JP3897800B2 - Combine control device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention is provided with a plurality of manual switches for instructing command information for executing operation control of a plurality of work units, and the operation control of each of the plurality of work units is performed by any one of the plurality of manual switches. The present invention relates to a combine control device provided with a control means for managing whether to execute based on command information from the plurality of manual switches and executing operation control for each of a plurality of work units based on command information from the plurality of manual switches. .

In the above-described combine control device, a plurality of manual switches and manual operation levers for instructing command information for performing operation control of a plurality of work units are operated so that a driver who operates the combine can concentrate on work. It is arranged so as to be concentrated at the hand of the person .

In the combine, a cutting part as a working part is attached to the front part of the machine body by a hydraulic cylinder so as to be swingable up and down, and a manual operation lever for lifting and lowering that is swingable in the longitudinal direction of the machine body is provided in the operation part. In the state of being biased back to the neutral position. When the manual operation lever is operated to the rear side of the machine, the raising of the cutting part is commanded. When the manual operation lever is operated to the front side of the machine, the lowering of the cutting part is commanded, and the manual operation lever is neutral. When returning to the position, the mowing unit is commanded to stop raising and lowering, and based on those commands, the hydraulic cylinder is expanded and contracted, and the mowing unit is controlled to move up and down.
Further, the manual operation lever for raising and lowering the cutting is provided with an automatic raising and lowering switch that can be operated with a finger that holds the grip. And, for example, at the start of the mowing operation, when the mowing unit is raised to the upper limit position, the mowing unit can be automatically lowered to the lowering target position by pressing the automatic lift switch, for example, At the end of the cutting operation, the automatic lifting switch is pressed so that the cutting unit can be automatically raised to the upper limit position.

  Further, in the above combine, the machine body is provided with a pair of left and right crawler traveling devices as working portions, and a hydraulic non-transmission device that shifts and transmits power from the power device to the left and right traveling devices to the operating portion. A manual operation lever for instructing a shift command for shifting the step transmission in the forward direction and the reverse direction is provided in a state in which it can be swung in the longitudinal direction of the body. In other words, when the manual operation lever for shifting is operated from the neutral position to the front side of the machine, the speed is increased to the forward side, and when operated from the neutral position to the rear side of the machine, the speed is increased to the reverse side. It is controlled to become.

  The cereals harvested by the reaping part are transported to the threshing part as a working part and threshing processed, but in order to detect the cocoon length of the sorghum conveyed to the threshing part to the threshing part A tip depth sensor that automatically adjusts to a proper handle depth state by operating a handle depth adjusting means that adjusts the handle depth in the threshing portion based on detection information of the tip sensor. Control is being executed. Furthermore, for the handling depth adjustment for manually adjusting the handling depth adjusting means to the shallow handling side and the deep handling side, respectively, in a state where the shifting operation lever can be operated with a finger gripping the grip part. A manual switch is provided. It should be noted that which one of the handling depth control based on the detection information of the tip sensor and the manual handling depth adjustment operation by the manual switch is executed is switched by switching information from the changeover switch.

  Conventionally, as described above, the correspondence relationship as to whether the operation control of each of the plurality of working units such as the reaping unit and the threshing unit is executed based on the command information from any of the plurality of manual switches Was set uniquely and managed. For example, the automatic raising / lowering operation for automatically raising / lowering the cutting part between the upper limit position and the lowering target position is executed based on command information from an automatic raising / lowering switch provided on a manual operation lever for cutting / lifting, and threshing The handling depth manual adjustment operation for manually adjusting the handling depth of the section is set to be executed based on command information from a handling depth adjustment manual switch provided on the manual operation lever for shifting.

As described above, the various manual switches have been integrated into the driver's hand position, but depending on conditions such as the driver's proficiency with the machine, age, sex, etc. It is not possible to decide on the appropriate location.
However, in the above-described prior art, since the correspondence relationship for executing the operation control of each of the plurality of working units based on the command information from which manual switch is uniquely set, depending on the driver, There was a problem that the manual switch had to be operated in a poor operability state.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to improve the problems of the prior art by operating a plurality of manual switches in a state where the driver is as good as possible. It is in the point which provides the control apparatus of the combine which can perform the operation control of a working part.

