JPH10201336A - Millet cutting machine and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a millet cutting machine and its method which satisfy conditions that facility and an unexpensiveness are attained, even a fallen millet is surely cut from a root and the millet is not required to be cut short, etc., concerning the millet cutting machine and its method by which even the millet fallen by a typhoon, etc., is easily and surely cut. SOLUTION: This millet cutting machine 2 is the one for setting up the fallen millets so as to cut them while proceeding, is provided with a pair of erecting screw-shaped guides 5a and 5b which are inclined downwards in a front part, and where lower ends are opened and an interval between upper ends are narrow. The directions of the screws of them are opposite to each other and also the screws are connected to a rotation driving source so as to be mutually rotated in the opposite directions. Further, a cutter 6 for cutting the roots of the millets which correlatively pass through between the both screw-shaped guides is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a milling machine and a milling method capable of easily and reliably cutting even a sugarcane that has fallen due to a typhoon or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is known that sugarcane is harvested by a machine. However, since it is a large-sized dedicated machine, it is expensive and cannot be purchased by ordinary sugarcane farmers. Therefore, hand-cutting is still common in small and medium-sized farms.

[0003] In addition, large dedicated machines are not suitable for cutting sugarcane that has fallen due to a typhoon or the like, and there are many uncut leaves, so that yields are poor for farmers and income is reduced.

[0004] A large-sized special-purpose machine immediately cuts a cut sugarcane to a length of several tens of centimeters. However, since a large number of cuts are formed, deterioration occurs from the cuts and the quality of sugar is reduced. ing.

[0005] The technical problem of the present invention is to focus on such a problem, and to meet such requirements as being simple and inexpensive, being able to reliably cut a fallen sugarcane from the root, and not having to cut it short. It is an object of the present invention to realize a miller and a milling method that can be satisfied.

[0006]

The technical problem of the present invention is solved by the following means. Claim 1 is a machine that raises and cuts down a fallen millet while moving forward,
Inclined forward and downward, the lower end is opened, and has a pair of upright screw-shaped guides so that the interval between the upper ends is narrower,
The direction of the screws of both screw-shaped guides is opposite to each other, and furthermore, the cutter is connected to a rotary drive source so as to rotate in the opposite direction to each other, and cuts the roots of sugarcane that relatively passed between the two screw-shaped guides. It is a miller that has a.

As described above, since the pair of screw guides is inclined forward and downward, the lower end is opened, and the interval between the upper ends is narrowed, the pair of screw guides is provided on both sides of the row of sugarcane. When it is positioned and advanced, the falling cane between the two screw guides is gradually raised.

In addition, since the screw guides rotate in opposite directions to each other and are relatively transported to the narrow rear end side,
Sugar cane is put together, and cutter comes afterwards,
Since the roots are cut, a plurality of roots can be cut simultaneously and easily.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the milling cutter according to the first aspect is supported on a traveling wheel, and the pair of upright screw-shaped guides moves up and down around an axle of the wheel. It is a structure that is configured to be possible.

As described above, the screw guide for standing up can move up and down about the axle of the wheel, so that the height of the screw guide for standing up and the cutter can be adjusted to the optimum height, and the vehicle can travel on the road. In this case, the vehicle can run with the screw-shaped guide for standing up sufficiently separated from the road surface.

A third aspect of the present invention is a structure in which the miller mower according to the first or second aspect is disposed beside a self-propelled machine such as a tractor and is connected to the self-propelled machine.

The milling machine of the first and second aspects also includes a dedicated machine integrated with the self-propelled machine. However, in the case of the third aspect, the milling machine is connected to a tractor or the like. It is not necessary for the miller to have a self-propelling function, and only the miller is sufficient, so that an inexpensive miller with a simple structure can be realized.

