A harvester grain tank capable of automatically opening and closing the grain discharge cover and a harvester

By introducing a flip-top unloading port and a hydraulic cylinder-driven linkage design into the grain bin of the harvester, stable flow guidance and bin tipping during grain unloading are achieved, solving the problem of grain spillage and ensuring the stability and efficiency of the unloading process.

CN116369046BActive Publication Date: 2026-03-27SHANDONG ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY SCIENCES
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CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
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Filing Date
2023-03-27
Publication Date
2026-03-27

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Technical Problem

When unloading grain, existing harvesters tend to spill grain outside the transport vehicle, and the opening and closing of the guide troughs rely on the balance of gravity and tension springs, resulting in insufficient stability.

Method used

The unloading port flap is used as an extended flow guide device. The synchronous movement of the grain bin flipping and the unloading port flap is driven by the oil cylinder. Combined with the linkage design, stable opening and closing are achieved. The synchronous movement of the unloading bin flipping and the unloading port flap is achieved by the movement of the oil cylinder push rod.

Benefits of technology

It solves the problem of grain and fruit spillage, and achieves stable flow and silo turning during grain unloading. It has a simple structure and is stable and reliable in operation.

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Abstract

The application discloses a harvester grain bin capable of automatically uncovering and discharging grain and a harvester. The harvester grain bin comprises a grain bin body, a grain bin cover and a grain discharge port at the top of the grain bin body, a grain discharge port cover is arranged at the position of the grain discharge port, the grain discharge port cover is connected with the grain bin body through a plurality of hinges, and the grain discharge port cover can be used as an extended flow guide device after being turned over and opened. The grain bin body is supported through a supporting device, one driving mechanism is arranged on each of the front side and the rear side of the grain bin body, the two driving mechanisms are synchronously driven, each driving mechanism comprises a cylinder, the push rod of the cylinder is connected with the side wall of the grain bin body, the push rod of the cylinder is also connected with a cover supporting rod through a plurality of connecting rods, the cover supporting rod is connected with the grain discharge port cover, and the cylinder drives the turning over of the grain bin relative to the base and simultaneously realizes the opening or closing of the grain discharge port cover.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of agricultural machinery, and particularly relates to a grain bin of a harvester capable of automatically unloading grain by turning over a cover and the harvester. BACKGROUND

[0002] A grain bin unloading device of a corn harvester is disclosed in patent CN213073626U, which comprises a mounting frame, a support assembly is arranged on the mounting frame, the support assembly comprises a mounting rod, an extension rod and a support rod, the mounting rod is fixed on the mounting frame, the extension rod and the support rod are both arranged obliquely on the mounting rod, the extension rod is close to one end of the mounting rod, the support rod is arranged on one side of the extension rod, the end of the support rod away from the mounting rod abuts against the side of the extension rod close to the support rod, a grain bin is arranged between the extension rod and the support rod through a lifting and overturning mechanism, and the bottom surface of the grain bin abuts against the top surface of the mounting frame; when unloading grain, the position of the grain bin of the unloading device is lifted and then overturned, so that the corn in the grain bin can be completely poured out of the grain bin; however, when the harvester unloads grain, the following problems exist: since there is a certain distance between the transport vehicle and the grain bin of the harvester, when the harvester overturns to unload grain, the grain and fruits are spilled outside the transport vehicle, causing certain waste.

[0003] A grain bin of a corn harvester is disclosed in patent CN102884914B, which comprises a bin body, a guide bin plate of the bin body is provided with a guide groove for extending the unloading guide surface at the bin opening end, the guide groove is hinged on the bin body, the guide groove can be reciprocally overturned inwards and outwards of the bin, a turnover limiting mechanism for limiting the turnover angle of the guide groove and an elastic member for making the guide groove turn over and reset are arranged between the bin body and the guide groove; the turnover limiting mechanism has an unloading position and a walking position, at the unloading position, the guide groove is outwardly turned over to the groove bottom parallel to or coplanar with the guide bin plate or the groove bottom exceeds the extension line of the guide bin plate; at the walking position, the guide groove is inwardly turned over to the groove bottom in a vertical position under the action of the elastic member, however, the opening of the guide groove needs to rely on the gravity of the guide groove and the gravity of the corn in the bin to realize the opening when overcoming the elastic force of the tension spring, when the corn in the bin is too little or the broken cob is blocked between the guide groove vertical plate and the bin body plate, the opening of the guide groove is difficult to be realized completely relying on the gravity without the aid of other external force. Moreover, the vertical rising (closing) of the guide groove needs the tension spring to overcome the gravity of the guide groove to pull the guide groove back, therefore, the turnover opening and vertical rising of the guide groove are realized completely relying on the balance of the tension force of the tension spring and the gravity, which has relatively high requirements for conditions and insufficient working stability. SUMMARY

[0004] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present application aims to provide a grain bin of a harvester capable of automatically unloading grain by turning over a cover and the harvester, which takes into account the actual situation of field work of the harvester and can realize synchronous and stable work of turning over the bin and turning over the cover when unloading grain.

