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JP6233098B2
JP6233098B2 JP2014039709A JP2014039709A JP6233098B2 JP 6233098 B2 JP6233098 B2 JP 6233098B2 JP 2014039709 A JP2014039709 A JP 2014039709A JP 2014039709 A JP2014039709 A JP 2014039709A JP 6233098 B2 JP6233098 B2 JP 6233098B2
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高木 真吾
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英明 黒瀬
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弓達 武志
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本発明は、畝に植生する作物を引き抜くと共に、茎葉部を切断して収穫する農作物収穫機に関するものである。   The present invention relates to a crop harvesting machine that pulls out crops to be planted on a cocoon and cuts and harvests the stems and leaves.

従来の農作物収穫機には、機体を走行させながら作物を引抜収穫し、引き抜いた作物から切断装置で茎葉部を除去するものがある。(特許文献1)
特開2002−125427号公報
There is a conventional crop harvesting machine that pulls out a crop while running the body and removes the foliage from the extracted crop with a cutting device. (Patent Document 1)
JP 2002-125427 A

しかしながら、特許文献1に記載された農作物収穫機は、茎葉切断装置の上下調節機構が設けられていないので、作物の品種や生育状況、あるいは圃場の状態等の作業条件によって茎葉部の長さが違っていても、決まった位置でしか茎葉部が切断できない。
このため、茎葉部が作物に残ってしまい、手作業で茎葉部を除去する必要が生じ、作業者が費やす労力が増大する問題がある。
また、茎葉切断刃の傾斜角度についても調節機構がなく、傾斜角度が常に一定であるので、圃場が上りまたは下り方向に傾斜していると、茎葉切断刃が斜めに作物に接触する。
このため、茎葉部が斜めに切断され、茎葉部が作物に残ってしまい、手作業でこの茎葉部を除去する必要が生じ、作業者が費やす労力が増大する問題がある。
さらに、茎葉切断刃が作物の収穫対象部分に接触すると、その作物は収穫に適さないものとなってしまうので、収穫量が減少してしまう問題がある。
また、引き抜かれて茎葉部を切断された作物は、天日乾燥や後工程の回収作業のために栽培畝上に排出されるが、茎葉部を切断されると同時に圃場に落下する構成である。茎葉部が切断されるタイミングは、茎葉部の生育状態によって異なるものであり、茎葉切断刃が接触する衝撃で千切れるものもあれば、茎葉切断刃にしっかりと接触してはじめて切断されるものもあり、作物の落下のタイミングは一律ではない。
このため、圃場に排出される作物同士の間隔は乱れやすく、作物同士の間隔が狭い箇所では、作物は日光や風に晒されにくく、乾燥に余分な時間がかかる問題がある。
本発明は、上記の問題を解消しようとするものである。
However, since the crop harvesting machine described in Patent Document 1 is not provided with the vertical adjustment mechanism of the foliage cutting device, the length of the foliage portion varies depending on the working conditions such as the variety of the crop, the growing condition, or the state of the field. Even if they are different, the foliage can only be cut at a fixed position.
For this reason, a foliage part remains in a crop, it will be necessary to remove a foliage part by hand, and there is a problem which the labor which an operator spends increases.
Also, since there is no adjustment mechanism for the inclination angle of the foliage cutting blade and the inclination angle is always constant, the foliage cutting blade contacts the crop diagonally when the field is inclined upward or downward.
For this reason, a foliage part is cut | disconnected diagonally, a foliage part remains in a crop, it will be necessary to remove this foliage part manually, and there exists a problem which the labor which an operator spends increases.
Further, when the foliage cutting blade comes into contact with the crop target portion, the crop becomes unsuitable for harvesting, and there is a problem that the yield is reduced.
In addition, the crops that have been pulled out and cut off the foliage are discharged onto the cultivation basket for sun-drying and subsequent recovery operations, but fall into the field at the same time that the foliage is cut. . The timing at which the foliage is cut varies depending on the growth state of the foliage. Some of the foliage are cut off by the impact of the foliage cutting blades, while others are cut only after they are firmly in contact with the foliage cutting blades. Yes, the timing of crop fall is not uniform.
For this reason, the interval between the crops discharged to the field is likely to be disturbed, and the crop is difficult to be exposed to sunlight and wind at a place where the interval between the crops is narrow, and there is a problem that it takes extra time for drying.
The present invention seeks to solve the above problems.

請求項1に記載の発明は、茎葉部を挟持して圃場から作物を引き抜く引抜搬送装置(19)を設け、該引抜搬送装置(19)の下方に搬送中の作物の茎葉部を切断する茎葉切断装置(324)を設け、該茎葉切断装置(324)で作物の茎葉部を切断する位置を揃える肩揃え装置(51)を設けた農作物収穫機において、前記茎葉切断装置(324)の切断位置を調節する位置調節部材(316)を設け、該位置調節部材(316)を茎葉切断装置(324)よりも機体後側に配置し、前記茎葉切断装置(324)は、茎葉部を切断する切断部材(312)と、該切断部材(312)に駆動力を伝動する切断伝動機構(310)と、該切断伝動機構(310)に駆動力を供給する上下回動可能な回動伝動部材(305)で構成し、前記切断伝動機構(310)の側方に上下方向の長孔(313a)を形成した摺動支持部材(313)を設け、該摺動支持部材(313)の長孔(313a)には、該切断伝動機構(310)の前後方向への回転の規制を切り替える規制切替部材(314)を設けたことを特徴とする農作物収穫機とした。
請求項2に記載の発明は、茎葉部を挟持して圃場から作物を引き抜く引抜搬送装置(19)を設け、該引抜搬送装置(19)の下方に搬送中の作物の茎葉部を切断する茎葉切断装置(324)を設け、該茎葉切断装置(324)で作物の茎葉部を切断する位置を揃える肩揃え装置(51)を設けた農作物収穫機において、前記茎葉切断装置(324)の切断位置を調節する位置調節部材(316)を設け、該位置調節部材(316)を茎葉切断装置(324)よりも機体後側に配置し、前記茎葉切断装置(324)は、茎葉部を切断する切断部材(312)と、該切断部材(312)に駆動力を伝動する切断伝動機構(310)と、該切断伝動機構(310)に駆動力を供給する上下回動可能な回動伝動部材(305)で構成し、前記切断伝動機構(310)の左右一側に上下方向の長孔(313a)を形成した摺動支持部材(313)を設け、該摺動支持部材(313)の左右一側に吊下げ支持部材(325)を摺動支持部材(313)と共に回転自在に設け、該吊下げ支持部材(325)に重量体(326)を着脱可能に設けたことを特徴とする農作物収穫機とした。
請求項3に記載の発明は、前記吊下げ支持部材(325)に受け部材(327)を設け、該受け部材(327)と吊下げ支持部材(325)または重量体(326)との間に、該吊下げ支持部材(325)または重量体(326)を機体下側に付勢する付勢部材(328)を伸縮自在に設けたことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の農作物収穫機とした。
請求項4に記載の発明は、前記引抜搬送装置(19)の搬送方向下手側の下方に茎葉受け部材(200)を設け、該茎葉受け部材(200)に前記位置調節部材(316)を摺動自在に設け、該位置調節部材(316)と茎葉切断装置(324)を連動部材(319)で連結すると共に、前記茎葉受け部材(200)の後側に機体を操縦する操縦部材(8)を設けたことを特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の農作物収穫機とした。
請求項5に記載の発明は、前記肩揃え装置(51)の搬送方向下手側で且つ左右一側に、該肩揃え装置(51)の駆動力を伝動する案内伝動部材(330)を設け、該案内伝動部材(330)に案内支持部材(331)を左右一側から左右他側に向かって下方傾斜する姿勢で設け、該案内支持部材(331)に肩揃え装置(51)から排出される作物を圃場に向かって案内する案内装置(335)を設け、前記肩揃え装置(51)の搬送方向下手側で且つ左右他側に、該案内装置(335)の側方に向かって突出する案内補助部材(337f,337r)を設け、作物は該案内装置(335)と案内補助部材(337f,337r)に挟持された状態で圃場に排出案内される構成としたことを特徴とする請求項1からのいずれか1項に記載の農作物収穫機とした。
請求項6に記載の発明は、前記肩揃え装置(51)の左右他側に案内補助部材(337f,337r)を設ける調節保持部材(336)を設け、該調節保持部材(336)を前後及び左右方向に摺動自在に設けると共に、前記案内伝動部材(330)を前後及び左右方向に摺動可能に設け、前記案内装置(335)及び案内補助部材(337f,337r)の左右位置を調節自在に構成したことを特徴とする請求項に記載の農作物収穫機とした。
請求項7に記載の発明は、前記肩揃え装置(51)の搬送方向下手側で且つ左右一側に、該肩揃え装置(51)の駆動力を伝動する案内伝動部材(330)を設け、該案内伝動部材(330)に案内支持部材(331)を左右一側から左右他側に向かって下方傾斜する姿勢で設け、該案内支持部材(331)に肩揃え装置(51)から排出される作物を圃場に向かって案内する案内装置(335)を設け、前記肩揃え装置(51)の左右他側に調節保持部材(336)を設け、該調節保持部材(336)に挟持案内部材(338f,338r)を設け、該挟持案内部材(338f,338r)に挟持案内駆動回転体(339)と複数の挟持案内従動回転体(340,341,342)を設け、該挟持案内駆動回転体(339)と複数の挟持案内従動回転体(340,341,342)に挟持案内無端帯(343)を巻回すると共に、該挟持案内駆動回転体(339)に駆動力を供給する駆動装置(344)を設けて、挟持案内装置(345)を構成したことを特徴とする請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の農作物収穫機とした。
請求項8に記載の発明は、前記引抜搬送装置(19)の左右両側に圃場を走行するための左右の走行装置(84L,84R)を設け、該左右の走行装置(84L,84R)の左右間隔を調節する間隔調節機構(95)を設け、該間隔調節機構(95)を作動させる調節アクチュエータ(89)を伸縮自在に設け、該調節アクチュエータ(89)の伸縮を強制的に停止させる牽制機構(92r)を設けたことを特徴とする請求項1からのいずれか1項に記載の農作物収穫機とした。
According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pulling and conveying device (19) for pulling out a crop from the field while sandwiching the foliage portion, and the foliage for cutting the foliage portion of the crop being conveyed below the pulling and conveying device (19). In a crop harvesting machine provided with a cutting device (324) and provided with a shoulder aligning device (51) for aligning the position of cutting the foliage portion of the crop with the foliage cutting device (324), the cutting position of the foliage cutting device (324) The position adjusting member (316) for adjusting the position is provided, and the position adjusting member (316) is arranged on the rear side of the machine body from the foliage cutting device (324), and the foliage cutting device (324) is a cutting for cutting the foliage part. A member (312), a cutting transmission mechanism (310) for transmitting a driving force to the cutting member (312), and a pivoting transmission member (305) capable of rotating up and down to supply the driving power to the cutting transmission mechanism (310) ) And the cutting transmission A sliding support member (313) in which a vertical hole (313a) is formed on the side of the mechanism (310) is provided, and the cutting transmission mechanism is provided in the long hole (313a) of the sliding support member (313). The crop harvesting machine is characterized in that a regulation switching member (314) for switching regulation of rotation in the front-rear direction of (310) is provided .
According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pulling and conveying device (19) for pulling out a crop from the field while sandwiching the foliage portion, and the foliage for cutting the foliage portion of the crop being conveyed below the pulling and conveying device (19). In a crop harvesting machine provided with a cutting device (324) and provided with a shoulder aligning device (51) for aligning the position of cutting the foliage portion of the crop with the foliage cutting device (324), the cutting position of the foliage cutting device (324) The position adjusting member (316) for adjusting the position is provided, and the position adjusting member (316) is arranged on the rear side of the machine body from the foliage cutting device (324), and the foliage cutting device (324) is a cutting for cutting the foliage part. A member (312), a cutting transmission mechanism (310) for transmitting a driving force to the cutting member (312), and a pivoting transmission member (305) capable of rotating up and down to supply the driving power to the cutting transmission mechanism (310) ) And the cutting transmission A sliding support member (313) having an elongated hole (313a) in the vertical direction is provided on the left and right sides of the mechanism (310), and a suspension support member (325) is provided on the left and right sides of the sliding support member (313). the rotatably provided with sliding support member (313), it was the hanging down support member (325) to the weight body (326) agricultural crop harvester that detachably provided you wherein a.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the suspension support member (325) is provided with a receiving member (327), and the receiving member (327) is interposed between the suspension support member (325) or the weight body (326). , crop harvesting according to Motomeko 2, characterized in that the hanging down support member (325) or weight body (326) biasing member (328) for biasing the body under side provided telescopically It was a machine.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention , a foliage receiving member (200) is provided below the pulling and conveying device (19) on the lower side in the conveying direction, and the position adjusting member (316) is slid onto the foliage receiving member (200). A control member (8) which is movably provided and connects the position adjusting member (316) and the foliage cutting device (324) with an interlocking member (319) and controls the airframe behind the foliage receiving member (200). was agricultural harvesting machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the provided.
The invention according to claim 5 is provided with a guide transmission member (330) for transmitting the driving force of the shoulder aligning device (51) on the lower side in the conveying direction of the shoulder aligning device (51) and on one side of the left and right. A guide support member (331) is provided on the guide transmission member (330) so as to incline downward from one side to the other side, and is discharged from the shoulder aligner (51) to the guide support member (331). A guide device (335) for guiding the crop toward the field is provided, and a guide projecting toward the side of the guide device (335) on the lower side in the conveying direction of the shoulder aligning device (51) and on the other left and right sides. auxiliary member (337f, 337r) and provided, according to claim 1 crops, characterized in that it has a configuration which is discharge guide in the field while being held in the guide support member and the guide device (335) (337f, 337r) according to any one of the 4 It was a crop harvester.
The invention according to claim 6 is provided with an adjustment holding member (336) provided with guide auxiliary members (337f, 337r) on the left and right other sides of the shoulder aligning device (51), and the adjustment holding member (336) is moved back and forth. The guide transmission member (330) is provided to be slidable in the front-rear and left-right directions while being slidable in the left-right direction, and the left-right positions of the guide device (335) and the guide auxiliary members (337f, 337r) are adjustable. The crop harvester according to claim 5 , wherein the crop harvester is configured as described above.
The invention according to claim 7 is provided with a guide transmission member (330) for transmitting the driving force of the shoulder aligning device (51) on the lower side in the conveying direction of the shoulder aligning device (51) and on one side of the left and right. A guide support member (331) is provided on the guide transmission member (330) so as to incline downward from one side to the other side, and is discharged from the shoulder aligner (51) to the guide support member (331). A guide device (335) for guiding the crop toward the field is provided, an adjustment holding member (336) is provided on the other side of the shoulder aligning device (51), and a holding guide member (338f) is provided on the adjustment holding member (336). , 338r), a sandwiching guide drive rotator (339) and a plurality of sandwiching guide driven rotators (340, 341, 342) are provided on the sandwiching guide member (338f, 338r), and the sandwiching guide drive rotator (339). ) And multiple clamping plans A clamping device endless belt (343) is wound around the driven rotating body (340, 341, 342), and a driving device (344) for supplying driving force to the clamping guide driving rotating body (339) is provided, and the clamping guide is provided. The crop harvester according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the device (345) is configured .
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention , left and right traveling devices (84L, 84R) for traveling in the field are provided on both the left and right sides of the pulling and conveying device (19), and the left and right traveling devices (84L, 84R) An interval adjustment mechanism (95) for adjusting the interval is provided, an adjustment actuator (89) for operating the interval adjustment mechanism (95) is provided to be extendable, and a check mechanism for forcibly stopping the extension / contraction of the adjustment actuator (89). The crop harvester according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein (92r) is provided .

請求項1に記載の発明によれば、位置調節部材(316)を茎葉切断装置(324)よりも機体後側に配置したことにより、作業者は茎葉切断装置(324)に近付くことなく茎葉部の切断位置を調節することができるので、作業能率が向上すると共に、作業者の費やす労力が軽減される。
また、茎葉部の切断高さを圃場の状態や作物の生育状態に合わせて随時変更することができるので、茎葉部の切断位置が一定に揃い、圃場から作物を拾い上げる作業や、作物に残る茎葉部を吊るす乾燥作業の能率が向上する。
また、切断伝動機構(310)を保持する規制切替部材(314)を摺動支持部材(313)の長孔(313a)に設けたことにより切断伝動機構(310)が上下移動する際に前後位置がずれることを防止できるので、茎葉部の切断タイミングがずれることが無く、茎葉部の切断精度が向上する。
また、切断伝動機構(310)の上下動範囲が長孔(313a)によって規制されるので、調節時に切断伝動機構(310)が上がり過ぎたり下り過ぎたりすることが防止され、調節作業の能率が向上する。
そして、規制切替部材(314)を操作すると切断伝動機構(310)が回転可能になることにより、切断伝動機構(310)を回転させて切断部材(312)の傾斜角度を変更することができるので、圃場が上りまたは下り傾斜している場所であっても、切断部材(312)を茎葉部に略直交姿勢で接触させることができる。
これにより、切断部材(312)が傾斜状態で作物に接触しにくくなり、作物の収穫対象部分が切断されて収穫量が減少するが防止されると共に、作物に茎葉部が切り残され、作業者が茎葉部を除去する作業が防止される。
請求項2に記載の発明によれば、位置調節部材(316)を茎葉切断装置(324)よりも機体後側に配置したことにより、作業者は茎葉切断装置(324)に近付くことなく茎葉部の切断位置を調節することができるので、作業能率が向上すると共に、作業者の費やす労力が軽減される
また、茎葉部の切断高さを圃場の状態や作物の生育状態に合わせて随時変更することができるので、茎葉部の切断位置が一定に揃い、圃場から作物を拾い上げる作業や、作物に残る茎葉部を吊るす乾燥作業の能率が向上する。
また、摺動支持部材(313)と共に回動する吊下げ支持部材(325)を設け、圃場が上りまたは下り傾斜している場所では、吊下げ支持部材(325)が安定する位置まで自動的に回動する構成としたことにより、切断部材(312)が傾斜地の圃場面と常に略水平姿勢となるので、切断部材(312)を茎葉部に略直交姿勢で接触させることができ、作物の収穫対象部分が切断されて収穫量が減少するが防止されると共に、作物に茎葉部が切り残され、作業者が茎葉部を除去する作業が防止される。
また、吊下げ支持部材(325)に重量体(326)を着脱可能に設けたことにより、重量体(326)を増減させると切断部材(312)の傾斜角度を圃場の傾斜角度に適した角度とすることができるので、いっそう茎葉部の切断精度が向上する。
請求項3に記載の発明によれば、請求項2記載の発明の効果に加えて、受け部材(327)と吊下げ支持部材(325)または重量体(326)との間に付勢部材(328)を設けたことにより、付勢部材(328)の付勢力によって吊下げ支持部材(325)が回動する速度を遅くすることができるので、短い凹凸を通過する際等に切断部材(312)の傾斜角度が変化することを防止でき、茎葉部の切断位置が乱れ、作物の収穫量が減少することや、作物に茎葉部が切り残されることが防止される
また、畝の端部で旋回時に機体を傾斜姿勢とする際、吊下げ支持部材(325)が急速に回動して部材切断(312)が畝に接触することを防止できるので、切断部材(312)に土砂が付着して切断性能が低下することや、接触の衝撃で切断部材(312)、ひいては茎葉切断装置(324)が破損することが防止される。
請求項4に記載の発明によれば、請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の発明の効果に加えて、茎葉受け部材(200)に位置調節部材(316)を摺動自在に設けたことにより、位置調節部材(316)を機体の後側に近づけることができるので、茎葉部の切断高さを調節する際、機体の後方に立って機体に追従する作業者はその場から殆ど動く必要がなくなり、作業能率が向上すると共に、作業者の費やす労力が軽減される
請求項5に記載の発明によれば、請求項1からのいずれか1項に記載の発明の効果に加えて、肩揃え装置(51)から排出される作物を案内する案内装置(335)を設けたことにより、作物が圃場に排出される位置や、作物同士の間隔を略一定に揃えることができるので、圃場で作物を天日乾燥させる際、作物が日光や風に晒されやすくなり、乾燥に要する時間が軽減される
また、案内装置(335)を傾斜姿勢で配置したことにより、排出時の作物の姿勢を肩揃え装置(51)の搬送方向に対して直交する姿勢とすることができるので、作物の茎葉部や根部が圃場面に触れにくくなる。
これにより、茎葉部の切断面に土砂が触れにくくなるので、土中の菌やウィルスにより作物が腐ることが防止され、収穫量の減少が防止される。
また、根部が圃場面から離れることにより、根部が再生して再び根付くことを防止できるので、作物の回収作業の能率が向上すると共に、根部の再生のために養分が消費されることが防止され、作物の品質が保持される。
さらに、案内補助部材(337f,337r)を設けたことにより、案内装置(335)と案内補助部材(337f,337r)で作物を挟持して圃場まで案内することができるので、作物の排出位置や排出時の姿勢がいっそう揃いやすくなる。
請求項6に記載の発明によれば、請求項5に記載の発明の効果に加えて、案内伝動部材(330)と調節保持部材(336)を共に前後及び左右方向に摺動自在に設けたことにより、作物の圃場への排出案内位置を容易に変更することができるので、作物の生育状態や圃場の状態に適した排出案内が可能となり、作物の乾燥に要する時間の短縮が図られる
また、排出した畝溝に作物が落下することを防止できるので、機体の移動に伴い作物が潰されることがなく、収穫量の減少が防止される。
さらに、作業者が畝溝に落ちた作物を畝上に拾い上げる作業が不要となるので、作物の収穫作業を中断する時間が短くなり、作業者の労力の軽減や、作業能率の向上が図られる。
請求項7に記載の発明によれば、請求項1から5の何れか1項に記載の発明の効果に加えて、駆動力を受けて作動する案内装置(335)と挟持案内装置(345)で作物を挟持して圃場に排出案内することにより、排出案内中に作物が詰まって動かなくなることを防止できるので、詰まりを解消する作業が不要となり、作業能率が向上する
また、排出案内されるタイミングがより一定になりやすいので、作物同士の間隔が一定になり、乾燥作業に要する時間が短縮される。
請求項8に記載の発明によれば、請求項1からの何れか1項に記載の発明の効果に加えて、間隔調節機構(95)を作動させ、調節アクチュエータ(89)を伸縮させて左右の走行装置(84L,84R)の左右間隔を変更することにより、走行中であれば進行方向に関係なく左右間隔を変更することができるので、左右間隔の調節の度に収穫作業を中断して機体を前進または後進させる必要が無く、作業能率が向上する
また、畝の左右幅に合った左右の走行装置(84L,84R)の左右間隔を簡単に設定することにより、畝幅が広いときに走行装置(84L,84R)のどちらか一方が畝上を通過することを防止できるので、傾斜した姿勢で作物の引抜収穫を行う必要がなくなり、作物が圃場に抜き残されることが防止される。
さらに、畝幅が狭く、左右の走行装置(84L,84R)が直進方向以外に向かい、作物に対して引抜搬送装置(19)の引抜搬送始端部がずれることを防止できるので、作物が圃場に抜き残されることが防止され、手作業で作物を引抜収穫する作業が不要となる。
そして、調節アクチュエータ(89)の伸縮を強制的に停止させる牽制機構(92r)を設けたことにより、走行停止時に誤って間隔調節機構(95)を作動させても、牽制機構(92r)によって調節アクチュエータ(89)の伸縮が停止するので、間隔調節機構(95)が負荷で破損することが防止される。
また、調節アクチュエータ(89)が最大限、または最小限まで伸縮した際、負荷がかかると牽制機構(92r)が調節アクチュエータ(89)の伸縮を停止させることにより、調節アクチュエータ(89)の伸縮停止操作が不要となり、間隔調節機構(95)の破損が防止されると共に、操作性が向上する。
According to the invention described in claim 1, the position adjusting member (316) is arranged on the rear side of the machine body relative to the foliage cutting device (324), so that the operator does not approach the foliage cutting device (324). Since the cutting position can be adjusted, the work efficiency is improved and the labor spent by the operator is reduced.
In addition, the cutting height of the foliage can be changed at any time according to the state of the field and the growing state of the crop, so that the cutting position of the foliage is uniform, picking up the crop from the field, and the foliage remaining in the crop The efficiency of the drying operation of hanging the part is improved.
Further, since the restriction switching member (314) for holding the cutting transmission mechanism (310) is provided in the elongated hole (313a) of the sliding support member (313), when the cutting transmission mechanism (310) moves up and down, Therefore, the cutting timing of the foliage portion is not shifted, and the cutting accuracy of the foliage portion is improved.
Further, since the vertical movement range of the cutting transmission mechanism (310) is restricted by the long hole (313a), it is prevented that the cutting transmission mechanism (310) is excessively raised or lowered during adjustment, and the efficiency of the adjustment work is improved. improves.
When the regulation switching member (314) is operated, the cutting transmission mechanism (310) can be rotated, so that the cutting transmission mechanism (310) can be rotated to change the inclination angle of the cutting member (312). Even when the field is inclined up or down, the cutting member (312) can be brought into contact with the foliage in a substantially orthogonal posture.
This makes it difficult for the cutting member (312) to come into contact with the crop in the inclined state, and prevents the crop harvesting portion from being cut to reduce the amount of harvest, and leaves the stem and leaves to be left uncut on the crop. However, the work of removing the foliage is prevented.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the position adjusting member (316) is arranged on the rear side of the machine body relative to the foliage cutting device (324), so that the operator does not approach the foliage cutting device (324). Since the cutting position can be adjusted, the work efficiency is improved and the labor spent by the operator is reduced .
In addition, the cutting height of the foliage can be changed at any time according to the state of the field and the growing state of the crop, so that the cutting position of the foliage is uniform, picking up the crop from the field, and the foliage remaining in the crop The efficiency of the drying operation of hanging the part is improved.
In addition, a suspension support member (325) that rotates together with the sliding support member (313) is provided, and when the farm is inclined up or down, the suspension support member (325) automatically reaches a stable position. By being configured to rotate, the cutting member (312) is always in a substantially horizontal posture with the farm scene on the sloping ground, so that the cutting member (312) can be brought into contact with the foliage portion in a substantially orthogonal posture, and the crop is harvested. While the target portion is cut to prevent the yield from being reduced, it is prevented that the foliage is left uncut in the crop, and the operator is prevented from removing the foliage.
Moreover, when the weight body (326) is detachably provided on the suspension support member (325), when the weight body (326) is increased or decreased, the inclination angle of the cutting member (312) is an angle suitable for the inclination angle of the field. Therefore, the cutting accuracy of the foliage is further improved.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the second aspect of the invention , the biasing member () between the receiving member (327) and the suspension support member (325) or the weight body (326) ( By providing 328), the urging force of the urging member (328) can reduce the rotation speed of the suspension support member (325). ) Can be prevented from changing, the cutting position of the foliage part is disturbed, the crop yield can be reduced, and the foliage part of the crop can be prevented from being left uncut .
Further, when the body is inclined at the time of turning at the end of the heel, it is possible to prevent the suspension support member (325) from rotating rapidly and the member cutting (312) from contacting the heel. 312) can prevent the earth and sand from adhering to the cutting performance, and the cutting member (312) and the foliage cutting device (324) from being damaged by the impact of contact.
According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3 , the position adjusting member (316) is slidably provided on the foliage receiving member (200). As a result, the position adjustment member (316) can be brought closer to the rear side of the aircraft, so that when adjusting the cutting height of the foliage, most workers standing behind the aircraft and following the aircraft from the spot This eliminates the need to move, improving work efficiency and reducing the labor consumed by the worker .
