JP2009035257A - Tractor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately dispose a battery in a tractor. <P>SOLUTION: The tractor is provided with an engine 3 at the front part of a machine body, a frame structure 10 at the rear side of the engine 3 and a steering handle 36 at the upper part of the frame structure 10. The tractor is provided with a radiator 8 between the engine 3 and the frame structure 10, and a ventilation port 14 at the rear side of the frame structure 10, and is constituted so that an outside air is introduced from the ventilation port 14 by a radiator fan 9, passed through the radiator 8 and exhausted to the front side. A rectangular shaped battery 31 is disposed between the radiator 8 and the ventilation port 14 in an attitude where the long side part of the battery 31 goes along the longitudinal direction of the machine body and the short side part of the battery 31 goes along the right and left direction of the machine body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tractor having an engine mounted on a front portion of a fuselage.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-110406

[I]
(Constitution)
The first feature of the present invention is that the tractor is configured as follows.
An engine is provided at the front of the airframe, a frame structure is provided on the rear side of the engine, and a steering handle is provided at the top of the frame structure. A radiator is provided between the engine and the frame structure, and a vent is provided on the rear side of the frame structure, so that outside air is introduced from the vent by the radiator fan and exhausted forward through the radiator. To do. A rectangular parallelepiped battery is disposed between the radiator and the vent with a posture in which the long side portion of the battery is along the front-rear direction of the body and the short side portion of the battery is along the left-right direction of the body.

[II]
(Constitution)
The second feature of the present invention is that the tractor according to the first feature of the present invention is configured as follows.
The battery is placed in the frame structure so that the frame structure and the battery overlap in a side view.

[III]
(Constitution)
The third feature of the present invention is that the tractor according to the second feature of the present invention is configured as follows.
An opening is formed in the central part of the frame structure, and the battery is placed in the opening of the frame structure so that the frame structure and the battery overlap in a side view. Between the battery and the outer periphery of the opening of the frame structure, outside air passes and is supplied to the radiator.

[IV]
(Constitution)
A fourth feature of the present invention resides in that any one of the tractors according to the first to third features of the present invention is configured as follows.
The battery is positioned so that the bottom of the battery is positioned higher than the step provided at the foot of the driver seat.

  FIG. 1 shows a tractor having a driving part structure according to the present invention. This tractor is configured to have a four-wheel drive specification in which the front wheels 1 and the rear wheels 2 are driven. A driving portion 5 that surrounds the engine 3 with an engine bonnet 4 is provided at the front of the fuselage, and the left and right rear wheels 2 A driver's seat 6 is disposed in the middle, and a gate-shaped fall protection frame 7 is erected at the rear of the driver's seat 6.

  The engine bonnet 4 includes a fixed lower bonnet 4 a and an upper bonnet 4 b that can swing up and down around a fulcrum p at the front portion. The engine 3 and various devices associated therewith are accommodated in the interior with the radiator 8 being placed behind.

  At the rear part of the engine room R, a frame structure 10 serving as a rear wall of the driving part 5 is erected, and a panel cover 11 and a center cover 12 connected below the frame cover 10 are attached to the frame structure 10.

  The panel cover 11 is equipped with an instrument panel 13 and various switches, and the center cover 12 is formed with a dust-proof air vent 14, and outside air introduced from the air vent 14 is sucked by the radiator fan 9. After being guided to the radiator 8, it flows forward in the engine room R, and the hot air in the room is discharged from the front surface of the engine bonnet 4 and the vent holes 15 at the left and right front portions to the outside of the machine.

  The lower bonnet 4a constituting the lower part of the engine bonnet 4 is formed in a U-shape whose plane shape is opened rearward and is connected and fixed to the body frame 16, and the front part of the lower bonnet 4a and the front part of the left and right side surfaces thereof The vent hole 15 having a mesh structure is formed.