Further, since the sugarcane is arranged beside the tractor, it can continuously and smoothly raise the fallen sugarcane, cut the roots, and transport the fallen cane to the rear. It is convenient for the growth of the next shoot.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a screw-shaped guide is provided so that the cane can be transported rearward with a sugarcane standing in the rear of the pair of upstanding screw-shaped guides according to the first, second, or third aspect. A miller that has a post-feeding mechanism including a cutter and the like, and the cutter is disposed below the post-feeding mechanism. The post-feeding mechanism can be a chain having a claw that presses the sugarcane at regular intervals.

As described above, since the cutter is arranged below the post-feeding mechanism including the screw-shaped guide and the chain with claws, the cane erected by the erecting screw-shaped guide can be left standing. The sugarcane can be relatively transported to the cutter position, and the sugarcane after being cut can be smoothly transported to a rear loading platform or the like while standing.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the cutter according to any one of the first to fourth aspects has a disk shape, is supported by a vertical rotation shaft, and has a lower end of the cut sugarcane. Is a milling cutter having a structure in which sugarcane cut by the cutter is transferred to a front end of the lower end guide means in the form of a slope descending forward so that the cane can smoothly move rearward. . The millet lower end guide means may be an inclined plate, a belt conveyor or the like.

As described above, since the disk-shaped cutter is horizontally supported by the vertical rotation shaft and has the front lowering slope-shaped millet lower end guide means behind it, the cutter is cut. The sugarcane can be transported rearward by the reversing mechanism while standing on the guide means.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a miller that is configured to change the angle of the vertical rotation axis of the cutter according to any one of the first to fifth aspects in the front-rear direction. .

As described above, by changing the angle of the vertical rotation axis of the cutter in the front-rear direction, it is possible to switch the front end of the disc-shaped cutter upward or downward. As a result, the cutting position of the root of the sugarcane can be changed. Height can be adjusted freely.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hydraulic motor mounted on the milling cutter, comprising a hydraulic pump for generating hydraulic pressure by the power of the self-propelled machine according to any one of the third to sixth aspects. A miller that has a structure for driving the screw guide for raising, the mechanism for feeding back, and the cutter.

An electric motor can be used for driving the screw guide for raising, the mechanism for feeding the sheet, the cutter, and the like, and the motor can be driven by electricity generated by a generator of the self-propelled machine.
On the other hand, according to claim 7, a hydraulic pump for generating a hydraulic pressure by the power of the self-propelled machine is provided, and a hydraulic motor mounted on the milling cutter includes a screw-shaped guide for standing up, a mechanism for backward feeding, a cutter, and the like. Because it drives, more powerful power is obtained.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, while the miller mower is advanced, the pair of upright standing screw-shaped guides is used.
A milling method using a miller, wherein the fallen sugarcane is raised from both sides, the root is cut with a rear cutter, and then the cut sugarcane is transported rearward with the cut cane standing. .

As described above, the fallen sugarcane is gradually raised by the standing screw-shaped guide, and the rear cutter arrives in the standing state, the root is cut, and then the cut sugarcane is raised. Therefore, since the transfer is performed to the rear, the transfer to the rear loading platform or the like is easy, and the post-operation such as stacking on the loading platform is also facilitated.

Further, according to the present invention, since only the roots of sugarcane are cut off, several tens cm
It is not necessary to cut short every time,
There is no danger of sugar quality degradation.

[0025]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a milling machine and a milling method according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the milling cutter of the present invention as viewed obliquely from the front, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the milling cutter as viewed obliquely from the rear.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a tractor, on which the miller mower 2 of the present invention is disposed on the right side, and as shown in FIG. 2, a structure in which the carrier 3 of the miller mower 2 is connected and towed behind the tractor. ing. Right side of miller 2, ie tractor 1
On the opposite side, the vehicle has wheels 4 parallel to the rear wheel 1a of the tractor 1, and runs together on the side of the tractor 1, like a motorcycle sidecar.

The miller mower 2 of the present invention has a structure in which even a fallen millet is caused while moving forward, and the root is cut off. At the front end of the miller mower 2, the front slopes down,
Further, a pair of screw guides 5a and 5b are provided so that the front (lower) end is open and the interval between the rear (upper) ends is narrow, and both upper and lower ends are rotatably supported by bearings.

