A root cutter for preventing disease transmission by using medicine in sugarcane machine harvesting process

By designing a root cutter for disease prevention and control during sugarcane harvesting, and using a chemical atomization device to disinfect the cut surfaces of the rootstocks, the problem of disease transmission through sugarcane harvesting machinery has been solved, achieving effective control of healthy sugarcane roots. The design is simple and low-cost.

CN118923332BActive Publication Date: 2026-03-27GUANGXI ACAD OF SCI
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Patent Type
Patents(China)
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Filing Date
2024-09-10
Publication Date
2026-03-27

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Technical Problem

Existing sugarcane harvesting machinery has difficulty effectively controlling the spread of ratoon dwarfing pathogens, especially since healthy sugarcane roots are easily infected by pathogens during the harvesting process. The existing device structure is only suitable for the sugarcane seed production stage and cannot be applied to sugarcane harvesters.

Method used

Design a root cutter that uses pesticides to control disease transmission during sugarcane harvesting. The pesticide solution is transmitted to the lower edge of the root cutter through the slip ring stator and slip ring rotor pipeline, atomized and sprayed onto the cut of the root root. Combined with an electronically controlled proportional valve and flow meter, the pesticide solution is precisely controlled to prevent disease transmission.

Benefits of technology

It enables timely disinfection of ratoon cuts during sugarcane harvesting, reducing the risk of healthy sugarcane roots being infected by pathogens. It has a simple structure, low cost, and good control effect.

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Abstract

The application discloses a root cutter for preventing and controlling disease infection by using medicine in a sugarcane harvesting process, which comprises a medicine tank, an electric control proportional valve, a flowmeter, a slip ring stator pipeline, a slip ring rotor pipeline, a cutter head, a root cutter, a slip ring stator, a root cutter transmission shaft, a slip ring rotor and a control unit. One end of the slip ring stator pipeline is connected with a pump on the medicine tank in communication through the flowmeter and the electric control proportional valve; the other end of the slip ring stator pipeline is connected with a channel I of the slip ring stator; one end of a channel II of the slip ring rotor is connected with an annular groove of the slip ring stator in communication, and the other end is connected with one end of the slip ring rotor pipeline in communication; the other end of the slip ring rotor pipeline is connected with a channel III of the root cutter in communication after penetrating through the cutter head. The root cutter is designed to make the medicine water act on the sugarcane roots in the sugarcane harvesting process, so that the pathogenic bacteria in the incisions of the sugarcane roots are killed or prevented, and the risk of healthy sugarcane roots being infected by the pathogenic bacteria is effectively reduced.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of sugarcane harvesting equipment, and particularly relates to a root cutter for preventing and controlling disease transmission by using medicine in the process of sugarcane machine harvesting. BACKGROUND

[0002] Sugarcane is a crop in the tropics and subtropics, and has a long growth period and planting cycle, a complex growth environment, and is prone to accumulate a large number of pathogens and insect sources, resulting in a large occurrence of diseases and pests. At present, there are more than 60 diseases and more than 360 pests in sugarcane in China; the main diseases include smut, stalk rot, rust, ratoon stunting disease, mosaic virus disease, yellow leaf virus disease and nematode disease, and the main pests include sugarcane borer, cotton aphid, thrips, mealybug, sugarcane turtle and sugarcane root saw beetle.

[0003] Sugarcane smut, pineapple disease, stalk rot, ratoon stunting disease and mosaic disease are common and are the main diseases in sugarcane areas in Guangxi. The pathogen of ratoon stunting disease is a kind of bacteria, which is mainly spread and spread to healthy sugarcane through seedlings and tillage tools such as sugarcane knives, harvesters, seed cutting machines and the like, and has a strong transmission. The sugarcane juice of diseased sugarcane diluted to 10,000 times still has infectivity, and the sugarcane juice placed indoors for 13 days and the contaminated sugarcane knife placed for 7 days also have infectivity.

[0004] The current prevention and control methods for ratoon stunting disease mainly include: 1) hot water treatment, which can only be used for newly planted sugarcane and cannot be used for ratoon sugarcane, and healthy ratoon sugarcane is easily infected by the pathogenic bacteria carried by the sugarcane knife during the harvesting process; 2) establishing a disease-free new variety population and a disease-free nursery, which has a high cost.

