JP6991055B2 - combine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a combine provided at the front part of the machine body and provided with a cutting section for cutting planted grain culms in a field.

The self-removing combine is equipped with a pair of left and right crawler-type traveling devices provided at the bottom of the fuselage, a cutting section supported at the front end of the fuselage, and a threshing section mounted at the top of the fuselage. Mowing work is performed while the aircraft is running, but this work often extends at dusk, making it difficult to steer the aircraft in the cockpit, so headlights are provided to illuminate the front. There is.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a combine in which headlights are provided at both ends of a cutting section. In this combine, side covers are provided on the left and right sides of the raising device provided in the cutting section, and two headlights are provided side by side on each of the upper portions of both side covers. These headlights have a halogen light as a light source, a reflector portion that reflects the projected light from the halogen light, and a headlight opening provided at a predetermined position on the side cover. A large translucent cover portion is provided so as to cover the opening for the lamp.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-006319

However, the two headlights provided on the left side cover are supported by the mounting posture tilted outward to the left at an inclination angle of about 15 degrees with respect to the front-rear direction of the aircraft, and are provided on the right side cover. Since the two headlights are supported in a mounting posture that is tilted outward to the right at an inclination angle of about 15 degrees with respect to the front-rear direction of the aircraft, the outside of the cutting width of the cutting section is illuminated. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to visually recognize the growing state of the planted grain stalk immediately before the cutting part and the state of the field, which are the targets of cutting.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a combine equipped with a headlight that makes it easy to visually recognize the growing state of the planted culm immediately before the cutting section and the state of the field, which is the target of cutting. The purpose is.

The characteristic configuration of the combine according to the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is a combine provided in the front part of the machine body and provided with a cutting part for cutting the planted grain shavings in the field, and the cutting part is provided with a cutting part. A raising device for raising a planted grain and side covers provided on each of the left and right sides of the raising device are provided, and a first headlight capable of illuminating the front of the aircraft is provided on the upper portion of each side cover. The second headlights are arranged side by side in a state where the first headlights are located above the second headlights, and the optical axis of the first headlights is the second headlights. It is configured to face inward in the width direction of the aircraft with respect to the optical axis of the headlight, and the cutting section is provided with a single headlight bracket for supporting the first headlight and the second headlight. The first headlight and the second headlight are separately supported by the single headlight bracket so that the optical axis can be adjusted.

Since the first headlight is located above the second headlight, its floodlight is less likely to be blocked by the tips of the planted culms. By directing the optical axis of this first headlight toward the inside in the width direction of the machine from the optical axis of the second headlight, the planting immediately before the cutting part to be cut by the first headlight It became easier to visually recognize the growing condition of the standing grain culm and the condition of the field.

In the present invention, the optical axis of the first headlight is configured to face the inside in the width direction of the machine with respect to the front of the machine, and the optical axis of the second headlight is in the width direction of the body with respect to the front of the machine. It is preferable that it is configured to face the outside of the.

According to the above configuration, the first headlight mainly illuminates the inside in the width direction of the aircraft rather than the front of the aircraft, and the second headlight mainly illuminates the outside in the width direction of the aircraft rather than the front of the aircraft. Therefore, there is little overlap in the lighting range between the first headlight and the second headlight, and it is possible to illuminate a wide range.

In the present invention, the first headlight is arranged so that the light projecting portion of the first headlight is located inside the light projecting portion of the second headlight in the width direction of the machine body. Is suitable.

According to the above configuration, even if the crop is long, the inside is illuminated by the first headlight, which is installed higher than the second headlight and is less likely to be in the shadow of the planted grain. The first and second headlights are installed at a lower position than the first headlight, and when the front is illuminated, the outside is illuminated by the second headlight, which can be a shadow of a long headlight. By making good use of the fact that the heights of the headlights are different up and down, the fields can be illuminated evenly and efficiently.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the second headlight is arranged so that the optical axis of the second headlight faces downward from the optical axis of the first headlight.

