Novel potato harvester

By setting up a conveying and screening mechanism on the potato harvester, the problem of automatic collection and screening in the prior art is solved, and the automated collection and screening of potatoes is realized, which reduces the workload of growers and improves harvesting efficiency and cleanliness.

CN223231603UActive Publication Date: 2025-08-19白琰鋆 +2
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422542181.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-21
Publication Date
2025-08-19
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-21

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Technical Problem

Existing potato harvesters cannot automatically collect and sieves potatoes, increasing the workload of growers.

Method used

A new potato harvester is designed, including a conveying mechanism and a screening mechanism, which uses sprockets, chains, and steel bars to transport potatoes, and remove soil through brush rollers. It uses a screening mechanism for screening and storage, reducing manual operation.

Benefits of technology

Automatic collection and screening of potatoes is realized, reducing the workload of growers and improving harvest efficiency and cleanliness.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of agricultural equipment, and particularly relates to a novel potato harvester which comprises a rack, the left end of the rack is rotationally connected with a rotating shaft through a bearing, the middle of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with a mounting plate, and the left side face of the mounting plate is fixedly connected with the right ends of a plurality of scraper knives at the same time. According to the potato harvester, the conveying mechanism and the screening mechanism are arranged on the machine frame, when the potato harvester is used for harvesting potatoes, chain wheels, chains and steel bars in the conveying mechanism can be used for conveying the potatoes, and brush rollers in the conveying mechanism can be used for conducting soil removing treatment on the potatoes. And the harvested potatoes can be screened by utilizing the screening mechanism, and then the potatoes are stored by utilizing the storage box, so that the potatoes do not need to be picked up and screened manually by farmer households subsequently, and the workload of the farmer households is effectively reduced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of agricultural equipment, and in particular relates to a novel potato harvester. Background Art

[0002] Potatoes, also known as ground eggs and sweet potatoes, are annual plants of the Solanaceae family. They are also known as ground eggs and sweet potatoes, but are most commonly called "potatoes." They grow 15-80 cm tall, are glabrous or sparsely pubescent, and have stems consisting of an aboveground stem and an underground stem. Potatoes are one of China's five major staple foods. Their high nutritional value, adaptability, and high yield make them the world's third most important food crop, after wheat and corn. They are deeply loved by the Chinese people, with mashed potatoes, shredded potatoes, and potato dishes being common dishes on Chinese tables.

[0003] The prior art authorization announcement number CN 213847642 U is a new type of harvester for potatoes, comprising a frame, a front end of the frame is formed with a plurality of spike-shaped soil-breaking shovels, a middle position of the frame is provided with a conveying device, the conveying device comprises a connecting shaft installed at the front and rear ends of the frame, the two connecting shafts are rotatably installed on the frame through bearing seats, and a thumb wheel is installed at both ends of each connecting shaft and at a position located inside the frame. The utility model has a simple design structure and is easy to use. A herringbone plate is provided above the conveying device of the existing potato harvester to collect potatoes in the conveying process at positions on both sides of the harvester and drop them on positions on both sides of the field, so that the potatoes can be concentrated and piled on both sides of the field, so as to improve the efficiency of subsequent picking work, and when the potatoes are transported together with the soil blocks above the conveying device, an undulating conveying can be formed, which is conducive to the crushing of large-particle soil blocks and realizes efficient separation of soil blocks and potatoes.

[0004] Although the above device can separate the soil from the potatoes, it cannot collect and screen the potatoes when in use. Therefore, the potatoes on the ground need to be picked up, collected and screened manually, which increases the workload of the growers. Utility Model Content

[0005] The utility model aims to provide a novel potato harvester which can collect and screen potatoes, thereby effectively reducing the workload of growers during harvesting.

[0006] The technical solutions adopted by this utility model are as follows:

[0007] A new potato harvester includes a frame, the left end of the frame is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft via a bearing, the middle part of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the mounting plate, the left side of the mounting plate is fixedly connected to the right ends of multiple shovels at the same time, a conveying mechanism and a screening mechanism are provided on the frame, a storage box is correspondingly provided below the screening mechanism, the bottom ends of the front and rear sides of the storage box are respectively fixedly connected to the opposite ends of two connecting plates, and the opposite ends of the two connecting plates are respectively plugged into two slide grooves opened on the right side of the frame.

[0008] A worm wheel is fixedly provided at the front end of the rotating shaft, the worm wheel is meshed with the worm, and the right end of the worm is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the motor three.

[0009] The motor three is fixedly connected to the frame through a mounting base, a plurality of universal wheels are fixedly provided on the bottom surface of the frame, and a towing rack is fixedly provided on the left end of the frame.

