Turner for bergamot yam digging
By designing a soil-turning machine for harvesting Buddha's Hand yam, and adopting soil-digging and turning components and secondary separation components, the problems of low efficiency and high damage rate of traditional manual harvesting are solved, achieving efficient and low-damage yam harvesting results.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- 干渊
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-04
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-26
AI Technical Summary
Traditional manual harvesting of Buddha's Hand yam is inefficient and has a high damage rate, making it difficult to meet the harvesting needs of existing yam cultivation.
Design a soil turning machine for harvesting Buddha's Hand yam, including a soil digging and turning component and a secondary separation component. It uses a lifting hydraulic cylinder, a swing hydraulic cylinder and a vibrating screen motor to separate the yam from the soil. The digging teeth penetrate deep into the soil layer, turn the soil and transport it to the conveyor belt for secondary separation, reducing mechanical damage.
This method achieves efficient separation of yam from soil, improves harvesting efficiency, reduces yam damage rate, and meets the harvesting needs of yam cultivation.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of yam harvesting devices, specifically to a soil turning machine for harvesting Buddha's Hand yam. Background Technology
[0002] Buddha's Hand Yam is a unique agricultural product with both edible and medicinal value. It is a national geographical indication product and is named for its root resembling a Buddha's hand. The best quality Buddha's Hand Yam comes from the area around the foothills of Henggang Mountain in Meichuan Town and Yuchuan Town, Wuxue City, Hubei Province, where it is mainly produced. It has high health and wellness value.
[0003] Chinese utility model patent with announcement number CN211481988U discloses an agricultural yam harvester, which includes "a movable pressure bar installed on the harvester frame, a lever component installed at the rear end of the harvester frame, and a detachable wheel assembly installed at the top of the lever component"; however, the traditional manual harvesting method is not only inefficient, but also causes a high damage rate to the yam, making it difficult to meet the harvesting needs of current yam cultivation. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a soil turning machine for harvesting Buddha's Hand yam, so as to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a soil turning machine for harvesting Buddha's Hand Yam, comprising a planting ridge, a vehicle assembly placed on the top surface of the planting ridge, a soil turning component provided on the front side of the vehicle assembly, and a secondary separation component provided on the rear side of the vehicle assembly;
[0006] The excavation and soil turning assembly includes a lifting hydraulic cylinder, the outer wall of which is provided with a mud-blocking guide plate, a U-shaped steering arm fixedly connected to the bottom end of the lifting hydraulic cylinder, a digging tooth fixedly connected to the outer wall of the U-shaped steering arm, the outer side wall of the U-shaped steering arm being installed and connected to the drive end of a swing hydraulic cylinder, and the swing hydraulic cylinder being installed and connected to a hydraulic workstation via an oil pipe.
[0007] The secondary separation assembly includes a vibrating screen hydraulic cylinder, a conveyor chain, a main shaft, a conveyor belt rod, and a small shaft. A bulldozer blade is fixedly installed at the drive end of the vibrating screen hydraulic cylinder. A vibrating screen motor is located directly above the bulldozer blade. The vibrating screen motor is connected to the main shaft via the conveyor chain, and the main shaft is connected to the small shaft via the conveyor belt rod.
[0008] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: This device, by setting up a soil digging and turning component and a secondary separation component, achieves simultaneous digging and separation of yams. By driving the digging teeth to press vertically down into the soil layer, it ensures that the root of the yam is reached. By turning the digging teeth, the entire piece of soil is lifted and turned out, thus achieving initial separation of the yam from the soil. Then, by pushing the soil shovel blade into the soil layer, the turned-out yam is dug up and transported to the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt is equipped with a flexible conveyor bar, and through the vibrating screen motor, the yam is in a vibrating state similar to a spring bed during the conveying process. The vibration device shakes the broken soil, achieving complete separation of the yam from the soil. Compared with the traditional manual digging and harvesting of yams, this device completes digging, harvesting, and separation in one integrated process, with high digging efficiency. The flexible conveyor bar further protects the yam from damage during the separation process, resulting in a high yam integrity rate and strong practicality.
