JPH11318178A - Harvesting aid - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To cut a foliage part and a root part of a crop together while placing the crop on a transport device and transporting the crop.
Improve work efficiency and reduce labor. SOLUTION: A transporting device 3 for transporting a crop is provided on one side of a chassis 2 having a traveling device 1, and the transporting device 3 is provided with cutting means 4 for cutting the foliage of the harvested product. The configuration of the harvesting assisting machine is provided with root cutting means 5 for cutting a part of the root.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a crop assisting machine for transporting crops.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional harvesting assisting machine has a structure in which cutting means for cutting the foliage of a harvested product is provided in the middle of the transportation of a transportation device.

[0003]

In the above-described harvesting assisting machine, only the foliage of the crop is cut off during the transportation by the transport device, and a part of the root of the harvest is not cut. Met. Therefore, after the transport by the transport device, it is necessary to cut the root of the harvested product again, and there is a problem that labor and time are required.

[0004]

The above object of the present invention is achieved by the following constitution. That is, a transport device 3 for transporting the crop is provided on one side of the undercarriage 2 having the traveling device 1,
Cutting means 4 for cutting the foliage of the crop
And a root cutting means 5 for cutting a part of the root of the harvested product.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a harvesting assisting machine A embodying the present invention. The present embodiment shows a harvesting auxiliary machine A taking root vegetables, particularly radish as an example. A transport device 3 for transporting radish 6 harvested from a field in the direction of the chassis 2 is provided on one front side of the chassis 2 having the traveling device 1 (left side in the traveling direction in the present embodiment). A container 7 for storing the radish 6 transported to the terminal end of the device 3 is placed on the chassis 2. The transport device 3 is provided with cutting means 4 (hereinafter referred to as a cutter) for cutting the foliage 6b of the radish being transported. Further, a root cutting means 5 (hereinafter referred to as a root cutter) for cutting a beard root 6c at a portion ahead of the root 6a of the radish 6 being conveyed is provided. In addition, the transport device 3 includes a main transport portion 3a on which the root portion 6a of the radish 6 is placed and an auxiliary transport portion 3b on which the foliage portion 6b of the radish 6 is placed. An operation unit 8 for operating such a harvesting assisting machine A is provided on the front right side of the chassis 2.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of a transmission mechanism of the radish harvesting auxiliary machine A described above. The power of the engine 8 is transmitted to the variable hydraulic pump 9a of the hydraulic stepless transmission 9, and the swash plate (not shown) of the variable hydraulic pump 9a is operated by the shift lever of the operation unit 7.
Is inclined and oil is supplied to the fixed-quantity hydraulic motor 9b. The power of the quantitative hydraulic motor 9b is supplied to the traveling transmission 1
In this configuration, the driving device 1 is input to 0, and then the speed is arbitrarily changed to drive the traveling device 1.

A work machine pump 11 having a hydraulic source different from that of the hydraulic stepless transmission 9 is provided coaxially with the variable hydraulic motor 9a. The rotational force of the work machine pump 11 is transmitted to a work machine motor 13 by a hydraulic pipe 12,
The work machine motor 13 is configured to drive the transport device 3, the cutter 4, and the root cutter 5. To explain this configuration in detail, the driving force of the work machine motor 13 is first output to the shaft 14 to drive the sprocket 15 fixed to the shaft 14.

On the lower side of the main transport section 3a in the transport direction, a shaft 1 is provided.
6 and a sprocket 17 fixed to the shaft 16 are provided on the left and right. A shaft 18 and a sprocket 19 fixed to the shaft 18 are provided on the right and left sides of the main transfer section 3a in the transfer direction.
A chain 20 is wound between the sprockets 17 and 19, respectively. A sprocket 21 is fixed to an end of the shaft 16, and a chain 22 is wound from the sprocket 15 on the work machine motor 13 side.

