JP2957047B2 - Combine grain storage equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention comprises a fixed tank to face the upper end discharge port therein is penetrated through the lift grain cylinder, communicates with the fixed tank, and is separable freely tilted relative to the fixed tank The present invention relates to a combine grain storage device including a paddy tank having a movable tank.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Combine paddy tanks are generally of a fixed type in which the entire tank is fixed to the machine body. However, large models, in particular, through a spiral discharge cylinder without bagging paddy in the tank. In a large-size combine which is directly discharged to a truck such as a truck, the tank capacity is set large. In such combined, the applicant of the present invention, for reasons such as facilitated aspects or rice discharge maintenance threshing unit, constitute the rice tank split, by penetrating the lift grain cylinder A fixed tank (center tank) with its upper end discharge port facing the inside, a movable tank (main tank) that tilts freely to and away from the fixed tank, and a vertical tank located on the opposite side of the movable tank with the fixed tank in between Japanese Patent Application No. 3-296160 and Japanese Patent Application No. 3-92543 have proposed a combine grain storage device having a paddy tank in which a movable rotating tank (sub-tank) is arranged in communication.
No., Japanese Utility Model Application No. 4-2440, etc.).

[0003]

Meanwhile [0006] In the rice tank having the above structure, a hard to inspection, maintenance and cleaning of the tank, the upper end discharge portion of the lift grain barrel particularly to face in the fixed tank Is covered with the top plate of the fixed tank, so there is a disadvantage that it is difficult to inspect, maintain (exchange, etc. when worn or deformed) and clean the paddy discharging blades. Therefore, if the machine is stored for a long period of time with some paddy remaining in the tank with insufficient cleaning at the time of seeds-off, there is a risk that the rats may enter and excrete manure to rust each part of the machine.

Therefore, if the top plate of the fixed tank is configured to be openable and closed, the above-mentioned inconvenience can be solved. However, due to the structure of the machine body, the discharge cylinder is stored in a prone position above the fixed tank. In order to open and close the top plate, the discharge cylinder must be raised and rotated each time, which is troublesome.

[0005]

Grain storage apparatus combine according to the present invention SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION, there was conceived to solve the above problem, the upper end discharge port is penetrated through the lift grain cylinder In a combine having a fixed tank facing the inside and a paddy tank having a movable tank that communicates with the fixed tank and tilts freely to and away from the fixed tank, at least the top plate side is cut into the fixed tank. The gist is that a notched open portion is provided, and a protruding portion for closing the open portion is integrally provided on the movable tank side in a state of being joined to the fixed tank.

[0006]

According to the present invention, when performing maintenance such as inspection or cleaning of the inside of the tank, the movable tank is merely tilted to the side, and the projecting portion of the movable tank is provided on the fixed tank side. Evacuate from Therefore, the hand can be easily inserted into the tank from the open portion, so that maintenance in the tank can be easily performed.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The structure of the present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a paddy tank 1 mounted on a combine.
2 is a plan view thereof, and the paddy tank 1 is located at a substantially middle portion in the left-right width direction of the fuselage and is fixed to the fuselage frame 3 via the mounting frame 2 (central tank) 4.
A movable tank (main tank) 6 provided on the side of the threshing unit 5 and a rotating tank (sub tank) 7 provided on the opposite side of the movable tank 6 with the fixed tank 4 interposed therebetween and above the threshing unit 5 It is divided into two parts. The movable tank 6 and the rotating tank 7 are communicated with each other via the fixed tank 4. As a whole, the paddy tank 1 has a generally inverted L-shape in which the upper side is projected upward from the threshing unit 5 in a front view. Is presented.