According to the above configuration, the first headlight, which is higher than the second headlight, can illuminate the distant front of the aircraft, and the second front, which is closer to the field than the first headlight. With the headlights, the parts close to the aircraft can be illuminated brightly.

In the present invention, weeding tools for weeding the planted culm are provided at the left and right ends of the cutting section, and at least one of the first headlights and the second headlights is at least the above-mentioned minutes. It is preferable that it is configured to illuminate a part of the grass.

According to the above configuration, at least one of the first or second headlights illuminates a part of the weeding tool, preferably the tip, so that it is already a planted culm to be cut. It is easy to see the boundary with the cut land and the boundary between the planted culm to be cut and the planted culm of the uncut land.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the left and right first headlights are arranged so as to illuminate the front of the machine body over the entire width of the cutting portion.

According to the above configuration, the front of the machine is illuminated by the left and right first headlights over the entire width of the cutting width, so that the growing condition of the planted culm and the condition of the field within the cutting width can be checked. Easy to see.

In the present invention, the first headlight and the second headlight each cover a light source portion that emits light, a reflector portion that reflects light emitted from the light source portion, and a transparent portion that covers the reflector portion. It is preferable that it is composed of a light unit having an optical cover portion integrally.

According to the above configuration, since the first headlight and the second headlight are composed of a light unit, they can be individually attached to and detached from the side cover. Therefore, the translucent cover portion is attached to the side cover. It is easier to maintain than a configuration in which a light source unit and a reflector unit are arranged inside the light source unit. Moreover, since the work target range at the time of parts replacement is small, maintainability is further improved.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the first headlight and the second headlight are arranged so that the translucent cover portion is exposed in front of the machine body.

In the conventional configuration where the side cover is provided with a large translucent cover and the light source and reflector are arranged inside, the wider the area of the translucent cover, the more planted. The tips of the grain culms are easy to come into contact with, and culms and dust are easy to adhere to. On the other hand, according to the above configuration, since each light unit is provided with a translucent cover portion, the area of the translucent cover portion can be narrowed, so that the tips of the planted culms come into contact with each other. There is little risk of culm or dirt adhering to it.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the light source unit is an LED module.

According to the above configuration, compared to an incandescent lamp such as a halogen lamp, the power generation efficiency is high, so that the heat generation is low and the life is long.

In the present invention, the two-light state in which the first headlight and the second headlight are lit, and the single-light state in which only one of the first headlight or the second headlight is lit. It is preferable that and is configured to be switchable.

According to the above configuration, for example, during mowing work, workability is improved by illuminating a wide area with the first headlight and the second headlight, and when traveling on the road, the first headlight or the second headlight or the second. It is possible to save energy by lighting with only one of the headlights.

Side view of combine Plan view of combine Front view of combine Front view of the cutting section Side view of the cutting part Front view of headlights Perspective view of headlights Explanatory drawing of the headlight bracket in the side view Explanatory view of the headlight bracket in plan view Explanatory drawing of the headlight bracket in the rear view Explanatory drawing showing the irradiation range of the headlight in the side view Explanatory drawing showing the irradiation range of the headlight in a plan view

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the direction indicated by the arrow F in FIG. 1 is "front", and the direction indicated by the arrow B is "rear". The direction indicated by the arrow R in FIG. 2 is “right”, and the direction indicated by the arrow L is “left”. The body width direction is a direction along the left and right sides of the machine 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the combine for harvesting threshing and the like is a boarding type in which a crawler type traveling device 2 is provided at the lower part of the machine 1 and a driver's seat 3a or the like is equipped at the right front part of the machine 1. A driving unit 3 is provided, a prime mover 4 is provided below the driver's seat 3a inside the machine body 1, a threshing part 10 for cutting planted grain stalks is provided in front of the machine body, and threshing grains are cut at the rear part of the machine body 1. A threshing device 5 for threshing the stakes and a grain tank 6 for storing the threshed grains are provided.