In the two screw guides 5a and 5b,
The directions of the screws are opposite to each other, and the screws are connected to a driving source so as to rotate in opposite directions. Further, a cutter 6 for cutting the roots of the sugarcane is disposed behind the two screw guides 5a and 5b. Also,
On the upper side of the cutter 6, a substantially horizontal screw-shaped guide 7 a is provided in two upper and lower stages so that sugarcane can be fed back from the screw-shaped guides 5 a and 5 b to the carrier 3 in a state where the sugarcane is raised.
7b, and both ends are supported by bearings. Further, bar-shaped fixed guides 8a and 8b are arranged and fixed on the sides of the upper and lower screw-shaped guides 7a and 7b in parallel with their respective axes.

When cutting sugarcane, as shown in FIG. 1, the sliders Sa and Sb supporting the tips (lower ends) of the standing screw guides 5a and 5b are placed on the ground of the field where the sugarcane grows. The entire milling cutter 2 is pivoted in the forward-downward direction about the axle of the wheels 4 so as to slide. When mowing is not performed, the front side of the millet mower 2 can be rotated upward by operation from the tractor 1 side.

FIG. 3 shows an upright screw-shaped guide 5a,
FIG. 4B is a side view of 5b and the screw-shaped guides 7a and 7b for post-feeding, and FIG. 4 is a plan view. However, in FIG.
Sugar cane is shown in cross section.

First, the standing screw guides 5a, 5a
The leading end of b is positioned on both sides of a row of sugarcane, is advanced, and the upright screw guides 5a and 5b are rotated in opposite directions. At this time,
The rising screw guides 5a, 5b enter both sides of the row of falling sugarcane, and the rear ends of both screw guides 5a, 5b are gradually higher, so that the falling sugarcane is like K1. It is gradually raised from both sides by the screw-shaped guides 5a and 5b for rising and stands.

Further, since the upper sides of the screw-shaped guides 5a and 5b are gradually narrowed, the milling cutter 2
As K2 advances, like K2. Under the upper ends (rear ends) of both screw guides 5a, 5b, the screw guides 7a, 7b for feeding backward are provided.
Are located, the sugarcane that has been erected and put together is fed by the screw-shaped guides 7a and 7b for backward feeding.
Like K3, it is pushed to the cutter 6 side and moves, and the root is cut.

Thereafter, the sugarcane with the roots cut is transferred to the slope plate 9 as shown by K4 by the screw-back guides 7a and 7b in a standing state as it is, and then, as shown by K5, by the loading platform. It is transferred to the 3rd side. As shown in FIG. 3, since a slide plate-like slope plate 9 is provided between the cutter 6 and the loading platform, the cut sugarcane K4 is cut.
While being slid on the slope plate 9, it is pushed up on the slope plate 9 by the screw-back guides 7 a and 7 b for conveyance, and is transferred onto the carrier 3.

An assistant is on the carrier 3 and the sugarcane transported in an upright state is laid on the carrier 3 for stacking. Then, when the loading platform 3 is full, the tractor 1 transports the miller mowers 2 to an accumulation site, accumulates them, returns again, and performs cutting with the cutter 6. Alternatively, a transport-only vehicle comes and takes out the sugarcane on the loading platform 3 and transports it to the accumulation site or the sugar factory.

FIG. 5 shows the screw guides 5a, 5a
FIG. 4B is a side view illustrating the dimensions of the screw-shaped guides 7a and 7b for backward feeding. Since the diameter of one sugarcane is about 4 cm even though it is thick, the height of the screw is about the size of two sugarcane. Has become. Further, the pitch of the screws is equal to or greater than about six sugar cane. As described above, the screw-shaped guides 5a, 5
Each of b, 7a and 7b has a structure capable of guiding and transporting a large number of sugarcane at one pitch of the screw.

FIG. 6 is a view illustrating the vicinity of the cutter 6.
(1) is a plan view, and (2) is a side view. Millet mower 2
A casing 11 is rotatably supported by a horizontal shaft 10 on the main body of the machine, and an upper end of the casing 11 and a miller mower main body are connected by a hydraulic cylinder 12.