[0005] The technical scheme adopted by the present application is as follows:

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a harvesting machine grain bin capable of automatic cover unloading, comprising a grain bin body, a grain bin cover and an unloading port at the top of the grain bin body, an unloading port cover installed at the position of the unloading port, the unloading port cover being connected to the grain bin body through a plurality of hinges, and the unloading port cover being capable of serving as an extended flow guide device after being turned open; the grain bin body is supported by a support device, and each of the two sides of the grain bin body is provided with a driving mechanism, the two driving mechanisms act synchronously, each driving mechanism comprises a cylinder, the push rod of the cylinder is connected to the sidewall of the grain bin body, and the push rod of the cylinder is also connected to a cover support rod through a plurality of connecting rods, the cover support rod is connected to the unloading port cover, and the cylinder drives the turning of the grain bin relative to the base while realizing the opening or closing of the unloading port cover.

[0007] In order to avoid grain and fruit from falling outside the transport vehicle, the present application provides an unloading port cover at the unloading port of the grain bin, which can serve as an extended flow guide device to meet the unloading requirement, and in order to meet the rationality and beauty of the overall space structure of the grain bin, the unloading port cover device needs to be stably opened during unloading and stably retracted after unloading is completed.

[0008] As a further technical solution, the support device comprises a first support mechanism and a second support mechanism located on both sides of the grain bin body, the first support mechanism and the second support mechanism are the same in structure, and the first support mechanism and the second support mechanism are connected to form a whole.

[0009] As a further technical solution, the first support mechanism and the second support mechanism each comprise a first grain bin support rod, a second grain bin support rod, a first fixed seat and a second fixed seat, the second fixed seat fixes the cylinder body of the cylinder, the second grain bin support rod is fixed on the first fixed seat, one end of the first grain bin support rod is fixed on the second fixed seat, and the other end is fixed on the second grain bin support rod.

[0010] As a further technical solution, a connecting lug is arranged at the single side end of the grain bin body, the connecting lug is rotationally connected to a grain bin mounting shaft, and the two ends of the grain bin mounting shaft are connected to the two first grain bin support rods.

[0011] As a further technical solution, each driving mechanism further comprises a grain bin rotating arm arranged on the side of the grain bin body, one end of the grain bin rotating arm is rotationally connected to the grain bin mounting shaft, the other end is fixedly connected to a cylinder push rod mounting seat, the cylinder push rod mounting seat is fixed on the grain bin body, and the cylinder push rod mounting seat and the grain bin rotating arm are rotationally connected to the cylinder push rod.

[0012] As a further technical scheme, the plurality of connecting rods comprises a first connecting rod, a cover rotating rod, and a second connecting rod, one end of the first connecting rod is rotationally connected with the oil cylinder push rod, the other end is rotationally connected with one end of the cover rotating rod, the center position of the cover rotating rod is rotationally connected with the grain bin rotating arm, the other end of the cover rotating rod is rotationally connected with a sliding groove on the second connecting rod, and the other end of the second connecting rod is rotationally connected with the cover supporting rod.

[0013] As a further technical scheme, the cover supporting rod is a hook-shaped rod.

[0014] As a further technical scheme, the grain unloading port cover comprises a guide plate and two side plates connected with the guide plate, and the guide plate is hingedly connected with the grain bin body.

[0015] In a second aspect, the application further provides a harvester with the automatic cover-unloading grain bin as described above.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the technical scheme of the application are as follows:

[0017] The grain unloading port cover is opened during unloading, so that the grain unloading port can extend and guide the grain fruits during unloading, and the problem of grain fruits spilling outside the grain cart due to the grain cart being unable to stop too close to the grain bin is solved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] The drawings constituting a part of the specification of the application are used to provide a further understanding of the application, and the illustrative embodiments of the application and the description thereof are used to explain the application and do not constitute an improper limitation on the application.

