TWI766119B - work vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] The present invention provides a work vehicle. The rotation position can be notified at an appropriate timing. [Solution] The control unit measures a work travel distance from the work start to the work end of the work machine, and the difference between the work travel distance in the previous step and the work travel distance in the current step is measured. When the distance difference is less than the predetermined distance, the work travel distance in this step is registered as a new reference work travel distance, and the control unit notifies the turning position of the traveling vehicle body according to the reference work travel distance when the automatic straight travel is performed. The distance from the start of the job changes.

Description

work vehicle

The present invention relates to work vehicles.

Conventionally, a work vehicle is known that acquires position information of a work start position and a work end position of a work implement, and generates a reference line based on the acquired position information (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). Such a work vehicle includes an automatic straight-forward device that automatically drives the work vehicle straight along the generated reference line.

[Prior Art Literature]

[Patent Literature]

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2016-21890

In the above-mentioned work vehicle, when generating the reference line, the distance over which the work machine has performed the work is set as the automatic travel distance. Furthermore, when the work vehicle is automatically traveling straight, the operator is notified of the timing of performing the turning operation based on the automatic traveling distance.

However, in the step of generating the reference line, an accurate automatic travel distance cannot be set when the work implement is stopped. That is, when the automatic straight travel is performed, the operator cannot be accurately notified of the timing to perform the turning operation.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an improved self- A work vehicle for work when moving straight.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the work vehicle (1) described in claim 1 is characterized by comprising: a work device attached to the traveling vehicle body (2); The driving distance during the operation is detected; a position information acquisition unit (120) acquires position information of the traveling vehicle body (2); a steering angle adjustment unit (110) adjusts the steering angle so that the driving The vehicle body (2) performs automatic straight running; and a control unit (150) obtains running reference data serving as a reference for the automatic straight running based on the position information, and controls the steering angle adjustment section (150) according to the running standard data. 110), the control unit (150) measures the work travel distance of the work equipment from the start of the work to the end of the work, the work travel distance in the previous step and the work travel distance in the current step When the distance difference between them is less than a predetermined distance, the work travel distance in the current step is registered as a new reference work travel distance, and the turning position is notified at the position traveled by the distance, which is, The travel distance from the start of the work is shorter than the reference travel distance by a predetermined distance.

The work vehicle (1) according to claim 2 is in claim 1, wherein the control unit (150) recognizes that the work is started when the work implement is lower than a preset height, and the work implement is When the height is higher than a preset height, it is recognized that the work is finished.

The work vehicle (1) according to claim 3 is based on claim 1 or 2, wherein the work device is a leveling device (67) for leveling a field, and the work device is provided with a A detection unit (195) that counts the number of revolutions of the leveling device (67) calculates the reference travel distance based on the number of revolutions counted by the detection unit (195) from the start of the work to the end of the work.

According to the work vehicle described in claim 1, when, for example, straight-travel assistance is performed, the controller (150) can notify the turning position based on the reference travel distance. By driving over the biki By notifying the turning position at a position where the quasi-travel distance is shorter by a predetermined distance, the turning position can be notified at an appropriate timing, so that the turning operation can be performed with a margin.

According to the work vehicle described in claim 2, when the leveling device (67) is lower than the preset height, it is recognized that the work is started, and when the leveling device (67) is higher than the preset height, it is recognized that the work is finished, so that the Since the working position on the ground where the working device descends is recognized as the start of work, and the non-working position where the working device is raised is recognized as the end of the work, it is possible to more accurately identify the working state.

According to the work vehicle described in claim 3, in addition to the effects of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, by providing the detection unit (195) that counts the number of revolutions of the leveling device (67), The reference travel distance is calculated from the number of revolutions counted by the detection unit (195) until the end, so that the turning position can be notified at an appropriate timing.

1: Seedling transplanting machine (working vehicle)

2: Driving body (body)

4: Front wheel

5: rear wheel

7: Main frame

10: Engine

11: Hood

13: Front wheel final drive case

15: Power Transmission Device

16: Hydraulic stepless speed change device

17: Power Transmission Department

18: Gearbox

22: Gearbox

26: Ground Pedals

27: Rear pedal

28: Control Seat

30: Control part

31: Front cover

32: Steering wheel

33: Monitor

34: finger ejector

40: Lifting mechanism of seedling planting department

41: Lifting link device

41a: Upper link

41b: Lower link

44: Hydraulic lift cylinder

47: pallet

48: Center pallet

49: Side drag board

50: Seedling Planting Department

51: Seedling placement table

52: Seedling mounting surface

55: Planting support frame

60: Seedling planting device

61: Plants

62: Planting pole

63: Rotary Box

64: Planting gearbox

67: Rotor (working device)

68: Scribe Marker

81: Main gear lever

82: Secondary gear lever

100: Throttle valve motor

110: Steering operation device (steering angle adjustment part)

112: Steering motor

120: GNSS unit (position information acquisition unit)

121: receiving antenna

130: Steering angle sensor

150: Controller (control part)

152: Driving Standard Registration Department

154: Drag board potentiometer

160: Direction sensor

165: Motors for rotors

170: Attitude Sensor

180: Tilt sensor

190: Ride Sensor

195: Revolution sensor (detection part)

