JP2832405B2 - Grain transporter - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for transporting a grain harvested in a field by a harvester such as a combine to a grain drying facility or a storage facility by a truck such as a truck.
In order to streamline loading and unloading of grains from the carrier, the grain bag and the opening provided on the upper side of the bag are opened on the carrier. The present invention relates to an improvement in a grain transport device configured by mounting a supporting frame having an opening hook to be held and a suspending device for suspending a suspending rope provided on a shoulder around four rounds of the grain bag.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A grain bag and a grain bag supporting device A for supporting an opening provided on the upper surface side of the grain bag in an open state are mounted on a carrier of a truck such as a truck for transporting grain. In the conventional grain conveying device mounted and mounted, the grain bag supporting device A is, as shown in FIG. 1, a shaft-shaped metal material such as a steel wire or a steel pipe. Are connected to each other to assemble a substantially square hexahedral skeletal frame 1 at four corners on the upper side of the frame 1 with a hanging rope 20 provided at the shoulder of the grain bag 2. The hanging tools 11 to be combined are attached via springs 12 to frame rods 10 forming respective sides of the upper surrounding frame of the skeletal frame 1, and to the rim of the opening 2 a of the grain bag 2. The opening hooks 13 to be engaged with the provided loops 21 are connected via the springs 12 in the same manner as the hanging members 11. It is constituted in that you So設.

As shown in FIG. 1, the grain bag supporting apparatus A is configured such that a grain bag 2 placed on a carrier t of a truck T is enclosed in a frame 1 of the truck T. t, and the inner periphery of the grain bag 2 is held in a state where the inner cavity is widened by engaging the hanging tools 11 with the hanging ropes 20 provided on the four shoulders of the grain bag 2. Opening 2a of bag 2
To the loop 21 provided at the lip of the opening hook 1
3 is used to hold the open state by locking. Then, the grains harvested by the harvester are placed in the grain bag 2 brought into the above state by the grain bag supporting device A,
When the grains are filled in the grain bag 2 by the chute of the graining machine mounted on the harvester, the grain bag 2 is connected to the grain bag 2 by the hanging tool 11 and the opening hook 13. Is lifted, and the frame 1 is lifted to remove the grain bag supporting device A from around the grain bag 2,
It is used to take off from the carrier t of the truck T.

[0004] When unloading a grain transported by a truck T in a state filled in the grain bag 2 in a drying facility, the grain bag 2 filled with the grain is opened. While the portion 2a is in a state of being tied up, the forklift F is lifted by inserting the fork f of the forklift F into the hanging ropes 20 at the shoulders thereof or by hooking the hanging hooks of the crane, and is taken out from the loading platform t. In this state, the container is transported to a position above a pit P, which is a grain input port provided in the facility, and as shown in FIG. 2, a discharge opening 2b separately provided on the bottom side of the grain bag 2. Is released, the grains in the grain bag 2 are poured into the pit P. At this time, if the grain bag supporting device A is present around the grain bag 2 on the carrier t of the truck T, the lifting operation and the moving operation of the grain bag 2 by the forklift F or the crane may be hindered. Because it becomes.

[0005]

The conventional grain conveying means is used to load the grain bag into the grain bag 2 placed on the carrier t of the truck T when the grain bag is loaded on the carrier t. When the support device A is brought in and set so as to hold the opening 2a of the grain bag 2 in an open state, and when the operation of putting the grain into the grain bag 2 is completed, the grain bag support device A is moved to the truck. Since the grain bag 2 is used so as to be taken off from the carrier t of the truck T, the grain bag supporting device A is moved to the carrier t of the truck T every time the grain is to be put into the grain bag 2 on the carrier t of the truck T. On the other hand, it is necessary to carry out lifting and lowering, and the work for this becomes a considerable amount of labor, and thus there is a problem that a heavy burden is imposed on agricultural workers, mainly women and elderly people.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve this problem which has occurred in the conventional means. In this state, a grain bag supporting device is mounted on a truck bed, and the grain bag supporting device is placed on the truck bed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new means for removing a bag full of grains from a truck bed by a forklift or a crane without removing the bag from the truck without removing the bag from the truck.

