JP3841706B2 - Ride type tea leaf picking machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a riding-type tea leaf plucking machine equipped with a container, and more particularly, to a riding-type tea leaf plucking machine that can be used both for pruning tea leaves and for trimming branches and leaves.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as this type of riding type tea leaf plucking machine, a pruning device that plucks tea leaves of a tea tree facing a top surface of a tea tree pod on a passenger car body that travels across a tea pod, and plucked tea leaves plucked by the plucking device In the riding-type tea leaf plucking machine equipped with a blower conveying duct to be transported and a plucked product storage device for carrying plucked tea leaves that have been conveyed by the blower conveying duct, the cutting cut by the plucking device at the time of trimming work A device is known in which a trimming device for dropping branches and leaves from a blower transport duct into a tea room cocoon is detachably connected to a carry-out side of the blower transport duct (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-214668).
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described prior art riding tea leaf plucking machine, the pruning device is detachably connected to the plucked object separator integrally provided on the carry-out side of the blower conveyance duct, and Since the harvested material storage device is disposed on the lower side of the harvested product separator, the harvested product storage device is used for connecting the harvesting device to the harvested product separator during the trimming operation. If it is not removed from the airframe, there is a disadvantage that it is not possible to secure an installation space for the cutting device connected to the lower side of the harvested product separator.
[0004]
Also, since the harvested material storage device must be removed from the machine in order to connect the harvesting device to the harvested product separator during the trimming work, the harvested material is accommodated in preparation for the tea leaf harvesting operation after the trimming work is completed. The apparatus has to be attached to the airframe again, and there has been a disadvantage that the troublesome work of detaching and attaching the harvested object storage apparatus is accompanied during the trimming work.
[0005]
The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and the guided discharge device for cutting branches and leaves in the trimming operation is installed using the space in the container in a state where the container is mounted. It is an object of the present invention to provide a riding-type tea leaf plucking machine that can be used as a common installation space and can simplify installation work.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a plucking device for plucking tea leaves of a tea tree facing a top surface of the tea tree plow, and a plucking device plucked by the pruning device. A riding-type tea leaf picker equipped with a lifting transport duct for transporting the picked tea leaves and a container for transporting the picked tea leaves transported by the lifting transport duct from the upper carry-in section, Is a detachable installation of a guided discharge device that guides the cut branches and leaves cut by the plucking device from the upper carry-in portion of the container to the intercostal space of the tea tree basket.
[0007]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the trimming work, guidance for guiding the cut branches and leaves cut by the plucking device from the upper carry-in part of the container to the intercostal space of the tea tree basket through the lower carry-out part of the container Since the discharge device is detachably installed, it is possible to guide and discharge the cut branches and leaves cut by the plucking device to the intercostal space of the tea tree with the guided discharge device. Since the cutting branches and leaves are guided from the upper carry-in part of the container to the intercostal space of the tea tree through the lower carry-out part of the container, the space in the container can be used as the installation space for the induction discharge device. There is no need to secure a separate installation space for the discharge device, and the installation space for the induction discharge device can be shared. The induction discharge device is equipped with a container. It is possible to install in state, without cumbersome task of detaching the mounting of the container is accompanied, it is possible to simplify the installation work of the induction discharge device.
[0008]
The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the guide discharge device passes the cut branches and leaves carried from the upper carry-in portion of the container through the lower carry-out portions provided on both lower sides of the container. Then, it leads to the furrows on both sides of the tea plantation.
[0009]
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 2, a guidance discharge apparatus makes the cutting branch leaves carried in from the upper carrying-in part of a container pass between each lower carrying-out part provided in the both lower side parts of a container, and between the chajus on both sides Since the cutting branches and leaves cut by the plucking device are divided into two parts and efficiently guided to the intercostal space on both sides of the tea tree cocoon, it is possible to contribute to an increase in the efficiency of the cutting work by the plucking device.
[0010]
The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the guide discharge device is configured by a slider that is inclined downward toward the vehicle body across the vertical line of the upper carry-in portion of the container, In the slider, an auxiliary slider is attached to the slider main body so as to be adjustable in the inclination direction, and is attached to the container so that the inclination can be adjusted.
[0011]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the guided discharge device is configured by the slider that is inclined downward, the space in the container can be used as a guide path of the guided discharge device, so that the cut branches and leaves are efficiently guided. In addition, since the slider can be expanded and contracted in the tilt direction, and the tilt can be adjusted, the cutting branches and leaves can be adjusted by adjusting the length and tilt of the slider even in the trimming work of tea tree pods with different ridge widths. It can be guided and discharged into the tea plantation.