In the casing 11, a vertical bevel gear G1 and a horizontal bevel gear G2 mesh with each other, and the disc-shaped cutter 6 is attached to the lower end of the shaft of the vertical bevel gear G1. Are connected. The shaft of the bevel gear G2 in the horizontal direction is connected to the hydraulic motor M1 via the universal joint 13 and the spline joint 14.

A relay plate 15 is disposed on the disk-shaped cutter 6, and a flat belt conveyor 16 inclined downward and forward is provided between the lower side of the relay plate 15 and the upper side of the carrier 3. Have been. The flat belt conveyor 16 of the illustrated example has a structure in which a slide plate 18 is disposed on the upper side of a rotating roller 17 in a downwardly sloped shape, and the flat belt conveyor 16 circulates and runs on both upper and lower sides in the arrow direction.

In this structure, the rotational force of the hydraulic motor M1 mounted on the main body of the milling cutter 2 is controlled by the spline joint 14, the universal joint 13, the bevel gear G2,
G1 and the cutter 6 are transmitted in this order, and the cutter 6 rotates. Therefore, the root is cut by advancing the cutter 6 to the root position of the sugarcane K3 transferred by the screw guides 7a and 7b for backward feeding. Is done.

Thereafter, a screw-shaped guide 7a for backward feeding,
7b, the sheet is transferred to the flat belt conveyor 16 after passing through the relay plate 15, then transferred to the upper hill by the flat belt conveyor 16, and finally transferred to the carrier 3 by hand.

When the piston of the hydraulic cylinder 12 is extended, the casing 11 rotates clockwise about the horizontal shaft 10, so that the cutter 6 rotates in the direction of the arrow and falls forward, so that the root of the sugarcane cane. Can be cut on the lower side. Conversely, when the piston of the hydraulic cylinder 12 is retracted, the cutter 6 rotates in the direction opposite to the arrow and rises forward, so that the root of the sugarcane can be cut further upward.

As shown in FIG. 3, instead of the flat belt conveyor 16, a front slope plate 9 is provided, the front end 9a of which is extended above the cutter 6, and the rear end 9b is extended above the carrier 3. A modified structure is also possible.

The sugar cane feeding mechanism may have a structure in which a chain 19 as shown in FIG. 7 is provided in place of the screw-shaped guides 7a and 7b, and a hook 20 for pushing the sugar cane is provided on the chain 19. If the size of the claw 20 is set to be approximately the same as the height of the screws of the screw-shaped guides 7a and 7b, a plurality of sugarcane can be fed backward in a state where the sugarcane stands in the space between the fixed guide 8b. .
In this case, it is needless to say that the chain-type feed mechanism as shown is provided in two upper and lower stages.

[0044]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the pair of screw-shaped guides has a structure in which the pair of screw-shaped guides is inclined forward and downward, the lower end is opened, and the interval between the upper ends is narrowed. When the screw guide is positioned and advanced, the fallen sugarcane between the screw guides is gradually caused.

In addition, the screw-shaped guides rotate in the opposite directions to each other and are relatively transported to the narrow rear end side.
Sugar cane is put together, and cutter comes afterwards,
Since the roots are cut, a plurality of roots can be cut simultaneously and easily.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the upright screw guide can move up and down about the axle of the wheel, so that the height of the upright screw guide and the cutter can be adjusted to the optimum height, and the road can be adjusted. When the vehicle travels, the vehicle can be run with the screw-shaped guide for standing up sufficiently separated from the road surface.

According to the third aspect, the miller mower is
Since the miller is connected to a tractor or the like, the miller itself does not need to have a self-propelling function, and only the miller is sufficient, so that an inexpensive miller with a simple structure can be realized.