[0007]

According to the present invention, as a means for achieving the above-mentioned object, an opening 2a for feeding a grain is provided on a loading platform t of a truck T at a central portion on an upper surface side. The grain bag 2 provided with the loop-shaped hanging rope 20 on the shoulders of the four circumferences and the grain discharge opening 2b provided on the bottom surface side so as to be freely opened and closed is placed in a state where the bottom surface of the grain bag 2 contacts the upper surface of the loading platform t. On the front side and the rear side of the grain bag 2, the column members 30, which are opposed to each other on the left and right at a wider interval than the left and right widths of the grain bag 2, and the upper ends thereof are connected with the grain. A gate-shaped support frame 3 composed of a connecting member 31 that is connected at a position higher than the grain bag 2 is placed at an interval wider than the front and rear widths of the grain bag 2 and straddles the grain bag 2 in rear view. So that they are mounted on each other and between the support frames 3 The pantograph-shaped expansion / contraction mechanisms 4 and 4 arranged on the left and right sides thereof are connected to each other over the top and bottom of the grain bag 2 on each of the upper and lower support frames 3.3. A grain provided with an opening hook 13 for locking a loop 21 provided at the rim of the opening 2a of the opening 2a and a suspending tool 11 for locking a hanging rope 20 provided on the shoulder of the grain bag 2 on four sides. It proposes a transport device.

[0008]

Next, an embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The same reference numerals are used for components having the same effects as those of the conventional means.

FIG. 3 shows a grain conveying device embodying the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a rear view of an empty state before the kernel bag is charged with kernels, in which A is a kernel bag support device, t is a bed of a truck T,
Reference numeral 2 denotes a grain bag mounted on the carrier t.

[0010] The grain bag 2 is knitted in a substantially square box-like cube shape, has an opening 2a for grain input on the upper side, and an opening for grain discharge on the bottom side. 2b are provided so as to be openable and closable, and a loop 21 for maintaining the opening state is provided at an edge of the opening 2a provided on the upper surface side. ... are provided.

The grain bag supporting device A has a gate-shaped support frame 3 which is arranged in front and rear in a front view, and a pantograph-shaped elongate and contractible pantograph mounted on the left and right side surfaces of the support frames 3.3. A telescopic mechanism 4.4 and the support frame 3.3
And an opening hook 13.

The support frame 3 has a pair of support members 30 made of a metal pipe such as a steel pipe arranged on the left and right at a somewhat wider interval than the left and right widths of the grain bag 2. The upper end side is integrally or integrally connected by a connecting member 31 at a position slightly higher than the vertical height of the grain bag 2 so as to form a gate shape when viewed from the front-back direction. .

At the left and right corners on the upper end side of the support frame 3, loop-shaped hanging rings 32 are fixedly mounted, respectively. ... which are hooked on the hanging ropes 20 provided on the
And a loop 21 provided at the edge of the opening 2a of the grain bag 2
Are connected to and supported by an opening hook 13 which is engaged with a hook-and-loop strap 33 such as an elastic cord that expands and contracts.

The hanging string 33 is connected to the hanging tool 11 by connecting the hanging tool 11 to one free end and the opening hook 13 to the other free end while passing through the hanging batter 32. Both of the hooks 13 are connected to and supported by the support frame 3 by the single suspending string 33 passed through the suspending ring 32. However, the suspending tool 11 and the opening hook 13 are connected by separate suspending strings. In some cases, they are supported and connected to the support frame 3 respectively.