  The upper bonnet 4b is pivotally connected to an upper end portion of a fixed support frame 17 erected from the body frame 16 so as to be swingable around the fulcrum p, and a pair of left and right headlamps 18 are provided at the front end portion thereof. It is attached. A gas spring 20 is installed over the left and right center portion of the fulcrum metal fitting 19 attached to the inner surface of the front end portion of the upper bonnet 4b and the stay 17a extending from the left and right center portion of the fixed support frame 17, as shown in FIG. As described above, the extension biasing characteristic of the gas spring 20 is set corresponding to the weight of the upper bonnet 4b so that the upper bonnet 4b is stably held at the open position where maintenance work can be performed by the extension biasing force of the gas spring 20. ing.

  The upper bonnet 4b is held in a closed posture by a locking lock mechanism 21 provided on the free end side thereof. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the locking pin 22 is fixed to the central portion of the rear free end portion of the upper bonnet 4b via the support fitting 23, and the upper end portion of the frame structure 10 is A hook-shaped lock fitting 24 engaged with the locking pin 22 is pivotally mounted around the fulcrum a so as to be capable of lateral rotation. The lock fitting 24 is urged to rotate in the engagement lock direction by a spring 25. As shown in FIG. 11 (a), a lock pin 24 of the upper bonnet 4b closed against the gas spring 20 is applied. By engaging the lock fitting 24, the upper bonnet 4b is held in the closed position.

  An operation lever 24a is connected to the lock fitting 24 and protrudes above the panel cover 11. As shown in FIG. 11 (b), the operation lever 24a is swung in the lateral direction to lock the lock fitting 24. Is rotated against the spring 25 so that the unlocked upper bonnet 4b is slightly lifted by the urging force of the gas spring 20, and the upper bonnet 4b is largely swung open by placing a finger on the upper bonnet 4b. Only it is held in its open position by the gas spring 20.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, long stays 26 are provided along the inner surface of the top bonnet 4 b so as to extend between the fulcrum bracket 19 to which the gas spring 20 is connected and the support bracket 23 of the locking pin 22. The upper bonnet 4b which is provided in a vertical orientation and is resin-molded is reinforced. This prevents the upper bonnet 4b from being bent by receiving the upward biasing force of the gas spring 20 with the rear end locked and fixed.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the frame structure 10 serving as the rear wall of the driving part 5 has a partition wall part 10A that is wide and flat in the left and right sides formed by aluminum die casting, and a left and right divided structure that is also formed by aluminum die casting. The supporting frame 10B is connected to each other, and both 10A and 10B are positioned and fitted in the front-rear direction at appropriate positions and connected by six bolts 27.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the partition wall portion 10A constituting the frame structure 10 is formed to have a lateral width matching the left and right width at the rear end portion of the driving portion 5, and the engine bonnet 4 along the outer periphery of the partition wall portion 10A. The rear end and the front end of the center cover 12 are arranged. Further, an air intake portion of the radiator 8 is provided in a large opening 28 formed in the central portion of the partition wall portion 10A, and outside air taken in from the vent hole 14 of the center cover is guided to the radiator 8 through the frame structure 10. It is like that. Further, a step support portion 10c protrudes laterally outward from the left and right lower end portions of the partition wall portion 10A, and the left and right front portions of the step 29 provided at the feet of the driver seat 6 are placed on the step support portion 10c. It is fixed. Further, a concave portion 30 that is bent in a bowl shape downward is formed in the left and right outer peripheral portions of the partition wall portion 10A, and a wiring or a hydraulic hose H is inserted from the side to be stable at the bottom side of the concave portion 30. It is supposed to be retained.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the support frame portion 10B of the left and right divided structure constituting the frame structure 10 is bolted to each other, and a pair of left and right leg portions 10d are provided at the lower end portion thereof. Each leg portion 10d extends greatly rearward, and by placing the leg portion 10d on the body frame 16 and bolting it, the entire frame structure 10 can be stably erected and fixed. It can be done.

