JPH1042683A - Automatic combine harvester - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the confirmation of a full state of a chaff tank by an operator existing on the outside of a field and enable the discharge of chaff from the chaff tank to a load-carrying platform of a transfer vehicle even from the outside of the field and further the practice of conventional two-person operations by one operator on the outside of the field. SOLUTION: This automatic combine harvester is capable of operating an auger control mode by automatic operation and lifting an auger cylinder to a lifted position to facilitate the confirmation by an operator when sensing a chaff tank kept in a full state with grains during the operations and stopping the travel at the end of a field while lifting the auger cylinder in a full state of the chaff tank to the lifted position and then changing over the operational mode from the auger control mode by automatic operation to that by a radio control, moving the automatic combine harvester to the side of a transfer vehicle by the radio control from the outside of the field and driving the auger so as to discharge the chaff to a load-carrying platform of the transfer vehicle.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a combine for cutting, threshing, storing, and discharging grain culms in a field while automatically traveling in the field. The present invention relates to an automatic combine that stops at an edge of a field while the auger cylinder is raised to a raised position in a full state, and thereafter discharges paddy to a transfer vehicle via an auger under the control of a radio control.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a grain is full in a paddy tank, traveling is temporarily stopped at an end of a field, and thereafter, an operator gets on a combine, moves a combine, raises / lowers an auger cylinder, and drives an auger. An automatic combine that discharges paddy to a transfer vehicle is already known.

[0003]

A conventionally known automatic combine harvester cuts, threshes, and stores grain culm in a field, and stops running once at the edge of the field when the grain is full in a paddy tank. Up to this point, the work is performed automatically, but the subsequent movement of the combine, lifting and lowering of the auger cylinder, and operation of driving the auger are performed by the operator. Often became.

[0004] Therefore, the present invention is intended to enable a worker to work alone from the outside of the field until the discharge of the paddy, even after the grain is full in the paddy tank and the running is temporarily stopped at the end of the field. Aim.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and includes a traveling device, which cuts, threshes, stores, and stores grain culms in a field while traveling in a field by itself. A combine auger control mode (A1) and a remote control auger control mode (A2) in a combine (1) that discharges the extracted grains from a paddy tank (5) to the outside via an auger cylinder (16). , Automatic auger control mode (A
Work mode setting means provided with 3) and mode switching means (P4) for setting to any of the auger control modes
And a traveling control (P6) for automatically traveling while detecting the grain culm in the field, and when the grain is detected to be full in the paddy tank (5), the automatic auger is used. The control mode (A3) acts to raise the auger cylinder (16) to the raised position, and the paddy tank (5)
When the auger cylinder (16) is raised to the ascending position in a full state, the running is stopped at the field end, and thereafter, the automatic auger control mode (A3) is switched to the auger control mode (A2) using a radio control, and The above problem was solved by driving the auger (17) to discharge the paddy to the transfer vehicle (20).

(Operation) Based on the above configuration, the automatic combiner (1) sets the automatic auger control mode (A3), detects the culm row in the field and runs by itself, The culm is harvested, threshed, and stored. When the grain stored in the paddy tank (5) becomes full in the paddy tank (5) during the operation, the automatic auger control mode (A3) operates. Then, the auger cylinder (16) is raised to the raised position, and the traveling of the automatic combine (1) is stopped at the field end as it is.

[0007] The worker outside the field uses an auger cylinder (16).
Is in the ascending position, the auger control mode (A) is automatically controlled by the mode setting control (P4).
Auger control mode by radio control (A2)
And operating the switches of the radio control box (2) at hand, the automatic combine (1) is moved to the side of the transfer vehicle (20) allocated outside the field, and the auger cylinder (1) is moved.
6) The paddy discharge port (16a) of the transfer truck (20)
0a), turn on the auger clutch,
The auger (17) is driven to discharge the grains from the paddy tank (5) to the carrier (20a) of the transfer vehicle (20).