Thus, the above-mentioned support frame 3
After the grain bag 2 is mounted on the loading platform t with its bottom surface in contact with the top surface of the loading platform t, the grain bag 2 is placed on the loading platform t so as to straddle the grain bag 2 from side to side as shown in FIG. 4 and, as shown in FIG. 4, a pair of front and rear sides of the grain bag 2 are opposed to each other on the front side and the rear side of the grain bag 2 at a somewhat wider interval than the front and rear widths of the grain bag 2. And placed on a carrier t in parallel.

The expansion / contraction mechanism 4 is for connecting the support frames 3, 3 arranged in this manner back and forth in such a manner that the space between them can be freely expanded and contracted. When the two link rods 40, 40 are
The two link rods 40 are pivoted about the connection shaft 41 by connecting the intersection portions thereof by a connection shaft 41, so that the front and rear free ends thereof are connected. The part is formed in a pantograph shape such that the distance in a plan view expands and contracts.

The extension mechanism 4 connects the upper free end of the front and rear free ends of the two link rods 40, 40 via the connecting shaft 42 to the front and rear, respectively. Of the support frames 3.3 are connected to the upper end side of each side surface of the support frame 3.3, and the lower end of the front and rear free ends of the two link bars 40 The ends are connected via a connecting shaft 44 to a sliding cylinder 43 slidably fitted up and down on each of the support members 30 of the support frame 3. The support frames 3, 3 are bridge-connected to each other so as to connect with each other, so that the grain bag supporting apparatus A is constituted in cooperation with the support frames 3, 3.

The above-mentioned grain bag supporting device A is of a type that supports one grain bag 2, and when it is of a multiple type that supports a plurality of grain bags 2,... The support frames 3, 3 to be made are further arranged in parallel as shown by a chain line in FIG. 4, and they are connected by the above-mentioned telescopic mechanism 4.

In this case, one of the front and rear support frames 3 for supporting one grain bag 2 is connected to the front and rear support frames 3 for supporting the next grain bag 2. Support frame 3.3
Is shared. For this reason, the hanging tool 11 and the opening hook 13 provided on the support frame 3 are provided in the support frame 3 which is used in common, and the grain bags 2.
In order to correspond to each of the above, two sets are provided.

Further, a gate-shaped support frame 3 which is arranged in front and rear
The above-mentioned telescopic mechanism 4, which is connected between the bridges, connects the free ends of the link rods 40 with the connecting shaft 42 and the connecting shaft 44 as shown in FIGS. The fitting holes 40a provided in the free ends of the link rods 40 and the connecting shafts 42 and 44 are detachably fitted to each other.
As shown in FIG. 7, a retaining pin 45 is inserted into a pin hole 42a... 44a. It is designed to be separable.

Next, FIGS. 8 and 9 show another embodiment. This embodiment is an example in which the upper half side of the support frames 3 provided side by side in front and rear is detachable from the lower half side of the support frames 3... 3 are arranged in two or multiple rows in front and back, and the supporting frames 3 are connected by an expansion / contraction mechanism 4 that expands and contracts in the front and rear direction, and the hanging members 11 and the opening hooks are connected to the supporting frames 3. 13 is the same as the above-described embodiment in that the grain bag supporting device A is configured.

However, the support frame 3, which is formed in a gate shape when viewed from the front, has a pair of support members 30,
0 and a connecting member 31 connecting the upper ends thereof are formed separately. At the left and right ends of the connecting member 31, fitting cylinder portions 31a extending downward are formed, respectively. At each end of the left and right support members 30, 30, the fitting cylinder portions 31a are formed. A shaft-shaped fitting shaft portion 30a that fits into the inside protrudes upward, and the gate-shaped support frame 3 is formed by these freely removable fittings.

Further, a connecting member 31 which can be separated from the support members 30 has a reinforcing girder 3 between lower end portions of the fitting cylindrical portions 31a which are left and right ends thereof.
5, a suspending string 33 supporting the suspending tool 11 and the opening hook 13 is wound around and connected to the reinforcing girder 35. The connecting shafts 42 that connect the upper free ends of the ends are provided on the connecting member 31 side.

