JP3305306B2 - Material input device for tea garden - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tea-feeding-material inputting device capable of efficiently spraying a material to a furrow in a tea garden.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The management of ridges in a tea plantation greatly affects the quality and growth of tea plants, the yield of tea leaves, etc., and therefore requires many management steps throughout the year. For example, tilling the furrows of the tea garden to soften the soil to achieve ventilation, or spraying fertilizer to mix with the soil to prevent runoff, improve the soil, remove weeds that have occurred, Various works such as applying soil mulch are required.

[0003] In particular, the above-mentioned soil mulching work involves maintaining soil moisture and preventing runoff of fertilizer and soil, adjusting the soil temperature so that the temperature is kept high in the winter and kept low in the summer, and the soil strength by adding organic matter. It is effective in enhancing the growth of weeds and preventing the occurrence of weeds. As a method of the mulch, laying grass, laying straw, waste material compost, film hanging and the like are generally used.

[0004] In recent years, the above-mentioned waste material compost has come to be widely used. In this waste compost, a mixture of compost and an organic material such as bark is stored in a hopper attached to a unicycle or the like. Workers were spraying while moving between the ridges.

[0005] However, in this case, the spraying machine which can be operated by the operator cannot be constituted as a large device, and therefore, there is a natural limit to the spraying ability accommodated in the hopper once, which is very large. Spreading evenly over a large tea plantation takes a lot of time and puts a lot of labor on the workers, so in the tea production industry, there is not enough material for a large tea plantation. There has been a strong demand for the appearance of a device that can perform the spraying operation easily and quickly.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned demands, and a traveling means for traveling between ridges on both sides of a tea ridge in a tea plantation is provided with a hopper for accommodating materials. A transfer means for transferring the material in the hopper from one side to the other side is provided in the hopper, and an opening is provided at the bottom of the hopper at a bottom end of the material transfer by the transfer means so as to correspond to the ridge. By providing a dropper for the discharged material and a sending means for sending out the material toward the dropout at the end of the material transfer by the transfer means, a sufficient amount of the material can be supplied to the ridge between the large tea gardens. It is an object of the present invention to provide a tea-feeding material input device that can easily and quickly perform a spraying operation.

[0007]

Means of the present invention for achieving the above object are a running means which runs across a ridge on both sides of a tea ridge in a tea garden and which is attached to the running means. On both sides of the tea ridge in the tea garden
A hopper for accommodating materials to be fed into the ridges, transfer means provided in the hopper for transferring the materials in the hopper from one side to the other side, and material transfer by the transfer means at the bottom of the hopper Provided at the end, said tea
A material discharge port that is straddled over the ridges and opened to correspond to the ridges on both sides thereof , and is provided in the hopper at a material transfer end portion by the transfer means, and sends out the material toward the discharge ports. let a delivery means, said transfer hand
The step is at the bottom of the hopper
ー From one side to the other side and in the width direction of the hopper
The feeder is connected to a pair of conveyors suspended on both sides.
A large number of books are spread over at intervals,
Feed bar holds and transports the material, and the return
In the tea-feeding-material input device, which is configured to run on the lower side of the tea garden.

[0008] Further, at the material transfer end portion by the transfer means.
In the hopper and send the material to the dropper
The sending out means is provided below the bottom of the hopper.
So that it has a predetermined head, and the hopper
In the width direction, the material is distributed from the approximate center to the left and right.
Are provided, and these sending means are provided.
Between the ridges on both sides by straddling the brown ridge at the transfer end
So that the outlets correspond to each other
The material supplied by the transmission means
A guide plate is attached so that it can drop to the position where
The operation of simultaneously driving these sending means and the operation of driving one of the sending means are selectively performed.

Furthermore, in the hopper, and each other to provide a leveling means for leveling the material in the hopper a predetermined amount, this
The leveling means follows the guide in the front-back direction of the hopper.
To be able to move forward and backward.

Further, the tea ridges in the tea garden are straddled.
The material to be put into the furrows on both sides of the
The crushed material is mixed with animal dung such as cow dung and pig dung.
Compost or organic material such as bark or wood
Crushed and mixed with other fertilizers
Use selectively.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a tea garden material input device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 1 to 2 and FIG. 5, reference numeral A denotes a tea-feeding material input device, which spreads the material d evenly between the ridges c of the tea ridge b in the tea garden, and includes a traveling means 1 and a hopper 2. And transfer means 3
, The outlets 4a and 4b, and the sending means 5. The material d used for spraying is obtained by mixing organic material such as bark or wood into pieces and composting by mixing animal dung such as cow dung or pig dung or further mixing with other fertilizers. In the used, the organic material, which is recently generated in a lot of lands, is a tree that has been cut down in a forest or the like, and a branch portion that has been conventionally incinerated is used as a chip and allowed to stand for a predetermined time. Thereby, outdoor burning of the felled trees can be avoided, environmental issues can be considered, and resources can be effectively used.