[0005] Therefore, people have also made certain research on the phenomenon of sugarcane operation machinery spreading pathogenic bacteria, and have proposed some solutions. For example, Chinese Patent Application No. 201920514624.3 discloses a sugarcane seedling rapid cutting device with a disinfection device, which comprises a U-shaped support mechanism, a cutting and disinfection mechanism and a base; the U-shaped support mechanism and the cutting and disinfection mechanism are sequentially arranged on the base; the U-shaped support mechanism comprises a supporting seat arranged on the base and a U-shaped support fixedly arranged on the supporting seat; the cutting and disinfection mechanism comprises a cutting machine, a disinfection nozzle arranged on the cutting protection shell of the cutting machine and a disinfection liquid container; the disinfection nozzle is sequentially connected with the disinfection liquid container through a liquid guide pipe, a switch and a pump. The significant advantages of the utility model are that 1) the sugarcane seedlings can be quickly cut off when the sugarcane seedlings are cut off, and the cutting surface is flat; 2) the disinfection work of the cut sugarcane seedlings is realized at the same time as the sugarcane seedlings are cut off, so that the disinfection spraying operation in the later period is not needed, and the preparation time of the sugarcane seedlings is greatly shortened. However, the structure of the device is only suitable for the sugarcane seedling production link, and cannot be applied to the sugarcane harvester. SUMMARY

[0006] The root cutter for preventing and controlling disease infection by using medicine in the sugarcane harvesting process can effectively reduce the risk of healthy sugarcane roots being infected by pathogenic bacteria.

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the technical scheme adopted by the present application is as follows:

[0008] The root cutter for preventing and controlling disease infection by using medicine in the sugarcane harvesting process can effectively reduce the risk of healthy sugarcane roots being infected by pathogenic bacteria.

[0009] In the present application, the root cutter body is assembled by the slip ring stator, the slip ring rotor, the root cutter transmission shaft, the cutter disc, the root cutter and the like. Specifically, the slip ring stator is installed on the slip ring rotor through a bearing, and a circlip is arranged on the upper bearing; the slip ring rotor is installed on the root cutter transmission shaft through a bearing; the bottom end of the root cutter transmission shaft is fixedly installed with the cutter disc, and the top end is installed with a speed reducer and a motor; and the root cutter is fixedly installed below the axial edge of the cutter disc.

[0010] In the present application, the root cutter body is assembled by the slip ring stator, the slip ring rotor, the root cutter transmission shaft, the cutter disc, the root cutter and the like. Specifically, the slip ring stator is installed on the slip ring rotor through a bearing, and a circlip is arranged on the upper bearing; the slip ring rotor is installed on the root cutter transmission shaft through a bearing; the bottom end of the root cutter transmission shaft is fixedly installed with the cutter disc, and the top end is installed with a speed reducer and a motor; and the root cutter is fixedly installed below the axial edge of the cutter disc.

[0011] As a further illustration of the present application, the root cutter is provided with an atomizing device at the outlet of the pesticide tank. The pesticide is atomized by the atomizing device and evenly sprayed on the harvested root cut, achieving disease control of the root cut and reducing the risk of infection.

[0012] As a further illustration of the present application, a plurality of sealing rings are arranged between the slip ring stator and the slip ring rotor, above and below the annular groove. The sealing rings can prevent the pesticide from leaking through the gap between the slip ring stator and the slip ring rotor when entering the annular groove; the plurality of sealing rings arranged above and below the annular groove can further enhance the sealing effect.

[0013] As a further illustration of the present application, the pesticide tank is also provided with a liquid level indicator. The liquid level indicator can preferably use a liquid level monitoring sensor to indicate the remaining amount of pesticide in the tank, facilitating timely replenishment of the pesticide by the operator.

[0014] The working process of the present application is as follows:

[0015] The root cutter of the present application is provided with an independent start-stop switch arranged in the cab. The pesticide tank is provided with a liquid level monitoring sensor, and the driver in the cab of the sugarcane harvester can obtain real-time liquid level information and replenish the pesticide in a timely manner. Before the start of harvesting by the sugarcane harvester, the device switch is started first. During the harvesting process, the control unit of the present application receives the root cutter speed signal (speed 0-800 r / min), the harvester operating speed signal (0-10 km / h), and the flowmeter (0-5 L / min) flow signal for independent control, and gives the optimal pump speed (speed 0-5000 r / min, pressure 0-2.5 MPa) and electric control proportional valve (opening 0-1) control parameters. During operation, the pesticide is pumped out of the tank by the pump, passes through the electric control proportional valve, the flowmeter, the slip ring stator pipeline, the slip ring stator internal passage (passage I), the annular groove, the slip ring rotor internal passage (passage II), the slip ring rotor pipeline, the cutter head, and the root cutter (passage III), while the pesticide is atomized by the atomizing device and finally sprayed on the harvested root cut without forming droplets, completing the timely disease control of the harvested sugarcane roots and reducing the risk of infection.