Also, since the sugarcane is arranged beside the tractor, the standing of the fallen sugarcane, the cutting of the root, and the transportation of the sugarcane to the rear can be continuously and smoothly performed. It is convenient for the growth of the next shoot.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the cutter is disposed below the post-feeding mechanism including a screw-shaped guide and a chain with a claw, the sugarcane that has been erected by the erection screw-shaped guide can be erected. Relative transfer to the cutter position while holding, and also sugarcane after being cut,
While standing, it can be transported smoothly to the back of the platform.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the disk-shaped cutter is horizontally supported by the vertical rotation shaft, and has the front lowering slope-shaped millet lower end guide means behind it. The produced sugarcane can be transported rearward by the reversing mechanism while standing on the guide means.

According to the sixth aspect, by changing the angle of the vertical rotation axis of the cutter in the front-rear direction, it is possible to switch the front end of the disc-shaped cutter upward or downward, and as a result, to cut the root of the sugarcane. The height of the position can be adjusted freely.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a hydraulic pump for generating hydraulic pressure by the power of the self-propelled machine is provided, and the hydraulic motor mounted on the milling machine drives the erecting screw guide, the post-feeding mechanism, the cutter, and the like. So you get more powerful power.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the fallen sugarcane is gradually raised by the standing screw-shaped guide, and in the standing state, the rear cutter arrives, the root is cut, and then the cut sugarcane is raised. Transported to the back in a state where
Post-operation such as stacking on the carrier can be easily performed.

Further, according to the present invention, since only the roots of sugarcane are cut off, several tens cm
It is not necessary to cut short every time,
There is no danger of sugar quality degradation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a milling machine according to the present invention as viewed obliquely from the front.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the miller of FIG. 1 as viewed obliquely from behind.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a standing screw guide and a backward feeding screw guide.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of each screw-shaped guide of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a side view exemplifying dimensions of an upright screw-shaped guide and a backward screw-shaped guide.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are views illustrating the vicinity of a cutter, wherein FIG. 6A is a plan view and FIG. 6B is a side view.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of an embodiment in which a chain with a feeding claw is used as a post-feeding mechanism of sugarcane.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 tractor 2 miller mower 3 carrier 4 wheel 5a, 5b screw-shaped guide for milling upright 6 cutter 7a, 7b screw-shaped guide for backward feeding 8a, 8b fixed guide 9 slope plate 15 relay plate 16 flat belt for backward feeding Conveyor 18 Slide plate 19 Chain 20 Feeding claw

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A machine for cutting and cutting a millet while moving forward, wherein the machine has a pair of upright screw guides which incline forward, open at a lower end, and narrow a gap between upper ends. Then, the directions of the screws of both screw-shaped guides are opposite to each other, and furthermore, they are connected to a rotation drive source so as to rotate in opposite directions. A miller that has a cutter for cutting roots. 2. The miller mower is supported by a traveling wheel, and the pair of screw-shaped guides is configured to be vertically movable about an axle of the wheel. The miller mower according to claim 1, 3. The miller mower is arranged beside a self-propelled machine such as a tractor and has a structure in which the miller is driven by the self-propelled machine. Miller mower according to the above. 4. A post-feeding mechanism comprising a screw-shaped guide or the like so as to be able to be transported rearward in a state in which a sugarcane is raised, behind the pair of erecting screw-shaped guides. The miller according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the cutter is disposed below the mechanism. 5. The cutter has a disk shape and is supported by a vertical rotation shaft, and a slope-shaped millet having a downward slope so that the lower end of the cut cane can move smoothly backward. The milling cutter according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a lower end guide means, wherein the front end has a structure to which the sugarcane cut by the cutter is transferred. Machine. 6. The millet according to claim 1, wherein an angle of a vertical rotation axis of the cutter can be changed in a front-rear direction. Mower. 7. A hydraulic pump for generating hydraulic pressure by the power of the self-propelled machine is provided, and a hydraulic motor mounted on the miller is used to drive the upright screw guide, the post-feeding mechanism, and the cutter. The miller mower according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the miller has a structure. 8. A root cutter is cut by a rear cutter in a state where a fallen sugar cane is raised by a pair of front-standing screw-shaped guides while a miller is being advanced.
Then, the cut sugarcane is transported rearward in a standing state, with the milling machine using a miller.