JP2014100067A - Combine harvester - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a combine harvester allowing a user to easily, properly use it according to work requiring a second reaping blade 133 and work not requiring the second reaping blade 133.SOLUTION: The combine harvester includes: a reaper 3 having a first reaping blade 15; a thresher 9 having a threshing cylinder 21; a traveling machine body 1 having an engine 7 and a driver's seat 42; and the second reaping blade 133 for cutting culms left unreaped by the first reaping blade 15; and transmits a part of reaping driving force to the second reaping blade 133 via a second reaping blade drive chain 191. The combine harvester further includes a second reaping blade drive mechanism 173 at a machine outer side of a driving path of the reaper 3 so as to perform a clutch operation of the second reaping blade drive mechanism 173 from the machine outer side.

Description

  The present invention relates to a combine equipped with a reaping device for reaping uncut cereal grains in a field and a threshing apparatus for threshing grains of the harvested cereal grains.

  Conventionally, a traveling machine body having a traveling unit and a driver seat, a reaping device having a first cutting blade, a threshing device having a handling cylinder, a feeder house for supplying reaped cereals from the reaping device to the threshing device, and driving each part A second cutting blade that cuts off the remaining stock of the first cutting blade and continuously cuts off the uncut rice cereals in the field and includes a grain sorting mechanism that sorts the threshing material of the threshing device. And adjusting the stump height of the farm field with the second cutting blade to reduce the stump height remaining in the farm field (Patent Documents 1 to 3).

JP 2011-188747 A

  In the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 1, the second cutting blade frame provided with the second cutting blade is connected to be movable up and down, so that the ground height of the second cutting blade with respect to the reaping device having the first cutting blade. Could be changed independently. Further, part of the cutting driving force of the cutting unit driving path is transmitted to the second mower through the mower driving chain. Since the mowing unit drive path is disposed outside the mower drive chain, the mower drive chain cannot be easily removed even when the second mower drive is unnecessary. In order to stop the second mower, it is necessary to add an expensive structure such as a clutch. There are problems that the cutting operation that requires the second cutting blade and the cutting operation that does not require the second cutting blade cannot be used properly and that the drive structure of the second mower cannot be configured at low cost.

  Therefore, the present invention seeks to provide a general combine that has been improved by examining these current conditions.

  In order to achieve the object, a combine of an invention according to claim 1 includes a cutting device provided with a first cutting blade, a threshing device having a handling cylinder, a traveling machine body provided with an engine and a driving seat, and a first cutting blade. A combine that includes a second cutting blade that cuts the residue and transmits a portion of the cutting drive force to the second cutting blade via the second cutting blade drive chain; Two cutting blade drive mechanisms are arranged, and the clutch operation of the second cutting blade drive mechanism can be executed from the outside of the machine.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the combine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the combine includes the tension member that stretches the second cutting blade drive chain, and the outer side of the drive path of the reaping device via the tension member. A second cutting blade drive chain, a cover support frame for supporting the machine body outer cover, the tension member disposed on the cover support frame, and operating the tension member from the outside of the machine, The drive chain is configured to be detachable.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the combine according to the first aspect, a forward / reverse switching case for the harvesting device is disposed on the side of the feeder house opposite to the driver's seat, and the forward / reverse switching case is on the harvesting input shaft. A cutting driven sprocket and a cutting blade driving sprocket are arranged on the outside, and the cutting blade driving sprocket is pivotally supported on the outside of the cutting driven sprocket.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the reaping device provided with the first cutting blade, the threshing device having the handling cylinder, the traveling machine body provided with the engine and the driver's seat, and the first cutting blade remaining after cutting. In the combine that includes two cutting blades and transmits a part of the cutting driving force to the second cutting blade via the second cutting blade driving chain, the second cutting blade driving mechanism is provided outside the driving path of the cutting device. The second cutting blade drive mechanism is arranged so that the clutch operation of the second cutting blade drive mechanism can be executed from the outside of the machine. Therefore, the clutch operation of the second cutting blade drive mechanism can be easily executed from the outside of the machine. With the blade stopped, the cutting device can be driven to perform a cutting operation that does not require driving of the second cutting blade. In the cutting operation that does not require driving of the second cutting blade, it is not necessary to remove the second cutting blade or its driving mechanism, and therefore the cutting operation that requires the second cutting blade and the second cutting blade are unnecessary. It can be used properly for various cutting operations.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, a tension member that stretches the second cutting blade drive chain is provided, and the second cutting blade drive chain is disposed on the outside of the drive path of the cutting device via the tension member. A cover support frame for supporting the outer cover of the machine body, the tension member being disposed on the cover support frame, and the second cutting blade drive chain being configured to be detachable by operating the tension member from the outside of the machine Therefore, an operator is positioned outside the machine on one side of the machine body where the drive path of the cutting device is arranged, and the second cutting blade drive chain is loosened by operating the tension member, The second cutting blade drive chain can be removed. That is, the operation of removing the second cutting blade drive chain can be easily performed from the outside of the machine, and the cutting operation that does not require the driving of the second cutting blade can be performed. The structure can be configured at low cost.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the forward / reverse switching case for the reaping device is disposed on the side of the feeder house opposite to the driver's seat, and the tidy driven sprocket and the cutting blade are disposed on the reaping input shaft of the forward / reverse switching case. Since the drive sprocket is arranged and the cutting blade driving sprocket is pivotally supported on the outside of the cutting driven sprocket, the cutting driven sprocket and the second cutting blade driving sprocket are used by using the forward / reverse switching case. Highly rigid shaft support. Further, the second cutting blade drive sprocket can be attached to and detached from the forward / reverse switching case while the cutting driven sprocket is attached to the forward / reverse switching case, and the second cutting blade drive chain can be attached or detached. The maintenance workability of the cutting blade can be improved.

