JP3155470B2 - Changing method of semi-crawler in tractor - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of changing between a wheel type and a crawler type in order to use a tractor over a wide range such as a paddy field, an upland field, and a dairy farm.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Tractors, particularly agricultural tractors, can be roughly classified into wheel-type (wheel-type) and crawler-type (crawler-type) by traveling equipment. It can be subdivided into a wheel drive type, a front wheel drive type and the like, and the crawler type can be subdivided into a full crawler type and a semi crawler type (see pages 257 to 259 of the new edition agricultural machinery handbook).

A wheel-type tractor can be used in a wide range of fields such as tilling, sowing, medium tilling, weeding, harvesting, transporting, etc. by being equipped with a three-point link, a PTO shaft, a hydraulic control device, and the like, regardless of the season. It is the mainstream of agricultural mechanization as a motor vehicle for each operation. In addition, full-crawler tractors have a smaller ground contact pressure than wheel-type tractors because of their large ground contact area, and can travel on uneven terrain such as soft terrain. This is a so-called season-limited type dedicated machine which is used exclusively for the purpose of heavy-duty work required, for example, for the purpose of land improvement and land improvement by a subsoiler or the like for securing drainage in wet fields where a wheel-type tractor cannot work.

On the other hand, a semi-crawler type tractor is an auxiliary device for a wheel type tractor in which a crawler belt unit is mounted in place of a rear wheel, and has a performance intermediate between a wheel type and a full crawler type on a soft ground.

[0005]

The wheel-type tractor has high mobility and is suitable for a wide range of work. If harvesting is taken into account, the season is almost a fixed period in spring), and if the field is not dried, there is a problem that the wheel-type tractor cannot till.

On the other hand, the full-crawler type tractor is effective in the above-mentioned situation, that is, under adverse conditions and in strong wetlands in various places, but lacks mobility and is a special purpose machine. It can be applied only to work, and if it is used for harvesting work in dry fields and the like, it will excessively ruin the field, and this has the problem that investment in agricultural management will be enormous.

For these reasons, semi-crawler tractors are disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 4-25778 (conventional example 1), Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-5974 and Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-7048.
No. 8 (prior art 2) and the like have been proposed. But,
In the first conventional example, a rolling wheel is provided behind a rear wheel, and a crawler belt (endless revolving body) is mounted over both wheels, and a traveling device (rolling wheel) projects greatly behind the tractor body. Therefore, the installation of the work equipment using the three-point link is hindered, and not only does the wheelbase become excessively large and the turning performance is inferior, but also when the vehicle runs on uneven terrain, pitching of the vehicle body becomes difficult. In this case, not only does the driver easily become tired, but also there is a problem that it is difficult to expect the stability of the working posture and the improvement of the finishing accuracy due to the collapse of the relative posture with respect to the working machine.

In the second conventional example, since the semi-crawler is swingably mounted, the semi-crawler is applied to a special machine such as a combine or a harvester, although it has a certain degree of adaptability in work on uneven terrain. However, it cannot be used to replace the wheel-type tractor with the rear wheel, and there is a problem of lack of mobility and versatility. Also, in the conventional semi-crawler type tractors 1 and 2, the work of changing the semi-crawler to the rear axle is quite troublesome work, and in particular, the work of changing the swing-type semi-crawler swings. It is difficult to match the axes of the rotary driving bodies (drums, sprocket wheels, etc.) of the crawler and the crawler, and the axes of the swing support shaft and the receiving portion (bearing portion) of the support shaft of the tractor vehicle body are matched. It was also very difficult, and it took a long time to change the shoes in addition to the heavy labor involved.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a wheel type tractor and a rear axle driven semi-crawler mounted thereon to achieve both wheel specifications and crawler specifications.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method in which the semi-crawler can be changed in a short time, for example, about one hour even if the semi-crawler is of an oscillating type.

