JP3230086B2 - Combine - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a combine for continuously cutting and threshing grain culms and extracting grains from a threshing unit into a grain tank.

[0002]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-2
Take out the grain from the grain tank as shown in Japanese Patent No. 22617
A turning member for changing the direction of the discharge auger, and a discharge auger
There is a technology to provide a turning brake to prevent turning
However, the clutch operation that disconnects the driving force of the discharge auger
To turn the turning brake on and off, so drive the discharge auger
Even if you can prevent the discharge auger from turning while
When you stop the auger and stop discharging the grain,
In soft fields where the aircraft tends to tilt,
The discharge auger rotates under its own weight and discharges the grains.
A discharge auger collides with a tena or truck bed
Discharge auger moves away from the discharge position, etc.
And there is a problem that it is not easy to improve the workability of grain discharge .

[0003]

Means for Solving the Problems] However, the present invention is Oite the Konbai down to provide a swivel brake to prevent the pivoting member diverting the discharge auger to retrieve the grains of grain tank, the redirecting of the discharge auger , For swivel operation of discharge auger
Therefore, the braking of the electromagnetic clutch type swing brake is automatically released.
Turns when the discharge auger rotation operation is stopped
The brake is configured to operate automatically, and
Turning operation is stopped when the discharge auger can be stored in the machine
The brakes are configured to be non-braking when
Control the turning brake by operating the turning member.
Or automatically switch to the released state,
Swivels or stops discharge auger regardless of drive or stop
It is possible to easily maintain the grain, improve the grain discharging workability, etc. by solving the conventional problems .

[0004]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a control circuit diagram of a grain discharge auger,
FIG. 2 is an overall side view, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG.
Is a track frame on which left and right traveling crawlers (2) and (2) are mounted, (3) is a machine fixedly supported on the track frame (1), and (4) is a feed chain (5) which is stretched to the left. A threshing unit having a built-in handling cylinder (6), (7) a cutting unit supported by a machine base (3) so as to be able to move up and down and having a cutting blade and a grain culm transport mechanism, and (8) the feed chain. (5) A straw cutter unit that faces the end of the straw chain (9) connected to the end, (10) an engine that drives each unit of the combine, (11) a threshing cylinder that faces the frying cylinder (12) A grain tank for storing grains taken out from the section (4);
Reference numeral (13) denotes a driver's cab provided with a driver's seat (14) and a driving operation unit (15). The cutting unit (7) continuously cuts grain culms, and removes the cut grain culms from the threshing unit (4). ) For threshing.

As shown in FIG. 4, the grain tank (11)
Has a grain horizontal auger (16) at the bottom, a vertical discharge auger (17) at the rear for vertically feeding the grains from the horizontal auger (16), and a vertical discharge auger (1) at the top.
Upper discharge auger (18) for removing the grain from 7) out of the machine
And the auger cylinder (1) of the auger (17) which is the vertical axis.
The grain tank (11) is provided so as to be rotatable outward around the center (9). The lower end shaft portion of the drive transmission case (20) for the transverse feed auger (16) and the vertical discharge auger (17) (2
1) to the machine base (3), and the middle of the auger cylinder (19) of the vertical discharge auger (17) to the support (2) at the side of the threshing unit (4).
2) is rotatably supported via a tube receiving member (23),
The front side of the grain tank (11) can be opened outward.

As shown in FIG. 5, the auger cylinder (24) of the upper discharge auger (18) is connected to the vertical discharge auger (1).
The auger cylinder (19) of (7) is connected and supported so as to be rotatable vertically. The base end of the upper discharge auger cylinder (24) is attached to the upper end of the vertical discharge auger cylinder (19) via a bearing member (25), a transfer flange (26) and a side frame (27) so as to be vertically rotatable. The distal end of the piston rod (30) of the hydraulic lift cylinder (29) supporting the base end of the bearing member (25) via the shaft (28) is connected to the shaft (3).
1) to the inheriting flange (26) and the side frame (27) via a piston rod (30) of the elevating cylinder (29).
6), the tip of the upper discharge auger cylinder (24) is vertically rotated to raise and lower the outlet (32) of the auger cylinder (24), and a large-diameter gear (33) is attached to the vertical discharge auger cylinder (19). ) Are integrally formed, and a small-diameter gear (36) is provided on an output shaft (35) of a revolving motor (34), which is a revolving member for fixing to the outside of the threshing unit (4). (36) through the vertical discharge auger cylinder (1
9) is rotated to turn the upper discharge auger cylinder (24) horizontally to change the direction, and an electromagnetic clutch type rotation brake (37) is attached to the motor (34), and the output shaft is operated by the brake (37). (35) is braked to prevent the upper discharge auger cylinder (24) from turning.

