JP3782343B2 - Combine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a combine that performs a cutting operation by exchanging headers according to various cutting crops such as rice or soybean.
[0002]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
This type of combine control controller is placed near the column in order to reduce the influence of disturbances and to reduce the wiring of the harness, and to store adjustment data such as various headers in the controller for efficient shipment adjustment at the factory. However, it is necessary to adjust the controller and header to the corresponding ones when using them. In the case of a large combine harvester, the header is removed each time it is shipped, transported or stored, or the header is replaced by crops. If a header adjusted by the controller and another header are installed, abnormal control is performed. Inconveniences such as being unable to perform accurate work.
[0003]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Therefore, the present invention provides a header discriminating means for identifying and identifying the header for the installation and removal of the header and the header for the combine that equips various working headers in a replaceable manner. This makes it possible to easily check the header and to improve the efficiency of the header mounting work.
[0005]
Furthermore, by storing control data at the time of the header removal, the next time the same header mounting operation, by enabling the control of the header based on the stored data, in the work by the same header of the first subsequent, in each case controller adjustment troublesome without manipulating, and to perform the work easily in proper condition, thereby improving the working efficiency.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is an overall side view of the combine, and FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof. In FIG. 1, 1 is a machine base equipped with a traveling crawler 2 via a track frame 3, and 4 is an axis perpendicular to the traveling direction of the machine body. Threshing section comprising two large and small diameter screw-type first and second handling cylinders 5 and 6 and a swing sorter 7, etc., 8 is a threshing section that is arranged above the threshing section 4 and is taken out through the milling cylinder 9 4 is a grain tank for storing grains, 10 is an upper carry-out auger for taking out grains in the grain tank 8, 11 is an engine room in which an engine 12 is installed behind the grain tank 8, and 13 is a driver's seat 14. And a steering handle 15 and the like provided in the cab 16 and disposed above the front of the threshing section 4, 17 is a step for getting on and off the left and right workers, 18 is threshing. Hydraulic cutting lift cylinder 19 at the lower front of part 4 Is a reaper to be equipped with movable up and down.
[0007]
The reaping part 18 is constituted by a reaping header 20 for taking in uncut cereal grains, and a feeder house 21 connected to the rear center of the header 20 to feed the reaped grains to the threshing part 4. An uncut shearing reel 22, a reciprocating cutting blade 23, and a scraping auger 24 are provided in the harvesting header 20, and the feeder house 21 is located below the cab 16 from the driver seat 14 in the center of the cab 16. It is arranged so as to be displaced to the left side, and the cereal grains to be taken into the header 20 are fed to the beater 26 on the left side of the front part of the threshing part 4 via the supply conveyor 25 provided in the feeder house 21 so as to be threshed. It is composed.
[0008]
As shown in FIG. 3, a parallel square pipe-shaped lower frame 27 and an upper frame 28 that are horizontally mounted horizontally in the left-right direction, and left and right side plates 29 and 29 that block both the left and right sides of the take-up auger 24 are cut into a cutting frame 30. The cutting header 20 is formed by being fixed integrally with the front, and the front portion of the feeder house 21 is detachably fixed to the rear surface of the cutting header 20 via the docking frame 31, so that the cutting header 20 and the feeder house 21 are detachably connected. After the front part of the feeder house 21 is attached to the threshing part 4 so as to be movable up and down around the supply input shaft 32 through the cutting lift cylinder 19 and the like, the cutting header 20 is attached to the feeder house 21. . Further, a weed plate 36 in which the weed head 34 and the weed body 35 are integrally fixed is fixed to the front side of the side plate 29 via the weed frame 33, and the left and right side plates 29 and the weed plate 36 are front and rear at the outer side of the body. The upper and lower weed plates 37 and 38 are provided in the direction, and the uncut shearing reel 22 is rotatably attached to the front ends of the left and right lift arms 39 and 39 extending in the front and rear direction. The cereals are transported in the direction of the rear auger 24 by the reel 22, and the cereal base is cut by the cutting blade 23, and the harvested cereals are gathered to the center by the auger 24. Bring it into the front part of the feeder house 21 at the rear, feed the whole amount of harvested culm into the threshing unit 4 by the supply conveyor 25 of the feeder house 21, collect the grains in the tank 8, and perform the threshing operation to release the swarf Configured as .