[0010]

According to the present invention, there is provided a method of replacing a semi-crawler according to the present invention, wherein when a semi-crawler having a swing support shaft is replaced on the left and right rear axles, the swing of the semi-crawler is restrained by a locking means. In this state, the rotary drive of the crawler is attached to the rear axle and supported on the tractor body via the swing support shaft, and then the locking means is released and the vertical drive is performed through the swing support shaft. It is characterized in that it is swingably supported by the tractor body, and is attached to the left and right vertical surfaces of the tractor body so that it can be freely attached and detached. The tractor body is mounted with a mounting frame which is framed in a rectangular shape in plan view and has left and right rear mounting parts which are attached to and detachable from the lower surface of the tractor body. You When changing wear the Semikurora,
In a state where the swing of the semi-crawler is restrained by the lock means and is fixed, the rotary driving body of the crawler is attached to the rear axle, and is supported on the mounting frame via the swing support shaft. The swinging semi-crawler is characterized in that it is released and swingable in the vertical direction via a swinging support shaft and is supported on the tractor body via an attachment frame. You can change them in a short time.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1 showing an overall side view in which a semi-crawler is replaced with a rear wheel, FIG. 2 showing a rear view, and FIG. 3 showing a configuration of a traveling transmission system, a tractor 1 according to the present invention is operated by operating a steering handle 2. Driven by a rear-wheel drive transmission system 7 including a steerable left and right front wheel 3 and a transmission 5 and a rear-wheel differential 6 provided with a transmission 5 and a rear-wheel differential 6 built in the tractor body 4 capable of changing the traveling speed to a plurality of stages. The left and right rear axles 8 are provided with left and right rear wheels 9 and left and right semi-crawlers 10 so as to be interchangeable.

The left and right semi-crawlers 10 are mounted on the rear axle 8
And the front and rear rotation followers 13 and 14 mounted on the track frame 12 and the rotation drive body 11 and the front and rear rotation followers 13 and 14 mounted on the track frame 12, respectively. The track frame 12 is supported by the tractor body 4 so as to be vertically swingable via a swing support shaft 16.

A driver's seat 17 is provided behind the steering wheel 2 to constitute a steering device 18. The steering device 18 is surrounded by a cabin 19, which is mounted on the tractor body 4. . The cabin 19 has a skeleton 20 framed in a box shape, a windshield element 21 mounted on the front of the skeleton 20, and a skeleton 2
0, rear glass element 22 mounted on the rear surface, side glass element 23 mounted on skeleton body 20 on both left and right sides of driver's seat 17, and opening and closing around the vertical axis by hinge means 24 in front of side glass element 23. Left and right opening / closing doors 25, and the opening / closing doors 25
Together, they constitute a part of the means for getting on and off the control device 18 substantially.

The tractor body 4 includes an engine 26 and a transmission case 2 connected to the rear surface of the engine 26.
The engine 26 is a bonnet 2
The transmission case 27 includes a main clutch element 29, a traveling power transmission system 7 that receives engine power via the main clutch element 29, and a PTO (not shown).
A transmission system and the like are built in.

The traveling transmission 5 includes a main transmission 31 that can shift the traveling speed to a plurality of speeds, an auxiliary transmission 33 that can shift the traveling speed up and down by a lever 32, a shuttle transmission (not shown), Equipped with a transmission, etc.
It is linked to the rear wheel differential device 6 via a differential drive shaft 34 exemplified by a bevel pinion shaft. The left and right output shafts 6A of the rear wheel differential device 6 are linked to the left and right rear axles 8 via a brake device 35 and a speed reduction device 36. The rear axles 8 are connected to a rear axle case 37 as shown in FIG. The left and right rear axle cases 37 support the left and right rear wheel fenders 38, the rear portion of the cabin 19, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG.
Is mounted on the tractor vehicle body 4 via a mounting frame 39 mounted on the lower surface of the tractor vehicle body 4 and framed in a rectangular shape in plan view. The mounting frame 39 is attached to the left and right vertical surfaces of the tractor vehicle body 4 and is detachably attached by bolts or the like. The mounting frame 39 is attached to the lower surface of the rear axle case 37 protruding from the tractor vehicle body 4 and bolts. It has left and right rear attachments 41 that are detachable by
The mounting frame 39 is fixed to the lower abdomen of the tractor vehicle body 4 by bolts or the like via the rear mounting members 40 and 41.