The cutting section 10 is provided with a cutting frame 11, a plurality of weeding tools 12 that guide the planting grain culms of the cutting target strips to the cutting frame 11, and a cutting target strip behind the weeding tool 12. A cutting device having a raising device 13 for cutting the planted culm, a cutting device 14 for cutting the root of the raised planted culm, and a transport device 15 for transporting the harvested culm toward the rear of the machine. Etc. are supported.

The cutting frame 11 of the cutting unit 10 is swingably connected to the machine body 1 around the horizontal axis. The cutting unit 10 can raise and lower the cutting frame 11 by expanding and contracting the lift cylinder (not shown), and can change the posture between a working posture and a non-working posture. As shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the working posture is a posture in which the weeding tool 12 and the cutting blade 14 are located at a height of about 1 cm to several cm from the field, and the non-working posture is 2 in FIG. As shown by the dotted line, the weeding tool 12 and the cutting blade 14 are positioned higher than the height from the field in the working posture.

When the machine body 1 is advanced while the cutting unit 10 is in the working posture, the planted grain culms are divided into cutting targets and non-cutting targets by the plurality of weeding tools 12, and the planted grain culms are divided into rows. The planted culm to be cut is raised and introduced into the route. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the cutting section 10 is provided with seven weeding tools 12 and six raising devices, and is capable of six-row cutting. However, the cutting unit 10 is not limited to the six-row cutting, and may be any number of-row cutting.

The planted culms from each weeding tool 12 are raised and processed by the raising device 13 corresponding to each row and cut by the cutting blade 14, and the cut culms are transferred to the threshing device 5 at the rear of the machine by the transport device 15. Be transported.

The threshing device 5 supplies the tip side of the planted culm to the handling room (not shown) while sandwiching and transporting the stock root side of the harvested culm to the rear side of the machine by a threshing feed chain (not shown). Thresh. The grain tank 6 collects and stores the threshed grains from the threshing device 5.

[Side cover]
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, side covers 20 are detachably provided on both the left and right sides of the cutting frame 11 of the cutting unit 10 in the cutting width direction. Both the left and right side covers 20 are formed of a resin having mechanical strength and weather resistance, for example, PP, PE, ABS resin, or the like in a predetermined shape.

The front-facing surface of either the left or right side cover 20 is an inclined surface that is inclined so as to be located at the rear of the aircraft toward the upper end so as to be along the front surface of the raising device 13 facing the front of the aircraft.

Both the left and right side covers 20 are composed of a lower cover 21 and an upper cover 22 which is a separate part from the lower cover 21.

The portion of the cutting frame 11 corresponding to the lower cover 21 is provided with a lubricating oil lubrication tank 16, a lubrication pump (not shown), and the like in each portion of the cutting portion 10, and the lower cover 21 is a lubrication tank 16 and the like. In order to improve maintainability, the pair of engaging members provided on the cutting frame 11 and the lower cover 21 can be easily attached / detached by simply switching between the engaged state and the disengaged state. It is configured as follows.

The upper cover 22 is provided with a recess 22a dented inward from the outer surface of the lower cover 21 at the lower portion in a state of rising backward along the upper end of the lower cover 21. Further, the portion of the upper cover 22 above the recess 22a bulges outward from the outer surface of the lower cover 21.

The first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are provided on the bulging portion 22b of the upper cover 22. Therefore, the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are provided on the upper part of the side cover 20.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 10, the bulging portion 22b of the upper cover 22 has an inclined surface diagonally rearward of the machine body 1 from the inside to the outside in a plan view, and the inclined surface is vertically long. The cover opening 23 is provided. In addition, "opening" in this specification is used in a broad sense, and includes "hole", "notch" and the like.

The headlight cover 24 is arranged in the cover opening 23, and the first headlight opening 25 located on the upper side and the first headlight opening 25 located on the lower side are located at positions separated in the vertical direction in the headlight cover 24. (2) An opening 26 for headlights is provided. The headlight cover 24 is formed by processing a resin having mechanical strength and weather resistance, for example, PP, PE, ABS resin, or the like into a predetermined shape.

