JPH0956244A - Grain tank for combine harvester - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a grain tank for a combine harvester excellent in safety and operability which is mounted with a flasher lamp fitted in a groove extending from the front toward the rear of the tank body so as to be visible from the front and back of the machine body. SOLUTION: This grain tank 22 that is made of synthetic resin and fitted to a threshing unit 20 mounted on a combine harvester body 12 equipped with a crawler traveling unit has such a structure that the body of the cereal grain tank 22 has a groove 28 extending from the front to the rear of the tank body, and in the groove 28 a flasher lamp 30 is fitted so as to be visible from the front and back of the machine body 12. It is preferable that the flasher lamp 30 is attached, via a shielding plate 32 fitted so as to cover the groove 28, to the grain tank 22 and a power supply cable is laid between the grain tank 22 and the shielding plate 32.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a combine grain tank, and more particularly, to a structure of a combine grain tank in which a threshing section is arranged in a machine body provided with a crawler traveling device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A combine light is provided with a headlight and a direction indicator (flasher lamp) as well as a general vehicle. For example, when changing the course of the aircraft or turning when traveling on the road. Flashes the flasher lamp to let other vehicles know the direction of travel, thus ensuring driving safety.

Conventionally, four such flasher lamps have been mounted, one each on the front, back, left and right of the machine so that blinking can be confirmed from the front and the rear of the machine.

[0004]

However, it is costly to provide four flasher lamps, one each on the front, rear, left and right sides of the machine body, so that one lamp can be visually recognized from the front and the rear of the machine body. Total 2
One will be enough. On the other hand, if the flasher lamp was installed protruding from the side of the combine fuselage,
Even if it is easy to check the blinking from the front and rear of the aircraft, the vehicle width will increase due to the flasher lamp, etc.
Not preferred.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to mount a flasher lamp so as to be easily visible from the front and the rear of the body without reducing the tank capacity. Providing a simple combine grain tank.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a threshing section (2) having a grain tank (22) in an airframe (12) equipped with a crawler traveling device (16).
0) is arranged in the combine, the grain tank (22) is formed of a synthetic resin, and a groove (28) extending in the front-rear direction of the machine body (12) is formed in the grain tank (22).
And a flasher lamp (30) is attached to the groove (28) so as to be visible from the front-rear direction of the machine body (12).

Preferably, the flasher lamp (3
0) is attached to the grain tank (22) through a shield plate (32) attached so as to cover the groove (28),
A power supply line (36) is laid between the grain tank (22) and the shielding plate (32).

Preferably, the grain tank (2
The upper part of 2) is projected toward the threshing part (20) side, and the projecting part (38) covers the gap between the grain tank (22).

(Operation) According to the present invention, the grain tank (22) is made of synthetic resin so that the shape of the tank can be arbitrarily selected by, for example, molding means. It becomes easy to form a groove (28) extending in the front-rear direction of the fuselage (12) in the grain tank (22), and the flasher lamp (3) is formed in the groove (28).
0), the flasher lamp (30) can be seen from the front and the rear of the body (12).

Therefore, the left and right sides of the machine body (12) are respectively
If the flasher lamps (30) are attached, it is possible to visually recognize each of the flasher lamps (30) from the front and the rear of the airframe (12). When the combiner travels on the road, these two flasher lamps ( 30)
Is sufficient to support the traveling direction of the airframe (12).

Further, the power supply line (36) for supplying electric power to the flasher lamp (30) is laid inside the shield plate (32) attached so as to cover the groove (28), thereby covering the groove (28). Since the power supply line (36) is not exposed to the outside, there is no possibility that the power supply line (36) will be entangled with or hooked with other members to cause disconnection.

Further, a groove (2) is provided in the grain tank (22).
The decrease in the tank capacity due to the formation of 8) can be compensated by projecting the upper part of the grain tank (22) toward the threshing section (20) to increase the tank capacity, and this projecting section (38). ) Covers the gap between the grain tank (22) and the inside of the gap so as not to be seen from the outside.

Note that the reference numerals in parentheses described above are for reference to the drawings, and do not limit the configuration of the present invention at all.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a combine in the present invention. In FIG. 1, the combine 10 is an airframe 12
And a pair of left and right crawler running portions 16 and 16 for supporting the body 12 and having a driver's seat 14 above the body 1
Up and down freely mowing section 18 for mowing grain culms in front of 2, threshing section 20 for threshing grain culms pruned by this slicing section 18 and for selecting grains that have been threshed, and threshing section 20 It is provided with a fried cylinder 24 for supplying and transporting the selected grains to the grain tank 22, and a discharge auger 26 for delivering the grains from the grain tank 22 to a truck or a trailer.

That is, the grain culms harvested by the harvesting unit 18 are conveyed along the side surface of the handling chamber (not shown) while being sandwiched between the feed chain and the rail (not shown). The threshing process is performed in the handling room during this transportation process. The grains thus threshed and sorted are stored in the fried cylinder 24.
It is conveyed upward through the and is supplied to the grain tank 22.

Here, in the present invention, the grain tank 22 is formed of a synthetic resin, and the grain tank 2 is formed.
A groove extending in the front-rear direction of the machine body 12 is formed in 2, and a flasher lamp is attached to the groove so as to be visible from the front-rear direction of the machine body 12.