As described above, the semi-crawler 10 is not directly supported on the tractor body 4 but is supported via the mounting frame 39 because the transmission case 27 and the like constituting the tractor body 4 are usually made of casting. Because there is a possibility of cracks and the like due to repeated external force,
It is supported via a mounting frame 39 made of a steel square frame.

The rear mounting member 41 of the mounting frame 39 is provided with a swing support shaft 16 projecting in the left-right direction. On the other hand, the track frame 12 rotates the left and right swing support shaft 16 around its axis. A bushing 42 is provided which is movably received;
The semi-crawler 1 is formed by the swing support shaft 16 and the bearing cylinder 42.
The zero track frame 12 is swingably mounted on the tractor body 4 via the mounting frame 39.

The semi-crawler 10 is connected to the tractor body 4
The swing support shaft 16 is mounted on the track frame 12 and the bearing cylinder 42 is mounted on the tractor body 4.
It may be provided on the side. Further, the position of the swing support shaft 16 is free as long as its axis is parallel to the rear axle 8. However, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. The swing support shaft 16 is located below the V. In this manner, the swing amplitude when running through uneven terrain or the like becomes small due to the swing support shaft 16 being close to the ground contact side, and the pitching phenomenon occurs. It can be suppressed effectively and is advantageous.

Rotary driving body 11 in semi-crawler 10
Can be selected from a drum type, a roller type, a sprocket type, etc., but in the example shown in the drawing, the sprocket type is attached to the shaft end flange 8A of the rear axle 8 with a plurality of bolts or the like as shown in FIG. The rotation driving body 11 is integrally provided with a support shaft 43 protruding outward at the axis thereof. Are supported by a bracket 45 protruding from the track frame 12 via another swing support shaft 47.

The other swing support shaft 47 extends on the axis of the swing support shaft 16 described above, and the track frame 12 is a common shaft center at two locations inside and outside the rotary drive 11. As a result, the swing shafts 16 and 47 support the swing shafts and 47, thereby reliably preventing lateral vibration. The support arm 44
In addition, the rotary frame 11 is supported and the track frame 12 is supported.
Locking means 48 for locking the relative swing of the bracket 45 is provided. The locking means 48 includes a lock hole 48A formed in the support arm 44 and a receiving hole 48 formed in the bracket 45.
B and a lock pin 48C that is inserted into and removed from both holes when the two holes 48A and 48B match. In the illustrated example, the lock pin 48C is formed below the swing support shaft 47, but is formed above. Alternatively, a plurality of lock holes 48A and 48B may be formed to insert and remove a plurality of lock pins 48C, and the lock pins may be bolts and nuts.

Therefore, when the semi-crawler 10 is replaced with the rear axle 8, the rocking is restricted by the locking means 48 so that the rotation of the semi-crawler 10 is fixed. 16 for easy positioning,
After changing the semi-crawler 10, the locking means 4
8 is unlocked to be able to swing freely. In FIG. 10, reference numeral 49 denotes a retaining collar which is fitted to the bearing portion 44 </ b> A and is fixed to the shaft end surface of the support shaft 43 by a bolt 50. Although the bearing 44A is shown as a ball bearing, other bearings such as a pillow block bearing may be used.

The right and left semi-crawlers 10 replaced by the rear axle 8 are so-called tapered as viewed from the side as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, and are referenced to a vertical line VV passing through the axis of the rear axle 8. The front and rear contact lengths L1 and L2 are different from each other. In the figure, the front contact length L1 is large and the rear contact length L2 is small, and here, the semi-crawler 10 is prevented from protruding greatly backward from the tractor body 4. This facilitates the mounting of a working machine (rotary, plow, subsoiler, broadcaster, etc.) via mounting means such as a three-point link provided at the rear of the tractor body 4, and ensures a sufficient grounding length. It prevents side skidding on sloping terrain and promises great traction.

The endless revolving body 15 of the left and right semi-crawlers 10 is an elastic crawler (rubber crawler) having a row of grounding lugs 15A on the outer circumference and a row of guide projections 15B on the inner circumference. The front rotation follower 13 is positioned in the vicinity of the getting on / off step 30, being mounted as a forward-downward slope across the rotation drive body 11 and the front rotation follower 13.

