at one end of the holding route of the root crop by the lower conveying device, and the starting end of the guide body of the aligning / transporting device is provided on the other end of the holding route. Arranged and inherited the foliage of root crops from the end of the lower transfer device to the beginning of the alignment transfer device, the root crop can be reliably transferred from the lower transfer device to the alignment transfer device. This can prevent inconveniences such as falling off of root crops in the part.

Further, the end of one endless belt of the lower transfer device is made longer than the end of the other endless belt, and the start end of the alignment transfer device is overlapped with the end of the endless belt of the longer transfer device. Since the holding transport of the root crops from the lower transport device to the alignment transport device at the transfer section of the root crop is performed at the endless end of the endless belt of the elongated lower transport device and at the end of the endless belt of the aligned transport device,
Succession can be performed smoothly and stably.

Further, the end of one endless belt of the lower transfer device is made longer than the end of the other endless belt, and the start end of the alignment transfer device is overlapped with the end of the endless belt of the lower transfer device. In addition, the root crop is pushed sideways by a rotating body provided below the endless end of the endless belt of the elongated lower transport device, and when the root crop is transferred from the lower transport device to the alignment transport device, it is simply In addition to changing the holding direction of the foliage, the root crop is directly pushed in the horizontal direction to change the posture from the pull-out conveyance posture to the discharge posture, so that the posture change is performed smoothly and reliably, and Root crops are in good alignment, and
It can be stabilized.

Further, an elastic body is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating wheel provided below the endless end of the endless belt of the elongated lower transfer device and the lower surface of the pulley at the end of the short endless belt of the lower transfer device, and is aligned from the lower transfer device. When the root crop is passed to the transfer device, the contact surface with the root crop is formed as an elastic surface.
It is possible to change the posture from the pull-out conveyance posture to the release posture without damaging the root crops, to transfer the root crops from the lower conveyance device to the alignment conveyance device, and to prevent the quality of the root crops from deteriorating.

In addition, a dedicated drive source for driving the endless belt of the aligning and conveying device is provided, and the driving source is operated in conjunction with the "engagement" of a work clutch for disconnecting the power to the pull-out conveying device and the lower conveying device. In addition, the drive source is stopped in conjunction with the "disengagement" of the work clutch or the "disengagement" of a side clutch that cuts off power to the left and right drive wheels of the root vegetable harvesting machine, and the aligning and transporting device starts at the start end. With the fulcrum as a fulcrum, the terminal end is supported to be able to swing up and down, and the spring force is urged upward. When the root crop is not present, it moves up to the storage position at a height that can avoid contact with the ground during rotation, and the drive source is activated and aligned with the engagement of the work clutch By driving the transport device, Resulting prevent driving forgetting line transport device,
By stopping the driving source in conjunction with the "disengagement" of the work clutch or the "disengagement" of the side clutch to stop the aligning and conveying device, the aligning and conveying device can be forgotten to be disengaged, and when the circuit is circulating or not in use. Can prevent contact damage to the ground of the aligning / transporting device due to automatic storage, improve operability by automating driving and stopping of the aligning / transporting device, and can be handled easily. The part automatically lowers and approaches the ground, releasing the root crops as close as possible to the ground, preventing dislocation of the root crops after release and preventing the quality deterioration due to the drop impact of the root crops. What you get.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is an overall side view, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same, FIG. 3 is a front view of the same, FIG. 4 is a transmission system diagram, and FIGS. (2) to form a walking type structure. The self-propelled vehicle (1) includes an engine (3), a transmission case (4) having a transmission mechanism interlocked with an output section thereof, and a transmission case (5) ( 6), the left and right final cases (7) and (8) connected to the transmission cases (5) and (6), and the final cases (7) and (8) via the axles (9a) and (10a). A driving wheel (9) (10) to be supported, a frame (11) extending forward by supporting the transmission case (4) and the left and right final cases (7) (8), and one driving wheel (9) A gauge wheel (12) which is disposed on a front extension of the frame and is attached to the frame (11) so as to be able to move up and down; and a steering handle (1) extending rearward and upward from the frame (11).
3) and the like.

