Vegetable harvester

Abstract

To solve a problem that a vegetable harvesting machine having preferable longitudinal balance of a travel machine body is desired.SOLUTION: A vegetable harvesting machine includes: a travel machine body 1; a harvesting part 3 that harvests crops in a field; a discrimination conveyor 7 that conveys the crops from the harvesting part 3 and in which an operator discriminates the crops being conveyed; and a bagging part 8 that puts the crops from the discrimination conveyor 7 in a bag. The bagging part 8 is arranged in rear of the travel machine body 1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a vegetable harvester. [Background technology]

[0002] A known conventional vegetable harvesting machine is, for example, the vegetable harvesting machine described in Patent Document 1. The vegetable harvesting machine described in Patent Document 1 includes a traveling machine body, a harvesting unit that harvests crops in a field, a sorting conveyor that transports the crops from the harvesting unit and allows an operator to sort the crops during transport, and a bagging unit that bags the crops from the sorting conveyor. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2016-136894 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the vegetable harvester described in Patent Document 1, the weight of the harvesting section tends to make the front part of the traveling machine body heavy, so there is room for improvement in the front-to-rear balance of the traveling machine body.

[0005] In view of the above situation, there is a demand for a vegetable harvester with a good balance between the front and rear of the traveling machine body. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention is characterized by comprising a traveling machine body, a harvesting section that harvests crops in a field, a sorting conveyor that transports the crops from the harvesting section and allows an operator to sort the crops during transport, and a bagging section that bags the crops from the sorting conveyor. a seat on which the worker sits; The bagging unit is disposed behind the traveling machine body. A space is formed below the seat into which the filled bags placed in the field enter, and the bag enters the space during travel, allowing the seat to pass above the bag. The sorting conveyor is arranged horizontally or approximately horizontally. The reason is that...

[0007] According to this characteristic configuration, since the bagging unit is disposed at the rear of the traveling machine body, the bagging unit is balanced relative to the harvesting unit, thereby achieving good balance between the front and rear of the traveling machine body. According to this characteristic configuration, when filled bags are placed on the field, the bags enter the space during travel, causing the seat to pass over the bags, making it less likely that travel will be obstructed by bags on the field. According to this characteristic configuration, crops are less likely to roll off the sorting conveyor, making it easier for workers to sort the crops.

[0008] Furthermore, in the present invention, it is preferable that the bagging section be disposed within the width of the traveling machine body in the left-right direction of the machine body.

[0009] According to this characteristic configuration, the bagging section does not protrude laterally outward from the traveling body, and the vegetable harvester can be configured compactly in the left-right direction of the body.

[0010] Furthermore, in the present invention, it is preferable that a seat for the operator is provided, and that the seat is positioned on one side of one end of the traveling machine body in the left-right direction of the machine body.

[0011] According to this characteristic configuration, free space can be created on the traveling body, and the space on the traveling body can be effectively utilized.

[0012] Furthermore, in the present invention, it is preferable that the seat does not overlap with the traveling machine body in a plan view.

[0013] According to this characteristic configuration, the free space above the traveling body can be increased, and the space above the traveling body can be utilized more effectively.

[0014]

[0015]

[0016] Furthermore, in the present invention, it is preferable that a support frame is provided that supports the seat from below, and that the support frame extends upward from the traveling machine body.

[0017] According to this characteristic configuration, the seats can be arranged at a high position, thereby increasing the height of the space.

[0018] Furthermore, in the present invention, it is preferable that the seats are arranged on the one side of the sorting conveyor in the left-right direction of the machine body.

[0019] According to this characteristic configuration, the seats are located near the sorting conveyor, making it easier for the worker to sort the crops.

[0020] Furthermore, in the present invention, it is preferable that the sorting conveyor is configured to transport the crops from the harvesting section backward.

[0021] According to this characteristic configuration, it is easy to transport crops toward the bagging unit located at the rear of the traveling body.

[0022]

[0023] [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0024] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a left side view showing the carrot harvester. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a carrot harvester. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the carrot harvester. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0025] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the direction of arrow F is the "front side of the aircraft body," the direction of arrow B is the "rear side of the aircraft body," the direction of arrow L is the "left side of the aircraft body," and the direction of arrow R is the "right side of the aircraft body."

