JPH0753052B2 - Grain culm feeder in combine - Google Patents

Grain culm feeder in combine

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JPH0753052B2
JPH0753052B2 JP61257828A JP25782886A JPH0753052B2 JP H0753052 B2 JPH0753052 B2 JP H0753052B2 JP 61257828 A JP61257828 A JP 61257828A JP 25782886 A JP25782886 A JP 25782886A JP H0753052 B2 JPH0753052 B2 JP H0753052B2
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cylinder
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screw handling
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理一 越智
公二 安野
龍二 明比
栄治 篠崎
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Iseki and Co Ltd
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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 (産業上の利用分野) 本発明は、普通型コンバインにおける穀稈供給装置に係
るものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a grain culm feeder for a normal combine harvester.

(従来技術) 従来、普通型コンバインの脱穀室に2連スクリュー扱胴
を並設したものにおいて、刈取部より搬送した穀稈は、
いずれか一方のスクリュー扱胴にも、いずれか他方のス
クリュー扱胴にも平均して供給されるようにし、2番は
いずれか一方のスクリュー扱胴に戻すようにした普通型
コンバインにおける穀稈供給装置は、公知である。
(Prior art) Conventionally, in a threshing chamber of a normal combine harvester, in which two twin screw handling cylinders are installed side by side, the grain culm conveyed from the mowing section is
The grain culm supply in the ordinary combine harvester is such that it is supplied evenly to either one of the screw handling cylinders and to the other screw handling barrel, and No. 2 is returned to either one of the screw handling barrels. Devices are known.

(発明が解決しようとする課題) 前記公知のものは、刈取部より搬送した穀稈を、いずれ
か一方のスクリュー扱胴にも、いずれか他方のスクリュ
ー扱胴にも平均して供給されるようにし、2番はいずれ
か一方のスクリュー扱胴に戻すようにしているから、2
番が戻った一方のスクリュー扱胴は、負荷が大になり過
ぎ、脱穀性能が安定せず、バランスが確保できない。
(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the above-mentioned known ones, the grain culms conveyed from the reaping unit are supplied evenly to any one of the screw handling cylinders and to the other screw handling cylinder. No. 2 is returned to either screw handling cylinder, so 2
On the other hand, the screw handling cylinder that has returned to the turn has an excessive load, the threshing performance is not stable, and the balance cannot be secured.

(課題を解決するための手段) よって、本発明は、コンバインの脱穀室11内に左右一対
のスクリュー扱胴14、15を並設し、前記脱穀室11の下部
に風選室23を設け、該風選室23により選別された2番物
は揚穀筒27を介しいずれか一方のスクリュー扱胴14の上
部に戻すように形成したものにおいて、刈取部4により
刈取った穀稈の供給口16は、2番物の戻るスクリュー扱
胴14に少なく、2番物の戻らないスクリュー扱胴15には
多く供給されるように、2番物の戻るスクリュー扱胴14
の方が小さく2番物の戻らないスクリュー扱胴15の方は
大きくなるよう位置をずらせて設けたコンバインにおけ
る穀稈供給装置としたものである。
(Means for solving the problem) Therefore, the present invention, the threshing chamber 11 of the combine is provided with a pair of left and right screw handling drums 14 and 15 side by side, and a wind selecting chamber 23 is provided in the lower portion of the threshing chamber 11. The second item selected by the wind-selecting chamber 23 is formed so as to be returned to the upper part of one of the screw handling cylinders 14 via the fried grain cylinder 27. The number of 16 is small in the returning screw handling cylinder 14 of the 2nd product, so that a large amount is supplied to the screw handling cylinder 15 of the 2nd product not returning
The screw handling cylinder 15 which is smaller in size and does not return the second one is a grain culm feeding device in a combine, which is provided so as to be larger in size.