[0010] The conveying mechanism includes two fixed plates 1, the left ends of the two fixed plates 1 are fixedly connected to the frame, and the two fixed plates 1 are rotatably connected to two transmission shafts through bearings.

[0011] Two sprockets are fixedly provided on each transmission shaft, the four sprockets are grouped in pairs and the two groups of sprockets are connected by chain transmission, and the opposite surfaces of the two chains are fixedly connected to the two ends of a plurality of steel bars respectively.

[0012] The rear end of the transmission shaft on the right is fixedly connected to the output shaft of motor 1, and motor 1 is fixedly connected to the frame through a mounting base. A pulley 1 is fixedly provided on the rear side of the transmission shaft on the right, and pulley 1 is connected to pulley 2 through a belt.

[0013] The pulley 2 is fixedly arranged on the brush roller and is rotatably connected to the upper ends of the two fixed plates 2 through bearings. The bottom ends of the two fixed plates 2 are fixedly connected to the two fixed plates 1 respectively.

[0014] The screening mechanism includes a support frame, the left end of the support frame is fixedly connected to the frame, and the left side of the upper surface of the support frame is fixedly connected to the bottom surfaces of the two guide plates.

[0015] The right side of the support frame is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft through a bearing, the bottom end of the connecting shaft is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the second motor, and the second motor is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the support frame through a mounting seat.

[0016] A plurality of shift plates are fixedly provided on the connecting shaft, and the plurality of shift plates are all sleeved in the baffle. The bottom surface of the baffle is fixedly connected to the support frame. Three screening slots are provided in the support frame and the three screening slots are all arranged around the outside of the connecting shaft. The widths of the three screening slots are set differently.

[0017] The technical effects achieved by this utility model are:

[0018] The utility model is provided with a conveying mechanism and a screening mechanism on the frame. When the device is used to harvest potatoes, the sprockets, chains and steel bars in the conveying mechanism can be used to convey the potatoes, and the brush rollers in the conveying mechanism can be used to remove soil from the potatoes, thereby improving the cleanliness of the potatoes harvested by the device. The harvested potatoes can be screened by the screening mechanism and then stored in the storage box, so that the growers do not need to manually pick up and screen the potatoes later, which effectively reduces the workload of the growers.

[0019] When in use, the utility model can utilize the shovel blade to dig potatoes in the soil. When using the shovel blade, the user can utilize the motor 3, the worm and the worm gear to drive the rotating shaft, the mounting plate and the shovel blade to rotate according to the local geological conditions and the different potato varieties, thereby facilitating the user to adjust the angle of the shovel blade according to actual needs, thereby effectively improving the applicability of the device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 This is a front view structural diagram of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a structural diagram of the frame in the utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic structural diagram of the shovel blade in the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a rear structural diagram of the conveying mechanism in the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the top structure of the screening mechanism in the utility model.

[0025] In the accompanying drawings, the components represented by the reference numerals are as follows:

[0026] 1. Frame; 2. Universal wheel; 3. Conveying mechanism; 31. Fixed plate 1; 32. Chain; 33. Drive shaft; 34. Sprocket; 35. Fixed plate 2; 36. Motor 1; 37. Pulley 1; 38. Pulley 2; 39. Brush roller; 310. Steel bar; 4. Mounting plate; 5. Shovel; 6. Towing rack; 7. Screening mechanism; 71. Support frame; 72. Guide plate; 73. Baffle; 74. Motor 2; 75. Dial plate; 76. Screening trough; 77. Connecting shaft; 8. Storage box; 9. Slide; 10. Rotating shaft; 11. Worm gear; 12. Worm; 13. Motor 3; 14. Connecting plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to make the purpose and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is described in detail below with reference to the following embodiments. It should be understood that the following text is only used to describe one or several specific embodiments of the present invention and does not strictly limit the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] like Figure 1-3 As shown, a new potato harvester includes a frame 1, the left end of the frame 1 is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft 10 through a bearing, the middle of the rotating shaft 10 is fixedly connected to the mounting plate 4, and the left side of the mounting plate 4 is fixedly connected to the right ends of multiple shovels 5 at the same time. A conveying mechanism 3 and a screening mechanism 7 are provided on the frame 1, and a storage box 8 is correspondingly provided below the screening mechanism 7. The bottom ends of the front and rear side surfaces of the storage box 8 are respectively fixedly connected to the opposite ends of the two connecting plates 14, and the opposite ends of the two connecting plates 14 are respectively plugged into the two slides 9 opened on the right side of the frame 1. By providing a connecting plate 14 on the storage box 8 and plugging the connecting plate 14 into the slide 9, the storage box 8 is supported by the connection between the connecting plate 14 and the slide 9, and it is also convenient to disassemble the storage box 8.