It is a left view of the combine which shows 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the same right view. It is the same top view. It is a perspective view of the threshing device front part and the 2nd cutting blade part seen from diagonally forward. It is a drive system diagram of a combine. It is a left view of a 2nd cutting blade part. It is a right view of the 2nd cutting blade part. It is a top view of the 2nd cutting blade part. It is a front view of the 2nd cutting blade part. It is left side cross-section explanatory drawing of a 2nd cutting blade part. It is the elements on larger scale of FIG. It is a perspective view of the 2nd cutting blade support link mechanism. It is a perspective view of the 2nd cutting blade drive part.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments embodying the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings (FIGS. 1 to 4) applied to an ordinary combine. 1 is a left side view of the combine, FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof, FIG. 3 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a left perspective view thereof. First, the general structure of the combine will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, the left side in the forward direction of the traveling machine body 1 is simply referred to as the left side, and the right side in the forward direction is also simply referred to as the right side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the ordinary combine in the embodiment includes a traveling machine body 1 supported by a pair of left and right crawler belts 2 made of rubber crawlers as a traveling portion. At the front part of the traveling machine body 1, a reaping device 3 for capturing uncut cereal grains such as rice (or wheat, soybeans or corn) is mounted by a single-acting lifting / lowering hydraulic cylinder 4 so as to be adjustable up and down. ing.

  On the left side of the traveling machine body 1, a threshing device 9 for threshing the harvested cereal meal supplied from the reaping device 3 is mounted. In the lower part of the threshing device 9, a grain sorting mechanism 10 for performing swing sorting and wind sorting is arranged. A driver's cab 5 on which an operator is boarded is mounted on the front right side of the traveling machine body 1. An engine 7 as a power source is disposed on the cab 5 (below the driver seat 42). Behind the cab 5 (on the right side of the traveling machine body 1), a grain tank 6 for taking the grain from the threshing device 9 and a grain for discharging the grain in the grain tank 6 toward the truck bed (or container, etc.) A discharge conveyor 8 is arranged. The grain discharge conveyor 8 is tilted toward the outside of the machine so that the grains in the grain tank 6 are carried out by the grain discharge conveyor 8.

  The reaping device 3 includes a feeder house 11 that communicates with a handling port 9 a in the front part of the threshing device 9, and a horizontally long bucket-like grain header 12 that is provided continuously at the front end of the feeder house 11. A scraping auger 13 (platform auger) is rotatably supported in the grain header 12. A take-up reel 14 with a tine bar is disposed above the front portion of the take-up auger 13. A clipper-shaped first cutting blade 15 is disposed in front of the grain header 12. Left and right weed bodies 16 are provided to project from the left and right sides of the front part of the grain header 12. In addition, a supply conveyor 17 is installed in the feeder house 11. A beater-feeding beater 18 (front rotor) is provided on the feed end side (handle 9a) of the supply conveyor 17. The lower surface portion of the feeder house 11 and the front end portion of the traveling machine body 1 are connected via the lifting hydraulic cylinder 4, and the cutting device 3 moves up and down using a cutting input shaft 89 (feeder house conveyor shaft) described later as a lifting fulcrum. The hydraulic cylinder 4 is moved up and down.

  With the above configuration, the tip side of the uncut grain culm between the left and right weed bodies 16 is scraped by the scraping reel 14, and the scissor side of the uncut grain culm is cut by the first cutting blade 15. As a result of the rotational drive, the harvested cereal grains are collected near the entrance of the feeder house 11 near the center of the left and right width of the grain header 12. The whole amount of the harvested cereal meal of the grain header 12 is conveyed by the supply conveyor 17 and is configured to be input to the handling port 9 a of the threshing device 9 by the beater 18. The grain header 12 is provided with a horizontal control hydraulic cylinder (not shown) that rotates about the horizontal control fulcrum shaft, and the grain header 12 is adjusted by the horizontal control hydraulic cylinder to adjust the horizontal inclination of the grain header 12. 12 and the first cutting blade 15 and the take-up reel 14 can be supported horizontally with respect to the field scene.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3, the handling cylinder 21 is rotatably provided in the handling chamber of the threshing apparatus 9. As shown in FIG. A handling cylinder 21 is pivotally supported on a handling cylinder shaft 20 extended in the front-rear direction of the traveling machine body 1. On the lower side of the handling cylinder 21, a receiving net 24 for allowing the grains to leak is stretched. In addition, a spiral screw blade-shaped intake blade 25 projects outward in the radial direction on the outer peripheral surface of the front portion of the handling cylinder 21.

  With the above-described configuration, the harvested cereal mash introduced from the handling port 9a by the beater 18 is conveyed toward the rear of the traveling machine body 1 by the rotation of the handling cylinder 21 and is, for example, between the handling cylinder 21 and the receiving net 24. Kneaded and threshed. The threshing of grains or the like smaller than the mesh of the receiving net 24 leaks from the receiving net 24. The sawdust and the like that do not leak from the receiving net 24 are discharged from the dust outlet 23 at the rear of the threshing device 9 to the field by the conveying action of the barrel 21.