According to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 4 , the guide device (335) for guiding the crop discharged from the shoulder alignment device (51). Since the position where the crop is discharged to the field and the interval between the crops can be made uniform, the crop is easily exposed to sunlight and wind when the crop is dried in the sun on the field. , The time required for drying is reduced .
Further, by arranging the guide device (335) in an inclined posture, the posture of the crop at the time of discharging can be set to a posture orthogonal to the conveying direction of the shoulder aligning device (51). It becomes difficult for the root to touch the farm scene.
This makes it difficult for the earth and sand to come into contact with the cut surfaces of the foliage, so that the crops are prevented from decaying by bacteria and viruses in the soil, and the yield is prevented from decreasing.
Further, since the root part can be prevented from regenerating and re-establishing from the field scene, the efficiency of the crop recovery operation is improved and the nutrient is not consumed for the regeneration of the root part. , Crop quality is preserved.
Further, by providing the guide assisting members (337f, 337r), it is possible to guide the crop to the field by holding the crops with the guide device (335) and the guide assisting members (337f, 337r). The posture at the time of discharge becomes even easier.
According to the invention described in claim 6, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 5 , the guide transmission member (330) and the adjustment holding member (336) are both slidable in the front-rear and left-right directions. As a result, the discharge guide position of the crop to the field can be easily changed, so that discharge guide suitable for the growing state of the crop and the state of the field can be provided, and the time required for drying the crop can be shortened .
Moreover, since it is possible to prevent the crops from falling into the drained culverts, the crops are not crushed with the movement of the aircraft, and a reduction in yield is prevented.
Furthermore, since it is not necessary for the worker to pick up the crop that has fallen into the trough, the time for interrupting the crop harvesting operation is shortened, reducing the labor of the worker and improving the work efficiency. .
According to the invention described in claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 5, a guide device (335) and a sandwiching guide device (345) that operate by receiving a driving force. In this way, it is possible to prevent the crop from being clogged and stopped moving during the discharge guidance by sandwiching the crop and guiding the discharge to the field, so that the work for eliminating the clogging becomes unnecessary and the work efficiency is improved .
In addition, since the discharge guidance timing is likely to be constant, the interval between crops is constant, and the time required for the drying operation is shortened.
According to the invention described in claim 8, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 7 , the interval adjusting mechanism (95) is operated and the adjusting actuator (89) is expanded and contracted. By changing the left / right distance between the left and right travel devices (84L, 84R), the left / right distance can be changed regardless of the direction of travel while traveling, so the harvesting operation is interrupted each time the left / right distance is adjusted. This eliminates the need to move the aircraft forward or backward, improving work efficiency .
In addition, by simply setting the left / right distance between the left and right traveling devices (84L, 84R) that match the left / right width of the kite, either of the traveling devices (84L, 84R) can be Since it can be prevented from passing, there is no need to carry out a pulling harvest of the crop in an inclined posture, and the crop is prevented from being left on the field.
Furthermore, since the width of the ridge is narrow and the left and right traveling devices (84L, 84R) are directed in directions other than the straight traveling direction, it is possible to prevent the drawing and conveying start end of the drawing and conveying device (19) from shifting with respect to the crop. It is prevented from being left over, and the work of manually pulling out and harvesting the crop becomes unnecessary.
In addition, by providing a check mechanism (92r) that forcibly stops the expansion and contraction of the adjustment actuator (89), even if the interval adjustment mechanism (95) is erroneously activated when the traveling is stopped, the adjustment is adjusted by the check mechanism (92r). Since the expansion and contraction of the actuator (89) is stopped, the interval adjusting mechanism (95) is prevented from being damaged by a load.
When the adjustment actuator (89) expands or contracts to the maximum or minimum, when the load is applied, the check mechanism (92r) stops the expansion / contraction of the adjustment actuator (89), thereby stopping the expansion / contraction of the adjustment actuator (89). No operation is required, the breakage of the distance adjusting mechanism (95) is prevented, and operability is improved.

玉葱収穫機の右側面図Right side view of onion harvester 玉葱収穫機の平面図Top view of onion harvester トレッド調節機構を示す要部平面図Main part plan view showing a tread adjusting mechanism 玉葱収穫機の要部正面図Front view of main parts of onion harvester 伝動軸と摺動ガイドの連結部を示す要部側面断面図Side sectional view of the main part showing the connecting part of the transmission shaft and sliding guide 揺動ソイラの要部側面図Side view of the main part of a rocking soiler 揺動ソイラの要部平面図Top view of the main part of a rocking soiler 揺動ソイラの要部正面図Front view of the main part of a rocking soiler 玉葱収穫機の左側面図Left side view of onion harvester 玉葱収穫機の平面図Top view of onion harvester 茎葉切断装置と案内装置を示す玉葱収穫機の右側面図Right side view of onion harvester showing foliage cutting device and guide device 茎葉切断装置と案内装置を示す玉葱収穫機の平面図Top view of onion harvesting machine showing foliage cutting device and guide device 茎葉切断装置の要部側面図Side view of main parts of foliage cutting device 茎葉切断装置の要部平面図Plan view of main parts of foliage cutting device (a)ウェイトアームを設けた茎葉切断装置の要部正面図、(b)ウェイトアームとバランスウェイトの分解図(A) Front view of essential parts of a foliage cutting device provided with a weight arm, (b) Exploded view of weight arm and balance weight 別構成のウェイトアームを設けた茎葉切断装置の要部正面図Front view of main parts of a foliage cutting device provided with a weight arm of another configuration 案内装置を示す玉葱収穫機の要部平面図Top view of the main part of the onion harvester showing the guide device 案内装置を示す玉葱収穫機の要部正面図Front view of the main part of the onion harvester showing the guidance device 案内装置と挟持案内装置を備える玉葱収穫機の右側面図Right side view of an onion harvester equipped with a guide device and a holding guide device 案内装置位置調節機構を示す玉葱収穫機の要部正面図Front view of main part of onion harvester showing guide device position adjustment mechanism 別構成の案内装置位置調節機構を示す玉葱収穫機の要部正面図Front view of main part of onion harvesting machine showing guide device position adjusting mechanism of another configuration 別構成の案内装置位置調節機構を示す玉葱収穫機の要部正面図Front view of main part of onion harvesting machine showing guide device position adjusting mechanism of another configuration 畝端を撮影する撮影装置を備える玉葱収穫機の左側面図Left side view of the onion harvester equipped with a photographic device for photographing the heel 畝端を撮影する撮影装置を備える玉葱収穫機の平面図Top view of an onion harvester equipped with a photographic device for photographing the heel (a)別構成の肩揃え装置と案内装置の標準位置を示す要部平面図、(b)別構成の肩揃え装置と案内装置の回動状態を示す要部平面図、(c)別構成の肩揃え装置と案内装置の回動状態を示す要部平面図(A) The principal part top view which shows the standard position of the shoulder alignment apparatus and guide apparatus of another structure, (b) The principal part top view which shows the rotation state of the shoulder alignment apparatus and guide apparatus of another structure, (c) Another structure Plan view showing the pivoting state of the shoulder aligner and guide device 別構成の案内装置のスライド機構を示す要部平面図The principal part top view which shows the slide mechanism of the guide apparatus of another structure

本発明の実施の形態について説明する。
図1から図18に示すのは、実施例の一つとして示す作物収穫機の一種である歩行型の玉葱収穫機である。本件発明では、機体の前進方向を基準として右側を左右一側、左側を左右他側と称するものとする。
図1から図3、図9から図12で示すとおり、機体フレーム1の後部にエンジン2とミッションケース3を内装する駆動ケース4を設け、該駆動ケース4の上部に燃料タンク5を設けるとともに、前部に分岐伝動ケース6を設ける。該エンジン2は、内装されるリコイルスタータ(図示省略)を手動で始動操作するための、始動グリップ2sを備えており、作業者が始動グリップ2sを引っ張ることでエンジン2を作動させる構成とする。
そして、該分岐伝動ケース6の前部に側面視「へ」の字形状の左右のハンドル支持フレーム7,7の基部を垂直姿勢で設け、該左右のハンドル支持フレーム7,7の屈曲部より上側を後上がり傾斜姿勢で配置し、該左右のハンドル支持フレーム7,7の後端部を平面視で「コ」の字形状のハンドル8で連結する。該ハンドル8は燃料タンク5よりも機体後方に突出させて配置し、該ハンドル8の左右両側にはサイドクラッチ機構(図示省略)を入切させるクラッチハンドル9,9を各々設ける。
さらに、図2及び図10で示すとおり、前記燃料タンク5の左右一側、即ち機体右側に、機体の前後進及び走行速度を操作する走行操作レバー10を設けるとともに、左右他側、即ち機体左側に、収穫作業に用いる、後述する引抜搬送装置19、横引起し装置41及び縦引起し装置64への駆動力の入切を切り替える作業操作レバー11を設ける。また、前記ハンドル8の左右一側にエンジン2を停止させるエンジン停止スイッチ96を設けると共に、左右他側にエンジン2の回転数を増減させるスロットルレバー97を設ける。
そして、図1及び図2で示すとおり、前記分岐伝動ケース6から前側上方に向かって左右の引抜駆動シャフト12,12を後下がり傾斜姿勢で設け、該左右の引抜駆動シャフト12,12の上端部に左右の引抜駆動プーリ13,13を各々装着する。また、前記左右の引抜駆動プーリ13,13の下部に前後方向の長辺を有する左右の引抜フレーム14,14を後上がり傾斜姿勢で各々設け、該左右の引抜フレーム14,14の前端部に左右の引抜従動プーリ15,15を各々回転自在に設ける。
さらに、該左右の引抜従動プーリ15,15と左右の引抜駆動プーリ13,13の前後間に亘って複数の左右のテンションローラ16,16…を回転自在に設け、左右の引抜従動プーリ15,15と左右の引抜駆動プーリ13,13と左右のテンションローラ16,16…に玉葱の茎葉部を挟持して圃場から引き抜く左右の引抜搬送ベルト17,17を夫々巻回する。そして、前記左右の引抜フレーム14,14の上方に左右の引抜カバー18,18を左右の引抜フレーム14,14と平行姿勢、即ち傾斜角度を略同じとする後上がり傾斜姿勢で設けることにより、引抜搬送装置19が構成される。
また、前記左右の引抜駆動シャフト12,12を被覆する左右のシャフトカバー12a,12aに、前記引抜搬送装置19の搬送終端部から排出される玉葱の茎葉部を機体の右側あるいは左側に排出案内する排葉ガイドプレート20を各々配置する。該左右の排葉ガイドプレート20,20は前記左右の引抜駆動プーリ13,13の下部で、且つ引抜搬送装置19が茎葉部を搬送しない機体外側位置、即ち非作業位置に配置する。また、左右の排葉ガイドプレート20,20は、バネ鋼材等の、弾性を有する素材で構成するものとする。
上記構成としたことにより、後述する茎葉切断刃312及び切断固定刃で切断した玉葱の茎葉部が引抜搬送装置19の終端部まで移動すると、茎葉部は左側または右側の引抜搬送ベルト17と排葉ガイドプレート20に挟まれた状態で、機体の左外側または右外側に排出されるので、引抜搬送装置19や機体フレーム1上に茎葉部が残ることが防止され、切断された茎葉部の除去作業が不要とになり、メンテナンス性が向上する。
なお、排葉ガイドプレート20は機体外側に突出させ、引抜搬送装置19と後述する左右の駆動輪84L,84Rの間の空間部に向かって排出される茎葉部を案内する構成とすると、排出された茎葉部が機体上に残ることが防止され、茎葉部の除去作業が不要となる。
また、図6から図8に示すとおり、前記機体フレーム1の後側の左右一側に上下方向に長い支持プレート99を設け、該支持プレート99の上部に前記分岐伝動ケース6から左右一側に延出させた出力軸6aの左右一側端部を貫通させる。そして、該支持プレート99の左右一側、即ち機体外側に揺動ソイラ29を平面視で前後方向に回動させる回動ロッド100の基部を設けると共に、該支持プレート99の左右他側、即ち機体内側に揺動ソイラ29を機体前後方向に揺動させる揺動ロッド101の基部を設ける。
なお、該揺動ロッド101は、機体左右他側にも設け、左右他側の揺動ソイラ29も同様に揺動させる構成とする。
該回動ロッド100は、前記出力軸6aを挿し込む回動偏心カム100aと、該回動偏心カム100aに取り付ける前後方向の回動軸部100bで構成すると共に、該回動軸部100bの前端部にピローボール100cを設ける。また、該揺動ロッド101は、前記出力軸6aを挿し込む揺動偏心カム101aと、機体前側の取付ボス101cの間に揺動軸部101bを設けて構成する。
そして、前記回動ロッド100の前端部に設けるピローボール100cを、上下方向のソイラ回動アーム102の上部に設ける回動プレート103に設ける。該回動プレート103は、ソイラ回動アーム102の上端部に着脱自在に、且つ装着時は回動プレート103が回動するとソイラ回動アーム102が連動して回動する構成とする。また、該回動プレート103の左右一側(機体外側)には回動連結ピン103aを設け、該回動連結ピン103aをピローボール100cに差し込んで連結する。
これにより、回動ロッド100は、出力軸6aによって回転されると、揺動偏心カム100aの偏心回転によって前後方向に往復移動し、この前後の往復移動によってピローボール100cと連結される回動プレート103が平面視で前後方向に往復回動し、回動プレート103の下部に設けられたソイラ回動アーム102を連動して前後方向に往復回動させる構成となる。
さらに、ソイラ回動アーム102の下部には、二又形状のソイラ支持アーム105を上下方向に設け、該ソイラ支持アーム105の二又部分に揺動ソイラ29の上部側を差し込み、ソイラ支持アーム105と揺動ソイラ29に各々形成した連結孔(図示省略)を合わせ、この連結孔にボルト・ナット等の固定部材29aを差し込んで揺動ソイラ29を固定する。該揺動ソイラ29は、下部側を引抜搬送域側に屈曲させて正面視でL字形状(逆L字形状)に形成し、畝の側方から土中に進入させる構成としている。
なお、前記連結孔は、ソイラ支持アーム105または揺動ソイラ29のどちらか一方、または両方に上下方向に複数形成し、組み合わせる連結孔を変更することによって、揺動ソイラ29の作業高さを変更可能に構成すると、収穫する作物の上下長さや土中の埋没深さ、あるいはマルチフィルムの有無等の条件に合った適切な高さに設定することができ、収穫対象の作物を傷付けることなく土が解せるため、作物の品質が維持されると共に、作業能率が向上する。
なお、少なくともピローボール100cと回動連結ピン103aの連結部に、保護カバー(図示省略)を設け、連結部に茎葉部や砂を噛み込むことによる回動動作の停止や、噛み込んだ砂等によりピローボール100cと回動連結ピン103aが摩り減ることを防止する。
そして、前記ソイラ回動アーム102の外周部で且つ、前記回動プレート103とソイラ支持アーム105の上下間に、中空のソイラ揺動ケース107を設ける。該ソイラ揺動ケース107の機体内側の上端部側には、前記揺動ロッド101の取付ボス101cを挿し込む揺動連結ピン106を設ける。
なお、前記ソイラ揺動ケース107が揺動ロッド101により前後方向に移動させられているときでも、前記ソイラ回動アーム102は回動ロッド100による回動プレート103の回動に連動して機体前後方向に往復回動できる構成とする。
これにより、揺動ロッド101は、出力軸6aによって回転されると、揺動偏心カム101aの偏心回転によって前後方向に往復移動し、ソイラ回動アーム102を前後方向に往復揺動させる構成となる。
上記の構成により、出力軸6aが回転すると、回動ロッド100が前後方向に往復移動され、この往復移動に伴いソイラ回動アーム102が平面視で前後方向に往復回動することにより、ソイラ支持アーム105に設けられた揺動ソイラ29を平面視で前後方向に回動させることができるので、揺動ソイラ29の基部側から端部側に亘って土を確実に掘り解すことができ、複数条の玉葱を引き抜く際に土が抵抗になることが防止され、作業能率が向上する。
特に、揺動ソイラ29の取付基部から機体内側方向に離れた位置に植生している玉葱、即ち畝の左右方向の中央寄りに植生している玉葱の周囲の土が解れやすくなるので、引抜作業能率が向上すると共に、玉葱の抜き残しが防止され、作業者が手作業で玉葱を収穫する時間と労力が軽減される。
加えて、揺動ソイラ29が左右一側のソイラ回動アーム102を支点として回動することにより、揺動ソイラ29の左右他側ほど回動量が多くなるので、土を解す前後幅が広くなり、土の掘り解しがいっそう確実に行われ、玉葱の引抜収穫作業の能率が向上する。
また、出力軸6aが回転すると、揺動ロッド101が前後方向に往復移動されることにより、揺動ソイラ29を前後方向に揺動させることができるので、土の抵抗に負けることなく畝土が解され、玉葱が引き抜き損なわれることが防止され、作業者が玉葱を掘り取る作業が不要となり、作業者の労力が軽減される。
さらに、揺動ロッド101による揺動ソイラ29の前後方向の揺動と、回動ロッド100による揺動ソイラ29の前後方向の回動が複合して行われることにより、複数条の玉葱の周辺の土を確実に解すことができるので、複数条の玉葱を引き抜き損なうことなく収穫することができ、作業能率が向上すると共に、作業者が抜き残された玉葱を手作業で収穫する必要が無く、時間と労力が軽減される。
なお、該揺動ソイラ29は、機体の前進に伴い畝の中に進入し、畝土を土中から解すものであり、土中に植生する玉葱に接触することを防止すべく、玉葱の下方を通過させるものである。揺動ソイラ29が玉葱の下方を通過することにより、玉葱の下部から土中に伸びている細いひげ根に揺動ソイラ29を接触させ、このひげ根を土を解す際に切断することができるので、収穫後の玉葱からひげ根を除去する作業の労力が軽減される。
しかしながら、従来の構成では、土質や玉葱の生育状態等により、土が解れにくいときには、揺動ソイラ29の取付基部から離れている畝の中央寄りに植生する玉葱の周囲では、揺動ソイラ29が殆ど前後に往復揺動していないので、土が解れにくく玉葱の引き抜き損ないが発生すると共に、ひげ根が切断されず、収穫後に多く残ったひげ根を除去しなければならず、除去作業に要する時間と労力が増加する問題がある。
玉葱のひげ根は、鱗茎下部の中央に細い根が無数に生えているものであるが、商品価値を有する可食部に近い位置に生えているので、可食部を傷付けずに切除するには精密な切断が必要となる。よって、ひげ根が多く残っているほど、除去作業に要する時間と労力が増大する傾向にある。
本願構成では、揺動ソイラ29を回動ロッド100によって平面視で前後方向に回動させる構成とし、ソイラ回動アーム102を支点として揺動ソイラ29の端部側が基部側よりも大幅に前後回動する構成としているので、揺動ソイラ29で畝の中央部寄りの土を掘り崩しながら玉葱のひげ根の除去が行えるため、収穫した玉葱からひげ根を除去する労力と時間の軽減が図られる。
また、本構成では、ソイラ回動アーム102の外周部にソイラ揺動ケース107を設け、揺動ロッド101がソイラ揺動ケース107を前後方向に往復移動させても、ソイラ回動アーム102は回動プレート103の回動に連動して回動する構成としたことにより、揺動ソイラ29の前後方向の往復揺動と前後方向の往復回動が互いの動作を妨げ、畝土の解しやひげ根の除去の能率が低下することを防止できる。
なお、前記揺動ソイラ29の作業高さは、ソイラ支持アーム105と揺動ソイラ29に各々形成した連結孔を合わせ、この連結孔にボルト・ナット等の固定部材29aを差し込んで揺動ソイラ29を固定することで調節できるが、畝の高さや玉葱の植生位置に合わせる際、大幅に上下位置を変える必要があると、上記の調節方法では対応し切れないことがある。
この問題を解消すべく、本件においては、図6及び図7で示す通り、前記機体フレーム1の後側の左右一側で且つ左右一側の駆動輪84Rよりも左右他側に、下方に向けて調節支持プレート108を設け、該調節支持プレート108に上下調節シリンダ109の後側の端部を回動自在に取り付ける。該上下動調節シリンダ109の伸縮を操作する上下調節レバー(図示省略)は、前記走行操作レバー10の近傍に設ける。そして、該上下調節シリンダ109の前側の端部を中継回動アーム110の下部に回動自在に設け、該中継回動アーム110の上部に上下調節アーム111の後側の端部を設けると共に、該上下調節アーム111の前側の端部を前記ソイラ揺動ケース107に連結する。
このとき、該上下調節アーム111の前側の端部は、揺動ソイラ29の上下調節量を大きく取るべく、ソイラ揺動ケース107の上下中央位置よりも下側で、且つソイラ支持アーム105よりも上方に設けるものとする。また、上下調節アーム111の前側の端部は、
二又の分岐支持体111aで構成し、該分岐支持体111aの空間部にソイラ揺動ケース107を配置し、左右から調節回動軸112,112をソイラ揺動ケース107に接触させて回動可能に構成する。
これにより、前記上下調節シリンダ109を伸縮させると、中継回動アーム110が前後方向に回動すると共に、上下調節アーム111が連動して前後方向に移動してソイラ揺動ケース107を上下動させる構成となる。
なお、前記上下調節シリンダ109は、電動式でも油圧式でもよいが、ハンドルを回すと伸縮する伸縮ロッド(図示省略)に置き換えると、操作に必要な労力は増加するものの、通電用のケーブルや送油用のパイプが不要になり、コストダウンを図ることができる。
上記により、畝の高さや玉葱が埋没している土中の深さに合わせて揺動ソイラ29の作用位置を適切に変更することができるので、揺動ソイラ29が土中の玉葱に接触して傷付けてしまうことが防止され、玉葱の商品価値が向上する。
また、揺動ソイラ29が玉葱から上下方向に離れ過ぎ、玉葱の周囲の土が解れず、玉葱が引き抜かれずに圃場に残ることを防止できるので、作業者が玉葱を手作業で収穫する必要が無く、作業者の労力が軽減される。
さらに、玉葱のひげ根が切断されないまま引抜収穫されることを防止できるので、収穫後の玉葱からひげ根を除去する作業に要する時間と労力の軽減が測られる。
上記の構成により、4条植えの作業条件においては、2条分の玉葱の周辺の土を解して引抜収穫しやすくすると共に、ひげ根を除去して収穫後の調製作業に要する労力を軽減することが可能となる。
次に、圃場から引き抜いた玉葱の茎葉部を作業者が設定した高さで切断し、圃場面に移動させる構成について説明する。
図1または図2で示すとおり、前記引抜搬送装置19の前端部に設けた左右の引抜従動プーリ16,16の左右の回転軸16a,16aの上端部を、前記左右の引抜カバー19,19を貫通させて上方に突出させ、該左右の回転軸16a,16aの上端部に左右の入力スプロケット31,31を機体前側部分に内装した左右の伝動ケース34,34を後上がり傾斜姿勢で左右の引抜カバー19,19の上部に設ける。また、該左右の伝動ケース34,34の後側に左右の出力スプロケット32,32を回転自在に各々内装するとともに、該左右の入力スプロケット31,31と左右の出力プーリ32,32に左右の伝動チェーン33,33を各々巻回する。
そして、前記左右の出力スプロケット32,32の上部側に左右の第1ユニバーサルジョイント35,35の下端部を装着し、該左右の第1ユニバーサルジョイント35,35の上端部に左右の横引起し駆動プーリ36,36を各々装着するとともに、該左右の横引起し駆動プーリ36,36を装着する左右の横引起しフレーム37,37を後上り傾斜姿勢で配置する。該左右の横引起しフレーム37,37の後上がり傾斜角度は、前記左右の引抜フレーム14,14の後上がり傾斜角度よりも大きく設定する。
さらに、該左右の横引起しフレーム37,37の下端部に左右の横引起し従動プーリ38,38を各々回転自在に設け、該左右の横引起し駆動プーリ36,36と左右の横引起し従動プーリ38,38の上下間に複数の横引起しテンションプーリ(図示省略)を設ける。また、左右の横引起し駆動プーリ36,36と左右の横引起し従動プーリ38,38と複数の横引起しテンションプーリにゴムやスポンジ等の弾性体で構成する複数の横引起しラグ39a…を等間隔に設けた左右の横引起しベルト39,39を巻回し、該左右の横引起しベルト39,39の上方に前記左右の横引起しフレーム37,37と平行姿勢で左右の横引起しカバー40,40を各々設けることにより、横引起し装置41が構成される。
なお、前記左右の横引起しベルト39,39に設けた横引起しラグ39,39a…は、先端部同士が引抜搬送装置19の引抜搬送域に近接するとともに互いに接触しない位置に配置する。
上記構成により、横引起しラグ39a,39a…同士が接触することが防止されるので、接触の衝撃で引き起こし中の茎葉部が落下することが防止され、引抜搬送装置19で確実に玉葱を圃場から引き抜くことができ、作業能率が向上する。
また、前記左右の出力伝動ケース34,34の下部側に、左右の第2ユニバーサルジョイント(図示省略)を内装する中継伝動ケース42,42の上端部を設け、該左右の中継伝動ケース42,42の下端部に左右の肩揃え駆動プーリ43,43をそれぞれ設ける。そして、該左右の肩揃え駆動プーリ43,43の上部及び下部に、左右の上部肩揃えフレーム44,44と左右の下部肩揃えフレーム45,45の前端部を設け、該左右の上部肩揃えフレーム44,44と左右の下部肩揃えフレーム45,45の後端部に左右の肩揃え従動プーリ46L,46Rを各々回転自在に装着し、該左右の肩揃え駆動プーリ43,43と左右の肩揃え従動プーリ46L,46Rに左右の肩揃えベルト50,50を無端状に巻回する。
さらに、図11から図14で示すとおり、前記出力軸6aのうち、前記ミッションケース3の左右一側で且つ走行伝動ケース80Rの機体内側、即ち左右他側の間に、出力軸6aから駆動力を得て伝動する第1切断伝動ケース300を、前下がり傾斜姿勢で設ける。該第1切断伝動ケース300には、前記出力軸6aに装着する第1切断駆動スプロケット301と、第1中継伝動軸304を装着した第1切断従動スプロケット302と、該第1切断駆動スプロケット301と第1切断従動スプロケット302に無端状に巻回される第1切断伝動チェーン303を内装する。
該第1中継伝動軸304のうち、左右一側端部を第1切断伝動ケース300の外側に突出させ、該第1中継伝動軸304に、第1切断伝動ケース300から駆動力を受けて伝達する第2切断伝動ケース305を上下方向に回動自在に配置する。これにより、第2切断伝動ケース305は、前記第1切断ケース300よりも機体の左右一側寄りに配置される。
該第2切断伝動ケース305は、前記第1中継伝動軸304に装着される第2切断駆動スプロケット306と、第2中継伝動軸309を装着した第2切断従動スプロケット307と、該第2切断駆動スプロケット306と第2切断従動スプロケット307に無端状に巻回される第2切断伝動チェーン308を内装する。
そして、該第2中継伝動軸309の左右他側端部、即ち機体内側端部に機体左右方向に長い、円筒形状の切断伝動ギアケース310の基部側を設け、該切断伝動ギアケース310の端部側に、下方に駆動力を伝達する切断出力軸311を設ける。さらに、該切断出力軸311の下端部に、搬送中の玉葱の茎葉部を切断する、円形の茎葉切断刃312を装着する。該茎葉切断刃312は外周縁部が鋭利なものや、外周縁部に細かい突起が連続的に形成された、鋸刃状のものを用いるとよい。