When the discharging operation of the grain is completed, the switches of the radio control box (2) are operated again in the auger control mode (A2) using the radio control, and the automatic combine (1) is moved to the front in the field. Move to the work stop mark,
Again, by the mode setting control (P4), the mode is switched from the radio control auger control mode to the automatic auger control mode (A3), and the operation returns to the previous operation.

Note that the reference numerals in parentheses above are for comparison with the drawings, but do not limit the configuration of the present invention at all.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, an automatic control main program P of the automatic combine 1 according to the present invention has an initial setting P.
1, switch input control P2, analog input control P3, mode setting control P4, handling depth control P5, traveling control P6, and auger control P7.
It returns to 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the auger control P7 includes three operation modes, a manual mode auger control A1, a radio control mode auger control A2, and an automatic mode auger control A3, by a mode setting control P4. Can be set to any one, and in any case, the operation returns to the original state after the work is completed.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the automatic combine 1, FIG.
Shows a right side view, a receiving device 3 of a radio control box 2 for controlling the radio control mode auger control A2 is provided in an upper portion near a driver's seat.

As shown in FIG. 5, the radio control box 2 includes an overall power switch 6, a discharge mode switch 7 for discharging paddy from the auger, a traveling clutch switch and an auger left / right operation switch 8, a throttle, and a pre-processing elevation switch. And auger up / down switch 9, set switch 1
0, function switch 11, running on switch,
An automatic start switch and an auger clutch on switch 12, a running off switch, an automatic pause switch and an auger clutch off switch 13, a radio control automatic mode switch 14 and an emergency stop switch 15 are provided.
The transmission is transmitted from the transmission device 4 to the reception device 3.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

Based on the above structure, the automatic combiner 1 is set to the operation mode of the automatic mode / auger control A3, and as shown in FIG. The harvesting, threshing, and storage of the grain culm is performed. During the operation, when it is detected that the grain stored in the paddy tank 5 is full in the paddy tank 5 by the paddy sensor A31, the field end sensor A32 is turned on. Detecting the edge, automatic combine 1
By the travel stop sensor A33, the travel control P6 acts to stop the travel of the automatic combine 1 at the field end.

When the traveling of the automatic combine 1 is stopped, the auger raising flag A34 is reset, the auger raising upper limit A35 is confirmed as No, and the auger raising flag set A3 is set.
In the state of No. 6, the auger cylinder 16 is raised to the raised position and stopped at the field end as it is.

When the paddy sensor A31 is off, the field end sensor A32 is No, and the travel stop sensor A33 is No, the automatic mode / auger control A3 is returned to its original state, and the auger raising flag A34 is set. Then, the radio control mode auger control A2 is performed.

When the worker outside the field knows that the auger cylinder 16 is at the raised position, the mode setting control P4 operates the radio control / automatic mode changeover switch 14 to operate the automatic mode / auger control A3. The mode is switched to the operation mode of the radio control mode / auger control A2 from the mode.
In the operation mode of the radio control mode / auger control A2, the traveling switch 7 of the radio control box 2 at hand is operated to move the automatic combine 1 to the side of the transfer vehicle 20 arranged outside the field.

After moving to the side of the transfer vehicle 20, FIG.
According to the flow chart of the augmented radio control (R) shown in
First, the auger discharge mode switch 7 is operated to set the auger discharge mode (R1), the auger left / right operation switch 8 is operated to move the auger cylinder 16 left and right, and the (R2) auger up / down operation switch 9 is operated to operate the auger discharge switch. The cylinder 16 is moved up and down, and (R3) the paddy discharge port 16a of the auger cylinder 16 is
0, and the set switch 10 is operated from the flag set state (R4) (R5), the auger clutch on switch 12 is operated (R6), and the auger 17 is driven to remove the grain from the rice. It is discharged from the tank 5 to the carrier 20a of the transfer vehicle 20.

