KR101797159B1

KR101797159B1 - Harvest Apparatus for Box-Cultured Crops

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Publication number: KR101797159B1
Application number: KR1020160026840A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이홍주; 장인환
Original assignee: 이홍주
Priority date: 2016-03-07
Filing date: 2016-03-07
Publication date: 2017-11-13
Also published as: KR20170104185A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a box-cultivated agricultural product harvesting apparatus for easily cutting and harvesting agricultural products such as leek grown in a box.
The box-cultivated agricultural product harvesting apparatus according to the present invention comprises a box placing table for placing and guiding a cultivation box, a box conveying section for aligning and moving the cultivation box, a crop guide section for collecting and setting up the crops planted in the cultivation box, And a crop conveying unit for conveying the crops cut by the crop cutting unit to the side while laying down side by side and discharging the crop.
According to the present invention, it is possible to facilitate the alignment and feeding of the cultivation boxes, and to cut and harvest a plurality of lines of crops easily.

Description

Harvest Apparatus for Box-Cultured Crops

The present invention relates to a box cultivated crop harvesting apparatus, and more particularly, to a box cultivated agricultural harvesting apparatus for easily cutting and harvesting agricultural products such as leek grown in a box.

Since all crops are suitable for proper harvesting, foreign crops and highly improved horticultural varieties are not suitable for cultivation. In such cases, we will cultivate greenhouses or greenhouses, etc. to maximize harvest or profit by creating a better environment and rationalizing management. As a type of facility cultivation, box cultivation is widely applied to cultivate crops by using boxes of a certain size and to facilitate transportation and handling of crops.

It can be harvested several times as much by a few times as much as a small area, can be harvested many times more, and it can grow many crops, reduce manpower, reduce production time, It is easy to process and manage the agricultural products produced.

On the other hand, Korean Patent No. 10-1059964, Korean Patent No. 10-1030783, Korean Patent No. 10-1560533 and the like are disclosed as a harvesting machine for easily harvesting agricultural products such as leek grown in the field.

Korean Patent No. 10-1059964 discloses a harvesting and sorting automatic leek harvester that carries leek and cut leek using a rotating blade while transferring and transporting leek to the rear, and is a frame equipped with a wheel device. Guider collecting and setting up leek; Cutting leek; A belt device for conveying the cut leucards and laying them side by side; A conveyor for conveying the leek leek backward; And a collecting table for collecting the leeks to be transferred.

In order to solve the problem of harvesting, sorting and loading of leek in this type of leek harvesting machine, the leek harvesting machine is Korean Patent No. 10-1560533. Korean Patent No. 10-1030783 discloses a structure in which a cutting operation and tilting means of a cutting edge disposed at the front lower portion of a frame is provided to be driven to freely adjust the fore and aft direction and left and right direction cutting position and vertical cutting height, It is a leek harvester that freely adjusts the cutting angle of the cutting edge to the surface of the soil.

Such a leek harvesting machine is a harvesting machine for easily harvesting leek cultivated in the open field, and is not suitable as a harvesting machine for harvesting the crops such as box-cultivated leek. Therefore, in the days when facility cultivation is generalized, There was a need for harvesting to harvest.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1059964 (registered on Aug.22, 2011)

Korean Patent No. 10-1030783 (Registered on Apr. 15, 2011)

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1560533 (Registered on October 10, 2015)

It is an object of the present invention to provide a box-cultivated crop harvesting apparatus which facilitates the sorting and conveying of cultivation boxes and can easily cut and harvest a plurality of lines of crops have.

In order to accomplish the above object, a box cultivated crop harvesting apparatus according to the present invention comprises a box placing table for placing and guiding a cultivating box, a box conveying section for aligning and moving the cultivating box, a cultivating guide for collecting and cultivating the crops planted in the cultivating box, And a crop conveying section that is installed behind the crop guide section and cuts crops and a crop conveying section that lays the crops cut by the crop cutting section backward while lying down on the sides.

The height of the cultivated box is changed according to the height of the cultivation box, and the height adjustment part for adjusting the cutting position of the crop is installed on the box mount.

The box conveying section includes a plurality of guide rolls provided at the side of the box placement table for guiding the cultivation box, a box conveying drive roll installed at the side of the box placement table for conveying and driving the cultivation box, Equipment.

The crop guide part has a plurality of guiders provided in the width direction of the box mount.

The crop cutting section includes a straight cutter in the form of a strip and a left and right vibrating section for cutting the crop by vibrating the straight cutter in the width direction of the box placement table.