[0011] The right and left final cases (7)
(8) and the driving wheels (9) and (10) which are respectively supported by them.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, one of (8) and (10) is provided so as to be deviated to the lateral side so as to be larger than the other final case (7) and the driving wheel (9). The left and right drive wheels (9) and (10) are formed so as to be able to move between the valleys on both sides of the ridge (14). Further, the transmission case (6) for supporting one of the final case (8) and the drive wheel (10) and the transmission mechanism incorporated therein have a telescopic structure, and the distance between the left and right wheels (9) (10) is changed. The position of the driving wheel (10) is adjusted according to the width of the ridge (14), so that the vehicle runs across the ridge (14).

Further, the working part (2) is constructed by assembling various components on the frame (11), and the working part (2) is an upper carrier which is inclined forward and rearward and low and high. A transfer device (1) comprising a certain pull-out transport device (16) and a lower transport device (17) which is a lower transport body below the pull-out transport device (16) and provided at a smaller inclination angle than the pull-out transport device (16). 18) and a digging device (2) for digging a group of root vegetable crops (19) such as onions that grow and plant in rows on the ridges (14).
0) and a cutting device (2) which is disposed in the middle of the lower transport device (17) and below the pull-out transport device (16).
1) and an aligning / conveying device, which is a discharge body to be described later,
These constitute a working unit (2) for harvesting root crops (19).

The pulling and conveying device (16) holds the foliage (19a) of the onion (19) from the left and right at the front of the fuselage, and
A pair of left and right soft elastic endless belts (23) (23) which can pull out the root crop (19) substantially vertically from the soil by raising the holding position while moving to the rear of the fuselage. The leaf-leaf portion (19a) of the root crop (19) is placed in a clamping conveyance path formed between the left and right endless belts (23) (23) stretched in the front-rear direction in the longitudinal direction of the machine. It is configured such that the root crops (19) are pulled out substantially vertically upward by the gripping and transporting. The left endless belt (2
As shown in FIG. 2, a foliage releasing device (24) bent leftward and laterally in a plan view is provided at the transport terminal end of (3), and the root crop (19) is released to the upper surface of the ridge (14). On the other hand, the foliage (19a) cut and separated is discharged to the valley on the left side of the ridge (14).

An endless belt (25) with elastic locking projections (25a) is provided on the starting end side of the pulling and conveying device (16).
A pair of left and right scraping devices (26) and (26) provided with a plurality of rows and a plurality of rows to be planted on ridges (14) are provided in front of the scraping devices (26) and (26) in the traveling direction. Root crop (1
9) a two-row, three-row, vertically-rotating weed raising device (27) for separating the foliage (19a) into left and right parts is provided.
In addition, the tip of the lower part of each weed raising device (27) is made to enter the underground part between the rows of root crops (19) and is advanced to perform root cutting and soil division of the root crops (19) in the vertical direction. A vertical root cutting bar (52) is provided, and further, a drawing and conveying device (16).
In the lower part of the start end of the vertical weeding weed raising member (2
7) The excavating device (20) which travels while excavating an appropriately lower portion of the underground portion of the root crop (19) to be introduced therebetween.
The digging device (20) includes a pair of left and right vibrating blades (28) (28) having an L-shape in a front view.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 7, and FIG.
A pair of left and right endless belts (29) capable of holding the stem side of the foliage portion (19a) of the root crop (19) from the left and right and moving the holding position substantially horizontally to the rear of the fuselage. (29), the lower transport device (1
6), the root crop (1) is formed by a straight clamping conveyance path extending between the left and right endless belts (29) and (29) extending substantially horizontally in the longitudinal direction of the machine body.
9) The stem side of the foliage (19a), that is, the neck (19a)
b) is configured to be conveyed rearward while being clamped from the left and right.

A neck (19b) is clamped by the lower transfer device (17) at a position above the lower transfer device (17) and below the pull-out transfer device (16), and the pull-out transfer device (16). The foliage (19a) of the root crop (19) in which the foliage (19a) is pinched by the foliage (19a)
And a cutting device (21) driven by an electric motor (21a) for cutting the same.
1) may be a structure for driving a rotary blade as shown in the figure, or may be a driven cutting blade such as a reciprocating blade. Further, the cutting device (21) is provided with a front-low low-high guide rod (5).
The cutting height (cutting length of the foliage) can be adjusted by vertically moving along the guide rod (56).

