JPH1080214A - Laterally transporting belt adjusting apparatus for root vegetable harvester - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the commercial value of root vegetable by making the cutting parts of leave and stem uniform while saving labor. SOLUTION: The starting part of a laterally transporting belt 3 for receiving root vegetables transported in a hung state by a drawing out and transporting belt 2 is made movable in the transportation direction of the pulling out and transporting belt 2 and the position correlation of the laterally transporting belt to the end of the drawing out and transporting belt 2 is changeably adjusted. A transporting area in a hung state by the drawing out and transporting belt 2 is equipped with a detecting sensor for discovering the hanging length of the hung root vegetables. The position of the starting part of the laterally transporting belt 3 is automatically changed and adjusted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for adjusting a horizontal transport zone of a root vegetable harvester for digging and harvesting root vegetables such as radish and carrot in a field.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pulling conveyor band is provided for nipping and pulling up the roots of root vegetables planted on one side of a traveling machine stand, and a starting end portion is positioned below an end portion of the pulling conveyor band and the other side is arranged. The horizontal transport belt is fed horizontally, and a cutter for cutting the foliage is provided in the middle of the transport of the horizontal transport belt. The root on which the foliage is removed is stored in a container placed on the traveling machine base. Such root crops are known.

[0003]

By the way, root vegetables in the field have different lengths protruding from the soil at the root due to differences in kind and variety, or differences in conditions such as soil hardness and softness. Root vegetables that are carried from the end of the pull-out transport belt in a sideways posture, depending on the location of the foliage to be carried and the hanging length of the suspended object transported in the suspended state may be long or short. Is not placed at the fixed position of the horizontal transport band, and the cut portions of the foliage are not aligned by the cutter in the middle of the transport of the horizontal transport band, so that the harvested products are not uniform. Therefore, in order to align the cut portions of the foliage to improve the commercial value, the operator manually works on each of the root vegetables that fall sequentially on the horizontal transport belt, and manually moves the root portion of the root vegetables to the horizontal transport belt. And it requires a great deal of effort.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a pull-out transporting band which is provided at one side of a traveling machine stand for nipping and pulling up the foliage of root vegetables which are planted on an alligator. And lay the horizontal transport belt to send the other side aside,
A cutter for cutting the foliage portion is provided in the middle of the lateral transport zone, and the root portion from which the foliage portion has been cut is stored in a container placed on the traveling machine base. By making it possible to freely move in the transport direction of the pull-out transport band and to change and adjust the positional relationship with respect to the end portion of the pull-out transport band, the pull-out transport band caused by the difference in the length of roots of the root crops from the soil in the field is different. If there is a difference in the length of the hanging material conveyed in the suspended state due to the difference in the location of the foliage to be pinched, the roots of the root vegetables that are inherited in a sideways posture from the end of the pulling transport band It can be corrected so that it is at the fixed position of the horizontal transport zone, and the cut portions of the foliage can be aligned by the cutter.

In addition, a detection sensor for detecting a hanging length of a suspended object is provided in a transport area where the foliage portion is nipped by a pull-out transport band and transported in a lifting state.
If the position of the starting end of the horizontal transport belt is automatically changed and adjusted by detecting the above, the efficiency can be further improved and the labor can be saved.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiment drawings. FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG.
One side of the traveling machine stand (1) is provided with a pretreatment device (6), a subsoiler (7), and a pull-out conveyance band (2), and the other side is directed toward the control section (8) and the container (5). A root conveyor having a vertical conveying belt (9) for carrying, and a starting end positioned below a terminal end of the pull-out conveying band (2) and a terminal end positioned on the starting end of the vertical conveying band (9). Obi (3a),
A lateral transport zone (3) in which a foliage transport zone (3b) which is displaced from the root transport zone (3a) and traverses above the vertical transport zone (9) is arranged side by side with the root transport zone (3a). And the foliage portion (b) of the material that is transported in a suspended state with the foliage portion (b) sandwiched between the pulling and transporting band (2) and the upper side of the transporting band (2) near the terminal end thereof Cutter for rough cutting
(10) and a belt conveyor (11) for taking over and taking out the cut leaves roughly cut by the cutter (10), and providing the root transport zone (3a) and the foliage transport zone (3b).
A disk-type cutter (4) for finishing and cutting the foliage (b) is attached in the middle of the foliage transport (3).
b) A container (5) is placed on the lower part of the column to dig root vegetables in the field, cut the foliage (b), and cut the vertical transport zone (9).
Through the container (5).