[0009] To ensure that the planting ridges can meet the growth requirements of yams:
[0010] The planting field is further configured with ridges 60-100cm wide, ridge spacing 120cm, and ridge height 30-40cm.
[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, since the Buddha's Hand yam can generally penetrate the soil to a depth of 35-40cm, setting the planting ridges according to certain size specifications can further meet the growth needs of the yam.
[0012] To achieve the effect of controlling the driving of this device:
[0013] Further configuration: the vehicle body assembly includes a locomotive frame, multiple wheels are rotatably mounted on both sides of the locomotive frame, a seat is fixedly connected to the top surface of the locomotive frame, a hydraulic cylinder support for a separation device is provided on the top surface of the seat, a handbrake is provided on the side of the seat, a foot brake is provided on the top surface of the locomotive frame near the right side, a downward hydraulic cylinder support is fixedly connected to the top surface of the right end of the locomotive frame, a steering wheel is mounted on the top surface of the downward hydraulic cylinder support, a downward lifting guide rod is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the downward hydraulic cylinder support, and a swing arm hydraulic cylinder support is provided directly below the downward hydraulic cylinder support.
[0014] By adopting the above technical solution, users can control the driving effect of this device by operating the vehicle body assembly.
[0015] To achieve the goal of harvesting yams:
[0016] The configuration is further defined as follows: the lifting hydraulic cylinders are respectively mounted on the lowering hydraulic cylinder supports on both sides.
[0017] By adopting the above technical solution, the lifting hydraulic cylinders are installed on the lowering hydraulic cylinder supports on both sides, and then the lifting hydraulic cylinders push the digging teeth deep into the soil, thereby achieving the effect of digging and harvesting yams.
[0018] To achieve the initial separation of yam from soil:
[0019] The configuration is further defined as follows: the swing hydraulic cylinders are respectively mounted on the swing arm hydraulic cylinder supports on both sides.
[0020] By adopting the above technical solution, the digging teeth that penetrate deep into the soil are flipped by the swinging hydraulic cylinder, thereby excavating the entire piece of soil and achieving the initial separation of yam from the soil.
[0021] To achieve the effect of conveying the turned-out yams onto a conveyor belt for secondary separation:
[0022] The setting is further configured such that the hydraulic cylinder of the vibrating screen is mounted on the hydraulic cylinder support of the separation device.
[0023] By adopting the above technical solution, the hydraulic cylinder of the vibrating screen pushes the soil shovel to penetrate deep into the soil layer, dig up the yams, and transport them to the conveyor belt, thereby achieving the effect of secondary separation.
[0024] The parts of the device not covered herein are the same as or can be implemented using existing technologies. Attached Figure Description
[0025] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;
[0026] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the vehicle body assembly of this utility model;
[0027] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the soil digging and turning component of this utility model;
[0028] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the secondary separation component of this utility model.
[0029] In the diagram: 1. Planting ridge; 2. Vehicle body assembly; 21. Locomotive beam; 22. Wheel; 23. Seat; 231. Handbrake; 24. Hydraulic cylinder support for the separation device; 25. Foot brake; 26. Hydraulic cylinder support for downward pressure; 27. Steering wheel; 28. Guide rod for downward pressure lifting; 29. Hydraulic cylinder support for the swing arm; 3. Soil digging and turning assembly; 31. Lifting hydraulic cylinder; 32. Mudguard guide plate; 33. U-shaped steering arm; 34. Digging teeth; 35. Swing hydraulic cylinder; 36. Hydraulic workstation; 4. Secondary separation assembly; 41. Hydraulic cylinder for vibrating screen; 42. Bulldozer blade; 43. Vibrating screen motor; 44. Conveyor chain; 45. Main shaft; 46. Conveyor belt flexible bar; 47. Small shaft. Detailed Implementation
[0030] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The description in this part is only exemplary and explanatory, and should not be used to limit the scope of protection of the present invention in any way.
[0031] Please see Figures 1 to 4 A soil turning machine for harvesting Buddha's Hand yam includes a planting ridge 1, a vehicle body assembly 2 placed on the top surface of the planting ridge 1, a soil digging and turning component 3 provided on the front side of the vehicle body assembly 2, and a secondary separation component 4 provided on the rear side of the vehicle body assembly 2.