The running means 1 travels at a predetermined speed between the ridges c, c on both sides of the ridge b in the tea garden, and the legs 7, 7 suspended from the main body 6.
It comprises a pair of traveling bodies 8, 8 such as endless tracks attached to the vehicle, and is driven by a drive source (not shown) so as to be able to move forward and backward. The main body 6 is provided with a driver's seat 6a for an operator to operate the apparatus A and control each unit. Since the driver's seat 6a has almost no obstruction, safe operation and operation can be performed without obstructing the field of view of the operator.

[0013] The pair of traveling bodies 8, 8 are mounted so as to match the pitch c between the ridges.
The distance L shown in FIG. 2 is set, for example, such that the core width of the traveling bodies 8 is 1,800 mm. Further, the main body 6 above the support legs 7, 7 is provided higher than the height of the tea tree in the tea ridge b, so that the main body 6 does not interfere with the tea tree during traveling and damage the tea tree.

The above-mentioned hopper 2 is attached to the main body 6 of the traveling means 1 and is formed in a substantially box shape having an open upper portion, in which material d is accommodated, for example, in an amount of about 3 m ^3. The bottom 2a is formed in a substantially smooth shape.

The transfer means 3 is provided in the hopper 2, and transfers the material d in the hopper 2 from one side (front) of the hopper 2 to the other side (rear) at a predetermined speed. It is moved by a driving member 9 such as a hydraulic motor along the bottom 2 a of the hopper 2. The structure is such that a large number of feed bars 10 are spaced from one side of the hopper 2 at the bottom 2a to a pair of conveyors 3a, 3a suspended from both sides in the width direction of the hopper 2. The feed bar 10 corresponding to the outward route holds and transports the material d, and the feed bar 10 on the return route runs below the bottom 2a.

The above-mentioned outlets 4a and 4b are connected to the hopper 2
Is provided at the end of the transfer of the material d by the transfer means 3 at the bottom 2a, and is opened so as to correspond to the ridges c, c. By being dropped, it is sprayed in a certain layer on the ridges c, c. By providing the drop outlets 4a and 4b on both sides in the width direction of the hopper 2, it is possible to drop the material d into the two ridges c and c at one time by running once.

The above-mentioned delivery means 5 sends out the material d toward the discharge ports 4a, 4b provided in the hopper 2 at the end of the transfer of the material d by the transfer means 3, and is provided below the bottom 2a of the hopper 2. A conveyor such as a belt or a screw conveyor provided to have a predetermined head is used, and a driving member 11, such as a hydraulic motor,
11 driven. In the case where the belt conveyor type delivery means 5 is used, the material d bites from a granular or powdery material to a slightly coarse material such as a branch, a chip, a solid or a cotton-like material. , Etc., and can be processed without causing a transfer failure, and various properties can be used. In particular, since it becomes possible to use branched chips,
Secondary use of the felled trees, which had been difficult to dispose of, will be made.

The delivery means 5 and 5 are provided with a pair of materials to which material d is delivered in a widthwise direction of the hopper 2 while being distributed from substantially the center to the left and right.
The material d is individually sent out to each of the members a and 4b, and an operation of simultaneously driving the sending units 5 and 5 and an operation of driving one of the sending units 5 are selectively performed.

The material d distribution member 12 is attached to the substantially central portion at the connection portion of the sending means 5 and 5, whereby the material d is inserted between the connection portions. Leakage can be prevented. Furthermore, the input opening 4a, the outside of the 4b, capital material d supplied by the delivery means 5 and 5 are additionally provided a guide plate 13 so that it can fall to the desired position of the ridge between c.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 15 denotes a leveling means, for example, when there is a difference between the feed amount and the input amount due to the properties of the input material d in the hopper 2, the material d in the hopper 2 is removed. The rotating shaft 16 is provided to level the surface layer to a fixed amount (constant height), and to extend horizontally across the side wall of the hopper 2.
A large number of stirring blades 17 having a predetermined inclination angle are installed at intervals. The rotating shaft 16 is provided by a driving member 9 such as a hydraulic motor so as to be rotated in a direction opposite to the transport direction of the material d so that the material d having an excessive layer height is scraped back to the front of the hopper 2. It is.