なお、前記切断伝動ギアケース310には、前記第2中継伝動軸309と、該中継伝動軸309に装着される出力ベベルギア(図示省略)と、該出力ベベルギアと噛み合って前記切断出力軸311を回転させる入力ベベルギア(図示省略)が内装される。
さらに、前記機体フレーム1の左右一側で且つ圃場とほぼ水平姿勢となる位置、即ち機体前後方向の中央部近傍に、側面視でへの字型のスライドフレーム313の基部を装着する。該スライドフレーム313は、上側ほど機体後側に位置する後上がり傾斜部と、この後上がり傾斜部から機体後側に向かって突出する直線部を有しており、後上がり傾斜部の頂点は、最大限上方回動させた第2切断伝動ケース305よりも上方に位置すると共に、直線部は圃場とほぼ水平姿勢となるものとする。
そして、該スライドフレーム313の後上がり傾斜部に、上下方向の長孔313aを形成し、該長孔313aを通過させて前記切断伝動ギアケース310の姿勢を保持する保持ボルト314を差し込む。該保持ボルト314は蝶螺子とすると、作業者が手で操作しやすく、切断伝動ギアケース310の回動による茎葉切断刃312の角度調節作業が容易に行えるようになる。
なお、該長孔313aの上下長さは、スライドフレーム313の後上がり傾斜部の上下長さの範囲内に収まる長さ、即ち短くなる長さとする。さらに、保持ボルト314を緩めると、切断伝動ギアケース310は第2中継伝動軸309を支点として回動し、茎葉切断刃312の切断作用角度を変更できる構成とする。
また、後述する、エンジン2やミッションケース3の前方及び上方を覆う排葉カバー200の上面で、且つ左右一側寄りとなる位置に、左右方向の中央部に前後方向に溝部315aを形成したスライドガイドプレート315を設け、該スライドガイドプレート315の溝部315aに、調節ノブボルト316を回転可能、且つ摺動可能に配置する。該調節ノブボルト316は、時計回り方向に回転させると摺動しない状態となり、反時計回り方向に回転させると溝部315aに沿って上下方向に摺動する状態になるものとする。また、該調節ノブボルト316は、機体前側に最も摺動させたときでも、機体後部に立つ作業者の手が届くものとする。
さらに、前記切断伝動ギアケース310の外周部にボス317を設け、前記調節ノブボルト316の下部に螺子軸318を備え、該ボス317と螺子軸318を、前記切断伝動ギアケース310を上下動させる切断連動ロッド319で連結する。また、前記螺子軸318には、切断連動ロッド319の上側に位置し、且つ前記スライドガイドプレート315の上面に接する上側挟持プレート320uと、切断連動ロッド319の下側に位置し、下面に接する下側挟持プレート320dを設ける。
なお、前記切断伝動ギアケース310の上下動に連動して、前記第2切断伝動ケース305も上下回動する。前記調節ノブボルト316を締め込み方向に回転させると、前記上側挟持プレート320uがスライドガイドプレート315の上面に押し付けられると共に、下側挟持プレート320dがスライドガイドプレート315の下面に引き付けられることにより、調節ノブボルト316が前後方向に摺動できなくなるので、切断伝動ギアケース310の上下位置が固定される。
一方、調節ノブボルト316を緩める方向に回転させると、前記上側挟持プレート320uと下側挟持プレート320dが各々スライドガイドプレート315から離間する方向に移動するので、調節ノブボルト316が前後方向に摺動可能となり、該調節ノブボルト316の前後方向の摺動により切断連動ロッド319が切断伝動ギアケース310を上下動させる。
これにより、玉葱の収穫作業条件、例えば、玉葱の品種や生育、収穫後の玉葱の乾燥方法等に合わせて茎葉部の切断する上下位置を変更することができるので、茎葉部の切断時に玉葱の可食部が傷付き、商品価値が低下することを防止できると共に、切り残された茎葉部を掴んで圃場から玉葱を拾い上げたり、玉葱を乾燥場所に吊るしたりすることができるので、作業能率が向上する。
なお、上記の構成では、切断伝動ギアケース310は、保持ボルト314と調節ノブボルト316によって支持されているが、茎葉切断刃311や、この茎葉切断刃311に駆動力を伝動するベベルギア機構(図示省略)は左右他側寄りに集中して配置されているので、重心が偏る構造である。このため、切断伝動ギアケース310が上下移動中に揺動しやすく、調節ノブボルト316を前後方向に摺動させても切断伝動ギアケース310が十分に上下方向に移動しないことや、調節ノブボルト316の前後方向の摺動に要する力が余分に必要になり得る。
また、重量が一方にかかることにより、スライドフレーム313や切断連動ロッド319等に負荷がかかり、耐久性が低下し得る。これを防止すべく、前記スライドフレーム313の左右他側、即ち機体内側に上下一対の支持プレート321,321を各々設け、該上下の支持プレート321,321の上下間に、スライドフレーム313と略平行姿勢となるスライドロッド322を設ける。そして、前記切断伝動ギアケース310に、該スライドロッド322が通過する丸孔部323aを各々形成した、スライド補助突起323,323を形成する。これにより、上下位置調節を容易に行なうことができる、茎葉切断装置324が構成される。
これにより、切断伝動ギアケース310は、スライドフレーム313とスライドロッド322に沿って上下動する構成となり、上下方向に平行移動しやすくなるので、重心が左右他側寄りであっても切断伝動ギアケース310が揺動しにくくなり、容易に上下位置調節がしやすくなる。
上記の構成では、第1切断伝動ケース300及び第2切断伝動ケース305が上下回動自在に設けられていることにより、調節ノブボルト316を前後方向に摺動させて切断伝動ギアケース310を上下動させる際、第1切断伝動チェーン303や第2切断伝動チェーン308が弛まないので、茎葉切断装置324の上下位置調節時に作用して張力を維持するためのテンションスプロケット等のテンション部材が不要となり、部品点数が削減されると共に、茎葉切断装置324、ひいては機体全体の重量増加が防止される。
また、保持ボルト314を緩めると切断伝動ギアケース310が前後回動することにより、茎葉切断刃312の角度を変更することができるので、圃場が上り傾斜、または下り傾斜しているときは、茎葉切断刃312の角度を変えると、平坦な場所と同じように茎葉部の切断を行うことができる。
これにより、茎葉切断刃312が茎葉部に斜めに接触し、玉葱の可食部に茎葉部が残ることを防止できるので、作業者が茎葉部を手作業で除去する作業が不要となり、作業者の労力が軽減される。あるいは、茎葉切断刃312が可食部まで切断してしまい、出荷に適さない玉葱を発生させることを防止できるので、収穫量の減少が防止される。
そして、調節ノブボルト316を設けたスライドガイドプレート315を、排葉カバー200の左右一側寄りとなる位置に配置したことにより、ハンドル8の後側または側方にいて、玉葱収穫機の前進に追従する作業者が調節ノブボルト316に手を容易に届かせることができるので、茎葉切断装置324の切断上下位置を変更する際、作業者が切断伝動ギアケース310に手の届く機体側方に移動する必要が無くなり、作業能率が向上する。
また、切断伝動ギアケース310の上下動を、スライドフレーム313とスライドロッド322の二ヶ所で支持する構成としたことにより、切断伝動ギアケース310が上下摺動中に左右方向に揺動しにくくなるので、調節ノブボルト316の摺動に要する力が小さくなり、作業能率の向上や作業者の費やす労力の軽減が図られる。
さらに、切断伝動ギアケース310が摺動中に移動しにくくなることを防止できるので、調節ノブボルト316の摺動に連動した位置に茎葉切断装置324を設定することができるので、茎葉部をいっそう適切な位置で切断することができ、作業能率が向上する。
上記構成では、茎葉切断刃312の傾斜角度は、保持ボルト314を緩めて切断伝動ギアケース310を回動操作して行うものであった。しかしながら、圃場が傾斜地にあり、しかも途中で傾斜角度が変化していると、作業者は茎葉切断刃312の傾斜角度を何度も変更する必要があり、作業者の費やす労力が増加するおそれがある。また、角度変化の度に作業を中断していると、作業能率が低下するおそれがある。
このため、茎葉切断刃312の傾斜角度が、圃場面に対して常に略水平姿勢となるようにすべく、次の構成が考えられる。
図15(a)で示すとおり、前記第2切断伝動ケース305に内装する第2中継伝動軸309の左右一側端部を、スライドフレーム313を貫通させて左右一側、即ち機体右側に突出させ、該第2中継伝動軸309の突出部に、上下方向に長いウェイトアーム325の基部を設ける。該ウェイトアーム325は、前記切断伝動ギアケース310の回動に連動して共に回動する構成とする。
そして、該ウェイトアーム325の端部には、圃場の傾斜に連動して前記切断伝動ギアケース310とウェイトアーム325を回動させると共に、前記茎葉切断刃312が圃場面と略水平となる姿勢で保持するバランスウェイト326を設ける。該バランスウェイト326は、鉄等の金属、あるいはゴム等の非金属といった、塊にすると相応の重量となり得る物質で構成する。
上記構成により、玉葱の引抜収穫作業を行う圃場が上り、または下り方向に傾斜していると、回動自在な切断伝動ギアケース310とウェイトアーム325がバランスウェイト326の重量によって回動し、バランスの安定する茎葉切断刃312が圃場面と略水平姿勢となる位置で停止するので、茎葉切断刃312の傾斜姿勢を圃場の傾斜に自動的に合わせることができ、茎葉部が斜めに切断されることが防止される。
これにより、切り残された茎葉部を玉葱から除去する作業が不要となり、作業者の労力が軽減される。また、玉葱の可食部が茎葉切断刃312によって切られ、収穫に適さなくなることを防止できるので、収穫量の減少が防止される。
さらに、圃場の傾斜角度が一定であるときは、茎葉切断刃312の傾斜角度はバランスウェイト326によって一定に保たれるので、茎葉部の切断位置がばらつくことが防止され、切り残した茎葉部を掴んで行う玉葱の拾い上げ作業や、切り残した茎葉部を引っ掛けて吊るす乾燥作業の能率が向上する。
上記構成のバランスウェイト326は、圃場によって必要な重量が異なるものであるので、例えば、該バランスウェイト326に螺旋孔を形成しておき、ウェイトアーム325の下端部に形成する螺子溝を切った軸部に捻じ込むことが可能な構成とすると、重量の異なるバランスウェイト326に容易に変更できるので、作業能率が向上すると共に、幅広い作業条件に適応可能となる。
なお、上記構成のバランスウェイト326は、図15(b)で示すように、各々螺旋孔に軸部を差し込み、複数個連結して重量を調節してもよい。
あるいは、図16で示すとおり、ウェイトアーム325を円筒形状とし、バランスウェイト326を、吊下部材326a等を介して吊り下げる構成としてもよい。該吊下部材6aは、ワイヤーや合成樹脂ロープをループ上にし、バランスウェイト326のフック部(図示省略)に巻回するものや、合成樹脂や布材で構成する袋の内部に、バランスウェイト326を収納するものとする。このとき、バランスウェイト326を複数個用いて、数の増減により重量を調節してもよい。
しかしながら、バランスウェイト326により、圃場面に適した傾斜角度に茎葉切断刃312の傾斜角度を自動調節させる機構を備える場合、次の問題が生じる可能性がある。例えば、圃場の凹凸を通過するときに茎葉切断刃312の傾斜角度が変化すると、茎葉部を切断するときの茎葉切断刃312の傾斜角度が茎葉部の切断に適さない角度となり、これにより茎葉部が斜めに切断され、茎葉部が玉葱の可食部に残ったり、玉葱の可食部が傷付蹴られたりすることが考えられる。
あるいは、畝端で旋回操作する際に機体を大きく傾斜させると、切断伝動ギアケース310や茎葉切断刃312が下方に急速に回動して圃場面にぶつかり、付着した土によって茎葉部の切断性能が低下することや、切断伝動ギアケース310や茎葉切断刃312、ひいては茎葉切断装置324が破損することが考えられる。
上記の問題を解消するには、急激に機体角度が変化しても切断伝動ギアケース310の回動速度は連動せず、ゆっくりと角度変化する構成とする必要がある。
このため、前記スライドフレーム313とウェイトアーム325の左右間に、正面視L字形状の受けロッド327を設け、該受けロッド327の下部の機体左右一側(機体右側)に向かって屈曲した部分とバランスウェイト326、またはウェイトアーム325を、規制スプリング328で連結する。該規制スプリング328は、バランスウェイト326、
またはウェイトアーム325を受けロッド327側に付勢する方向に装着し、バランスウェイト326の重量によって回動しようとするウェイトアーム325の回動にブレーキをかける構成とする。また、前記受けロッド327は、調節ノブボルト316の前後方向の摺動により茎葉切断装置324の上下位置を変更する際、切断伝動ギアケース310やウェイトアーム325と共に上下動する構成とする。
上記の構成により、圃場の凹凸や旋回操作時に機体が大きく傾斜しても、規制スプリング328の付勢力が切断伝動ギアケース310及びウェイトアーム325の回動を規制するので、凹凸の通過時に茎葉切断刃312の傾斜姿勢が変化しにくくなり、茎葉部が玉葱の可食部に切り残されることや、可食部が傷付けられることが防止される。
また、旋回操作時に切断ギアケース310や茎葉切断刃312が圃場面、特に畝端にぶつかることを防止できるので、土の付着により茎葉部が切断されなくなることや、茎葉切断装置324の破損が防止される。
なお、規制スプリング328を設けていても、切断伝動ギアケース310やウェイトアーム325はバランスウェイト326の重量に対応する位置までは回動するので、茎葉切断刃312の傾斜角度を圃場の傾斜角度に適した角度とすることはできるので、茎葉部の切断位置がいっそう適切になる。
また、図2に示すとおり、右側(機体左右一側)の肩揃え従動プーリ46Rを、左側(機体左右他側)の肩揃え従動プーリ46Lよりも機体前側位置に配置すると共に、左右の上部肩揃えフレーム44,44に、左側の肩揃え従動プーリ46L側に茎葉部を案内するガイドバー52を各々設ける。さらに、左側の肩揃え従動プーリ46Lには、突起を備える円盤部材、所謂スターホイルを装着し、この突起で茎葉部を機体左外側に案内する構成とする。
上記構成により、切断された茎葉部を肩揃え装置51の搬送終端部で挟持状態から開放したあと、左側の肩揃えベルト50と左右のガイドバー52,52によって茎葉部を機体左側に案内することができるので、茎葉部の排出方向が一定になり、茎葉部を圃場から回収する際の作業が容易になる。
また、機体左側に茎葉部が集中して排出されることにより、機体右側の未収穫の玉葱に茎葉部が落下することを防止できるので、収穫作業を行う玉葱の上に乗った茎葉部が玉葱の収穫作業を妨害することが防止され、作業能率が向上する。
そして、図1から図4、及び図17、図18で示すとおり、前記左右の上部肩揃えフレーム44,44の機体後側に、前後方向の長孔44aを各々形成し、左右一側の上部肩揃えフレーム44には、前記右側の肩揃え従動プーリ46Rから駆動力を得て機体後方に伝達する案内ベベルギアケース330を、該長孔44aに沿って前後方向に移動可能に装着する。そして、該案内ベベルギアケース330の後部で且つ左右一側(機体右側)には、上下方向に長い案内支持フレーム331を、機体下側ほど左右一側に向かう傾斜姿勢で配置する。また、該案内支持フレーム331は、案内ベベルギアケース330から突出する出力軸330aを支点として機体前後方向に回動自在に設け、圃場面に対して略垂直となる姿勢から、圃場面と略水平となる姿勢まで、側面視で約90度に亘って回動するものとする。上記の90度の範囲内であれば、案内支持フレーム331はボルトとナット等の固定部材(図示省略)により、どの位置にでも設定することができるものとする。
なお、前記長孔44aは前後方向に形成するが、この長孔44aを貫通する固定部材の径よりも多少左右方向に幅を広く形成し、固定部材を緩めると左右方向にも移動可能となる構成とする。
前記案内支持フレーム331の上部には、前記出力軸330aに装着する案内駆動プーリ332を案内支持フレーム331と同じ傾斜姿勢で配置し、案内支持フレーム331の下部には、下部支持軸333aに回転自在に装着する案内従動プーリ333を配置する。そして、該案内駆動プーリ332と案内従動プーリ333に、玉葱を圃場面に案内する案内搬送ベルト334を無端状に巻回する。該案内搬送ベルト334は、表面に凹凸の無い、
例えば丸ベルトを用いると、茎葉部の引っ掛かりが生じにくく、搬送終端部で確実に玉葱を排出することができる。
これにより、肩揃え装置51の後端部から排出される玉葱を、圃場面、即ち下方に向かって案内する案内装置335が形成される。
該案内装置335の搬送始端部、即ち上端部は、肩揃え装置51の搬送終端部に臨ませており、茎葉切断装置324によって切断された後、玉葱に残る短い茎葉部が接触する配置構成としている。
なお、玉葱の茎葉部の切断は、茎葉部と可食部の境目ではなく、可食部に多少茎葉部が残る位置で行う。茎葉部と可食部の境目を切断すると、可食部内に菌やウィルスが侵入しやすくなり、その部分から腐る恐れがあるので、多少の切り残しは必要である。茎葉部の切り残しが問題になるのは、最低限残す必要がある茎葉部よりも上方の茎葉部が残る場合である。
さらに、前記左右他側の上部肩揃えフレーム44の下面には、案内受けプレート336を固定部材(図示省略)を介して前記長孔44aに沿って前後方向に移動自在に設け、該案内受けプレート336に、前後の茎葉受けロッド337f,337rの基部を前後方向に間隔を空けて配置する。該前後の茎葉受けロッド337f,337rは、基部側が左右他側から左右一側に向かい、途中で屈曲して機体後方で且つ機体下方に向かう、平面視への字形状の部材である。
該前後の茎葉受けロッド337f,337rの端部側は、前記案内装置335の左右両側に略密着する状態で臨んでおり、案内装置335の搬送終端部である下端部まで続いている。
これにより、肩揃え装置51から玉葱が排出される際、玉葱の茎葉部は案内装置335と茎葉受けロッド337f,337rに挟持されて、圃場面近傍まで案内されて排出される。
上記の構成としたことにより、肩揃え装置51から排出される玉葱を、案内装置335で機体下方に案内することができるので、圃場に排出される玉葱の間隔が一定に揃いやすくなり、圃場で玉葱を天日乾燥させる際、乾燥時間が短縮される。
また、先に圃場に排出された玉葱に、後から排出される玉葱がぶつかりにくくなるので、接触の衝撃で玉葱が傷付くことを防止でき、玉葱の商品価値が向上する。
そして、案内支持フレーム331が前後方向に回動可能に設けられていることにより、案内装置335の傾斜角度を変更することができるので、案内装置335の下端部から圃場までの距離や、収穫する玉葱の可食部の径(玉葱のサイズ)などに合わせて適切な位置で玉葱の案内搬送を終了することができる。
これにより、圃場までの落下距離が長く、落下の衝撃で玉葱が傷付くことや、圃場までの距離が短く、案内装置335によって圃場に押し込まれることにより玉葱が傷付くことを防止できるので、玉葱の商品価値が向上する。
また、圃場に排出される玉葱の間隔が一定に揃いやすくなり、圃場で玉葱を天日乾燥させる際、乾燥時間が短縮される。
さらに、案内装置335を圃場面と略水平姿勢となる位置に移動させると、機体下部と圃場面との距離を十分に確保することができるので、案内装置335が圃場面に接触して破損することが防止される。
そして、案内装置335が左右一側に向かって下方傾斜する姿勢で設けられていることにより、圃場に玉葱を排出する際、玉葱の茎葉部と根部が圃場面、即ち土に接触しにくい姿勢とすることができるので、玉葱を圃場で天日乾燥する際に、茎葉部の切断位置から土中の菌やウィルスが入り込むことが防止され、玉葱が腐って商品価値を失うことが防止される。
さらに、土に触れた根部が再生し、養分を消費して玉葱の品質を低下させることや、根部が土中に張り、回収作業時に回収し損なう玉葱が発生することが防止される。
また、案内装置335に駆動力を供給する案内ベベルギアケース330と、前後の茎葉受けロッド337f,337rを支持する案内受けプレート336が、各々左右方向に移動可能に設けられていることにより、切り残す茎葉部の長さや、玉葱の可食部の径(玉葱のサイズ)、あるいは畝の端部と玉葱の植生位置の間隔に合わせて、案内装置335と前後の茎葉受けロッド337f,337rによる挟持搬送開始位置や、圃場への排出位置を調節することができるので、圃場に排出される玉葱の間隔を一定に揃えやすくなり、乾燥に要する時間の短縮や、傷付きの防止効果が向上する。
加えて、圃場に排出した玉葱が畝溝に落下することを防止できるので、左右の駆動輪84L,84Rが玉葱を潰してしまい、玉葱の収穫量が減少することが防止される。さらに、
左右の駆動輪84L,84Rで玉葱を踏まないよう、移動前に畝溝から畝上に玉葱を移動させる作業が不要となるので、玉葱の引抜収穫作業が中断される時間が短くなり、作業能率が向上すると共に、拾い上げ作業に要する作業者の労力が軽減される。
さらに、長孔44aの左右幅が、長孔44aを貫通する固定部材の径よりも広く形成されていることにより、案内ベベルギアケース330と案内受けプレート336を左右方向にも移動させることができるので、玉葱の排出位置を前後方向にも設定することができ、様々な作業条件に対応可能な構成となる。
また、案内ベベルギアケース330と案内受けプレート336を、各々二本の固定部材で取り付ける場合、例えば、一方の固定部材は緩めず、他方の固定部材を緩めると、案内ベベルギアケース330と案内受けプレート336を緩めていない側の固定部材を支点として前後回動させることができるので、玉葱の排出位置をさらに細かく変更することができ、より多様な作業条件に対応可能な構成となる。
なお、案内ベベルギアケース330と案内受けプレート336は、ボルトとナット等の固定部材(図示省略)で移動可能状態と移動不能状態を切り替える構成であり、比較的容易に切替操作が可能な構成である。しかしながら、前後の茎葉受けロッド337f,337rは、案内装置335の左右両側の略接触する位置に配置されているので、案内装置335と前後の茎葉受けロッド337f,337rの両方を左右移動可能な状態にする必要がある。
この作業に要する時間をさらに短縮すべく、案内受けプレート336には固定部材を設けず左右摺動自在とし、案内装置335を移動可能状態にして左右移動させると、前後の茎葉受けロッド337f,337rが連動して左右移動する構成としてもよい。
この構成により、案内ベベルギアケース330を移動可能状態にするだけで、玉葱の圃場への排出位置の調節を行えるので、調節作業に要する時間が短縮され、作業能率が向上する。
上記の案内装置335で排出される玉葱は、収穫前に植生していた畝上に落下し、収穫作業後、または天日乾燥後に回収される。しかしながら、正常な玉葱は球状であることにより、排出された際に畝上を転がり、左右の駆動輪84L,84Rやゲージ輪73、及び玉葱の回収作業を行うトラクタ等の作業機の走行装置が通過する畝溝に落下することがある。また、一つの畝に3条または4条の玉葱が植え付けられている畝において、1,2条目の玉葱を収穫する際に、排出される玉葱が、未収穫側、即ち3,4条目の玉葱の植生する側に移動することがある。
畝溝に玉葱が落ちていると、作業者は玉葱の収穫作業や回収作業を行う前に、畝溝内の玉葱を畝上に拾い上げる作業が必要になるので、作業能率が低下すると共に、作業者の労力が増大する問題がある。
そして、畝溝に玉葱が落ちていることに作業者が気付かず、左右の駆動輪84L,84Rやゲージ輪73、またはトラクタ等の作業機の走行装置が玉葱を踏み潰し、商品価値を失わせてしまうので、収穫量が減少する問題がある。
また、未収穫側の畝上に玉葱が転がり落ちると、縦引起し装置64や横引起し装置41、引抜搬送装置19による茎葉部の引起しや挟持引抜搬送を畝上に転がる玉葱が妨げるので、玉葱の抜き残しが発生して作業者が手作業で玉葱を引き抜く必要が生じ、作業者の労力が増大する問題がある。
さらに、縦引起し装置64や横引起し装置41、引抜搬送装置19が転がっている玉葱に接触し、玉葱を傷付け、商品価値を低下させてしまう問題がある。
上記の問題を解決すべく、図1及び図4で示すとおり、前記機体フレーム1の下部側で、且つ左右の肩揃えベルト50,50の左右両側部に、支持ステー130を各々設ける。そして、該左右の支持ステー130,130に、前記肩揃え装置51の搬送経路中央部に向かって下方傾斜する屈曲部を形成した調節支持板131を各々設ける。該左右の調節支持板131,131には左右方向の長孔(図示省略)を形成し、この長孔にはノブボルト133等の装着部材を、保持力を緩めたときには摺動自在に設ける。
さらに、作業時にゲージ輪73や駆動輪84Rが通過する、畝溝に近い左側の調節支持板131に、玉葱が畝溝に転がることを防止する第1ガイドプレート134を、前記ノブボルト133を介して左右方向に摺動自在に設ける。該第1ガイドプレート134は、調節支持板131に沿って左側に摺動させると畝の上面に接触し、右側に摺動させると下部側が土中に潜り込む上下長さとする。
一方、畝の左右方向中央部に近い右側の調節支持板131に、引き抜き収穫した玉葱が、次工程の引き抜き収穫作業位置に移動することを防止する第2ガイドプレート135を、前記ノブボルト133を介して左右方向に摺動自在に設ける。該第2ガイドプレート135は、調節支持板131に沿って右側に摺動させると畝の上面よりも上方に離間し、左側に摺動させると下部側が畝の上面に接触する上下長さとする。
そして、左右の第1ガイドプレート134,第2ガイドプレート135の前側下部に、側面視において、機体前側から後側に向かう前下がり傾斜の第1切欠部134c及び第2切欠部135cを形成する。該第2切欠部135cを形成する第2ガイドプレート135の前側端部は、第1切欠部134cを形成する第1ガイドプレート134の前側端部よりも機体後側に形成する。玉葱一つ分に相当する、100〜150mm程度機体後側位置に形成すると、第2ガイドプレート135が玉葱を引抜搬送装置19の引抜搬送域に移動することを妨げることが無く、確実に玉葱の引き抜き収穫が行え、作業能率が向上する。
上記の構成により、第1ガイドプレート134と第2ガイドプレート135は、正面(背面)視において、機体上側ほど左右間隔が広くなるので、左右間隔が最も狭い箇所を2個の玉葱が左右方向に並んで通過する際、間隔部に詰まって機体後方に移動されなくなり、作業を中断して詰まりを解消する必要が無く、作業能率が向上する。
前記第1ガイドプレート134と第2ガイドプレート135の下端部の左右間隔は、標準的なサイズの玉葱2個分に相当する、200〜300mm程度とするとよい。
また、第1ガイドプレート134と第2ガイドプレート135は、各々ゴム等の、強い力がかかると弾性変形し得る材質で構成すると、破損が生じにくく長持ちする。
上記の構成により、肩揃え装置51で切断位置を揃えられ、茎葉切断刃312で茎葉部を切断され、案内装置56によって畝上に排出案内される玉葱は、第1ガイドプレート134と第2ガイドプレート135によって、引抜収穫される前に植生していた、収穫作業の終わった状態の畝上に載置されることになる。これにより、玉葱が畝溝や収穫作業が行われていない側に転がることが防止される。
従って、畝溝に落ちた玉葱を拾い集める作業が必要なくなり、次の玉葱の収穫作業や、畝上の玉葱の回収作業を必要なときに行うことができるので、作業能率が向上すると共に、作業者の費やす労力が軽減される。
そして、畝溝内に玉葱が無いことにより、左右の駆動輪84L,84Rやゲージ輪73、またはトラクタ等の作業機の走行装置が玉葱を踏み潰すことがなく、玉葱の収穫量が減ることが防止される。
また、玉葱が収穫作業を行っていない側に転がることを防止できるので、縦引起し装置64や横引起し装置41、引抜搬送装置19による玉葱の引抜収穫作業が妨げられることがなく、作業能率が向上する。
さらに、縦引起し装置64、横引起し装置41及び引抜搬送装置19が、転がっている玉葱を打撃、または圧迫して傷付けることを防止できるので、玉葱の商品価値が維持される。
そして、第1ガイドプレート134の上下長さを、下端部が畝上に接触する長さとしたことにより、サイズの小さい玉葱が畝溝に移動する隙間が無くなるので、玉葱が畝溝に落ちることが確実に防止される。
また、第1ガイドプレート134の前後長さを、第1ガイドプレート134の後端部が分岐伝動ケース6の下方に位置する長さとしたことにより、機体を前進走行させていても、案内装置335から排出されて後方に向かって転がる玉葱を第1ガイドプレート134で受けて、畝溝に落下することを防止できるので、玉葱を拾う作業が不要となり、作業者の労力の軽減や作業能率の向上、収穫量の減少の防止が図られる。
さらに、第1ガイドプレート134の後端部に左右他側に向かう屈曲案内部133aを形成すると共に、第2ガイドプレート134の後端部を案内装置56の搬送方向上手側までとしたことにより、サイズの大きい玉葱が並んだ際、第2ガイドプレート134の後端部から玉葱が側方に移動することができるので、第1ガイドプレート134と第2ガイドプレート135との間に玉葱が詰まることが防止される。
これにより、玉葱が引き摺られ、圃場面との摩擦抵抗で傷付くことを防止できるので、玉葱の商品価値が維持される。
また、畝上に排出された玉葱が密集しにくくなるので、天日乾燥させる際には風通しや日当たりが良くなるので、乾燥に要する期間が短縮される。
そして、図1及び図2で示すとおり、前記分岐伝動ケース6の左右一側に第2分岐伝動ケース6aを設け、該第2分岐伝動ケース6aの前部から機体前方に向かって引起し出力軸58を設け、該引起し出力軸58の前端部に駆動力を左右他側から左右一側に向かう方向に変更するベベルケース59aを装着する。該ベベルケース59aの内部には、一対のベベルギア(図示省略)が内装されており、この一対のベベルギアを介して出力ケース内の引起し出力軸58の駆動力を縦引起し伝動軸59に伝達する。そして、該縦引起し伝動軸59の左右一側端部と左右他側端部と左右方向の略中央部に縦引起し駆動プーリ60,60,60を各々装着し、該縦引起し駆動プーリ60,60,60の左右両側を覆う縦引起しカバー61,61,61を後上がり傾斜姿勢で且つ上下回動自在に装着する。また、該縦引起しカバー61,61,61の下端部に縦引起し従動プーリ62,62,62を各々設け、該縦引起し駆動プーリ60,60,60と縦引起し従動プーリ62,62,62に圃場に倒伏している玉葱の茎葉部を引き起こす縦引起しラグ63a…を複数設けた縦引起しベルト63,63,63を巻回して、縦引起し装置64を構成する。
なお、前記縦引起し装置64の後上がり傾斜角度は、前記横引起し装置41の後上がり傾斜角度と略同じ傾斜角度とする。これにより、縦引起し装置64が引き起こした茎葉部が縦引起しラグ63a…から離れるタイミングで横引き起こし装置41の横引起しラグ39a…に引き継がれるので、茎葉部を確実に引き起こして引抜搬送装置19の搬送始端部に案内でき、玉葱の収穫作業能率の向上が図られる。
また、畝溝に近い左側(機体左右他側)の端部においては、縦引起し従動プーリ62を、他の位置の縦引起し従動プーリ62よりも機体前側に配置し、縦引起しラグ63a…の引起し作用位置が機体前側に位置する構成とする。これにより、畝と畝溝の境目に垂れ下がっている茎葉部を早めに引き起こすことができるので、茎葉部を掴み損ない、玉葱を引抜収穫し損なうことが防止される。
そして、右側と左右中央の縦引起しカバー61,61の前側下部に、縦引起しラグ63a…の茎葉部の持ち上げを補助する第1補助引起しバー65を各々設ける。該第1補助引起しバー65,65は、縦引起しラグ63a…を避ける屈曲部を形成したZ字形状とする。
また、中央の第1補助引起しバー65には、該中央の補助引起しバー65の基部とは反対側に延出された延長引起しバー65aが設けられ、2つの玉葱の茎葉部がどのように圃場面に垂れ下がっていても、引き起こしが可能な構成とする。
一方、左側の立て引起しカバー61には、前記第1補助引起しバー65,65よりも前後方向に長い、第2補助引起しバー66を直線状に設け、畝と畝溝の境目に垂れ下がる茎葉部が、補助引起しラグ63a…で持ち上げやすい状態とされる構成とする。
また、前記縦引起し伝動軸59の左側(機体左右他側)端部には、畝の上面から畝溝に向かう、畝の法面に沿って垂れ下がっている茎葉部を引き起こす、畝溝引起し装置69を設ける。該畝溝引起し装置69を構成する畝溝引起しベルト68には、等間隔に「へ」の字形状に屈曲した畝溝引起しラグ68a…を設け、畝の法面に折り重なるように垂れ下がっている茎葉部を、確実に引き上げる構成とする。
なお、図1及び図2に示すとおり、前記畝溝引起しラグ68a…が最も機体前側に突出する位相にあるとき、縦引起しラグ63a…の前端部より機体前側に突出すると共に、前記第1補助引起しバー65及び第2補助引起しバー66の前端部よりは機体後側に位置するものとする。
また、前記第1補助引起しバー65及び第2補助引起しバー66の前端部には、円筒の先端部が球面になっている保護カバーを設けると、茎葉部が接触した際にちぎれることが無く、茎葉部の引き起こしが確実に行える。
これにより、法面に垂れ下がる茎葉部を先行して掻き上げて、機体左側の縦引起し装置63に茎葉部を引き継がせることができ、茎葉部を掴み損ない、玉葱が圃場に残されることが防止される。
さらに、前記縦引起し伝動軸59の左側端部にゲージ輪昇降ケース70を設け、該ゲージ輪昇降ケース70の下部に上部アーム71を設け、該上部アーム71にゲージ輪73を回転自在に装着する下部アーム72を上下動自在に設ける。また、前記駆動ケース4側に固定プレート75を設け、該固定プレート75と前記ゲージ輪昇降ケース70の後部の間に、ゲージ輪昇降ケース70内のベベルギア機構(図示省略)を回転させるゲージ輪昇降ロッド76を設け、該ゲージ輪昇降ロッド76を回転させることにより、前記下部アーム72を上下動させるゲージ輪調節ハンドル77を設ける。
上記構成としたことにより、畝溝に垂れ下がっている収穫畝上の玉葱の茎葉部をゲージ輪73が踏み付ける前に引き起こすことにより、縦引起し装置64や横引起し装置41が確実に玉葱の茎葉部を引き起こすことができるので、引き起こされた茎葉部を引抜搬送装置19で挟持して土中から引き抜くことができ、作業者が手作業で残された玉葱を引き抜く作業が不要となり、作業者の労力が軽減される。
また、収穫畝上の玉葱の茎葉部と隣接畝上の玉葱の茎葉部が畝溝に垂れ下がって絡み合っていても、茎葉部同士を持ち上げて絡み合いを解くことができるので、隣接条の玉葱を半端に引き上げることが防止され、引抜搬送装置19で確実に玉葱を引き抜くことが可能になる。
そして、ゲージ輪調節ハンドル77を操作してゲージ輪73を設けた下部アーム72を上昇または下降させることにより、横引起し装置41や引抜搬送装置19の作用位置を玉葱の生育状態や畝の高さに合わせて変更することができるので、茎葉部の引き起こしや引抜搬送が確実に行われ、作業能率が向上する。
次に、本機の走行伝動系の構成を示す。
図2及び図4に示すとおり、前記駆動ケース4の左側(機体左右他側)に左側出力軸78Lを設け、該左側出力軸78Lに走行駆動スプロケット79を装着し、該走行駆動スプロケット79を左側の走行伝動ケース80Lの上端側に内装する。そして、該左側の走行伝動ケース80Lを後上がり傾斜姿勢とし、機体前側に位置する左側の走行伝動ケース80Lの下端側に走行従動スプロケット81を回転自在に内装し、該走行駆動スプロケット79と走行従動スプロケット81に走行伝動チェーン82を巻回する。
なお、走行伝動チェーン82の巻回域内にテンションスプロケットを設けたり、負荷がかかると走行伝動チェーン82から退避したりして、駆動を停止させて破損を防止するクラッチ機構を設けてもよい。
また、前記走行従動スプロケット81に車軸83を装着し、該車軸83に左側の駆動輪84Lを設ける。
そして、図1から図4に示すとおり、前記分岐伝動ケース6の右側(機体左右一側)端部に、右側出力軸78Rを左右方向に摺動自在に設け、該右側出力軸78Rに走行駆動スプロケット79を装着し、該走行駆動スプロケット79を右側の走行伝動ケース80Rの上部に内装する。このとき、前記右側出力軸78Rを装着するための走行伝動ケース80Rの取付孔部は、右側出力軸78Rの径よりも僅かに大径とし、右側出力軸78Rが僅かに上下及び前後方向に移動できる構成とする。
また、該右側走行伝動ケース80Rを後上がり傾斜姿勢で配置し、機体前側に位置する右側走行伝動ケース80Rの下端側に走行従動スプロケット81を回転自在に内装し、該走行駆動スプロケット79と走行従動スプロケット81に走行伝動チェーン82を巻回する。また、前記走行従動スプロケット81に車軸83を装着し、該車軸83に右側の駆動輪84Rを設ける。
さらに、前記右側出力軸78Rよりも機体前側で、且つ前記分岐伝動ケース6と右側の走行伝動ケース80Rの間に、右側の走行伝動ケース80Rを左右方向に移動させ、左右の駆動輪84L,84Rの左右間隔、所謂トレッドを調節する調節シリンダ89を、機体左右方向に伸縮自在に設ける。そして、該調節シリンダ89よりも機体前側に、前記調節シリンダ89の伸縮によって右側出力軸78Rと共に左右方向に摺動する、摺動ガイド90を機体フレーム1に設ける。また、該摺動ガイド90と右側出力軸78を連結プレート91で連結し、該連結プレート91に形成したU字型の溝部91uに、調節シリンダ89を伸縮自在に臨ませる構成とする。これにより、トレッド調節機構95が構成される。
なお、図2及び図3に示すとおり、該調節シリンダ89の固定側の基部、即ち機体左側端部は、回動ピン89aによって取り付け、該調節シリンダ89の端部側、即ち機体右側が上下方向に回動自在となる構成とする。
該調節シリンダ89を伸縮させる作動油を供給する油圧バルブ92は、前記ミッションケース3の上部で、且つ機体左右方向中央寄りに配置する。該油圧バルブ92には、リリーフバルブ92rを内装し、油圧回路に高負荷がかかると作動油をリリーフバルブ92rからオイルタンク92tに解放し、過負荷による破損の発生を防止する構造とする。このとき、図5に示すとおり、油圧バルブ92から調節シリンダ89への作動油のやり取りを行う送油ホース93も、溝部91uを通過させる構成とする。
なお、上記の調節シリンダ89を電動式とし、この電動式の調節シリンダ89と電源(バッテリ)の間に、負荷による温度上昇によって変形するバイメタルによるスイッチを設け、負荷による過熱状態になると調節シリンダ89の伸縮が停止する構成としてもよい。
