JPH0668401U - Harvesting aids for root vegetables - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] You can harvest root vegetables while moving while seated on a seat installed on a floorboard equipped with containers, reducing the burden on the legs and feet of workers, and efficient harvesting work. It is an object of the present invention to provide a harvesting assisting device for root vegetables and the like. [Structure] A harvesting assisting apparatus for root vegetables and the like that collects root vegetables and the like while sitting and moving along ridges and the like in a field, and is a floor plate body 12 for mounting containers 46 and the floor plate body. It is provided at the position on the moving direction side, and the worker
The seat 14 is provided so that it can be seated while facing the seat 6, and the handle portion 38 is installed near the seat 14. While sitting on the seat 14, the floor plate 12 is moved toward the back of the worker to pick up and store the root vegetables on the ridge into the containers 46, which can reduce the burden on the legs and feet of the worker efficiently. You can do various harvesting work.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a harvesting assistance device for root vegetables and the like.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, when harvesting Satsuma potatoes, jiyaga, etc. cultivated in the field, etc., the excavator is run along the ridges to dig up the potatoes in the ridges, and then the operator follows the ridges. While moving, the potatoes dug up on the upper surface of the ridge are bent down, and are carefully picked up so that the skin does not peel off, and the potatoes are stored in a container carried. Whenever the potatoes in the container become full, the containers containing the potatoes are sequentially transported to the loading platform of the truck parked on the road adjacent to the field.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the above-mentioned potato harvesting work, since the worker collects the potatoes on the ridge face while bending his or her waist, the worker's legs and waist are burdened, and the operator is easily tired, causing back pain and leg pain. Etc. have a drawback that they are easily affected. Moreover, in order to reduce the burden on the worker's legs and waist, it was necessary to take a few breaks during the harvesting work, and there were problems such as low work efficiency.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to harvest potatoes while moving while sitting on a seat installed on a floor plate so that an operator of We provide a harvesting assisting device for root crops that can reduce the burden on the legs and lower back and can be efficiently moved while continuously moving along the ridges without the need to take a break without suffering from foot or back pain. To do.

[0005]

[Means for solving problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a method for collecting root vegetables, etc., in which the root vegetables, etc. on the upper surface of the ridge are stored in a container while sitting and moving along the ridges, etc. in the field where the root vegetables, etc. were cultivated. It is an auxiliary device, and is provided at a position of the base plate 12 for mounting the containers 46, and a position on the moving direction side of the base plate 12, so that the operator straddles both sides of the base plate 12 while facing the containers 46. It is composed of a harvesting assisting device 10 for root vegetables and the like, which is provided with a seat 14 that is installed so that it can be seated, and a handle portion 38 that is installed near the seat 14.

Further, the floor plate body 12 may include a sled plate 16.

[0007]

[Action]

 The root vegetable harvesting assisting device of the present invention is arranged along a ridge in a field or the like, and containers are placed on the upper surface of the floor plate. Then, the worker faces the containers and sits astride the seats, picks up root vegetables etc. dug up on the upper surface of the ridges on both sides of the worker and carefully stores them in the containers. After accommodating the root vegetables on the ridges on both sides, the worker stands up from the seat, grasps the grip portion and pushes it to the worker's crotch side, sliding the floor plate to the worker's back side, and again. It sits on the seat and harvests the root vegetables on the ridges. Therefore, it is possible to harvest root vegetables in a comfortable posture while sitting down, the burden on the legs and waist is reduced, and the harvesting operation can be performed efficiently.

[0008]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 4 show an apparatus 10 for harvesting root vegetables and the like according to an embodiment of the present invention. As is apparent from the figure, the harvesting assisting device 10 for root vegetables and the like is made of metal, hard synthetic resin, wood material or the like as a raw material, and a floor plate 12 for mounting containers, and the floor plate 12 And a seat 14 installed at a position on the moving direction side.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the laying plate body 12 is composed of sled plates 16 and 16 having L-shaped end faces arranged in parallel, and the sled plates 16 and 16 are continuously provided on the upper surfaces of one ends thereof. A plate 18 is continuously fixed, and a continuous frame 20 is continuously fixed on the upper surface near the other end. Further, the ends of the sled plates 16, 16 in the moving direction are formed in a plate shape and curved upwards 22, 22, and reinforcing members 24, 24 are fixed to the upper surfaces. As a result, the floor plate body 12 can move along the ridges while smoothly sliding the sled plates 16, 16 on the soil surface in the field. It should be noted that a single wide sled plate 16 may be arranged as the floor plate body 12.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the seat 14 has a gate frame 26 erected on the sled plates 16 and 16 at both ends of a connecting frame 20 connected to the sled plates 16 and 16, as shown in FIGS. The gate frame 26 is provided with a seat rod 30 projecting from a frame rod 28 installed near the upper end of the gate frame 26 toward the upper side of the bends 22, 22 at the ends of the sled plates 16, 16. The L-shaped folds 32, 32 at both lower ends of the gate-shaped frame 26 are fixed to the upper surfaces of the sled plates 16, 16. A cane rod 34 is connected and reinforced to the lower surface of the seat plate 30 and the connecting frame 20, and a cushion material 36 such as a rubber plate is attached to the upper surface of the seat plate 30.