[0026] 1 to 3 show a carrot harvester (corresponding to the "vegetable harvester" according to the present invention). The carrot harvester comprises a running body 1, an engine E, a driving section 2 on which the driver sits, a harvesting section 3 that harvests crops in the field (in this embodiment, carrots C), a cutting device 4 that cuts the carrots C into the part to be harvested (tap root) and other parts (stems and leaves), a first conveyor 5, a second conveyor 6, a third conveyor 7 (corresponding to the "sorting conveyor" according to the present invention), a bagging section 8, and an auxiliary seat 9 (corresponding to the "seat" according to the present invention) on which the operator (assistant) sits.

[0027] The traveling machine body 1 includes left and right crawler traveling devices 10 and a machine body frame 11. The vehicle frame 11 is supported by left and right crawler traveling devices 10. The driver's section 2 is provided at one side in the left-right direction of the vehicle body at the front of the traveling vehicle body 1 (the right side in this embodiment). The driver's section 2 includes a driver's seat 12 where a driver sits, and a side cover 13. An engine room 14 that houses an engine E is formed below the driver's seat 12. The engine room 14 is covered by the side cover 13 from the outer side of the vehicle body (the right side in this embodiment).

[0028] The harvesting unit 3 is configured to pull out carrots C from the field and transport the pulled carrots C rearward while holding the stems and leaves. The harvesting unit 3 is provided on the other left-right side of the machine body (the left side in this embodiment) at the front of the traveling body 1. The harvesting unit 3 includes a pulling-up device 15 that pulls up the stems and leaves of carrots C in the field, left and right pulling belts 16 that grip the stems and leaves to pull out and transport the carrots C from the field, and left and right conveying belts 17 that take over the carrots C from the left and right pulling belts 16 and transport them while holding the stems and leaves.

[0029] The cutting device 4 is configured to cut the carrots C into taproots and stems and leaves while they are being transported by the left and right conveyor belts 17. The taproots of the carrots C cut by the cutting device 4 fall onto the first conveyor 5.

[0030] The first conveyor 5 is configured to transport carrots C (tap roots of carrots C after cutting by the cutting device 4) from the harvesting section 3 toward the second conveyor 6 (to the right). A guide member 18 is provided along the transport path of the first conveyor 5 to guide the carrots C being transported by the first conveyor 5 toward the second conveyor 6 (to the right). The first conveyor 5 is arranged horizontally or approximately horizontally so as to extend along the fore-and-aft direction of the machine body. Specifically, the first conveyor 5 extends along the fore-and-aft direction of the machine body from a position directly below the cutting device 4 to a position corresponding to the rear end of the traveling body 1.

[0031] The second conveyor 6 is configured to transport the carrots C from the first conveyor 5 toward the third conveyor 7 (diagonally upward to the right). The second conveyor 6 extends with an incline that rises to the right. Specifically, the second conveyor 6 extends with an incline that rises to the right from a height position below the first conveyor 5 to a height position above the third conveyor 7.

[0032] The third conveyor 7 is configured to transport the carrots C from the second conveyor 6 toward the bagging section 8 (rearward). The third conveyor 7 is arranged horizontally or approximately horizontally so as to extend along the longitudinal direction of the machine body. Specifically, the third conveyor 7 extends along the longitudinal direction of the machine body from a position immediately behind the driving section 2 (a position directly below the conveying end of the second conveyor 6) to a position rearward of the rear end of the traveling machine body 1. The rear of the third conveyor 7 protrudes rearward beyond the rear end of the traveling machine body 1. On the third conveyor 7, an operator sorts (sorts) the carrots C being transported. The operator can perform the sorting work while sitting on an auxiliary seat 9.

[0033] The bagging section 8 bags the carrots C from the third conveyor 7 into flexible container bags (hereinafter referred to as "flexible containers") 19 (corresponding to "bags" in the present invention). The bagging section 8 includes left and right support columns 20, a mounting frame 21, and left and right hydraulic cylinders 22. The left and right support columns 20 are erected at the rear end of the right side of the machine frame 11. The mounting frame 21 is configured to allow the flexible containers 19 to be attached. The mounting frame 21 is supported by the left and right support columns 20 so as to be able to swing up and down about a swing axis X1 extending along the left-right direction of the machine body. The hydraulic cylinders 22 drive the mounting frame 21 to swing up and down. The left hydraulic cylinder 22 is provided between the left support column 20 and the left side of the mounting frame 21. The right hydraulic cylinder 22 is provided between the right support column 20 and the right side of the mounting frame 21.

