JP3635150B2 - Container unloader of root crop harvester - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a root vegetable harvesting machine for harvesting radishes, carrots and the like to be planted in a field, and relates to a container loading / unloading device for storing excavated root vegetables.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in root vegetable harvesting machines, one side of the traveling machine stand has a pulling carrier that holds the stems and leaves of the root vegetables to be planted and pulls them up diagonally upward, and the other side has a control part on the other side. , Which has been transported in a suspended state at the clamping end portion of the pulling transport body and is provided with a lateral transport body that is laterally fed toward the rear side of the control unit, and has been sent by the lateral transport body Is stored in a container, and a container in which the root vegetables are stored is unveiled by, for example, JP-A-6-339318.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, although a root crop harvesting machine configured as described in the same publication and loading and unloading containers has already been disclosed, the present invention is intended for loading and unloading containers that store the dugouts. It was created for the purpose of providing a simple configuration that can be facilitated.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a pulling conveyance body that sandwiches the foliage of a root vegetable to be planted on one side of the traveling machine base and pulls it upward and obliquely upward. A horizontal conveyance body that inherits what is conveyed in a suspended state at the end portion and laterally feeds to the other side laterally, further provided with a vertical conveyance body that conveys backward from the conveyance termination portion of the horizontal conveyance body, In a root crop harvesting machine on which a container for storing root vegetables digged inside the vertical transport body at the bottom of the horizontal transport body is placed, the support member for placing the container is obliquely rearward and downward from above the traveling machine base The support member is provided with a driving device that moves back and forth while being guided by a guide rail extending toward the front.
[0005]
[Action]
As a result, what is transported in a suspended state to the clamping end portion of the pulling transport body is placed on the horizontal transport body in a state of being laid down and is laterally fed, and is sent rearward by the vertical transport body on the other side. The container, which is sequentially stored in a container placed on the support member, stores the dugout root vegetables and moves together with the support member guided by the guide rail by the driving device from the traveling machine base toward the rear and lower direction. As a result, the legs on the rear side of the container come into contact with the ground. Therefore, when the aircraft is advanced, the support member moves forward leaving the ground on the ground, and the front side of the container is also grounded and lowered. When loading the container on the ground, the container is scooped by the support member when the support member is lowered and the tip is brought close to the ground and the machine is moved backward. By moving the container, the container is loaded on the traveling machine base while being placed on the support member.
[0006]
【Example】
Hereinafter, a harvester for root vegetables equipped with a container unloading apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 or FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 ”describes the overall structure of the harvesting machine. One side of the traveling machine stand (3) equipped with the crawler type traveling device penetrates into the soil (left side) into the soil and is planted. A vibrating blade (1) for lifting the root portion (a1) and a pulling carrier (2) for holding the foliage portion (a2) lifted by the vibrating blade (1) and pulling it up obliquely rearward and upward are provided. On the right side, the control unit (A) is arranged, and the conveyance start end portion is positioned below the clamping end portion of the pull-out conveyance body (2), and the conveyance is laterally fed toward the rear side of the control unit (A). The body (4) is installed horizontally, and is further transported rearward from the transport terminal end of the lateral transport body (4). A feeding body (5) is provided, and the lower side of the horizontal conveyance body (4) is inserted into a wrinkle, and a container (6) is placed inside the vertical conveyance body (5) to store the root vegetables dug up. ing.
[0007]
In addition, a pair of laterally-rotating type tine scraping belts (13) and a longitudinally-rotating type tine lifting belt (14) are often tilted backward on the front side of the clamping start end of the pulling carrier (2). The vibrating blade (1) is located in the lower position.
[0008]
A cutter (15) and a discharge belt (16) for roughly cutting the foliage (a2) to be clamped and pulled up are mounted on the upper side of the nip of the pulling carrier (2), and (17) Is a guide plate that guides the roughly cut leaves. The vibrating blade (1) is configured to be movable up and down so that the depth of penetration into the soil can be adjusted, and the holding end and the holding end of the pulling carrier (2) are moved up and down respectively. It is adjustable.
[0009]
And the said horizontal conveyance body (4) inherits the root vegetables pulled up by the drawing conveyance body (2), and laterally feeds to the other side (right side), Comprising: The conveyance start end part of a horizontal conveyance body (4) On the front side, a roller (18) for changing the posture by contacting the root (a1) that has been pulled up with the shaft core in the left-right direction is rotatably mounted. A circular saw type cutter (19) is mounted to cut the entire length into a predetermined length or to cut off the entire length.
[0010]
The vertical conveyance body (5) has a conveyance start end positioned below the conveyance termination portion of the horizontal conveyance body (4), and a conveyance plate (20) is continuously provided inward toward the conveyance termination end. This facilitates the storing operation in the container (6).