(実施例) 本発明の一実施例を図面により説明すると、1はフレー
ム、2はフレーム1の下方に設けられた走行装置、3は
フレーム1の上方に設けられた脱穀部、4はフレーム1
の前方に設けられた刈取部、5は脱穀部3の前方に位置
する運転席である。刈取部4の最先端には分草具6が設
けられ、分草具6の上部に掻込ロール7が位置し、掻込
ロール7の下方に刈刃が設けられる。8は刈取った穀稈
を掻込む回転式掻込具で、回転式掻込具8より掻込棒9
が出入り自在に設けられる。10は回転式掻込具8により
掻込んだ穀稈を脱穀部3の脱穀室11に搬送するエレベー
タ、12はエレベータ10内に設けられた無端帯、13は無端
帯12の外周面に設けられた掻片である。
(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a frame, 2 is a traveling device provided below the frame 1, 3 is a threshing unit provided above the frame 1, and 4 is the frame 1
The reaping section 5 provided in front of the is a driver's seat located in front of the threshing section 3. A weeding tool 6 is provided at the tip of the mowing unit 4, a scraping roll 7 is located above the weeding tool 6, and a cutting blade is provided below the scraping roll 7. Reference numeral 8 is a rotary type scraping tool for scraping the cut grain stalks, and the rotary type scraping tool 8 has a scraping rod 9
Is provided so that it can enter and leave freely. 10 is an elevator that conveys the culm scraped by the rotary scraper 8 to the threshing chamber 11 of the threshing unit 3, 12 is an endless belt provided in the elevator 10, and 13 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the endless belt 12. It is a scrap.

前記脱穀室11内には2個のスクリュー扱胴14、15が設け
られ、前記エレベータ10の供給口16は、第3図のよう
に、スクリュー扱胴14、15の一方にずらせて形成され、
スクリュー扱胴14側には少なく、スクリュー扱胴15側に
は多く分散流入するように形成する。17はスクリュー扱
胴14の下部に設けた扱網、18はスクリュー扱胴15の下方
に設けた扱網で、扱網17と扱網18の下方には前後方向の
スクリュー19、スクリュー20、スクリュー21を三連並設
し、その下部を下網22で包囲する。下網22の下部には風
選室23が設けられる。24は圧風唐箕、25は一番スクリュ
ー、26は二番スクリューで、二番スクリュー26に揚穀筒
27の下端を接続し、揚穀筒27の上端に横筒28を接続し、
横筒28の終端を供給量が少ないスクリュー扱胴14に開口
させる。
Two screw handling cylinders 14 and 15 are provided in the threshing chamber 11, and the supply port 16 of the elevator 10 is formed by being shifted to one of the screw handling cylinders 14 and 15 as shown in FIG.
The screw handling cylinder 14 side is formed so that a small amount thereof is provided, and the screw handling cylinder 15 side is provided with a large amount of dispersed and inflow. 17 is a handling net provided at the bottom of the screw handling barrel 14, 18 is a handling net provided below the screw handling barrel 15, and below the handling net 17 and the handling net 18 are screws 19, 20, and screws in the front-rear direction. Three 21s are installed side by side and the lower part is surrounded by a lower net 22. A wind selection room 23 is provided below the lower net 22. 24 is compressed wind Kara, 25 is the first screw, 26 is the second screw, and the second screw 26 is the frying cylinder.
Connect the lower end of 27, connect the horizontal cylinder 28 to the upper end of the fried cylinder 27,
The end of the horizontal cylinder (28) is opened to the screw handling cylinder (14) with a small supply amount.

前記スクリュー扱胴14、15の外周に設けられる螺旋29と
螺旋30は螺旋29の方がピッチを急に形成し(第4図)、
素早く処理されるようにする。
The spiral 29 and the spiral 30 provided on the outer circumferences of the screw handling cylinders 14 and 15 have a steeper pitch than the spiral 29 (FIG. 4).
Be processed quickly.

第6図〜第8図は第二実施例で、脱穀室11の側部に処理
室31を設けるが、処理室31は後方を短かく形成して処理
室31の後部に空間部32を形成し、空間部32内にエンジン
33を配置し、エンジン33と処理室31の間に揚穀筒27を位
置させる。第9図と第10図は別の実施例で、スクリュー
扱胴14の後部に切刃34を、スクリュー扱胴15の後部に受
刃35をそれぞれ設け、スクリュー扱胴14、スクリュー扱
胴15のうち、スクリュー扱胴14の方がスクリュー扱胴15
より高速回転する伝動機構36で接続する。
6 to 8 show a second embodiment, in which a processing chamber 31 is provided on the side of the threshing chamber 11, but the processing chamber 31 is formed with a short rear portion to form a space 32 at the rear of the processing chamber 31. The engine in the space 32
33 is arranged, and the fried food container 27 is located between the engine 33 and the processing chamber 31. 9 and 10 show another embodiment, in which a cutting blade 34 is provided at the rear part of the screw handling cylinder 14 and a receiving blade 35 is provided at the rear part of the screw handling cylinder 15, respectively. Of these, the screw handle cylinder 14 is the screw handle cylinder 15
Connection is made by a transmission mechanism 36 that rotates at a higher speed.