  A plurality of dust feed valves (not shown) for adjusting the conveying speed of shed grains in the handling chamber are pivotally mounted on the upper side of the handling cylinder 21 so as to be rotatable. By adjusting the angle of the dust feed valve, the conveying speed (residence time) of threshing in the handling chamber can be adjusted according to the variety and properties of the harvested cereal. On the other hand, the grain sorting mechanism 10 disposed below the threshing device 9 includes a rocking sorter 26 for specific gravity sorting having a grain pan, a chaff sheave, a grain sheave, a Strollac, and the like.

  In addition, the grain sorting mechanism 10 includes a tang fan 29 that supplies sorting wind to the swing sorter 26. The threshing that has been threshed by the handling cylinder 21 and leaked from the receiving net 24 is caused by the specific gravity sorting action of the rocking sorter 26 and the wind sorting action of the Kara fan 29, and the grain (the most important thing such as a refined grain). And a mixture of grains and straw (second thing such as grain with branches) and soot waste and the like.

  A first conveyor mechanism 30 and a second conveyor mechanism 31 are provided on the lower side of the swing sorter 26 as the grain sorting mechanism 10. The grain (first thing) dropped from the swing sorter 26 by the sorting of the swing sorter 26 and the tang fan 29 is collected in the glen tank 6 by the first conveyor mechanism 30 and the cereal conveyor 32. The mixture of grains and straw (second product) is returned to the sorting start end side of the swing sorting plate 26 through the second conveyor mechanism 31 and the second reduction conveyor 33 and is re-sorted by the swing sorting plate 26. The The sawdust and the like are configured to be discharged from the dust outlet 23 at the rear of the traveling machine body 1 to the field.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cab 5 is provided with a control column 41 and a driver seat 42 on which an operator sits. The steering column 41 includes a control lever 43 that changes the path of the traveling machine body 1, a main transmission lever 44 and a sub-transmission lever 45 that switch the moving speed of the traveling machine body 1, and a cutting clutch lever that drives or stops the cutting device 3. 46 and a threshing clutch lever 47 for driving or stopping the threshing device 9 are arranged. Further, a roof 49 for awning is attached to the upper side of the cab 5 via a sun visor support 48.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, left and right track frames 50 are arranged on the lower surface side of the traveling machine body 1. The track frame 50 includes a drive sprocket 51 that transmits the power of the engine 7 to the crawler belt 2, a tension roller 52 that maintains the tension of the crawler belt 2, a plurality of track rollers 53 that hold the ground side of the crawler belt 2 in a grounded state, An intermediate roller 54 that holds the non-grounding side of the crawler belt 2 is provided. The front side of the crawler belt 2 is supported by the drive sprocket 51, the rear side of the crawler belt 2 is supported by the tension roller 23, the ground side of the crawler belt 2 is supported by the track roller 53, and the non-grounded side of the crawler belt 2 is supported by the intermediate roller 54. Configure to support.

  Next, the drive structure of the combine will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, a transmission continuously variable transmission 64 having a traveling hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor (not shown) is provided in the mission case 63. The engine 7 is mounted on the upper right side of the front part of the traveling machine body 1, and the mission case 63 is arranged on the front part of the traveling machine body 1 on the left side of the engine 7. Further, an output shaft 65 projecting leftward from the engine 7 and an input shaft 66 projecting leftward from the mission case 63 are connected via an engine output belt 67. A charge pump 68 that drives the lifting hydraulic cylinder 4 and the like and a cooling fan 69 are arranged in the engine 7, and the charge pump 68 and the cooling fan 69 are driven by the engine 7.

  Further, a handling cylinder drive case 71 that pivotally supports the front end side of the handling cylinder shaft 20 is provided. A barrel driving case 71 is provided on the front wall of the threshing device 9. A counter shaft 72 for driving the reaping device 3 and the handling cylinder 21 is pivotally supported on a handling cylinder drive case 71. A tang input pulley 83 is provided at the right end of the tang shaft 76 that supports the tang fan 29. A tang input pulley 83 at the right end of the tang shaft 76 is connected to the output shaft 65 of the engine 7 through a threshing clutch 84 that also serves as a tension roller and a threshing drive belt 85. That is, the red shaft 76 is connected to the output shaft 65 of the engine 7 via the threshing drive belt 85. Then, a barrel driving pulley 86 is provided at the left end portion of the rod shaft 76 on the side away from the engine 7.

  Further, a counter input pulley 88 is disposed at the left end portion of the counter shaft 72 on the side away from the engine 7. A counter input pulley 88 at the left end of the counter shaft 72 is connected to the barrel driving pulley 86 via a tension-type barrel driving belt 87. A front end side of the barrel cylinder 20 is connected to a right end portion of a counter shaft 72 extending in the left-right direction via a bevel gear mechanism 75. The engine 7 is configured to transmit power from the engine shaft 7 to the front end side of the handling cylinder shaft 20 via the counter shaft 72 and to rotate the handling cylinder 21 in one direction.

  That is, the threshing clutch 84 is controlled to be turned on and off by the operation of the threshing clutch lever 47 by the operator. When the threshing clutch 84 is turned on, the handling cylinder 21 is driven via the counter shaft 72, and the cereals thrown in from the beater 18 are continuously threshed by the handling cylinder 21.