According to claim 1, the control unit is configured to control, among the plurality of working units, based on command information from any of the plurality of manual switches based on a command from the correspondence information change command unit. Correspondence information indicating which working unit to perform the operation control is configured to be freely changeable, and the correspondence information is command information of some manual switches of the plurality of manual switches, A state in which the lifting control of the reaping part as one of the operation controls of the plurality of working parts is executed, and a state in which the handling depth adjustment control of the threshing part as one of the operation controls of the plurality of working parts is executed. Ru information der subject to change settings.
That is, when the correspondence information change command is instructed from the correspondence information change command unit, the control unit performs a plurality of operations based on the command information from any of the plurality of manual switches based on the change command. Corresponding relationship information indicating which of the working units is to be controlled is changed and set, and a plurality of working units are set based on command information from a plurality of manual switches according to the corresponding relationship information after the change setting. Each operation control is executed.

Therefore, the change instruction from the corresponding relation information change command means can change the correspondence relation to execute the operation control of each of the plurality of work units based on the command information from which manual switch. Depending on the level of proficiency with the machine, age, sex, etc., the correspondence between the above-mentioned plurality of manual switches and the operation control of the plurality of working units is appropriately changed so that the driver can operate as much as possible. Provided is a work machine control device capable of operating a manual switch to execute operation control of a plurality of work units .

According to a second aspect, in the first aspect, the correspondence information change command unit is configured as a display input type including a display unit that displays the correspondence information and an input unit that inputs the correspondence change command. The display unit is configured by an LCD display that displays image information such as various messages and graphs, and the input unit is configured to command a command to select a correspondence information change mode, and the control unit However, when a command to select the correspondence information change mode is instructed from the input unit, the correspondence information is displayed on the LCD display.
That is, when the correspondence information is displayed on the display unit and a correspondence change command is input at the input unit, the correspondence information displayed on the display unit is changed.
Accordingly, the correspondence information can be changed and set by inputting the correspondence change command while confirming the correspondence information by display, so that the correspondence information can be accurately changed.
According to a third aspect, in the second aspect, the LCD display is provided on a display panel that displays various types of information provided in the boarding operation section.
According to claim 4, in any one of claims 1 to 3, a work unit that is operation-controlled by command information of the plurality of manual switches or a work unit different from these work units is set as an operation target. A manual operation lever for instructing an operation command is provided, and at least one of the plurality of manual switches is attached to the manual operation lever.
In other words, when one of the plurality of manual switches is attached to a manual operation lever that commands an operation command with a working unit that is controlled by command information of the plurality of manual switches as an operation target, While operating the manual operation lever to operate the operation unit to be operated, the manual switch attached to the manual operation lever can be operated to operate the operation unit corresponding to the manual switch. In addition, one of the plurality of manual switches is attached to a manual operation lever that commands an operation command for a work unit different from a work unit that is controlled by command information of the plurality of manual switches. If this is the case, operate the manual operation lever to operate the other operation part, and operate the manual switch attached to the manual operation lever to operate the operation part corresponding to the manual operation lever. Can do.

Therefore, a manual switch for commanding operation information for the same work unit as the operation target of the manual operation lever or another work unit is attached to the manual operation lever for the operation command for the work unit. The manual switch attached to the lever can be easily operated with a finger of the hand to be operated. In particular, when the operation target of the manual operation lever and the manual switch attached thereto is the same work section, the manual operation lever is set according to the operation content commanded by the operation lever and the operation content commanded by the manual switch. An accurate operation can be commanded to the working unit with only one hand for operating. Therefore, the suitable means at the time of implementing the combine control apparatus of any one of Claims 1-3 is obtained.

Hereinafter, a control apparatus for a working machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG surface.
As shown in FIG. 1, the combine harvester 2 harvests the planted cereals at the front part of the traveling machine body V having a pair of left and right crawler traveling devices 1L, 1R, and conveys the harvested cereal grains backward. Is configured to freely move up and down, and the traveling machine body V includes a threshing unit 3 that threshs the harvested cereal, a grain tank that stores the threshed grain, a boarding operation unit 5, and the like.