[0029] Furthermore, a worm gear 11 is fixedly provided at the front end of the rotating shaft 10, and the worm gear 11 is meshed with the worm 12. The right end of the worm 12 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the motor three 13. The user can control the operation of the motor three 13 according to actual needs and use the worm 12 and worm gear 11 to drive the rotating shaft 10, the mounting plate 4 and the scraper 5 to rotate and adjust the angle of the scraper 5, thereby effectively improving the applicability of the device.

[0030] Furthermore, the motor 3 13 is fixedly connected to the frame 1 through a mounting base, a plurality of universal wheels 2 are fixedly provided on the bottom surface of the frame 1, and a towing rack 6 is fixedly provided on the left end of the frame 1.

[0031] Refer to the attached Figure 4 The conveying mechanism 3 includes two fixed plates 31, the left ends of the two fixed plates 31 are fixedly connected to the frame 1, and the two fixed plates 31 are rotatably connected to the two transmission shafts 33 through bearings.

[0032] Furthermore, two sprockets 34 are fixedly provided on each transmission shaft 33, and the four sprockets 34 are grouped in pairs and the two groups of sprockets 34 are connected by chains 32. The opposite surfaces of the two chains 32 are fixedly connected to the two ends of multiple steel bars 310 respectively. When the motor 1 36 is working, the brush roller 39 and multiple steel bars 310 are driven to rotate through the pulley 1 37, the pulley 2 38, the sprocket 34, the transmission shaft 33 and the chain 32. When the device moves, multiple shovels 5 are used to dig potatoes in the soil. The dug potatoes move along the shovel 5 to the steel bar 310 at the left end. At this time, the rotation of the steel bar 310 is used to drive the potatoes to the right. When the potatoes move to the bottom of the brush roller 39, the soil on the surface of the potatoes is cleaned, thereby improving the cleanliness of the potatoes harvested by this device.

[0033] Furthermore, the rear end of the right transmission shaft 33 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of motor 1 36, and motor 1 36 is fixedly connected to the frame 1 through a mounting base. A pulley 1 37 is fixedly provided on the rear side of the right transmission shaft 33, and pulley 1 37 is connected to pulley 2 38 through a belt.

[0034] Furthermore, the pulley 2 38 is fixedly arranged on the brush roller 39 and is rotatably connected to the upper ends of the two fixed plates 2 35 through bearings, and the bottom ends of the two fixed plates 2 35 are fixedly connected to the two fixed plates 1 31 respectively.

[0035] Refer to the attached Figure 5 The screening mechanism 7 includes a support frame 71 , the left end of the support frame 71 is fixedly connected to the frame 1 , and the left side of the upper surface of the support frame 71 is fixedly connected to the bottom surfaces of the two guide plates 72 at the same time.

[0036] Furthermore, the right side of the support frame 71 is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft 77 through a bearing, the bottom end of the connecting shaft 77 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the motor 2 74, and the motor 2 74 is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the support frame 71 through a mounting seat.

[0037] Furthermore, a plurality of dial plates 75 are fixedly provided on the connecting shaft 77, and the plurality of dial plates 75 are all sleeved in the baffle 73. The bottom surface of the baffle 73 is fixedly connected to the support frame 71. Three screening slots 76 are provided in the support frame 71, and the three screening slots 76 are all arranged around the outside of the connecting shaft 77. The widths of the three screening slots 76 are set differently. When the motor 2 74 is working, it drives the connecting shaft 77 and the dial plate 75 to rotate. When the potato moves to the right end of the guide plate 72, the rotating dial plate 75 is used to drive the potato to rotate backward along the connecting shaft 77. At this time, the potato passes through the plurality of screening slots 76 with gradually increasing widths in turn. When the potato rolls on the screening slot 76, the potato of the corresponding size falls into the storage box 8 through the screening slot 76 for classification and storage, so that the grower does not need to manually screen the potato in the future, which effectively reduces the workload of the grower.

[0038] The working principle of the present utility model is as follows: when using the device to harvest potatoes, the user can use the towing frame 6 to connect the device to the tractor, and then use the tractor to move the device to the field. At this time, the user can control the motor 3 13 to work according to actual needs, use the worm 12 and the worm gear 11 to drive the rotating shaft 10, the mounting plate 4 and the shovel blade 5 to rotate and adjust the angle of the shovel blade 5, and then control the motor 1 36 and the motor 2 74 to work. When the motor 1 36 is working, it drives the brush roller 39 and the multiple steel bars 310 to rotate through the pulley 1 37, the pulley 2 38, the sprocket 34, the transmission shaft 33 and the chain 32. When the motor 2 74 is working, it drives the connecting shaft 77 and the paddle plate 75 to rotate.