The box-cultivated crop harvesting apparatus according to the present invention has the effect of facilitating the sorting and transporting of cultivating boxes, and cutting and harvesting a plurality of lines of crops easily.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to harvest crops several times as many times as a few times as much as a small area by cultivating them in a box on a multi-stage shelf in a house, raise crops, , And it is also easy to process and manage the agricultural products produced by moving to the workshop. The present invention effectively harvests harvested vegetables by isolating roots and stems.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an elevation view showing an apparatus for harvesting box-cultivated crops according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a harvesting apparatus for box-cultivated crops according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view showing a pushing mechanism of the box conveyance unit of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig.
4 and 5 are operational state diagrams of a box cultivated crop harvesting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible. Further, the detailed description of known functions and configurations that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted. For the same reason, some of the components in the drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated. Hereinafter, an apparatus for harvesting crops by placing a cultivation box planted with three lines of crops will be described as an example. It is needless to say that the present invention can be practiced as an example in which cultivated crops can be harvested in one, two or three or more rows.

FIG. 1 is an elevation view showing an apparatus for harvesting box-cultivated crops according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a harvesting apparatus for harvesting boxes according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, a box cultivated crop harvesting apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a box placing table 110, a box conveying unit 120, a crop guide unit 130, a crop cutting unit 140, And a crop conveying unit 150. The box-harvested crop harvesting apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is a device for harvesting the lower part of the crop shaped like leek planted in the cultivation box 10 by laying down and sorting.

The box mounting table 110 is a part for placing and guiding the cultivation box 10 on which the crop P is planted and is configured such that a placement frame 112 provided with a plurality of horizontal rollers 111 is supported by a plurality of posts 113 And has a structure similar to that of a worktable installed at a constant height. Above the box mount 110, a height adjuster 160 is provided for adjusting the cutting position of the crop by changing the height of the crop cutter 140 according to the height of the grow box 10. The height adjusting unit 160 adjusts the height of the main frame 170 on which the crop guide unit 130, the crop cutting unit 140 and the crop conveying unit 150 are installed to change the height of the crop cutting unit 140, As shown in FIG. An adjustable foot 113a is coupled to the lower end of the post 113 to adjust its height.

The box conveying unit 120 aligns and moves the cultivation box 10 and includes a plurality of guide rolls 121 installed at sides of the box placement table 110 to guide the cultivation box 10, A box conveying drive roll 122 provided at a side of the box 110 for conveying and driving the box 10 and a pressing mechanism 125 for pressing the box conveying drive roll 122 to the box 10 .

The guide roll 121 is provided on the mountable frame 112 of the box mount 110 and a plurality of guide rolls 121 are provided on the opposite side of the box transfer drive roll 122. The guide roll may be supplementarily installed on the side of the box conveying drive roll 122. The guide roll 121 'provided on the side of the box transport driving roll 122 is installed on the lower side of the crop transporting unit 150 so that the growing box 10 moved by the box transport driving roll 122 is shifted to one side Do not. The box conveying drive roll 122 moves the rearing box 10 while rotating by the roll driving motor 123.

The pressing mechanism 125 receives the force that the swing band 126 hinged by the hinge pin 128 is pushed by the hinge pin 128 and is urged by the spring 127 so as to be moved together with the roll driving motor 123 122 to apply pressure to the cultivating box 10. A plate 126a to which the roll driving motor 123 is coupled is formed at one end of the swing band 126 and a guide bar 126b is formed at the other end of the swing band 126 to receive the spring 127. The hinge pin 128 is mounted on a mounting bracket 129 fixed to the mounting frame 112 and serves as a shaft for swinging the swing platform 126. The spring 127 is fitted in the guide bar 126b and is fixed to the mount frame 112 to apply an elastic force to the swing base 126. [

The crop guide unit 130 is a part that collects and sets up the crops P planted in the cultivation box 10 and is provided in front of the crop cutting unit 140 and installed in a boom frame to be described later of the crop conveying unit 150, And a plurality of guiders 131 and 132 installed in the width direction of the mount table 110. The guider 131 (132) is in the form of a fork.

The crop cutting unit 140 is disposed behind the crop guide unit 130 and cuts the crop P and includes a straight cutter 141 in the form of a strip and a straight cutter 141 disposed in the rear of the cropping guide unit 130, And a left and right vibrating part 142 for cutting the crop P by vibrating in the direction of the right and left vibrations. The left and right vibration portions 142 are driven by the vibration drive motor 143. The crop cutting unit may include a disk cover and a driving unit for driving the disk cover.

The crop conveying unit 150 is installed in the main frame 170 as a part for laying the sideways and discharging the crops cut by the crop cutting unit 140 while transporting them backward. The crop conveying unit 150 includes a crop conveying drive roll 151, a driven roll 152, a conveying belt 153, guide rolls 154 and 154 ', a boom frame 155, a drive sprocket 156, 157, a conveyance drive motor 158, and a collecting section 159.