200: Notification Device

210: Straight auxiliary interrupt switch

215: Buzzer

315: Steering column

331: Straight auxiliary lights

332:A Lighting

333:B Lighting

334: GPS Light

350: Center Logo

500: Planting Clutch

510: Planting clutch motor

D: Working width

E: entrance and exit

F: field

G: Specify the work area

L1: Automatic straight line

L2: Baseline driving line

L3: Swing line

1 : is explanatory drawing which shows the outline|summary of the straight-line assistance of the seedling transplanting machine of embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the seedling transplanter according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the steering column viewed from the front.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a monitor.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram centering on the controller of the seedling transplanting machine.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart explaining the reference travel lane registration control according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart explaining the update control of the reference travel distance according to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the work vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention will be provided with a riding-type seedling. The seedling transplanting machine 1 will be described in detail as an example. In addition, the components in the following embodiments include components within the so-called equivalent range that can be easily replaced by those skilled in the art or are substantially the same. In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It can implement in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention with various deformation|transformation. In addition, the whole of the seedling transplanting machine 1 may be called a body below.

FIG. 1 : is explanatory drawing which shows the outline|summary of the straight-line assistance of the seedling transplanting machine 1 of embodiment. The seedling transplanting machine 1 of this embodiment is provided with the traveling vehicle body 2, and the rear part of the traveling vehicle body 2 is connected with the seedling planting part 50, and is equipped with a pair of left and right front wheels 4 and a pair of left and right rear wheels 5.

In the present embodiment, the straight-forward assist refers to a function of controlling the operation of the steering wheel according to the steering angle (rotation angle) of the steering wheel of the seedling transplanting machine 1 and the position information of the seedling transplanting machine 1, so that the The automatic straight travel of the seedling transplanting machine 1 is assisted. Here, the steering angle is assumed to be the steering angle of the front wheels 4 , but, for example, the steering angle of the steering wheel 32 (see FIG. 2 ) may be detected as the steering angle. And the position information of the seedling transplanting machine 1 is acquired by the GNSS unit 120 (position information acquisition part) (refer FIG. 5) installed in the traveling vehicle body 2. In addition, in the following description, the direction reference of the front-back and left-right direction of the seedling transplanting machine 1 is based on the traveling direction of the traveling vehicle body 2 when viewed from the control seat 28 (refer to FIG. 2 ) on which the operator can sit. of.

As shown in the figure, the seedling transplanting machine 1 reciprocates in the predetermined work area (G) in the field F, and performs planting of the seedlings in a predetermined work width (D). At this time, if the straight travel assistance is performed, as a manual operation of the operator using the steering wheel 32, it is only necessary to perform a turning operation in the vicinity of the field head, and the straight travel means that the seedling transplanter 1 automatically moves along the automatic straight line L1. drive. In FIG. 1, the symbol L3 shows the turning line formed by the manual operation of the seedling transplanting machine 1 at the head of the field. Moreover, the code|symbol E shows the entrance and exit of the field F by which the seedling transplanting machine 1 enters and leaves.

The automatic straight line L1 of the seedling transplanting machine 1 is parallel to a reference travel line (travel reference data) L2 that is set in advance in the field F according to the planting direction of the seedlings when the straight travel assistance is performed. That is, by the running standard registration part 152 (refer FIG. 5) with which the seedling transplanting machine 1 is equipped The start position and end position of the straight-travel assist are acquired as a reference start point (hereinafter referred to as "A point") and a reference end point (hereinafter referred to as "B point"), respectively, and the obtained points A and B are connected. The line segment is registered as the reference travel line L2.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 2, the concrete structure of the seedling transplanting machine 1 is demonstrated. Fig. 2 is a side view of the seedling transplanting machine 1 according to the embodiment.

The seedling planting part 50 is attached to the traveling vehicle body 2 of the seedling transplanting machine 1 via the seedling planting part raising and lowering mechanism 40 as a raising and lowering device so as to be capable of raising and lowering. Further, the traveling vehicle body 2 is a four-wheel drive vehicle in which both the pair of left and right front wheels 4 and the pair of left and right rear wheels 5 are driven. driving on the road.

Further, the traveling vehicle body 2 includes: a main frame 7 arranged in the approximate center of the vehicle body; an engine 10 that is a prime mover mounted on the main frame 7; The power transmission device 15. In this seedling transplanting machine 1 , an internal combustion engine such as a diesel engine or a gasoline engine is used as the engine 10 as a power source, and the generated power is used not only to move the vehicle body 2 forward or backward, but also to drive the seedling planting section 50 .

Further, the power transmission device 15 includes a hydraulic continuously variable transmission (hereinafter referred to as “HST”) 16 that changes and outputs the driving force transmitted from the engine 10 , and a power transmission that transmits the power from the engine 10 to the HST 16 . Section 17.

Furthermore, the power transmission device 15 has a transmission 18 . That is, the driving force from the engine 10 is transmitted to the HST 16 via the power transmission unit 17 , and the power shifted by the HST 16 is transmitted to the transmission 18 . Further, a subtransmission mechanism (not shown) for switching between a high-speed mode and a low-speed mode, which will be described later, is provided in the transmission case 18 , and the transmission case 18 is attached to the front portion of the main frame 7 .

A part of the power transmitted from the gearbox 18 to the front wheels 4 and the rear wheels 5 can be transmitted to the front wheels 4 via the left and right front wheel final cases 13, and the remaining part can be transmitted to the rear wheels via the gear boxes 22 of the left and right rear wheels 5 5 pass. The left and right front wheel final transmission cases 13 are respectively arranged in the transmission case. 18 left and right. The left and right front wheels 4 are connected via axles 131 to left and right front wheel final gear boxes 13 that are driven in response to steering operations of the steering wheel 32 to steer the front wheels 4 .