[0017] Of the components of the working section (2) composed as described above, those driven by power, that is, the pull-out transport device (16), the lower transport device (17), and the scraping device (26). (26), the weed raising device (27), the digging device (20) and the like are driven by a transmission structure as shown in FIG. 4, and are transmitted from the transmission case (4) via the work clutch (33). Work output shaft (3
4) is inserted into the working unit drive case (4a) through the front and rear transmission tube (35), and is interlockingly connected to the left and right drive shaft (36) supported by the drive case (4a). I have.

An upper transfer drive shaft (39) interlockingly connected to the drive shaft (36) via a worm (37) and a worm wheel (38) is projected upward, and is driven by the upper transfer drive shaft (39). In this way, the left and right endless belts (23) and (23) of the pulling and conveying device (16) are driven to rotate in predetermined directions, respectively, and the scraping devices (26) and (26) are moved in front of the endless belts (23) and (23). Pulley shaft (4
0) and (40), which are commonly driven to rotate, and the left and right endless belts (29) of the lower conveying devices (17) and (17).
(29) is also configured to be rotationally driven by a transmission shaft (41) (41) interlocked with the pulley shaft (40) (40).

Further, cranks (42) and (42) are provided at the left and right ends of the drive shaft (36), and the front ends of the pitmen (43) and (43) having their rear ends connected to each other.
The vibrating blades (28) and (28) are connected to the vibrating blades (28) and (28) of the digging device (20) to reciprocate the vibrating blades (28) and (28) in the front-rear direction.
It is attached to the frame (11) with a fulcrum shaft (45) and swings back and forth about the fulcrum shaft (45).

Further, a foliage releasing device (24) is connected to the left endless belt (23) of the drawing and conveying device (16).

Further, the rear end of the raising input shaft (47) extending substantially horizontally in the front-rear direction is connected to the right end of the drive shaft (36) via a bevel gear (48), and three lines for two lines are provided. Raising drive shaft (4) for driving the raising device (27)
The front end of the raising input shaft (47) is connected to the right end of 9) via a bevel gear (50).

As is apparent from FIGS. 5, 7 and 8, the left and right endless belts (29) and (29) of the lower conveying device (17) are provided.
A star wheel (31) is provided above and to the left of the end portion of the holding and conveying path formed therebetween, and a roller (54) as a rotating wheel is provided below the terminal wheel. A left endless belt (29) is provided.
A guide rod (32), which is a guide body, extends from the space between the roller and the roller (54) downward and rearward in a side view, and extends vertically from the upper right side toward the lower rear in a side view. (51) is extended, and the lower conveying device (17) is extended.
The root (19b) of the root crop (19) is inherited from the end of the root crop, and the neck (19b) is clamped from above and below, and the clamping position is lowered while moving to the rear of the fuselage. The endless belt (51), the guide rod (32) and the aligning / conveying device (A) for aligning and discharging the (19) on the upper surface of the ridge (14) in the discharging posture in which the pulling / conveying posture is tilted approximately 90 degrees to the left. And the lower transport device (17)
A holding and conveying path is formed between the guide rod (32) and the endless belt (51), and is arranged to convey the star wheel (31) downward. The left endless belt (29) of the device (17) is rotatably driven by being supported by the end pulley shaft (70), and the endless belt (51) of the aligning / conveying device (A) is electrically driven by the pulley shaft (72) at the start end. It is driven to rotate by a motor (71), and a star wheel (3) is connected to the starting end of the holding and conveying path of the aligning and conveying device (A) from the end of the holding and conveying path of the lower conveying device (17).
According to 1), the neck portion (19b) of the root crop (19) can be scraped and inherited.

Also, the rear end of the endless belt (51) of the aligning / conveying device (A) is passed through the rear portion of the holding / conveying path of the lower conveying device (17) from upper right to lower left as viewed from the rear. The lower conveying device (17) is crossed with the aligning and conveying device (A) in a state of being inclined at a predetermined angle, and the lower conveying device (17) holds the root crop (19) substantially vertically in a pulling and conveying posture. The neck (19b) standing at the transfer portion from the clamping conveyance path of the lower conveyance device (17) to the clamping conveyance path of the alignment conveyance device (A) is slashed from upper right to lower left in rear view. The endless belt (51) of the aligning and conveying device (A) is pressed against the endless belt (51) of the aligning and conveying device (A) from the upper front to the lower rear in a side view, so that the root crop (19) is pressed. ) Forcibly about 90 degrees to the left So, it is configured to carry a rear downward by sandwiching the conveyance path of the lateral aligning conveying device root crops (19) with a release posture defeated (52).