[0016] Advantages of the present application:

[0017] 1. The root cutter of the present application can disinfect the root cutter with pesticide in real time during the sugarcane harvesting process, reducing the risk of pathogen transmission.

[0018] 2. The root cutter of the present application can disinfect and preventively treat the harvested sugarcane root cut with pesticide in real time during operation, effectively reducing the risk of healthy root infection by pathogenic bacteria.

[0019] 3. The root cutter of the application has simple structure, scientific design, low cost and good effect of preventing and controlling sugarcane diseases. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the device cross-sectional structure of an embodiment of the application.

[0021] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the top view structure of an embodiment of the application.

[0022] Figure 3 is an isometric view of an embodiment of the application.

[0023] Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the local structure of the cutter head and the root cutter of an embodiment of the application.

[0024] Figure 5 is a work flow chart of an embodiment of the application.

[0025] Reference signs: 1 - medicine tank, 2 - electric control proportional valve, 3 - flow meter, 4 - slip ring stator pipeline, 5 - annular groove, 6 - sealing ring, 7 - slip ring rotor pipeline, 8 - cutter head, 9 - root cutter, 10 - slip ring stator, 11 - root cutter transmission shaft, 12 - slip ring rotor, 13 - snap spring, 14 - bearing, 15 - control unit. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The application will be further described below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments. EMBODIMENT

[0027] As shown in the drawings, Figure 1 a root cutter for preventing and controlling disease transmission by using medicine in the process of sugarcane harvesting, comprising:

[0028] a medicine tank 1, which is filled with medicine and placed on a sugarcane harvester, and the medicine flows to the lower edge of the root cutter through the pipeline under the action of the pump to disinfect the lower edge of the root cutter and the cut of the root after harvesting;

[0029] an electric control proportional valve 2, which receives control signals from the control unit to control opening, closing and flow rate;

[0030] a flow meter 3, which monitors the flow rate of the pipeline to feedback;

[0031] a slip ring stator pipeline 4, which guides the medicine into the internal passage of the slip ring stator;

[0032] an annular groove 5, which is opened in the inner side of the slip ring stator and sealed by multiple sets of sealing rings to realize the connection of the passage from the slip ring stator to the slip ring rotor;

[0033] a sealing ring 6, which has a sealing effect;

[0034] Slip ring rotor pipeline 7 connects the internal channel of the slip ring rotor and the cutter head, and is connected to the internal channel of the root cutter through the through hole on the cutter head;

[0035] The cutter head 8 is connected to the root cutter drive shaft by bolts, making it easy to replace the cutter head;

[0036] The root cutter 9 has an upper and lower blade. The lower blade has a smaller angle and a larger area. The upper blade contacts the harvested sugarcane, while the lower blade contacts the rootstock. The lower blade has a chemical outlet channel with a chemical atomizing device installed inside the channel. The design of the root cutter avoids the chemical from contacting the harvested sugarcane.

[0037] The slip ring stator 10 serves to support and fix the slip ring and to switch channels.

[0038] The root cutter drive shaft 11 is connected to the reducer and motor at the top and the cutter disc at the bottom, and plays a transmission role;

[0039] The slip ring rotor 12 rotates with the drive shaft and the cutter head, and works with the stator to achieve channel switching;

[0040] Snap ring 13;

[0041] Bearing 14;

[0042] The control unit 15 receives the operating speed, cutter head speed and flow rate signals, and provides the control signal for the optimal proportional valve.

[0043] The specific structure of this root cutter is as follows:

[0044] The medicine tank is equipped with a pump; the pump is used to draw medicine from the medicine tank; the inner side of the slip ring stator is provided with an annular groove, and a channel I is provided between the annular groove and the outer side of the slip ring stator; the slip ring rotor is provided with a channel II; the root cutter is provided with a channel III, and a medicine outlet is provided in channel III along the downward cutting direction of the root cutter;

[0045] One end of the slip ring stator pipeline is connected to the pump on the medicine tank via a flow meter and an electrically controlled proportional valve; the other end of the slip ring stator pipeline is connected to channel I of the slip ring stator; one end of channel II of the slip ring rotor is connected to the annular groove of the slip ring stator, and the other end is connected to one end of the slip ring rotor pipeline, and the other end of the slip ring rotor pipeline passes through the cutter head and is connected to channel III of the root cutter; that is, the medicine in the medicine tank flows sequentially through the pump, the electrically controlled proportional valve, the flow meter, the slip ring stator pipeline, the slip ring stator, the slip ring rotor, and the slip ring rotor pipeline to the lower edge of the root cutter;

[0046] The control unit is electrically connected to the pump, the electronically controlled proportional valve, and the flow meter, respectively.