Similarly, the rear wheels 5 are connected to the gear boxes 22 of the left and right rear wheels 5 via the axles 220 . On the other hand, the transmission 18 transmits power to the seedling planting part 50 via the planting clutch 500 provided in the rear part of the traveling vehicle body 2 through the working machine drive shaft which is not shown in figure. Moreover, the planting clutch 500 operates by the action of the planting clutch motor 510 (refer FIG. 5) connected to the controller 150 (refer FIG. 5) which will be described in detail later.

The engine 10 is arranged in the substantially center in the left-right direction of the traveling vehicle body 2, and is arranged in a state of protruding upward from the floor pedals 26 on which the operator's feet rest when riding in the vehicle. The floor pedals 26 are provided over the space between the front part of the traveling vehicle body 2 and the rear part of the engine 10, and are attached to the main frame 7. A part of the floor pedals 26 are formed in a lattice shape, whereby mud adhering to the shoes can be dropped on the field F. middle. In addition, a rear pedal 27 serving as a fender for the rear wheel 5 is provided behind the floor pedal 26 . The rear pedals 27 have inclined surfaces that are inclined in the upward direction toward the rear, and are disposed on the left and right sides of the engine 10 , respectively.

Further, the engine 10 protrudes upward from the floor pedals 26 and the rear pedal 27 , and a hood 11 covering the engine 10 is disposed at the portions protruding from the pedals 26 and 27 .

In addition, an operator seat 28 is provided on the upper portion of the hood 11 , and an operator seat 28 is provided in front of the operator seat 28 and in the center portion on the front side of the traveling vehicle body 2 . The operating portion 30 is disposed in a state of protruding upward from the floor surface of the floor pedal 26, and divides the front side of the floor pedal 26 into left and right.

A steering column 315 is provided in the operating portion 30 , and a steering wheel 32 that can be steered by an operator is provided on an upper portion of the steering column 315 . As shown in FIG. 3 , a thumb lever 34 is provided on the steering column 315 . FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the steering column 315 viewed from the front. The ejector lever 34 is operated by the operator when, for example, the point A and the point B are acquired. The ejector bar 34 can be rotated in the up-down direction.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4 , a monitor 33 is provided on the steering column 315 .

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the monitor 33 . The monitor 33 is provided with, for example, a straight driving assist lamp 331 , A lighting 332 , B lighting 333 , and a GPS lamp 334 , which are turned on when the machine body automatically travels straight by the straight driving assistance. In addition, the monitor 33 is provided with a display lamp other than the lamp, and the like. Moreover, the seedling transplanting machine 1 may have several monitors.

In the monitor 33 , when the point A is acquired by the operation of the thumbstick 34 , the A lighting lamp 332 is turned on. Then, when the B point is acquired by the operation of the thumb lever 34, the B lighting lamp 333 is turned on. In the monitor 33, the A lighting 332 and the B lighting 333 are simultaneously turned on when the machine body is in a state capable of automatically traveling straight.

The GPS lamp 334 has three display lamps, and the number of lighting of the display lamps is changed according to the GPS reception state. The monitor 33 notifies the operator of the GPS reception status by the above-mentioned display method.

Moreover, the buzzer 215 (refer FIG. 5) which is an example of the notification apparatus 200 is provided in the predetermined position of the operation part 30, for example.

Returning to FIG. 2 , the main gear lever 81 and the auxiliary gear lever 82 are provided in the vicinity of the steering column 315 of the steering unit 30 . The main shift lever 81 is provided on the right side of the operating unit 30 , and the auxiliary shift lever 82 is provided below the steering wheel 32 .

The main gear lever 81 is an operating lever for switching the forward/backward movement of the traveling vehicle body 2 and the traveling output, and by being operated by the operator, the rotation angle of the trunnion (not shown) of the HST 16 can be adjusted to adjust the speed of the traveling vehicle body 2 . adjust.

The sub-transmission lever 82 is an operation lever that switches the travel mode that defines the travel speed of the traveling vehicle body 2 between the low-speed mode and the high-speed mode according to the travel location. Mode switching is performed by an auxiliary transmission mechanism provided in the transmission 18 according to the position of the auxiliary transmission lever 82 .

Moreover, the front cover 31 which can be opened and closed is provided in the front part of the operation part 30. As shown in FIG. Furthermore, a center mascot 350 is attached so as to be located at the center of the front end of the front cover 31, and the center mascot 350 is attached. The indicator 350 is an index member serving as a travel index. In addition, in FIG. 2, although illustration is abbreviate|omitted for convenience, the preparatory seedling stage (not shown) is provided in the left and right of the front side of the traveling vehicle body 2. As shown in FIG.

The center mark 350 is attached to the front center position of the traveling vehicle body 2, and it functions when the operator seated on the control seat 28 drives the seedling transplanting machine 1, and becomes a reference of a traveling direction. In addition, the center marker 350 of the present embodiment also functions as the notification device 200 for notifying the assistance status including whether or not the aforementioned straight-travel assistance can be performed.

The seedling transplanting machine 1 of this embodiment uses the center mark 350 as the notification device 200, and can notify information about the remaining amount of work materials such as seedlings and fertilizers provided in the seedling planting section 50 in addition to the status of the straight-forward assistance.

Since the center mark 350 is always present in the front-facing field of vision of the operator, the operator can always grasp the situation of the seedling transplanting machine 1 without taking his/her sight away from the front, which greatly contributes to the improvement of safety.