[0019] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the total assembly of the harvester grain bin of the application;

[0020] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the unloading working state of the harvester grain bin of the application;

[0021] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the grain bin of the application;

[0022] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the rotating arm of the grain bin of the application;

[0023] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the grain unloading port cover of the application;

[0024] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the cover supporting rod of the application;

[0025] Figure 7It is the schematic diagram of the flip cover positioning block of the present application;

[0026] Figure 8 It is the schematic diagram of the first flip cover connecting rod of the present application;

[0027] Figure 9 It is the schematic diagram of the second flip cover connecting rod of the present application;

[0028] Figure 10 It is the schematic diagram of the flip cover rotating rod of the present application;

[0029] Figure 11 Oil cylinder push rod mounting head;

[0030] Figure 12 It is the right side view of the total assembly of the grain bin of the harvester of the present application;

[0031] Figure 13 It is the left side view of the total assembly of the grain bin of the harvester of the present application.

[0032] In the figure: 1, first fixed seat, 2, second fixed seat, 3, grain bin body, 4, grain bin cover, 5, unloading port flip cover, 6, oil cylinder body, 7, oil cylinder push rod, 8, first grain bin supporting rod, 9, second grain bin supporting rod, 10, grain bin mounting shaft, 11, grain bin rotating arm, 12, oil cylinder push rod mounting seat, 13, first flip cover connecting rod, 14, flip cover rotating rod, 15, second flip cover connecting rod, 16, flip cover positioning block, 17, flip cover supporting rod, 18, grain guiding flip cover, 19, mounting plate, 20, first shaft sleeve, 21, second shaft sleeve, 22, mounting shaft, 23, mounting plate, 24, mounting shaft, 25, mounting shaft, 26, oil cylinder push rod mounting hole, 27, mounting shaft, 28, supporting plate, 29, mounting shaft.

[0033] The mutual distance or size is exaggerated for showing the position of each part, and the schematic diagram is only for showing the use. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] It should be noted that the following detailed description is illustrative only, and is intended to provide further description of the application. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs.

[0035] It is to be noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments consistent with the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and / or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof.

[0036] For ease of description, the words "front," "back," "left," and "right" appearing in this invention only indicate that they are consistent with the up, down, left, and right directions of the accompanying drawings themselves, and do not limit the structure. They are merely for the purpose of facilitating the description of this invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or component referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this invention.

[0037] Terminology Explanation: The terms "installation," "connection," "linking," and "fixing" in this invention should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal connection of two components or the interaction relationship between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention according to the specific circumstances.

[0038] In a typical embodiment of the present invention, such as Figures 1-3 As shown, this embodiment discloses a grain bin for a harvester and a flip-top device for the unloading port, including a grain bin body 3, a grain bin cover 4 and an unloading port on the top of the grain bin body 3, and an unloading port flip-top 5 installed at the unloading port position. The unloading port flip-top 5 is connected to the grain bin body 3 by several hinges. The grain bin body 3 is supported by a support device and driven by a drive device. The drive device can realize the flipping of the grain bin relative to the base and the opening and closing of the unloading port flip-top 5.

[0039] Specifically, the driving device includes two sets of driving mechanisms, and the supporting device includes two supporting mechanisms, so as to... Figure 1 For example, it includes two sets of support mechanisms and two sets of drive mechanisms arranged symmetrically front and rear. The two sets of support mechanisms are connected by connecting rods and rotating shafts to form a whole. The following explanation uses one of the sets as an example:

[0040] The aforementioned support mechanism includes a first frame fixing seat 1, a second frame fixing seat 2, a first grain bin support rod 8, a second grain bin support rod 9, and a grain bin mounting shaft 10; the drive mechanism includes a cylinder body 6, a cylinder push rod 7, a grain bin rotating arm 11, a first flip cover connecting rod I 13, a flip cover rotating rod 14, and a second flip cover connecting rod 15.

[0041] The first frame mounting base 1 and the second frame mounting base 2 are installed on the base below the grain silo body 3, such as Figure 1As shown in the figure; wherein the first rack fixed seat 1 is fixedly connected with one end of the second granary support rod 9, for fixing the second granary support rod 9; the second rack fixed seat 2 is used for installing the first granary support rod 8 and the oil cylinder body 6; one end of the first granary support rod 8 is fixedly connected with the second rack fixed seat 2 through a bolt, and the other end of the first granary support rod 8 is fixedly connected with the second granary support rod 9 through a connecting piece; a shaft sleeve is designed at the upper end of the second granary support rod 9, the shaft sleeve is fixedly connected with the granary mounting shaft 10, and the other end of the granary mounting shaft 10 is fixedly connected with the other second granary support rod 9; in this way, the front and rear two support mechanisms are connected together to form a whole; and a connecting lug is fixed on the left side of the granary body 3, the granary mounting shaft 10 penetrates through the connecting lug, and the two are rotationally connected, so that the granary body 3 can rotate around the granary mounting shaft 10 under the driving of the oil cylinder.