By adopting such a configuration,
The endless running body 15 can be used as a step-in / out assist step, and the endless running body 15 does not become an obstacle even when the door 25 is opened and closed around the hinge means 24. The distance between the rear wheel 9 and the semi-crawler type tractor 1 is almost the same as that of the wheel-type tractor, so that even with the semi-crawler type tractor, the turning performance can be made small.

As shown in FIG. 1, the tractor 1 moves forward when the rotary driving body 11 is driven to rotate in the direction of arrow F, and the tractor 1 moves backward when driven to rotate in the direction opposite to the arrow F. However, the endless revolving body 15 in which the rotating drive body 11 which is on the slack side during forward running is mounted on the front rotation follower 13 adjusts the tension and relaxation caused by the swing of the track frame 12, so that the front rotation follower is used. The body 13 is provided with a tension adjusting means 51.

As shown in FIG. 8, the tension adjusting means 51 is provided on the track frame 12 for automatically adjusting the support fork 52 of the front rotation follower 13 by a coil spring 53 and a tension cylinder 54 or the like. Have been. The track frame 12 is provided with a plurality of, in the figure, four guide wheels 55 arranged in a row, and the inner peripheral surface of an endless revolving running body 15 in which the rotary driving body 11 is mounted on the front rotary follower 13. A guide means (crawler support) 56 is provided for contacting with and preventing slack.

The guide means 56 is provided detachably on the tension cylinder 54. As shown in FIG. 7, the guide part 56A at the tip is branched into two parts, for example, an elastic band such as SS330. It is made of planks. The left and right semi-crawlers 10 absorb the pitching phenomenon of the tractor body 4 on uneven terrain, irregular terrain, snowy roads, and the like by the track frame 12 swinging up and down around the swinging support shaft 16. Although the vehicle runs, a swing limiter 57 for limiting the vertical swing range of the track frame 12 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 7 and 9, the swing restricting means 57 includes a box-shaped bracket 58 attached to the track frame 12 and having a vertical guide portion 58A. 58A, which has a roller 59A which is inserted into the tractor body 4 and which rolls.
The fixing bracket 59 is attached to the mounting bracket 39 via a fixing bracket 59A.

Further, the swing limiter 57 has a vertical swing range equal to or lower than the vertical swing range with respect to a time when the contact portion of the endless revolving body 15 mounted on the front and rear rotary followers 13 and 14 is on a horizontal plane. The upward swing is set to be larger than the swing, and in the illustrated example, the front side is inclined by 8 ° upward and 5 ° downward. The swing limiting means 57 may have a box-shaped bracket 58 provided on the mounting frame 39 and a fixed bracket 59 provided on the track frame 12, or may have a sliding shroud instead of the roller 59A. good.

Referring to FIG. 3, a front wheel drive transmission system 60 is branched from the rear wheel differential drive shaft 34, and
The left and right front wheels 3 can be driven via a front wheel differential device 61 provided for the vehicle. The front wheel drive transmission system 60 has a shift gear 62 provided on the rear wheel differential drive shaft 34, and can be selectively engaged with a gear 63 </ b> A on the first transmission shaft 63.

On the extension of the first transmission shaft 63, a gear 64 is provided.
A, a second transmission shaft 64 having 64B is mounted on the shaft,
Between the first and second transmission shafts 63 and 64, there is provided a clutch means 65 for switching the front wheel 3 between a driving state and a non-driving state. And the front wheel 3 is in a non-driving state (so-called rear wheel driving, the front wheel idles), and when turning, the clutch means 65 is brought into contact to bring the front wheel 3 into a driving state (four-wheel driving state). Means.

This manual operation means is provided near the driver's seat, and is a shift operation lever when the clutch means 65 is the shift gear shown in the figure.
Is a shift operation lever when is a hydraulic clutch, and is an operation lever of an electromagnetic control valve that controls on / off of the clutch when the clutch means 65 is a hydraulic clutch.