さらに、前記調節シリンダ89を伸縮操作するトレッド調節レバー94を、前記油圧バルブ92に左右方向に回動自在に設ける。該トレッド調節レバー94は、機体後方で且つ上方に向かって屈曲する「へ」の字形状であり、機体の後方に立つ作業者の近くに端部のグリップ部が位置する構成とする。
前記トレッド調節レバー94の下方には、図1から図3に示すとおり、前記エンジン2が外気を吸入するエアクリーナ2pが位置すると共に、該エンジン2の排気を放出するマフラ(図示省略)からは大きく離間する配置構成とする。
上記の構成では、調節シリンダ89を伸縮させて左右の駆動輪84L,84Rの左右間隔、所謂トレッドの変更を行う構成としたことにより、走行速度や前後進に関係なくトレッド調節機構95を作動させてトレッド調節を行なうことができるので、畝幅が変化するたびに引抜収穫作業を中断して機体を前後進させる必要がなくなり、作業能率の向上や作業者の労力の軽減が図られる。
また、畝幅に合わせてトレッドを変更することができるので、畝幅の異なる圃場で作業をするときに右側駆動輪84Rが畝上を移動することがなく、安定した姿勢で玉葱の引抜収穫作業を行うことができ、作業能率が向上する。
そして、機体を軽トラック等の荷台に積み込むときや、倉庫等に収容する際には、トレッドを限界まで狭くすることにより、機体の左右幅を短くすることができるので、機体の積み込み作業や収納作業が能率よく行える。
さらに、調節シリンダ89の後方に右側伝動軸78Rを設けると共に、調節シリンダ89の前方に摺動ガイド90を設けたことにより、右側の駆動輪84Rの接地や走行によって生じる負荷を分散させることができるので、調節シリンダ89が歪んだり捩れたりして破損することや、伸縮範囲が小さくなり、トレッド調節幅が制限されることが防止される。
これに加えて、右側の走行伝動ケース80Rを左右方向に移動させる際、複数個所を機体外側に押す、または機体内側に引く構成となるので、右側の走行伝動ケース80Rは姿勢を変更されることなく移動でき、右側の駆動輪84Rの向きが微細にずれて機体の進行方向が乱れることが防止され、走行性や作物の収穫作業能率が低下することが防止される。
また、走行伝動ケース80Rの取付孔部の径を、右側伝動軸78Rの径よりも僅かに大径としたことにより、圃場の凹凸等により右側の駆動輪84Rが上下動した際、右側伝動軸78Rが上下及び前後方向に移動することができるので、負荷によって右側伝動軸78Rが破損することが防止される。
そして、調節シリンダ89の固定側の取付基部を、回動ピン89aを介して設けたことにより、圃場の凹凸等により右側の駆動輪84Rが上下動しても、調節シリンダ89は右側の駆動輪84Rの上下動に追従して上下回動するので、トレッドの調節が必要なときに調節シリンダ89が伸縮可能となり、右側の駆動輪84Rの上下位置を変更する必要がなく、作業能率が向上する。
さらに、右側出力軸78と摺動ガイド90を連結プレート91で連結したことにより、右側出力軸78と摺動ガイド90が連動して摺動するので、右側の走行伝動ケース80Rや駆動輪84Rが傾斜姿勢になることが防止され、任意のトレッドが設定できると共に、走行性能が安定する。
また、油圧バルブ92に、作動油をオイルタンク92tに移動させて減圧するリリーフバルブ92rを設けたことにより、走行停止中にトレッド調節レバー94を誤操作してトレッド調節機構95が作動しても、油圧バルブ92内の圧力が高くなるとリリーフバルブ92rが作動油をオイルタンク92tに還流させ、調節シリンダ89の伸縮を停止させることができるので、トレッド調節機構95が過負荷により破損することが防止される。
走行停止中に右側の駆動輪84Rを機体側方に摺動させると、強い接地抵抗が生じるので、調節シリンダ89や右側出力軸78に過負荷がかかり、誤操作等によりトレッド調節機構95が作動したことに気付かないと破損してしまう問題があるが、本構成では過負荷がかかる前に調節シリンダ89の伸縮が自動停止するので、問題の発生が防止される。
そして、調節シリンダ89を最大限まで伸ばしたとき、あるいは最小限まで縮めたときにトレッド調節レバー94が操作され続け、過負荷が生じる状態になると、リリーフバルブ92rから作動油がオイルタンク92tに還流されるので、自動的に調節シリンダ89の伸縮操作が終了され、トレッド調節機構95の破損が防止される。
また、調節シリンダ89と作動油が移動する送油ホース93を、連結プレート91の溝部91u内に配置したことにより、送油ホース93を調節シリンダ89から抜き取るだけで外すことができるので、メンテナンス作業時に着脱する部材が減り、メンテナンス性が向上する。
そして、トレッド調節レバー94を機体後方で且つ上方に向かって屈曲する形状としたことにより、機体後方で操縦作業をする作業者がトレッド調節レバー94を操作しやすくなるので、作業者の労力が軽減されると共に、操作性が向上する。
さらに、トレッド調節レバー94を、エアクリーナ2pの上方で、該且つマフラからは左右方向に離間した位置に配置することにより、作業者がマフラから排出される高温の排気ガスに晒されることがなく、作業の快適性が向上する。
次に、排出される茎葉部、所謂排葉を畝溝方向に案内する、排葉案内に関する構成について説明する。
図9及び図10で示すとおり、前記引抜搬送装置19の後方下部に、分岐伝動ケース6の上方、エンジン2やミッションケース3の前方及び上方を覆う排葉カバー200を設ける。該排葉カバー200は、前記左右のハンドル支持フレーム7,7の傾斜部に沿わせると共に、排葉カバー200の前端部側が排葉ガイドプレート20の排葉案内作用域よりも機体前側に位置するように配置する。
そして、該排葉カバー200の機体左側端部に、前記排葉ガイドプレート20と左側の引抜搬送ベルト17に案内されてきた茎葉部を機体左側の外側、より具体的に言うと、前記左側の走行伝動ケース80Lと左側の駆動輪84Lの左右間に案内して排出する、排葉シュータ201の基部側を着脱自在に設ける。該排葉シュータ201は、前記左側の走行伝動ケース80Lの上部及び機体外側部を覆うべく、機体左外側に突出した後、機体下方に向かって折り曲げる。
このとき、図9で示すとおり、該排葉シュータ201の下端部は、左側の走行伝動ケース80Lのうち、前記車軸83の上部に位置するものとし、この位置でスプリングやゴムバンド等の弾性連結部材203を介して左側の走行伝動ケース80Lに取り付ける。このとき、該弾性連結部材203は、排葉シュータ201を下方に向かって付勢し、常に排葉シュータ201を張り状態で保持するものとする。
なお、該排葉シュータ201を排葉カバー200に取り付けるときは、排葉シュータ201が排葉カバー200よりも下側に位置する構成とすると、排出案内される茎葉部が排葉カバー200と排葉シュータ201の間に引っ掛かりにくくなるので、能率よく排葉作業を行うことができる。
上記の排葉シュータ201は、ポリ塩化ビニル等の軟質で且つ表面の滑らかな合成樹脂で構成すると、茎葉部の排出案内時に引っ掛かることを防止できると共に、左側の駆動輪84Lと走行伝動ケース80Lの左右間に収まる配置としやすくなる。加えて、走行伝動ケース80Lを上下回動させる際、排葉シュータ201の下端部は走行伝動ケース80Lの上下回動に連動して上下方向に移動するので、排葉シュータ201の着脱作業が不要であると共に、排葉シュータ201の破損が防止される。
また、前記排葉シュータ201の基部側の被覆範囲は、前記排葉ガイドプレート20の排葉搬送作用域よりも機体内側で、且つ左側の走行伝動ケース80Lの前側までとする。これに加えて、排葉シュータ201の前端側を機体外側から機体内側に向かって傾斜させておき、茎葉部の圃場への落下位置を、左側の駆動輪84Lの走行位置よりも機体内側の畝溝内とする。
さらに、図9及び図10で示すとおり、前記左側の駆動輪84Lの機体内側に、左側の駆動輪84Lへの茎葉部の移動を規制する、左側の駆動輪84Lと同径、または小径のホイールカバー202を着脱自在に設ける。該ホイールカバー202は、前記車軸83に装着し、左側の駆動輪84Lと共に回転する配置とすると共に、外周縁部から車軸83に向かうほど左右幅が厚くなるものとする。このとき、平面視及び正背面視では、ホイールカバー202には法面が形成される。
なお、前記排葉カバー200やホイールカバー202は、茎葉部に付着した水や、茎葉部の傷から生じる汁による腐食を防止すべく、ステンレス鋼材や合成樹脂等の防食性の強い素材で構成したり、金属板の表面をゴムや合成樹脂等の防食性の強い素材でコーティングしたりすると、耐久性が向上する。
上記の構成としたことにより、引抜搬送装置19から排出される茎葉部が排葉ガイドプレート20によって機体左側に排出案内されなくても、茎葉部は排葉カバー200上に載置されるので、排出された茎葉部が機体の各所に引っ掛かることが防止され、茎葉部の除去作業に要する時間と労力が軽減される。
また、排葉シュータ201を排葉カバー200の機体左側端部に設け、この排葉シュータ201の下端部を左側の走行伝動ケース80Lと駆動輪84Lの左右間に臨ませたことにより、茎葉部を畝溝に案内することができるので、排出された茎葉部が未収穫の玉葱の茎葉部の挟持を妨げることが防止され、玉葱が圃場に抜き残されることが防止され、手作業で玉葱を引抜収穫する時間と労力が軽減される。
あるいは、引抜収穫後、乾燥のために畝上に放置している玉葱の上に茎葉部が乗ることを防止できるので、玉葱が天日や風によって乾燥する時間が短縮される。
そして、排葉シュータ201が、排葉ガイドプレート20の排葉搬送作用域よりも機体内側を被覆することにより、左側の引抜搬送ベルト17と排葉ガイドプレート20によって案内される茎葉部がいつ落下しても排葉シュータ201で引き継ぐことができるので、機体上に茎葉部が残ることが防止され、除去作業に要する時間と労力が軽減される。
さらに、排葉シュータ201が左側の走行伝動ケース80Lの上方及び機体外側を覆うことにより、左側の走行伝動ケース80L、特に車軸83に茎葉部が絡み付くことを防止できるので、茎葉部の除去作業がいっそう不要となり、作業能率の向上や労力の軽減が図られる。
また、排葉シュータ201の下部と左側の走行伝動ケース80Lを弾性連結部材203で連結し、排葉シュータ201を下方に付勢することにより、排葉シュータ201が風等で捲れたり、弛んだりすることによって茎葉部が進入する空間部が生じることを防止できるので、茎葉部の絡み付きの発生が防止され、作業能率の向上や労力の軽減が図られる。
そして、左側の駆動輪84Lの機体内側にホイールカバー202を設けたことにより、排葉シュータ201から排出される茎葉部が左側の駆動輪84Lに接触して絡み付くことを防止できるので、茎葉部の絡み付きの発生が防止され、作業能率の向上や労力の軽減が図られる。
これに加えて、ホイールカバー202を車軸83に近付くほど厚みが増す構造としたことにより、茎葉部がホイールカバー202に絡み付いても、径の変化により茎葉部が外れやすく、茎葉部の除去作業に要する労力が抑えられる。
さらに、排葉シュータ201の前端側を機体外側から機体内側に向かって傾斜させ、茎葉部を畝溝内で且つ左側の駆動輪84Lに踏み付けられにくい位置に排出することができるので、左側の駆動輪84Lが茎葉部を踏むことによってスリップすることが防止され、走行姿勢や玉葱の引き抜き収穫姿勢が安定する。
以下において、本件玉葱収穫機の、別構成例について説明する。
図19で示すように、前記案内受けプレート336に、前後の挟持案内フレーム338f,338rを、平面視で左右他側(機体左側)から左右一側(機体右側)に向かう姿勢で設け、該挟持案内フレーム338f,338rの後側端部を、案内装置335の直前の左右両側に臨ませる。そして、前記挟持案内フレーム338f,338rの機体前側で且つ上部に、挟持案内駆動プーリ339,339を各々設け、挟持案内フレーム338f,338rの機体前側で且つ下部に左右の第1挟持案内従動プーリ340,340を各々設け、挟持案内フレーム338f,338rの機体後側で且つ上部に左右の第2挟持案内従動プーリ341,341を各々設け、挟持案内フレーム338f,338rの機体後側で且つ下部に左右の第3挟持案内従動プーリ342,342を各々設ける。
より具体的にいえば、前記挟持案内駆動プーリ339,339、第1挟持案内従動プーリ340,340、第2挟持案内従動プーリ341,341、第3挟持案内従動プーリ342,342は、不等辺四画形状の挟持案内フレーム338f,338rの四隅に配置するものである。
そして、挟持案内駆動プーリ339,339、第1挟持案内従動プーリ340,340、第2挟持案内従動プーリ341,341及び第3挟持案内従動プーリ342,342に亘って、挟持案内ベルト343,343を各々無端状に巻回する。さらに、前記左右の挟持案内駆動プーリ339,339のうち、左右どちらか一方の近傍に、駆動力を供給する挟持案内伝動モータ344を設ける。なお、該挟持案内電動モータ344の出力軸に、前記左右の挟持案内駆動プーリ339,339を各々装着する構成とする。こうして、前記案内装置335と共に玉葱の切り残された茎葉部を挟持して圃場に案内する、挟持案内装置345を構成する。
なお、前記挟持案内駆動プーリ339,339と第1挟持案内従動プーリ340,340、第2挟持案内従動プーリ341,341と第3挟持案内従動プーリ342,342は、標準的な玉葱の直径に近い、200mm程度の間隔を空けて配置する。
これにより、挟持案内駆動プーリ339,339と第1挟持案内従動プーリ340,340、第2挟持案内従動プーリ341,341と第3挟持案内従動プーリ342,342の間に玉葱が詰まることが防止されるので、収穫作業が中断されることが無く、作業能率が向上する。
また、左右の挟持案内ベルト343,343は、表面に凹凸のない、例えば丸ベルトで構成すると、茎葉部の引っ掛かりが生じにくく、案内装置335と挟持案内装置345の挟持搬送終端部で、玉葱を確実に圃場に放出することができるので、玉葱が圃場に排出されず、取り除く作業により作業が中断されることが防止される。
上記の構成により、案内装置335と挟持案内装置345が両方とも駆動するので、茎葉部を挟持した玉葱を確実且つ円滑に圃場面に向かって案内することができるので、茎葉部が詰まって案内装置335による玉葱の案内が中断されることが防止され、作業能率の低下が防止される。
また、玉葱の搬送速度が遅くなり、後続の玉葱との間隔が狭くなることを防止できるので、圃場に排出される玉葱同士の前後間隔が略一定になり、玉葱の天日乾燥に要する時間の短縮が図られる。
そして、案内受けプレート336に挟持案内装置345の挟持案内フレーム338f,338rを設けたことにより、固定部材を弛めて案内受けプレート336を左右移動状態にすると、容易に挟持案内装置345の左右位置を変更することができるので、調節作業に要する時間の短縮が図られ、作業能率が向上する。
なお、案内受けプレート336の固定部材を除外し、案内装置335の左右移動に連動して挟持案内装置345が左右移動する構成とすると、挟持案内装置345を左右移動可能に切り替える作業が不要となり、作業能率が向上する。
また、挟持案内装置345を設ける場合でも、案内受けプレート336は固定部材を緩めると前後移動も可能になると共に、一方の固定部材だけを緩めることにより、他方の固定部材を支点として回動させることができる構成とする。
さらに、案内搬送ベルト334と左右の挟持案内ベルト343,343の三本のベルトで茎葉部を挟持することにより、茎葉部は三点支持されるので、搬送途中で茎葉部が抜けて玉葱が落下することが防止され、落下の衝撃で玉葱が傷付いて商品価値が低下することが防止されると共に、玉葱同士の間隔が乱れることが防止され、天日乾燥に要する時間の短縮が図られる。
次に、案内装置335と前後の茎葉受けロッド337f,337r、または挟持案内装置345を、より容易に左右位置調節する構成について説明する。
図20で示すとおり、前記左右一側の上部肩揃えフレーム44上に、前記案内ベベルギアケース330を左右方向に摺動させる、左右方向に長い摺動軸346を設け、該摺動軸346を回転させて案内ベベルギアケース330の左右位置を変更する、位置調節ハンドル347を設ける。具体的には、案内ベベルギアケース330の外部に、内側に螺子溝を形成した孔部(図示省略)を形成し、この孔部に、外周部に螺子溝を刻んだ摺動軸346を貫通させ、位置調節ハンドル347の操作によって摺動軸346が回転すると、案内ベベルギアケース330が機体左右方向に移動する構成である。
上記の構成により、作業者は肩揃え装置51に移動し、固定部材を緩める操作を行うことなく、機体の後部に立ったまま位置調節ハンドル347を操作することができるので、案内装置335等の左右位置を調節して玉葱の排出位置を容易に調節することが可能となり、作業能率が向上する。
なお、上記の構成とするときは、前後の茎葉受けロッド337f,337r、または挟持案内装置345は常に左右方向に移動可能に構成しておくと、位置調節ハンドル347以外に操作が必要なく、いっそう作業能率が向上する。
なお、いっそう省力化を図るべく、図21で示すとおり、前記案内ベベルギアケース330の側方に電動シリンダ348を設け、図12に示す、ハンドル8の近傍に位置調節ダイヤル349を設け、該電動シリンダ348の伸縮によって案内ベベルギアケース330を左右方向に移動させ、玉葱の排出位置を変更する構成としてもよい。
あるいは、図22で示すとおり、前記案内ベベルギアケース330に左右方向のラックギア350を設け、該ラックギア350に接触するピニオンギア351aを備える電動モータ351を設けてもよい。該電動モータ351の操作は、前記位置調節ダイヤル349によって行うものとする。
上記の構成では、機体後部に設ける位置調節ダイヤル349を操作し、電動シリンダ348や電動モータ351を作動させて玉葱の排出位置を左右調節することができるので、左右位置の調節操作に要する作業者の労力の軽減が図られる。
また、細かい位置調節が可能となるので、玉葱同士の間隔を確保できると共に、玉葱の畝溝への落下が防止できる。
次に、風雨や、玉葱の成長や引抜収穫により崩れやすい、畝端の状態に合わせて案内装置335の玉葱の排出位置を変更することのできる構成について説明する。
畝の端部は、風雨の影響を受けやすく、収穫作業時には崩れていることがある。また、玉葱が成長して球状になる際、周囲の土はその分押し退けられるが、その影響により、畝端が崩れていることがある。さらに、畝端の玉葱が圃場から引き抜かれる際にも周囲の土が押し退けられるので、このときに畝の端部が崩れ落ちることがある。
この状態で畝上に玉葱を排出すると、畝溝に玉葱が転がり落ちやすいので、左右の駆動輪84L,84Rが玉葱を潰してしまい、収穫量を減少させる問題がある。この問題の発生を防止すべく、畝溝に落ちた作物を畝上に拾い上げることはできるが、そのときは収穫作業を中断し、作業者が手作業で行なう必要があるので、作業能率の低下や、作業者の費やす労力が増大する問題がある。
この問題を防止すべく、図23、図24で示すとおり、前記機体フレーム1の左右他側(機体左側)の下部で、且つ前記第1ガイドプレート134よりも機体外側に畝端の状態を検知、具体的には撮影して判断する畝端撮影装置352(CCDカメラ)を、撮影範囲が機体下方の圃場面となる姿勢で配置する。該畝端撮影装置352は、レンズ等を変更し、撮影範囲がより広角となる構成としてもよい。
さらに、畝溝撮影装置352は、案内装置335からの玉葱の排出位置よりも機体前側で、且つ茎葉切断装置324の下方に配置する。
なお、畝端撮影装置352は、排葉シュータ201に上方を完全に覆われる位置に配置すると、排出される茎葉部が畝端を覆い、畝の状態を検知できなくなることが防止され、畝端の状態の検知精度が向上する。
前記畝溝撮影装置352に撮影された映像は、前記ハンドル8に設けるモニタパネル353に表示され、作業者はこの映像を見ながら、畝端の状態を確認する。そして、畝端が崩れており、現在の玉葱の圃場への排出位置では畝溝への落下の可能性が高いと判断したときは、作業者は前記位置調節ハンドル347や位置調節ダイヤル349を操作し、案内装置335等による玉葱の排出位置を、畝の左右方向中央寄りとなる位置に切り替える。
上記構成により、畝端が崩れていることを玉葱の排出前に確認し、畝端から遠ざかる位置に玉葱を排出させることができるので、畝溝に落ちた玉葱が潰されて収穫量が減少することや、畝溝から畝上に玉葱を拾い上げる作業が不要となり、作業能率が向上する。
また、畝の崩れを左右の駆動輪84L,84Rの通過前に作業者が認識することにより、作業者は畝の崩れに合わせてトレッド調節レバー94を操作して左右の駆動輪84L,84Rのトレッドを調節することができるので、崩れた土に左右の駆動輪84L,84Rのどちらか一方が乗り上げて機体が左右方向に傾斜し、玉葱が圃場に残されたり、茎葉部の切断位置が乱れることを防止できる。
あるいは、左右の駆動輪84L,84Rが畝から離れ、進行方向が直進から僅かにずれた方向になることを防止できるので、玉葱を確実に圃場から引抜収穫でき、手作業で残った玉葱を収穫する作業が不要となる。
そして、畝端撮影装置352が第1ガイドプレート134よりも機体外側に設けられることにより、畝端撮影装置352が搬送中の玉葱に接触することが無く、玉葱が傷付いて商品価値が低下することが防止されると共に、畝端の状態を確実に検知でき、適切な玉葱の排出位置調節が可能になる。
さらに、畝端撮影装置352が案内装置335からの玉葱の排出位置よりも機体前側で、且つ茎葉切断装置324の下方に配置されることにより、茎葉切断装置324で茎葉部を切断された玉葱が、肩揃え装置51や案内装置335から搬送途中で落下し得る位置の畝端の状態を作業者が把握することができるので、いっそう玉葱が畝溝に落下しにくくなり、玉葱の収穫量の維持や、作業能率の向上が図られる。
なお、畝端撮影装置352の撮影した畝端の状態を、例えば画素で判断し、畝端が崩れていると判断されたときには、電動シリンダ348や電動モータ351が自動的に作動して、玉葱の排出位置が畝の左右方向中央部寄りとなる構成としてもよい。
次に、別構成による、案内装置335と前後の茎葉受けロッド337f,337r、または挟持案内装置345の左右位置を変更する機構について説明する。
図25(a)から(c)及び図26に示すとおり、前記左右の上部肩揃えフレーム44,44の前後方向の中央部近傍に、左右の回動支軸44s,44sを各々設け、該左右の回動支軸44s,44sで、且つ左右の上部肩揃えフレーム44,44の上部に、左右の第2肩揃えフレーム44f,44fを各々機体左右方向に回動可能に配置する。該左右の第2肩揃えフレーム44f,44fと左右の上部肩揃えフレーム44,44の上下間には、前後一対の肩揃えテンションローラ44r,44rを備える肩揃えテンションアーム44t,44tが各々固定されており、左右の肩揃えベルト50,50を巻回域内から外側に向かって押圧する。
そして、前記左右の第2肩揃えフレーム44f,44fの後部に前記左右の肩揃え従動プーリ46L,46Rを設け、該左右の肩揃え従動プーリ46L,46Rの前側に、前記左右のガイドバー52,52の基部を設ける。さらに、右側の肩揃え従動プーリ46Rの上部には、前記案内ベベルギアケース330を機体後側に向かって設け、該案内ベベルギアケース330に案内装置335を装着すると共に、左側の肩揃え従動プーリ46Lよりも機体前側で且つ左側のガイドバー52よりも機体前側に、前記前後の茎葉受けロッド337f,337r、または挟持案内装置345を備える案内受けプレート336を設ける。
また、前記左右の第2肩揃えフレーム44f,44fから機体後側に向かう連結アーム354,354を各々設け、該左右の連結アーム354,354を、前記排葉カバー200の前側に左右方向に亘って設けるスライド機構355と連結する。
該スライド機構355は、内部に螺子溝を刻んだ孔部(図示省略)を形成した円柱、または角柱であり、孔部には外周部に螺子溝を形成した摺動シャフト355aを回転可能に差し込み、該摺動シャフト355aに前記左右の連結アーム354,354の後側端部を装着して構成する。さらに、該摺動シャフト355aの左右一側(機体右側)端部には、摺動シャフト355aを回転させる摺動電動モータ356を設け、該摺動電動モータ356を回転駆動させると、摺動355aが時計回りまたは反時計回り方向に回転して、前記左右の連結アーム354,354によって連結されている左右の第2肩揃えフレーム44f,44fを機体左右方向に回動させる。なお、該摺動電動モータ356は、前記位置調節ダイヤル349の操作によって行うものとする。
これに加えて、前記畝端撮影装置352が撮影する畝端の状態に合わせて摺動電動モータ356を作動させ、前記左右の第2肩揃えフレーム44f,44fを左右方向に回動させることにより、案内装置335と前後の茎葉受けロッド337f,337r、または挟持案内装置345の玉葱の排出位置が自動調節される構成としてもよい。
上記構成により、スライド機構355を作動させると左右の第2肩揃えフレーム44f,44fが左右方向に回動することにより、肩揃え装置51の搬送経路と、案内装置335と前後の茎葉受けロッド337f,337r、または挟持案内装置345の玉葱の排出案内位置を同時に変更することができるので、案内装置335と前後の茎葉受けロッド337f,337r、または挟持案内装置345で玉葱に切り残された茎葉部を確実に挟持することができ、引き継ぎの際に玉葱を圃場に落下させることが防止される。
これにより、玉葱同士の前後間隔が十分に確保されるので、圃場で玉葱を天日乾燥させる際、乾燥時間が短縮される。
また、先に圃場に排出された玉葱に、後から排出される玉葱がぶつかりにくくなるので、接触の衝撃で玉葱が傷付くことを防止でき、玉葱の商品価値が向上する。
そして、摺動電動モータ356で摺動シャフト355aを回転させる構成としたことにより、作業者が費やす労力を軽減することができると共に、摺動シャフト355aの移動量を細かく調節することができるので、玉葱の圃場への排出位置調節がより適切になる。
さらに、畝端撮影装置352が撮影した畝端の状態に合わせて摺動電動モータ356が作動する構成としたことにより、畝端が崩れている場所では玉葱の排出案内位置を畝の中央側に寄せ、崩れた箇所を通過すると畝端側に排出案内位置を戻すことを自動的に行なうことができるので、畝溝に玉葱が転げ落ちることが防止される。
これにより、左右の駆動輪84L,84Rが玉葱を潰してしまい、玉葱の収穫量が減少することが防止される。さらに、左右の駆動輪84L,84Rで玉葱を踏まないよう、移動前に畝溝から畝上に玉葱を移動させる作業が不要となるので、玉葱の引抜収穫作業が中断される時間が短くなり、作業能率が向上すると共に、拾い上げ作業に要する作業者の労力が軽減される。
また、作業者がスライド機構355の操作を頻繁に行う必要がなくなるので、作業能率の向上が図られる。
Embodiments of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 to FIG. 18 show a walking type onion harvester which is a kind of crop harvester shown as one of the embodiments. In the present invention, the right side is referred to as the left and right sides and the left side is referred to as the left and right other sides with respect to the forward direction of the aircraft.
As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 and FIG. 9 to FIG. 12, a drive case 4 that houses the engine 2 and the transmission case 3 is provided at the rear of the body frame 1, and a fuel tank 5 is provided above the drive case 4. A branch transmission case 6 is provided at the front. The engine 2 includes a start grip 2s for manually starting an internal recoil starter (not shown), and the engine 2 is operated by pulling the start grip 2s.
Then, the base portions of the left and right handle support frames 7 and 7 having a “H” shape in a side view are provided in a vertical posture at the front portion of the branch transmission case 6, and above the bent portions of the left and right handle support frames 7 and 7. Are arranged in a tilted posture, and the rear end portions of the left and right handle support frames 7, 7 are connected by a handle 8 having a "U" shape in plan view. The handle 8 is disposed so as to protrude rearward from the fuel tank 5, and clutch handles 9 and 9 for turning on and off a side clutch mechanism (not shown) are provided on the left and right sides of the handle 8, respectively.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 10, a traveling operation lever 10 for operating the forward and backward movement and traveling speed of the aircraft is provided on the left and right sides of the fuel tank 5, that is, on the right side of the aircraft. In addition, a pulling / conveying device 19 and a lateral pulling device, which will be described later, used for harvesting work 41 And vertical pulling device 64 A work operation lever 11 for switching on and off of the driving force is provided. Further, an engine stop switch 96 for stopping the engine 2 is provided on the left and right sides of the handle 8, and a throttle lever 97 for increasing and decreasing the rotational speed of the engine 2 is provided on the left and right sides.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, left and right pulling drive shafts 12, 12 are provided in a downwardly inclined posture toward the front upper side from the branch transmission case 6, and upper ends of the left and right pulling drive shafts 12, 12. The left and right pulling drive pulleys 13 and 13 are respectively attached to the left and right. Further, left and right pulling frames 14 and 14 having long sides in the front-rear direction are provided in the lower part of the left and right pulling drive pulleys 13 and 13 respectively in a rearwardly inclined posture. The pulling driven pulleys 15 and 15 are rotatably provided.
Further, a plurality of left and right pulling driven pulleys 15, 15 are provided rotatably between the left and right pulling driven pulleys 15, 15 and the left and right pulling driving pulleys 13, 13. The left and right pulling drive pulleys 13, 13 and the left and right tension rollers 16, 16,... The left and right extraction covers 18 and 18 are provided above the left and right extraction frames 14 and 14 in a parallel posture with the left and right extraction frames 14 and 14, that is, in a rearward rising inclination posture having substantially the same inclination angle. A transport device 19 is configured.
Further, the left and right shaft covers 12a and 12a covering the left and right pulling drive shafts 12 and 12 guide the stems and leaves of the onion discharged from the transfer terminal end of the pulling transfer device 19 to the right or left side of the machine body. The defoliation guide plates 20 are arranged respectively. The left and right leaflet guide plates 20 and 20 are disposed below the left and right pulling drive pulleys 13 and 13 and at a position outside the machine body where the pulling and conveying device 19 does not transfer the foliage, that is, a non-working position. In addition, the left and right leaflet guide plates 20 and 20 are made of an elastic material such as a spring steel material.
With the above-described configuration, when the foliage portion of the onion cut by the foliage cutting blade 312 and the cutting fixed blade, which will be described later, moves to the terminal portion of the pulling and conveying device 19, the foliage portion and the left and right pulling and conveying belts 17 and the drainage leaf Since it is discharged to the left outer side or right outer side of the machine body while being sandwiched between the guide plates 20, it is prevented that the foliage part remains on the drawing / conveying device 19 and the machine frame 1, and the cut foliage part is removed. Is no longer necessary, and maintenance is improved.