(作用) 次に作用を述べる。(Operation) Next, the operation will be described.

走行装置2を回転させ前進させると、分草具6で分草
し、掻込ロール7で引起し、刈取ったのち、回転式掻込
具8の掻込棒9でエレベータ10内に送り、無端帯12によ
り供給口16からスクリュー扱胴14、15に供給する。この
とき、供給口16の位置が第3図のようにスクリュー扱胴
14には少なく、スクリュー扱胴15には多く供給される
が、スクリュー扱胴14は二番スクリュー26で集められた
二番物が揚穀筒27、横筒28を介してスクリュー扱胴14に
供給されるので負荷は平均化し、円滑に脱穀される。
When the traveling device 2 is rotated and moved forward, it is weeded by the weeding tool 6, raised by the take-up roll 7, cut, and then sent into the elevator 10 by the take-up rod 9 of the rotary take-up tool 8, The endless belt 12 feeds the screw handling cylinders 14 and 15 from a supply port 16. At this time, the position of the supply port 16 is as shown in FIG.
14 is less, and more is supplied to the screw handling barrel 15, but the screw handling barrel 14 collects the second product collected by the second screw 26 into the screw handling barrel 14 via the lifting cylinder 27 and the horizontal barrel 28. As it is supplied, the load is leveled and threshed smoothly.

即ち、スクリュー扱胴14、15内に供給された穀稈は、螺
旋29、螺旋30の回転により後方に移動されながら、処理
され、扱網17、18の目をくぐって落下したものは並設さ
れているスクリュー19、スクリュー20、スクリュー21、
により後方に移送されながら、次第に処理され、下網22
の目をくぐって風選室23内に落下し、風選室23内では圧
風唐箕24の風で選別され、一番物は一番スクリュー25に
より機外に取出され、二番物は二番スクリュー26により
集められて揚穀筒27に流入し、横筒28を経て少な目に供
給されているスクリュー扱胴14に供給される。
That is, the grain culms supplied into the screw handling cylinders 14 and 15 are processed while being moved backward by the rotation of the helix 29 and the helix 30, and those dropped through the eyes of the handling nets 17 and 18 are arranged in parallel. Screw 19, screw 20, screw 21,
While being transferred to the rear by the
After passing through the eyes, it falls into the wind selection room 23, and in the wind selection room 23, it is sorted by the wind of the compressed air Karano 24, the first one is taken out of the machine by the first screw 25, and the second one is It is collected by the No. screw 26, flows into the fried grain cylinder 27, and is supplied to the screw handling cylinder 14 which is slightly supplied via the horizontal cylinder 28.

前記の場合、螺旋29は螺旋30よりピッチが急に形成され
ているので、二番物が多量に供給されても詰まることが
ない。
In the above case, the pitch of the spiral 29 is formed sharper than that of the spiral 30, so that the spiral 29 will not be clogged even if a large amount of the second material is supplied.

第6図、第7図、第8図の実施例では、エンジン33の取
付空間を形成したので、機体全体の横幅が小さくでき、
左右バランスも良好であり、且つ、機体強度も向上す
る。
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8, since the mounting space for the engine 33 is formed, the lateral width of the entire body can be reduced,
The left-right balance is good, and the strength of the airframe is improved.

第9図、第10図の実施例では、スクリュー扱胴14、15よ
り後方に輸送される藁屑を切刃34、受刃35により切断処
理されるので、チョッパとして利用しうる。
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, since the straw waste transported to the rear of the screw handling cylinders 14 and 15 is cut by the cutting blade 34 and the receiving blade 35, it can be used as a chopper.