[0042] The granary rotating arm 11 of the driving mechanism is fixed on the side of the granary body 3, and is used for realizing the connection between the granary body and the driving device, as Figure 4 shown in the figure, the granary rotating arm 11 comprises an installation plate 19, a first shaft sleeve 20, a second shaft sleeve 21 and an installation shaft 22, the installation shaft 22 is arranged at the center position of the installation plate 19, the first shaft sleeve 20 is arranged at one end of the installation plate 19, and the second shaft sleeve 21 is arranged at the other end of the installation plate 19, wherein the installation shaft 22 is rotationally connected with the flip rotating rod 14, the first shaft sleeve 20 is sleeved on the granary mounting shaft 10 to form a rotational connection, the second shaft sleeve 21 is coaxial with the installation hole of the oil cylinder push rod mounting seat 12 fixed on the side wall of the granary body 3, and the oil cylinder push rod mounting seat 12 and the second shaft sleeve 21 are simultaneously rotationally connected with the oil cylinder push rod 7 of the oil cylinder body 6, that is, the granary body 3 is rotationally installed on the shaft sleeves at the upper ends of the front and rear second granary support rods 9 through the first shaft sleeves 20 of the front and rear granary rotating arms 11 of the granary body 3, and the granary body 3 realizes rotation.

[0043] The oil cylinder push rod 7 is rotationally installed at the oil cylinder push rod mounting seat 12 and the second shaft sleeve 21 of the granary rotating arm 11 through the installation hole 26 on the oil cylinder push rod mounting head.

[0044] As Figure 5 shown in the figure, the grain unloading port flip cover 5 comprises a flip cover support rod 17 and a grain guide flip cover 18, one flip cover support rod 17 is arranged at each side of the grain guide flip cover 18, and the two flip cover support rods 17 are symmetrically arranged relative to the center of the grain guide flip cover 18; as a further technical solution, the grain guide flip cover 18 comprises a flow guide plate and two side plates connected with the flow guide plate, and the flow guide plate is hingedly connected with the granary body.

[0045] Further, as Figure 6As shown, the cover support rod 17 includes a support plate 28 and a mounting shaft 29, one end of the support plate 28 is fixedly connected with the guide cover 18, and the other end is provided with the mounting shaft 29; the mounting shaft 29 is rotatably connected with one end of the second cover connecting rod 15; the other end of the second cover connecting rod 15 is provided with a sliding groove, and the sliding groove of the second cover connecting rod 15 is slidably and rotatably connected with one end of the cover rotating rod 14 through a connecting piece, the other end of the cover rotating rod 14 is rotatably connected with one end of the first cover connecting rod 13, and the other end of the first cover connecting rod 13 is rotatably connected with the mounting shaft 27 on the oil cylinder push rod mounting head of the oil cylinder push rod 7; that is, the oil cylinder push rod 7, the first cover connecting rod 13, the cover rotating rod 14, the second cover connecting rod 15 and the cover support rod 17 are sequentially connected, and through the driving of the oil cylinder body 6, the linkage of the opening (closing) of the unloading opening cover 5 and the turning of the grain bin body 3 during the unloading operation of the unloading oil cylinder can be realized.

[0046] As a further technical solution, the cover support rod is a hook-shaped rod.

[0047] Further, the structure of the cover rotating rod 14 is as shown in Figure 10 As shown, the cover rotating rod 14 includes a mounting plate 23, a mounting hole is arranged at the center of the mounting plate 23, one end of the mounting plate 23 is provided with a mounting shaft 24, and the other end is provided with a mounting shaft 25; the mounting plate 23 is rotatably mounted on the mounting shaft 22 of the grain bin rotating arm 11 through the mounting hole, the mounting shaft 25 of the cover rotating rod 14 is rotatably connected with one end of the first cover connecting rod 13, and the mounting shaft 24 of the cover rotating rod 14 is slidably and rotatably connected with the sliding groove of one end of the second cover connecting rod 15. The other end of the first cover connecting rod 13 is rotatably connected with the mounting shaft 27 on the oil cylinder push rod mounting head. The other end of the second cover connecting rod 15 is rotatably connected with the mounting shaft 29 on the cover support rod 17.

[0048] Further, as shown in Figure 1 The grain bin body 3 is fixedly provided with a cover positioning block 16, and the cover positioning block 16 is provided with a rubber pad to realize the positioning and buffering when the unloading opening cover 5 is closed.