Note that the leaflet guide plate 20 protrudes outward from the machine body and guides the stems and leaves discharged toward the space between the pulling and conveying device 19 and left and right drive wheels 84L and 84R, which will be described later. This prevents the foliage part from remaining on the airframe and eliminates the need for removing the foliage part.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, a support plate 99 that is long in the vertical direction is provided on the left and right sides of the rear side of the body frame 1, and the support plate 99 is disposed on the left and right sides from the branch transmission case 6. The left and right ends of the extended output shaft 6a are passed through. Further, a base portion of a rotating rod 100 for rotating the rocking sour 29 in the front-rear direction in a plan view is provided on the left and right sides of the support plate 99, that is, on the outer side of the machine body, and on the other side of the support plate 99, that is, the machine body. A base portion of a rocking rod 101 for rocking the rocking solitary 29 in the longitudinal direction of the machine body is provided inside.
The rocking rod 101 is also provided on the left and right other sides of the machine body, and the rocking solitary 29 on the left and right other sides is similarly rocked.
The rotating rod 100 includes a rotating eccentric cam 100a into which the output shaft 6a is inserted, and a rotating shaft portion 100b in the front-rear direction attached to the rotating eccentric cam 100a, and a front end of the rotating shaft portion 100b. A pillow ball 100c is provided in the part. The swing rod 101 is configured by providing a swing shaft portion 101b between a swing eccentric cam 101a into which the output shaft 6a is inserted and a mounting boss 101c on the front side of the machine body.
Then, the pillow ball 100 c provided at the front end of the rotating rod 100 is provided on the rotating plate 103 provided on the upper part of the vertical rotating arm 102. The rotating plate 103 is detachably attached to the upper end of the sour rotating arm 102, and when mounted, the rotating plate 103 rotates in conjunction with the rotating rotating plate 103. In addition, a rotation connection pin 103a is provided on one side of the rotation plate 103 on the left and right sides (outside the machine body), and the rotation connection pin 103a is inserted and connected to the pillow ball 100c.
Thereby, when the rotating rod 100 is rotated by the output shaft 6a, the rotating plate 100 reciprocates in the front-rear direction by the eccentric rotation of the swing eccentric cam 100a, and is connected to the pillow ball 100c by the front-rear reciprocating movement. 103 is reciprocatingly rotated in the front-rear direction in a plan view, and is configured to reciprocally rotate in the front-rear direction in conjunction with the solitary rotation arm 102 provided at the lower portion of the rotation plate 103.
Further, a bifurcated solitary support arm 105 is provided in the vertical direction below the sour rotating arm 102, and the upper side of the swinging soli 29 is inserted into the bifurcated portion of the sora support arm 105. And connecting holes (not shown) respectively formed in the swinging sour 29, and fixing members 29a such as bolts and nuts are inserted into the connecting holes to fix the swinging sour 29. The oscillating sour 29 has a configuration in which the lower side is bent toward the pulling and conveying area and formed into an L shape (reverse L shape) when viewed from the front, and enters the soil from the side of the ridge.
A plurality of the connection holes are formed in the vertical direction on either or both of the support arm 105 and the swing soiler 29, and the working height of the swing soiler 29 is changed by changing the combined connection hole. If possible, it can be set to an appropriate height that meets conditions such as the vertical length of the crop to be harvested, the depth of burial in the soil, or the presence or absence of multi-film, and the soil to be harvested is not damaged. Therefore, the quality of the crop is maintained and the work efficiency is improved.
In addition, a protective cover (not shown) is provided at least at the connecting portion between the pillow ball 100c and the rotating connecting pin 103a to stop the rotating operation by biting a foliage portion or sand into the connecting portion, or the biting sand, etc. This prevents the pillow ball 100c and the rotation connecting pin 103a from being worn away.
A hollow solitary swinging case 107 is provided on the outer periphery of the sour rotating arm 102 and between the rotating plate 103 and the upper and lower support arms 105. A swing connecting pin 106 for inserting the mounting boss 101c of the swing rod 101 is provided on the upper end side of the inner side of the body of the rocker swing case 107.
Even when the solitary rocking case 107 is moved in the front-rear direction by the rocking rod 101, the solitary rotating arm 102 is interlocked with the rotation of the rotating plate 103 by the rotating rod 100. It is set as the structure which can reciprocately rotate to a direction.
Thus, when the swinging rod 101 is rotated by the output shaft 6a, the swinging eccentric cam 101a is reciprocated in the front-rear direction by the eccentric rotation of the swinging eccentric cam 101a, thereby reciprocatingly swinging the solitary rotating arm 102 in the front-rear direction. .
With the above configuration, when the output shaft 6a rotates, the rotating rod 100 is reciprocated in the front-rear direction, and along with this reciprocating movement, the soli-rotating arm 102 reciprocally rotates in the front-rear direction in plan view. Since the swinging sour 29 provided on the arm 105 can be rotated in the front-rear direction in a plan view, the soil can be dug reliably from the base side to the end side of the swinging sour 29. The soil is prevented from resisting when the onion is pulled out, and the work efficiency is improved.
In particular, since the soil around the onion planted at a position away from the mounting base of the swinging soiler 29 in the body inner direction, that is, the onion planted near the center in the left-right direction of the kite, can be easily unwound. The efficiency is improved, the onion is prevented from being left unchecked, and the time and labor for the operator to manually harvest the onion are reduced.
In addition, since the swinging sour 29 rotates about the left and right side of the swinging arm 102 as a fulcrum, the amount of rotation increases toward the other left and right sides of the swinging soy 29, so that the width before and after unraveling the soil becomes wider. The soil is dug more reliably and the efficiency of the onion pulling and harvesting work is improved.
Further, when the output shaft 6a rotates, the rocking rod 101 is reciprocated in the front-rear direction, so that the rocking soiler 29 can be swung in the front-rear direction. As a result, the onion is prevented from being pulled out and damaged, and the operator does not need to dig up the onion, thereby reducing the labor of the operator.
Furthermore, the rocking rod 101 is swung in the front-rear direction by the rocking rod 101 and the rocking sour 29 is swung in the front-rear direction by the rotating rod 100, so that Since the soil can be unraveled reliably, it is possible to harvest multiple onions without losing pulling out, improving work efficiency and eliminating the need for the operator to manually harvest the remaining onions, Save time and effort.
The swinging soiler 29 enters the cage as the aircraft moves forward, and unravels the dredged soil from the soil. In order to prevent it from coming into contact with the onions planted in the soil, Pass through. When the rocking soy 29 passes under the onion, the rocking soy 29 can be brought into contact with a thin hair root extending from the lower part of the onion into the soil and the root can be cut when the soil is unwound. Therefore, the labor of removing the hair root from the onion after harvesting is reduced.
However, in the conventional configuration, when the soil is difficult to unravel due to soil quality, onion growth state, etc., the rocking soiler 29 is located around the onion that is vegetated near the center of the straw away from the mounting base of the rocking soiler 29. Since it does not swing back and forth almost back and forth, the soil is difficult to unravel and the onion is not pulled out, and the roots are not cut, and many remaining roots after harvesting must be removed, which is necessary for the removal work There is a problem that time and labor increase.
The onion root of the onion has innumerable thin roots at the center of the lower bulb, but it grows at a position close to the edible part with commercial value, so it can be removed without damaging the edible part. Requires precise cutting. Therefore, the more beard roots remain, the more time and labor required for the removal work tend to increase.
In the configuration of the present application, the swinging soluer 29 is rotated in the front-rear direction in a plan view by the rotating rod 100, and the end side of the swinging soluer 29 is rotated back and forth more significantly than the base side with the sour rotating arm 102 as a fulcrum. Since it is configured to move, the oscillating soiler 29 can remove the roots of the onion while digging the soil near the center of the reed, thus reducing the labor and time for removing the reeds from the harvested onion. .
Further, in this configuration, a solitary rocking case 107 is provided on the outer periphery of the solitary rotating arm 102, and even if the rocking rod 101 reciprocates the solitary rocking case 107 in the front-rear direction, the solitary rotating arm 102 does not rotate. Since the structure is configured to rotate in conjunction with the rotation of the moving plate 103, the reciprocating rocking in the front-rear direction and the reciprocating rotation in the front-rear direction of the rocking soiler 29 interfere with each other. It is possible to prevent the efficiency of removing the root of the hair from being lowered.
The working height of the rocking solubilizer 29 is such that the connecting holes formed in the soli support arm 105 and the rocking solubilizer 29 are combined, and fixing members 29a such as bolts and nuts are inserted into the connecting holes. However, if the vertical position needs to be changed significantly when adjusting to the height of the ridge or the vegetation position of the onion, the above adjustment method may not be able to cope with it.
In order to solve this problem, in this case, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the left and right sides on the rear side of the body frame 1 and the left and right sides of the drive wheels 84R on the left and right sides are directed downward. The adjustment support plate 108 is provided, and the rear end of the vertical adjustment cylinder 109 is rotatably attached to the adjustment support plate 108. A vertical adjustment lever (not shown) for operating expansion / contraction of the vertical movement adjustment cylinder 109 is provided in the vicinity of the travel operation lever 10. A front end portion of the vertical adjustment cylinder 109 is rotatably provided at a lower portion of the relay rotation arm 110, and a rear end portion of the vertical adjustment arm 111 is provided at an upper portion of the relay rotation arm 110. A front end portion of the vertical adjustment arm 111 is connected to the solar swing case 107.
At this time, the front end of the vertical adjustment arm 111 is located below the vertical center position of the rocker swing case 107 and higher than the soli support arm 105 so as to increase the vertical adjustment amount of the rocking soiler 29. It shall be provided above. Also, the front end of the vertical adjustment arm 111 is
It is composed of a bifurcated branch support 111a, and a solitary swing case 107 is disposed in the space of the branch support 111a, and the adjustment rotating shafts 112 and 112 are brought into contact with the solitary swing case 107 from the left and right to rotate. Configure as possible.
Accordingly, when the vertical adjustment cylinder 109 is expanded and contracted, the relay rotation arm 110 is rotated in the front-rear direction, and the vertical adjustment arm 111 is moved in the front-rear direction in conjunction with the vertical movement of the sor swing case 107. It becomes composition.
The vertical adjustment cylinder 109 may be electrically operated or hydraulic. However, if it is replaced with an expansion / contraction rod (not shown) that expands and contracts when the handle is turned, the labor required for the operation increases, but an energizing cable or transmission Oil pipes are no longer required, and costs can be reduced.
As described above, the operating position of the rocking soiler 29 can be appropriately changed in accordance with the height of the reed and the depth of the soil in which the onion is buried, so that the rocking soiler 29 contacts the onion in the soil. Damage to the product, and the commercial value of the onion is improved.
Moreover, since the rocking soiler 29 is too far from the onion in the vertical direction, the soil around the onion cannot be unraveled, and the onion can be prevented from remaining on the field without being pulled out, so it is necessary for the operator to harvest the onion manually. The labor of the operator is reduced.
Further, since it is possible to prevent the beard root of the onion from being drawn and harvested without being cut, the time and labor required for the work of removing the root from the onion after harvesting can be measured.
With the above configuration, under the four-row planting work conditions, the soil around the two onions is dissolved to facilitate pull-out harvesting, and the roots are removed to reduce the labor required for post-harvest preparation work. It becomes possible to do.
Next, the structure which cuts the stem and leaf part of the onion extracted from the field at the height set by the operator and moves it to the field scene will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1 or 2, the upper ends of the left and right rotary shafts 16a and 16a of the left and right pulling driven pulleys 16 and 16 provided at the front end of the pulling and conveying apparatus 19 are connected to the left and right pulling covers 19 and 19, respectively. The left and right transmission cases 34, 34 having left and right input sprockets 31, 31 installed in the front part of the fuselage at the upper end of the left and right rotating shafts 16a, 16a are pulled out left and right in a tilted posture. Provided on top of the covers 19,19. In addition, left and right output sprockets 32, 32 are rotatably mounted on the rear sides of the left and right transmission cases 34, 34, respectively, and the left and right input sprockets 31, 31 and the left and right output pulleys 32, 32 have left and right transmissions. Each of the chains 33 and 33 is wound.
Then, the lower ends of the left and right first universal joints 35 and 35 are mounted on the upper sides of the left and right output sprockets 32 and 32, and the left and right laterally driven are driven at the upper ends of the left and right first universal joints 35 and 35. Each of the pulleys 36 and 36 is mounted, and the left and right laterally raised frames 37 and 37 to which the left and right laterally driven drive pulleys 36 and 36 are mounted are arranged in a rear-upward inclined posture. The rearward tilt angle of the left and right laterally raised frames 37, 37 is set larger than the rearward tilt angle of the left and right pull-out frames 14, 14.
Further, left and right laterally driven driven pulleys 38, 38 are rotatably provided at the lower ends of the left and right laterally raised frames 37, 37, respectively, and the left and right laterally driven drive pulleys 36, 36 and the left and right laterally raised pulleys are provided. A plurality of lateral pulling tension pulleys (not shown) are provided between the upper and lower sides of the driven pulleys 38 and 38. In addition, left and right laterally driven drive pulleys 36, 36, left and right laterally driven follower pulleys 38, 38, and a plurality of laterally raised tension pulleys, a plurality of laterally raised lugs 39a formed of an elastic material such as rubber or sponge. Left and right laterally raised belts 39, 39 are wound around the left and right laterally raised belts 39, 39, and left and right laterally raised frames 37, 37 are parallel to the left and right laterally raised frames 37, 37. By providing the cover 40, 40, a lateral pulling device 41 is configured.