Further, the terminal end of the guide rod (32) of the aligning and conveying device (A) and the terminal end of the endless belt (51) are connected near the wheel (9a) of the drive axle (9) and the ridge (1).
The root crop (19) is laid down on the upper surface of the ridge (14) from the terminal end of the guide rod (32) and the terminal end of the endless belt (51) in the holding and conveying path as close as possible to the upper surface of (4). It is configured to release so as to be placed in the release position.

The end of the left endless belt (29) of the lower conveying device (17) is made longer than that of the right endless belt (29), and the endless belt (51) of the aligning and conveying device (A) is connected to the lower conveying device. (17) The right endless belt (29) is extended rearward and downward from above the end of the right endless belt (29).
7) By arranging the aligning and conveying device (A) at the end of the left endless belt (29) so as to overlap, the lower conveying device (17) can be used to remove the root crop (19) of the aligning and conveying device (A). The neck (19b) is inherited while being clamped between the end of the left endless belt (29) of the lower conveyor (17) and the start of the endless belt (51) of the aligner (A). The structure is designed to achieve smooth and stable inheritance.

The pulley shaft (7) is located below the pulley at the end of the left endless belt (29) of the lower transfer device (17).
0), a roller (54), which is a rotating wheel, is rotatably supported, and when the neck portion (19b) of the root crop (19) of the aligning and transporting device (A) is transferred from the lower transporting device (17), the pulling and transporting posture is set. The root crop (19) is brought into contact with the peripheral surface of the roller (54), and the root crop (19) is pushed to the right, which is the sideways direction, so that the neck (19b) of the root crop (19) is obtained at the time of inheritance. ) Is not only changed from left and right to up and down, but also the root crop (19) is directly pushed to the right to change the posture from the pull-out conveyance posture to the discharge posture, and smooth and secure the posture change (side-down) It is configured to achieve.

The electric motor (71), which is a dedicated drive source for driving the endless belt (51) of the aligning and conveying device (A), is an electric motor (21a) of the cutting device (21).
The battery (B) mounted and fixed on the upper surface of the right transmission case (6) of the self-propelled wheel (1) is operated as a power source, and the battery (B) and the electric motor (71) are connected. Connect the working clutch (33) to the connecting line
The operation switch (not shown) is turned on and off by "off", and the side clutch (not shown) is turned on and off by a side clutch (not shown) for separately transmitting power to the left and right drive wheels (9) and (10). An unillustrated left and right revolving switch that is turned off when turned on or off is provided to energize the electric motor (71) in conjunction with turning on the work clutch, and to turn off the work clutch. Alternatively, the energization of the electric motor (71) is cut off in conjunction with the "disengagement" of the side clutch, and the aligning and transporting device (A) is automatically deactivated in conjunction with the start and end of the work. It is configured to automatically stop and operate the aligning and conveying device (A) in conjunction with the start and end of the traveling.

In addition, the aligning and conveying device (A) maintains the relative position of the endless belt (29) and the guide body (32) while centering on the pulley shaft (72) at the start end of the endless belt (29). The lower transport right frame (17a), which is integrally connected to the frame (11) so as to be vertically slidable and stretches the right endless belt (29) of the lower transport device (17), is aligned and transported. A winding spring (not shown) is provided at a rotation fulcrum of the device (A), and the aligning and conveying device (A) is moved to the end of the axle (9) by its spring force and an upward movement stopper (not shown).
a) While elastically holding at a storage position higher than (10a), the spring force is used when the root crop (19) is "present" in the holding / conveying path of the aligning / conveying device (A). It is set so as to be held by a stopper (not shown) at a discharge position whose end portion is as close as possible to the upper surface of the ridge (14), and when the root crop (19) is "present", it is aligned by this root crop weight. The conveying device (A) is automatically moved down to the discharge position, and when the root crop (19) is "absent", the aligning and conveying device (A) is prevented from coming into contact with the ridge (14) during circulation by a spring force. It is configured to automatically move up to a storage position where it can be stored.