The front transmission system 60 includes a second transmission shaft 64.
A running transmission 66 is provided between the front wheel differential drive shaft 61A and the front wheel differential drive shaft 61A to make the peripheral speed of the rotary driving body 11 and the peripheral speed of the front wheel 3 of the semi-crawler 10 substantially equal. That is,
When the left and right rear wheels 9 are replaced with the left and right semi-crawlers 10, the diameter of the rotary driving body 11 becomes substantially half the diameter of the rear wheel 9, and if the rear wheel traveling transmission system 7 is used as it is, the rotary driving body The peripheral speed of the wheel 11 is almost half (substantially half) that of the rear wheel 9, and when the front wheel 3 is driven in this state, the front wheel 3 is worn out early.

When the rear wheel 9 is used as it is and the rear wheel 9 is replaced with the semi-crawler 10, the clutch means 65 provided in the front wheel running system 60 is disconnected to bring the front wheel 3 into the non-drive state (idle state). In other words, the peripheral speed between the rotary driving body 11 and the front wheel 3 is made substantially constant by incorporating the traveling transmission body 66. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, a first hydraulic clutch 67 and a second hydraulic clutch 68 are provided side by side on the front wheel differential drive shaft 61 </ b> A or coaxially therewith, and a gear 67 </ b> A of the first hydraulic clutch 67 is provided. Is connected to the first gear 64A on the second transmission shaft 64 and the gear 68A of the second hydraulic clutch 68.
Is engaged with the second gear 64B on the second transmission shaft 64,
At this time, the gear ratio of the gears 64A and 67A is set to a reduction ratio for making the peripheral speed between the rotary driver 11 of the semi-crawler and the front wheel 3 substantially equal, and the gear ratio of the gears 64B and 68A is set to the rear wheel 9A. And the front wheel 3 have the same gear ratio or the gear ratio for increasing the speed of the front wheel 3.

Therefore, when changing to the semi-crawler 10, the first hydraulic clutch 6 of the reduction gears 64A, 67A is used.
With the number 7, the semi-crawler and the front wheels are driven at substantially constant speed. The first and second hydraulic clutches 67, 68
The clutches 67 and 68 also serve as clutch means for switching between four-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive since the front wheels 3 are not driven by disconnecting both.

FIGS. 11 to 13 show the semi-crawler 10 and the front wheel 3.
This is a second embodiment of the traveling transmission body 66 for making the peripheral speed of the front transmission approximately equal to that of the first embodiment. A hydraulic DT clutch (four-wheel drive input) is mounted on the transmission shaft 64 and the differential drive shaft 61A of the front wheel traveling transmission system 60. A disengagement clutch) 69 and a hydraulic double-speed clutch (the front wheel rotates at a speed about 1.6 times as fast as the rear wheel) 70 are arranged side by side in front and rear, and idle on a transmission shaft 64 below the clutch. Free gear 70A and gear 61 fixed to differential drive shaft 61A
A double-speed shaft 71 having gears 71A and 71B meshing with B is assembled into a cassette case 72 detachably mounted on the lower abdomen of the tractor body 4, and a transmission shaft 66A for a traveling transmission body 66 is coaxial with the double-speed shaft 71. To cassette case 7
2

Further, an input gear 64A for the traveling transmission 66 is provided on the transmission shaft 64, and a gear 66B meshing with the input gear 64A is provided on the transmission shaft 66A, and the transmission shaft 66A and the double speed shaft 71 are provided. And can be turned on and off by clutch means 66C indicated by a shifter. In the second embodiment, when the rear wheel 9 is replaced with the semi-crawler 10, the clutch means 66C is engaged (engaged) and the gear 6 is turned on.
4A, 66B, the double-speed shaft 71, and the gears 71B, 61B, and transmitted to the front-wheel differential drive shaft 61A, so that the peripheral speed of the rotary driving body 11 and the front wheel 3 becomes substantially the same. Is decelerated by the traveling power transmission member 66 of FIG.

In the second embodiment, when the rear wheel 9 is mounted on the rear axle 8, the operation is performed as shown in FIG. That is, when the turning angle of the front wheel 3 becomes about 34 ° or more by operating the steering handle, the turning angle detection switch 73 attached to the left front wheel case support is turned on,
The DT / double speed solenoid valve 74 operates to the double speed side to switch the double speed clutch 70 to “ON”. This causes the front wheels to rotate at about 1.6 times the speed of the rear wheels.