As a result, in a state where the containers are mounted on the upper surfaces of the sled plates 16 and 16, the worker sits on the seat 14 while straddling both sides of the sled plates 16 and 16 while facing the containers. It can be stored in containers while picking up potatoes in various postures.

A grip portion 38 is installed near the seat 14 so that an operator seated on the seat 14 can slide the floor plate 12 in the rear direction. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the handle portion 38 is composed of an upper frame 40 of the gate-shaped frame 26, and moves the floor plate 12 in the rear direction while gripping the upper frame 40. However, the handle portion 38 is not limited to the upper frame 40 of the gate frame 26, but may be separately installed on the upper surfaces of the sled plates 16 and 16.

As shown in FIG. 5, the root vegetable harvesting assisting device 10 of the present invention is disposed in the mutual grooves 44 of the ridges 42 in a field or the like, and is placed on the upper surfaces of the sled plates 16 and 16 of the floor plate body 12. Place the containers 46. Then, the worker faces the containers 46 and sits astride the seat 14 and picks up root vegetables 48 such as potatoes dug up on the upper surfaces of the ridges 42, 42 on both sides of the worker. The container 46 is carefully stored. After accommodating the root vegetables 48 of the ridges 42, 42 on both sides, the operator stands up from the seat 14 and grasps the upper frame 40 of the gate-shaped frame 26, which is the handle portion 38, with both hands and the inseam side of the operator. The bottom plate 12 is slid and moved to the back side of the worker while being pushed to the seat, and the seat 14 is seated again and the root vegetables on the upper surface of the ridge 42 are harvested.

Therefore, it is not necessary for the worker to bend the legs to harvest the root vegetables, and the root vegetables can be harvested in a comfortable posture sitting on the seat 14 installed on the floor plate 12, and the worker's legs and waist can be harvested. This reduces the burden on the patient and prevents the patient from suffering from leg pain, back pain, etc. In addition, the user will not be tired during the work, will not need to take a break, and will be able to perform efficient harvesting work while continuously moving along the ridge. Further, the root vegetable harvesting assisting device 10 of the present invention has a simple structure including the floor plate 12 and the seat 14, and thus is lightweight, and can be used by one worker to carry it to the field and use the Satsuma potatoes. Not only root vegetables like yam potatoes but also fruit crops such as melons and strawberries can be used for harvesting while reducing the strain on workers' legs.

[0015]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the root vegetable harvesting assisting apparatus of claim 1, the root vegetables and the like on the upper surface of the ridge are seated while moving along the ridges and the like in the field where the root vegetables and the like are cultivated. An apparatus for harvesting root vegetables, etc. that is housed in a container, and is provided on the floor plate for loading containers and at the position on the moving direction side of this floor plate. By providing a seat that can be seated across the seat and a handle that is installed near this seat, root vegetables can be harvested in a comfortable posture while sitting on the seat, and the foot of the worker can be harvested. It also reduces the burden on the lower back and prevents the patient from suffering from leg pain or lower back pain. In addition, there is almost no need to rest during the work, and efficient harvesting work can be performed while continuously moving along the ridge.

Further, according to the second aspect, since the floor plate body is made of a sled plate, the floor plate body can be smoothly slid along the ridges in the field, and efficient harvesting work can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a root vegetable harvesting assisting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a plan view of the root vegetable harvesting assisting apparatus of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the root vegetable harvesting assisting device.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a root vegetable harvesting assisting device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a harvesting operation using a root vegetable harvesting assisting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Harvesting Aids for Root Vegetables 12 Floorboard 14 Seat 16 Sled 38 38 Handle 46 Containers

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A harvesting apparatus for root vegetables, etc., which accommodates root vegetables etc. on the ridge upper surface in a container while sitting down along a ridge etc. in a field where root vegetables etc. are cultivated. A base plate for mounting, a seat provided at a position on the movement direction side of the base plate so that a worker can sit on the outside of the base plate while facing the containers, and the seat of this seat. A harvesting device for root vegetables and the like, which comprises a handle portion installed in the vicinity. 2. The floor plate body is a sled plate.
Harvesting assisting device for the listed root vegetables.