  The cutting unit 2 includes a weeding tool 6 for weeding the planted stalks, a pulling device 7 for raising the planted potatoes in a standing position, and a clipper-type cutting device 8 for cutting the stock side of the raised potatoes. An auxiliary conveying device 4 that gathers the harvested corn straw and conveys it backward, a vertical conveying device 9 that conveys the harvested corn straw backward while gradually changing its posture to a sideways posture, etc. The chopping cylinder CY is pivotally supported with respect to the traveling machine body V so as to be movable up and down around the horizontal axis X1. In addition, a potentiometer-type anti-machine height sensor S3 for detecting a raising / lowering position of the cutting unit 2 with respect to the traveling machine body V is provided at a rotation fulcrum part of the cutting unit 2 with respect to the machine body. In addition, a stock sensor S0 for detecting whether or not there is a harvested cereal meal is provided at the transport entrance of the vertical transport device 9.

The vertical transport device 9 includes a stock transport device 9a for nipping and transporting the stock side of the grain straw, a tip transport device 9b for locking and transporting the stock side of the grain straw, and a tip guide plate 9c. It is supported so as to be swingable around the same axis as the dynamic axis X1, and is provided so as to be swingably adjustable by a handling depth motor M1, whereby the pinch portion of the cereals received from the auxiliary transport device 4 is in the cocoon length direction. It is comprised so that the handling depth in the threshing part 3 can be adjusted.
And in the conveyance path | route of the harvested grain cocoon, it is juxtaposed in the conveyance direction lower side rather than the handling depth adjustment location by the said handling depth motor M1, and spaced apart in the cocoon length direction, and rocks when the corn kernel contacts. A pair of switch-type tip sensors S2a, S2b that are turned on, and when the automatic handling mode SW7 (see FIG. 7) is turned on and the automatic adjustment mode is selected, the pair of tip sensors S2a, A state in which the tip of the grain pod is located between S2b (a state in which the stock source side sensor S2b is on and a state that the tip side sensor S2a is off) is set to an appropriate handling depth state so that the appropriate handling depth state is maintained. Further, a handling depth control for controlling the operation of the handling depth motor M1 is executed.

  Next, the power transmission system is shown in FIG. The output of the engine E mounted on the machine body V is transmitted to the threshing unit 3 via the threshing clutch 37 and also transmitted to the transmission unit 40 via the traveling clutch 38 and the continuously variable transmission 39. The output transmitted to the mission unit 40 is transmitted to the left and right crawler travel devices 1L and 1R in a state where power transmission is turned on and off by the left and right steering clutches 12L and 12R, respectively, while the output is transmitted via the cutting clutch 41 Is transmitted to the cutting unit 2. S1 is a threshing switch that detects the on / off state of the threshing clutch 37.

  In other words, the power transmission from the engine E to the left and right crawler travel devices 1L and 1R is individually turned on and off by the left and right steering clutches 12L and 12R, so that the left and right crawler travel devices 1L and 1R The airframe V turns to the side where the power transmission is cut off, and the traveling direction is corrected.

Next, a control configuration for instructing the lifting operation of the cutting unit 2 and the turning operation of the machine body V will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, on the right front side of the boarding operation unit 5, a cutting lift lever for manually lifting and lowering the cutting unit 2, a steering lever for manually turning the traveling machine body V to the left and right, A cross-operated cutting height steering lever 16 is also provided, and a swing operation amount in each direction of the cutting up / down and steering operation is detected at the root of the cutting height steering lever 16. A potentiometer-type cutting volume VR1 and a steering volume VR2 are provided (see FIG. 7). That is, when the cutting height steering lever 16 is swung backward, the raising of the cutting unit 2 is commanded. On the other hand, when the cutting height steering lever 16 is swinging forward, the lowering of the cutting unit 2 is commanded, and the cutting height steering lever 16 is commanded. When left is swung to the left, a left turn is commanded, while when right is swung, the right turn is commanded.