[0049] The working process of the present application is as follows:

[0050] When unloading is needed, the oil cylinder is extended, the oil cylinder drives the grain bin rotating arm 11 to rotate with the grain bin body around the grain bin mounting shaft 10, at the same time, the oil cylinder drives the cover rotating rod 14 to rotate through the first cover connecting rod 13, and then drives the second cover connecting rod to move, so as to realize the turning of the unloading opening cover 5, at this time, the unloading opening cover can be used as an extended flow guide device to meet the unloading requirement, at the same time, in order to meet the rationality and beauty of the overall space structure of the grain bin, the unloading opening cover device needs to be stably opened during unloading, and stably retracted after unloading is completed.

[0051] In the second aspect, the embodiment further provides a harvester with the automatic cover-uncovering and grain-unloading harvester grain tank as described above. The harvester has all the advantages of the automatic cover-uncovering and grain-unloading harvester grain tank as described above.

[0052] Finally, it should be noted that the relationship terms, such as first and second, are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between such entities or operations.

[0053] The above description is merely preferred embodiments of the present application, but not for limiting the present application. For the skilled in the art, the present application can have various modifications and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A harvester grain bin with automatic flip-top unloading capability, characterized in that, The system includes a grain silo body, with a grain silo cover and a grain unloading port on top. A grain unloading port flap is installed at the unloading port, and the flap is connected to the grain silo body via several hinges. When the flap is opened, it can serve as an extended flow guide device. The grain silo body is supported by a support device. A drive mechanism is installed on each of the front and rear sides of the grain silo body. The two drive mechanisms operate synchronously. Each drive mechanism includes a hydraulic cylinder. The push rod of the hydraulic cylinder is connected to the side wall of the grain silo body. At the same time, the push rod of the hydraulic cylinder is also connected to the flap support rod via multiple connecting rods. The flap support rod is connected to the grain unloading port flap. The hydraulic cylinder drives the grain silo to rotate relative to the base, thereby opening or closing the grain unloading port flap. The support device includes a first support mechanism and a second support mechanism located on both sides of the grain silo body. Each of the first support mechanism and the second support mechanism includes a first grain silo support rod, a second grain silo support rod, a first fixed seat and a second fixed seat. The second fixed seat fixes the cylinder body of the hydraulic cylinder, and the second grain silo support rod is fixed on the first fixed seat. One end of the first grain silo support rod is fixed on the second fixed seat, and the other end is fixed on the second grain silo support rod. Each drive mechanism also includes a grain silo rotating arm disposed on the side of the grain silo body. One end of the grain silo rotating arm is rotatably connected to the grain silo mounting shaft, and the other end is fixedly connected to the hydraulic cylinder push rod mounting seat. The hydraulic cylinder push rod mounting seat is fixed on the grain silo body, and both the hydraulic cylinder push rod mounting seat and the grain silo rotating arm are rotatably connected to the hydraulic cylinder push rod. The multiple connecting rods include a first connecting rod, a flip-top rotating rod, and a second connecting rod. One end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected to the hydraulic cylinder push rod, and the other end is rotatably connected to one end of the flip-top rotating rod. The center position of the flip-top rotating rod is rotatably connected to the grain silo rotating arm, and the other end of the flip-top rotating rod is slidably rotatably connected to the sliding groove on the second connecting rod. The other end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected to the flip-top support rod.

2. The harvester grain bin with automatic flip-top unloading as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first support mechanism and the second support mechanism have the same structure and are connected to form a whole.

3. The harvester grain bin with automatic flip-top unloading as described in claim 1, characterized in that, A connecting lug is provided on one side of the grain silo body. The connecting lug is rotatably connected to the grain silo mounting shaft. Both ends of the grain silo mounting shaft are connected to two first grain silo support rods.

4. The harvester grain bin with automatic flip-top unloading as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The flip cover support rod is a hook-shaped rod.

5. The harvester grain bin with automatic flip-top unloading as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The unloading port flap includes a guide plate and two side plates connected to the guide plate, and the guide plate is hinged to the grain silo body.

6. The harvester grain bin with automatic flip-top unloading as described in claim 1, characterized in that, A flip-top positioning block is fixedly installed on the grain silo body. The flip-top positioning block is equipped with a rubber pad to achieve positioning and buffering when the unloading port flip-top is closed.

7. A harvester, characterized in that, The harvester grain bin includes the automatically flip-top unloading grain bin as described in any one of claims 1-6.

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