In the seedling transplanting machine 1 of this embodiment, the GNSS unit 120 in which the receiving antenna 121 (refer FIG. 5) is built in the traveling vehicle body 2 is arrange|positioned. The GNSS unit 120 acquires the GNSS coordinates at predetermined time intervals by using the receiving antenna 121, and thereby can acquire its position information on the earth at predetermined intervals.

Returning to FIG. 2, the seedling planting part 50 and other structures are demonstrated. The seedling planting part 50 is attached to the rear part of the traveling vehicle body 2 via the seedling planting part elevating mechanism 40 so as to be able to ascend and descend. The seedling planting part elevating mechanism 40 is provided with the elevating link apparatus 41 provided with the parallel link mechanism which connects the rear part of the traveling vehicle body 2 and the seedling planting part 50 . The parallel link mechanism includes an upper link 41a and a lower link 41b, and these links 41a and 41b are rotatably connected to a link base frame 43 erected at the rear end of the main frame 7 and having a portal shape in rear view. And the other end side of the link rods 41a and 41b is connected to the seedling planting part 50 rotatably. In this way, the seedling planting part 50 is connected to the traveling vehicle body 2 so as to be able to ascend and descend.

In addition, the seedling planting section elevating mechanism 40 has a hydraulic elevating cylinder that expands and contracts by hydraulic pressure 44. The seedling planting part 50 can be moved up and down by the telescopic motion of the hydraulic lift cylinder 44. The hydraulic lift cylinder 44 is driven by the aforementioned HST 16, and the seedling planting section 50 can be raised to the non-working position or lowered to the ground working position (planting position) by the lifting and lowering operation of the seedling planting section lifting mechanism 40.

In addition, the seedling planting part 50 can perform planting in a plurality of sections or a plurality of rows within the range for planting the seedlings. For example, the so-called 6-row seedling planting section 50 for planting seedlings in six sections can be employed.

Moreover, the seedling planting part 50 is provided with the seedling planting apparatus 60, the seedling placing table 51, and the pallet 47 (48, 49). Among them, the seedling mounting table 51 is provided as a seedling mounting member for mounting a plurality of seedlings on the rear part of the traveling vehicle body 2 , and has seedling mounting surfaces of the number corresponding to the number of planted seedlings spaced in the left-right direction of the traveling vehicle body 2 . 52. A blanket-shaped seedling with soil can be placed on each seedling placement surface 52.

The seedling planting device 60 is a device that is arranged at the lower part of the seedling mounting table 51 on which the seedlings are placed, and that takes out the seedlings from the seedling mounting table 51 and plants them in the field F, and is arranged on the planting support frame on the front surface side of the seedling mounting table 51 . 55 supports. The seedling planting device 60 includes a planting gear box 64 and a planting body 61 configured to be able to take out seedlings from the seedling mounting table 51 and plant them on the field F, and the planting gear box 64 can supply driving force to the planting body 61 .

And the planting transmission case 64 is comprised so that the power transmitted from the engine 10 to the seedling planting part 50 can be supplied to the planting body 61, and the planting body 61 is connected to the planting transmission case 64 so that rotation is possible. Moreover, the planting body 61 has the planting rod 62 which takes out the seedlings from the seedling mounting base 51 and planted in the field F, and the rotating case 63 which supports the planting rod 62 rotatably and is rotatably connected to the planting transmission case 64 .

A variable speed transmission mechanism (not shown) is installed in the rotating box 63, and when the planting rod 62 is rotated by the driving force transmitted from the planting transmission box 64, the variable speed transmission mechanism can rotate the planting rod while changing the rotation speed. 62 spins. Thereby, when the planting body 61 rotates, the planting rod 62 can rotate, changing a rotation speed according to the rotation angle with respect to the rotating box 63.

The seedling planting apparatus 60 comprised in this way is arrange|positioned so that it may be arranged one every two rows. That is, the plurality of seedling planting apparatuses 60 are allocated to the planting rows, respectively. In addition, with respect to the planting bodies 61, each planting transmission case 64 includes the planting bodies 61 corresponding to two rows on the premise that the planting bodies 61 can be rotated. That is, to one planting transmission case 64, two rotating cases 63 are connected to both sides in the left-right direction of the machine body.

Furthermore, the pallet 47 slides on the field ground in accordance with the movement of the traveling vehicle body 2 to prepare the ground, and has a center pallet 48 positioned in the center of the seedling planting section 50 in the left-right direction of the traveling vehicle body 2, and a seedling located in the left-right direction. The side rails 49 on both sides of the planting part 50 .

The center pallet 48 in the present embodiment is provided with a pallet potentiometer 154 (see FIG. 5 ), and the pallet potentiometer 154 functions as a hydraulic sensitivity mechanism that moves the seedling planting section 50 up and down according to the conditions of the field F. . The carriage potentiometer 154 can change the range of sensitivity for detecting the vertical movement of the center carriage 48 .

For example, if the sensitivity is set to be sensitive, even a small vertical movement of the center carriage 48 can be detected, and a detection signal can be sent to the controller 150 . On the other hand, if the sensitivity is set to be dull, the small vertical movement of the center carriage 48 is not detected, only the vertical movement of a certain amplitude or more is detected, and a detection signal is sent to the controller 150 .