従来の普通型のコンバインのチョッパは本体とは別に形
成されていたので、不経済であったが、本発明は、一体
的に組込んだ構成としたので、低コストで実施でき経済
的である。
The conventional ordinary combine chopper is uneconomical because it is formed separately from the main body, but the present invention is economical because it can be implemented at a low cost because it is integrally incorporated. .

さらに、前記2番が戻るスクリュー扱胴14が高速回転の
ため、扱網17における濾過作用も活発であり、コンバイ
ンの能力が向上する。
Further, since the screw handling cylinder 14 for returning No. 2 rotates at a high speed, the filtering action in the handling net 17 is active, and the combine ability is improved.

(効果) 従来、普通型コンバインの脱穀室に2連スクリュー扱胴
を並設したものにおいて、刈取部より搬送した穀稈は、
いずれか一方のスクリュー扱胴にも、いずれか他方のス
クリュー扱胴にも平均して供給されるようにし、2番は
いずれか一方のスクリュー扱胴に戻すようにした普通型
コンバインにおける穀稈供給装置は、公知である。
(Effect) Conventionally, in a threshing room of a normal combine harvester, in which two twin screw handling cylinders are installed in parallel,
The grain culm supply in the ordinary combine harvester is such that it is supplied evenly to either one of the screw handling cylinders and to the other screw handling barrel, and No. 2 is returned to either one of the screw handling barrels. Devices are known.

前記公知のものは、刈取部より搬送した穀稈を、いずれ
か一方のスクリュー扱胴にも、いずれか他方のスクリュ
ー扱胴にも平均して供給されるようにし、2番はいずれ
か一方のスクリュー扱胴に戻すようにしているから、2
番が戻った一方のスクリュー扱胴は、負荷が大になり過
ぎ、脱穀性能が安定せず、バランスが確保できない。
The above-mentioned known one is such that the grain culm conveyed from the mowing section is evenly supplied to either one of the screw handling cylinders and to the other screw handling cylinder, and the number 2 is for either one. I'm going to put it back in the screw handle
On the other hand, the screw handling cylinder that has returned to the turn has an excessive load, the threshing performance is not stable, and the balance cannot be secured.

しかるに、本発明は、コンバインの脱穀室11内に左右一
対のスクリュー扱胴14、15を並設し、前記脱穀室11の下
部に風選室23を設け、該風選室23により選別された2番
物は揚穀筒27を介しいずれか一方のスクリュー扱胴14の
上部に戻すように形成したものにおいて、刈取部4によ
り刈取った穀稈の供給口16は、2番物の戻るスクリュー
扱胴14には少なく、2番物の戻らないスクリュー扱胴15
には多く供給されるように、2番物の戻るスクリュー扱
胴14の方は小さく2番物の戻らないスクリュー扱胴15の
方は大きくなるよう位置をずらせて設けたコンバインに
おける穀稈供給装置としたから、左右一対のスクリュー
扱胴14、15へは平均して脱穀物が供給されるので、良好
に脱穀できる効果を奏する。
Therefore, the present invention, the pair of left and right screw handling cylinders 14 and 15 are arranged in parallel in the threshing chamber 11 of the combine, the wind selecting chamber 23 is provided at the lower part of the threshing chamber 11, and the wind selecting chamber 23 is used for selection. The second one is formed so as to be returned to the upper part of one of the screw handling cylinders 14 via the fried grain cylinder 27, and the supply port 16 of the grain culm cut by the cutting unit 4 is the screw for returning the second one. Fewer than the handling cylinder 14, a screw handling cylinder 15 that does not return the second object
In order to supply a large amount, the screw handling cylinder 14 for returning the second one is smaller, and the screw handling cylinder 15 for which the second one does not return is larger so that the screw handling cylinder 15 is larger. Therefore, since threshing is supplied to the pair of left and right screw handling cylinders 14 and 15 on average, it is possible to thresh favorably.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

