JPH08205606A - Traveling carriage for management of tea field - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a traveling carriage for the management of a tea field to perform the management of tea trees between ridges while automatically traveling along rails laid in furrows at both sides of a ridge planted with tea trees in a row. CONSTITUTION: (1) Rails are laid in furrows at both sides of a ridge planted with tea trees in a row. The management work of tea trees is carried out by a traveling management carriage while traveling the carriage along both rails. The management carriage is constructed to enable automatic traveling. A cultivator for the plowing or intertillage of the furrow is attached to the traveling carriage at the side of a rail and a fertilizing machine to scatter fertilizer on the furrow is attached to the side of the other rail. (2) The cultivator and the fertilizing machine are made to be detachably attachable to the traveling carriage and the other management working machines are also made to be attachable. (3) The cultivator is vertically movable relatively to the traveling carriage, the motion is automatically stopped when the carriage reaches an end of the rail and the cultivator is automatically lifted to enable the motion in lateral direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the present invention, rails are laid between the ridges on both sides of tea tree ridges planted in rows, and the ridge management work is performed while automatically moving along the rails. The present invention relates to a traveling vehicle for managing a tea garden.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it has been proposed that a rail is laid between the ridges of tea tree ridges planted in rows and the tea tree management work is performed while manipulating and moving the rails manually. . In addition, rails are laid on both sides of the tea tree ridge, and a trolley is installed between the rails so as to straddle the tea tree ridges. It is also known that the trolley is moved by manpower or power by performing a pruning operation or the like.

[0003]

The former one of the above-mentioned conventional examples is the plowing work between tea ridges, the middle plowing work, the fertilizing work,
The management work such as the trimming (cutting) work of the tea trees is operated by human power independently, which requires a lot of labor. In the latter case, the tea leaf plucking operation or the tea tree pruning operation can be performed with one person's labor, which is advantageous in that the labor can be saved, but there is a problem that the trolley is not used for multiple purposes and is not automated. was there. The present invention
The purpose is to solve the above problems.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, (1) a rail is laid between the ridges on both sides of a tea tree ridge planted in a row, and both rails are used for management. In a tea plantation management traveling vehicle that is used to perform tea plant management work while moving the traveling vehicle, the management traveling vehicle is configured to be capable of automatically traveling, and a furrow or plowing is performed on one rail side of the traveling vehicle. The cultivator was equipped with fertilizer spreaders that spread fertilizer between the ridges on the other rail side.

(2) The cultivator and fertilizer sprayer
It can be attached to and detached from each traveling trolley, and other management work equipment can also be attached. (3) The cultivator can be moved up and down with respect to the traveling trolley, and when the traveling trolley reaches the rail end, it travels. The automatic cultivator is automatically stopped and the cultivator is automatically raised to allow lateral movement.

[0006]

With the above-mentioned structure, the traveling vehicle for tea garden management of the present invention is configured such that the traveling vehicle for management can be automatically driven along the rail, and the cultivating or cultivating the furrows is made on one rail side of the traveling vehicle. Since the beta is equipped with fertilizer spreaders for spraying fertilizer between the ridges on the other rail side, it is possible to perform plowing or middle tillage work and fertilizing work between the tea tree ridges simultaneously and automatically by one travel of the traveling carriage.

Since the cultivator and the fertilizer sprayer can be attached to and detached from the traveling trolley and other management work machines can be attached, the cultivator is used when performing the tea leaf plucking work or the tea tree pruning work by the traveling dolly. It is also possible to work by removing the fertilizer sprayer and the fertilizer sprayer, or by installing work machines other than the cultivator and the fertilizer sprayer. The cultivator can be moved up and down with respect to the traveling carriage, and when the traveling carriage reaches the rail end, its traveling is automatically stopped, and the cultivator is automatically raised so that it can move laterally. Upright or tilling work is efficiently and automatically performed, and lateral movement is also performed speedily.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a rail that is laid between the ridges B and B on both sides of a row of tea tree ridges A, which is located approximately at the center in the width direction and is laid at a substantially predetermined height. , 1, a traveling carriage 2 is movably installed along a rail so as to straddle the tea tree ridge A. This traveling trolley 2 has a trolley frame 3 made of a rectangular aluminum member in a gate shape in a front view, and a tea tree ridge A and a ridge B.
Is formed to have a predetermined width in the longitudinal direction. At the lower end of the bogie frame 3, a pair of left and right rolling wheels 4 and 4 is provided at the front and a pair of left and right drive wheels 5 and 5 is provided at the rear, and the rails 1 and 1 are installed.