  Furthermore, the left end of the Karatsu shaft 76 is connected to the left end of the first conveyor shaft 77 of the first conveyor mechanism 30 and the left end of the second conveyor shaft 78 of the second conveyor mechanism 31 via the conveyor drive belt 111. The parts are connected. The left end portion of the second conveyor shaft 78 is connected to the left end portion of the crank-shaped swing drive shaft 79 pivotally supported by the rear portion of the swing sorting plate 26 via the swing sorting belt 112. The cereal conveyor 32 is driven via the first conveyor shaft 77, and the first selected grain of the first conveyor mechanism 30 is collected in the glen tank 6. The second reduction conveyor 33 is driven via the second conveyor shaft 78, and the second selected grain (second product) mixed with the sawdust from the second conveyor mechanism 31 is moved to the upper side of the swing sorter 26. Returned to

  On the other hand, a beater shaft 82 that pivotally supports the beater 18 is provided. The left end portion of the beater shaft 82 is connected to the left end portion of the counter shaft 72 through the mowing drive belt 114 and the tension pulley type mowing clutch 115. A cutting input shaft 89 is provided as a conveyor input shaft that pivotally supports the feed terminal side of the supply conveyor 17. A forward / reverse switching case 121 as a bearing means for the cutting input shaft 89 is provided at the left end of the cutting input shaft 89. While inserting the left end of the cutting input shaft 89 into the forward / reverse switching case 121, the forward / reverse transmission shaft 122 and the forward / reverse switching shaft 123 are provided in the forward / reverse switching case 121. The cutting input shaft 89 and the forward / reverse transmission shaft 122 are arranged on substantially the same axis. The beater shaft 82 is connected to the left end portion of the forward / reverse transmission shaft 122 through a cutting drive chain 116, a cutting drive sprocket 117, and a cutting driven sprocket 118.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a header drive shaft 91 is provided on the grain header 12. The right end of the cutting input shaft 89 is connected to the header drive shaft 91 via the header drive chain 90. A scraping shaft 93 that pivotally supports the scraping auger 13 is provided. A header drive shaft 91 is coupled to the drive shaft 93 via a drive drive chain 92.

  A reel shaft 94 that pivotally supports the take-up reel 14 is also provided. A header drive shaft 91 is connected to the reel shaft 94 via an intermediate shaft 95 and reel drive chains 96 and 97. The first cutting blade 15 is connected to the right end portion of the header drive shaft 91 via a first cutting blade drive crank mechanism 98. By the turning-on / off operation of the mowing clutch 242, the supply conveyor 17, the auger auger 13, the raking reel 14, and the first cutting blade 15 are driven to continuously cut the tip side of the uncut grain culm in the field. It is configured as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the forward rotation bevel gear 124 integrally formed with the forward / reverse transmission shaft 122, the reverse rotation bevel gear 125 rotatably supported on the cutting input shaft 89, and the reverse rotation bevel gear 125 are connected to the forward rotation bevel gear 124. An intermediate bevel gear 126 is installed in the forward / reverse switching case 121. The intermediate bevel gear 126 is always meshed with the forward bevel gear 124 and the reverse bevel gear 125. On the other hand, the slider 127 is slidably supported on the cutting input shaft 89 by a spline engagement shaft. The slider 127 is configured to be detachably engageable with the forward rotation bevel gear 124 via the claw clutch-shaped forward rotation clutch 128, and the slider 127 is engaged with the reverse rotation bevel gear 125 via the claw clutch-shaped reverse rotation clutch 129. It is configured to be detachably engageable.

  In addition, a forward / reverse switching shaft 123 for sliding the slider 127 is provided. A forward / reverse switching arm 130 is provided on the forward / reverse switching shaft 123, and the forward / reverse switching arm 130 is swung to rotate the forward / reverse switching shaft 123. Then, the slider 127 is brought into contact with and separated from the forward rotation bevel gear 124 or the reverse rotation bevel gear 125, and the slider 127 is selectively locked to the forward rotation bevel gear 124 or the reverse rotation bevel gear 125 via the forward rotation clutch 128 or the reverse rotation clutch 129. The cutting input shaft 89 is configured to be forwardly or reversely connected to the forward / reverse transmission shaft 122.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 7, left and right mowing columns 211 are erected on the traveling machine body 1 in front of the threshing device 9. Both ends of the cutting input shaft 89 are rotatably supported by the left and right cutting posts 211 via the left and right cutting bearing bodies 212. The cutting bearing body 212 is bolted to the cutting column 211. A forward / reverse switching case 121 is bolted to the left mowing post 211.

  A rear end portion of the feeder house 11 is rotatably supported by the left and right cutting posts 211 via a cutting input shaft 89. The entire cutting device 3 is supported by the cutting input shaft 89 through the feeder house 11 so as to be movable up and down. Note that the beater 18 is pivotally supported via a beater shaft 82 between the left and right mowing columns 211.

  A forward / reverse switching lever (not shown) as a forward / reverse switching operation tool is connected to a forward / reverse switching arm 130 for switching the slider 127 via an operating rod (not shown). The forward / reverse switching lever is rotatably supported on the right side surface of the right mowing post 211 via a bracket body for lever support. The forward / reverse switching lever is disposed between the right mowing post 211 and the cab 5. An operator who sits on the driver's seat 42 can switch the forward / reverse switching lever with his left hand.