The crop conveying drive roll 151 is comprised of two long lengths of crop conveying first drive rolls 151a and two long lengths of crop conveying second drive rolls 151b. In order to prevent crumbling and crushing due to being laid down while the crop is being harvested in multiple rows, the driven roll 152 is provided with four short-length first driven rolls 154 for transporting the crops on both sides in the width direction of the grow box 10, And a second driven roll 152b having two short lengths for conveying crops in the widthwise center of the cultivating box 10. The conveyance belt 153 is provided with a plurality of first round belts 153a revolving around the first conveyance roll 151a and the first follower roll 152a for conveying the crops, And a plurality of second round belts 153b revolving around the second driven roll 152b. The guide rolls 154 and 154 'are rolls that prevent sagging by tightening the first round belt 153a or the second round belt 153b, and a plurality of rollers may be provided as necessary. The multi-stage round belts are intended to secure space by the fact that the round belts are individually opened in different thicknesses in the longitudinal direction of the crop. It is also possible to apply a flat conveyor belt depending on the nature of the crop.

The boom frame 155 is a frame for installing the first driven roll 152a or the second driven roll 152b and the guide roll 154. [ The boom frame 155 protrudes from the main frame 170 toward the inflow side of the crop and includes a first boom frame 155a for installing the first driven roll 152a or the second driven roll 152b, And a second boom frame (155b) for installing the second boom frame (154).

The drive sprocket 156 includes a first drive sprocket 156a mounted on the motor shaft of the feed drive motor 158 and a second drive sprocket 156b mounted on one end of the first drive roll 151a and the second drive roll 151b 2 drive sprocket 156b and a plurality of third drive sprockets 156c provided on the idle path of the drive chain 157 and guiding the drive chain 157. [ The collecting unit 159 includes a first collecting guide 159a for guiding collecting the crops coming through the first conveying roll 151a and a second collecting guide 159b for collecting the crops coming out through the second conveying roll 151b, A collecting conveyor 159b for conveying the crop falling from the collecting guide 159a and a second collecting guide 159c for guiding the harvest conveyed through the collecting conveyor 159b to the collecting box 20.

On the outer side of both sides of the first conveying roll 151a of the crop, a strip groove for revolving the first round belt 153a is formed along the circumferential direction, and on the central outer surface of the second conveying roll 151b, A stripe groove is formed along the circumferential direction to allow the round belt 153b to hang and revolve. The crop conveying first drive roll 151a and the crop conveying second drive roll 151b are installed on the side from which the cut crops are discharged and are positioned higher than the first driven roll 152a and the second driven roll 152b Respectively. The first cropping roll 151a and the second cropping roll 151b are installed horizontally and the two cropping rollers 151a are brought into contact with each other by the first round belt 153a, And the two crops conveying second drive rolls 151b come into contact with each other by the second round belt 153b and rotate in the opposite direction so that the crops cut therebetween are laid down and discharged do. The crop conveying second driving roll 151b is installed at a position lower than the first conveying roll 151a.

On the outer surface of the first driven roll 152a, a stripe groove is formed along the circumferential direction to allow the first round belt 153a to hang and revolve. On the outer surface of the second driven roll 152b, a second round belt 153b A groove is formed along the circumferential direction so as to allow the plate to revolve. The first driven roll 152a and the second driven roll 152b are installed on the side where the cut crops are fed, and are installed in the vertical direction. The two first driven rolls 152a on both sides in the width direction of the cultivation box 10 are touched by the first round belt 153a and rotated in the opposite direction so that the crops cut therebetween are drawn up and brought into the cultivation box 10 The two second driven rolls 152b at the center in the width direction of the rollers 152b come into contact with each other by the second round belt 153b and rotate in the opposite direction, The first driven roll 152a and the second driven roll 152b are installed at the same height.

The first round belt 153a and the second round belt 153b are each a belt of a circular cross section divided separately. The first round belt and the second round belt have a plurality of protruding belts guided by a crop groove conveying drive roll 151 and a groove formed along the circumferential direction of the driven roll 152 in the form of a flat belt formed along the longitudinal direction of the belt .

The drive chain 157 is a chain that revolves around the first drive sprocket 156a and the second drive sprocket 156b and the third drive sprocket 156c to drive the drive force of the feed drive motor 158, 1 driving roll 151a and the crop conveying second driving roll 151b.

The height adjuster 160 adjusts the height of the main frame 170 according to an angle at which the plurality of links 161 and 162 connecting the box mount 110 and the main frame 170 are moved along the guide rods 163, 170). The main frame 170 includes support plates 171 and 172 provided on both sides in the width direction of the box mount 110 and support rods (not shown) connecting the support plates 171 and 172 to each other.