[0032] The soil excavation and turning assembly 3 includes a lifting hydraulic cylinder 31. The outer wall of the lifting hydraulic cylinder 31 is provided with a mud-blocking guide plate 32. The bottom end of the lifting hydraulic cylinder 31 is fixedly connected to a U-shaped steering arm 33. The outer wall of the U-shaped steering arm 33 is fixedly connected to a digging tooth 34. The outer wall of the U-shaped steering arm 33 is installed and connected to the drive end of the swing hydraulic cylinder 35. The swing hydraulic cylinder 35 is installed and connected to the hydraulic workstation 36 through an oil pipe.
[0033] The secondary separation component 4 includes a vibrating screen hydraulic cylinder 41, a conveyor chain 44, a main shaft 45, a conveyor belt flexible bar 46, and a small shaft 47. A bulldozer blade 42 is fixedly installed at the drive end of the vibrating screen hydraulic cylinder 41. A vibrating screen motor 43 is located directly above the bulldozer blade 42. The vibrating screen motor 43 is connected to the main shaft 45 via the conveyor chain 44. The main shaft 45 is connected to the small shaft 47 via the conveyor belt flexible bar 46.
[0034] In this embodiment, as Figure 1 As shown, the width of each planting ridge is 60-100cm, the spacing between ridges is 120cm, and the height of the ridge is 30-40cm.
[0035] In this embodiment, as Figure 2 As shown, the vehicle body assembly 2 includes a main beam 21. Multiple wheels 22 are rotatably mounted on both sides of the main beam 21. A seat 23 is fixedly connected to the top surface of the main beam 21. A hydraulic cylinder support 24 for the separation device is provided on the top surface of the seat 23. A handbrake 231 is provided on the side of the seat 23. A foot brake 25 is provided on the top surface of the main beam 21 near the right side. A downward hydraulic cylinder support 26 is fixedly connected to the top surface of the right end of the main beam 21. A steering wheel 27 is mounted on the top surface of the downward hydraulic cylinder support 26. A downward lifting guide rod 28 is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the downward hydraulic cylinder support 26. A swing arm hydraulic cylinder support 29 is provided directly below the downward hydraulic cylinder support 26.
[0036] In this embodiment, as Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the lifting hydraulic cylinder 31 is installed on the lowering hydraulic cylinder support 26 on both sides.
[0037] In this embodiment, as Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the swing hydraulic cylinder 35 is mounted on the swing arm hydraulic cylinder support 29 on both sides.
[0038] In this embodiment, as Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the hydraulic cylinder 41 of the vibrating screen is mounted on the hydraulic cylinder support 24 of the separation device.
[0039] The working process of this type of soil-turning machine for harvesting Buddha's Hand yam is as follows:
[0040] First, the planting ridge 1 is pre-treated by cutting the yam vines to 5-10cm. The remaining part is pulled out and bundled by the connecting rod and placed at the edge of the field. The vehicle body assembly 2 is driven to span the planting ridge 1. The hydraulic workstation 36 starts the lifting hydraulic cylinder 31, driving the digging teeth 34 to press down vertically to a depth of 50cm to ensure that the roots of the yam are touched. The swing hydraulic cylinder 35 then works, driving the integrally welded U-shaped steering arm 33 and the digging teeth 34 assembly to flip and lift the whole piece of soil. During the lifting process, the digging teeth 34 shakes rhythmically to achieve the initial separation of the yam from the soil. After the shaking is completed, the digging teeth 34 tilts backward, allowing large soil clods to slide into the gap between the two swing hydraulic cylinders 35. The mud-blocking guide plate 32 effectively controls the direction of soil flow.
[0041] After the initial separation, the secondary separation component 4 starts to work. The hydraulic cylinder 41 of the vibrating screen drives the bulldozer blade 42 to penetrate into the soil layer, transporting the soil containing yam to the conveyor belt. The vibrating screen motor 43 drives the large shaft 45 and the small shaft 47 to rotate through the conveyor chain 44, causing the soft bar 46 of the conveyor belt to generate spring bed vibration, realizing the complete separation of yam from soil and minimizing mechanical damage to yam.