[0011]
Therefore, when the harvesting process is described using radish as an object with reference to “FIG. 7” and “FIG. 8”, when the machine body is advanced at a low speed along the radish row, the vibrating blade (1) swings back and forth. The root part (a1) is lifted, the foliage part (a2) is scraped up by the raising belt (13) and the lifting belt (14), and the picked up foliage part (a2) is held by the pulling carrier (2) The root (a1) is pulled out from the soil and transported in the direction of the arrow (I) in the suspended state, and the leaf tip of the stem and leaf (a2) is roughly cut by the cutter (15) at the end of the transport, As shown by the arrow (b), the roughly cut piece is guided backward by the guide plate (17) and discharged, and the roughly cut root (a1) in the suspended state is a roller ( 18) After the contact with the stem and leaf (a2) is released Than it is traversing as root (a1) is placed in a horizontal collapsed state on the horizontal carrier (4) (c).
[0012]
The roughly cut foliage portion (a2) conveyed to the conveyance end portion is cut by a circular saw cutter (19) while leaving a fixed length, and is transferred to the vertical conveyance body (5) and rearward as indicated by an arrow (d). And is sequentially stored in the container (6) by the operator from above the gathering plate (20).
[0013]
Next, the container (6) loading and unloading apparatus, which is the main part of the present invention, will be described with reference to "FIG. 1" to "FIG. 5". The container (6) protrudes rearward and is arranged in parallel. Each support member (7) is welded to the base (21) at its front end, and the support (22) from both left and right ends of the base (21). (22) is erected, and the upper ends of the columns (22) and (22) are firmly connected by the connecting member (23) to be integrally formed, and the front ends of the support members (7) and (7) on both sides The rotatable wheels (24) and (25) are respectively mounted at slightly rear positions.
[0014]
Also, (8) and (8) are U-shaped guide rails that are formed in a U shape in a side view from both sides on the traveling machine base (3) and extend obliquely rearward and downward. The rolling wheels (24) and (25) are slidably engaged with the guide grooves (8a) of the guide rails (8) and (8) to connect the base (21), the columns (22) and (22), and the connection. The support member (7) configured integrally with the member (23) is movable from the traveling machine base (3) to the rear lower part and from the rear lower part to the traveling machine base (3), and the movement is based on the base. This is done by a drive device (9) comprising a hydraulic cylinder connected to the intermediate part of (21).
[0015]
(10) is a fixing release tool formed in a square shape in plan view, and the front side portion (10a) is rotatably inserted into the support columns (22) and (22). ) To move up and down, and in the state of the solid line shown in FIG. 2, the rear side portion (10b) contacts the rear surface of the container (6) and is prevented from sliding down from the support member (7) and fixed. The fixed state is released by moving it up like a virtual line.
[0016]
Reference numeral (26) denotes a roll mounted on the lower end of the arms (27) and (27) projecting downward from the intermediate portion of the front side portion (10a). ) Swings back and forth as indicated by the arrow (e). The up-and-down movement of the unlocking tool (10) and the back-and-forth swing of the roll (26) are operated by a cylinder device (28). (11) is a step for an operator who is welded and fixed to the rear side (10b) of the fixing / unlocking tool (10) and is stored in the rear side of the container (6). (11) is used. Further, a triangular grounding body (12) is integrally fixed to the lower surface of the front end portion of the support member (7) when viewed laterally.
[0017]
Therefore, when root vegetables are stored in the container (6), the virtual line is kept while the container (6) is placed on the support member (7) as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, when the container is moved downward and downward as indicated by a solid line, the rear leg (6b) of the container (6) is grounded. Therefore, when the fixed release tool (10) is moved upward as indicated by the phantom line in FIG. 10 by the cylinder device (28) to release the fixed state, the roll (26) is moved backward simultaneously with the release. The container 6 swings and pushes the container 6 backward. When the machine is advanced, the front leg 6a of the container 6 also moves on the ground as shown in FIG. It is lowered from the table (3).
[0018]
When loading an empty container (6) on the ground, the container (6) is scooped up by the support member (7) when the aircraft is moved backward in the state shown in FIG. Therefore, when the fixed release tool (10) in the released state that is moving upward is moved downward by the cylinder device (28), the roll (26) is also retracted forward, and the rear side (10b) is moved to the container ( 6) Since it touches the rear surface and is fixed on the support member (7) to prevent it from sliding down, the container can be moved by moving the support member (7) forward and upward by operating the driving device (9). (6) is loaded onto the traveling machine base (3).
[0019]
Further, when the ground is soft, such as when the container (6) is lowered in the field, the tip of the fork-shaped support member (7) comes to pierce, but the tip of the support member (7) A grounding body (12) is provided on the bottom surface, and the grounding body (12) is grounded so as not to pierce the ground.