The laterally raised lugs 39, 39 a... Provided on the left and right laterally raised belts 39, 39 are arranged at positions where their tip portions are close to the drawing conveyance area of the drawing conveyance device 19 and are not in contact with each other.
With the above configuration, the lugs 39a, 39a,... Are prevented from coming into contact with each other, so that the stems and leaves caused by the impact of the contact are prevented from falling, and the onion is surely placed on the field by the pulling and conveying device 19. The work efficiency is improved.
In addition, upper ends of the relay transmission cases 42 and 42 in which the left and right second universal joints (not shown) are provided are provided on the lower side of the left and right output transmission cases 34 and 34, and the left and right relay transmission cases 42 and 42 are provided. Left and right shoulder-aligned drive pulleys 43, 43 are provided at the lower end of each. The left and right shoulder alignment drive pulleys 43, 43 are respectively provided with front end portions of left and right upper shoulder alignment frames 44, 44 and left and right lower shoulder alignment frames 45, 45 at the upper and lower portions thereof. 44, 44 and left and right lower shoulder alignment frames 45, 45 are respectively mounted with left and right shoulder-aligned driven pulleys 46L, 46R so as to be rotatable, and with left and right shoulder-alignment drive pulleys 43, 43. The left and right shoulder alignment belts 50, 50 are wound around the driven pulleys 46L, 46R in an endless manner.
Further, as shown in FIG. 11 to FIG. 14, the driving force from the output shaft 6a is provided between the output shaft 6a on the left and right sides of the transmission case 3 and on the inner side of the body of the traveling transmission case 80R, that is, on the other left and right sides. The first cutting transmission case 300 that transmits and obtains the above is provided in a forwardly inclined posture. The first cutting transmission case 300 includes a first cutting drive sprocket 301 mounted on the output shaft 6a, a first cutting driven sprocket 302 mounted with a first relay transmission shaft 304, and the first cutting driving sprocket 301. A first cutting transmission chain 303 wound endlessly around the first cutting driven sprocket 302 is housed.
One end of the left and right sides of the first relay transmission shaft 304 is protruded to the outside of the first cutting transmission case 300, and is transmitted to the first relay transmission shaft 304 by receiving a driving force from the first cutting transmission case 300. A second cutting transmission case 305 is disposed so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. Accordingly, the second cutting transmission case 305 is disposed closer to the left and right sides of the machine body than the first cutting case 300.
The second cutting transmission case 305 includes a second cutting drive sprocket 306 mounted on the first relay transmission shaft 304, a second cutting driven sprocket 307 mounted with a second relay transmission shaft 309, and the second cutting drive. A second cutting transmission chain 308 is wound around the sprocket 306 and the second cutting driven sprocket 307 in an endless manner.
Then, a base side of a cylindrical cutting transmission gear case 310 that is long in the left-right direction of the body is provided at the left and right other end of the second relay transmission shaft 309, that is, an inner end of the body, and the end of the cutting transmission gear case 310 is provided. On the part side, a cutting output shaft 311 for transmitting a driving force downward is provided. Further, a circular foliage cutting blade 312 that cuts the foliage of the onion being transported is attached to the lower end of the cutting output shaft 311. The foliage cutting blade 312 may be a blade having a sharp outer peripheral edge or a saw blade having a fine protrusion continuously formed on the outer peripheral edge.
The cutting transmission gear case 310 rotates with the second relay transmission shaft 309, an output bevel gear (not shown) attached to the relay transmission shaft 309, and the cutting output shaft 311 in mesh with the output bevel gear. An input bevel gear (not shown) is provided.
Further, a base portion of a U-shaped slide frame 313 in a side view is mounted on the left and right sides of the body frame 1 and at a position that is substantially horizontal with the farm field, that is, in the vicinity of the center in the longitudinal direction of the body. The slide frame 313 has a rear rising inclined portion located on the rear side of the aircraft toward the upper side, and a linear portion protruding from the rear rising inclination portion toward the rear side of the aircraft. It is located above the second cutting transmission case 305 that is rotated upward as much as possible, and the straight line portion is assumed to be substantially horizontal with the field.
Then, a long hole 313a in the vertical direction is formed in the rearwardly inclined portion of the slide frame 313, and a holding bolt 314 that holds the posture of the cutting transmission gear case 310 through the long hole 313a is inserted. When the holding bolt 314 is a butterfly screw, the operator can easily operate it by hand, and the angle adjustment operation of the foliage cutting blade 312 by the rotation of the cutting transmission gear case 310 can be easily performed.
The vertical length of the long hole 313a is a length that falls within the range of the vertical length of the rearwardly inclined portion of the slide frame 313, that is, a length that becomes shorter. Further, when the holding bolt 314 is loosened, the cutting transmission gear case 310 rotates about the second relay transmission shaft 309 as a fulcrum, and the cutting action angle of the foliage cutting blade 312 can be changed.
Also, a slide in which a groove portion 315a is formed in the front-rear direction at the center in the left-right direction on the upper surface of the leaflet cover 200 that covers the front and upper sides of the engine 2 and the transmission case 3, which will be described later. A guide plate 315 is provided, and an adjustment knob bolt 316 is rotatably and slidably disposed in a groove 315a of the slide guide plate 315. The adjustment knob bolt 316 is not slid when rotated clockwise, and is slid vertically along the groove 315a when rotated counterclockwise. Further, even when the adjustment knob bolt 316 is most slid to the front side of the aircraft, the operator's hand standing at the rear of the aircraft can reach.
Further, a boss 317 is provided on the outer periphery of the cutting transmission gear case 310, and a screw shaft 318 is provided below the adjustment knob bolt 316. The boss 317 and the screw shaft 318 are cut to move the cutting transmission gear case 310 up and down. They are connected by an interlocking rod 319. The screw shaft 318 is positioned above the cutting interlocking rod 319 and is in contact with the upper surface of the slide guide plate 315. The screw 318 is positioned below the cutting interlocking rod 319 and is in contact with the lower surface. A side clamping plate 320d is provided.
In conjunction with the vertical movement of the cutting transmission gear case 310, the second cutting transmission case 305 also rotates up and down. When the adjustment knob bolt 316 is rotated in the tightening direction, the upper clamping plate 320u is pressed against the upper surface of the slide guide plate 315, and the lower clamping plate 320d is attracted to the lower surface of the slide guide plate 315. Since 316 cannot slide in the front-rear direction, the vertical position of the cutting transmission gear case 310 is fixed.
On the other hand, when the adjustment knob bolt 316 is rotated in the loosening direction, the upper clamping plate 320u and the lower clamping plate 320d move in directions away from the slide guide plate 315, so that the adjustment knob bolt 316 can slide in the front-rear direction. The cutting interlocking rod 319 moves the cutting transmission gear case 310 up and down by sliding the adjusting knob bolt 316 in the front-rear direction.
As a result, it is possible to change the vertical position at which the foliage section is cut according to the onion harvesting conditions, for example, the variety and growth of the onion, and the drying method of the onion after harvesting. The edible part can be prevented from being damaged and the product value can be prevented from being lowered, and it is possible to pick up the onion from the field by grabbing the uncut leaves and hang the onion in a dry place. improves.
In the above configuration, the cutting transmission gear case 310 is supported by the holding bolt 314 and the adjustment knob bolt 316. However, the foliage cutting blade 311 and a bevel gear mechanism (not shown) that transmits a driving force to the foliage cutting blade 311 are shown. ) Is concentrated on the left and right sides, so that the center of gravity is biased. For this reason, the cutting transmission gear case 310 is easy to swing during vertical movement, and even if the adjustment knob bolt 316 is slid in the front-rear direction, the cutting transmission gear case 310 does not move sufficiently in the vertical direction. Extra force required for sliding in the front-rear direction may be required.
Further, when the weight is applied to one side, a load is applied to the slide frame 313, the cutting interlocking rod 319, and the like, and durability can be reduced. In order to prevent this, a pair of upper and lower support plates 321 and 321 are provided on the left and right other sides of the slide frame 313, that is, on the inside of the machine body, and substantially parallel to the slide frame 313 between the upper and lower support plates 321 and 321. A slide rod 322 is provided in a posture. Then, slide auxiliary projections 323 and 323 are formed in the cutting transmission gear case 310, each of which has a round hole 323a through which the slide rod 322 passes. Thereby, the foliage cutting device 324 which can perform vertical position adjustment easily is comprised.
As a result, the cutting transmission gear case 310 is configured to move up and down along the slide frame 313 and the slide rod 322 and easily moves in parallel in the vertical direction. 310 becomes difficult to swing, and the vertical position can be easily adjusted.
In the above configuration, the first cutting transmission case 300 and the second cutting transmission case 305 are provided so as to be rotatable up and down, so that the cutting transmission gear case 310 is moved up and down by sliding the adjustment knob bolt 316 in the front-rear direction. Since the first cutting power transmission chain 303 and the second cutting power transmission chain 308 are not loosened, a tension member such as a tension sprocket that acts when adjusting the vertical position of the foliage cutting device 324 to maintain the tension becomes unnecessary. The number of points is reduced and an increase in the weight of the foliage cutting device 324 and thus the entire body is prevented.
Further, when the holding bolt 314 is loosened, the cutting transmission gear case 310 rotates back and forth, whereby the angle of the foliage cutting blade 312 can be changed. Therefore, when the field is inclined upward or downward, the foliage When the angle of the cutting blade 312 is changed, the foliage can be cut in the same manner as in a flat place.
This prevents the foliage cutting blade 312 from contacting the foliage at an angle and prevents the foliage from remaining on the edible portion of the onion, eliminating the need for the operator to manually remove the foliage. The effort is reduced. Or since the foliage cutting blade 312 cuts to the edible portion and can prevent the occurrence of onions that are not suitable for shipment, the yield is prevented from decreasing.
Then, the slide guide plate 315 provided with the adjustment knob bolt 316 is arranged at a position closer to the left and right sides of the leaf cover 200, so that it is on the rear side or side of the handle 8 and follows the advance of the onion harvester. Since the operator can easily reach the adjustment knob bolt 316, when the cutting up and down position of the foliage cutting device 324 is changed, the worker moves to the side of the machine body where the cutting transmission gear case 310 can be reached. This eliminates the need for improved work efficiency.
In addition, since the vertical movement of the cutting transmission gear case 310 is supported at the two positions of the slide frame 313 and the slide rod 322, the cutting transmission gear case 310 is less likely to swing in the horizontal direction during the vertical sliding. Therefore, the force required to slide the adjustment knob bolt 316 is reduced, and the work efficiency can be improved and the labor spent by the operator can be reduced.
Furthermore, since it is possible to prevent the cutting transmission gear case 310 from becoming difficult to move during sliding, the foliage cutting device 324 can be set at a position interlocked with the sliding of the adjusting knob bolt 316, so that the foliage portion is more appropriate. It is possible to cut at a proper position and work efficiency is improved.
In the above configuration, the inclination angle of the foliage cutting blade 312 is determined by loosening the holding bolt 314 and rotating the cutting transmission gear case 310. However, if the farm is on an inclined ground and the inclination angle changes in the middle, the operator needs to change the inclination angle of the foliage cutting blade 312 many times, which may increase the labor spent by the operator. is there. Further, if the work is interrupted every time the angle changes, the work efficiency may be reduced.
For this reason, the following configuration is conceivable so that the inclination angle of the foliage cutting blade 312 is always substantially horizontal with respect to the farm scene.
As shown in FIG. 15 (a), the left and right end portions of the second relay transmission shaft 309 provided in the second cutting transmission case 305 are protruded to the left and right sides, that is, the right side of the machine body through the slide frame 313. The base portion of the weight arm 325 that is long in the vertical direction is provided on the protruding portion of the second relay transmission shaft 309. The weight arm 325 is configured to rotate together with the rotation of the cutting transmission gear case 310.
At the end of the weight arm 325, the cutting transmission gear case 310 and the weight arm 325 are rotated in conjunction with the inclination of the field, and the foliage cutting blade 312 is in a posture that is substantially horizontal with the field scene. A holding balance weight 326 is provided. The balance weight 326 is made of a material that can have a corresponding weight when made into a mass, such as a metal such as iron or a non-metal such as rubber.
With the above configuration, when the field where the onion pulling and harvesting operation is performed is inclined in the upward or downward direction, the rotatable cutting transmission gear case 310 and the weight arm 325 are rotated by the weight of the balance weight 326 and are balanced. Since the stable foliage cutting blade 312 stops at a position that is substantially horizontal with the field, the inclination of the foliage cutting blade 312 can be automatically adjusted to the inclination of the field, and the foliage is cut obliquely. It is prevented.
Thereby, the operation | work which removes the leaf and leaf part which was left uncut from an onion becomes unnecessary, and an operator's labor is reduced. Moreover, since the edible portion of the onion is cut by the foliage cutting blade 312 and can be prevented from becoming unsuitable for harvesting, a reduction in yield is prevented.
Further, when the inclination angle of the field is constant, the inclination angle of the foliage cutting blade 312 is kept constant by the balance weight 326, so that the cutting position of the foliage portion is prevented from varying, and the remaining foliage portion is removed. This improves the efficiency of picking up the onion that is grabbed and the drying work of hooking and hanging the uncut stems and leaves.
The balance weight 326 having the above-described structure has a different weight depending on the field. For example, a shaft in which a spiral hole is formed in the balance weight 326 and a screw groove formed in the lower end portion of the weight arm 325 is cut. If it is configured to be able to be screwed into the part, it can be easily changed to the balance weight 326 having a different weight, so that the work efficiency is improved and it is possible to adapt to a wide range of work conditions.
In addition, as shown in FIG.15 (b), the balance weight 326 of the said structure may insert a shaft part in each spiral hole, and may connect several, and may adjust a weight.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 16, the weight arm 325 may have a cylindrical shape, and the balance weight 326 may be suspended via a suspension member 326a or the like. The suspension member 6a has a wire or a synthetic resin rope on a loop and is wound around a hook portion (not shown) of the balance weight 326 or a balance weight 326 inside a bag made of a synthetic resin or a cloth material. Shall be stored. At this time, a plurality of balance weights 326 may be used, and the weight may be adjusted by increasing or decreasing the number.
However, when the balance weight 326 is provided with a mechanism for automatically adjusting the inclination angle of the foliage cutting blade 312 to an inclination angle suitable for a farm scene, the following problem may occur. For example, when the inclination angle of the foliage cutting blade 312 changes when passing through the unevenness of the field, the inclination angle of the foliage cutting blade 312 when cutting the foliage portion becomes an angle that is not suitable for cutting the foliage portion. May be cut diagonally, and the stems and leaves may remain in the edible portion of the onion, or the edible portion of the onion may be kicked with scratches.
Alternatively, when the aircraft is greatly tilted when turning at the heel end, the cutting transmission gear case 310 and the foliage cutting blade 312 rapidly rotate downward and hit the field scene, and the cutting performance of the foliage portion by the attached soil The cutting transmission gear case 310, the foliage cutting blade 312, and eventually the foliage cutting device 324 may be damaged.
In order to solve the above problem, it is necessary that the rotation speed of the cutting transmission gear case 310 is not interlocked even if the airframe angle changes suddenly, and the angle changes slowly.
Therefore, an L-shaped receiving rod 327 is provided between the left and right of the slide frame 313 and the weight arm 325, and a portion bent toward the left and right sides (right side of the body) of the lower portion of the receiving rod 327, The balance weight 326 or the weight arm 325 is connected by a restriction spring 328. The regulating spring 328 includes a balance weight 326,
Alternatively, the weight arm 325 is mounted in a direction in which the weight arm 325 is received and urged toward the rod 327 side, and a brake is applied to the rotation of the weight arm 325 to be rotated by the weight of the balance weight 326. The receiving rod 327 is configured to move up and down together with the cutting transmission gear case 310 and the weight arm 325 when the vertical position of the foliage cutting device 324 is changed by sliding the adjustment knob bolt 316 in the front-rear direction.
With the above configuration, even if the machine body is greatly inclined during the unevenness of the field or turning operation, the urging force of the restriction spring 328 restricts the rotation of the cutting transmission gear case 310 and the weight arm 325. The inclined posture of the blade 312 is less likely to change, and the foliage part is prevented from being left on the edible part of the onion and the edible part is prevented from being damaged.
In addition, since the cutting gear case 310 and the foliage cutting blade 312 can be prevented from colliding with the field scene, particularly at the heel end during the turning operation, the foliage part is not cut due to adhesion of soil, and the foliage cutting device 324 is prevented from being damaged. Is done.
Even if the regulating spring 328 is provided, the cutting transmission gear case 310 and the weight arm 325 rotate to the position corresponding to the weight of the balance weight 326, so that the inclination angle of the foliage cutting blade 312 is set to the inclination angle of the field. Since a suitable angle can be obtained, the cutting position of the foliage becomes more appropriate.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the right side (the left and right sides of the fuselage) shoulder-aligned driven pulley 46R is arranged at the front side of the fuselage with respect to the left side (the left and right sides of the fuselage) and the left and right upper shoulders. The alignment frames 44, 44 are each provided with a guide bar 52 for guiding the foliage on the left shoulder alignment driven pulley 46L side. Furthermore, the left shoulder-aligned driven pulley 46L is provided with a so-called star wheel having a protrusion, and the protrusions and leaves are guided to the left outer side of the machine body by this protrusion.
With the above configuration, after the cut foliage portion is released from the nipping state at the conveyance end portion of the shoulder aligner 51, the foliage portion is guided to the left side of the machine body by the left shoulder alignment belt 50 and the left and right guide bars 52, 52. Therefore, the discharge direction of the foliage part becomes constant, and the work at the time of collecting the foliage part from the field becomes easy.
Also, since the foliage is concentrated and discharged on the left side of the machine, it can be prevented that the foliage falls on the unharvested onion on the right side of the machine. This prevents the harvesting operation from being disturbed and improves the work efficiency.
Then, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, 17, and 18, longitudinal holes 44 a in the front-rear direction are formed on the rear sides of the left and right upper shoulder alignment frames 44, 44, respectively. A guide bevel gear case 330 that obtains driving force from the right shoulder alignment driven pulley 46R and transmits it to the rear of the machine body is mounted on the shoulder alignment frame 44 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction along the long hole 44a. A guide support frame 331 that is long in the up-down direction is disposed at a rear portion of the guide bevel gear case 330 and on the left and right sides (right side of the body) in an inclined posture toward the left and right sides toward the lower side of the body. The guide support frame 331 is provided so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction of the machine body with an output shaft 330a protruding from the guide bevel gear case 330 as a fulcrum. It will rotate about 90 degree | times by side view to this posture. Within the range of 90 degrees, the guide support frame 331 can be set at any position by fixing members (not shown) such as bolts and nuts.
The long hole 44a is formed in the front-rear direction, but is formed to be slightly wider in the left-right direction than the diameter of the fixing member penetrating the long hole 44a, and can be moved in the left-right direction when the fixing member is loosened. The configuration.
A guide drive pulley 332 mounted on the output shaft 330a is disposed at the upper portion of the guide support frame 331 in the same inclined posture as the guide support frame 331, and a lower support shaft 333a is rotatable at the lower portion of the guide support frame 331. A guide driven pulley 333 to be mounted on is arranged. And the guide conveyance belt 334 which guides an onion to a field scene is wound around this guide drive pulley 332 and the guide driven pulley 333 in endless form. The guide conveyor belt 334 has no irregularities on the surface,
For example, when a round belt is used, the foliage is not easily caught, and the onion can be reliably discharged at the conveyance end portion.
Thereby, the guide device 335 which guides the onion discharged | emitted from the rear-end part of the shoulder alignment apparatus 51 toward a agricultural field, ie, a downward direction, is formed.
The conveyance start end portion, that is, the upper end portion of the guide device 335 faces the conveyance end portion of the shoulder aligning device 51, and after being cut by the foliage cutting device 324, a short foliage portion remaining on the onion is in contact with the arrangement configuration. Yes.
In addition, the cutting of the onion leaves and stems is performed not at the boundary between the stems and leaves and the edible portion, but at a position where some leaves and leaves remain in the edible portion. If the border between the foliage part and the edible part is cut, bacteria and viruses are likely to enter the edible part, and there is a risk that the part will rot. The problem of uncut leaves of the foliage part is a case where a foliage part above the foliage part that needs to be kept at least remains.
Further, a guide receiving plate 336 is provided on the lower surface of the left and right upper shoulder alignment frame 44 through a fixing member (not shown) so as to be movable in the front-rear direction along the elongated hole 44a. In 336, the bases of the front and rear foliage receiving rods 337f and 337r are arranged at intervals in the front-rear direction. The front and rear foliage receiving rods 337f and 337r are members in a plan view in which the base portion side is directed from the left and right other sides to the left and right sides, bent in the middle, and toward the rear of the body and downward.
The end portions of the front and rear foliage receiving rods 337f and 337r face the left and right sides of the guide device 335 so as to be in close contact with each other, and continue to the lower end of the guide device 335, which is the conveyance end portion.
Thereby, when the onion is discharged from the shoulder aligning device 51, the foliage portion of the onion is sandwiched between the guide device 335 and the foliage receiving rods 337f and 337r, and is guided to the vicinity of the farm scene and discharged.
With the above configuration, the onion discharged from the shoulder aligning device 51 can be guided to the lower side of the machine body by the guide device 335, so that the intervals of the onion discharged to the field can be easily aligned and The drying time is shortened when the onion is dried in the sun.
In addition, since the onion discharged later on the field is less likely to collide with the onion discharged later, the onion can be prevented from being damaged by the impact of contact, and the commercial value of the onion is improved.
Since the guide support frame 331 is provided so as to be pivotable in the front-rear direction, the inclination angle of the guide device 335 can be changed, so the distance from the lower end portion of the guide device 335 to the farm field and harvesting are performed. The onion guide conveyance can be terminated at an appropriate position according to the diameter of the edible portion of the onion (the size of the onion).
As a result, the fall distance to the field is long and the onion is damaged by the impact of the fall, or the distance to the field is short and the onion can be prevented from being damaged by being pushed into the field by the guide device 335. The product value of will improve.
In addition, the intervals between the onions discharged to the field are easily uniform, and the drying time is shortened when the onions are sun-dried on the field.
Further, when the guide device 335 is moved to a position that is substantially horizontal with the farm scene, a sufficient distance between the lower part of the machine body and the farm scene can be secured, so that the guide device 335 contacts the farm scene and is damaged. It is prevented.
The guide device 335 is provided in a posture that tilts downward toward the left and right sides, so that when the onion is discharged to the field, the stem and leaf portion and root portion of the onion are not easily in contact with the field scene, that is, the soil. Therefore, when the onion is dried in the sun in the field, it is prevented that bacteria and viruses in the soil enter from the cutting position of the foliage, and the onion is prevented from rotting and losing commercial value.
Furthermore, it is prevented that the root part touching the soil is regenerated and the nutrients are consumed to deteriorate the quality of the onion, and the onion is stretched in the soil and an onion that cannot be recovered during the recovery operation is prevented.
Further, the guide bevel gear case 330 that supplies driving force to the guide device 335 and the guide receiving plate 336 that supports the front and rear foliage receiving rods 337f and 337r are provided so as to be movable in the left and right directions, so that they remain uncut. Nipped and conveyed by the guide device 335 and the front and rear foliage receiving rods 337f and 337r according to the length of the foliage, the diameter of the edible portion of the onion (the size of the onion), or the distance between the end of the reed and the vegetation position of the onion Since the start position and the discharge position to the field can be adjusted, the intervals between the onions discharged to the field can be easily made uniform, and the time required for drying can be shortened and the effect of preventing damage can be improved.
In addition, since the onion discharged to the field can be prevented from falling into the trough groove, the left and right drive wheels 84L and 84R can prevent the onion from being reduced due to crushing the onion. further,
Since it is not necessary to move the onion from the ridge to the ridge before moving so that the left and right drive wheels 84L and 84R do not step on the onion, the time for the onion drawing and harvesting operation to be interrupted is shortened and the work efficiency is reduced. And the labor of the operator required for the pick-up work is reduced.
Furthermore, since the left and right width of the long hole 44a is formed wider than the diameter of the fixing member that penetrates the long hole 44a, the guide bevel gear case 330 and the guide receiving plate 336 can be moved in the left and right direction. The onion discharge position can also be set in the front-rear direction, and can be adapted to various work conditions.
In addition, when the guide bevel gear case 330 and the guide receiving plate 336 are each attached with two fixing members, for example, when one fixing member is not loosened and the other fixing member is loosened, the guide bevel gear case 330 and the guide receiving plate 336 are loosened. Since the fixing member on the side not loosened can be rotated back and forth as a fulcrum, the onion discharge position can be changed more finely, and the configuration can cope with more various working conditions.
The guide bevel gear case 330 and the guide receiving plate 336 are configured to be switched between a movable state and a non-movable state by a fixing member (not shown) such as a bolt and a nut, and can be switched relatively easily. . However, since the front and rear foliage receiving rods 337f and 337r are disposed at substantially contacting positions on both the left and right sides of the guide device 335, both the guide device 335 and the front and rear foliage receiving rods 337f and 337r are movable left and right. It is necessary to.
In order to further reduce the time required for this work, if the guide receiving plate 336 is not provided with a fixing member and is slidable left and right, and the guide device 335 is moved and moved left and right, the front and rear foliage receiving rods 337f and 337r It is good also as a structure which moves to right and left interlockingly.
With this configuration, it is possible to adjust the discharge position of the onion to the field simply by making the guide bevel gear case 330 movable, thereby reducing the time required for the adjustment work and improving the work efficiency.
The onion discharged by the guide device 335 falls onto the vegetation that has been vegetated before harvesting and is collected after harvesting or after drying in the sun. However, since a normal onion is spherical, when it is discharged, the traveling device of a working machine such as a tractor that rolls on the cage and collects the left and right drive wheels 84L and 84R, the gauge wheel 73, and the onion is recovered. May fall into a passing groove. In addition, when a 3 or 4 onion is planted in one persimmon, when the 1st or 2nd onion is harvested, the discharged onion is the unharvested side, that is, the 3rd or 4th onion. May move to the vegetation side.
If an onion falls in the culvert groove, the worker needs to pick up the onion in the culm before collecting or collecting the onion, which reduces work efficiency and reduces the work efficiency. There is a problem that the labor of a person increases.
Then, the worker does not notice that the onion has fallen in the groin, and the right and left drive wheels 84L, 84R, the gauge wheel 73, or the traveling device of the work machine such as a tractor crushes the onion and loses the commercial value. Therefore, there is a problem that the yield is reduced.
In addition, if the onion rolls down on the unharvested side, the onion that rolls up on the side of the vertical pulling device 64, the horizontal pulling device 41, and the pulling and conveying device 19 prevents the foliage from being raised or pinched and pulled out. There is a problem in that the onion of the onion is generated and the operator needs to manually pull out the onion, which increases the labor of the operator.
Further, there is a problem that the vertical pulling device 64, the horizontal pulling device 41, and the pulling and conveying device 19 come into contact with the rolling onion, damaging the onion and reducing the commercial value.
In order to solve the above problem, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, support stays 130 are provided on the lower side of the body frame 1 and on the left and right sides of the left and right shoulder alignment belts 50 and 50, respectively. The left and right support stays 130 and 130 are each provided with an adjustment support plate 131 having a bent portion inclined downward toward the center of the conveying path of the shoulder aligner 51. The left and right adjustment support plates 131, 131 are formed with a long hole (not shown) in the left-right direction, and a mounting member such as a knob bolt 133 is provided in the long hole so as to be slidable when the holding force is loosened.