[0009]
Also, a hydraulic reel lifting cylinder 41 that raises and lowers the front portion of the lift arm 39 around the reel lifting fulcrum shaft 40 at the rear end, and a lower base end attached to the upper frame 28 and the lift arm 39 via the fulcrum shaft 40 at the upper end. A swing arm 42 that rotatably connects the rear end portion and a hydraulic swing cylinder 45 of an electric hydraulic unit 44 that is connected to the swing arm 42 via a swing frame 43 are provided. 39 The height of the reel 22 is adjusted by a lifting operation, and the position of the reel 22 in the front-rear direction is adjusted by rotating the swing arm 42 back and forth by controlling the swing cylinder 45.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 6, the cutting header 20 is provided so as to be exchangeable with other types of headers 46 such as large size, small size, and crops, and the header 20 and each drive unit of this machine are controlled according to the type of headers 20 and 46 to be mounted. As shown in FIG. 4, a horizontal sensor 47 for detecting the horizontal inclination of the airframe, a horizontal setting device 48 for setting and inputting (tuning) a reference horizontal inclination to the control controller, and a cutting height of the cutting unit 18 are detected. A cutting height sensor 49 to be set, a cutting height setting device 50 to set and input (tune) a target reference cutting height, a reel lift sensor 51 to detect the mounting height of the reel 22, and a target reel Reel raising / lowering setting device 52 that sets the height and inputs (tunes) it to the controller, and manual operation that starts horizontal control based on the inclination setting value of the horizontal setting device 48 Flat switch 53, manual cutting height switch 54 for starting cutting height control based on cutting height setting value of cutting height setting device 50, and reel lifting control based on reel height setting value of reel lifting setting device 52 The manual reel switch 55 for starting the header, the header mounting switch 56 for detecting the installation of the headers 20 and 46, and the type of the attached headers 20 and 46 are added to the bar code, symbol or header house provided on the headers 20 and 46. A header identification sensor 57 that is read from the identification signal to be transmitted, an engine load setting unit 58 that sets a reference value of the load ratio (rack position change rate) of the engine 12 and inputs (tunes) it to the control controller; A manual engine switch 59 for starting the electronic governor control based on the load factor set value and the driving operation unit 13 are provided. Panel display 60 for displaying control operations of the drivers 20 and 46, an electronic governor controller 62 that includes an accelerator sensor 61 and controls the rotation of the engine 12, and control data for each type such as the standard header 20 and the row crop header 46 ( Working controllers 63 and 64, which are control controllers for controlling the driving of the headers 20 and 46 based on the setting device), sensors 47, 49, 51 and 57, setting devices 48, 50, 52 and 58, and switches. 53, 54, 55, 56, and 59 are connected to the header identification controller 65, and the controllers 62, 63, and 64 and the display 60 are connected to the identification controller 65, depending on the type of header 20 and 46 to be attached. It is configured to perform driving under operating and working conditions. When the headers 20 and 46 are mounted next time, the respective control 53 (54, 55, and 59) is manually operated, so that the control data (setting values) of the previous headers 20 and 46 are used as they are. Done.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 5, the determination of the mounting of the headers 20 and 46 is made when each of the controllers 62, 63 and 64 is determined when the key switch is on, the header harness is connected to the main unit and the header mounting switch 56 is on. When the header harness or the mounting switch 56 is removed after the work of the headers 20 and 46 is turned off, the operation is performed immediately before the removal. Various control data (setting values) are stored in the memory, and the next time the work is performed with the same headers 20 and 46 attached, the previous data is used as the current data by manually operating the switches 53, 54, 55 and 59. Control based on stored data.
[0012]
When the headers 20 and 46 without such control data are attached, the type of the headers 20 and 46 attached by the identification sensor 54 is identified, and the identified header 20 or 46 is displayed on the panel display 57. At the same time, when the standard header 20 on which the standard header 20 is displayed is used, control of the engine load, the left and right sloping ground of the machine, the cutting height value, and the reel lifting value (reel height) necessary for the work of the standard header 20 Data is input (tuned) to the controllers 62, 63 by operating the setting devices 58, 48, 50, 52, and each automatic control using the control data as a reference value by turning on the switches 59, 53, 54, 55 is performed. When all control data of the standard header 20 is input and the automatic control state is entered, the panel display 60 is turned on. The termination display of training.
[0013]
During trimming using the standard header 20 after tuning, electronic governor control, such as maintaining the engine speed constant based on the engine load factor, and setting the airframe to the reference tilt value (horizontal) Horizontal control for maintaining, cutting height control for driving the lifting cylinder 19 to keep the cutting blade 23 at the reference cutting height, and reel lifting control for driving the reel lifting cylinder 41 to keep the reel 22 at the reference reel height are automatically performed. Make it.