The fixed tank 4 includes a bottom plate 4a inclined downward toward the movable tank 6 and front and rear plates 7a, 7b of the rotating tank 7.
A cover tank 4b extending to the side
The rear side is fixed via a bracket (not shown) in the vicinity of the upper end discharge port 8a of the fryer cylinder 8 which has penetrated the bottom plate 4a,
Further, the front side of the fixed tank 4 is fixed to a mounting frame 2 which is integrally erected on the body frame 3. 8b is paddy release vanes detachably fixed to the upper end of AgeKoku spiral was furnished in grain cylinder 8 fried, 9 is the transmural insertion hole cereal tube 8 fried. The side plates (fried grain cylinder nearer side plate) 4c after the fixing tank 4 has a downward inclined surface 10 before the lower side was where the downward forwardly, the inclined end side is connected to the bottom plate 4a via the stepped portion 10a ing.

Incidentally, the fixed tank 4 is provided with an opening 11 which is cut off at least on the top plate 4d side, in addition to the communication ports for the left and right tanks 6, 7. In this embodiment, the top plate 4d is notched and opened substantially all over except for the connecting portion 4f of the front and rear plates 4c and 4e located at the edge of the rotating tank 7 and the front plate 4e is at a predetermined position. It is notched open, leaving a rising wall 4g of height.

The movable tank 6 is configured so as to be able to freely pivot toward and away from the fixed tank 4 with a discharge spiral 12 rotatably mounted horizontally on the bottom inside the tank as a fulcrum. A projecting portion 13 for closing the opening portion 11 in a state of being joined to the fixed tank 4 is integrally provided on the movable tank 6 side. An overflow device 14 is provided on the upper surface of the movable tank 6, and an engine stop switch 15 is provided near the overflow device 14 for automatically stopping an engine (not shown) when a switch is turned on when the overflow occurs. Are connected in series with a fullness detection paddy sensor 16 provided in the upper portion of the movable tank 6 to facilitate wiring.

Although not shown, a lock device such as a hook is provided on the movable tank 6 side so as to be removably engaged with the fixed tank 4. The movable tank 6 is released by releasing the lock device. It can be easily tilted by hand.

On the other hand, a rotating tank 7 disposed on the opposite side of the movable tank 6 with the fixed tank 4 interposed therebetween is connected to an upper portion of one side of the fixed tank 4 via a fulcrum shaft 17 so as to be vertically rotatable.
The fixed tank mounting frame 2 and a rotating tank frame 18 composed of a square pipe are connected by a hydraulic cylinder 19 for rotating the tank.

A closing plate 20 is pivotally connected to a bottom plate 7a of the rotating tank 7 via a hinge 21 so as to be vertically rotatable, and its free end is slidably abutted on the fixed tank bottom plate 4a. It is. The closing plate 20 has a function of closing a gap a generated between the fixed tank bottom plate 4a and the rotating tank bottom plate 7a when the rotating tank 7 is rotated upward (at the time of paddy discharging operation). notch 22 that fits in the flee cereal cylinder 8 fried which is faced to the discharge port 8a in a fixed tank 4 is provided on the side. An end of the closing plate 20 near the notch 22 is a bent piece 2 that can be folded forward via a hinge 23.
The elastic body 24 made of sponge or the like is attached to a side edge of the bent piece 20a. The bending fulcrum axis of the bending piece 20a (the fulcrum axis of the hinge 23) is set at about 45 degrees with respect to the fulcrum axis of the hinge 21.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a cover body of the cutout portion 22 made of a flexible material such as vinyl. One end is fixed to the upper surface of the fixed tank bottom plate 4a by fixing means 26 such as a screw, and the other end is rotated via a spring 27. The hook 28 is fixed to the back surface of the tank bottom plate 7a. As shown in FIG. 7, the cover 25 is slidably inserted into a long hole 29 provided in the rotating tank frame 18. Reference numerals 30 and 31 denote guide rods.

Numeral 32 denotes a spiral discharge tube, which is a vertical tube 32a erected on the end side of the discharge spiral 12, and a vertical rotation and a left and right rotation at the upper end of the vertical tube 32a via a transmission motor (not shown). The movable cylinder 32b is freely connected to the movable cylinder 32b. The movable cylinder 32b falls down on the rice tank 1 except during the paddy discharging operation (during harvesting, traveling on the road, storing the machine body, etc.), and the bracket 33 is attached to the mounting frame. It is supported by a receiving seat 34 fixed through the support.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is described as being applied to a three-partition type paddy tank, but the present invention can also be applied to a two-partition type paddy tank.