As shown in FIG. 4, on the upper side of the grip portion 16 a provided in the cutting height steering lever 16, there are respectively an up switch SW <b> 1 and a down switch SW <b> 2 that can be pushed by a finger that grips the grip portion 16 a. The raising switch SW1 is located on the raising operation side (the rear side of the machine body) of the cutting height steering lever 16, and the lowering switch SW2 is located on the lowering operation side (the machine body front side) of the cutting height steering lever 16. ing.
When the lifting switch SW1 is pressed while the cutting unit 2 is rising near the upper limit position, an automatic lowering operation that automatically lowers the cutting unit 2 to the lowering target position is commanded, while the lowering switch SW2 When is pressed, an automatic ascent operation for automatically raising the mowing unit 2 to the upper limit position is commanded.

  That is, when the raising switch SW1 and the lowering switch SW2 provided on the cutting height steering lever 16 are operated with a finger gripping the gripping portion 16a of the cutting height steering lever 16, the automatic raising and lowering of the cutting portion 2 are instructed. Therefore, there is an advantage that the operation of the ascending switch SW1 and the descending switch SW2 can be easily performed by the operation of one hand holding the cutting height steering lever 16.

Further, on the upper part of the grip part 16a of the cutting height steering lever 16, a left turn switch SW3 and a right turn switch SW4 that can be pushed and operated by a finger gripping the grip part 16a are directed to the front of the body. The left turn switch SW3 is located on the left side, and the right turn switch SW4 is located on the right side.
When the left turn switch SW3 is pressed, a left turn command is issued to turn the body V to the left while the switch is pressed. When the right turn switch SW4 is pressed, the body V is turned to the right while the button is pressed. A right turn command is issued.

  Note that the left turn switch SW3 and right turn switch SW4 can be easily operated by one hand holding the cutting height steering lever 16, like the up switch SW1 and down switch SW2. There are advantages.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a manual speed change lever 17 for manually shifting the continuously variable transmission 39 is provided on the left side of the boarding operation unit 5. That is, when the manual shift lever 17 is operated from the neutral position to the front side of the machine, a speed increasing operation is performed to the forward side, and when operated from the neutral position to the rear side of the machine, the speed increasing operation is performed to the reverse side to return to the neutral position. And the travel stop state.

Further, on the side portion of the grip portion 17a of the manual transmission lever 17, the shallow handle switch SW5 and the deep handle switch SW6 are arranged in the vertical direction so that they can be pushed and operated by a finger gripping the grip portion 17a. It is provided side by side.
Then, when the manual depth adjustment switch SW7 is turned off and the manual adjustment mode is selected, when the shallow handle switch SW5 is pressed, the shallow handle depth motor M1 is operated to the shallow handle side while the switch is pressed. When a handling command is issued and the depth handling switch SW6 is pressed, a depth handling command for operating the handling depth motor M1 to the depth handling side is issued while the switch is pressed. Incidentally, the operation of the shallow handle switch SW5 and the deep handle switch SW6 also has an advantage that it can be easily operated with one hand holding the manual transmission lever 17.

From the configuration described above, the plurality of working units SB are configured by the crawler travel devices 1L and 1R, the reaping unit 2, the threshing unit 3, and the continuously variable transmission 39, and the operation control of the plurality of working units SB is performed. Each of the manual switches is provided as a plurality of manual switches SW for instructing command information for execution.
Specifically, a manual switch SW for instructing command information for controlling the raising / lowering operation of the cutting unit 2 is configured by the ascending switch SW1 and the descending switch SW2, and a command for controlling the steering operation of the crawler traveling devices 1L, 1R. The manual switch SW for instructing information is constituted by the left turning switch SW3 and the right turning switch SW4, and the manual switch SW for instructing command information for controlling the depth of handling of the threshing unit 3 is the shallow handling switch. It is comprised by SW5 and deep handling switch SW6.

A manual operation lever SR for instructing an operation command is provided with a work unit SB that is controlled by command information of the plurality of manual switches SW as an operation target.
Specifically, the manual operation lever SR that commands the lifting operation command with respect to the cutting unit 2 that is controlled to move up and down by the command information of the ascending switch SW1 and the descending switch SW2, the cutting height steering lever 16 And a manual operation lever SR for instructing a turning operation command with the crawler travel devices 1L and 1R controlled to turn by the command information of the left turning switch SW3 and the right turning switch SW4. The cutting height steering lever 16 is configured.
In addition, a manual operation lever SR for instructing an operation command is provided for a work unit SB that is different from the work unit SB that is controlled by the command information of the plurality of manual switches SW, and specifically, A manual operation lever SR for instructing a speed change operation command is configured by the manual speed change lever 17 with the continuously variable transmission 39 as an operation target.