The pulley (73) at the end of the right endless belt (29) of the lower conveying device (17) of the lower conveying device (17) that comes into contact with the root crop (19) and the peripheral surface of the roller (54) that contacts the root crop (19). ) An elastic body (74) such as a sponge is attached to the lower surface, and the root crop (1) at the time of inheriting the root crop (19) from the lower transport device (17) to the alignment transport device (A).
The contact surface with the root crop (19) is formed as an elastic surface, and the root crop (19) is changed from the pull-out conveyance posture to the discharge posture without damaging the root crop (19). 19) is inherited to prevent quality deterioration of the root crop (19).

This embodiment is configured as described above.
Due to the advance of the self-propelled vehicle (1), the tips of the foliage (19a) of the root crops (19) in the soil of the ridge (14) are successively located between the start ends of the left and right endless belts (23) of the pulling and conveying device (16). The root vegetable (19) is pulled out of the soil substantially vertically by the left and right endless belts (23), and the pulled root vegetable (19) is cut off after being separated from the ridge (14) upward. Before the device (21) cuts the lower part of the pulling portion (19a) of the root crop (19) of the pulling and conveying device (16) below the holding position (19a), the starting ends of the left and right endless belts (23) of the lower conveying device (17). In the meantime, just above the root crop (19), that is, the neck (19b) is clamped below the clamping position of the pulling and conveying device (16). While the leaf tip (19a) and the neck (19b) of the root crop (19) are being conveyed rearward while being held by the pull-out conveying device (16) and the lower conveying device (17), The foliage (19a) between the clamping positions is cut by the cutting device (21), and the foliage (19a) clamped by the drawing and conveying device (16).
a) from the end of the ridge (1) via the discharge device (29).
4), while being discharged to the valley on the left side, the lower transport device (1)
The root vegetable crop (19) whose neck (19b) is clamped by (7) is further clamped and transported rearward by the lower conveying device (17). The end of the left endless belt (29) of the lower transfer device (17) starts immediately before the end transfer of the right endless belt (29) of the lower transfer device (17) is completed. The neck portion (19b) of the root crop (19) is clamped between the portion and the endless belt (51) of the aligning and conveying device (A) which overlaps the portion, and the lower conveying device (17) moves the aligning and conveying device (A). ), The root crop (19) is inherited. At the time of the transfer, the star wheel (31) on the end side of the left endless belt (29) of the lower transport device (17) scrapes the tip of the neck (19b) projecting above the holding position. Works, the neck portion (19b) is scraped from the end of the left endless belt (29) of the lower transfer device (17) to the guide rod (32) between the endless belt (51) of the alignment transfer device (52) and the guide rod (32), and is clamped. At the same time, the pressing action of the lower end roller (54) of the lower endless belt (29) of the lower conveying device (17) in the rightward direction acts on the root vegetable crop (19), and the pulling and conveying posture until then. Root crops (19) transferred to the rear by the endless belt (51) of the aligning and conveying device (A)
By holding the neck (19b) from above and below with the guide rod (32) and pushing the root crop (19) to the right by the roller (54), the root crop is turned approximately 90 degrees to the left, and the posture is changed to the discharge posture. You. In the release position, the root crop (19) is pinched and transported rearward and downward by the alignment and transport device (A), and from the end of the alignment and transport device (A) to the upper surface of the ridge (14),
Root crop (1) with the neck (19b) lying to the left and lying down
9) are sequentially released.

[0031]

As is apparent from the above embodiments, the present invention relates to an upper carrier (1) for pinching and carrying root crops (19).
6) and the root crops (19) carried by the lower carrier (17) are aligned by the emitters (A) that take over and carry the crops instead of directly releasing the root crops (19) from the carrier. , Which are arranged and discharged by the discharger (A), post-harvest post-processing can be easily performed.

Also, the foliage (19) of the root vegetable crop (19)
a) a pair of left and right endless belts that can pull out the root crop (19) substantially vertically from the soil by clamping the a) from the left and right at the front of the fuselage and raising the clamping position while moving to the rear of the fuselage. A pulling and conveying device (16), which is an upper conveying body composed of (23), and a foliage (19a) of a root crop (19) is clamped from right and left below the pulling and conveying device (16), and the clamping is performed. A lower transport device (17), which is a lower transport body composed of a pair of left and right endless belts (29) capable of suspending the root crop and transporting the crop to the rear of the fuselage by moving the position substantially horizontally to the rear of the fuselage. In the root vegetable harvesting machine, the foliage (19a) of the root vegetable crop (19) is inherited from the terminal end of the lower conveying device (17), and the foliage (19a) is clamped from above and below, and the clamping position. Is behind the aircraft It is provided with an aligning and conveying device (A), which is a discharging body composed of one endless belt (51) and a guide body (32), which lower while moving, and the root crop (19) is discharged in a discharging posture changed from the pulling and conveying posture. The root crops (19) can be released in a state where they are aligned and aligned in one direction, and the aligned release can also be performed by releasing the root crops (19) that are clamped and conveyed rearward in the pull-out conveyance position. Later, instead of simply pushing from the side and tilting in one direction to the left or right, the posture is changed from the pull-out conveyance posture to the discharge posture changed during the nipping conveyance, and the root crop (19) is discharged to the ground in the discharge posture. Therefore, the aligned state of the root crop (19) after release is good and can be stabilized.