In the above construction, during the mowing operation, the movable tank 6 and the rotating tank 7 are joined to the fixed tank 4 as shown by the solid line in FIG. Set to posture. When you begin cutting in this state, grains after being shedding and sorting by the threshing unit 5 is put into the paddy tank 1 from the discharge port 8a is cereal fried cereal tube 8 fried. When the paddy tank 1 is full of grains,
The cutting operation is temporarily stopped, and the discharge cylinder 32 is rotated and turned upward to position the discharge cylinder 32 in an appropriate discharge posture.
Is rotated upward by the hydraulic cylinder 19 to start the paddy discharging spiral 12 and the like, and the paddy discharging operation is started. This operation is repeated.

The movable tank 6 has a longer vertical dimension and a larger capacity than the rotating tank 7 and the fixed tank 4 and therefore has a larger paddy weight on the movable tank 6 side. The lower surface of the side projection 13 provided integrally is joined to the upper surface of the rising wall 4g provided on the fixed tank 4 side, and the load applied to the movable tank 6 is firmly supported by the body frame 3 via the mounting frame 2. Since the movable tank 6 is received by the raised wall 4g of the fixed tank 4, not only the supporting strength of the movable tank 6 is increased, but also the vertical displacement between the fixed tank 4 and the movable tank 6 due to the vibration of the machine is prevented.

Also, when the rotating tank 7 is rotated, the rising wall 4g serves as a sliding guide surface on the end side of the closing plate 20, which is convenient.

Further, when maintenance such as inspection or cleaning of the tank 1 is performed, only the movable tank 6 is tilted to the side, and the top plate 4d side of the fixed tank 4 and the front side plate 4
From the opening 11 provided on the side e, the overhang 1 of the movable tank 6
3 is retracted, the hand can be easily inserted into the fixed tank 4 and the rotating tank 7 from the opening 11 thereof. Paddy Therefore, inspection and maintenance of the lift cereal cylinder 8 the upper end of the discharge port 8a, for example, a rice inspection and replacement of worn state of the discharge vane 8b etc. can be easily performed, also adhered to the inner surface of the tank 4 and 6 Can be easily removed to every corner.

In particular, when the rotary tank 7 is cleaned, a troublesome operation such as revolving and retracting the discharge tube 32 upward and rotating the rotary tank 7 upward is not required each time. As long as the rotary tank 6 is tilted to the side, the hand can be inserted from the opening 11 of the fixed tank 4 to the inside of the rotary tank 7 while the rotary tank 7 is lowered (joined state with the fixed tank 4). Therefore, it is possible to perform cleaning and maintenance of the tank 1 even after storing the aircraft in a barn or the like.

[0022]

As described above, the present invention is constructed as described above. For maintenance such as inspection or cleaning of the inside of the tank, only the movable tank is tilted, and the overhanging portion of the movable tank is provided on the fixed tank side. Since it is retracted from the opening, it is easy to put a hand through the opening, and maintenance in the tank can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a paddy tank equipped with the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a paddy tank.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a paddy tank.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a fixed tank.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a mounting state of a closing plate.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view of the closing plate and the cover body in a state where the rotating tank is rotated upward.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a cover body.

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view of a closing plate and a cover body during a mowing operation.

FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory view of the closing plate and the cover during the paddy discharging operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 paddy tank 2 thresher unit 3 machine frame 4 discharge port 11 opening 13 projecting portion of the top plate 6 movable tank 7 rotating tank 8 fried cereal tube 8a Agekara cylinder fixed tank 4d fixed tank

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A fixed tank to face the upper end discharge port therein 1. A by penetrating the lift grain cylinder, communicates with the fixed tank, and paddy rice tank having a movable tank tilted freely separable with respect to the fixed tank In the combine provided with, the fixed tank is provided with an opening having at least a cutout on the top plate side, and the movable tank is integrally provided with a projecting portion for closing the opening in a state of being joined to the fixed tank. A combine grain storage device, characterized in that it is installed.