A shaft 2 is provided on the lower side of the auxiliary transport section 3b in the transport direction.
3 is provided, and one end of the shaft 23 has a sprocket 24
Is fixed, and the chain 2 from the work machine motor 13 is fixed.
2 are wound. A sprocket 25 is fixed to the other end of the shaft 23. A sprocket 26 is provided on the upstream side of the auxiliary transport section 3b in the transport direction, and a chain 27 is wound between the auxiliary transport section 3b and the upstream sprocket 25.

The chain 22 from the work machine motor 13 drives a counter sprocket 28, and the power transmitted to the counter sprocket 28 is transmitted to the cutter 4 via a shaft 29, a sprocket 30, a chain 31, and a sprocket 32.
Is driven. Further, the cutter 4 has a shaft 3
3 is fixed, and a sprocket 34 is fixed to an end thereof. A chain 35 is wound between the sprocket 34 and the sprocket 36, and the root cutter 5 is fixed to the sprocket 36 via a shaft 37.

When the harvesting operation is started by running the harvesting assisting machine A constructed as described above, a plurality of workers 38 on the sides of the undercarriage 2 pull out the radish 6 from the field scene and transport the radish 6 to the transport device. Place on 3 Then, the radish 6 is conveyed in the direction of the container 7 on the undercarriage 2 side, and along the way, the foliage 6 b of the radish 6 is cut by the cutter 4, and the beard root 6 c at the tip of the root 6 a of the radish 6 is cut into the root cutter 5. Is cut at After that, the radish conveyed to the terminal end of the conveyance device 3 is stored in the container 7 by the assistant 39. While performing such work, the harvesting assisting machine A
Travels at any speed. Regarding the cutting of the foliage 6b and the mustard root 6c of the radish 6, either may be performed earlier or later.

As described above, the harvested radish 6 is successively stored in the container 7 and becomes full, and the full container 7 is lowered by a forklift or the like, and another empty container is placed thereon. Continue working again. The harvesting assisting machine A performs such an operation, but the cutter 4 for cutting the foliage 6b of the radish 6 is conventionally provided in the conveying device 3.
Only had been provided. For this reason, container 7
After moving to another place (collection center, barn, etc.),
The cutting operation of the beard root 6c of the radish 6 was performed. This required extra labor and time. Therefore, as described above, the transport device 3 is provided with the root cutter 5 that cuts the mustache root 6c of the radish 6, so that the foliage 6b and the mustard root 6c can be cut at a time, so that extra labor and labor are required. Time is not required, and work efficiency has improved.
Next, FIG. 5 will be described.

As described above, the transport device 3 is provided with the root cutter 5, but it is desired to cut the mustache root 6 c of the radish 6 accurately. In particular, if the cutting of the beard root 6c fails, the root portion 6a is cut, and the value of the radish 6 as a commercial product is lost. Therefore, the gauge 40 and the marker 41 are provided on the upper side in the transport direction of the root cutter 5.
Is provided. The gauge 40 is configured to indicate the distance from the end 3c on the side where the root cutter 5 of the transfer device 3 is installed. In addition, the marker 41 is installed from the vicinity of the upper end in the transport direction of the transport device 3 to the front of the root cutter 5 on the lower side in the transport direction. In this installation method, a long hole 3e is provided on the upper side and a long hole 3f is provided on the lower side in the frame 3d of the transport device 3, and the long holes 3e and 3f can be slid by knob bolts 41a and 41b provided on the marker 41. In addition to the configuration, it is configured to be fixed at an arbitrary position according to the gauge 40.

Therefore, when the radish 6 is placed on the transporting device 3 by placing the radish 6 such that the boundary between the mustache root 6c and the root portion 6a coincides with each other, the mustard root 6c and the foliage portion 6b become fixed length. Since the cutting can be performed, a post-processing (cutting of a predetermined length of the beard root 6c and the foliage 6b) becomes unnecessary. Next, FIG. 6 will be described.