Moreover, the rotor 67 for leveling which performs leveling of the field F is provided in the front side of the lower side position of the seedling planting part 50. FIG. The rotor 67 is configured to be rotatable by the output from the engine 10 transmitted through the gear box 22 of the rear wheel 5, and is provided so as to be able to move up and down by the action of the rotor motor 165 (see FIG. 5 ) that is an electric motor .

In addition, in the seedling transplanting machine 1 of this embodiment, the controller 150 is made to perform straight-travel assistance under the condition that the rotor 67 for ground leveling is grounded. That is, only when the rotor 67 for ground leveling is in the ON state and the seedling planting work is performed, the controller 150 performs the straight running assistance.

Moreover, in the seedling transplanting machine 1, the rotor 67 for ground leveling can be grounded as a condition, and the controller 150 can be made to acquire the A point and the B point. That is, only when the rotor 67 for ground preparation is in the ON state and the seedlings are planted In the case of a planting operation, the controller 150 can acquire the A point and the B point.

Moreover, on the right and left both sides of the seedling planting part 50, the scribe marker 68 which forms the line which becomes the reference|standard of a running direction on the next planting row is provided. When the seedling transplanting machine 1 moves straight forward in the field F, the marking device 68 draws a line on the field F to draw a mark when the seedling transplanting machine 1 moves straight forward after turning back on the ridge of the field F. mark.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram centering on the controller 150 of the seedling transplanting machine 1 . The seedling transplanting machine 1 of this embodiment can control each part by electronic control, and the seedling transplanting machine 1 is equipped with the controller 150 as a control part which controls each part. The controller 150 is provided with a processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a storage unit such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like , Also provided with input and output parts, they are connected to each other and can exchange signals with each other. A computer program for controlling the seedling transplanting machine 1 is stored in the storage unit.

As shown in the figure, the controller 150 is connected to various actuators, sensors for acquiring information on each part, and the like.

The controller 150 is connected to the controller 150 as actuators such as the throttle motor 100 for adjusting the intake air amount of the engine 10 , the rotor motor 165 for raising and lowering the rotor 67 for leveling, and the planting clutch motor for operating the planting clutch 500 . 510. In addition, although illustration is abbreviate|omitted, the trunnion drive motor which changes the rotation angle of the trunnion of HST16 is also connected to the controller 150.

In addition, the controller 150 is connected to a steering angle sensor 130 , a direction sensor 160 , an attitude sensor 170 , an inclination sensor 180 , a riding sensor 190 , and a rotational speed sensor (detection unit) 195. Also connected are an operating lever sensor (not shown) that detects the amount of operation of the main gear lever 81 or the auxiliary gear lever 82 according to the tilt angle, and a vehicle speed sensor (not shown) that detects the vehicle speed of the traveling vehicle body 2. shown) and other various sensors.

The steering angle sensor 130 is used to steer the front wheels 4 by operating the steering wheel 32 . A sensor that detects the steering angle when turning. The steering angle sensor 130 may also detect the steering angle according to the rotation angle of the steering wheel 32 .

The orientation sensor 160 is a sensor that detects the orientation of the body. The controller 150 can export the actual traveling direction of the body according to the value obtained by the direction sensor 160 .

The attitude sensor 170 is used to detect to what extent the attitude of the traveling vehicle body 2 is inclined with respect to the automatic straight line L1, and is constituted by a gyro sensor or the like.

The inclination sensor 180 detects the inclination of the traveling vehicle body 2 . The inclination sensor 180 detects the inclination in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction of the traveling vehicle body 2 . The tilt sensor 180 may also be composed of a plurality of sensors. The tilt sensor 180 is, for example, an acceleration sensor.

The riding sensor 190 is a sensor including a load sensor, a pressure-sensitive film sensor, or the like provided on the operating seat 28 , and can detect that the operator is riding on the operating seat 28 .

The rotational speed sensor 195 detects the rotational speed of the rotor 67 for leveling. The number of revolutions sensor 195 detects the number of revolutions when the rotor 67 for leveling is in contact with the field F and rotates.

In addition, when a certain failure or the like occurs and the straight travel assistance of the seedling transplanting machine 1 is stopped, in order to improve safety or prevent work errors, it is also possible to control such that the straight travel assistance is resumed after resuming the operation. When the seedling planting part 50 is lowered, the preparatory seedling stage is accommodated, and the planting clutch 500 is engaged, the straight-traveling assist is not resumed.

In addition, the controller 150 is connected to, for example, the monitor 33 and the buzzer 215 for issuing an alarm or the like as the notification device 200 .

The controller 150 can use the buzzer 215 and the monitor 33 to notify assistance conditions including execution, stop, and the like of straight-through assistance. Therefore, the operator can easily recognize whether or not the current state of the forward leaning posture of the body, the steering angle after turning the body, the posture of the body, and the like are in a state corresponding to the execution of the straight-travel assist. Therefore, for example, the operability of switching from the turning operation to the straight travel assist can be improved.

In addition, the controller 150 can also use the buzzer 215 and the monitor 33 to notify, for example, an operator of an abnormality of the power transmission device 15 (eg, the gear of the clutch mechanism is disengaged). In addition, these monitors 33 and buzzer 215 are provided in advance in the traveling vehicle body 2 in this embodiment, but the same function can also be provided to the tablet terminal device (not shown) which can be brought in from the outside.

And the seedling transplanting machine 1 is equipped with the steering angle adjustment apparatus 110 and the GNSS unit 120 which can be controlled by the controller 150, and these steering operation apparatus 110 and the GNSS unit 120 are connected to the controller 150.