[0047] A further preferred improvement of the root cutter in this embodiment is that the root cutter is provided with an atomizing device at the medicine outlet.

[0048] Further preferred improvement of the root cutter of the present embodiment, 4 sealing rings are arranged between the slip ring stator and the slip ring rotor, two sealing rings are arranged above and below the annular groove respectively.

[0049] Further preferred improvement of the root cutter of the present embodiment, the medicine tank is also provided with a liquid level indicator.

[0050] In the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 The root cutting knife and the slip ring rotor pipeline are matched one by one, and there are 4 groups.

[0051] The root cutter of the present embodiment is provided with an independent start-stop switch, which is arranged in the cab. The medicine tank is provided with a liquid level monitoring sensor, and the driver can obtain real-time liquid level information in the cab of the sugarcane harvester, and supplement the liquid in time according to the liquid level. As shown in Figure 5 Before the harvesting of the sugarcane harvester begins, the switch of the device is started first. During the harvesting process, the control unit of the present application receives the root cutter speed signal (speed 0-800 r / min), the harvester operation speed signal (0-10 km / h) and the flowmeter (0-5 L / min) flow signal for independent control work, and gives the optimal pump speed (speed 0-5000 r / min, pressure 0-2.5 MPa) and electric control proportional valve (opening 0-1) control parameters. During the working process, the liquid medicine is extracted from the medicine tank under the action of the pump, and is atomized through the electric control proportional valve, the flowmeter, the slip ring stator pipeline, the slip ring stator internal channel (channel I), the annular groove, the slip ring rotor internal channel (channel II), the slip ring rotor pipeline, the cutter head, the root cutting knife (channel III), and at the same time, the liquid medicine is atomized under the action of the atomizing device, and finally is sprayed on the cut root of the harvested sugarcane without forming drops, completing the timely prevention and control of the disease of the harvested sugarcane root and reducing the risk of infection.

[0052] Obviously, the above embodiments are only examples for clearly illustrating the present application, and are not a limitation on the implementation of the present application. For ordinary skilled in the art, other different forms of changes or variations can be made on the basis of the above description; here, it is not necessary and impossible to exhaust all the embodiments; the obvious changes or variations derived therefrom are still within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A root cutter for controlling disease transmission using pesticides during sugarcane harvesting, characterized in that: Includes medicine tank, electronically controlled proportional valve, flow meter, slip ring stator pipeline, slip ring rotor pipeline, cutter head, root cutter, slip ring stator, root cutter drive shaft, slip ring rotor and control unit; The medicine container is equipped with a pump; The inner side of the slip ring stator is provided with an annular groove, and a channel I is provided between the annular groove and the outer side of the slip ring stator; The slip ring rotor is provided with channel II; The root cutter is provided with channel III, and channel III has a number of medicine outlets along the lower edge direction of the root cutter; One end of the slip ring stator pipeline is connected to the pump on the medicine tank via a flow meter and an electrically controlled proportional valve; the other end of the slip ring stator pipeline is connected to channel I of the slip ring stator; one end of channel II of the slip ring rotor is connected to the annular groove of the slip ring stator, and the other end is connected to one end of the slip ring rotor pipeline, and the other end of the slip ring rotor pipeline passes through the cutter head and is connected to channel III of the root cutter; that is, the medicine in the medicine tank flows sequentially through the pump, the electrically controlled proportional valve, the flow meter, the slip ring stator pipeline, the slip ring stator, the slip ring rotor, and the slip ring rotor pipeline to the lower edge of the root cutter; The control unit is electrically connected to the pump, the electronically controlled proportional valve, and the flow meter, respectively. The root cutter is equipped with an atomizing device at the medicine outlet.

2. The root cutter for controlling disease transmission using pesticides during sugarcane harvesting as described in claim 1, characterized in that: Multiple sealing rings are provided between the slip ring stator and the slip ring rotor, and the sealing rings are arranged above and below the annular groove.

3. The root cutter for controlling disease transmission using pesticides during sugarcane harvesting as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The medicine container is also equipped with a liquid level indicator.

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