In the first headlight opening 25 and the second headlight opening 26, the opening dimensions of the first headlight opening 25 and the second headlight opening 26 are the first headlights. It is configured to be larger than the outer diameter of the 31 and the second headlight 32 by the amount that the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 can pass through.

[Headlight]
The first headlight 31 is arranged in the opening 25 for the first headlight, and the second headlight 32 is arranged in the opening 26 for the second headlight. Therefore, the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are individually arranged side by side at vertically separated positions with the first headlight 31 located above the second headlight 32. ..

The first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 have a light source unit (not shown) that emits light, a reflector unit (not shown) that reflects the light emitted from the light source unit, and the above. It is composed of a first housing portion 31A and a second housing portion 32A for accommodating a light source and the reflector portion, and a light unit having the reflector portion integrally with a first translucent cover portion 31B and a second translucent cover portion 32B. ing. The first translucent cover portion 31B and the second translucent cover portion 32B are formed by processing a translucent resin, for example, polycarbonate, into a predetermined shape.

Since the upper cover 22 is not provided with a translucent cover portion that covers the entire surface of the cover opening 23, the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are a light projecting portion, that is, the first translucent portion. The light cover portion 31B and the second translucent cover portion 32B are arranged so as to be exposed in front of the machine body.

The light source unit provided in the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 is an LED module, which has an illuminance of about 1 lx (that is, a brightness of 625 cd) at a distance of 25 m and is left and right from the optical axes 31C and 32C. Those having an irradiation angle of about 30 to 35 degrees, for example 32 degrees, and an irradiation angle of about 20 to 25 degrees up and down, for example 22 degrees, are preferably used.

The first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 illuminate so as to satisfy the luminance 625 cd within the above range, but they do not illuminate only the above range, and the periphery of the above range is also the above range. It is inferior to the inside, but it illuminates. In FIGS. 11 and 12, the optical axis 31C of the first headlight 31 and the optical axis 32C of the second headlight 32 are shown by a solid line, and the range satisfying the luminance 625cd is shown by a two-dot chain line. Even in the surrounding area, the range illuminated by the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 is shown by a thin shade.

As shown in FIG. 8, the first translucent cover portion 31B included in the light unit constituting the first headlight 31 and the second translucent cover portion 32B included in the light unit constituting the second headlight 32 are Each is in front of the first opening edge 25A of the first headlight opening 25 of the headlight cover 24 and the second opening edge 26A of the second headlight opening 26 in the light irradiation direction. It is arranged so as to protrude. Therefore, the headlight cover 24 does not block the light projected from the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32.

Since the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are composed of light units, they can be individually attached to and detached from the upper cover 22 for each light unit, so that maintainability is good. Further, since the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are provided with the first translucent cover portion 31B and the second translucent cover portion 32B, respectively, the first translucent cover portion 31B and the second translucent cover portion 31B are provided. (2) Since the area of the translucent cover portion 32B can be narrowed, there is little possibility that the tips of the planted grain stalks come into contact with each other and that shavings and dust adhere to them.

The first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are in both lighting states in which the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are lit, and the first headlight 31 or the second headlight 32. The one-sided lighting state in which only one of the 32 lights is turned on is freely switched.

For example, during mowing work, the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are used to illuminate a wide area to improve workability, and when traveling on the road, the first headlight 31 or the second headlight 32 is used. It is possible to save energy by lighting with only one of the 32. Both the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 can be turned off.

[Irradiation direction and range]
As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the optical axis 31C of the first headlight 31 is configured to face inward in the width direction of the machine body with respect to the optical axis 32C of the second headlight 32, and the second front. The optical axis 32C of the illuminating lamp 32 is configured to face the outside in the width direction of the machine body with respect to the optical axis 31C of the first headlight 31. Further, in the working state, the second headlight 32 is arranged so that the optical axis 32C of the second headlight 32 faces downward from the optical axis 31C of the first headlight 31. The first headlight 31 located higher than the second headlight 32 can illuminate a distant place in front of the aircraft, and the second headlight 32 located closer to the field than the first headlight 31. This makes it possible to brightly illuminate the part close to the aircraft.