  With the above configuration, the operator operates the forward / reverse switching lever to engage the slider 127 with the forward rotation bevel gear 124 via the forward rotation clutch 128, and forwardly connect the cutting input shaft 89 to the forward / reverse transmission shaft 122. In this state, the operator operates the threshing device 9 by operating the threshing clutch 84 and operates the reaping device 3 by operating the chopping clutch 115 to thresh while continuously harvesting the grain culm in the field. The grain is collected in the Glen tank 6.

  On the other hand, during the harvesting operation, when the harvested cereals are stuck in the feeder house 11 or the beater 18 and the like, the operator first operates the forward / reverse switching lever and the reverse bevel gear 125 via the reverse clutch 129. With the slider 127 engaged and the cutting input shaft 89 connected in reverse to the forward / reverse transmission shaft 122, the threshing clutch 84 and the cutting clutch 115 are engaged to operate the feed conveyor 17 (the cutting device 3) in reverse. The cereals packed in the feeder house 11 and the like are moved back to the grain header 12 side, and the cereals packed in the feeder house 11 and the like are taken out from the grain header 12 side to the outside.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the right end portion of the auger drive shaft 58 is connected to the output shaft 65 of the engine 7 via the auger clutch 56 and the auger drive belt 57 in the form of a tension pulley. The front end side of the lateral feed auger 60 at the bottom of the Glen tank 6 is connected to the left end portion of the auger drive shaft 58 via a bevel gear mechanism 59. A vertical feed auger 62 of the grain discharge conveyor 8 is connected to the rear end side of the horizontal feed auger 60 via a bevel gear mechanism 61.

  Further, a grain discharge lever 55 for turning on and off the auger clutch 56 is provided. A grain discharge lever 55 is disposed between the front side of the grain tank 6 and the driver seat 42, and the operator can operate the grain discharge lever 55 from the driver seat 42 side.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 4-10, the attachment structure and drive structure of a 2nd cutting blade are demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 to FIG. 10, a clipper-shaped second cutting blade 133 is formed which is formed to have substantially the same length as the clipper-shaped first cutting blade. Further, a left frame 134, a right frame 135, and a center frame 136 are provided as lifting support bodies for mounting the second cutting blade 133 to the traveling machine body 1. The left frame 134, the right frame 135, and the center frame 136 are formed of a rectangular steel pipe. A second cutting blade base 137 is fixed to the front end side of the left frame 134, the right frame 135, and the center frame 136. Left and right grounding housings 138 are provided at both ends of the second cutting blade base 137. A second cutting blade 133 is attached between the left and right grounding housings 138 of the second cutting blade base 137.

  On the other hand, the left bearing body 147 is detachably fastened to the left side of the front part of the traveling machine body 1 via the left support frame body 146, and the base end side of the left frame 134 is rotatably supported by the left bearing body 147. The right bearing body 139 is detachably fastened to the right side of the cab frame 1a of the traveling machine body 1 via the right support frame body 148 so that the base end side of the right frame 135 can be rotated with respect to the right bearing body 139. I support it. Further, the central support frame body 140 is detachably fastened to the central portion of the left and right widths on the front side of the traveling machine body 1 so that the support frame body 140 protrudes forward from the front side part of the traveling machine body 1. A central bearing body 141 is detachably fastened to a front end portion of the support frame body 140, and a base end side of the central frame 136 is rotatably supported by the central bearing body 141.

  Further, a second cutting blade height adjustment mechanism 150 (second cutting blade support mechanism) is provided between the feeder house 11 and the left frame 134. The second cutting blade height adjustment mechanism 150 includes a height adjustment lower frame 151 and a height adjustment upper frame 152. One end side of the height adjustment upper frame 152 is fixed to the left side surface of the feeder house 11, and one end side of the height adjustment lower frame 151 is connected to the other end side of the height adjustment upper frame 152 so as to be freely movable within a certain range. ing. The other end side of the height-adjusted lower frame 151 is rotatably connected to the upper surface side of the left frame 134 via a lower shaft body 153. A second cutting blade 133 is supported by the feeder house 11 so as to be movable up and down by a certain height. That is, the second cutting blade height adjusting mechanism 150 as a lifting guide body is arranged on the left side surface of the feeder house 11, and the second frame 134 on the opposite side to the driver seat 42 is connected to the first frame via the lower shaft body 153 (interlocking body). 2 The cutting blade height adjustment mechanism 150 is connected, and the second cutting blade 133 moves up and down independently of the cutting device 3 within the restricted range of the second cutting blade height adjustment mechanism 150. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10 to 12, a resilient link mechanism 157 that reduces the support load of the second cutting blade 133 and keeps the ground pressure of the grounding housing 138 below a predetermined value is provided. The elastic link mechanism 157 includes a round rod-shaped sliding rod body 158 and a pair of flat plate-shaped support link bodies 159. A long hole forming body 160 is fixed to the lower surface of the base end side of the central frame 136, and one end side of the pair of support link bodies 159 is connected to a floating shaft 161 that is loosely fitted and supported by the long hole forming body 160. Further, the abutting plate body 162 is fixed to the other end side of the pair of support link bodies 159, and one end side of the sliding rod body 158 can be bent to the other end side of the support link body 159 via the connecting shaft 163. And the other end side of the sliding rod body 158 extends in the horizontal direction toward the rear side of the traveling machine body 1.