In installing the transfer device 3 on the chassis 2,
It is configured to be rotatable. That is, a rod 42 is erected on the undercarriage 2, and the boss 43 on the side of the conveying device 3 is fitted to the rod 42. As a result, since the transport device 3 rotates, the transport device 3 is configured to protrude laterally during the operation to perform the operation, and to rotate and house toward the chassis 2 during non-operation such as traveling on a road. In any of the above cases, the transport device 3 needs to be fixed. Plate 4 is attached to boss 43 of transfer device 3
4 is fixed, and a boss 45 is fixed to the plate 44 in the vertical direction. The bosses 47 and 48 are fixed on the chassis 2.

When the transport device 3 is rotated to the working position,
Since the position of the boss 45 on the transfer device 3 and the position of the boss 47 on the undercarriage 2 coincide with each other, when the pin 46 is fitted between the boss 45 and the boss 47, the transfer device 3 is fixed at the working position and works in a stable state. Can be executed. When the transfer device 3 is rotated to the storage position, the position of the boss 45 on the transfer device 3 and the position of the boss 48 on the chassis 2 coincide with each other.
And the boss 48, the transfer device 3 is fixed in a stable state at the storage position.

Next, FIGS. 7 to 9 will be described. As described above, the transport device 3 is composed of the bar 4 standing on the chassis 2.
2, the boss 49 is fitted to the upper part of the boss 43 on the side of the transport device 3 to rotate the transport device 3. In addition, the boss 49 is configured to rotate by the hydraulic cylinder 50. 5
Reference numeral 1 denotes a hydraulic cylinder that moves the transport device 3 up and down. In this manner, the rotation of the transport device 3 by the hydraulic cylinder 50 is performed even when the direction of the harvesting assisting machine A is slightly changed (when stepping on a stone or a lump) as shown in FIG. Since 3 is long, its starting end is greatly shaken, which hinders the work. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
By operating the hydraulic cylinder 50 so that the transport device 3 is substantially along the ridge (in the direction of planting the crop), the work can be performed efficiently. The operation of the hydraulic cylinder 50 may be manual or automatic. In the case of automatic, for example,
An azimuth sensor (not shown) is provided, and when the azimuth sensor detects a change in the direction of the harvesting auxiliary machine A, the hydraulic cylinder 50 is operated so that the direction is opposite to the changed direction. .

Next, FIG. 10 will be described. As described with reference to FIG. 5, the cutter 4 for cutting the foliage 6b of the radish 6 is provided.
It is covered with. This is for safety and foliage 6b
This is in order to prevent flying matter (foliage, juice, etc.) from cutting off the operator. However, since there is a gap 53 between the main transport section 3a and the cover 52,
There is a problem of safety and a problem of scattering of foliage and juice. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, the cover 52 is configured to extend toward the transport device 3 and overlap the transport device 3 in a plan view. This eliminates safety concerns,
Scattering of foliage and juice can be prevented.

Since the root cutter 5 is provided in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the cover 5 is provided above the root cutter 5.
4 is provided to ensure safety and to prevent scattering of the mustache root 6c, juice and the like at the time of cutting.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, a transport device 3 for transporting crops is provided on one side of a chassis 2 having a traveling device 1, and the transport device 3 has cutting means for cutting the foliage of the crops. 4 and the root cutting means 5 for cutting a part of the root of the crop, so that the foliage and the root of the crop can be cut at a time, so that extra labor and time are not required. The efficiency will be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an auxiliary harvesting machine.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an auxiliary harvesting machine.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the harvest assistant.

FIG. 4 is a transmission mechanism diagram

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a transfer device.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a terminal end of the transfer device.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of a support view of the transfer device.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a harvesting assistant machine.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a harvesting assistant machine.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a terminal end of the transfer device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... travel apparatus, 2 ... chassis, 3 ... conveyance apparatus, 4 ... cutting means, 5 ... root cutting means.

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A transporting device 3 for transporting crops is provided on one side of a chassis 2 having a traveling device 1, and the transporting device 3 is provided with cutting means 4 for cutting foliage of the crops. A harvesting assisting machine provided with a root cutting means 5 for cutting a part of the root of the harvester.