[0042] The lifting hydraulic cylinder 31, swing hydraulic cylinder 35, and vibrating screen hydraulic cylinder 41 can be of model HOB80-400. The hydraulic pump in the hydraulic workstation 36 can be of model PVQ5. The vibrating screen motor 43 can be of model YZU-3~6A. These are all known existing technologies and the above models can be used, but are not limited to them.
[0043] The contents not described in detail in this specification are existing technologies known to those skilled in the art.
[0044] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms “comprising,” “including,” or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
[0045] This article uses specific examples to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of this utility model. The above examples are only for the purpose of helping to understand the method and core ideas of this utility model. The above description is only a preferred embodiment of this utility model. It should be noted that due to the limitations of textual expression, there are objectively infinite specific structures. For those skilled in the art, several improvements, modifications, or changes can be made without departing from the principles of this utility model, and the above technical features can also be combined in an appropriate manner. These improvements, modifications, changes, or combinations, or the direct application of the concept and technical solution of the utility model to other occasions without modification, should all be considered within the protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. A soil turning machine for harvesting Buddha's Hand yam, characterized in that: The system includes a planting ridge (1), on the top surface of which a vehicle body assembly (2) is placed. The front side of the vehicle body assembly (2) is provided with a soil digging and turning component (3), and the rear side of the vehicle body assembly (2) is provided with a secondary separation component (4). The excavation and soil turning assembly (3) includes a lifting hydraulic cylinder (31), the outer wall of the lifting hydraulic cylinder (31) is provided with a mud-blocking guide plate (32), the bottom end of the lifting hydraulic cylinder (31) is fixedly connected to a U-shaped steering arm (33), the outer wall of the U-shaped steering arm (33) is fixedly connected to a digging tooth (34), the outer wall of the U-shaped steering arm (33) is installed and connected to the drive end of a swing hydraulic cylinder (35), and the swing hydraulic cylinder (35) is installed and connected to a hydraulic workstation (36) through an oil pipe; The secondary separation component (4) includes a vibrating screen hydraulic cylinder (41), a conveyor chain (44), a large shaft (45), a conveyor belt rod (46), and a small shaft (47). A bulldozer blade (42) is fixedly installed at the drive end of the vibrating screen hydraulic cylinder (41). A vibrating screen motor (43) is located directly above the bulldozer blade (42). The vibrating screen motor (43) is connected to the large shaft (45) via the conveyor chain (44). The large shaft (45) is connected to the small shaft (47) via the conveyor belt rod (46).
2. The soil turning machine for harvesting Buddha's Hand yam as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The planting field ridges (1) have a ridge width of 60-100cm, a ridge spacing of 120cm, and a ridge height of 30-40cm.
3. The soil turning machine for harvesting Buddha's Hand yam as described in claim 1, characterized in that... The vehicle body assembly (2) includes a locomotive beam (21), on which multiple wheels (22) are rotatably mounted on both sides. A seat (23) is fixedly connected to the top surface of the locomotive beam (21). A hydraulic cylinder support (24) for a separation device is provided on the top surface of the seat (23). A handbrake (231) is provided on the side of the seat (23). A foot brake (25) is provided on the top surface of the locomotive beam (21) near the right side. A downward hydraulic cylinder support (26) is fixedly connected to the top surface of the right end of the locomotive beam (21). A steering wheel (27) is installed on the top surface of the downward hydraulic cylinder support (26). A downward lifting guide rod (28) is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the downward hydraulic cylinder support (26). A swing arm hydraulic cylinder support (29) is provided directly below the downward hydraulic cylinder support (26).
4. The soil turning machine for harvesting Buddha's Hand yam as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The lifting hydraulic cylinders (31) are respectively installed on the lowering hydraulic cylinder supports (26) on both sides.
5. A soil turning machine for harvesting Buddha's Hand yam as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The swing hydraulic cylinder (35) is mounted on the swing arm hydraulic cylinder support (29) on both sides respectively.
6. A soil turning machine for harvesting Buddha's Hand yam as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The hydraulic cylinder (41) of the vibrating screen is mounted on the hydraulic cylinder support (24) of the separation device.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
CN211481988U