  In addition, a front lower frame 1c that connects the left and right ends to the left and right track frames 50 is provided. A bracket 165 is fixed to the front side of the front lower frame 1c, and the front end of the cradle 166 is detachably bolted to the front side of the bracket 165 from the front side, and from the upper surface side of the front lower frame 1c to the rear side. The rear end side of the cradle 166 is extended. A circular pipe-shaped receiving cylinder body 167 that is long in the front-rear direction is fixed to the horizontal upper surface (intermediate width of the front and rear) of the cradle 166 so that the sliding rod body 158 can slide in the front-rear direction. To penetrate. A rear spring seat 170 is fixed to a rear end side of the sliding rod body 158 projecting rearward from the receiving cylinder 167 via a tension adjusting screw 168 and a nut 169, and a front spring seat on the rear end side of the receiving base 166 is secured. A pair of left and right floating springs 164 having a tension spring shape are stretched between the portion 166a and the rear spring seat 170.

  The support load of the second cutting blade mechanism 156 including the left frame 134, the right frame 135, the central frame 136, and the second cutting blade 133 and the lifting elastic force of the floating spring 164 substantially coincide with each other with respect to the central frame 136. The elastic pressure of the floating spring 164 is set. The front end side of the sliding rod body 158 is extended forward from the front lower frame 1c, and the contact plate body 162 is brought into contact with the intermediate lower surface side of the center frame 136 extending in the front-rear direction from the lower side, thereby The left and right grounding rods 138 are moved while sliding on the surface of the slab, and the stock-side cocoons left by the first cutting blade are cut by the second cutting blade 133, so that the height of the stumps remaining in the field is uniform. It is configured to be.

  That is, a sliding rod body 158 as an elastic link mechanism 157 is slidably provided in the traveling body 1 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and the front end side of the sliding rod body 158 is elastically pressed by the floating spring 164 force on the center frame 136. The front end side of the sliding rod body 158 is connected to the frame 136 via a support link body 159 as an elastic link mechanism 157, and the support link body 159 is deployed in a state where the sliding rod body 158 stops at the maximum projecting position. The second cutting blade 133 is configured to operate and follow the cutting device 3 to rise.

  In other words, the elastic link mechanism 157 is formed to be foldable via the connecting shaft 163, and one end side of the elastic link mechanism 157 is rotatably connected to the central frame 136, and the elastic link mechanism 157 is connected to the traveling machine body 1. The other end side is slidably arranged, and when the height of the second cutting blade 133 with respect to the ground is equal to or less than a predetermined level, the bent link portion of the elastic link mechanism 157 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the central frame 136 to thereby provide the second cutting blade mechanism 156. Is supported by the force of the floating spring 164 to reduce the ground pressure of the grounding housing 138.

  In addition, when the cutting device 3 is lifted to the road traveling position (non-working position), the second cutting blade mechanism 156 is connected to the feeder house 11 via the second cutting blade height adjustment mechanism 150. The second cutting blade mechanism 156 is also raised, and the lower surface of the center frame 136 is separated from the contact plate body 162. In that case, the stopper 171 bolted to the sliding rod body 158 comes into contact with the rear end of the receiving cylinder body 167, and the forward movement of the sliding rod body 158 and the contact plate body 162 is prevented. Further, the rear end of the tension adjusting gauge 172 is fixed to the rear spring seat 170, the front end side of the tension adjusting gauge 172 is extended forward in parallel with the sliding rod body 158, and the tension adjusting gauge 172 is viewed while looking at the tension. The adjustment nut is operated to adjust the tension of the floating spring 164 (the elastic support force of the sliding rod body 158).

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 6 to 12, the cutting device 3 provided with the first cutting blade 15, the threshing device 9 having the handling cylinder 21, the traveling machine body 1 provided with the engine 7 and the driver seat 42, A second cutting blade 133 that cuts the residue of the first cutting blade 15 is provided, a left frame 134, a right frame 135, and a central frame 136 are provided, and the second cutting blade is provided on the traveling machine body 1 through the frames 134 to 136. 133 is provided with a compression link mechanism 157 that can be bent via a connecting shaft 163, and one end side of the compression link mechanism 157 is rotatably connected to the central frame 136 and is connected to the traveling machine body 1. The other end side of the elastic link mechanism 157 is slidably disposed, and when the height of the second cutting blade 133 with respect to the ground is equal to or lower than a predetermined level, the bent connection portion of the elastic link mechanism 157 is connected to the lower surface of the central frame 136. It is configured to abut. Therefore, the elastic link mechanism 157 can be formed long in the front-rear direction of the traveling machine body 1. That is, as the elastic link mechanism 157, a tension spring (floating spring 164) having a large expansion / contraction stroke can be used, and a large elastic force can be secured by a plurality of tension springs (floating springs 164) having a small number of elastic systems. While the assembling workability of 157 can be improved, the elastic link mechanism 157 can be configured at low cost.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 to 12, a sliding rod body 158 as an elastic link mechanism 157 is slidably provided in the traveling machine body 1 in the front-rear direction, and the front end side of the sliding rod body 158 is floated on the center frame 136. The spring 164 is pressed and the front end of the sliding rod body 158 is connected to the central frame 136 via a support link body 159 as the elastic link mechanism 157, and the sliding rod body 158 stops at the maximum projecting position. In this state, the support link body 159 is unfolded so that the second cutting blade 133 rises following the cutting device 3. Accordingly, the support link body 159 can be compactly arranged on the lower surface side of the central frame 136, and the flat horizontal surface in which the sliding rod body 158, the tension spring type floating spring 164 (the elastic pressure link mechanism 157) and the like extend in the front-rear direction. The posture can be arranged compactly on the traveling machine body 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 to 12, the second cutting blade height adjusting mechanism 150 as a lifting guide body is disposed on the left side surface of the feeder house 11 of the reaping device 3, and the left side frame 134 on the side opposite to the driver seat 42. The second cutting blade height adjustment mechanism 150 is connected to the second cutting blade height adjustment mechanism 150 via the lower shaft body 153 as an interlocking body, and the second cutting blade height adjustment mechanism 150 is within the restricted range with respect to the reaping device 3. The cutting blade 133 is configured to move up and down independently. Accordingly, the second cutting blade height adjusting mechanism 150 is bolted to the left side surface of the feeder house 11, and the lifting guide mechanism such as the second cutting blade height adjusting mechanism 150 can be configured at low cost. The shaft body 153 can be formed to be light by forming it in a short length.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 9 and FIG. 13, a second cutting blade drive mechanism 173 that transmits a driving force from the forward / reverse switching case 121 to the second cutting blade 133 is provided. The second cutting blade drive mechanism 173 includes an eccentric rotation shaft 174 connected to the forward / reverse transmission shaft 122 that transmits driving force to the second cutting blade 133, and a second cutting blade drive crank mechanism 175 connected to the eccentric rotation shaft 174. Have.