A generator 6 is provided on one side of the bogie frame 3 above.
However, control boards 7 are provided on the other sides, respectively. In addition, a cultivator 8 for performing plowing or middle tilling of the furrow B by cranking up and down is provided on one side along the rails 1, 1 below the bogie frame 3, and on the other side, the cultivator 8 is cultivated. A fertilizer spraying machine 9 for spraying granular fertilizer is provided.
Engines 10 and 11 are mounted on the cultivator 8 and the fertilizer sprayer 9, respectively, and the cultivator 8 and the fertilizer sprayer 9 are operated via the centrifugal clutches 10a and 11a. Further, a pair of front and rear support frames 12, 12 for mounting a tea leaf plucking machine or a tea tree pruning machine (not shown) at the central position in the longitudinal direction on the bogie frame 3.
Is provided.

The drive wheels 5 and 5 are adapted to be rotationally driven by being transmitted in a chain from drive motors 13 and 13 which are rotated by electric power supplied from a generator 6, and are normally and reversely rotated to rotate the rolling wheels 4 and 5. 4, the traveling carriage 2 is moved forward and backward. The control of the drive motors 13, 13 is performed by a program preset in the control panel 7. In addition to controlling the cultivator 8 and the fertilizer sprayer 9, the control panel 7 controls signals from a plurality of limit switches provided on the traveling vehicle 2 to automatically control the traveling of the traveling vehicle 2 forward and backward. I am trying to do it.

A limit switch 14 is provided on the bogie frame 3 immediately in front of one of the drive wheels 5 and 5 to drive the traveling bogie 2
When moving from a stopped state loaded on a lateral moving carriage 34 to the rails 1 and 1 to be described later, the operator comes into contact with a protrusion provided on the lateral moving carriage 34, and the traveling carriage 2 moves onto the rails 1 and 1. Stop traveling when you have finished moving. Further, when the traveling carriage 2 returns from the ridge (rail) end where the work is completed to the ridge (rail) end on the side of the lateral movement carriage 34, the operation switch of the limit switch 14 is brought into contact with the protrusion provided on the lateral movement carriage 34. Then, the traveling speed of the traveling carriage 2 is reduced to a low speed, and when the traveling carriage 2 has finished moving to the lateral movement carriage 34, the protrusion provided on the side end portion of the lateral movement carriage 34 comes into contact with the operator of the limit switch 14. Then, the traveling of the traveling carriage 2 is completely stopped.

The cultivator 8 has a support frame 15
Is attachable to and detachable from the trolley frame 3 via the attachment knobs 16, 16. Further, the cultivator 8 includes a motor cylinder 17 having a base end portion supported on an upper end of the support frame 15 and a lift link 1 provided on a lower end of the support frame 15.
It is supported by 8 and 8 so as to be vertically movable. The cultivator 8 is provided with a plowing claw 19 for plowing or intermediate plowing of the furrow B while vertically cranking, a grounding wheel 20 also serving as a gauge wheel, and the like. The motor cylinder 17 is provided with two limit switches 21 and 22 at upper and lower positions. In addition, the lifting link 18 has the engine 1
A zero throttle wire 23 is connected and operated in conjunction with the movement of the elevating link 18.

A limit switch 24 is provided on the front side of one of the rolling wheels 4 and 4, and the limit switch 24 is provided at the end of the rail 2 when the traveling vehicle 2 reaches the end of work. By contacting a stopper (not shown), the traveling of the traveling carriage 2 is automatically stopped, and the cultivator 8 is moved up and down by the motor cylinder 17. Further, in a state where the cultivator 8 is raised, the traveling carriage 2 is moved backward at a speed much higher than the traveling speed at the time of work, moved to the position of the lateral movement carriage 34, and laterally moved by the lateral movement carriage 34. .