第1図は全体平面図、第2図は同側面図、第3図は第1
実施例縦断正面図、第4図は第1実施例横断平面図、第
5図は第1実施例縦断側面図、第6図は第2実施例縦断
正面図、第7図は第3実施例横断平面図、第8図は第3
実施例縦断側面図、第9図は第4実施例横断平面図、第
10図は第4実施例縦断側面図である。 符号の説明 1…フレーム、2…走行装置、3…脱穀部、4…刈取
部、5…運転席、6…分草具、7…掻込ロール、8…回
転式掻込具、9…掻込棒、10…エレベータ、11…脱穀
室、12…無端帯、13…掻片、14…スクリュー扱胴、15…
スクリュー扱胴、16…供給口、17…扱網、18…扱網、19
…スクリュー、20…スクリュー、21…スクリュー、22…
下網、23…風選室、24…圧風唐箕、25…一番スクリュ
ー、26…二番スクリュー、27…揚穀筒、28…横筒、29…
螺旋、30…螺旋、31…処理室、32…空間部、33…エンジ
ン、34…切刃、35…受刃、36…伝動機構。
FIG. 1 is an overall plan view, FIG. 2 is a side view of the same, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional plan view of the first embodiment, FIG. 5 is a side view of the first embodiment, FIG. 6 is a front view of the second embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a third embodiment. Cross-sectional plan view, FIG. 8 is the third
FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional side view of the embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a transverse plan view of the fourth embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a vertical side view of the fourth embodiment. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Frame, 2 ... Traveling device, 3 ... Threshing section, 4 ... Mowing section, 5 ... Driver's seat, 6 ... Weeding tool, 7 ... Scraping roll, 8 ... Rotating scraping tool, 9 ... Scratching Insert rod, 10 ... Elevator, 11 ... Threshing chamber, 12 ... Endless belt, 13 ... Scrap, 14 ... Screw handling barrel, 15 ...
Screw handling cylinder, 16 ... Supply port, 17 ... Handling net, 18 ... Handling net, 19
… Screw, 20… Screw, 21… Screw, 22…
Shimonet, 23 ... Wind selection room, 24 ... Pressed wind Kara, 25 ... First screw, 26 ... Second screw, 27 ... Frying barrel, 28 ... Horizontal barrel, 29 ...
Spiral, 30 ... Spiral, 31 ... Processing chamber, 32 ... Space part, 33 ... Engine, 34 ... Cutting blade, 35 ... Receiving blade, 36 ... Transmission mechanism.

───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 篠崎 栄治 愛媛県伊予郡砥部町八倉1番地 井関農機 株式会社技術部内 (56)参考文献 特開 昭61−289817(JP,A) 実開 昭61−115033(JP,U) 実開 昭60−174535(JP,U) ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Eiji Shinozaki Eiji Shinozaki, No. 1, Hachikura, Tobe Town, Iyo-gun, Ehime Prefecture, Engineering Department, Iseki Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. (56) References JP 61-289817 (JP, A) 115033 (JP, U) Actually opened Sho 60-174535 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】コンバインの脱穀室11内に左右一対のスク
リュー扱胴14、15を並設し、前記脱穀室11の下部に風選
室23を設け、該風選室23により選別された2番物は揚穀
筒27を介しいずれか一方のスクリュー扱胴14の上部に戻
すように形成したものにおいて、刈取部4により刈取っ
た穀稈の供給口16は、2番物の戻るスクリュー扱胴14に
は少なく、2番物の戻らないスクリュー扱胴15には多く
供給されるように、2番物の戻るスクリュー扱胴14の方
は小さく2番物の戻らないスクリュー扱胴15の方は大き
くなるよう位置をずらせて設けたコンバインにおける穀
稈供給装置。
1. A pair of left and right screw handling cylinders 14 and 15 are arranged side by side in a threshing chamber 11 of a combine, a wind selecting chamber 23 is provided below the threshing chamber 11, and the wind selecting chamber 23 is used for sorting. The bait is formed so as to be returned to the upper part of one of the screw handling cylinders 14 via the fried grain cylinder 27, and the feed port 16 of the grain culm cut by the reaping unit 4 is used for returning the 2nd product by the screw handling. There is a small amount in the cylinder 14, and a large amount is supplied to the screw handling cylinder 15 that does not return the second object, so that the screw handling cylinder 14 that returns the second object is smaller and the screw handling cylinder 15 that does not return the second object Is a grain culm feeding device in a combine, which is arranged so as to be large.
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