  The second blade driving crank mechanism 175 includes an eccentric rotating body 176 provided on the eccentric rotating shaft 174, a swing rotating shaft 178 connected to the eccentric rotating body 176 via a swing converting body 177, and the swing rotating shaft 178. A swing drive arm 179 to be connected and a push / pull rod 180 to connect the second cutting blade 133 to the swing drive arm 179 are provided. The unidirectional rotation of the eccentric rotation shaft 174 is converted into the swing rotation of the swing rotation shaft 178 (reciprocating rotation that rotates forward and backward within a certain range), so that the swing drive arm 179 is swung, and the push-pull rod 180 is moved. The second cutting blade 133 is slid back and forth through the second cutting blade 133, and the grain cutter in the field is cut by the second cutting blade 133.

  A bearing post 183 is erected on the front end side of the left frame 134, and the front end side of the swing rotation shaft 178 is pivotally supported on the bearing post 183 via the bearing 184. The second blade driving crank mechanism 175 is disposed in a second blade driving cover 185 that is detachably supported on the left frame 134.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 9 and 13, the second cutting blade drive mechanism 173 includes a second cutting blade drive chain 191 that transmits the rotational force of the forward / reverse transmission shaft 122 to the eccentric rotation shaft 174, A cutting blade drive sprocket 192 and a cutting blade driven sprocket 193 for extending the cutting blade drive chain 191 are provided. A cutting blade drive sprocket 192 is pivotally supported outside the cutting driven sprocket 118 of the forward / reverse transmission shaft 122, and a cutting blade driven sprocket 193 is pivotally supported on the eccentric rotating shaft 174, and the second cutting is performed between the sprockets 192 and 193. The blade drive chain 191 is stretched. In other words, a reverse rotation switching case 121 for the reaping device 3 is arranged on the side of the feeder house 11 opposite to the driver seat 42, and the mowing driven sprocket 118 is connected to the cutting input shaft 89 of the reverse rotation switching case 121 via the forward / reverse transmission shaft 122. A cutting blade driving sprocket 192 is disposed, and the cutting blade driving sprocket 192 is pivotally supported on the outside of the cutting driven sprocket 118.

  On the other hand, both ends of a round pipe-like cover support frame 194 are fixed to the machine outer side surface of the left mowing post 211 on which the forward / reverse switching case 121 is installed, and the cover is supported in parallel to the machine outer side surface of the left mowing post 211. An intermediate portion of the frame 194 is extended. The hook arm 195 is fixed to the cover support frame 194, the cover hook 197 of the threshing side cover 196 is detachably locked to the hook arm 195, and the threshing side cover 196 is attached to the left outer surface of the threshing device 9 via the cover support frame 194. Support.

  In addition, a tension member 198 that is tensioned on the second blade driving chain 191 is provided. A mounting base 199 is fixed to the cover support frame 194, and a tension member 198 is fastened to the mounting base 199 so that the position of the tension member 198 can be adjusted. A cover support frame 194 that supports a threshing side cover 196 as a machine body outer cover, as well as a second cutting blade drive chain 191 disposed on the machine outer side of the drive path (cutting drive chain 116) of the cutting device 3 via a tension member 198. The tension member 198 is disposed on the cover support frame 194, and the second cutting blade drive chain 191 is configured to be detachable by operating the tension member 198 from the outside of the machine. That is, the second cutting blade drive mechanism 173 is disposed outside the drive path (cutting drive chain 116) of the cutting device 3, and the clutch operation (tension) for interrupting the drive transmission force of the second cutting blade drive chain 191 is arranged. The operation of the member 198 can be executed from the outside of the machine.

  With the above configuration, the cutting device 3 is driven by the operation of engaging the cutting clutch 115, whereby the second cutting blade 133 is operated together with the first cutting blade 15, and the tip of the uncut grain culm in the field by the first cutting blade 15. The side is cut off, the tip side of the grain pod is brought into the threshing device 9 from the feeder house 11, and the grain is taken out from the grain sorting mechanism 10 to the glen tank 6. On the other hand, the stumps remaining on the traces of the cereal crops harvested by the first cutting blade 15 are cut to a suitable height by the second cutting blade 133, and the height of the stumps remaining in the field after harvesting is approximately constant. Aligned. By reducing the height of the stumps remaining in the field after the harvesting work, the post-treatment work (cultivation work, etc.) of the field can be improved.