[0039] At this time, the tractor can be used to drive the device to move. When the device moves, multiple shovels 5 are used to dig potatoes in the soil. The dug potatoes move along the shovel 5 to the steel bar 310 at the left end. At this time, the rotation of the steel bar 310 drives the potatoes to move to the right. When the potatoes move under the brush roller 39, the soil on the surface of the potatoes is cleaned. When the potatoes move to the right end of the conveying mechanism 3, they fall to the left side of the support frame 71. As the potatoes accumulate, the potatoes move to the right along the guide plate 72. When the potatoes move to the right end of the guide plate 72, the rotating dial plate 75 is used to drive the potatoes to rotate backward along the connecting shaft 77. At this time, the potatoes pass through multiple screening slots 76 with gradually increasing widths in turn. When the potatoes roll on the screening slots 76, potatoes of corresponding sizes fall into the storage box 8 through the screening slots 76 for classification and storage. When the storage box 8 is full, the storage box 8 is pulled to the right so that the connecting plate 14 is disengaged from the chute 9, the storage box 8 is removed and the potatoes are cleaned.

[0040] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art may make various improvements and modifications without departing from the principles of the present invention, and such improvements and modifications should be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention. Structures, devices, and operating methods not specifically described or explained in this invention shall, unless otherwise specified or limited, be implemented in accordance with conventional means in the art.

Claims

1. A novel potato harvester, comprising a frame (1), characterized in that: The left end of the frame (1) is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft (10) through a bearing, the middle of the rotating shaft (10) is fixedly connected to the mounting plate (4), and the left side of the mounting plate (4) is fixedly connected to the right ends of multiple scrapers (5). A conveying mechanism (3) and a screening mechanism (7) are provided on the frame (1), and a storage box (8) is correspondingly provided below the screening mechanism (7). The bottom ends of the front and rear sides of the storage box (8) are respectively fixedly connected to the opposite ends of two connecting plates (14), and the opposite ends of the two connecting plates (14) are respectively plugged into two slide grooves (9) opened on the right side of the frame (1).

2. A novel potato harvester according to claim 1, characterized in that: A worm wheel (11) is fixedly provided at the front end of the rotating shaft (10), the worm wheel (11) is meshedly connected with a worm (12), and the right end of the worm (12) is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the motor three (13).

3. A novel potato harvester according to claim 2, characterized in that: The motor three (13) is fixedly connected to the frame (1) via a mounting seat, a plurality of universal wheels (2) are fixedly provided on the bottom surface of the frame (1), and a towing rack (6) is fixedly provided on the left end of the frame (1).

4. A novel potato harvester according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying mechanism (3) comprises two fixed plates (31), the left ends of the two fixed plates (31) are fixedly connected to the frame (1), and the two fixed plates (31) are rotatably connected to two transmission shafts (33) via bearings.

5. A novel potato harvester according to claim 4, characterized in that: Two sprockets (34) are fixedly provided on each transmission shaft (33), the four sprockets (34) are arranged in pairs and the two groups of sprockets (34) are connected to each other through chains (32), and the opposite surfaces of the two chains (32) are fixedly connected to the two ends of the plurality of steel bars (310).

6. A novel potato harvester according to claim 5, characterized in that: The rear end of the right transmission shaft (33) is fixedly connected to the output shaft of motor 1 (36), and motor 1 (36) is fixedly connected to the frame (1) through a mounting seat. A pulley 1 (37) is fixedly provided on the rear side of the right transmission shaft (33), and the pulley 1 (37) is connected to pulley 2 (38) through a belt.

7. A novel potato harvester according to claim 6, characterized in that: The pulley 2 (38) is fixedly arranged on the brush roller (39) and is rotatably connected to the upper ends of the two fixed plates 2 (35) through bearings. The bottom ends of the two fixed plates 2 (35) are fixedly connected to the two fixed plates 1 (31) respectively.

8. A novel potato harvester according to claim 1, characterized in that: The screening mechanism (7) comprises a support frame (71), the left end of the support frame (71) is fixedly connected to the frame (1), and the left side of the upper surface of the support frame (71) is fixedly connected to the bottom surfaces of two guide plates (72).

9. A novel potato harvester according to claim 8, characterized in that: The right side of the support frame (71) is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft (77) through a bearing, the bottom end of the connecting shaft (77) is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the second motor (74), and the second motor (74) is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the support frame (71) through a mounting seat.

10. A novel potato harvester according to claim 9, characterized in that: A plurality of shifting plates (75) are fixedly arranged on the connecting shaft (77), and the plurality of shifting plates (75) are all sleeved in the baffle (73). The bottom surface of the baffle (73) is fixedly connected to the support frame (71). Three screening slots (76) are provided in the support frame (71), and the three screening slots (76) are all arranged around the outside of the connecting shaft (77). The widths of the three screening slots (76) are set differently.

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    CN213847642U