[0014]
On the other hand, when the header 46 is displayed on the panel display 60 due to the attachment of the row crop header 46, the engine load necessary for the row crop operation and the control data of the right and left inclination values of the aircraft are operated by the setting devices 58 and 48. Is input (tuned) to the row crop controller 64, and electronic governor control and horizontal control based on the control data are started by manual operation of the switches 59 and 53. The end of tuning is displayed on the panel display 60 and the tuning is completed. During the harvesting work using the later row crop header 46, electronic governor control and horizontal control suitable for soybean work and the like are automatically performed to improve work efficiency.
[0015]
As described above, when the headers 20 and 46 are attached, the type is identified, and the operation and operation under conditions suitable for the headers 20 and 46 are performed. -It prevents 46 miscontrol.
[0016]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the row crop header 46 has a row crop unit 66 disposed at a position in front of the take-up auger 24 and an auxiliary auger 67 disposed at a position in front of the upper frame 28. When the harvesting rod is handed over from the crop unit 66 to the take-up auger 24, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the tip of the reed gets on the upper frame 28. 24 is configured to be taken in smoothly.
[0017]
Further, the row crop unit 66 has two left and right transport bodies 68 as one set, and four sets are disposed in the left-right direction, and rotating wheels 69 disposed on the left and right sides of the one transport body 68 in the groove between the flanges 70. The soybean cereal which is moved and taken in between the left and right transport bodies 68 via the weed plate 71 provided in front of the transport body 68 is fed into the scraping auger 24 below the feed end.
[0018]
As is clear from the above, in a combine that equips various working headers 20 and 46 in a replaceable manner, a header that is a header discriminating means for performing mounting and removal of the headers 20 and 46 and identifying the headers 20 and 46 for work. By providing the mounting switches and identification sensors 56 and 57, it is possible to easily confirm the correct and reliable mounting of the headers 20 and 46 to be used, and to improve the efficiency in mounting the headers 20 and 46. Can be planned.
[0019]
Further, by providing setting devices 58, 48, 50, 52 as tuning means for inputting control data for each header 20, 46 to each controller 62, 63, 64, which is a control unit, headers 20, 46 to be attached are provided. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate troublesomeness such as adjusting the control data each time, and to easily enable accurate headers 20 and 46 based on the corresponding control data.
[0020]
Furthermore, by storing the control data when the headers 20 and 46 are removed and enabling the headers 20 and 46 to be controlled based on the stored data at the next header 20 and 46 attachment work, the work by the same header after the first time can be performed. Thus, the work efficiency can be improved by easily performing the work under appropriate conditions without the trouble of adjusting the controllers 62, 63, and 64 each time.
[0021]
In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which only the standard header 20 and the row crop header 46 are exchanged is shown. However, the size of the headers 20 and 46 or the number of headers of different types according to the harvested crops can be changed. The configuration of replacing the headers may be the same, and the configuration including three or more work controllers 63 and 64 is the same.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above embodiments, the present invention is a header discriminator that performs mounting and removal of the headers 20 and 46 and identification of the work of the headers 20 and 46 in a combiner equipped with various work headers 20 and 46 in a replaceable manner. Since the means 56 and 57 are provided, it is possible to easily and accurately attach the headers 20 and 46 to be used, and to improve the efficiency in attaching the headers 20 and 46. It can be done.
[0024]
Furthermore, by storing control data at the time of the header 20, 46 remove, the next time the same header 20, 46 mounting operation, by enabling the control of the header 20, 46 based on the stored data, work with the same header of the first after In this case , the work efficiency can be improved by easily performing the work under appropriate conditions without the trouble of adjusting the control units 62, 63, and 64 each time.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a combine.
FIG. 2 is an overall plan view of the combine.
FIG. 3 is a side view of a cutting part.
FIG. 4 is a control circuit diagram.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory side view of a row crop header.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory plan view of a row crop header.
[Explanation of symbols]
20 Header 46 Row crop header 48 Level setting device (tuning means)
50 Cutting height setting device (tuning means)
52 Reel lift setting device (tuning means)
56 Header mounting switch (discriminating means)
57 Header identification sensor (discrimination means)
58 Engine load setting device (tuning means)
62 Governor controller (control unit)
63 Standard header controller (control unit)
64 Row crop controller (control unit)

Claims (1)

In a combine that equips various work headers in a replaceable manner, a header discriminating means is provided for performing header installation and removal and header work identification .
A combine that stores control data at the time of header removal and enables control of the header based on the stored data at the next header installation work .

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