[0012]
The invention according to claim 4 is the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the guide discharge device is configured by a slider that inclines downward toward the vehicle body side across the vertical line of the upper carry-in portion of the container. Further, a scattering prevention cover is provided on the lower side of the slider via a guide gap between the cut branches and leaves.
[0013]
According to the fourth aspect of the invention, since the anti-scattering cover is provided on the lower side portion of the slider via the guide gap of the cutting branches and leaves, the cutting branches and leaves falling along the descending slider are scattered. The prevention cover can be guided and discharged to the space between the tea cups without splashing on the upper surface of the adjacent tea cup.
[0014]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the guide discharge device includes a duct base that covers the upper carry-in portion of the container and is detachably mounted in the container; The base part is connected to the downstream port, and the tip part facing the tea cup is constituted by an induction duct including a duct hose that is detachably attached to the machine body side.
[0015]
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, since the induction | emission discharge apparatus is comprised by the induction duct which consists of a duct hose connected to the duct base | substrate which covers the upper carrying-in part of a container, the upper carrying-in part of a container The cut branches and leaves that are carried in can be guided and discharged by the duct hose to the tea plantation without being scattered in the container.
[0016]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the duct base of the induction duct is provided with a separation port for venting to lower the wind pressure of the conveying air from the lifting conveying duct. It is what.
[0017]
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the duct base of the induction duct is provided with the separation opening for venting, the cut branches and leaves cut by the plucking device are transported in the uplift transport duct. Most of the conveying wind that conveys the cut branches and leaves is discharged from the air vent separation port provided in the duct base and separated by the separation port. The cut branches and leaves fall within the duct hose of the induction duct and are discharged without being scattered when discharged into the tea room.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is a riding type tea leaf plucking machine equipped with a container for plucking tea leaves of a tea tree, and this riding type tea leaf plucking machine is It can also be used for cut-and-pruning work to cut the branches and leaves of tea trees. By cutting and discharging the cut branches and leaves with the picking device of the riding tea leaf picking machine with the guide discharging device, the cutting is done. The leveling work is performed. 1, 2 and 3 show a first embodiment in which a slider as a guide discharge device is installed in a riding type tea leaf plucking machine at the time of trimming, and FIGS. This is a second embodiment in which a guide duct as a guide discharge device is installed in the riding type tea leaf plucking machine at the time of work, and therefore, as a riding type tea leaf picking machine equipped with a container for plucking the tea leaves of tea trees, A common thing is shown in a 1st Example and a 2nd Example.
[0019]
First, a riding-type tea leaf plucking machine equipped with a container that performs a plucking operation for plucking tea leaves of a tea tree will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a passenger car body of a riding tea leaf plucking machine, and the passenger car body 1 travels between the tea tree culverts across the tea culm by a pair of left and right crawler travel devices 11, 11. A pair of left and right blowers 2 and 2 are mounted on the passenger car body 1, and each of the blowers 2 and 2 communicates with the plucking chamber 31 of the clipper type plucking device 3 via the telescopic ducts 21 and 21, respectively. The chamber 31 is further communicated to the container 5 from a pair of left and right uplift conveying ducts 4, 4 via upper carry-in portions 51, 51 that are arranged on the left and right, and the pair of left and right blowers 2, 2 are connected to the passenger car body 1. On the other hand, the plucking device 3, the pair of left and right lifting transport ducts 4, 4 and the container 5 are supported on the passenger car body 1 so as to be adjustable up and down. The pair of left and right blowers 2 and 2 may be a single large blower. In this case, the one blower communicates with each of the telescopic ducts 21 and 21 through a branch duct.
[0020]
The riding-type tea leaf plucking machine equipped with the container 5 for plucking tea leaves is constructed as described above, so that depending on the height of the tea plantation, plucking work for plucking tea leaves The height of the plucking device 3 can be adjusted according to the content of the cut-and-pruning operation for cutting the branches and leaves of the tea tree. The plucked tea leaves in the plucking chamber 31 plucked by the plucking device 3 are a pair of left and right Are carried into the container 5 from the upper carry-in portions 51 and 51 through the pair of left and right lifting and lowering ducts 4 and 4 by the conveying wind that has passed through the telescopic ducts 21 and 21 from the blowers 2 and 2. Is.