[0007] Further, (12) is a ridge provided in the width direction on the conveying surface of the root conveying band (3a), and (13) is a relatively high ridge formed on the conveying surface of the foliage conveying band (3b). With a feed plate having a root, the root transport zone (3a) and the foliage transport zone (3b) are rotated at the same speed by the electric motors (14) and (15).
(16) is an electric motor for rotating the vertical transport band (9).

The pre-processing device (6), the subsoiler (7), and the pulling-out conveyance band (2) are connected to a cylinder device (1).
The container (5) can be adjusted vertically by using the shaft (18) as a fulcrum to adjust the penetration depth of the subsoiler (7) into the soil, and the container (5) is unloaded on the ground by the unloading mechanism (19). The step (20) is a step with a backrest (21) for an operator attached to the loading mechanism (19), which is transported by the vertical transport band (9). The received product is stored in the container (5) from the step (20).

Next, the root transport zone (3a), the foliage transport zone (3b) and the vertical transport zone (9) are connected to the respective frame bodies (2).
2) (23) and (24) are several connecting support members (25)
(26) The connection support member (25) is integrally formed by being connected by (27) and maintaining a predetermined relational position, and one of the connection support members (25).
After extending to the front side, it is bent downward and its bent portion (28)
Is inserted into a receiving cylinder (29) fixed on the other side, the starting end of the root carrier (3a) is pulled out about the bent portion (28), and it is movable in the conveying direction of the carrier (2). I have to.

A downward support (30) projects from the frame (22) at the beginning of the root carrier (3a), and an adjustment seat plate (31) is fixed to the lower end of the support (30). The base plate (3a) is slid in a state where the lower surface of the seat plate (31) is joined to the upper end surface of a column (32) erected on the traveling machine stand (1) by a fixing tool (33). The positional relationship of the start end with respect to the pull-out carrier (2) can be changed and adjusted.

Reference numeral (34) denotes a support rod whose lower end is connected to the column (32) and whose upper end is linked to the frame (22) of the root conveying band (3a) via the elongated hole (35).

As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the foliage (b) is scraped up by the pretreatment device (6), and the root (a) is lifted up by the vibration of the subsoiler (7). Is transported as shown in (a) in a suspended state by the pull-out transport belt (2), and the foliage (b) is roughly cut off by a cutter (10) near the terminal end, and the cut leaves are removed by a belt conveyor. The root (a) is carried out as shown in (b) from (11), and the root (a) is sequentially brought into contact with the rollers (36) and (36) so as to fall down on the root transport zone (3a). (B) is placed on the foliage transport zone (3b) and sent to the other side, and during the transport, the foliage (b) is finish-cut by the cutter (4) to obtain the root (a). The cut leaves are inherited by the vertical transport belt (9) and cut off by the foliage transport belt (3b). Upward through are discharged outward, roots that are inherited in a vertical conveyor belt (9) of the conveyor belt (9) (a)
As shown in (c), the glue is stowed after being transported, and is stored in the container (5) by the worker at the position (d).

The root vegetables are harvested in this manner, but the root vegetables in the field differ in length and length of the root (a) protruding from the soil due to differences in types and varieties, or differences in conditions such as soil hardness. The location of the foliage section (b) to be pinched by the pull-out transport band (2) is different.