Further, as shown in FIG.
1) An input pulley (38) is attached to the front end side of the front transverse feed auger (16), and the input pulley (38) is connected via a belt (40) to a drive pulley (39) that transmits the driving force of the engine (10). Each of the augers (16), (17) and (18) linked together is driven by the input pulley (38) to carry out the grains of the tank (11) and formed by the tension roller of the belt (40). The auger clutch (41) is provided, and the auger clutch (41) is connected to the clutch motor (42). Each of the augers (16) and (17) is operated by the on / off operation of the auger clutch (41) controlled by the clutch motor (42). (18) is configured to be driven or stopped.

As shown in FIG. 4, an upper discharge auger cylinder (24) is stored and supported by an auger rest (43) having an upward V-notch in a diagonal direction of the fuselage above the threshing unit (4). Stoppers (44) and (45) for restricting the turning operation of 18) are provided on the vertical discharge auger cylinder (19) and the column (22), and the upper discharge auger (1) is provided.
The mechanical limit position of the turning operation of 8) is set to the stopper (4).
4) It is configured to be set by (45).

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, an automatic storage switch (46) for automatically controlling the lifting cylinder (29) and the swing motor (34) to return the upper discharge auger (18) to the auger rest (43) position. Lifting cylinder (2
9) and an automatic set switch (47) for automatically controlling the swing motor (34) to move the upper discharge auger (18) to the grain discharging position, and manually controlling the lifting cylinder (29) for the upper discharge auger cylinder ( 24) Auger up / down switches (48) and (49) for raising / lowering the outlet (32) at the tip
Auger left-turn and right-turn switches (50) and (51) for manually controlling the swing motor (34) to swing the upper discharge auger (18), and operation of the lifting cylinder (29) or the swing motor (34) A speed changeover switch (52) for changing the speed by manual operation, and a lifting cylinder (29)
A rise time changeover switch (53) for manually changing the ascending operation speed of the vehicle, a traveling neutral switch (55) for detecting that the traveling shift lever (54) of the driving operation section (15) is in the traveling shift neutral position, and , Clutch motor (4
The auger clutch ON / OFF switch (56) (5) for manually controlling the 2) to operate the auger clutch (41).
7), and the switches (46) to (5) are provided to a driver's seat controller (58) formed by a microcomputer.
7), and the controller (58) is attached to the left operation column (59) of the operation section (15).
The operator in the driver's seat (14) operates the switches (46) to (5).
7) It is configured to perform an operation.

An automatic storage lamp (60) for displaying an operation of turning on an automatic storage switch (46) and an automatic set lamp (6) for displaying an operation of turning on an automatic set switch (47).
1) and an auger clutch lamp (62) for displaying an auger clutch (41) engagement operation,
8) and a potentiometer-type turning position sensor (63) for detecting the turning position (turning angle) of the upper discharge auger (18), and manually setting the set position (grain discharge position) of the upper discharge auger (18). The controller (58) is provided with a position adjusting volume (64) to be set and a pulse adjusting volume (65) for changing the reference pulse width of the operating speed of the lifting / lowering cylinder (29) and the swing motor (34) according to the model or the like. As shown in FIG. 5, the turning position sensor (63) is mounted on the output shaft (35) of the turning motor (34).

Further, the ascending and descending circuits (66) (6)
7), the swing motor (34) via the left and right swing circuits (68) and (69), and the clutch motor (42) via the auger clutch on / off circuits (70) and (71). And the swing brake (37) and the alarm buzzer (72) are connected to the controller (58).

An auger tip controller (73), which is a manual operation unit attached to the outlet (32) at the tip of the upper discharge auger cylinder (24), is provided.
3) is connected to the driver's seat controller (58), and switches (48), (49), (50), (51), (56), (5) for manual operation of the driver's seat controller (58) are connected.
Auger up / down switch (7)
4) (75) and the auger left and right turning switches (76) and (77) and the auger clutch on / off switches (78) and (79) are connected to the auger tip controller (7).
For example, when the outlet (32) is located on the upper side of the truck bed or the container, the operator operates each of the switches (74) to (79) in this section to operate the truck bed or the container. The grain is put into corners and the like.