Further, the starting end of the endless belt (51) of the aligning and conveying device (A) is disposed at one end of the clamping path of the root crop (19) by the lower conveying device (17), and the other end of the clamping path and the like. The guide body (3) of the aligning and conveying device (A)
2) A starting end is disposed, and the lower conveying device (17) inherits the foliage (19a) of the root crop (19) from the terminal end to the aligning conveying device (A) at the starting end. From the root vegetable crop (19) to the aligning and conveying device (A) can be reliably performed.
Inconveniences such as drop-off of 9) can be prevented.

The end of one endless belt (29) of the lower transport device (17) is longer than the end of the other endless belt (29), and the endless belt (29) of the elongated lower transport device (17) is extended. It is arranged such that the starting end of the aligning and conveying device (A) overlaps with the end portion, and the root crop (1) is transferred from the lower conveying device (17) to the aligning and conveying device (A).
9) Since the holding and conveying at the transfer section is performed at the end of the endless belt (29) of the elongated lower conveying device (17) and the starting end of the endless belt (51) of the aligning and conveying device (A),
Succession can be performed smoothly and stably.

The end of one endless belt (29) of the lower transfer device (17) is longer than the end of the other endless belt (29), and the endless belt (29) of the lower transfer device (17) is made longer. The aligning and conveying device (A) is arranged so that the starting end thereof overlaps with the terminal end, and the endless belt (29) of the elongated lower conveying device (17) is extended by a rotating wheel (54) provided below the terminal end. It pushes the crop (19) sideways, and simply changes the clamping direction of the foliage (19a) when the root crop (19) is transferred from the lower transport device (17) to the alignment transport device (A). In addition, since the root crop (19) is directly pushed sideways to change the posture from the pull-out conveyance posture to the discharge posture, the posture change is performed smoothly and reliably, and the root vegetable crop (1) after the discharge is released.
9) The alignment state is good and can be stabilized.

A rotating wheel (54) provided below the end of the endless belt (29) of the elongated lower transport device (17).
And an elastic body (74) on the lower surface of the pulley (73) at the end of the short endless belt (29) of the lower transport device (17).
And the root vegetable crop (1) at the time of inheriting the root vegetable crop (19) from the lower transport device (17) to the alignment transport device (A).
The contact surface with 9) is formed as an elastic surface, and the posture is changed from the pull-out conveyance posture to the discharge posture without damaging the root crop (19), and the lower conveyance device (17) is used to arrange the alignment conveyance device (A). Can inherit the root crop (19),
It can prevent the quality of the root crop (19) from deteriorating.

Further, a dedicated drive source (71) for driving the endless belt (51) of the aligning and transporting device (A) is provided to cut off the power to the pull-out transporting device (16) and the lower transporting device (17). The drive source (71) operates in conjunction with the "on" of the work clutch (33), and the work clutch (3)
3) "Cut" or left and right drive wheels of root crop harvester (9) (1)
0) The drive source (71) is stopped in conjunction with the "disengagement" of the side clutch that disconnects the power to the power supply (0), and the aligning / conveying device (A) swings up and down at the end with the start end as a fulcrum. By supporting and biasing the spring force upward, when the root crop (19) is "present", the root crop (19)
The terminal part approaches the ground by moving down by weight, and the root crop (1
When 9) is absent, the drive source (71) moves up to the storage position at a height that can avoid contact with the ground during circling, and the drive source (71) is linked with the "on" of the work clutch (33). By actuating and driving the aligning and conveying device (A), it is possible to prevent forgetting to drive the aligning and conveying device (A), and to drive in conjunction with the "disengagement" of the work clutch (33) or the "disengagement" of the side clutch. By stopping the source (71) and stopping the aligning and transporting device (A), the operator can forget to turn off the aligning and transporting device (A) and automatically store the aligning and transporting device (A) when the device is circulating or not in use. The device (A) can be prevented from being damaged by contact with the ground, the operability is improved by stopping the drive of the aligning / conveying device (A) and the automation of taking in and out, so that the device can be handled easily, and the aligning / conveying device ( A) Automatic termination Moves down to approach the ground and releases the root crop (19) from the position as close as possible to the ground, preventing the root crop (19) from being disturbed in alignment and the quality deterioration due to the drop impact of the root crop. You can do it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall left side view.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a drive system diagram.