Furthermore, a first guide plate 134 that prevents the onion from rolling into the grooving groove is provided on the left side of the adjustment support plate 131 near the grooving groove through which the gauge wheel 73 and the driving wheel 84R pass through the knob bolt 133. Provide slidable in the left-right direction. When the first guide plate 134 is slid to the left along the adjustment support plate 131, the first guide plate 134 comes into contact with the upper surface of the ridge, and when the first guide plate 134 is slid to the right, the first guide plate 134 has a vertical length in which the lower side sinks into the soil.
On the other hand, a second guide plate 135 that prevents the onion that has been extracted and harvested from moving to the extraction and harvesting work position of the next process is placed on the adjustment support plate 131 on the right side near the center in the left-right direction of the basket through the knob bolt 133. And slidable in the left-right direction. When the second guide plate 135 is slid to the right along the adjustment support plate 131, the second guide plate 135 is spaced apart from the upper surface of the heel, and when slid to the left, the second guide plate 135 has a vertical length such that the lower side contacts the upper surface of the heel.
Then, in the front lower portions of the left and right first guide plates 134 and second guide plates 135, a first notch part 134c and a second notch part 135c that are inclined forwardly downward from the front side of the machine body to the rear side are formed in a side view. The front end portion of the second guide plate 135 forming the second notch portion 135c is formed on the rear side of the machine body from the front end portion of the first guide plate 134 forming the first notch portion 134c. If it is formed at a position about 100 to 150 mm, which corresponds to one onion, at the rear side position of the machine body, the second guide plate 135 does not prevent the onion from moving to the drawing and conveying area of the drawing and conveying device 19, and the onion is surely Pull-out harvesting is possible, improving work efficiency.
With the above configuration, the first guide plate 134 and the second guide plate 135 have a wider left-right distance in the front (rear) view, so that the two onions are located in the left-right direction at the narrowest left-right distance. When passing side by side, the gap is clogged and it is no longer moved to the rear of the machine body, so there is no need to interrupt the work and eliminate the clogging, and work efficiency is improved.
The left-right distance between the lower ends of the first guide plate 134 and the second guide plate 135 is preferably about 200 to 300 mm, which corresponds to two standard size onions.
Further, if the first guide plate 134 and the second guide plate 135 are each made of a material such as rubber that can be elastically deformed when a strong force is applied, the first guide plate 134 and the second guide plate 135 are less likely to be damaged and last longer.
With the above-described configuration, the onion where the cutting position is aligned by the shoulder aligning device 51, the foliage portion is cut by the foliage cutting blade 312, and discharged and guided onto the reed by the guide device 56 is the first guide plate 134 and the second guide. The plate 135 is placed on the basket that has been vegetated before the harvesting and has been harvested. As a result, the onion is prevented from rolling to the side where the trough or harvesting operation is not performed.
Therefore, it is not necessary to collect the onion that has fallen into the trough, and the next onion harvesting operation or the recovery of the onion on the reed can be performed when necessary. The labor spent by the person is reduced.
And since there is no onion in the culvert groove, the left and right drive wheels 84L and 84R, the gauge wheel 73, or the traveling device of the work machine such as a tractor does not step on the onion, and the yield of onion can be reduced. Is prevented.
In addition, since the onion can be prevented from rolling to the side where the harvesting operation is not performed, the onion drawing and harvesting operation of the onion by the vertical pulling device 64, the horizontal pulling device 41, and the pulling and conveying device 19 is not hindered. Will improve.
Furthermore, the vertical pulling device 64, the horizontal pulling device 41, and the pulling / conveying device 19 can be prevented from hitting or squeezing the rolling onion, so that the commercial value of the onion is maintained.
Since the first guide plate 134 has a vertical length that is such that the lower end is in contact with the heel, there is no gap for the small sized onion to move into the ridge, so that the onion may fall into the ridge. It is surely prevented.
Further, the front-rear length of the first guide plate 134 is set such that the rear end portion of the first guide plate 134 is positioned below the branch transmission case 6, so that the guide device 335 can be used even when the aircraft is traveling forward. The first guide plate 134 receives the onion that is discharged from the roll and rolls backward, so that it can be prevented from falling into the trough groove, eliminating the need for picking up the onion, reducing the labor of the operator, and improving the work efficiency. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the yield from decreasing.
Furthermore, by forming a bending guide portion 133a toward the left and right other side at the rear end portion of the first guide plate 134, and by setting the rear end portion of the second guide plate 134 to the upper side in the conveying direction of the guide device 56, When large onions are lined up, the onion can move laterally from the rear end of the second guide plate 134, so that the onion is clogged between the first guide plate 134 and the second guide plate 135. Is prevented.
Thereby, the onion is dragged and can be prevented from being damaged by the frictional resistance with the field scene, so that the commercial value of the onion is maintained.
In addition, since the onions discharged on the basket are less likely to be densely packed, the period required for drying is shortened because the ventilation and sunlight are improved when drying in the sun.
1 and 2, a second branch transmission case 6a is provided on the left and right sides of the branch transmission case 6, and the output shaft is raised from the front of the second branch transmission case 6a toward the front of the machine body. 58 is provided, and a bevel case 59a is mounted on the front end portion of the output shaft 58 that is raised and changes the driving force from the left and right other sides to the left and right sides. A pair of bevel gears (not shown) are housed inside the bevel case 59a, and the driving force of the pulling output shaft 58 in the output case is vertically lifted and transmitted to the transmission shaft 59 via the pair of bevel gears. To do. Then, the longitudinal pulling drive pulleys 60, 60, 60 are respectively mounted at the left and right one side ends, the left and right other side ends of the transmission shaft 59, and the substantially central portion in the left and right direction. The vertically raised covers 61, 61, 61 that cover the left and right sides of the 60, 60, 60 are mounted so as to be tilted rearward and rotated up and down. Further, the longitudinally driven covers 61, 61, 61 are respectively provided with longitudinally driven pulleys 62, 62, 62 at the lower ends thereof, and the longitudinally driven driving pulleys 60, 60, 60 are longitudinally driven and the driven pulleys 62, 62 , 62 is wound around the vertical elevating belts 63, 63, 63 provided with a plurality of vertical elevating lugs 63a... For causing the onions of the onion lying on the field to constitute the vertical elevating device 64.
It should be noted that the rearward tilt angle of the vertical pulling device 64 is substantially the same as the rearward tilt angle of the horizontal pulling device 41. As a result, the foliage portion caused by the vertical pulling device 64 is pulled up vertically and is laterally raised at the timing of separating from the lugs 63a, so that it is taken over by the horizontal pulling lugs 39a of the device 41. It can guide to 19 conveyance start end parts, and the improvement of the harvesting work efficiency of an onion is aimed at.
Further, at the end portion on the left side (the left and right sides of the machine body) close to the groove, the longitudinally driven and driven pulley 62 is disposed at the front side of the machine body from the longitudinally driven and driven pulley 62 at other positions, and the longitudinally pulled lug 63a. The raising action position of ... is assumed to be located on the front side of the aircraft. Thereby, since the foliage part hanging down at the boundary of a ridge and a ridge groove can be caused early, it is prevented that a foliage part is missed and it does not fail to pull out and harvest an onion.
And the 1st auxiliary | assistant raising bar 65 which assists the raising of the stem and leaf part of the vertical raising and lug 63a ... is provided in the front side lower part of the vertical raising covers 61 and 61 of the right side and the left-right center, respectively. The first auxiliary pull-up bars 65, 65 have a Z-shape that is bent vertically and has a bent portion that avoids the lugs 63a.
Further, the central first auxiliary pulling bar 65 is provided with an extended pulling bar 65a extending to the side opposite to the base of the central auxiliary pulling bar 65. Thus, even if it hangs down in a farm scene, it is set as the structure which can be caused.
On the other hand, the left standing and raising cover 61 is provided with a second auxiliary raising bar 66 which is longer in the front-rear direction than the first auxiliary raising bars 65 and 65, and hangs down at the boundary between the ridge and the ridge groove. It is assumed that the foliage is easily lifted by auxiliary lugs 63a.
In addition, at the left end (the other side on the left and right sides of the machine body) of the longitudinally raised transmission shaft 59, a groin is caused, which causes a foliage section hanging from the upper surface of the heel toward the ridge groove along the slope of the ridge. A device 69 is provided. The groove-growing belt 68 constituting the groove-groove raising device 69 is provided with a groove-groove raising lug 68a that is bent in a “h” shape at equal intervals, and hangs down so as to be folded over the slope of the groove. It is set as the structure which pulls up the foliage part which is surely pulled up.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when the grooving lugs 68a ... are in the most projecting phase, the lugs 63a ... project from the front end of the lugs 63a ... It is assumed that the first auxiliary pulling bar 65 and the second auxiliary pulling bar 66 are located on the rear side of the machine body from the front end portions.
Further, if a protective cover having a spherical tip is provided at the front end portions of the first auxiliary pull-up bar 65 and the second auxiliary pull-up bar 66, it may be broken when the foliage comes into contact. Without causing the stems and leaves to be raised.
As a result, the foliage hanging down on the slope can be scraped up first, and the vertical pulling device 63 on the left side of the aircraft can take over the foliage, preventing the foliage from being missed and preventing the onion from being left in the field. Is done.
Further, a gauge ring elevating case 70 is provided at the left end of the longitudinally raised transmission shaft 59, an upper arm 71 is provided at the lower part of the gauge wheel elevating case 70, and a gauge ring 73 is rotatably attached to the upper arm 71. A lower arm 72 is provided to be movable up and down. Further, a fixed plate 75 is provided on the drive case 4 side, and a gauge wheel lifting / lowering that rotates a bevel gear mechanism (not shown) in the gauge wheel lifting / lowering case 70 between the fixed plate 75 and the rear part of the gauge wheel lifting / lowering case 70 is performed. A rod 76 is provided, and a gauge wheel adjusting handle 77 for moving the lower arm 72 up and down by rotating the gauge wheel lifting rod 76 is provided.
With the above-described configuration, the vertical pulling device 64 and the horizontal pulling device 41 are surely connected to the onion by causing the stems and leaves of the onion hanging in the trough to fall before the gauge ring 73 steps. Since the stems and leaves can be caused, the caused stems and leaves can be pinched by the pulling / conveying device 19 and pulled out from the soil, so that the operator does not need to manually remove the onion left behind. The effort is reduced.
In addition, even if the stems and leaves of the onion on the harvesting basket and the stems and leaves of the onion on the adjacent basket hang down and entangled with each other, the stems and leaves on the adjacent strip can be lifted. , And the onion can be reliably pulled out by the pulling and conveying device 19.
Then, by operating the gauge wheel adjusting handle 77 to raise or lower the lower arm 72 provided with the gauge wheel 73, the working position of the lateral pulling device 41 and the pulling / conveying device 19 can be changed according to the growth state of the onion and the height of the straw. Since it can be changed according to the height, the foliage part is pulled up and pulled out reliably, and the work efficiency is improved.
Next, the structure of the traveling transmission system of this machine is shown.
2 and 4, a left output shaft 78L is provided on the left side of the drive case 4 (the left and right sides of the machine body), and a travel drive sprocket 79 is attached to the left output shaft 78L, and the travel drive sprocket 79 is disposed on the left side. Is installed on the upper end side of the traveling transmission case 80L. Then, the left traveling transmission case 80L is in a rear-upward inclined posture, and a traveling driven sprocket 81 is rotatably mounted on the lower end side of the left traveling transmission case 80L located on the front side of the aircraft, and the traveling drive sprocket 79 and the traveling driven are provided. The travel transmission chain 82 is wound around the sprocket 81.
A tension sprocket may be provided in the winding region of the travel transmission chain 82, or a clutch mechanism may be provided to stop the drive and prevent breakage by retracting from the travel transmission chain 82 when a load is applied.
Further, an axle 83 is mounted on the travel driven sprocket 81, and a left drive wheel 84L is provided on the axle 83.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a right output shaft 78R is slidable in the left-right direction at the right end (one side of the left and right sides) of the branch transmission case 6, and is driven to travel on the right output shaft 78R. A sprocket 79 is mounted, and the traveling drive sprocket 79 is provided in the upper part of the right traveling transmission case 80R. At this time, the mounting hole portion of the traveling transmission case 80R for mounting the right output shaft 78R is slightly larger than the diameter of the right output shaft 78R, and the right output shaft 78R slightly moves up and down and front and rear. A configuration is possible.
Further, the right traveling transmission case 80R is arranged in a rear-upward inclined posture, and a traveling driven sprocket 81 is rotatably mounted on the lower end side of the right traveling transmission case 80R located on the front side of the aircraft, and the traveling drive sprocket 79 and the traveling driven are provided. The travel transmission chain 82 is wound around the sprocket 81. Further, an axle 83 is mounted on the traveling driven sprocket 81, and a right drive wheel 84R is provided on the axle 83.
Further, the right traveling transmission case 80R is moved in the left-right direction between the branch transmission case 6 and the right traveling transmission case 80R in front of the right output shaft 78R and between the branch transmission case 6 and the right traveling transmission case 80R. An adjustment cylinder 89 that adjusts the left-right distance, that is, a so-called tread, is provided so as to be extendable in the left-right direction. A slide guide 90 that slides in the left-right direction together with the right output shaft 78R by the expansion and contraction of the adjustment cylinder 89 is provided in the body frame 1 in front of the adjustment cylinder 89. Further, the sliding guide 90 and the right output shaft 78 are connected by a connecting plate 91, and the adjustment cylinder 89 is extended and retracted in a U-shaped groove portion 91u formed in the connecting plate 91. Thereby, the tread adjusting mechanism 95 is configured.
2 and 3, the base of the adjustment cylinder 89 on the fixed side, that is, the left side of the machine body is attached by a rotation pin 89a, and the end of the adjustment cylinder 89, that is, the right side of the machine body is in the vertical direction. It is set as the structure which can be freely rotated.
A hydraulic valve 92 that supplies hydraulic oil for expanding and contracting the adjustment cylinder 89 is disposed above the mission case 3 and closer to the center in the left-right direction of the machine body. The hydraulic valve 92 is provided with a relief valve 92r so that when a high load is applied to the hydraulic circuit, the hydraulic oil is released from the relief valve 92r to the oil tank 92t to prevent damage due to overload. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the oil feeding hose 93 that exchanges hydraulic oil from the hydraulic valve 92 to the adjusting cylinder 89 is also configured to pass through the groove 91u.
The adjustment cylinder 89 is an electric type, and a bimetal switch that deforms due to a temperature rise due to the load is provided between the electric adjustment cylinder 89 and a power source (battery). It is good also as a structure which the expansion-contraction of stops.
Further, a tread adjustment lever 94 for extending and retracting the adjustment cylinder 89 is provided on the hydraulic valve 92 so as to be rotatable in the left-right direction. The tread adjusting lever 94 has a “h” shape that is bent rearward and upward. The grip portion at the end is located near the worker standing behind the fuselage.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an air cleaner 2p through which the engine 2 sucks outside air is located below the tread adjusting lever 94 and is largely from a muffler (not shown) that discharges the exhaust of the engine 2. The arrangement configuration is to be separated.
In the above configuration, the adjustment cylinder 89 is expanded and contracted to change the left / right distance between the left and right drive wheels 84L, 84R, so-called tread, so that the tread adjustment mechanism 95 is operated regardless of the traveling speed and forward / reverse travel. Since the tread adjustment can be performed, it is not necessary to interrupt the pulling and harvesting work every time the ridge width changes, and to move the machine forward and backward, thereby improving the work efficiency and reducing the labor of the operator.
In addition, since the tread can be changed according to the width of the cocoon, the right drive wheel 84R does not move on the ridge when working in a field with a different ridge width, and the onion pulling and harvesting work in a stable posture. Work efficiency can be improved.
And when loading the fuselage onto a loading platform such as a light truck, or when storing it in a warehouse, the left and right widths of the fuselage can be shortened by narrowing the tread to the limit. Work can be done efficiently.
Further, by providing the right transmission shaft 78R behind the adjustment cylinder 89 and providing the sliding guide 90 in front of the adjustment cylinder 89, it is possible to disperse the load caused by the grounding or running of the right drive wheel 84R. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the adjustment cylinder 89 from being distorted or twisted and being damaged, the expansion / contraction range is reduced, and the tread adjustment width is limited.
In addition, when the right traveling transmission case 80R is moved in the left-right direction, the right traveling transmission case 80R is changed in posture because it is configured to push a plurality of locations outward or to pull inside the aircraft. The right driving wheel 84R is prevented from being slightly displaced and the traveling direction of the machine body is disturbed, and the traveling performance and crop harvesting efficiency are prevented from being lowered.
Further, by setting the diameter of the mounting hole of the traveling transmission case 80R to be slightly larger than the diameter of the right transmission shaft 78R, when the right drive wheel 84R moves up and down due to unevenness in the field, the right transmission shaft Since 78R can move up and down and in the front-rear direction, the right transmission shaft 78R is prevented from being damaged by a load.
Further, by providing the fixed base mounting base of the adjustment cylinder 89 via the rotation pin 89a, the adjustment cylinder 89 can be moved to the right drive wheel even if the right drive wheel 84R moves up and down due to unevenness in the field. Since it moves up and down following the vertical movement of 84R, the adjustment cylinder 89 can be expanded and contracted when adjustment of the tread is necessary, and there is no need to change the vertical position of the right drive wheel 84R, thereby improving work efficiency. .
Further, since the right output shaft 78 and the sliding guide 90 are connected by the connecting plate 91, the right output shaft 78 and the sliding guide 90 slide in conjunction with each other, so that the right traveling transmission case 80R and the drive wheel 84R are connected. An inclined posture is prevented, an arbitrary tread can be set, and running performance is stabilized.
Further, since the hydraulic valve 92 is provided with a relief valve 92r that moves the hydraulic oil to the oil tank 92t to reduce the pressure, even if the tread adjusting lever 94 is erroneously operated while the traveling is stopped, When the pressure in the hydraulic valve 92 increases, the relief valve 92r returns the hydraulic oil to the oil tank 92t, and the expansion and contraction of the adjustment cylinder 89 can be stopped, so that the tread adjustment mechanism 95 is prevented from being damaged due to overload. The
If the right drive wheel 84R is slid to the side of the fuselage while traveling is stopped, a strong grounding resistance is generated, so that the adjustment cylinder 89 and the right output shaft 78 are overloaded, and the tread adjustment mechanism 95 is activated due to an erroneous operation or the like. Although there is a problem that it is damaged if it is not noticed, in this configuration, the expansion and contraction of the adjustment cylinder 89 automatically stops before an overload is applied, so that the occurrence of the problem is prevented.
When the adjustment cylinder 89 is extended to the maximum or contracted to the minimum, the tread adjustment lever 94 continues to be operated, and when an overload occurs, the hydraulic oil returns from the relief valve 92r to the oil tank 92t. Therefore, the expansion / contraction operation of the adjustment cylinder 89 is automatically terminated, and the tread adjustment mechanism 95 is prevented from being damaged.
Further, since the adjusting cylinder 89 and the oil feeding hose 93 in which the hydraulic oil moves are arranged in the groove portion 91u of the connecting plate 91, the oil feeding hose 93 can be removed simply by removing it from the adjusting cylinder 89. At times, the number of members to be attached and detached is reduced, and the maintainability is improved.
Since the tread adjustment lever 94 has a shape that bends rearward and upward, it is easier for the operator who performs the maneuvering operation behind the fuselage to operate the tread adjustment lever 94, thereby reducing the labor of the operator. In addition, the operability is improved.
Furthermore, by arranging the tread adjusting lever 94 at a position above the air cleaner 2p and away from the muffler in the left-right direction, the operator is not exposed to the high-temperature exhaust gas discharged from the muffler. Work comfort is improved.
Next, the structure regarding the leaf discharge guidance which guides the discharged foliage part, so-called leaf discharge, in the groin direction will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a leaf cover 200 that covers the upper part of the branch transmission case 6 and the front and upper parts of the engine 2 and the transmission case 3 is provided in the lower rear part of the pulling and conveying device 19. The leaf cover 200 is provided along the inclined portions of the left and right handle support frames 7, 7, and the front end side of the leaf cover 200 is positioned on the front side of the body relative to the leaf guide action area of the leaf guide plate 20. Arrange as follows.
Then, at the left end of the body of the leaf cover 200, the leaf and leaf portion guided by the leaf guide plate 20 and the left pulling and conveying belt 17 is more specifically outside the left side of the body. A base side of the leaf shooter 201 that guides and discharges between the traveling transmission case 80L and the left drive wheel 84L is detachably provided. The leaflet shooter 201 protrudes to the left outer side of the machine body and then bends toward the lower side of the machine body so as to cover the upper part of the left traveling transmission case 80L and the outer part of the machine body.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 9, the lower end portion of the leaflet shooter 201 is located above the axle 83 in the left traveling transmission case 80L, and at this position, an elastic connection such as a spring or a rubber band is provided. It is attached to the left traveling transmission case 80L via the member 203. At this time, the elastic connecting member 203 biases the leaf shooter 201 downward, and always holds the leaf shooter 201 in a stretched state.
When the leaf shooter 201 is attached to the leaf cover 200, if the leaf leaf shooter 201 is positioned below the leaf cover 200, the stems and leaves that are guided to be discharged are separated from the leaf cover 200. Since it becomes difficult to get caught between the leaf shooters 201, the leaf removal operation can be performed efficiently.
When the above described leaf shooter 201 is made of a soft synthetic resin having a soft surface such as polyvinyl chloride, the leaf shooter 201 can be prevented from being caught during the discharge guidance of the foliage portion, and the left drive wheel 84L and the traveling transmission case 80L can be prevented. It becomes easy to arrange it to fit between the left and right. In addition, when the traveling transmission case 80L is rotated up and down, the lower end portion of the leaf transmission shooter 201 moves in the vertical direction in conjunction with the vertical rotation of the traveling transmission case 80L. In addition, the leaflet shooter 201 is prevented from being damaged.
Further, the covering range on the base side of the leaf discharging shooter 201 is set to the inner side of the machine body from the leaf leaf conveying action area of the leaf discharging guide plate 20 to the front side of the left traveling transmission case 80L. In addition to this, the front end side of the defoliation shooter 201 is inclined from the outside of the body toward the inside of the body, and the fall position of the foliage portion on the field is set to the side closer to the inside of the body than the traveling position of the left driving wheel 84L. In the groove.
Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a wheel having the same diameter as the left driving wheel 84L or a small diameter wheel that restricts the movement of the foliage part to the left driving wheel 84L inside the left driving wheel 84L. A cover 202 is detachably provided. The wheel cover 202 is mounted on the axle 83 and arranged to rotate with the left drive wheel 84L, and the lateral width increases from the outer peripheral edge toward the axle 83. At this time, a slope is formed on the wheel cover 202 in plan view and front back view.
The leaf cover 200 and the wheel cover 202 are made of a highly corrosion-resistant material such as a stainless steel material or a synthetic resin so as to prevent corrosion caused by water adhering to the foliage part or juice resulting from scratches on the foliage part. If the surface of the metal plate is coated with a material having strong anticorrosion properties such as rubber or synthetic resin, the durability is improved.
With the above configuration, the foliage portion is placed on the foliage cover 200 even if the foliage portion discharged from the pulling and conveying device 19 is not guided to be discharged to the left side of the machine body by the foliage guide plate 20. The discharged foliage is prevented from being caught in various parts of the machine body, and the time and labor required for removing the foliage are reduced.
Further, the leaflet shooter 201 is provided at the left end of the body of the leaflet cover 200, and the lower end portion of the leaflet shooter 201 faces the left and right of the left traveling transmission case 80L and the drive wheel 84L. Can be guided to the trough, so that the discharged foliage is prevented from interfering with the pinching of unharvested onion, and the onion is prevented from being left in the field. Reduces the time and effort of pulling and harvesting.
Alternatively, since the foliage can be prevented from getting on the onion that has been left on the straw for drying after the drawing harvest, the time for the onion to dry by the sun or wind is shortened.
Then, when the leaflet shooter 201 covers the inside of the machine body from the leaflet conveyance action area of the leaflet guide plate 20, when the foliage portion guided by the left pulling conveyance belt 17 and the leaflet guide plate 20 falls. Even so, it can be taken over by the leaflet shooter 201, so that the leaves and leaves are prevented from remaining on the machine body, and the time and labor required for the removal work are reduced.
Furthermore, since the leaflet shooter 201 covers the upper side of the left traveling transmission case 80L and the outside of the fuselage, it is possible to prevent the foliage from getting tangled with the left traveling transmission case 80L, particularly the axle 83. This eliminates the need to improve work efficiency and reduce labor.
Further, the lower leaflet shooter 201 and the left traveling transmission case 80L are connected by the elastic connecting member 203, and the leaflet shooter 201 is biased downward, so that the leaflet shooter 201 is drowned or slackened by wind or the like. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the space part into which the foliage part enters, so that the fouling of the foliage part is prevented, and the work efficiency is improved and the labor is reduced.
Since the wheel cover 202 is provided inside the fuselage of the left drive wheel 84L, the foliage discharged from the leaflet shooter 201 can be prevented from coming into contact with the left drive wheel 84L and entangled. Occurrence of entanglement is prevented, improving work efficiency and reducing labor.
In addition, the thickness of the wheel cover 202 increases as it gets closer to the axle 83, so that even if the foliage is entangled with the wheel cover 202, the foliage is likely to come off due to a change in diameter, and the foliage is removed. Less labor is required.
Further, the front end side of the leaflet shooter 201 is inclined from the outside of the body toward the inside of the body, and the foliage can be discharged to a position that is difficult to be stepped on the left driving wheel 84L in the ridge groove. The wheel 84L is prevented from slipping by stepping on the foliage, and the running posture and the onion pulling and harvesting posture are stabilized.
Hereinafter, another configuration example of the onion harvester will be described.
As shown in FIG. 19, front and rear holding guide frames 338f and 338r are provided on the guide receiving plate 336 in a posture from the left and right other side (left side of the machine body) to the left and right side (right side of the machine body) in plan view. The rear end portions of the guide frames 338f and 338r are made to face both right and left immediately before the guide device 335. Further, sandwiching guide drive pulleys 339 and 339 are respectively provided on the front side and the upper side of the holding guide frames 338f and 338r, and the first left and right first holding guide driven pulleys 340 are provided on the front side and the lower side of the holding guide frames 338f and 338r. 340, respectively, and left and right second clamping guide driven pulleys 341, 341 are provided on the rear side of the holding guide frames 338f, 338r and on the upper side, respectively, and on the rear side of the holding guide frames 338f, 338r and on the lower side The third clamping guide driven pulleys 342 and 342 are respectively provided.
More specifically, the sandwiching guide drive pulleys 339 and 339, the first sandwiching guide driven pulleys 340 and 340, the second sandwiching guide driven pulleys 341 and 341, and the third sandwiching guide driven pulleys 342 and 342 are unequal sides. The image-shaped holding guide frames 338f and 338r are arranged at the four corners.
The clamping guide belts 343 and 343 are arranged across the clamping guide driving pulleys 339 and 339, the first clamping guide driven pulleys 340 and 340, the second clamping guide driven pulleys 341 and 341, and the third clamping guide driven pulleys 342 and 342. Each is wound endlessly. Further, a clamping guide transmission motor 344 for supplying a driving force is provided in the vicinity of one of the left and right clamping guide driving pulleys 339 and 339. The left and right clamping guide drive pulleys 339 and 339 are mounted on the output shaft of the clamping guide electric motor 344, respectively. In this way, a sandwiching guide device 345 is configured which sandwiches the stems and leaves that are left uncut from the onion together with the guide device 335 and guides it to the field.