In some cases, the connecting shafts 42 are provided at the upper ends of the support members 30 which are the lower halves of the support frames 3.3. By doing so, the work of taking out the grain bag 2 on the carrier t with the forklift F or the crane can be performed without trouble by removing the connecting member 31 on the upper half side.

In FIG. 8, reference numeral 5 denotes a sliding foot which is fitted and fed to the lower ends of the left and right support members 30 of the support frame 3, and a sliding cylinder 43 is fitted to the support members 30. It is attached after inserting.

The remaining structure is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and the same reference numerals are given to the same constituent members, and the detailed description is omitted.

The embodiment apparatus constructed as above operates as follows. The grain bag supporting device A presses the support frames 3.3 arranged in front and rear in the front-rear direction so as to close the gap therebetween, thereby expanding and contracting the expansion and contraction mechanism 4 connected between the support frames 3.3. The length of the front and back contracts, and the front and rear support frames 3 ...
Are folded so as to be bonded to each other and polymerized.

From this, the grain bag supporting device A
Is placed on the front end side of the loading platform t of the truck T as shown in FIG.

Next, the grains harvested by the harvester in the field are placed in a grain bag 2 placed on the carrier t of the truck T.
When the grain bag supporting device A is inserted into the inside of the frame, the telescopic mechanisms 4, 4 which are connected between the support frames 3, 3 in front of and behind the grain bag supporting device 3, are stretched and shown in FIG. As described above, assuming that the kernel bag 2 is located in the space surrounded by the front and rear support frames 3.3 and the left and right telescopic mechanisms 4.4, the hanging ropes 20 are provided.
And the loops 21 are engaged with the hanging tools 11 and the opening hooks 13 which are connected to the support frames 3, 3 so that the grain bag 2 is opened at the opening 2a and the shoulder is formed. It is set in a suspended state, and the grains are fed through the opening 2a.

Next, when the grains are full in the grain bag 2, the hanging tools 11 and the opening hooks 13 are removed from the hanging ropes 20 and the loops 21 of the grain bag 2, The opening 2a of the grain bag 2 is tied with a string.

Next, by sliding the support frames 3 parallel to the front and rear of the grain bag support device A toward the front end side of the loading platform t, the expansion and contraction mechanisms 4 are folded, and the above-described operation is performed. As shown in FIG. 10, it is in a state of being folded at the front end side of the loading platform t.

In this state, the truck T is transported to the grain drying facility by driving and running, and the forklift F or a crane is used to remove the grain bags 2 on the carrier t or to remove the grain bags 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the work of lifting the grain, opening the bottom opening 2b, and taking out the grain can be performed without any obstacle.

When the upper side of the support frames 3, 3 formed in a gate shape and arranged in parallel is separated from the lower side, the upper sides of the support frames 3,. By removing, the lower half side of the support frames 3 parallel in front and rear and the telescopic mechanism 4 linking them are kept as they are, and the forklift F or the crane is used to remove the grain bags 2 on the carrier t. You will be able to do this without any problems.

[0034]

As described above, the grain transport device according to the present invention comprises a grain bag 2 mounted on a carrier t of a truck T.
When the grains are loaded into the inside, the interval between the gate-shaped support frames 3... Mounted on the loading platform t so as to straddle the grain bags 2 on the left and right in rear view is adjusted by the operation of the expansion and contraction mechanisms 4. The opening 2a is stretched rearward to surround the grain bag 2, and the opening 2a is held in the open state by the opening hook 13 and the hanging tool 11 provided on the bag 2. From the bottom to the grain bag 2 in which the bottom surface is in contact with the carrier t, so that the operation of feeding the grain can be performed without any trouble, and the grain bag 2 filled with the grain is transported to the carrier of the truck T. When removing from t by forklift or crane,
When the interval between the support frames 3 is contracted by the operation of the expansion / contraction mechanism 4 and folded toward the front end side of the carrier t, the grain bag 2 filled with grains is left on the carrier t of the truck T. Since the upper part of the grain bag 2 is completely opened, the work of removing the grain bag 2 from the carrier t by a forklift or a crane while leaving the support frames 3. The operation of lifting the bag 2 and extracting the grains from the opening 2b on the bottom side can be performed without any trouble.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a use state of a conventional means.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of transporting a grain bag to a pit of a grain drying facility by a forklift.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of a state in which the grain transport device according to the present invention is used.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the same device.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view of a connecting portion between the extension mechanism and the support frame of the device.