Specifically, the optical axis 31C of the first headlight 31 faces inward in the width direction of the aircraft at an inclination angle of 5 degrees with respect to the front of the aircraft, and the optical axis 31C of the aircraft 1 has an inclination angle of 3 degrees with respect to the front of the aircraft. It is provided so that it faces downward.

The optical axis 32C of the second headlight 32 faces the outside in the width direction of the aircraft at an inclination angle of 16 degrees with respect to the front of the aircraft, and faces the underside of the aircraft 1 at an inclination angle of 19.5 degrees with respect to the front of the aircraft. It is prepared to be in a facing position.

Since the first headlight 31 can mainly illuminate the inside in the width direction of the aircraft rather than the front of the aircraft, and the second headlight 32 can mainly illuminate the outside in the width direction of the aircraft than the front of the aircraft. There is little overlap in the lighting range between the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32, and it is possible to illuminate a wide range.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the first headlight 31, the light projecting unit of the first headlight 31, that is, the first translucent cover unit 31B is the light projecting unit of the second headlight 32, that is, the second. It is arranged so as to be located inside the translucent cover portion 32B in the width direction of the machine body. Even if the crop is a long headlight, the inside is illuminated by the first headlight 31 which is installed at a position higher than the second headlight 32 and is less likely to be a shadow of the planted grain headlight, and the first headlight. The first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are provided at a position lower than the light 31, and when the front is illuminated, the outside is illuminated by the second headlight 32, which may be a shadow of a long headlight 32. By making good use of the fact that the heights of the headlights are different up and down, the fields can be illuminated evenly and efficiently.

Since the first headlight 31 is located above the second headlight 32, its floodlight is less likely to be blocked by the tips of the planted grain culms. By directing the optical axis 31C of the first headlight 31 toward the inside in the width direction of the machine body with respect to the optical axis 32C of the second headlight 32, the illumination range 31D of the first headlight 31 is second. It faces inward in the width direction of the aircraft from the irradiation range 32D of the headlight 32. The first headlight 31 makes it easier to visually recognize the growing state of the planted culm immediately before the cutting section 10 and the state of the field, which are the targets of cutting.

The left and right first headlights 31 are arranged so as to cover the entire width of the cutting portion 10 in front of the machine body by both lighting ranges 31D. Since the front of the machine body is illuminated by the left and right first headlights 31 over the entire width of the cutting portion 10, it is easy to visually recognize the growing state of the planted culm within the cutting width and the state of the field.

At least one of the first headlight 31 or the second headlight 32 illuminates a part of the weeding tool 12, preferably the tip portion, so that the planted culm and the cut land to be cut are used. It is easy to see the boundary between the planted culm and the planted culm of the uncut land.

[Headlight cover]
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the headlight cover 24 is a first headlamp that descends forward from the direction of the optical axis 31C of the first headlight 31 at the lower front side of the opening 25 for the first headlight. An inclined surface 27A is provided. Similarly, the headlight cover 24 is provided with a second inclined surface 28A that is lower than the direction of the optical axis 32C of the second headlight 32 at the lower front side of the opening 26 for the second headlight. There is. By providing a front-down inclined surface in front of the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32, it is difficult for culms and dust to accumulate on the headlight cover 24. Since the second inclined surface 28A is lower than the first inclined surface 27A, the optical axis 32C of the second headlight 32 can be directed downward from the optical axis 31C of the first headlight 31. The second headlight 32, which is closer to the field than the first headlight 31, can illuminate the part close to the aircraft firmly and brightly.