The DT / double speed changeover switch 75 is a switch for changing the type of power transmission to the front wheels.
D = 4 wheel drive) OFF, DT ON, double speed
Can be switched in three stages. To activate the double speed turn, set this switch to the "double speed" position. When set to "DT ON" or "OFF", the solenoid valve operates the DT hydraulic clutch 69 integrated with the double speed hydraulic clutch 70 to switch on / off of the four-wheel drive.

FIGS. 14 and 15 show a third embodiment of the traveling transmission 66, in which a front wheel differential drive shaft (or a front wheel propulsion shaft interlocked therewith) may be constituted as first and second shafts 76 and 77. A shift gear 78 for connecting and disconnecting the first and second shafts 76 and 77 is slidably provided on the first shaft 76 with splines or the like.
Gear 80 meshing with gears 78, 79 on shafts 76, 77
A transmission shaft 80 having A and 80B is incorporated in a case 81. When the semi-crawler 10 is replaced with respect to the rear wheel 9, the shift gear 78 is cut off and the gears 78, 8
By reducing the speed of the front wheel differential 61 via the wheels 0A, 80B and 79, the peripheral speed between the rotary driving body 11 of the semi-crawler 10 and the front wheel 3 is made substantially constant, and when the rear wheel 9 is mounted, The first and second shafts 76 and 77 are shifted by the shift gear 78.
Is directly connected.

In the third embodiment, the double speed turn shown in FIG. 12 and the like can be provided as shown in FIG. FIG. 16 shows a fourth embodiment of the traveling power transmission 66, in which the rotary driving body 11 of the semi-crawler 10 is provided in the rear wheel traveling power transmission system 7 so that the speed can be switched to a higher speed. In FIG. 16, the left and right rear axles 8 are divided into first shafts 82 and 83, and both shafts 82 and 83 can be joined and separated via a first hydraulic clutch 84 connected and disconnected by a valve 84A. A second hydraulic clutch 86, which is connected and disconnected by a valve 86A, is mounted on the speed increasing sub shaft 85, and the gears 82 of the first and second shafts 82, 83 are assembled.
Gears 85A and 85B that engage with the gears A and 83A, respectively, are provided in the sub-groove 85.

In the fourth embodiment, when the rear wheel 9 is replaced with a semi-crawler 10, the first hydraulic clutch 8
4 is disengaged and the second hydraulic clutch 86 is brought into contact with the gears 82A, 85A, 85B and 83A to drive the right and left rear axles, that is, the second shaft 83, at an increased speed to thereby rotate the rotary drive 11 When the rear wheel 9 is mounted, the second hydraulic clutch 86 is disengaged, and the first hydraulic clutch 84 is brought into contact with the first and second shafts. 82 and 83 are directly connected.

It is desirable that the traveling transmission body 66 of the fourth embodiment be detachably mounted on either the upper or lower part of the rear axle case 37. Further, in FIGS. 3 and 11 to 16, as shown in FIG. 13, a detection switch (detection device) 73 for detecting the steering angle of the left and right front wheels 3 and the left and right semi-crawlers 10 are simultaneously and independently controlled. For example, when the switch 73 detects that the steering angle of the front wheel 3 has been operated to a predetermined angle or more, the brake device 35 of the semi-crawler 10 inside the turning can be independently controlled by the switch 73 when the switch 73 detects that the steering angle of the front wheel 3 is more than a predetermined angle. By providing a controller (control device) 87 for braking, even a semi-crawler tractor improves the small turning performance, and it is desirable to switch the left and right front wheels 3 to speed-up drive during this turning. .

That is, the tractor according to the present invention has left and right front wheels that can be steered by operating a steering wheel and can be driven by a front wheel traveling transmission system, and includes a transmission and a rear wheel differential incorporated in the tractor body. The left and right rear axles driven by the rear wheel traveling power transmission system are provided with left and right rear wheels and left and right semi-crawlers so as to be interchangeable, and when replaced with the semi-crawler, the peripheral speed of the rotary driving body in the semi-crawler And a traveling power transmission that makes the peripheral speed of the front wheels substantially constant. The traveling power transmission is provided in a front wheel traveling power transmission system, and is capable of switching the rotational drive of the front wheels to deceleration. In the above case, the traveling transmission is a reduction gear provided in the rear-wheel traveling transmission system and capable of switching the rotational drive of the rotary driver in the semi-crawler to an increased speed.