At least one of the plurality of manual switches SW is attached to the manual operation lever SR, and further, the plurality of manual switches SW are distributed to the plurality of manual operation levers SR.
That is, the manual operation lever SR is a right-hand manual operation lever (the cutting height steering lever 16) arranged to be operated with the right hand, and a left-hand manual operation lever is arranged to be operated with the left hand. (The manual transmission lever 17), and the plurality of manual switches SW are allocated to the manual operation lever SR. Specifically, four manual switches, the ascending switch SW1, the descending switch SW2, the left turning switch SW3, and the right turning switch SW4, are attached to the cutting hand steering lever 16 for the right hand, and the shallow handling switch SW5. A deep handle switch SW6 is attached to the manual transmission lever 17.

  A display panel H for displaying various types of information is provided on the left front side of the boarding operation unit 5. As shown in FIG. 6, the display unit H includes an indicator needle type fuel meter 40 that indicates the remaining amount of fuel in a fuel tank (not shown), an indicator needle type tachometer 41 that displays the rotational speed of the engine E, A blinker lamp 42, a brake lamp 43, a load indicator 44 that indicates the load level of the engine E with five levels of lamps, and an LCD indicator 45 that displays image information such as various messages and graphs are provided. . Further, a mode changeover switch 46 and a display changeover switch 47 are provided on the right side of the display unit H. These changeover switches 46 and 47 are turned on only when being pushed and are not pushed. It is configured as a push-button switch that sometimes turns off.

As shown in FIG. 7, a control device 14 configured using a microcomputer is provided. The control device 14 includes the stock sensor S0, the threshing switch S1, the pair of tip sensors S2a and S2b, and the height of the aircraft. Each detection information of the depth sensor S3, the raising / lowering volume VR1, the steering volume VR2, the raising switch SW1, the lowering switch SW2, the left turning switch SW3, the right turning switch SW4, and the handling depth automatic switch SW7 is input. Operation information of the changeover switches 46 and 47 provided in the display panel H is input.
On the other hand, from the control device 14, the left and right steering cylinders 11L and 11R for operating the control valve 13 for operating the cutting cylinder CY, the handling depth motor M1, and the left and right steering clutches 12L and 12R are operated. Drive signals for the control valves 10L and 10R and the display panel H are output.

  The control device 14 is used to manage whether the operation control of each of the plurality of working units SB is executed based on command information from any of the plurality of manual switches SW, and Control means 100 is configured to execute operation control for each of the plurality of working units SB based on command information from the plurality of manual switches SW. The control means 100 further includes correspondence information change command means 101 described later. Based on the command, the command information from which manual switch SW of the plurality of manual switches SW indicates which work unit SB of the plurality of work units SB is to be controlled. The related information can be changed and set freely.

Specifically, the correspondence information is set to standard correspondence information at the time of factory shipment. That is, as described above, the lifting / lowering operation control of the cutting unit 2 is executed based on the command information from the ascending switch SW1 and the descending switch SW2, and the threshing unit is based on the command information from the shallow handling switch SW5 and the deep handling switch SW6. 3 is set to execute the handling depth adjustment control.
Then, the handling information of the threshing unit 3 is controlled based on the standard correspondence information, for example, based on the command information from the ascending switch SW1 and the descending switch SW2, and from the shallow handling switch SW5 and the depth handling switch SW6. Based on the command information, it is possible to change and set the correspondence relationship information to execute the lifting operation control of the cutting unit 2. Therefore, after the change of the correspondence information, when the raising switch SW1 is operated, the handling depth motor M1 is operated to the shallow handling side, and when the descending switch SW2 is operated, the handling depth motor M1 is Operates on the deep handle side. Further, when the shallow handling switch SW5 is operated, the cutting unit 2 is automatically raised, and when the deep handling switch SW6 is operated, the cutting unit 2 is automatically lowered.