The steering operation device 110 includes a power transmission mechanism (not shown) coupled to the steering wheel 32 , and includes a straight-travel assist mechanism 310 that applies an arbitrary rotational force to the steering wheel 32 , and can be automatically steered by the controller 150 . The transmission mechanism includes a steering motor (steering angle adjustment unit) 112 that rotates the steering wheel 32 .

In the case of executing straight-travel assistance, the controller 150 automatically steers the steering wheel 32 via the straight-travel assist mechanism 310 based on the position information acquired by the GNSS unit 120 , thereby maintaining the traveling vehicle body 2 in the straight-traveling direction.

The GNSS unit 120 has a receiving antenna 121 that receives signals from artificial satellites used in GNSS, acquires position information (coordinate information) of the seedling transplanter 1 on the earth, and transmits the acquired position information to the controller 150 .

In addition, various switches, such as the ejector bar 34 , the pallet potentiometer 154 , and the straight-run auxiliary interrupt switch 210 , are connected to the controller 150 .

The ejector lever 34 receives an operation related to the straight-travel assistance by the operator. The ejector lever 34 is operated by the operator when the A point and the B point are acquired. Then, the ejector lever 34 is operated when the reference travel line L2 is canceled.

The pallet potentiometer 154 is provided on the center pallet 48 that moves up and down with the unevenness of the field F, and senses the vertical movement of the center pallet 48, that is, the depth of the field F. The controller 150 raises and lowers the seedling planting section 50 according to the sensed unevenness of the field F.

When the operation to acquire the point A is performed ( S10 ; YES), the controller 150 adjusts the It is judged whether or not the rotor 67 for ground use is grounded, that is, whether or not a seedling planting operation is being performed (S11).

When the rotor 67 for leveling is grounded (on state) (S11; YES), the controller 150 acquires point A (S12), and starts counting the number of revolutions of the rotor 67 for leveling (S13).

When the rotor 67 for leveling is not grounded (off state) ( S11 ; NO), the controller 150 notifies that the point A cannot be acquired ( S14 ). For example, the controller 150 notifies that the point A cannot be acquired by sounding the buzzer 215 .

After acquiring the point A, the controller 150 determines whether or not the rotor 67 for leveling is maintained in a grounded state (on state) ( S15 ).

When the ground leveling rotor 67 is not kept grounded (S15; NO), the controller 150 cancels the acquired point A (S16), stops counting the number of revolutions of the leveling rotor 67 (S17), and This is notified (S18). For example, by sounding the buzzer 215, the controller 150 notifies that the point A is canceled and the counting of the number of revolutions of the rotor 67 for leveling is stopped.

When the rotor 67 for leveling is maintained in the grounded state ( S15 ; YES), the controller 150 determines whether or not the operation to acquire the point B has been performed ( S19 ). Specifically, the controller 150 determines whether the push rod 34 is pressed downward for less than 2 seconds.

When the operation to acquire the point B is not performed ( S19 ; NO), the controller 150 determines whether or not the rotor 67 for leveling is maintained in a grounded state (on state) ( S15 ).

When the operation of acquiring the point B is performed ( S19 ; YES), the controller 150 acquires the point B ( S20 ), and ends the counting of the number of revolutions of the rotor 67 for leveling ( S21 ).

The controller 150 sets the reference travel line L2 based on the acquired points A and B, and registers the reference travel line L2 with the travel reference registration unit 152 (S22).

The controller 150 calculates the reference travel distance based on the counted number of revolutions of the rotor 67 for leveling, and registers the reference travel distance with the travel reference registration unit 152 (S23).

Next, the update control of the reference travel distance according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7 . FIG. 7 is a flowchart explaining the update control of the reference travel distance according to the embodiment. Here, it is assumed that the straight-travel assist interrupt switch 210 is turned on, and the reference travel line L2 and the reference travel distance are registered in the travel reference registration unit 152 . Then, the traveling vehicle body 2 is turned according to the turning operation by the operator.

The controller 150 determines whether or not the traveling vehicle body 2 is turning (S30). Specifically, the controller 150 determines whether or not the steering angle is within a predetermined steering angle range by the operator's steering operation. The predetermined steering angle range is a range in which it can be determined that the traveling vehicle body 2 is turning, and is set in advance. When the steering angle is larger than the predetermined steering angle range, the controller 150 determines that it is turning. Then, when the steering angle is within the predetermined steering angle range, the controller 150 determines that the turning is completed.

In the case of turning ( S30 ; YES), the controller 150 ends the current processing.

When the rotation is not in progress, that is, when the rotation is completed ( S30 ; NO), the controller 150 starts the seedling planting operation ( S31 ). Thereby, the rotor 67 for leveling descends and is grounded.

The controller 150 starts straight running assistance (S32), and starts counting the number of revolutions of the rotor 67 for leveling (S33).

The controller 150 determines whether or not the rotation has started (S34). Specifically, the controller 150 determines whether the steering angle is larger than a predetermined steering angle range by the operator's steering operation. When the steering angle is larger than the predetermined steering angle range, the controller 150 determines that the turning has started. Then, when the steering angle is within the predetermined steering angle range, the controller 150 determines that the turning has not been started.

When the controller 150 has not started turning ( S34 ; NO), the controller 150 continues the straight-traveling assistance until turning is started ( S35 ).

When the controller 150 starts turning ( S34 ; YES), the controller 150 ends the straight travel assistance ( S36 ), and ends the seedling planting operation ( S37 ). Thereby, the rotor 67 for leveling rises and is no longer grounded.