That is, the grain tank 22 is the body 1
It is vertically arranged on one side portion of the right and left 2 in a front view, and is made of a molded synthetic resin such as polycarbonate or vinyl chloride. A groove 28 extending substantially parallel to the front-rear direction of the machine body 12 is formed in the middle of the grain tank 22 in the height direction. And this groove 28
A shielding plate 32 made of a metal plate or a synthetic resin plate is attached so as to cover the middle part in the depth direction of the.

As shown in FIG. 4, the groove 28 has a substantially trapezoidal cross section, and the shielding plate 32 is provided with an appropriate fastening means (a screw in the present embodiment) along the longitudinal direction of the groove 28. 34). And
A flasher lamp 30 is attached to the front side of the airframe of the shield plate 32 so as to be visible from the front-rear direction of the airframe 12. At this time, the mounting height of the flasher lamp 30 is such that it does not protrude from the groove 28.

Further, the power supply line 36 for supplying electric power to the flasher lamp 30 is laid inside the shield plate 32 and between the shield plate 32 and the outer wall of the grain tank 22, and the power supply line 36 is provided. 36 is shielded by the shielding plate 32 so that it cannot be seen from the outside.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, another flasher lamp 30 is attached to the other side portion of the machine body 12 in a front view in the left-right direction via a bracket. The two flasher lamps 30, 30 attached to the left and right sides of the machine body 12 can support the traveling direction of the machine body 12.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the upper part of the grain tank 22 is projected toward the threshing section 20 side, and the projection covers the gap between the grain tank 22 and the grain tank 22.

As shown in FIG. 2, the rear part of the grain tank 22 in the upper part of the machine body 12 is covered with a threshing cover 40, and the upper part of the grain tank 22 is partially on the threshing part 20 side. The protrusion 38 is provided so as to cover the gap with the grain tank 22.

That is, as described above, the grain tank 22 is formed of a synthetic resin so that the upper portion of the grain tank 22 projects toward the threshing unit 20 side, so that the grain tank 22 and the threshing unit 20 are The gap between them is covered by the protrusion 38.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

Generally, the grain tank 22 is made of metal, but by making the grain tank 22 of a synthetic resin, the shape of the tank can be arbitrarily selected. It is easy to form a recess (groove 28) extending in the front-rear direction of the machine body. If the flasher lamp 30 is attached to this recess (groove 28),
The flasher lamp 30 can be visually recognized from the front-back direction of 2.

Accordingly, if one flasher lamp 30 is attached to each of the left and right sides of the machine body 12, it is sufficient to support the traveling direction of the machine body 12 by these two flasher lamps 30, and thus the conventional machine body 12 has the flasher lamp 30. One piece was attached to each of the front, rear, left and right sides, but the number of pieces to be attached is small compared to this case.

Further, the power supply line 36 of the flasher lamp 30.
By laying and covering the inside of the shielding plate 32, the power supply line 36 is prevented from being exposed to the outside, and the power supply line 36 is prevented from being entangled or caught and broken.

Further, the decrease in the capacity of the grain tank 22 due to the formation of the concave portion (groove 28) is due to the grain tank 2
This can be compensated by projecting the upper part of 2 toward the threshing unit 20 side, and at the same time, by covering the gap with the grain tank 22 by this projecting unit 38, the inside cannot be seen and the appearance is beautiful. It is possible to maintain.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, a grain tank for combine harvesters is formed of synthetic resin, and
A groove extending in the front-rear direction of the machine body is formed in the grain tank, and a flasher lamp is attached to the groove so as to be visible from the front-rear direction of the machine body, so that the flasher lamp can be mounted without protruding from the side of the machine body. In addition, the number of flasher lamps attached can be reduced.

The flasher lamp is attached to the grain tank via a shield plate attached so as to cover the groove, and a power supply line is laid between the grain tank and the shield plate. Since the power supply line is not exposed to the outside, it is possible to prevent the power supply line from being tangled or caught and broken.

Further, by making the upper portion of the grain tank project toward the threshing portion side and covering the gap with the grain tank by the projecting portion, the inside of the gap cannot be seen from the outside. Thus, the appearance can be kept beautiful, and the tank capacity can be increased by the projecting portion to compensate for the decrease in tank capacity due to the formation of the groove, for example.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view of a combine equipped with a grain tank according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the combine.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the combine.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of part A of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Combine 12 Airframe 14 Driver's Seat 16 Crawler Traveling Part 18 Mowing Part 20 Threshing Part 22 Grain Tank 26 Discharge Auger 28 Groove 30 Flash Lamp 32 Shielding Plate 36 Power Supply Line 38 Protruding Part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A combine in which a threshing portion having a grain tank is arranged in a machine body provided with a crawler traveling device, wherein the grain tank is formed of a synthetic resin, and the grain tank is formed in a longitudinal direction of the machine body. A combine grain kernel tank, in which an extending groove is formed, and a flasher lamp is attached to the groove so as to be visible from the front and rear direction of the machine body. 2. The flasher lamp is attached to the grain tank via a shield plate attached so as to cover the groove, and a power supply line is laid between the grain tank and the shield plate. The combined grain tank according to claim 1. 3. The grain tank according to claim 1, wherein an upper portion of the grain tank is projected toward the threshing portion side, and the projection covers the gap between the grain tank and the grain tank. Combine grain tank.