The headlight cover 24 is located above the front of the first headlight opening 25 in the headlight cover 24, and is in front of the light projecting portion of the first headlight 31, that is, the first translucent cover portion 31B. A first headlight-shaped portion 27B projecting to the front is provided, and a light projecting portion of the second headlight 32, that is, a second translucent cover is provided above the front of the opening 26 for the second headlight in the headlight cover 24. A second hull-shaped portion 28B is provided so as to project forward from the portion 32B. The presence of the first eaves-shaped portion 27B and the second eaves-shaped portion 28B covers the front upper part of the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32, so that rainwater and moisture on the side cover are the first translucent cover. Since it is difficult to get on the portion 31B and the second translucent cover portion 32B, it is possible to prevent the situation where the eaves come into contact with the wet first translucent cover portion 31B and the second translucent cover portion 32B and the eaves and dust adhere to the portion 31B and the second translucent cover portion 32B.

The first eaves-shaped portion 27B and the second eaves-shaped portion 28B are protected by the first eaves-shaped portion 27B and the second eaves-shaped portion 28B covering the front upper part of the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32. However, it is configured to extend backward and upward from the inner part to the outer part in the width direction of the aircraft so as not to block the light emitted from the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32. Has been done. Since the grain culm is smoothly guided upward to the rear of the machine along the first eaves-shaped portion 27B and the second eaves-shaped portion 28B, the risk of shedding is reduced.

Further, the headlight cover 24 extends vertically along the surface of the upper cover 22 inside the first headlight opening 25 in the headlight cover 24 in the machine width direction, and the first headlight-shaped portion 27B. A first vertical wall portion 27C connected to the inner portion of the body width is provided, and the second headlight opening 26 in the headlight cover 24 is provided inside in the body width direction along the surface of the upper cover 22. A second vertical wall portion 28C that extends vertically and is connected to the inner portion of the second hull-shaped portion 28B in the width direction of the machine body is provided.

The first headlight 31 is continuously surrounded by the first inclined surface 27A, the first eaves-shaped portion 27B, and the first vertical wall portion 27C, and the second headlight 32 has the second inclined surface 28A and the second. Since it is continuously surrounded by the two eaves-shaped portion 28B and the second vertical wall portion 28C, the possibility that the tips of the planted culms come into contact with each other is reduced. The tip of the planted culm is smoothly guided upward to the rear of the machine along the first eaves-shaped portion 27B and the first vertical wall portion 27C, the second eaves-shaped portion 28B and the second vertical wall portion 28C. , The risk of shedding is reduced.

[Headlight bracket]
As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the headlight cover 24, the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are attached to the bracket stay 17 of the cutting frame 11 via the headlight bracket 40. ..

The headlight bracket 40 is a member having a light stays 41 and 42 to which the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 can be individually attached and detached, and a cover stay 43 to which the headlight cover 24 can be attached and detached. .. The headlight bracket 40, the light stays 41, 42, and the cover stay 43 are formed by processing a profile made of a corrosion-resistant metal such as stainless steel into a predetermined shape.

Since the headlight cover 24 and the headlight bracket 40 in which the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are attached are attached to the cutting frame 11, the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 and the headlight bracket 40 are attached. It is configured so that only the upper cover 22 can be attached / detached while the second headlight 32 is wired.

The headlight cover 24 has a flange portion 24A that can be locked on the back surface of the peripheral edge portion of the cover opening 23. When the upper cover 22 is attached so as to cover the headlight cover 24, the flange portion 24A is locked to the back surface of the peripheral edge portion of the cover opening 23, and the headlight cover 24 is the cover opening of the upper cover 22. It is automatically positioned with respect to 23. It is not necessary to use screws for positioning the headlight cover 24.

If there is a large gap between the cover opening 23 and the headlight cover 24, there is a risk that grain culms may enter the upper cover 22 through this gap. Can be prevented. The flange portion 24A may be provided over the entire circumference of the headlight cover 24, or may be provided in a part thereof.

Since the upper cover 22 can be attached and detached with the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 attached, when the upper cover 22 is removed from the cutting frame 11, the light stays 41 and 42 are exposed. Since the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 can be replaced, maintainability is good.