The controller 150 ends the counting of the number of revolutions of the rotor 67 for leveling (S38), and counts the current The driving distance in the straight-ahead assist (S39).

The controller 150 determines whether or not the distance difference between the travel distance in the previous straight assist (previous step) and the current straight assist (this step) is less than a predetermined distance ( S40 ). For example, the travel distance in the previous straight travel assistance is registered (stored) in the travel reference registration unit 152 . For example, the travel distance in the current straight travel assistance is registered (stored) in the travel standard registration unit 152 . By registering the traveling distance during the current straight traveling assistance, the traveling distance during the previous straight traveling assistance is deleted. In addition, the distance difference is the absolute value of the difference between the travel distance in the previous straight travel assistance and the travel distance in the current straight travel assistance. The predetermined distance is a predetermined distance.

When the distance difference is smaller than the predetermined distance ( S40 ; YES), the controller 150 updates the reference travel distance ( S41 ). Specifically, the controller 150 registers the travel distance during the current straight travel assistance as a new reference travel distance.

When the distance difference is equal to or greater than the predetermined distance ( S40 ; NO), the controller 150 ends the current processing. That is, the controller 150 does not update the registered reference travel distance.

When the straight-travel assist is being performed, the controller 150 notifies the turning position based on the reference travel distance. For example, the controller 150 makes the buzzer 215 sound when the traveling vehicle body 2 has traveled the turning distance by the straight-run assist after turning. The turning distance is set to be shorter than the reference travel distance by a predetermined distance.

In this way, the timing for notifying the turning position is set based on the reference travel distance. Therefore, when the reference travel distance is set as a fixed value, when the length of the field (F) is not constant, the timing for notifying the turning position may not be an appropriate timing.

For example, when the length of the field F is long, notification is made at a timing earlier than the appropriate turning position. On the other hand, when the length of the field F is short, the notification is not given even if the proper turning position is reached. In the present embodiment, since the reference travel distance is updated, even when the length of the field is not constant, the turning position can be notified at an appropriate timing.

In the straight driving assist, the controller 150 may terminate the straight driving assist when the vehicle speed of the traveling vehicle body 2 is lower than the detectable vehicle speed at the position of 0.5 km/h, for example, for 2 seconds. Thereby, it is possible to suppress execution of the straight-ahead assistance in a state where the position detection accuracy of the GNSS unit 120 is low.

In the straight travel assist, the controller 150 may end the straight travel assist when the vehicle speed of the traveling vehicle body 2 is lower than, for example, 0.4 km/h of the end vehicle speed of the assist travel for, for example, 2 seconds. Thereby, when the traveling vehicle body 2 is predicted to stop, the straight travel assistance can be terminated regardless of the operator's operation, and the operator's work can be saved.

The controller 150 may terminate the straight-ahead assistance when an abnormality in communication with the GNSS unit 120 or the like or an abnormality in the steering operation device 110 or the like is detected during the straight-ahead assistance. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the straight-traveling assist from being performed in a state where the accuracy of the straight-traveling assist is low.

When the running mode of the subtransmission mechanism is the high speed mode, the controller 150 may display on the monitor 33 that the running mode of the subtransmission is the high speed mode. This allows the operator to recognize that the conditions for executing the straight-ahead assistance are not satisfied.

The controller 150 may end the display when the display that the condition for executing the straight-travel assist is not satisfied is displayed for, for example, 5 seconds, or when the running mode of the subtransmission mechanism is the low-speed mode.

When the height of the rotor 67 is greater than or equal to a predetermined fixed value, the controller 150 may display on the monitor 33 that the height of the rotor 67 is greater than or equal to the predetermined fixed value. This allows the operator to recognize that the conditions for executing the straight-ahead assistance are not satisfied.

The controller 150 ends the display when the display that the condition for executing the straight-line assistance is not satisfied is displayed for 5 seconds, for example, or when the height of the rotor 67 is lower than a predetermined fixed value.

The seedling transplanting machine 1 according to the above-described embodiment operates from the on state in which the rotor 67 for ground leveling, which is the working device, is in the grounded state until the rotor 67 for ground leveling is in the off state, which is not grounded. Measure the driving distance. Then, when the distance difference between the distance traveled by the seedling transplanting machine 1 in the previous straight assist assistance and the work travel distance in the current straight assist is less than a predetermined distance, the work travel distance in the current straight assist is Register as the reference travel distance, and update the reference travel distance.

Accordingly, when the turning position is notified based on the reference running distance when the straight-traveling assist is being performed, the turning position can be notified at an appropriate timing by updating the reference running distance. Therefore, even when the length of the field F is not constant, for example, the turning position can be notified at an appropriate timing. Therefore, it is possible to improve the workability during the straight-traveling assistance and improve the safety during the straight-travel assistance.

The seedling transplanting machine 1 acquires the point A and the point B for setting the reference travel line L2 when the rotor 67 for ground leveling is turned on. As a result, the reference travel line L2 serving as a reference when the straight-traveling assist is performed can be accurately set in consideration of the actual planting work. Therefore, it is possible to improve the workability at the time of straight driving assistance.