[0021]
Next, with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a description will be given of a first embodiment in which a slider 6 serving as a guide discharge device is installed in a riding tea leaf plucking machine at the time of trimming. The guide discharge device is a bilaterally symmetric shape in which the top portion is formed to be bendable and tilted downward on both sides of the vehicle body across the vertical lines of the upper carry-in portions 51, 51 provided on the left and right sides of the container 5. The slider body 61 includes a slider 6 including a slider body 61 and auxiliary sliders 62 and 62 mounted on the back surfaces of both lower portions of the slider body 61 so as to be extendable and contractable in the tilt direction. Is supported by a slider suspension support 63 provided at the center of the left and right above the inner surface of the container 5, and each of the lower sliders 52, 52 is provided with the auxiliary sliders 62, 62 provided on both lower sides of the container 5. It extends to the furrows on both sides of the tea tree 畝 T.
[0022]
And the expansion / contraction adjustment in the inclination direction by the auxiliary sliders 62, 62 mounted on the back side of the lower part of the slider main body 61 is the adjustment of the expansion / contraction in the inclination direction provided on both sides of the auxiliary sliders 62, 62 in the front-rear direction. And the expansion / contraction adjustment fixing screw 65 that penetrates both the expansion / contraction adjustment long hole 64 and the slider main body 61, and the slider 6 has a lower surface on both sides below the container 5. The slider 6 is supported by a plurality of tilt adjustment support screws 66 that are symmetrically screwed to the respective lower carry-out portions 52, 52. The slider 6 can be tilted by attaching / detaching the tilt adjustment support screw 66. This is done in cooperation with the bendable top of the slider body 61. In addition, although the thing which formed the slider main body 61 in the mountain shape in which the top part is bendable was demonstrated, the slider main body 61 is divided | segmented in the top part, and the top part of each divided | segmented slider main body 61 and 61 is carried out. A hook portion may be formed so that each slider body 61, 61 is hooked individually.
[0023]
Further, referring to FIG. 3, a scattering prevention cover 67 is provided on a bracket 671 on the vehicle body side on both lower sides of the slider 6 as a guide discharge device so as to face each other through a guide gap between cut branches and leaves. The anti-scattering cover 67 has a vertical wall 674 continuously formed on the horizontal wall 672 through an inclined wall 673 inclined downward on both sides of the vehicle body. The horizontal wall 672 and the inclined wall 673 are respectively in the width direction and the inclination direction. The telescopic adjustment long hole and the expansion / contraction adjustment fixing screw can be adjusted for expansion / contraction. This makes it possible to adjust the anti-scattering cover 67 to the gap width between the ridges even when trimming tea leaves T with different ridge widths. Thus, the cut branches and leaves can be guided and discharged to the intercostal space of the tea plantation T without scattering the upper surface of the adjacent tea plantation T.
[0024]
Next, with reference to FIG.4 and FIG.5, the 2nd Example which installed the induction | guidance | derivation duct 7 as an induction | guidance | derivation discharge apparatus in the riding type tea leaf plucking machine at the time of a trimming work is described. The induction discharge device includes duct bases 71 and 71 that individually cover upper carry-in portions 51 and 51 that are opposed to the container 5 and are detachably mounted in the container 5, and base portions at the downstream ports of the respective duct bases 71. Is formed by a pair of induction ducts 7 and 7 composed of flexible duct hoses 73 and 73 connected to each other, and the pressure of the conveying air from the lifting conveying duct 4 is lowered on each duct base 71 and 71. A vent 72 for air venting, which is covered with a wire mesh, is provided, and the duct hoses 73 and 73 are connected to the lower side of the container 5 through the lower carry-out portions 52 and 52, respectively. The front end facing the space between the two is detachably mounted on the machine body side by a duct mounting band 74.
[0025]
The separation base 72 for removing the air is provided in the duct base 71 of the induction duct 7, so that the cut branches and leaves cut by the plucking device 3 are conveyed in the lifting conveyance duct 4 by the conveyance wind, and the induction duct. 7, most of the conveying wind that conveys the cut branches and leaves is discharged from the separation port 72, and the cut branches and leaves separated by the separation port 72 are discharged from the duct hose 73 of the induction duct 7. It is discharged without scattering when it falls inside and is discharged into the furrow of the tea plantation T. Although not shown in the drawings, by attaching the duct mounting band 74 to the machine body so as to be adjustable in the width direction, it can be applied to the trimming work of the tea plantation T having different ridge widths.