In the fertilizer spraying machine 9, the trolley frame 3 is provided with three support frames 25 via mounting knobs 26, respectively.
It can be attached to and detached from. This fertilizer spreader 9
Below the fertilizer hopper 27 having a stirring mechanism, a shutter portion 28 and a spraying rotary plate 29 are provided in order and driven by the power from the engine 11. A motor cylinder 30 is provided in a frame below the engine 11, and is connected so that an opening / closing operation of a shutter plate 31 of the shutter portion 28 and an operation of a throttle wire 32 of the engine 11 are simultaneously performed. Also, the motor cylinder 3
0 is the limit switch 2 of the motor cylinder 17
It is designed to be activated by a signal from 1, 22.
Electric power for the motor cylinders 17 and 30 is supplied from the generator 6.

On the other hand, at the ends of the tea tree ridges A and ridges B on the side where the traveling carriage 2 starts the work, that is, at the headland portion, close to the ends of the rails 1, 1 ... One horizontal rail 33 is laid so as to intersect with B and the rails 1, 1. Then, on the horizontal rail 33, a lateral movement carriage 34 is provided so as to laterally move in a state where the traveling carriage 2 is loaded. The lateral movement carriage 34 is movable along the horizontal rail 33 by a pair of front and rear traveling wheels 36, 36 provided on the carriage frame 35, and rolling wheels 37 rotatably installed on the horizontal rail 33. Further, at a position corresponding to the rail 2 of the bogie frame 35, when the traveling bogie 2 is loaded on the bogie frame 35, or when the bogie frame 3 is mounted.
A guide member 3 also having a function of supporting the traveling carriage 2 when the traveling carriage 2 loaded on the vehicle 5 is moved to the rail 1 side.
8 and 38 are provided.

In the traveling trolley 2 for tea garden management having such a structure, when performing the plowing or middle tillage work and the fertilizing work of the furrow B, the traveling trolley 2 is loaded on the trolley frame 35 of the laterally traveling trolley 34 to generate electricity. The machine 6 and the engines 10, 11 are started and the preprogrammed control panel 7 is switched on. Then, the traveling carriage 2 rotates the driving wheels 5, 5 by the drive motor 13 and slowly moves to the rails 1, 1 side together with the rolling wheels 4, 4, and at this time, the lateral movement carriage 3
When the operator of the limit switch 14 comes into contact with the protrusion provided on the rail 4, the traveling carriage 2 stops moving when the traveling carriage 2 finishes moving on the rails 1, 1.

Next, the traveling carriage 2 moves on the rails 1, 1 at a predetermined speed, and at the same time, the motor cylinder 17 extends to lower the cultivator 8 to a working state via the elevating link 18, and the elevating link 18 is moved. The throttle wire 23 is pulled and the engine 10 rotates at a high speed due to the descent of the turret, and the plowing claw 19 is driven through the centrifugal clutch 10a to perform plowing or middle plowing work on the furrow B. In addition, the motor cylinder 17
Limit switch 22 is turned on when
The motor cylinder 30 is contracted so that the throttle wire 23
By pulling, the engine 11 rotates at high speed, the fertilizer spraying machine 9 is driven through the centrifugal clutch 11a, the shutter plate 31 is opened, and the powdery and granular fertilizer is sprayed from the spraying rotary plate 29 to the furrow B.

In this way, when the traveling carriage 2 reaches the end of the work while performing the plowing or middle plowing work and the fertilizing work on the furrow B, the limit switch 24 comes into contact with the stopper provided at the end of the rail 2, The drive motor 13 is stopped to automatically stop the traveling of the traveling vehicle 2, and the motor cylinder 17 is contracted to raise the cultivator 8. Then, the lift wire 18 is raised to return the throttle wire 23, the engine 10 is rotated at a low speed, the centrifugal clutch 10a is disengaged, and the driving of the cultivator 8 is stopped. At the same time, the limit switch 24 operates to extend the motor cylinder 30 to return the throttle wire 23 to rotate the engine 11 at a low speed, the centrifugal clutch 11a is disengaged, the drive of the fertilizer sprayer 9 is stopped, and the shutter plate 31 is closed. To be

In this state, the traveling carriage 2 moves backward at a speed much higher than that during the work until then, and the lateral movement carriage 34
Move towards. The traveling carriage 2 is a furrow (rail).
Returning to the end, when the protrusion provided on the lateral movement carriage 34 comes into contact with the operator of the limit switch 14 to reduce the traveling speed of the traveling carriage 2 and when the traveling carriage 2 finishes moving to the lateral movement carriage 34. The projection provided at the side end portion of the lateral movement carriage 34 comes into contact with the operator of the limit switch 14 to completely stop the traveling of the traveling carriage 2. The lateral movement carriage 34 is pushed manually and laterally moves along the lateral rail 33, and the lateral movement carriage 34 is stopped at a position corresponding to the rails 1 and 1 of the next work ridge, and the operation at the time of starting the work described above. I do. In addition, the traveling carriage 2 performs plowing or middle plowing work on the furrow B after the fertilizer application work, so that the fertilizer is stirred into the soil.