The opening size of the first headlight opening 25 and the opening 26 for the second headlight are configured to be larger than the outer diameter size of the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32. The first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 can be individually attached and detached even when the headlight cover 24 is still attached to the headlight bracket 40. .. The replacement work of the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 is easy. The replacement work is performed with the upper cover 22 removed.

When attaching the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 to the cutting section 10, the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are attached to the light stays 41 and 42 of the headlight bracket 40. After that, the headlight cover 24 is attached to the cover stay 43. The integrated headlight bracket 40 is attached to the bracket stay 17 provided on the cutting frame 11, and finally the upper cover 22 is attached. The disassembly is performed in the reverse procedure.

In addition, a vehicle side light and a direction indicator may be arranged on the headlight cover 24 alongside the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32. Vehicle side lights and turn signals are also supported by the headlight bracket 40.

[Another Embodiment]
In the above-described embodiment, the optical axis 31C of the first headlight 31 is configured to face inward in the width direction of the machine body with respect to the front side of the machine body, and the optical axis 32C of the second headlight 32 is from the front side of the machine body. However, the explanation below is not limited to the case where the headlight is configured to face the outside in the width direction of the airframe. The optical axis 31C of the first headlight 31 is configured to face the outside in the width direction of the machine from the front of the machine, and the optical axis 32C of the second headlight 32 faces the inside in the width direction of the machine from the front of the machine. It may be configured to face.

In the above - described embodiment, the first headlight 31 is arranged so that the floodlight portion of the first headlight 31 is located inside the floodlight portion of the second headlight 32 in the width direction of the machine body. However, the case is not limited to this. The first headlight 31 may be arranged so that the floodlight portion of the first headlight 31 is located outside the floodlight portion of the second headlight 32 in the width direction of the machine body, or the first headlight 31 may be arranged. The floodlight portion of the headlight 31 may be arranged so as to be located directly above the floodlight portion of the second headlight 32.

In the above-described embodiment, the second headlight 32 is arranged so that the optical axis 32C of the second headlight 32 faces downward from the optical axis 31C of the first headlight 31. I explained, but it is not limited to this. The first headlight 31 may be arranged so that the optical axis 31C of the first headlight 31 faces downward from the optical axis 32C of the second headlight 32, or the first headlight 31. The optical axis 31C of 31 and the optical axis 32C of the second headlight 32 may be parallel to each other.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where at least one of the first headlight 31 or the second headlight 32 is configured to illuminate at least a part of the weed tool 12 has been described. Not limited to. At least one of the first headlight 31 or the second headlight 32 may illuminate at least the entire weeding tool 12, and the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are minutes. It is not necessary to illuminate the grass tool 12.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the left and right first headlights 31 are arranged so as to illuminate the front of the machine body over the entire width of the cutting portion 10 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The left and right first headlights 31 may be arranged so as to illuminate a part of the cutting width of the cutting unit 10 in front of the machine body.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are arranged so that the translucent cover portions 31B and 32B, respectively, are exposed in front of the machine body has been described. Not limited to. The front surfaces of the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 may be covered with one translucent cover portion.

In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the light source units of the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 are LED modules has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The light source portion of at least one of the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 may be a halogen light.

In the above-described embodiment, the bulging portion 22b of the upper cover 22 has an inclined surface diagonally rearward of the machine body 1 from the inside to the outside in a plan view, and a vertically long cover opening 23 is provided on this inclined surface. The configuration described has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The upper cover 22 has a front-facing surface and a side-facing surface of the machine body 1, and a cover opening 23 may be provided at a corner of these surfaces. Further, the cover opening 23 may be provided on the front-facing surface of the machine body 1 provided on the upper cover 22. Further, the cover opening 23 may be provided on the upper cover 22 so as to face upward.