A remote controller (80) for performing remote control by radio is provided. A receiving circuit (81) for receiving and inputting a radio signal from the controller (80) is connected to a driver's seat controller (58). Switches (48) for manual operation of seat controller (58)
(49) (50) (51) (56) (57) The same operation as the auger up / down switches (82) (83),
And auger left and right turn switches (84) (8)
5) and auger clutch on / off switch (86)
(87) is provided in the remote controller (80). For example, an operator is located at a place away from the driver's seat (14) or a truck bed or a container, and the switches (82) to ... (87) An operation is performed to raise and lower the upper discharge auger (18), turn left and right, and turn on and off the auger clutch (41) by remote manual operation of an operator.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the turning range of the upper discharge auger (18) is set to 270 degrees, the storage position of the auger rest (43) is set to the turning angle of 0 degree, and the set limit position which is the maximum turning position. Is set to a turning angle of 270 degrees, and a turning range of the upper discharge auger (18) is formed and stored by a non-dischargeable area where the outlet (32) is located above the fuselage and each of the left, rear and right discharge areas. When the upper discharge auger (18) turns and shifts to the position or the set limit position, the upper discharge auger (18) moves from the constant speed operation region where the high speed turning is performed to the deceleration operation region and the slow operation region, and the turning speed is reduced in two stages. 18) The turning operation is stopped by gradually reducing the turning inertia force.

Further, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8, the output of the turning position sensor (63) is a normal value set as shown in FIG. 7, and the switches (75) to (79) at the tip of the upper discharge auger (18). ) Manual operation, operation column (5
9) Each switch (48) to (51) (56) (57)
Switches for manual operation and remote control (8
2) to (87) When none of the remote manual operations is performed, the automatic storage switch (46) is operated, and when the output of the turning position sensor (63) is not the storage position, the lifting cylinder (29) And the auger (18) is automatically controlled by an auger rest (43).
When the auger (18) is in the storage position during the automatic storage and when the auger (18) is in the storage position, even if the auger clutch (41) is turned on, it is operated to be disconnected and held. When the automatic set switch (47) is operated when the manual operation is not performed, the position adjustment volume (64) and the turning position sensor (6) are operated.
When there is a difference in the output of 3) and the output of the turning position sensor (63) has not reached the storage position or the set limit position,
The lift cylinder (29) and the swing motor (34) are automatically controlled to automatically perform a setting operation for shifting the auger (18) to a set position of the position adjustment volume (64). Auger clutch ON / OFF switch (56) when set position or set limit position
(57) The on / off operation of the auger clutch (41) is performed by a manual operation. During the automatic storing operation and the automatic setting operation, the auger (18) is at least a predetermined position with respect to the storing position or the setting position. When it is far away, the swing motor (3
4), and when the auger (18) approaches the stowed position or the set position, the turning motor (34) is decelerated stepwise by a pulse operation as a deceleration operation region and a slow operation region to operate. Make up. In addition,
When the automatic storage switch (46) is turned on during the automatic storage operation, the automatic storage is stopped, and when the automatic set switch (47) is turned on during the automatic setting operation, the automatic setting is stopped. .

When the switches (48) to (51) of the operation column (59) are manually operated, the automatic storing and setting operations are stopped, and the turning position sensor (6) is operated.
When 3) has not reached the storage position or the set position, the swing motor (34) is operated at the speeds in the constant speed, deceleration, and slow operation regions shown in FIG. 7, and each switch (50) is operated in the constant speed operation region. Until (51) is turned off, a high-speed manual operation for operating the swing motor (34) at a high speed by continuous operation is performed, and when the auger (18) is in the stowed position, the auger clutch (41) is engaged. When the high-speed manual operation is performed or at the set limit position, the auger clutch on / off switch (56) (57) is manually operated to turn on or off the auger clutch (41). It is configured to perform a cutting operation.