Further, the front wheel traveling power transmission system is provided with clutch means for switching the front wheels between a driving state and a non-driving state. When the vehicle travels straight by changing to a semi-crawler, the clutch means is disconnected to set the front wheels to a non-driving state. When turning, the vehicle is provided with a manual operation means of a clutch means for bringing the front wheel into a driving state by bringing the clutch means into contact, and a steering angle detection device for detecting a steering angle of the left and right front wheels. A pair of braking devices for independently braking the left and right semi-crawlers, and when the steering angle detection device detects that the steering angle of the front wheel has been operated to a predetermined angle or more, the braking device for the semi-crawler inside the turn It is desirable to switch the left and right front wheels to speed-up drive when making this turn, and the traveling transmission is incorporated as being detachable. Rukoto is desirable.

Here, the change of the semi-crawler 10 will be described. The tractor body 4 is jacked up or lifted by a crane or the like, the left and right rear wheels 3 are removed from the rear axle 8, and the truck frame 12 is fixed by locking means 48. It is fixed to the tractor body 4 via the swing support shaft 16 in this state.
Is fixed to the mounting frame 39, and then the lock means 48 is released.
After changing to zero, the tractor body 4 descends.

In this change of clothes, the insertion and removal of the lock pin 48C is facilitated by providing a plurality of receiving holes 48B with respect to the lock hole 48A. Changing from a semi-crawler to a rear wheel can be performed in substantially the same manner as described above.

[0049]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, even a swing type semi-crawler can be changed easily and quickly, and both a wheel specification and a semi-crawler specification can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a semi-crawler type tractor.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the semi-crawler type tractor.

FIG. 3 is an overall configuration diagram of a traveling transmission system.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of left and right semi crawlers.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of left and right semi crawlers.

FIG. 6 is an elevational view taken along the line AA of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an elevation view taken along the line BB of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a side view of a semi-crawler.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the swing regulating means.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view of a swing support shaft.

FIG. 11 is an overall configuration diagram showing a second embodiment of the traveling transmission system.

FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram showing switching of DT / double-speed turn and the like.

FIG. 14 is an overall configuration diagram showing a third embodiment of the traveling transmission system.

FIG. 15 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a rear view showing the configuration of a fourth embodiment of the traveling power transmission system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tractor 2 Steering handle 3 Front wheel 4 Tractor body 8 Rear axle 9 Rear wheel 10 Semi-crawler 11 Rotary drive body 12 Track frame 13 Front rotation follower 14 Rear rotation follower 15 Endless revolving body 16 Oscillating support shaft

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Masayuki Sato 64 Ishizukita-cho, Sakai-shi, Osaka Kubota Sakai Works Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-8-85480 (JP, A) JP-A 10-45052 (JP) JP-A-10-45051 (JP, A) JP-A-63-72178 (JP, U) JP-A-63-70486 (JP, U) JP-A-63-70488 (JP, U) 4-505902 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B62D 55/04 B62D 49/00

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] When a semi-crawler having a swing support shaft is replaced with a left and right rear axle, the rotation drive of the crawler is fixed to a rear axle in a state where the swing of the semi-crawler is restrained by a locking means and is standardized. It is attached and supported on the tractor body via a swing support shaft, and then the locking means is released to be vertically swingable and supported on the tractor body via the swing support shaft. How to change the semi-crawler on the tractor. 2. A left and right front mounting tool which is attached to the left and right vertical surfaces of the tractor body and is detachable, and a left and right rear which is attached and detachable to the lower surface of a rear axle case projecting from the tractor body. When mounting a mounting frame formed in a rectangular shape in a plan view having a mounting tool on a tractor body, and then replacing a semi-crawler having a swing support shaft with left and right rear axles, the swing of the semi-crawler is locked by locking means. In a state in which the crawler is fixed and fixed, the rotary driving body of the crawler is attached to the rear axle, and is supported on the mounting frame via a swing support shaft. A method of changing a semi-crawler in a tractor, wherein the semi-crawler is supported on a tractor body via a mounting frame so as to be swingable in a vertical direction.