  Further, a box-shaped portion 10e that is opened through in the front-rear direction is provided in the upper half of the support frame portion 10B to form a battery support portion B. The battery support portion B is formed to project rearward and away from the leg portion 10d by a predetermined distance, and the battery 31 is inserted into the inner space of the battery support portion B formed in a box shape from behind and fixed. Be able to. The rear end of the box-shaped portion 10e and the body frame 16 are connected by a stay 32 to reinforce the battery support portion B that receives the battery weight. Moreover, the opening 33 is formed in the left-right side surface of the box-shaped part 10e, and the weight reduction of the battery support part B is achieved while improving the ventilation of battery storage space.

  A mounting seat 10f extends upward and rearwardly from the upper portion of the battery support B formed in a box shape, and a hydraulic controller 34 for power steering is connected to the mounting seat 10f. The frame part 10B is also connected at the top. An operating shaft 35 extends upward from the hydraulic controller 34 and a steering handle 36 is attached. The hydraulic controller 34 is configured to send an amount of pressure oil corresponding to the rotational operation amount of the steering handle 36 in a direction corresponding to the steering operation direction and supply the hydraulic oil to the front wheel steering hydraulic cylinder 37 via the hydraulic hose H. Has been.

  The leg portion 10d has a function as a valve support portion V. As shown in FIG. 14, a support plate 38 is attached over the upper surfaces of the left and right leg portions 10d, and a valve 39 is attached on the support plate 38. Be able to.

  The valve 39 is for driving a hydraulically driven attachment working device. In FIGS. 12 to 14, a tractor having a specification in which a front loader 40 as an example of the attachment working device is connected to the front of the machine body, and The pilot is shown.

  The front loader 40 is a pair of left and right support frames 42 that are detachably connected and fixed to support brackets 41 provided on the left and right of the front portion of the tractor main unit 1, and is connected to the upper end portions of the support frames 42 so as to be swingable up and down. A pair of left and right booms 43 and a bucket 44 connected to the front ends of the left and right booms 43 so as to be rotatable up and down. The boom 43 is driven up and down by a lift cylinder 45 and tilted. The bucket 44 is driven and rotated by the cylinder 46.

  Further, an operation lever 47 for operating the valve 39 is provided on the upper right side of the frame structure 10, and a link structure between the valve 39 and the operation lever 47 will be described below.

  The valve 39 is equipped with two spools 48 and 49 slidable to the left and right and protrudes to the right side of the machine body. By sliding one of the spools 48 to three positions, the lift cylinder 45 can be expanded and contracted and neutralized. The fixed state is selected, and the other spool 49 is switched to the 3 position and slid to select the expansion / contraction of the tilt cylinder 46 and the neutral fixed state.

  The operation lever 47 and the two spools 48 and 49 are interlocked and connected via a link mechanism 50, and the detailed structure thereof is shown in FIGS.

  A support bracket 51 is bolted to the upper right portion of the frame structure 10, and a lever support shaft 53 is inserted into and supported by a lateral boss portion 52 provided in the support bracket 51 so as to be rotatable around a lateral axis x. Yes. The operation lever 47 is connected to a rotating metal fitting 54 that is pin-connected to the outer end of the lever support shaft 53 so as to be rotatable left and right around a longitudinal axis y orthogonal to the lateral axis x. An operation lever 47 is supported so as to be able to perform a cross swing operation around two orthogonal axes x and y.

  An operating arm 55 is integrally connected to the inner end portion of the lever support shaft 53, and a bell crank 56 linked to the end portion of the spool 48 for the lift cylinder is pushed and pulled vertically. The rods 57 are linked together. In addition, a pivot metal fitting 54 coupled with an operation lever 47 and a relay bell crank 58 pivotally coupled to the support bracket 51 so as to be pivotable around a fulcrum z in the front-rear direction are coupled to each other via a rod 59 and tilted. A bell crank 60 and a relay bell crank 58 that are interlocked and connected to a cylinder spool 49 are interlocked and connected by a vertically long push-pull rod 61.