[0026]
The first embodiment and the second embodiment described above both carry the cut branches and leaves cut by the plucking device 3 in the trimming operation for cutting the branches and leaves of the tea tree so as to be placed on the left and right of the container 5. The guide discharge devices 6 and 7 in the case of performing the guide discharge from the portions 51 and 51 to the intercostals on both sides of the tea tree basket T via the respective lower carry-out sections 52 and 52 provided on both lower sides of the container 5 have been described. When the cut branches and leaves are guided and discharged from one upper carry-in portion 51 to the intercostal space of the tea plantation T, the one-side inclined slider 6 may be used as the guide discharge device of the first embodiment. Only one induction duct 7 is sufficient as the discharge device. The guided discharge devices 6 and 7 according to the present invention can also be applied to a branching operation for cutting and arranging a branch of a tea tree. In this case, branching is adopted for the plucking device.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention configured as described above, in cutting and trimming work, the cut branches and leaves cut by the plucking device are guided from the upper carry-in portion of the container to the intercostal space of the tea tree basket through the lower carry-out portion of the container. Since the guided discharge device is detachably installed, the cut and leaves cut by the plucking device can be guided and discharged by the guided discharge device to the intercostal space of the tea plantation, so the cut branches and leaves are trimmed. Since it does not fall on the top surface of the tea plantation after the work is finished, there is no mixing of old leaves at the time of picking tea leaves of new shoots, and it is possible to harvest good quality tea leaves, Since the cut branches and leaves are guided from the upper carry-in part of the container through the lower carry-out part of the container to the tea plantation, the space in the container is used as the installation space for the guide discharge device Therefore, it is not necessary to secure a separate installation space for the induction discharge device, so that the installation space for the induction discharge device can be shared, and the induction discharge device can be installed with a container mounted. Therefore, the troublesome work of removing and attaching the container is not accompanied, and the installation work of the guide discharge device can be simplified.
[Brief description of the drawings]
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side view of a first embodiment of a riding tea leaf plucking machine according to the present invention, and is an explanatory view showing the inside by removing a side wall of a container.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the first embodiment of the riding tea leaf plucking machine according to the present invention, and is an explanatory view showing a part of the container in a longitudinal direction.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a splash prevention cover in the first embodiment of the riding tea leaf plucking machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a side surface of a second embodiment of the riding tea leaf plucking machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a rear view of the second embodiment of the riding tea leaf plucking machine according to the present invention, and is an explanatory view showing the inside by partially cutting a part of the container.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Passenger vehicle body 3 ... Plucking device 4 ... Lifting conveyance duct 5 ... Container 51 ... Upper carrying-in part 52 ... Lower carrying-out part 6 ... Slider 61 as a guidance discharge device ... Slider main body 62 ... Auxiliary slider 63 ... Slider suspension support tool 64 ... Elongation adjustment elongated hole 65 ... Elongation adjustment fixing screw 66 ... Inclination adjustment support screw 67 ... Spattering prevention cover 7 ... Induction duct 71 as induction discharge device ... Duct base 72 ... Separation port 73 ... Duct hose 74 ... Duct installation Band T ... Chaju

Claims (6)

  A plucking device that plucks tea leaves of the tea tree facing the top surface of the tea tree pod on a passenger car body that straddles the tea cocoon, a lifting conveyance duct that conveys plucked tea leaves plucked by the plucking device, and the lifting conveyance A riding-type tea leaf plucking machine equipped with a container for carrying plucked tea leaves conveyed by a duct from an upper carry-in section, and when cutting, the cut branch leaves cut by the plucking device are carried into the container. A riding-type tea leaf plucking machine, characterized in that a guide discharge device for guiding the tea to the teacup space through the lower carry-out part of the container is detachably installed. The guided discharge device guides the cut branches and leaves carried from the upper carry-in portion of the container to the intercostals on both sides of the tea tree knot via respective lower carry-out portions provided on both lower sides of the container. The riding tea leaf plucking machine described in 1. The induction discharge device is composed of a slider that tilts downward toward the vehicle body across the vertical line of the upper carry-in portion of the container, and the slider is mounted so that the auxiliary slider can be expanded and contracted in the inclination direction with respect to the slider body. The riding type tea leaf plucking machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the riding type tea leaf plucking machine is installed so as to be tiltable with respect to the container. The guide discharge device is configured by a slider that is inclined downward toward the vehicle body across the vertical line of the upper carry-in portion of the container, and a scattering prevention cover is provided on the lower side portion of the slider via a guide gap of the cutting branches and leaves. The riding type tea leaf plucking machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the riding type tea leaf plucking machine is provided. The guided discharge device includes a duct base that covers an upper carry-in portion of the container and is detachably mounted in the container, and a base that is connected to a downstream port of the duct base and a front end that faces the tea cup is attached to and detached from the machine body. The riding-type tea leaf plucking machine according to claim 1, wherein the riding-type tea leaf plucking machine is configured by an induction duct including a duct hose that can be mounted. 6. The riding-type tea leaves according to claim 5, wherein the duct base of the induction duct is provided with a separation opening for venting air to lower the wind pressure of the conveying air from the lifting conveying duct. Plucking machine.

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