In the traveling trolley 2 for tea garden management of the present invention, the cultivator 8 and the fertilizer sprayer 9 can be attached to and detached from the trolley frame 3 by the mounting knobs 16 and 26, respectively. By removing 9 and mounting another management work machine, the management work centering on the furrow B can be performed. Further, when performing tea leaf plucking work or tea tree pruning work by the traveling carriage 2, the cultivator 8 and the fertilizer sprayer 9 are removed, and the support frame 1 is removed.
The tea leaf plucking machine or the tea tree pruning machine may be attached to Nos. 2 and 12.

[0021]

As described above, according to the traveling vehicle for tea garden management of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained by having the above configuration. The management carriage is configured to be able to automatically run along the rails, and a cultivator for plowing or cultivating the furrows on one rail side of this carriage and a fertilizer spreader for spreading fertilizer between the furrows on the other rail side. Since each of them is mounted, it is possible to perform plowing or middle tilling work and fertilizing work of tea tree ridges simultaneously and efficiently and automatically by one run of the traveling carriage.

Since the cultivator and the fertilizer spreader can be attached to and detached from the traveling carriage and other management work machines can be also attached, when the tea leaf plucking work or the tea tree pruning work is performed by the traveling carriage, the cultivator is used. The beta and the fertilizer sprayer can be detached for the work, and the cultivator and the fertilizer spreader can be detached before the other work implements can be attached for the work, so that the traveling carriage can be used for multiple purposes. The cultivator can be raised and lowered with respect to the traveling carriage, and when the traveling carriage reaches the rail end, its traveling is automatically stopped, and the cultivator is automatically raised to enable lateral movement, so that Plowing or tilling work is efficiently and automatically performed. Further, the lateral movement of the traveling carriage can be smoothly and speedily performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a traveling vehicle for tea plantation management showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a traveling vehicle for tea garden management.

FIG. 3 is another side view of the traveling vehicle for tea garden management.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view of the cultivator corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of a lateral movement carriage.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 rail 2 traveling trolley 3,35 trolley frame 4,37 rolling wheel 5 drive wheel 6 generator 7 control panel 8 cultivator 9 fertilizer spreader 10 cultivator engine 10a centrifugal clutch 11 fertilizer spreader engine 11a centrifugal clutch 12 tea leaves Support frame for plucking machine or pruning machine 13 Drive motor 14, 21, 22, 24 Limit switch 15, 25 Support frame 16, 26 Mounting knob 17, 30 Motor cylinder 18 Elevating link 19 Plowing claw 20 Grounding wheel that doubles as a gauge wheel 23 , 32 Throttle wire 27 Fertilizer hopper 28 Shutter part 29 Scattering rotary plate 31 Shutter plate 33 Horizontal rail 34 Horizontal moving trolley 36 Traveling wheel 38 Guide member A Tea tree ridge B ridge

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A traveling trolley for tea plantation management, wherein rails are laid between the ridges on both sides of the tea tree ridges planted in rows, and the traveling trolleys for management are moved along these rails to perform tea plant management work. In the above, the management traveling carriage is configured to be capable of automatically traveling, and a cultivator for plowing or cultivating the furrows on one rail side of the traveling carriage, and a fertilizer spreader for spreading fertilizer between the furrows on the other rail side, respectively. A traveling trolley for tea plantation management, which is characterized by being installed. 2. The traveling trolley for tea garden management according to claim 1, wherein the cultivator and the fertilizer sprayer can be attached to and detached from the traveling trolley, respectively, and other management work machines can also be attached. 3. The cultivator can be moved up and down with respect to a traveling carriage, and when the traveling carriage reaches a rail end, its traveling is automatically stopped, and the cultivator is automatically raised so that it can move laterally. The traveling vehicle for tea garden management according to claim 1 or 2.