  In this way, the operation lever 47 capable of cross operation and the two spools 48 and 49 are interlocked and connected via the link mechanism 50, so that the lift cylinder 45 is operated by swinging the operation lever 47 back and forth, The tilt cylinder 46 can be operated by a swinging operation.

  The relay bell crank 58, the push / pull rods 57 and 61, and the valve 39 are covered with the center cover 12 and are sucked through the vent hole 14 of the center cover 12 and flowed toward the radiator 8 by the outside air. 39 and the battery 32 are cooled.

  The support bracket 51 is provided with a lock lever 62. The lock lever 62 is connected to a support shaft 63 supported so as to be swingable around a longitudinal axis d, and can be switched and held between two states via a toggle spring 64. That is, as shown in FIG. 15, when the lock lever 62 is switched to the posture toward the inside of the machine body and swung, the locking tongue piece 65 protruding from the support shaft 63 is moved from the lower side of the rotary fitting 54 to the machine. The position is away from the inside of the body, and the rotation of the rotation fitting 54 around the axes x and y is allowed. Further, as shown in FIG. 16, when the lock lever 62 is switched to a posture that faces outward from the machine body, the locking tongue 65 is positioned directly below the rotating bracket 54 and protrudes downward from the rotating bracket 54. A locking hole 66 formed in the locking tongue piece 65 is fitted into the locking portion 54a, thereby preventing the rotating metal fitting 54 from rotating about the two axes x and y, and the operating lever 47 is not prepared. It is designed to prevent operation.

  [Other Examples]

  (1) The battery support B provided in the frame structure 10 may be configured in a box shape that opens sideways, and the battery 31 may be inserted and removed from the side.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the support frame portion 10B is formed with the leg portion 10d for connection to the body frame 16, but the stepped portion 10c and the leg support portion 10d as the valve support portion V are formed on the partition wall portion 10A. Can be integrally formed. Further, the entire frame structure 10 can be formed by aluminum die casting.

Overall side view of the tractor Side view of the prime mover Side view of engine hood open Plan view showing part of engine bonnet Perspective view showing stay for bonnet reinforcement Front view of frame structure Rear view of frame structure Exploded side view of frame structure Front view showing partition of frame structure Front view showing support frame portion of frame structure Front view of locking mechanism Side view of front part of tractor with front loader Side view of the control section Front view of control section Rear view of front loader operation unit Rear view showing the lever lock state of the front loader operation unit Top view showing lever locked state of front loader operation section Exploded perspective view of lever base

Explanation of symbols

3 Engine 6 Driver's seat 8 Radiator 9 Radiator fan 10 Frame structure 14 Vent 28 Open 29 Step 31 Battery 36 Steering handle

Claims (4)

An engine at the front of the fuselage, a frame structure at the rear of the engine, a steering handle at the top of the frame structure,
A radiator is provided between the engine and the frame structure, and a vent is provided on the rear side of the frame structure.
Outside air is introduced from the vent by a radiator fan, passes through the radiator and is discharged forward,
A tractor having a rectangular parallelepiped battery disposed between the radiator and the air vent in a posture in which the long side of the battery is along the front-rear direction of the fuselage and the short side of the battery is along the left-right direction of the fuselage .   The tractor according to claim 1, wherein the battery is disposed so as to enter the frame structure so that the frame structure and the battery overlap in a side view. An opening is formed in the center of the frame structure, and the battery is placed in the opening of the frame structure so that the frame structure and the battery overlap in a side view,
The tractor according to claim 2, wherein outside air passes between the battery and the outer peripheral portion of the opening of the frame structure so as to be supplied to the radiator.   4. The tractor according to claim 1, wherein the battery is disposed such that a bottom portion of the battery is positioned higher than a step provided at a foot of a driver seat.

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