4 and 5 are operational state diagrams of a box cultivated crop harvesting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The links 161 and 162 of the height adjuster 160 are adjusted according to the height of the grow box 10 and the cultivation box 10 in which the crop P is planted is set The box conveying drive roll 122 is rotated in accordance with the driving of the roll driving motor 123 of the box conveying unit 120 by being pushed to the box conveying unit 120 on the left side of the box mount 110 The cultivating box 10 is transported to the right. At this time, the cultivation box 10 is guided on one side by the guide roll 121 and the other side is driven by the box conveying drive roll 122. By the elastic force of the spring 127 of the pushing mechanism 125, 126 to move the box transfer drive roll 122 in close contact with the grow box 10 (arrow E).

As the cultivation box 10 is transported to the right side, the crops (P, in this embodiment, three rows) are guided by guiders 131 and 132 of the crop guide part 130 to form two first driven rolls 152a, And second driven roll 152b (arrows A and B). The introduced crop (P) is cut by the crop cutting unit (140). At this time, the crop cutting unit 140 cuts the crop P as the left and right vibrating unit 142 vibrates the linear cutter 141 left and right (in the width direction of the cultivation box) do.

The cut crops are transported and discharged by being laid down by the conveyance belt 153 of the crop conveyance unit 150. [ The crop conveying unit 150 drives the crop conveying first drive rollers 152 along with the drive chain 157 revolving around the first drive sprocket 156a and the second drive sprocket 156b in accordance with the drive of the drive motor 158. [ The first driven roll 152a and the second driven roll 152b rotate through the first round belt 153a and the second round belt 153b The crop (P) is transported. At this time, the crops P on both sides of the cultivation box 10 are laid down along the first round belt 153a and discharged through the crop conveying first driving roll 151a (arrow C) The crops P lying down along the second round belt 153b are discharged through the crop conveying second drive roll 151b (arrow D).

The crops discharged through the first conveying roll 151a are guided by the first collecting guide 159a to fall on the collecting conveyor 159b and the crops discharged through the second conveying roll 151b are conveyed directly And falls on the collecting conveyor 159b. The crops fallen on the collecting conveyor 159b are placed in the collecting box 20 on the box mount 110 via the second collecting guide 159c and are manually or automatically transported.

The collection box 20 can be a pulled grow box 10 or a separate collection box. The introduced cultivating box 10 is guided by the guide roll 121 'after the crop is cut, and continues to move to the right to reach the lower side of the second collecting guide 159c to collect the laid crops. The introduced cultivation box 10 is removed from the lower side of the main frame 170 after the crop has been cut and the separate collection box can be brought under the second collection guide 159c by a separate conveyor to collect the crop have. It is preferable that the separate collection box is drawn and conveyed by the conveyor installed in the vertical direction to the crop material table 110 below the second collection guide 159c.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of the present invention in order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

100: Box-cultivated crop harvester
110: box mount 111: horizontal roller
112: mock frame 113: post
120: box conveying section 121: guide roll
122: box feed drive roll 123: roll drive motor
125: pressurizing mechanism 126:
127: Spring 130: Crop guide part
131: guider 140: crop cutting section
141: straight cutter 142: left and right vibrating part
143: Vibration drive motor 150: Crop conveyance part
151: Crop conveying drive roll 152:
153: conveying belt (round belt) 154: guide roll
155: Boom frame 156: Drive sprocket
157: drive chain 158: feed drive motor
159: collecting unit 160: height adjusting unit
161, 162: Link 170: Main frame
171, 172: Support plate

Claims

A box mounting table for guiding the cultivation box,
A box transfer unit for aligning and moving the cultivation box,
A crop guide part for collecting and setting up crops planted in the cultivation box,
A crop cutting unit installed behind the crop guide to cut the crop,
And a crop conveying unit for conveying the crops cut by the crop cutting unit to the side while being laid side by side.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the box placing table is provided with a height adjusting unit for adjusting a cutting position of the crop by changing a height of the crop cutting unit according to a height of the cultivation box.

The method according to claim 1,
The box transfer part
A plurality of guide rolls installed on one side of the box table for guiding the cultivation box,
A box conveying drive roll installed at the other side of the box table for conveying and driving the rearing box,
And a pressurizing mechanism that presses the box transfer drive roll to the grow box.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the crop guide part comprises a plurality of guiders provided in a width direction of the box placement table.

The method according to claim 1,
The crop cutting section
A linear cutter in the form of a strip,
And a left and right vibrating part for vibrating the linear cutter in a width direction of the box mounting table to cut crops.