The clamping guide drive pulleys 339 and 339 and the first clamping guide driven pulleys 340 and 340, the second clamping guide driven pulleys 341 and 341, and the third clamping guide driven pulleys 342 and 342 are close to the diameter of a standard onion. , And spaced about 200 mm apart.
This prevents the onion from being clogged between the clamping guide driving pulleys 339 and 339 and the first clamping guide driven pulleys 340 and 340, the second clamping guide driven pulleys 341 and 341, and the third clamping guide driven pulleys 342 and 342. Therefore, the harvesting operation is not interrupted, and the work efficiency is improved.
In addition, if the left and right sandwiching guide belts 343 and 343 are configured with, for example, round belts with no irregularities on the surface, the foliage is less likely to be caught, and the onion is held at the sandwiching and conveying end portions of the guiding device 335 and the sandwiching guide device 345. Since it can be reliably discharged to the field, the onion is not discharged to the field, and the work is prevented from being interrupted by the removing operation.
With the above configuration, since both the guide device 335 and the sandwiching guide device 345 are driven, the onion sandwiching the foliage portion can be reliably and smoothly guided toward the field scene, so that the foliage portion is clogged and the guide device. The onion guidance by 335 is prevented from being interrupted, and the work efficiency is prevented from being lowered.
In addition, since the onion speed is reduced and the distance between the onion and the subsequent onion can be prevented from being narrowed, the distance between the front and back of the onion discharged to the field is substantially constant, and the time required for sun drying of the onion is reduced. Shortening is achieved.
Further, by providing the guide receiving plate 336 with the holding guide frames 338f and 338r of the holding guide device 345, when the guide receiving plate 336 is moved left and right by loosening the fixing member, the left and right positions of the holding guide device 345 can be easily moved. Since the time required for the adjustment work can be shortened, the work efficiency can be improved.
In addition, when the fixing member of the guide receiving plate 336 is excluded and the sandwiching guide device 345 moves left and right in conjunction with the left and right movement of the guide device 335, an operation of switching the sandwiching guide device 345 to be movable left and right is unnecessary. Work efficiency is improved.
Even when the holding guide device 345 is provided, the guide receiving plate 336 can be moved back and forth when the fixing member is loosened, and by rotating only one of the fixing members, the guide receiving plate 336 can be rotated about the other fixing member. It is set as the structure which can do.
In addition, the foliage is supported at three points by sandwiching the foliage with the three belts of the guide conveyance belt 334 and the right and left clamping guide belts 343 and 343, so that the foliage comes off during the conveyance and the onion falls. It is prevented that the onion is damaged by the impact of the fall and the commercial value is reduced, and the interval between the onions is prevented from being disturbed, and the time required for sun drying is shortened.
Next, a configuration for easily adjusting the left and right positions of the guide device 335 and the front and rear foliage receiving rods 337f and 337r or the holding guide device 345 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 20, a sliding shaft 346 that is long in the left-right direction is provided on the left and right upper shoulder alignment frame 44 to slide the guide bevel gear case 330 in the left-right direction, and the sliding shaft 346 is rotated. A position adjusting handle 347 for changing the left and right position of the guide bevel gear case 330 is provided. Specifically, a hole portion (not shown) having a screw groove formed inside is formed outside the guide bevel gear case 330, and a sliding shaft 346 having a screw groove formed on the outer peripheral portion is passed through the hole portion. When the slide shaft 346 is rotated by the operation of the position adjusting handle 347, the guide bevel gear case 330 moves in the left-right direction of the machine body.
With the above configuration, the operator can move to the shoulder aligner 51 and operate the position adjustment handle 347 while standing at the rear of the machine body without performing the operation of loosening the fixing member. It is possible to easily adjust the discharge position of the onion by adjusting the left and right positions, improving the work efficiency.
In the case of the above configuration, if the front and rear foliage receiving rods 337f and 337r or the holding guide device 345 are always movable in the left-right direction, no operation other than the position adjustment handle 347 is required, and more. Work efficiency is improved.
In order to further save labor, as shown in FIG. 21, an electric cylinder 348 is provided on the side of the guide bevel gear case 330, and a position adjustment dial 349 is provided in the vicinity of the handle 8 shown in FIG. It is good also as a structure which moves the guide bevel gear case 330 to the left-right direction by expansion / contraction of 348, and changes the discharge position of an onion.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 22, the guide bevel gear case 330 may be provided with a left-right rack gear 350 and an electric motor 351 provided with a pinion gear 351 a contacting the rack gear 350. The electric motor 351 is operated by the position adjustment dial 349.
In the above configuration, the position adjustment dial 349 provided at the rear part of the machine body is operated to operate the electric cylinder 348 and the electric motor 351 so that the discharge position of the onion can be adjusted left and right. Can be reduced.
Further, since the fine position adjustment is possible, it is possible to secure the interval between the onions and prevent the onions from falling into the eaves groove.
Next, a description will be given of a configuration in which the onion discharge position of the guide device 335 can be changed in accordance with wind and rain, onion growth, and pulling and harvesting.
The edge of the reed is easily affected by wind and rain and may have collapsed during harvesting. Also, when the onion grows into a spherical shape, the surrounding soil is pushed away by that amount, but the end of the heel may collapse due to the influence. Furthermore, since the surrounding soil is pushed away even when the onion of the heel is pulled out of the field, the edge of the heel may collapse at this time.
If the onion is discharged onto the ridge in this state, the onion is likely to roll down in the ridge groove, so that the left and right drive wheels 84L and 84R crush the onion, resulting in a problem of reducing the yield. In order to prevent the occurrence of this problem, it is possible to pick up the crop that has fallen in the trough, but at that time the harvesting work must be interrupted and the worker must perform it manually, which reduces work efficiency. In addition, there is a problem that the labor consumed by the worker increases.
In order to prevent this problem, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the state of the heel end is detected at the lower part of the left and right other side (left side of the body) of the body frame 1 and outside the body of the first guide plate 134. Specifically, the heel photographing device 352 (CCD camera) that is determined by photographing is arranged in a posture in which the photographing range becomes a farm scene below the machine body. The heel imaging device 352 may be configured to change the lens or the like so that the imaging range becomes wider.
Further, the gutter groove photographing device 352 is arranged on the front side of the machine body from the discharge position of the onion from the guide device 335 and below the foliage cutting device 324.
If the heel end photographing device 352 is disposed at a position where the upper part is completely covered by the leaf shooter 201, the discharged foliage part covers the heel end and prevents the state of the heel from being detected. The detection accuracy of the state is improved.
The video imaged by the grooving device 352 is displayed on a monitor panel 353 provided on the handle 8, and the operator confirms the state of the heel while viewing this video. When it is determined that the tip of the heel has collapsed and the current onion discharge position to the field is highly likely to drop into the ridge, the operator operates the position adjustment handle 347 or the position adjustment dial 349. Then, the onion discharge position by the guide device 335 or the like is switched to a position closer to the center in the left-right direction of the basket.
With the above configuration, it is possible to confirm that the heel end has collapsed before discharging the onion, and the onion can be discharged to a position away from the end of the culm. In addition, the work of picking up the onion from the trough is not necessary, and the work efficiency is improved.
In addition, when the operator recognizes the collapse of the heel before passing through the left and right drive wheels 84L and 84R, the operator operates the tread adjusting lever 94 in accordance with the collapse of the heel and moves the left and right drive wheels 84L and 84R. Since the tread can be adjusted, one of the left and right drive wheels 84L and 84R rides on the broken soil and the aircraft tilts left and right, leaving the onion in the field and disturbing the cutting position of the foliage Can be prevented.
Alternatively, the left and right drive wheels 84L and 84R can be prevented from moving away from the basket and the traveling direction slightly deviating from straight, so that the onion can be reliably pulled out from the field and the remaining onion can be harvested manually. The work to do becomes unnecessary.
Further, by providing the heel end photographing device 352 on the outer side of the machine body with respect to the first guide plate 134, the heel end photographing device 352 does not come into contact with the onion being transported, and the onion is damaged and the commercial value is reduced. In addition, it is possible to reliably detect the state of the heel end and to appropriately adjust the discharge position of the onion.
Furthermore, the onion photographing device 352 is arranged on the front side of the fuselage from the discharge position of the onion from the guide device 335 and below the foliage cutting device 324, so that the onion whose foliage has been cut by the foliage cutting device 324 can be obtained. In addition, since the operator can grasp the state of the heel end where the shoulder can be dropped from the shoulder aligning device 51 or the guide device 335, the onion is less likely to fall into the culvert groove, and the yield of onion is maintained. In addition, work efficiency can be improved.
Note that the state of the heel captured by the heel imaging device 352 is determined by, for example, pixels, and when it is determined that the heel is broken, the electric cylinder 348 and the electric motor 351 are automatically operated, and the onion is turned on. It is good also as a structure from which the discharge position of this is near the center part of the left-right direction of a bag.
Next, a mechanism for changing the left and right positions of the guide device 335 and the front and rear foliage receiving rods 337f and 337r or the holding guide device 345 according to another configuration will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 25 (a) to 25 (c) and FIG. 26, left and right rotational support shafts 44s and 44s are provided in the vicinity of the center in the front-rear direction of the left and right upper shoulder alignment frames 44 and 44, respectively. The left and right second shoulder alignment frames 44f and 44f are arranged so as to be rotatable in the left-right direction of the body, respectively, on the rotation support shafts 44s and 44s and on the upper portions of the left and right upper shoulder alignment frames 44 and 44. Shoulder alignment tension arms 44t and 44t having a pair of front and rear shoulder alignment tension rollers 44r and 44r are fixed between the left and right second shoulder alignment frames 44f and 44f and the upper and lower upper shoulder alignment frames 44 and 44, respectively. The left and right shoulder alignment belts 50, 50 are pressed from the inside of the winding area toward the outside.
The left and right shoulder-aligned driven pulleys 46L and 46R are provided at the rear of the left and right second shoulder-aligned frames 44f and 44f, and the left and right guide bars 52, 52 bases are provided. Further, the guide bevel gear case 330 is provided on the upper side of the right shoulder-aligned driven pulley 46R toward the rear side of the machine body, and a guide device 335 is attached to the guide bevel gear case 330, and from the left shoulder-aligned driven pulley 46L. Also, a guide receiving plate 336 provided with the front and rear foliage receiving rods 337f and 337r or the holding guide device 345 is provided on the front side of the body and on the front side of the left side of the guide bar 52.
Also, connecting arms 354 and 354 are provided respectively from the left and right second shoulder alignment frames 44f and 44f toward the rear side of the machine body, and the left and right connecting arms 354 and 354 are provided on the front side of the leaflet cover 200 in the left-right direction. It connects with the slide mechanism 355 provided.
The slide mechanism 355 is a cylinder or a prism having a hole (not shown) formed with a screw groove inside, and a slide shaft 355a having a screw groove formed on the outer periphery thereof is rotatably inserted into the hole. The rear end portions of the left and right connecting arms 354 and 354 are mounted on the sliding shaft 355a. Further, a sliding electric motor 356 that rotates the sliding shaft 355a is provided at one end of the sliding shaft 355a on the left and right sides (right side of the machine body). When the sliding electric motor 356 is driven to rotate, the sliding 355a Rotates clockwise or counterclockwise to rotate the left and right second shoulder alignment frames 44f and 44f connected by the left and right connecting arms 354 and 354 in the left and right direction of the body. The sliding electric motor 356 is operated by operating the position adjustment dial 349.
In addition, by operating the sliding electric motor 356 in accordance with the state of the heel imaged by the heel image capturing device 352, the left and right second shoulder alignment frames 44f and 44f are rotated in the left and right direction. The onion discharge position of the guide device 335 and the front and rear foliage receiving rods 337f and 337r or the holding guide device 345 may be automatically adjusted.
With the above-described configuration, when the slide mechanism 355 is operated, the left and right second shoulder alignment frames 44f and 44f are rotated in the left-right direction, whereby the conveying path of the shoulder alignment device 51, the guide device 335, and the front and rear foliage receiving rods 337f. , 337r, or the holding guide device 345, the discharge guide position of the onion can be changed at the same time, so that the foliage portion left uncut by the guide device 335 and the front and rear foliage receiving rods 337f, 337r, or the holding guide device 345. Can be reliably clamped, and the onion is prevented from falling onto the field during the takeover.
Thereby, since the front-and-rear spacing between the onions is sufficiently ensured, the drying time is shortened when the onions are sun-dried in the field.
In addition, since the onion discharged later on the field is less likely to collide with the onion discharged later, the onion can be prevented from being damaged by the impact of contact, and the commercial value of the onion is improved.
And since it was set as the structure which rotates the sliding shaft 355a with the sliding electric motor 356, while being able to reduce the effort which an operator spends, the movement amount of the sliding shaft 355a can be adjusted finely, Adjusting the discharge position of onions to the field becomes more appropriate.
Further, the sliding electric motor 356 is operated in accordance with the state of the heel photographed by the heel end photographing device 352, so that the discharge guide position of the onion is set to the center side of the heel when the heel end is collapsed. Since the discharge guide position can be automatically returned to the heel end side after passing through the collapsed portion, the onion is prevented from falling into the ridge groove.
This prevents the left and right drive wheels 84L and 84R from crushing the onion and reducing the amount of onion harvest. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to move the onion from the gutter groove before the movement so that the left and right drive wheels 84L and 84R do not step on the onion, the time for the onion pulling and harvesting operation to be interrupted is shortened. The work efficiency is improved, and the labor required for the pick-up work is reduced.
Further, since it is not necessary for the operator to frequently operate the slide mechanism 355, work efficiency can be improved.

2 エンジン
8 ハンドル(操作部材)
19 引抜搬送装置
51 肩揃え装置
84L 左側の駆動輪(走行装置)
84R 右側の駆動輪(走行装置)
89 調節シリンダ(調節アクチュエータ)
91 連結プレート(連結部材)
92r 油圧バルブ(牽制機構)
95 トレッド調節機構(間隔調節機構)
200 排葉カバー(排葉受け部材)
316 調節ノブボルト(位置調節部材)
305 第2切断伝動ケース(回動伝動部材)
310 切断伝動ギアケース(切断伝動機構)
312 茎葉切断刃(切断部材)
313 スライドフレーム(摺動支持部材)
313a 長孔
314 保持ボルト(規制切替部材)
324 茎葉切断装置
325 ウェイトアーム(吊下げ支持部材)
326 バランスウェイト(重量体)
327 受けロッド(受け部材)
328 規制スプリング(付勢部材)
330 案内ベベルギアケース(案内伝動部材)
331 案内支持フレーム(案内支持部材)
335 案内装置
336 案内受けプレート(調節保持部材)
337f 前側の茎葉受けロッド(案内補助部材)
337r 後側の茎葉受けロッド(案内補助部材)
338f 前側の挟持案内フレーム(挟持案内部材)
338r 後側の挟持案内フレーム(挟持案内部材)
339 挟持案内駆動プーリ(挟持案内駆動回転体)
340 第1挟持案内従動プーリ(挟持案内従動回転体)
341 第2挟持案内従動プーリ(挟持案内従動回転体)
342 第3挟持案内従動プーリ(挟持案内従動回転体)
343 挟持案内ベルト(挟持案内無端帯)
344 電動モータ(駆動装置)
345 挟持案内装置
2 Engine 8 Handle (operating member)
19 Pulling / conveying device 51 Shoulder alignment device 84L Left driving wheel (traveling device)
84R Right drive wheel (travel device)
89 Adjustment cylinder (Adjustment actuator)
91 Connection plate (connection member)
92r hydraulic valve (checking mechanism)
95 Tread adjustment mechanism (interval adjustment mechanism)
200 Leaf removal cover (leaf removal receiving member)
316 Adjustment knob bolt (position adjustment member)
305 Second cutting transmission case (rotating transmission member)
310 Cutting transmission gear case (cutting transmission mechanism)
312 Forage cutting blade (cutting member)
313 Slide frame (sliding support member)
313a long hole 314 holding bolt (regulation switching member)
324 Foliage cutting device 325 Weight arm (suspending support member)
326 Balance weight (weight)
327 Receiving rod (receiving member)
328 Regulating spring (biasing member)
330 Guide bevel gear case (guide transmission member)
331 Guide support frame (guide support member)
335 Guide device 336 Guide receiving plate (adjustment holding member)
337f Front foliage receiving rod (guide auxiliary member)
337r Rear foliage receiving rod (guide auxiliary member)
338f Front holding guide frame (holding guide member)
338r Rear holding guide frame (holding guide member)
339 Nipping guide driving pulley (Nipping guide driving rotating body)
340 1st pinching guide driven pulley (holding guide driven rotating body)
341 Second clamping guide driven pulley (clamping guide driven rotating body)
342 Third pinching guide driven pulley (pinching guide driven rotating body)
343 Clamping guide belt (Clamping guide endless belt)
344 Electric motor (drive device)
345 Holding guide device

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茎葉部を挟持して圃場から作物を引き抜く引抜搬送装置(19)を設け、該引抜搬送装置(19)の下方に搬送中の作物の茎葉部を切断する茎葉切断装置(324)を設け、該茎葉切断装置(324)で作物の茎葉部を切断する位置を揃える肩揃え装置(51)を設けた農作物収穫機において、
前記茎葉切断装置(324)の切断位置を調節する位置調節部材(316)を設け、該位置調節部材(316)を茎葉切断装置(324)よりも機体後側に配置し
前記茎葉切断装置(324)は、茎葉部を切断する切断部材(312)と、該切断部材(312)に駆動力を伝動する切断伝動機構(310)と、該切断伝動機構(310)に駆動力を供給する上下回動可能な回動伝動部材(305)で構成し、
前記切断伝動機構(310)の側方に上下方向の長孔(313a)を形成した摺動支持部材(313)を設け、該摺動支持部材(313)の長孔(313a)には、該切断伝動機構(310)の前後方向への回転の規制を切り替える規制切替部材(314)を設けたことを特徴とする農作物収穫機。
A pulling and conveying device (19) for pulling out the crop from the field by sandwiching the foliage portion is provided, and a foliage cutting device (324) for cutting the foliage portion of the crop being conveyed is provided below the pulling and conveying device (19), In the crop harvesting machine provided with the shoulder aligning device (51) for aligning the position of cutting the foliage part of the crop with the foliage cutting device (324),
A position adjusting member (316) for adjusting the cutting position of the foliage cutting device (324) is provided, and the position adjusting member (316) is arranged on the rear side of the machine body from the foliage cutting device (324) ,
The foliage cutting device (324) includes a cutting member (312) that cuts the foliage, a cutting transmission mechanism (310) that transmits a driving force to the cutting member (312), and a drive to the cutting transmission mechanism (310). It consists of a rotary transmission member (305) that can turn up and down to supply force,
A sliding support member (313) having an elongated hole (313a) in the vertical direction is provided on the side of the cutting transmission mechanism (310), and the elongated hole (313a) of the sliding support member (313) A crop harvesting machine comprising a regulation switching member (314) for switching regulation of rotation of the cutting transmission mechanism (310) in the front-rear direction .
茎葉部を挟持して圃場から作物を引き抜く引抜搬送装置(19)を設け、該引抜搬送装置(19)の下方に搬送中の作物の茎葉部を切断する茎葉切断装置(324)を設け、該茎葉切断装置(324)で作物の茎葉部を切断する位置を揃える肩揃え装置(51)を設けた農作物収穫機において、
前記茎葉切断装置(324)の切断位置を調節する位置調節部材(316)を設け、該位置調節部材(316)を茎葉切断装置(324)よりも機体後側に配置し、
前記茎葉切断装置(324)は、茎葉部を切断する切断部材(312)と、該切断部材(312)に駆動力を伝動する切断伝動機構(310)と、該切断伝動機構(310)に駆動力を供給する上下回動可能な回動伝動部材(305)で構成し、
前記切断伝動機構(310)の左右一側に上下方向の長孔(313a)を形成した摺動支持部材(313)を設け、該摺動支持部材(313)の左右一側に吊下げ支持部材(325)を摺動支持部材(313)と共に回転自在に設け、該吊下げ支持部材(325)に重量体(326)を着脱可能に設けたことを特徴とする農作物収穫機。
A pulling and conveying device (19) for pulling out the crop from the field by sandwiching the foliage portion is provided, and a foliage cutting device (324) for cutting the foliage portion of the crop being conveyed is provided below the pulling and conveying device (19), In the crop harvesting machine provided with the shoulder aligning device (51) for aligning the position of cutting the foliage part of the crop with the foliage cutting device (324),
A position adjusting member (316) for adjusting the cutting position of the foliage cutting device (324) is provided, and the position adjusting member (316) is arranged on the rear side of the machine body from the foliage cutting device (324),
The foliage cutting device (324) includes a cutting member (312) that cuts the foliage, a cutting transmission mechanism (310) that transmits a driving force to the cutting member (312), and a drive to the cutting transmission mechanism (310). It consists of a rotary transmission member (305) that can turn up and down to supply force,
A sliding support member (313) having a long hole (313a) in the vertical direction is provided on one side of the cutting transmission mechanism (310), and a suspension supporting member is provided on one side of the sliding support member (313). provided rotatably (325) with sliding support member (313), agricultural crop harvester characterized by providing weight body (326) detachably on the hanging down support member (325).
前記吊下げ支持部材(325)に受け部材(327)を設け、該受け部材(327)と吊下げ支持部材(325)または重量体(326)との間に、該吊下げ支持部材(325)または重量体(326)を機体下側に付勢する付勢部材(328)を伸縮自在に設けたことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の農作物収穫機。 The suspension support member (325) is provided with a receiving member (327), and the suspension support member (325) is interposed between the reception member (327) and the suspension support member (325) or the weight body (326). or the weight body (326) of the crop harvester according to Motomeko 2 you characterized by providing telescopically urging member (328) for biasing the body lower. 前記引抜搬送装置(19)の搬送方向下手側の下方に茎葉受け部材(200)を設け、該茎葉受け部材(200)に前記位置調節部材(316)を摺動自在に設け、該位置調節部材(316)と茎葉切断装置(324)を連動部材(319)で連結すると共に、前記茎葉受け部材(200)の後側に機体を操縦する操縦部材(8)を設けたことを特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の農作物収穫機。 A foliage receiving member (200) is provided below the pulling and conveying device (19) on the lower side in the conveying direction, and the position adjusting member (316) is slidably provided on the foliage receiving member (200). (316) and a foliage cutting device (324) are connected by an interlocking member (319), and a steering member (8) for maneuvering the airframe is provided on the rear side of the foliage receiving member (200). Item 4. The crop harvester according to any one of Items 1 to 3 . 前記肩揃え装置(51)の搬送方向下手側で且つ左右一側に、該肩揃え装置(51)の駆動力を伝動する案内伝動部材(330)を設け、該案内伝動部材(330)に案内支持部材(331)を左右一側から左右他側に向かって下方傾斜する姿勢で設け、該案内支持部材(331)に肩揃え装置(51)から排出される作物を圃場に向かって案内する案内装置(335)を設け、
前記肩揃え装置(51)の搬送方向下手側で且つ左右他側に、該案内装置(335)の側方に向かって突出する案内補助部材(337f,337r)を設け、作物は該案内装置(335)と案内補助部材(337f,337r)に挟持された状態で圃場に排出案内される構成としたことを特徴とする請求項1からのいずれか1項に記載の農作物収穫機。
A guide transmission member (330) for transmitting the driving force of the shoulder alignment device (51) is provided on the lower side in the conveying direction of the shoulder alignment device (51) and on the left and right sides, and the guide transmission member (330) is guided. A support member (331) is provided so as to be inclined downward from the left and right sides toward the left and right sides, and the guide supporting member (331) guides the crops discharged from the shoulder aligning device (51) to the field. A device (335) is provided;
Guide auxiliary members (337f, 337r) projecting toward the side of the guide device (335) are provided on the lower side in the conveying direction of the shoulder aligning device (51) and on the other left and right sides. 335) and a guide auxiliary member (337f, 337r), and the structure is configured such that the discharge is guided to the field while being sandwiched between the crop harvesting machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
前記肩揃え装置(51)の左右他側に案内補助部材(337f,337r)を設ける調節保持部材(336)を設け、該調節保持部材(336)を前後及び左右方向に摺動自在に設けると共に、前記案内伝動部材(330)を前後及び左右方向に摺動可能に設け、前記案内装置(335)及び案内補助部材(337f,337r)の左右位置を調節自在に構成したことを特徴とする請求項に記載の農作物収穫機。 An adjustment holding member (336) for providing guide auxiliary members (337f, 337r) is provided on the other side of the shoulder aligning device (51), and the adjustment holding member (336) is provided slidably in the front-rear and left-right directions. The guide transmission member (330) is slidable in the front-rear and left-right directions, and the left and right positions of the guide device (335) and the guide auxiliary members (337f, 337r) are configured to be adjustable. Item 6. A crop harvester according to Item 5 . 前記肩揃え装置(51)の搬送方向下手側で且つ左右一側に、該肩揃え装置(51)の駆動力を伝動する案内伝動部材(330)を設け、該案内伝動部材(330)に案内支持部材(331)を左右一側から左右他側に向かって下方傾斜する姿勢で設け、該案内支持部材(331)に肩揃え装置(51)から排出される作物を圃場に向かって案内する案内装置(335)を設け、
前記肩揃え装置(51)の左右他側に調節保持部材(336)を設け、該調節保持部材(336)に挟持案内部材(338f,338r)を設け、該挟持案内部材(338f,338r)に挟持案内駆動回転体(339)と複数の挟持案内従動回転体(340,341,342)を設け、
該挟持案内駆動回転体(339)と複数の挟持案内従動回転体(340,341,342)に挟持案内無端帯(343)を巻回すると共に、該挟持案内駆動回転体(339)に駆動力を供給する駆動装置(344)を設けて、挟持案内装置(345)を構成したことを特徴とする請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の農作物収穫機。
A guide transmission member (330) for transmitting the driving force of the shoulder alignment device (51) is provided on the lower side in the conveying direction of the shoulder alignment device (51) and on the left and right sides, and the guide transmission member (330) is guided. A support member (331) is provided so as to be inclined downward from the left and right sides toward the left and right sides, and the guide supporting member (331) guides the crops discharged from the shoulder aligning device (51) to the field. A device (335) is provided;
An adjustment holding member (336) is provided on the other left and right sides of the shoulder aligner (51), a holding guide member (338f, 338r) is provided on the adjustment holding member (336), and the holding guide member (338f, 338r) is provided. A sandwiching guide driving rotator (339) and a plurality of sandwiching guide driven rotators (340, 341, 342) are provided,
A clamping guide endless belt (343) is wound around the clamping guide drive rotating body (339) and the plurality of clamping guide driven rotating bodies (340, 341, 342), and a driving force is applied to the clamping guide drive rotating body (339). The crop harvesting machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a holding guide device (345) is provided by providing a drive device (344) for supplying the water .
前記引抜搬送装置(19)の左右両側に圃場を走行するための左右の走行装置(84L,84R)を設け、該左右の走行装置(84L,84R)の左右間隔を調節する間隔調節機構(95)を設け、該間隔調節機構(95)を作動させる調節アクチュエータ(89)を伸縮自在に設け、該調節アクチュエータ(89)の伸縮を強制的に停止させる牽制機構(92r)を設けたことを特徴とする請求項1からのいずれか1項に記載の農作物収穫機。 Left and right traveling devices (84L, 84R) for traveling on the left and right sides of the pulling and conveying device (19) are provided, and an interval adjusting mechanism (95 ), An adjustment actuator (89) for operating the interval adjustment mechanism (95) is provided to be extendable, and a check mechanism (92r) for forcibly stopping the extension / contraction of the adjustment actuator (89) is provided. The crop harvesting machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7 .
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