  In addition, the second cutting blade 133 at the cereal cutting position (working posture) is moved to the storage position (non-working posture), and the second cutting blade 133 is stored in a non-actuated state with respect to a stump or the like in the field. For example, when performing a short shear cutting operation where it is not necessary to align the length, the tension member 198 is loosened and the second cutting blade drive chain 191 is removed to stop the second cutting blade 133 in a stopped state. The harvesting operation can be executed by driving the device 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 to 9, the cutting device 3 provided with the first cutting blade 15, the threshing device 9 having the handling cylinder 21, the traveling machine body 1 provided with the engine 7 and the driving seat 42, and the first cutting In the combine that includes the second cutting blade 133 that cuts the residue of the blade 15 and transmits a part of the cutting drive force to the second cutting blade 133 via the second cutting blade drive chain 191, the drive path of the cutting device 3 The second cutting blade drive mechanism 173 is arranged on the outside of the machine, and the clutch operation of the second cutting blade drive mechanism 173 can be executed from the outside of the machine. Therefore, the clutch operation of the second cutting blade drive mechanism 173 can be easily executed from the outside of the machine, and the cutting device 3 is driven in a state where the second cutting blade 133 is stopped, so that the driving of the second cutting blade 133 is unnecessary. Can be performed. Since there is no need to remove the second cutting blade 133 or its drive mechanism 173 in a cutting operation that does not require driving of the second cutting blade 133, the cutting operation that requires the second cutting blade 133 and the second cutting blade 133 It can be used properly for unnecessary cutting work.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, a tension member 198 that stretches the second cutting blade drive chain 191 is provided, and the second side of the drive path (the mowing drive chain 116) of the mowing device 3 is provided via the tension member 198. A cutting blade drive chain 191 is disposed, and a cover support frame 194 that supports a threshing side cover 196 as a machine body outer cover is provided. A tension member 198 is disposed on the cover support frame 194, and the tension member 198 is operated from the outside of the machine. Thus, the second cutting blade drive chain 191 is configured to be detachable. Therefore, an operator is positioned outside the machine on one side of the machine body where the drive path (cutting drive chain 116) of the cutting device 3 is arranged, and the second cutting blade drive chain 191 is loosened by operating the tension member 198. The second cutting blade drive chain 191 can be removed. That is, the operation of removing the second cutting blade drive chain 191 can be easily performed from the outside of the machine, and the cutting operation without the need to drive the second cutting blade 133 can be performed, while the driving of the second cutting blade 133 is performed. The structure can be configured at low cost.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 to 9, the forward / reverse switching case 121 for the reaping device 3 is arranged on the side of the feeder house 11 opposite to the driver seat 42, and the reaping is performed on the reaping input shaft 89 of the forward / reverse switching case 121. The driven sprocket 118 and the cutting blade drive sprocket 192 are arranged, and the cutting blade drive sprocket 192 is pivotally supported on the outside of the cutting driven sprocket 118. Therefore, using the forward / reverse switching case 121, the mowing driven sprocket 118 and the second cutting blade drive sprocket 192 can be pivotally supported with high rigidity. Further, the second cutting blade drive sprocket 192 can be attached to and detached from the forward / reverse switching case 121 with the cutting driven sprocket 118 mounted on the forward / reverse switching case 121, and the second cutting blade drive chain 191 can be attached or detached. Maintenance workability of the cutting blade 133 can be improved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Traveling machine body 3 Cutting device 7 Engine 9 Threshing device 11 Feeder house 15 1st cutting blade 21 Handle 42 Driving seat 89 Cutting input shaft 116 Cutting drive chain (driving path of the cutting device)
118 Mowing driven sprocket 121 Forward / reverse switching case 133 Second cutting blade 173 Second cutting blade drive mechanism 191 Second cutting blade drive chain 192 Cutting blade drive sprocket 194 Cover support frame 196 Threshing side cover 198 Tension member

Claims (3)

A reaping device provided with a first cutting blade, a threshing device having a handling cylinder, a traveling machine body provided with an engine and a driving seat, and a second cutting blade for cutting a residue of the first cutting blade, and a cutting driving force In the combine configured to transmit the part to the second cutting blade via the second cutting blade drive chain,
A second cutting blade drive mechanism is disposed outside the drive path of the cutting device, and a clutch operation for interrupting the drive transmission force of the second cutting blade drive chain can be executed from the outside of the machine. Combine with.   A cover that includes a tension member that stretches the second cutting blade drive chain, and that disposes the second cutting blade drive chain on the outside of the drive path of the cutting device via the tension member and supports the outer cover of the machine body 2. The structure according to claim 1, further comprising a support frame, wherein the tension member is disposed on the cover support frame, and the second cutting blade drive chain is detachable by operating the tension member from the outside of the machine. Combine. A forward / reverse switching case for the reaping device is disposed on the side of the feeder house opposite to the driver seat, and a cutting driven sprocket and a cutting blade drive sprocket are disposed on the cutting input shaft of the forward / reverse switching case, and the cutting driven sprocket The combine according to claim 1, wherein the cutting blade drive sprocket is pivotally supported on the outside of the machine.

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