As the seedling transplanting machine 1 in the modified example, even if the planting work is started without acquiring the points A and B, when the rotor 67 for ground leveling is grounded, the number of revolutions of the rotor 67 for leveling is changed. The reference travel distance is calculated and registered in the travel reference registration unit 152 . Thereby, the reference travel distance can be registered as quickly as possible. Therefore, for example, even when the reference travel distance cannot be calculated when the reference travel line L2 is registered, the turning position can be notified based on the registered reference travel distance at the time of the next step of going straight assistance.

In addition, the seedling transplanting machine 1 of the modification may start counting the number of revolutions of the rotor 67 for ground leveling when the seedling planting part 50 is lowered and the planting clutch 500 is in the engaged state, that is, the connected state. In addition, when the seedling planting part 50 ascends and the planting clutch 500 is in a disengaged state, that is, in a released state, the count of the number of revolutions of the rotor 67 for leveling may be terminated.

In addition, when the vehicle speed is equal to or higher than the predetermined vehicle speed, even if the planting switch (not shown) for switching whether or not to plant the seedlings is turned on (on state), the seedling transplanting machine 1 of the modification will operate the planting clutch 500. Set to disconnected state. As a result, it is possible to suppress a state in which the vehicle speed is high The planting work can be suppressed from increasing the plant spacing. In addition, the rotation of the planting rod 62 can be suppressed in a state where the vehicle speed is high, and the deterioration of the planting body 61 can be suppressed.

Furthermore, in the seedling transplanting machine 1 of the modification, when the vehicle speed is equal to or higher than the predetermined vehicle speed, even if the planting switch is turned on, the planting clutch 500 is disengaged until the main shift lever 81 is in the neutral position. Thereby, the planting work can be suppressed from being carried out in a state where the vehicle speed is high, and the increase of the spacing between the plants can be suppressed. In addition, the rotation of the planting rod 62 can be suppressed in a state where the vehicle speed is high, and the deterioration of the planting body 61 can be suppressed.

Furthermore, in the seedling transplanting machine 1 of the modified example, when the vehicle speed is equal to or higher than the predetermined vehicle speed, even if the planting switch is turned on, the planting clutch 500 is turned off until the trunnion of the HST 16 becomes the neutral position. . Thereby, it can suppress that the planting work is performed in the state of a large vehicle speed, and it can suppress that the spacing between plants becomes large. In addition, the rotation of the planting rod 62 can be suppressed in a state where the vehicle speed is high, and the deterioration of the planting body 61 can be suppressed.

Furthermore, in the seedling transplanting machine 1 of the modified example, when the vehicle speed is equal to or higher than the predetermined vehicle speed, even if the planting switch is turned on, the planting clutch 500 is turned off until the vehicle speed becomes zero or a predetermined value near zero. until low speed. Thereby, it can suppress that the planting work is performed in the state of a large vehicle speed, and it can suppress that the plant spacing becomes large. In addition, the rotation of the planting rod 62 can be suppressed in a state where the vehicle speed is high, and the deterioration of the planting body 61 can be suppressed.

Furthermore, in the seedling transplanting machine 1 of the modified example, when the vehicle speed is equal to or higher than the predetermined vehicle speed, even if the planting switch is turned on, the planting clutch 500 is turned off until the main gear lever 81 becomes the neutral position, The trunnion of the HST 16 reaches the neutral position and the vehicle speed reaches zero or a predetermined low vehicle speed. Thereby, it can suppress that the planting work is performed in the state of a large vehicle speed, and it can suppress that the plant spacing becomes large. Furthermore, the rotation of the planting rod 62 can be suppressed in a state where the vehicle speed is high, and the deterioration of the planting body 61 can be suppressed.

In addition, in the seedling transplanting machine 1 of the modified example, the planting clutch may be used as described above. 500 limits the buzzer 215 to sound in the off state. In addition, the monitor 33 and the like may be blinked. Thereby, the operator can be notified that the planting clutch 500 is restricted to the disengaged state.

1‧‧‧Seedling transplanting machine (working vehicle)

2‧‧‧Traveling body (body)

4‧‧‧Front wheel

5‧‧‧Rear wheel

50‧‧‧Seedling Planting Department

D‧‧‧Working width

E‧‧‧Entry and Exit

F‧‧‧Field

G‧‧‧Specified work area

L1‧‧‧Automatic straight line

L2‧‧‧Baseline driving line

L3‧‧‧Rotary line

Claims (3)

A work vehicle, comprising: a work device attached to a traveling vehicle body (2); a detection unit (195) for detecting a travel distance during work by the work device; and a position information acquisition unit (120), which obtains the position information of the traveling vehicle body (2); a steering angle adjustment unit (110), which adjusts the steering angle so that the traveling vehicle body (2) automatically goes straight; and a control unit (150), It acquires travel reference data serving as a reference for the automatic straight travel based on the position information, controls the steering angle adjustment unit (110) based on the travel reference data, and the control unit (150) measures the work equipment When the distance difference between the work travel distance in the previous step and the work travel distance in the current step is less than a predetermined distance, the work travel distance from the start of work to the end of work is set as the The work travel distance in this step is registered as a new reference work travel distance, and the turning position is notified at a position where the travel distance since the start of work is shorter than the reference travel distance The distance that specifies the distance. The work vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the control unit (150) recognizes that the work is started when the work implement is lower than a preset height, and when the work implement is higher than a preset height is recognized as the end of the job. The work vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the work device is a leveling device (67) for leveling a field, and the work device is provided with a leveling device (67) for the leveling device (67). A detection unit (195) that counts the number of revolutions starts from the job The reference travel distance is calculated from the number of revolutions counted by the detection unit (195) until the work is completed.

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