In the above-described embodiment, the side cover 20 is composed of the lower cover 21 and the upper cover 22 which is a member different from the lower cover 21, but the present invention is not limited to this. The side cover 20 may be integrally composed of the lower cover 21 and the upper cover 22.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the opening dimensions of the headlight openings 25 and 26 are configured to be larger than the outer diameter dimensions of the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32 will be described. However, it is not limited to this. The opening dimensions of the headlight openings 25 and 26 may be smaller than the outer diameter dimensions of the first headlight 31 and the second headlight 32.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the headlight cover 24 has a flange portion 24A that can be locked on the back surface of the peripheral edge portion of the cover opening 23 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The headlight cover 24 does not have to have the flange portion 24A.

In the above-described embodiment, the first translucent cover portion 31B and the second translucent cover portion 32B are the first opening edge 25A of the first headlight opening 25 and the second headlight opening. Although the case where the light 26 is arranged so as to project forward from the second opening edge 26A in the light irradiation direction, the present invention is not limited to this.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the headlight cover 24 is provided with the first inclined surface 27A and the second inclined surface 28A has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. Further, the case where the second inclined surface 28A is lower than the first inclined surface 27A has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. These are appropriately set according to the directions of the optical axis 31C of the first headlight 31 and the optical axis 32C of the second headlight 32.

In the above-described embodiment, the headlight cover 24 is provided with a first eaves-shaped portion 27B and a second eaves-shaped portion 28B having a shape extending rearward and upward from the inner portion to the outer portion in the width direction of the machine body. The case has been described, but it is not limited to this.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the headlight cover 24 is provided with the first vertical wall portion 27C and the second vertical wall portion 28C has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.

The above-described embodiments are all examples of the present invention, and the description thereof does not limit the present invention, and the specific configuration of each part can be appropriately modified and designed within the range in which the effects of the present invention are exhibited. be.

1: Aircraft 10: Cutting part 12: Weeding tool 13: Raising device 20: Side cover 22: Top cover 31: First headlight 31B: First translucent cover part 31C: Optical axis 32: Second headlight 32B: Second translucent cover 32C: Optical axis

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It is a combine that is installed in the front part of the machine and has a cutting part to cut the planted culm in the field.
The cutting section is provided with a raising device for raising a planted grain culm and side covers provided on each of the left and right sides of the raising device.
On the upper part of each side cover, the first headlight and the second headlight capable of illuminating the front of the aircraft are arranged one above the other in a state where the first headlight is located above the second headlight. Placed,
The optical axis of the first headlight is configured to face inward in the width direction of the machine body with respect to the optical axis of the second headlight.
The cutting section is provided with a single headlight bracket that supports the first headlight and the second headlight.
The first headlight and the second headlight are combines separately supported by the single headlight bracket so that the optical axis can be adjusted. The optical axis of the first headlight is configured to face inward in the width direction of the aircraft rather than the front of the aircraft.
The combine according to claim 1, wherein the optical axis of the second headlight is configured to face the outside in the width direction of the machine body with respect to the front side of the machine body. Claim 1 or 2 in which the first headlight is arranged so that the light projecting portion of the first headlight is located inside the light projecting portion of the second headlight in the width direction of the machine body. The combine described in. The second headlight is according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second headlight is arranged so that the optical axis of the second headlight faces downward from the optical axis of the first headlight. The combine described. Weeding tools for weeding planted culms are provided on the left and right ends of the cutting section.
The combine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least one of the first headlights or the second headlights is configured to illuminate at least a part of the weeding tool. .. The combine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the left and right first headlights are arranged so as to illuminate the front of the machine body over the entire width of the cutting portion. The first headlight and the second headlight each have a light source portion that emits light, a reflector portion that reflects light emitted from the light source portion, and a translucent cover portion that covers the reflector portion. The combine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which is composed of a light unit integrally provided. The combine according to claim 7, wherein the first headlight and the second headlight are arranged so that the translucent cover portion is exposed in front of the machine body. The combine according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the light source unit is an LED module. It is possible to switch between a dual lighting state in which the first headlight and the second headlight are lit, and a single lighting state in which only one of the first headlight or the second headlight is lit. The combine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, which is configured in the above.

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