FIG. 6 is a partially broken front view of a connecting portion of the telescopic mechanism of the same device as the sliding cylinder.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a connecting portion according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of another embodiment of the support frame of the grain transport device according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the same device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the interval of the support frame of the grain transport device according to the present invention is contracted and folded.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: grain bag supporting device, F: forklift, f: fork, T: truck, t: loading platform, P: pit, 1: frame, 10: frame rod, 11: hanging tool, 12: spring, 1
3: Opening hook, 2: Grain bag, 2a, 2b: Opening, 2
0: hanging rope, 21: loop, 3: support frame, 30: support member, 30a: fitting shaft portion, 31: connecting member, 31a
... fitting tube part, 32 ... hanging chain, 33 ... hanging string, 35 ... reinforcing girder, 4 ... extension mechanism, 40 ... link rod, 40a ... fitting hole,
41, 42: connecting shaft, 42a: pin hole, 43: sliding cylinder,
44: connecting shaft, 44a: pin hole, 45: snap pin,
5 ... footwear.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A center of an upper surface side on a carrier t of a truck T
An opening 2a for grain input is provided at the position,
An opening for discharging grains is provided on the bottom side
The grain bag 2 provided with the opening and closing part 2b is opened and closed.
It is placed in a state of contact with the upper surface of the table t, and the grain
On the front and rear sides of the grain bag 2, the width of the left and right of the grain bag 2
Support members 30 and 3 facing each other at a wide interval
0 and their upper ends are connected at a higher position than the grain bag 2.
The gate-shaped support frame 3 composed of the connecting member 31 is
Set a wider space before and after the width before and after the grain bag 2, and
It is arranged so as to straddle the grain bag 2 in a side view,
Each of them is mounted, and between the support frames 3
A pantograph-like shape that expands and contracts back and forth on both sides
The support frame 3 which connects the telescopic mechanisms 4 and 4 over and over, and is arranged in front and rear
An opening 2 on the upper surface side of the grain bag 2 at the top of each of 3
Opening hook 1 for locking loops 21 provided at the rim of a
3 and the hanging ropes 20 provided on the four shoulders of the grain bag 2.
A grain conveying device provided with a hanging tool 11 for stopping . 2. A center of an upper surface side on a carrier t of a truck T.
An opening 2a for grain input is provided at the position,
An opening for discharging grains is provided on the bottom side
The grain bag 2 provided with the opening and closing part 2b is opened and closed.
It is arranged in parallel in front and back as a state of contact with the upper surface of the table t.
On the front of the grain bags 2 ...
In the range from the side to the back side,
With a pair of support members 30 and 30 facing each other at a wide interval on the left and right
Connect their upper ends at a position higher than the grain bag 2
The gate-shaped support frame 3 composed of the bridging member 31 is
Put a wider space before and after the width of the front and back of 2, and look at the rear
Are arranged so as to straddle the grain bags 2.
Mounted in parallel with multiple units, and parallel with multiple units before and after them
The space between the front and rear support frames 3, 3 of the support frames 3,.
Pantograph-like expansion and contraction that stretches back and forth on both sides of the
Support frame 3 linked by a mechanism 4 and arranged in parallel in front and rear
, An opening 2a on the upper surface side of the grain bag 2
Hook 13 for locking loops 21 provided at the rim of the opening
Locking the suspended Ri rope 20 is provided with the four sides of the shoulder portion of the grain bag 2
And a grain conveying device provided with a hanging tool 11 to be used .