FIG. 5 is an overall side view of a working unit.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a moat part.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the alignment discharge unit.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of an alignment discharge section.

FIG. 9 is an overall schematic front view.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 11 is a left side view of the same.

FIG. 12 is a right side view of the same.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (16) Pull-out transfer device (upper transfer unit) (17) Lower transfer device (lower transfer unit) (19) Root crop (A) Alignment transfer device (discharge unit)

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Nobuyuki Irie 428 Enami, Okayama City Inside of Seirei Industrial Co., Ltd. (56) References JP 8-17622 (JP, B2) (58) Fields surveyed ( Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A01D 13/00-33/14

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. The root crops can be pulled out of the soil substantially vertically by clamping the foliage of the root crops from the left and right at the front of the fuselage and raising the clamping position while moving to the rear of the fuselage. A pulling and conveying device, which is an upper conveying body composed of a pair of left and right endless belts, and a foliage portion of a root crop is pinched from the left and right below the pulling and conveying device, and the pinching position is moved substantially horizontally to the rear of the machine. And a lower transport device, which is a lower transporter comprising a pair of left and right endless belts, which can hang the root vegetable crop and transport it to the rear of the machine. , Which is a discharge body composed of one endless belt and a guide body, which grips the foliage from above and below and lowers the gripping position while moving to the rear of the machine. With root vegetable harvesters you <br/> characterized in that aligned released into the ground with a release posture with varying root crops from drawing conveying position. 2. An endless belt starting end of the aligning / conveying device is disposed on one side of an end portion of a root route for holding root crops by a lower conveying device.
Claim 1 where the clamping path termination unit disposed a guide member leading end of the alignment conveyor apparatus to the other side, characterized in that inherit foliage of root crops in alignment conveyor system beginning from the lower transport device termination Root crop harvester as described. 3. The endless belt end of one endless belt of the lower conveying device is made longer than the endless end of the other endless belt, and the start end of the aligning and conveying device is overlapped with the endless endless belt of the lower conveying device. The root vegetable harvesting machine according to claim 1 , wherein the root vegetable harvesting machine is provided. 4. The endless belt end of one endless belt of the lower transfer device is longer than the endless end of the other endless belt, and the start end of the alignment transfer device is overlapped with the endless endless belt of the lower transfer device. The root crop is pushed sideways by a rotating wheel provided below the endless end of the endless belt of the elongated lower conveying device.
1. The root crop harvester according to 1 . 5. An exclusive drive source for driving the endless belt of the aligning / conveying device is provided, and the driving source is operated in conjunction with the “engagement” of a work clutch for disconnecting power to the pull-out conveying device and the lower conveying device. And, the drive source is stopped in conjunction with the "disengagement" of the work clutch or the "disengagement" of the side clutch that cuts off the power to the left and right drive wheels of the root vegetable harvester,
The aligning and transporting device supports the end portion vertically swingably with the start end as a fulcrum, and by urging a spring force upward,
When the root crop is "a", it moves down by the weight of the root crop and the terminal end approaches the ground, and when the root crop is "absent", it reaches a storage position at a height that can avoid contact with the ground when rotating. The root vegetable harvesting machine according to claim 1 , wherein the root vegetable harvesting machine moves upward. 6. An elastic body is attached to an outer peripheral surface of a rotating body provided below an endless end portion of an endless belt of the elongated lower transfer device and a lower surface of a pulley of a short endless end portion of the lower transfer device, and is aligned from the lower transfer device. The root vegetable harvesting machine according to claim 4 , wherein a contact surface with the root vegetable crop when the root vegetable crop is transferred to the transport device is formed as an elastic surface.