That is, in FIG. 4, when the protruding length of the root portion (a) is small, the hanging length (L) becomes longer in the suspended state sandwiched by the pull-out conveyance belt (2), and When the length is large, the drooping length (L1) is shortened and a difference in length is created. When the root is lying down on the root transport zone (3a), the root portion (c) of the root vegetable is root transport zone (3a). Of the cutter (4) in the middle of being conveyed to the other side, and the places to be cut off by the cutter (4) are not aligned.

Therefore, the fixing device (33) is loosened according to the length of the drooping length, and the root transport zone (3a) is connected to the foliage transport zone (3b) and the vertical transport zone (9) together with the connecting support member (2).
5) With the bent portion (28) as an axis, move the pull-out conveyance band (2) in the conveyance direction as indicated by an arrow (e) so that the crown (c) matches the fixed position of the root conveyance band (3a). If it is corrected so that the cutting is performed, the cut portions of the foliage (b) by the cutter (4) are aligned.

In FIGS. 5 and 6, a cylinder device (37) is used to transfer the root transport zone (3a) together with the foliage transport zone (3b) and the vertical transport zone (9). Of the rod (37a) is moved in the transport direction of the pull-out transport band (2) by moving the rod (37a). The movement is provided with a height difference in the transport area of the suspended object by the pull-out transport band (2). Contact sensors (S1) and (S2)
The detection sensor (S) is automatically moved by the detection of (S) to move the starting end of the root transport zone (3a) as shown by the arrow (E), and the foliage (b) is moved by the cutter (4). The finish cuts were made to be aligned.

[0017]

The present invention has been implemented as described above, and has the following effects.

By making the starting end of the horizontal transport belt movable in the transport direction of the pull-out transport belt and changing and adjusting the positional relationship with respect to the end portion of the pull-out transport belt, the length of root crop roots protruding from the soil in the field can be reduced. Due to the difference in the location of the foliage to be pinched by the pulling transport band caused by the difference, there is a difference in the droop length of the suspended object transported in the suspended state, and the cutting locations of the foliage are irregular, but The root of the root vegetable, which is inherited in a sideways posture from the end of the conveyor belt, can be corrected so that it is in the fixed position of the horizontal conveyor belt. While increasing the commercial value.

Further, a detection sensor for detecting the hanging length of a suspended object is provided in a transport area where the foliage portion is nipped by the pull-out transport band and transported in a lifting state.
It is effective to automatically change and adjust the position of the starting end of the horizontal transport band by detecting the above, thereby further improving efficiency and saving labor.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a horizontal transport band and a peripheral portion thereof.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a root vegetable harvester.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a part of the root vegetable harvester in a cutaway manner.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the harvester.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the horizontal transport band and its peripheral portion.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a detection sensor arrangement of the same example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Traveling machine base 2 Pull-out conveyance belt 3 Horizontal conveyance belt 4 Cutter 5 Container a Root b Foliage L Hanging length S Detection sensor

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Joji Ikumune 1-32 Chaya-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pulling conveyor band (2) is provided for nipping and pulling up the roots and leaves (b) of root vegetables planted on an alligator on one side of a traveling machine stand (1), and a lower end portion of the drawing conveyor band (2). A lateral transporting band (3) is laid laterally with the starting end positioned toward the other side, and a cutter (4) for cutting the foliage (b) is provided in the middle of the lateral transporting band (3). A container (5) placed on the traveling machine stand (1) for accommodating the roots (a) of which the foliage (b) has been cut off, and pulling out the starting end of the lateral transporting band (3) for transport. A lateral transport band adjusting device for a root vegetable harvesting machine, characterized in that the belt (2) can be moved in the transport direction and the positional relationship with respect to the end of the pull-out transport band (2) can be changed and adjusted. 2. A detection sensor for detecting a hanging length (L) of a suspended object in a transport area in which a foliage (b) is nipped by a pull-out transport band (2) and transported in a suspended state.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a step (S) for automatically changing and adjusting the position of the start end of said lateral transport band (3) by the detection of said detection sensor (S). A horizontal transport zone adjusting device for the root vegetable harvester according to the above.