When the grain discharging operation is completed, the set switch 10 of the radio control box 2 is operated again in the state of the radio control mode auger control A2, and (R7) the auger clutch off switch 13 is operated again ( R8) The drive of the auger 17 is stopped, the switches 12 and 13 for running are operated, and the automatic combine 1 is moved to the last work stop trace in the field, and again the radio control / The automatic mode changeover switch 14 is operated to switch from the work mode of the radio control auger control A2 to the work mode of the automatic mode / augment control A3, and return to the previous work.

As shown in FIG. 7, (R5), (R5)
6), (R7), and (R8), when they are OFF, they all return to the original state.

When the flag is reset in the state (R1), the state returns to the original state.

The grains are transferred from the paddy tank 5 to the transfer vehicle 2.
As shown in FIG. 8, when discharging the paddle 20a of the auger cylinder 16 to the paddle 20a of the auger cylinder 16 as shown in FIG.
6b, and the carrier 20a is attached to the hook 16b.
Between the hooks 18b of the tubular cloth 18,
As shown in FIG. 10, the paddy discharged from the auger cylinder is guided to the loading platform 20a, and further, as shown in FIG. 9, the lower part of the tubular cloth 18 can be squeezed into a bag shape. When the paddy is discharged, the paddy remaining at the paddy discharge port 16a does not spill outside due to vibrations or the like, but collects in the bag-shaped squeezed tubular cloth 18, and the paddy and debris scatter around. Not to be.

[0025]

According to the present invention, a traveling device is provided, which cuts, threshes and stores grain culm in the field while traveling in the field by itself, and transfers the stored grains from the paddy tank to the outside via the auger cylinder. Manual auger control mode for the combine to be discharged)
Auger control mode by radio control), a work mode setting means having an automatic auger control mode, a mode switching means for setting to any of the auger control modes, and a method for detecting grain culms in a field. Automatically traveling, having, and when it is detected that the grain is full in the paddy tank, the automatic auger control mode acts to raise the auger cylinder to the raised position, And, while the paddy tank is full, the running is stopped at the field end while the auger cylinder is raised to the raised position, and then the auger control mode is switched from the automatic auger control mode to the radio controlled auger control mode, and the auger is driven by the radio controlled vehicle. , The paddy is discharged to the transfer vehicle, so that the operator can easily find the combine stopped at the edge of the field from outside the field according to the first aspect, and according to the second aspect. Even from off-board to move the combine in RC to the side of the transport carriage, since to be able to discharge the cargo bed of the transport carriage paddy from the auger, can now conventional two working in the field outside one.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a main program of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of auger control of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the automatic combine.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the automatic combine.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the radio control box.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of the automatic mode auger control of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of an augmented radio control according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the tip of the auger cylinder.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a tubular cloth whose lower part is squeezed into a bag shape.

FIG. 10 is a side view during discharge of paddy from the auger to the transfer vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic combine 2 Radio control box 3 Receiving device 4 Transmitting device 5 Rice tank 6 Power switch 7 Auger rice discharging switch 10 Set switch 14 Radio control / automatic mode changeover switch 15 Emergency stop switch 16 Auger cylinder 17 Auger 18 Cylindrical cloth 20 Transfer Car P Main program flow diagram A Auger control program flow diagram A3 Auto mode auger control program flow diagram R Auger radio control program flow diagram

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A traveling device, which automatically cuts, threshes, and stores grain in a field while automatically traveling in a field, and discharges the stored grains from a paddy tank to the outside via an auger cylinder. In the combine, a work mode setting means having a manual auger control mode, a radio controlled auger control mode, and an automatic auger control mode; mode switching control for setting any of the auger control modes; Traveling control means for automatically traveling while detecting the culm, and when it is detected that the grain is full in the paddy tank,
An automatic combiner characterized in that the automatic auger control mode operates to raise the auger cylinder to a raised position. 2. When the paddy tank is full, the running is stopped at the field end while the auger cylinder is raised to a raised position, and thereafter, the automatic auger control mode is switched to a radio controlled auger control mode. The automatic combine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the paddy is driven to discharge the paddy to a transfer vehicle.