When any of the switches (75) to (79) at the tip of the upper discharge auger (18) is manually operated or each of the switches (82) to (87) for remote control is remotely operated manually. , Turning position sensor (6
When 3) has not reached the storage position or the set position, the switches (48) to (5) on the operation column (59) side
1) Except that the control is stopped by the reverse operation, the swing motor (3) is driven by the same pulse operation as in the slow operation region of FIG.
4) The low-speed manual operation is performed, and the auger (1) is operated.
When the auger clutch (41) is in the stowed position, the auger clutch (41) is disengaged and held off even when the auger clutch (41) is operated. (56) (57) The on / off operation of the auger clutch (41) is performed by manual operation.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 9 and 10,
Upper discharge auger (1) for extracting kernels from kernel tank (11)
8) and a swing motor (34) for changing the direction of the outlet of the upper discharge auger (18), wherein the swing of the upper discharge auger (18) is stopped when the swing motor (34) is stopped. And a control means for releasing a brake of the swing brake (37) when the upper discharge auger (18) is located on the auger rest (43) in the storage position. A driver's seat controller (58) is provided, and as shown in FIG.
7) The turning motor (34) by operation of (50) (51)
Is turned on, the turning brake (37) is turned off to turn the upper discharge auger (18) right and left, and the turning brake (37) is turned on by stopping the turning motor (34). The upper discharge auger (18) is fixedly arranged at a grain discharge position or the like.

When the turning motor (34) is stopped to turn on the turning brake (37), the traveling shift lever (54) is located at a position other than the neutral position, and the traveling neutral switch (55) is turned on. As a result, the turning brake (37) is turned off, the upper discharge auger (18) is turned by the inertial force generated when the vehicle starts running or stopped, and the turning brake is turned by the discharging auger (18) turning operation by the inertial force. (37) is prevented from being damaged, and when the upper discharge auger (18) is positioned on the auger rest (43) in the storage position, that is, the upper discharge auger is moved upward within the dead zone width of the storage position in FIG. When the auger (18) arrives, the upper discharge auger (18) is turned on by the lowering operation of the lifting / lowering cylinder (29) by turning off the turning brake (37). The upper discharge auger (18) is guided by the upward V-notch of the garest (43) and stored and held at an appropriate support position. ) Is lowered so that the upper discharge auger (18) is stored at a substantially central position in a proper posture by the guide of the auger rest (43). As described above, the turning motor (34), which is a turning member for changing the direction of the discharge auger (18) for taking out the grains of the grain tank (11), and the turning brake (37) for preventing the direction change of the discharge auger (18). )
In the grain discharge device of the combine, the turning brake (37) is not braked in a state where the discharge auger (18) can be stored in the machine, and the discharge auger (18)
The overload of the swing motor (34) is prevented by the braking of
The auger rest (4
The discharge auger (18) is easily stored in a storage position such as (3) to simplify the direction change control of the discharge auger (18) and improve the durability of the turning motor (34).

As is clear from the above, the grain tank (1
Change the direction of the discharge auger (18) that takes out the grain of 1)
A turning motor (34) as a turning member;
Turn the brake (37) to prevent the turning of (18)
Swing of the discharge auger (18) in the provided combine
Control of the electromagnetic clutch type swing brake (37) by operation
Movement is automatically released, and the turning operation of the discharge auger (18) is performed.
The turning brake (37) is automatically controlled when the operation is stopped.
And a discharge auger (18).
Is turned off when the turning operation is stopped while the
The rotation brake (37) is configured to be non-braking. So
Then, the turning brake is operated by operating the turning motor (34).
(37) is automatically switched to the braking or releasing state,
The discharge auger (1
8) Keep turning or stopping to solve the conventional problems
Improve the workability of grain discharge.

Further, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11, when the turning motor (34) is turned on by operating the automatic set switch (47), the upper discharge auger (18) is moved with respect to the set position of the position adjusting volume (64). 7), the swing motor (34) is rotated at a high speed by the same continuous operation as in the constant speed operation area of FIG. 7 and the upper discharge auger (18) approaches the set position, thereby causing When the swing motor (34) is decelerated and swung by the same pulse operation as the deceleration operation area of FIG. 7, and the upper discharge auger (18) approaches the set position, it is turned by the same pulse operation as the slow operation area of FIG. The motor (34) is rotated at a slow speed, and when the upper discharge auger (18) reaches the set position, the rotation motor (34) is rotated. The turning speed is changed in a plurality of steps in proportion to the difference between the position of the upper discharge auger (18) and the set position, and the dynamic inertia force of the upper discharge auger (18) is reduced stepwise. The difference between the turning speed of the upper discharge auger (18) at a position distant from the position and the turning speed of the upper discharge auger (18) immediately before reaching the set position is made large, and the turning operation of the upper discharge auger (18) is performed promptly. And the upper discharge auger (18) at the set position
Is stopped accurately, overrun of the upper discharge auger (18) can be easily prevented, and the limit switch for detecting the storage position and the set limit position shown in FIG. 7 is not required.