As shown in FIG. 3, the leveling member 15 is provided so as to be able to move forward and backward along the guide 18 in the front-rear direction of the hopper 2 so that it is supplied into the hopper 2 before spraying and The distorted material d can be leveled in advance. In this case, when the material d is sprayed on the ridge c, the leveling means 15 need not be driven. Also,
Although not shown, the leveling means 15 is provided so as to be movable in the height direction in the hopper 2 so that the scraping amount can be changed, and the layer thickness of the material d can be arbitrarily adjusted. Therefore, the amount of supply to the ridge c can be adjusted.

Further, the supply amount of the material d to the ridge c depends on the traveling speed of the apparatus A by the traveling means 1 and the transporting means 3
And a relative relationship with the material transport speed of the delivery means 5. By setting these means 1, 3, and 5 to an arbitrary speed, the material drop amount can be adjusted to a desired amount. It is preferable that the driving speeds of 1, 3, and 5 be variable.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 20 denotes an excavating means, which is a material d from a rearward portion of the traveling means 1 and the outlets 4a, 4b.
The top soil c1, c1 of the ridges c, c is raked so as to correspond to the ridges c, c between the ridges c. c, c
While eliminating the inconvenience caused by being trampled,
Improves the mixability of the material d with the soil.

The configuration is as shown in FIG.
A plow / hoe-shaped excavating member 21 is attached to a support 7 rotatably provided by a support shaft 22 to a support leg 7 of the main body 6, and the excavating member 21 is ridged by an operating means 24 such as a hydraulic cylinder. By embedding or separating c, c, the topsoil c1, c1 of the ridges c, c is raked, and the embedding depth of the excavating member 21 is determined by the operating means. 24 can be obtained arbitrarily.

Further, as the excavating member 21 in the excavating means 20, a rotary bucket type as shown in FIG. 4 can also be used, and a plurality of excavating claws 25 are provided on the support 23 at the tip end. In the bucket 26,
A number of agitating blades 28, which are rotationally driven by a rotating member 27 such as a hydraulic motor, are attached, and dug up crests c, c.
And the soil treated in a predetermined manner is returned to the ridges c and c again. According to the excavated member 21, the ridges c and c are wide. The function of mixed plowing can be performed at intervals.

Therefore, the tea gardening material input device A of the embodiment according to the present invention configured as described above has the following effects. The material feeding device A for tea plantation is transported to the tea plantation, and after the material d is supplied into the hopper 2 from the opening thereof, the tea is fed from the starting end of the tea ridge b from the road or from the loading / unloading route such as a headland. It enters in the ridge b direction. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the traveling body 8 of the traveling means 1 rides so as to travel between the ridges c provided on both sides of the brown ridge b.

When the transfer means 3 and the delivery means 5 are operated in accordance with the progress of the traveling means 1, the hopper 2
The material d in the hopper 2 is sent from one side (front part) to the other side (rear part) of the hopper 2 or in order from the rear part of the hopper 2 of the material d piled up in a pile,
Thus, it is dropped onto the sending means 5. When the material d is dropped, a predetermined charging amount is adjusted by the leveling means 15 provided in the hopper 2.

Then, the material d on the sending means 5 is sent to the drop outlets 4a, 4b by the sorting means 12 by the sending means 5, 5 running in the left-right direction in the width direction of the hopper 2. Then, while being guided by the guide plate 13 in the falling direction, it is dropped so as to form a certain layer on the ridges c, c on both sides of the brown ridge b. Thereby, the material d can be sprayed on the two ridges c, c.

On the other hand, before the material d is dropped, the excavating means 20 attached to the main body 6 excavates the top soil c1, c1 of the ridges c, c to which the tread pressure is applied by the traveling body 8 to a predetermined depth. Since the soil is cultivated loosely, the soil is prevented from being trampled and the soil is subjected to the action of mixed layer plowing.

When the traveling means 1 is operated at a predetermined speed in this way, the apparatus A moves along the brown ridge b as shown in FIG. d is sprayed in an appropriate amount. Then, when the device A reaches the end of the brown ridge b, the device A is turned over, and the passenger crosses over the brown ridge b one after another. In this state, when the traveling means 1 is similarly driven and the transfer means 3 and the sending means 5 are operated, the material d in the hopper 2 is dropped onto the new ridges c, c from the discharge ports 4a, 4b. You. Therefore, when the worker operates the device A while monitoring the surroundings and the position of the material d in the driver's seat 6a, the material d is automatically sprayed in the ridges c and c. Therefore, highly efficient and uniform spraying can be performed with a high yield.