[0020]
And, if the vertical transport body (5) is retractable as shown in phantom lines from the acting posture as shown in “FIG. 12”, the body width can be narrowed, and it becomes convenient for traveling on the road and storing, As shown in FIG. 13, in the direction of the arrow in the state shown in the imaginary line by allowing the inner part to swing with the front portion as a fulcrum while maintaining the acting posture, The work efficiency can be improved when the items conveyed by the vertical conveyance body (5) are sequentially stored if the conveyance end can be displaced vertically within the container (6). It is going up.
[0021]
The present invention is configured as described above, and by providing the unlocking tool (10), it is possible to safely prevent the container (6) from slipping down from the support member (7) when the container (6) is loaded and unloaded. It can be unloaded and placed on a predetermined position when loaded onto the traveling machine base (3). Further, when the operator's step (11) is provided in the unlocking tool (10), the operator can store the items dug using the step (11) in order, and the tip of the support member (7). When the grounding body (12) is provided on the lower surface of the part, the support member (7) can be prevented from being stabbed into the ground when the container (6) is lowered.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention is provided with a pulling carrier (2) on one side of the traveling machine stand (3), which sandwiches the foliage part (a2) of the root vegetables to be planted and pulls it up obliquely upward, A horizontal conveyance body (4) that takes over what has been conveyed in a suspended state to the clamping end portion of the pulling conveyance body (2) and laterally feeds to the other side is installed side by side. A vertical transport body (5) for transporting backward from the transport end portion is provided, and a container (6) for storing root vegetables digged inwardly of the lateral transport body (4) and the vertical transport body (5) below the lateral transport body (4). In the mounted root vegetable harvesting machine, the support member (7) for mounting the container (6) is guided by the guide rail (8) extending obliquely rearward and downward from the traveling machine base (3). In addition, the support member (7) is provided with a drive device (9) for moving back and forth. Therefore, the container (6) in which the root vegetables are stored moves from above the traveling machine base (3) to the rear lower side together with the support member (7) guided by the guide rail (8) by the driving device (9). Then, the leg (6b) on the rear side of the container (6) comes into contact with the ground, and the support member (7) is moved forward by leaving the container (6) on the ground by the advance of the fuselage. When the container (6) on the ground is loaded, the container (6) is moved to the support member (7) when the support member (7) is lowered and the tip is brought close to the ground to move the aircraft backward. ), And the container (6) is mounted on the traveling machine base (3) while being placed on the support member (7) by moving the support member (7) forward and upward by the drive device (9). Place the container (6) as it will be loaded Tip force and guide rail of the support member (7) - or ground by Le (8), loading the container (6) so as falls near the ground is to enable readily those simple configuration.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a root vegetable harvester in a non-working state.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view of a container placed on a support member.
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the same.
FIG. 4 is a side view of the harvester in a working state.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the same.
FIG. 6 is a front view of the same.
FIG. 7 is a process chart at the time of harvest shown by a side surface.
FIG. 8 is a process chart at the time of harvesting shown by a plane.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram when the container is lowered.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram when the container is lowered.
FIG. 11 is a diagram of a state where the container is lowered.
FIG. 12 is an explanatory view from the rear of the vertical transfer body.
FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram viewed from above the vertical transport body.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Pull-out conveyance body 3 Traveling machine base 4 Horizontal conveyance body 5 Vertical conveyance body 6 Container 7 Support member 8 Guide rail 9 Driving device 10 Unlocking free tool 11 Step 12 Grounding body a2 Leaf and leaf portion

Claims (4)

One side of the traveling machine base (3) is provided with a pulling conveyance body (2) that holds the stems and leaves (a2) of the root vegetables to be planted and pulls it up obliquely upward, and holds the pulling conveyance body (2). A horizontal transport body (4) that inherits the material transported in a suspended state at the end portion and is laterally fed to the other side, and is further transported backward from the transport end portion of the lateral transport body (4). In a root crop harvesting machine provided with a transport body (5) and mounted on a container (6) for storing root vegetables dug inwardly on the lateral transport body (4) vertical transport body (5) below the lateral transport body, The support member (7) on which the container (6) is placed is guided by a guide rail (8) extending obliquely rearward and downward from the traveling machine base (3), and the support member (7). Is equipped with a drive device (9) for moving back and forth, and loading and unloading containers of root crop harvesters Apparatus. The container (6) is placed at a predetermined position on the support member (7) by means of a fixed release tool (10). Container loading / unloading device for root vegetable harvesting machine as described. 3. The unlocking tool (10) is provided with an operator step (11). Container loading / unloading device for root vegetable harvesting machine as described. The lower surface of the tip of the support member (7) is provided with a grounding body (12). Container loading / unloading device for root vegetable harvesting machine as described.

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