Further, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 12, when the auger clutch (41) is turned on by the auger clutch on switch (56), the outlet (32) of the upper discharge auger (18) is located above the machine body. When the upper discharge auger (18) is in the turning position in the non-dischargeable area in FIG. 7, the auger clutch (41) is automatically disengaged by the automatic control of the clutch motor (42), and the auger clutch (41) is disengaged. When the turning position of the upper discharge auger (18) is in the left, rear, and right discharge regions in FIG. 7 when the turning position of the upper discharge auger (18) is in the discharge area on the left side, the rear side and the right side in FIG. Clutch (4
When the automatic storage switch (46) is turned on at this time, the augmentation of the auger clutch (4) is performed by driving the augers (16), (17), and (18) to perform the grain discharging operation.
1) is automatically disengaged, and when the auger clutch (41) is disengaged, an automatic storage operation is performed, and the upper discharge auger (1) is disengaged.
8) automatically moves to the auger rest (43) support position.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 13, the potentiometer type turning position sensor (63), the position adjusting volume (64) and the pulse adjusting volume (65) are automatically checked for disconnection. 63) and the voltages of the respective volumes (64) and (65) are inputted, and a voltage which cannot be normally applied or a voltage which is offset for control,
For example, when the voltage is lower than the mechanical limit position by the stoppers (44) and (45) in FIG. 9, it is determined that the wire is broken, the automatic storage and set lamps (60) and (61) are blinked to warn, and the automatic storage or automatic setting is performed. Is configured to automatically stop the turning operation of the upper discharge auger (18) under the automatic control of (1).

When the output voltage of the pulse adjustment volume (65) is abnormal, a dummy value (the volume (6)
5) about 30% of the maximum voltage)
When the upper discharge auger (18) is manually turned by operating the left / right turning switches (50) and (51), and when the disconnection is released, the driver's seat controller (58)
By turning off the power switch (not shown) from the on state and turning it on again, the disconnection control state is reset and the normal control operation is performed.

When the output voltage of the turning position sensor (63) or the position adjustment volume (64) is abnormal, the upper discharge auger (18) is manually turned by operating the left and right turning switches (50) and (51). At the same time, when the disconnection is released, the disconnection control state is immediately reset, the automatic storage and set lamps (60) and (61) are turned off, and a normal control operation is performed.

[0026]

As is apparent from the above embodiments, the present invention relates to a discharge auger (1) for taking out grains from a grain tank (11).
A pivot member 8) divert (34), Oite the Konbai down to provide a swivel brake (37) to prevent turning of the discharge auger (18), the turning of the discharge auger (18)
Control of the electromagnetic clutch type pivot brake (37) by the operation
Movement is automatically released, and the turning operation of the discharge auger (18) is performed.
The turning brake (37) is automatically controlled when the operation is stopped.
And a discharge auger (18).
Is turned off when the turning operation is stopped while the
The rotary brake (37) is configured to be non-braking
The turning brake (3) is operated by operating the turning member (34).
7) automatically switches to the braking or releasing state,
Regardless of whether the discharge auger is driven or stopped, the discharge auger (1
8) Turn or stop can be maintained, eliminating the conventional problems
It is possible to easily improve the grain discharging workability and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a control circuit diagram of a grain discharging auger.

FIG. 2 is an overall side view.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a grain tank.

FIG. 5 is a partial explanatory view of a grain discharge auger.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a grain tank.

FIG. 7 is an output diagram of a turning position sensor.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of discharge auger control.

FIG. 9 is a partial explanatory output diagram of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a turning brake control.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of turning speed control.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of auger clutch control.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart of disconnection check control.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (11) Grain tank (18) Upper discharge auger (34) Swivel motor (swivel member) (37) Swivel brake

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A turning member (34) for diverting a discharge auger (18) for taking out grains from a grain tank (11);
Oite the Konbai down to provide a swivel brake (37) to prevent turning of the discharge auger (18), the discharge auger (1
The braking operation of the electromagnetic clutch type swing brake (37) is automatically released by the swing operation of 8) , and the discharge auger (1 ) is released.
When the turning operation of 8) is stopped, the turning brake (37)
Is configured to automatically perform the braking operation, and
The turning operation is stopped when the motor (18) can be stored in the machine
The brake (37) to be non-braking when
A combine characterized by the above features.