The sending means 5, 5 provided in the hopper 2
Can selectively perform an operation of simultaneously driving these sending units 5 and 5 and an operation of driving one of the sending units 5. , One of the sending means 5 is driven, and the other sending means 5 travels on the brown ridge b in a stopped state. In this case, the material d accumulated on the one sending means 5 side on the other sending means 5 side
If a feed member (not shown) is provided to lift up the material d, the material d does not stagnate on the other stopped sending means 5 side. Further, in the above-mentioned single-row spraying of only one ridge c, the feeding means 5 located on the side where the material d is not sprayed.
Instead of stopping, the material d can be run in the same direction as the sending means 5 located on the side to be sprayed, that is, by reversing the conveyance, the stagnation of the material d can be prevented.

[0032]

According to the present invention constructed as described above, the apparatus can be made large, and a certain amount of material can be sprayed evenly over a large area of tea garden at a time in a short time. Since the operator needs only relatively light work to operate and control each unit while riding on the main body, there is no need to impose a large labor burden on the worker. In particular, in an industry where the number of workers is aging each year and the successor to the tea industry is lacking, it is possible to manage the tea plantation as large as possible with as few people as possible, which can greatly contribute to the tea industry in the future. . And so on.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing one embodiment of a tea garden material input device according to the present invention, with a part thereof cut away.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the tea garden material input device shown in FIG. 1 with a part thereof cut away.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the leveling means of the tea-feeding material input device in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part showing another example of the excavating means of the tea garden material input device in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an operation state of the tea garden material input device in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 b Brown ridge c Ridge c1 Topsoil d Material 1 Running means 2 Hopper 2a Bottom part 3 Transfer means 4a, 4b Drop outlet 5 Sending means 15 Leveling means 20 Excavating means

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-1-124315 (JP, A) JP-A 7-1 (JP, A) JP-A-5-76224 (JP, A) JP-A 8- JP-A-63-161205 (JP, A) JP-A-61-105425 (JP, U) JP-A-62-27417 (JP, U) JP-A-57-47119 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A01B 49/06 A01C 15/00 A01D 46/04 A01M 7/00

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A running means which runs across a ridge on both sides of a tea ridge in a tea garden, and is attached to the running means and crosses a ridge in the tea garden to a ridge on both sides thereof.
A hopper for accommodating the material to be charged, a transfer means provided in said hopper for transferring toward the materials in the hopper from one side to the other side, provided material transfer termination by the transfer means at the bottom of the hopper And straddle the tea ridge
A material discharge opening that is opened to correspond to the ridges on both sides thereof, and a delivery means that is provided in the hopper at a material transfer end portion by the transfer means and that sends out the material toward the release port. let wherein the transfer means is at the bottom of the hopper,
From one side to the other side of the hopper, and
A pair of conveyors suspended on both sides in the width direction
In addition, a number of feed bars are spread over
The feed bar corresponding to the outbound route holds and transports the material, and
A feeding device for a tea garden, wherein the feed bar is configured to run below the bottom . 2. In the material transfer end portion by the transfer means.
Set up in the hopper and send out materials to the dropper
The delivery means is located below the bottom of the hopper.
So that it has a predetermined drop, and the width of the hopper is
Material is distributed from the approximate center to the left and right.
Are provided, and the transfer end of these sending means straddles a tea ridge on both sides thereof.
The outlets correspond to the ridges, and the material supplied by the sending means is provided outside the outlets.
A guide plate is attached so that it can be dropped to the desired position between the ribs.
2. The tea-feeding material input device according to claim 1, wherein an operation for simultaneously driving these sending means and an operation for driving one of the sending means are selectively performed. 3. In the hopper, leveling means for leveling the material in the hopper to a constant amount is provided, and the leveling means is provided on a guide in the front-rear direction of the hopper.
2. The material input device for tea garden according to claim 1, wherein the device is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat along the space. 4. A tea ridge in a tea garden on both sides of the ridge.
Capital material to be introduced to between I cormorants are, bark and that the organic matter material such as wood was debris of the cattle and pigs
Composted by mixing animal droppings such as droppings, or bark
Crushed organic materials such as wood and wood and other fertilizers
2. The tea-feeding material input device according to claim 1 , wherein the mixed material is selectively used .