The correspondence relationship information change command unit 101 is configured as a display input type including a display unit for displaying the correspondence relationship information and an input unit for inputting the correspondence relationship change command.
Specifically, using the display panel H, the LCD display 45 functions as the display unit, and the changeover switches 46 and 47 function as the input unit.
The operation for changing the correspondence information by the correspondence information change command means 101 will be described. First, when the change mode of the correspondence information is selected by the mode changeover switch 46, as shown in FIG. The corresponding correspondence information, for example, the standard correspondence information is displayed on the LCD display 45. In this state, the display changeover switch 47 is operated so that the ascending switch SW1 corresponds to the shallow handling operation instead of the automatic ascending operation, and the descending switch SW2 is replaced with the automatic descending operation. When the display is switched so as to correspond to the deep handling operation, the correspondence information is changed and set according to the switched content. Similarly, the shallow handling switch SW5 can be changed to correspond to the automatic raising operation, and the deep handling switch SW6 can be changed to correspond to the automatic lowering action.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 9, a rearview mirror 18 for an operator located in the boarding operation unit 5 to confirm the left side of the machine body is provided at the upper left portion of the reaping unit 2. It is installed in a state where it can be freely rotated around the horizontal axis. And the said control apparatus 14 is comprised so that the said electric motor M2 may be actuated based on the detection information of the said body height sensor S3, and angle control which adjusts the angle of the rear-view mirror 18 may be performed. (See FIG. 7). That is, regardless of whether the cutting unit 2 is in the lowered position (A in FIG. 9) or in the raised position (B in FIG. 9), the angle of the rearview mirror 18 is changed by the operation of the electric motor M2. The angle is adjusted so that the operator located at 5 can confirm the left side of the aircraft.

[Another embodiment]
In the above embodiment, the case where the manual switch SW for instructing the operation command for the working unit SB is provided on the upper part or the side part of the grip part of one manual operation lever SR has been described. For example, as shown in FIG. A pair of manual switches SWa and SWb for instructing an operation command for one work unit SB and an operation command for another work unit SB are commanded to both an upper part and a side part of a grip part of one manual operation lever SR. A pair of manual switches SWc and SWd may be provided.

Side view of the front side of the combine Combine power diagram Plan view of boarding operation Perspective view of lifting / cutting height lever Perspective view of the speed change lever Front view of display panel Block diagram of control configuration Figure of display screen showing correspondence information change setting Side view showing angle adjustment control of rearview mirror The perspective view which shows the manual operation lever and manual switch of another embodiment

Explanation of symbols

SB Working unit SR Manual operation lever SW Manual switch 100 Control unit 101 Corresponding relationship information change command unit 45 Display unit 46, 47 Input unit

Claims (4)

A plurality of manual switches for instructing command information for executing operation control of a plurality of working units are provided,
The operation control of each of the plurality of working units is managed based on command information from any of the plurality of manual switches, and a plurality of operations are controlled based on the command information from the plurality of manual switches. A control device for a combine provided with a control means for executing an operation control for each of the working sections of
Based on a command from the correspondence information change command unit, the control unit controls operation of any of the plurality of working units based on command information from any of the plurality of manual switches. change the correspondence relationship information indicating whether to perform a set freely configured,
The correspondence relationship information is a state in which the lifting / lowering control of the reaping part as one of the operation controls of the plurality of working parts is executed by command information of some manual switches of the plurality of manual switches, a plurality of working portions threshing portion of the threshing depth adjustment control Ru information der is changed setting to the state to perform combined control device as one of the operation control. The correspondence information change command means is configured as a display input type including a display unit that displays the correspondence relationship information and an input unit that inputs the correspondence change command,
The display unit is composed of an LCD display that displays image information such as various messages and graphs,
The input unit is configured to instruct a command to select a correspondence information change mode;
The combine according to claim 1, wherein the control means is configured to display the correspondence information on the LCD display when a command to select the correspondence information change mode is instructed from the input unit. Control device. The combine control device according to claim 2, wherein the LCD display is provided on a display panel that displays various types of information provided in a boarding operation unit. At least one of the plurality of manual switches is provided to a manual operation tool that commands an operation command using a work unit that is controlled by command information of the plurality of manual switches or a work unit different from these work units as an operation target. The combine control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein one is attached.

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