[0034] The bagging unit 8 is located behind the right side of the traveling body 1. The driver's section 2 (driver's seat 12), third conveyor 7, and bagging unit 8 are arranged in this order from the front to the front in the fore-and-aft direction of the machine body. The bagging unit 8 does not extend beyond the right end 13a of the side cover 13 to the lateral outside of the machine body (to the right in this embodiment). The left and right support columns 20 are located to the right of the lateral center C1 of the traveling body 1 within the width W1 of the traveling body 1 in the left-right direction of the machine body. In other words, the bagging unit 8 is located to the right of the lateral center C1 of the traveling body 1 within the width W1 of the traveling body 1 in the left-right direction of the machine body. The width W1 of the traveling body 1 and the lateral center C1 of the traveling body 1 are synonymous with the width of the machine body frame 11 and the lateral center C1 of the machine body frame 11, respectively.

[0035] The auxiliary seat 9 is disposed to the right of the right end 10a of the right crawler traveling device 10 and to the right of the right end 11a of the vehicle frame 11. In other words, the auxiliary seat 9 is disposed to one side (in this embodiment, the right side) of one end of the traveling vehicle body 1 in the left-right direction of the vehicle body (in this embodiment, the right end 10a of the right crawler traveling device 10). The auxiliary seat 9 is disposed on one side of the third conveyor 7 in the left-right direction of the vehicle body (in this embodiment, the right side). The second conveyor 6 is disposed within the front-to-rear width of the auxiliary seat 9. The auxiliary seat 9 does not overlap with the vehicle body frame 11 and the left and right crawler traveling devices 10 in a plan view. In other words, the auxiliary seat 9 does not overlap with the traveling vehicle body 1 in a plan view.

[0036] The auxiliary seat 9 is disposed above the body frame 11. The auxiliary seat 9 is supported from below by a support frame 23. The support frame 23 protrudes to the right from the right end of the body frame 11 and extends upward from the right end of the body frame 11. The support frame 23 is provided with steps 24 for getting on and off the auxiliary seat 9. A space S is formed below the auxiliary seat 9 into which the filled flexible containers 19 placed in the field enter. When the filled flexible containers 19 are placed in the field, the flexible containers 19 enter the space S during travel, causing the auxiliary seat 9 to pass above the flexible containers 19.

[0037] [Another embodiment] (1) In the above embodiment, the bagging unit 8 is disposed within the width W1 of the traveling body 1 in the left-right direction of the body. However, the bagging unit 8 does not have to be disposed within the width W1 of the traveling body 1 in the left-right direction of the body.

[0038] (2) In the above embodiment, the auxiliary seat 9 is disposed to the right of the right end 11a of the vehicle frame 11. However, the auxiliary seat 9 does not have to be disposed to the right of the right end 11a of the vehicle frame 11. For example, the auxiliary seat 9 may be disposed within the width W1 of the traveling vehicle body 1 in the left-right direction of the vehicle body.

[0039] (3) In the above embodiment, the auxiliary seat 9 does not overlap with the traveling body 1 in a plan view. However, the auxiliary seat 9 may overlap with the traveling body 1 in a plan view.

[0040] (4) In the above embodiment, a space S into which the bagged flexible containers 19 placed in the field enter is formed below the auxiliary seat 9. However, the space S into which the bagged flexible containers 19 placed in the field enter does not necessarily have to be formed below the auxiliary seat 9.

[0041] (5) In the above embodiment, the auxiliary seat 9 is disposed on the right side of the third conveyor 7. However, the auxiliary seat 9 may be disposed on the left side of the third conveyor 7.

[0042] (6) In the above embodiment, the third conveyor 7 is disposed horizontally or approximately horizontally. However, the third conveyor 7 may be disposed obliquely with its rear rising or falling.

[0043] (7) In the above embodiment, the mounting frame 21 is configured to be able to swing up and down. However, the mounting frame 21 may be configured to be able to slide up and down.

[0044] (8) In the above embodiment, the bagging unit 8 may be provided with a deck that can be raised and lowered and on which the flexible containers 19 are placed.

[0045] (9) In the above embodiment, the bagging unit 8 includes left and right support columns 20, a mounting frame 21, and left and right hydraulic cylinders 22. However, the bagging unit 8 is not limited to the configuration described in the above embodiment. For example, the bagging unit 8 may include a crane capable of suspending the flexible container 19. [Industrial Applicability]

[0046] The present invention can be used not only for carrot harvesters but also for radish harvesters. [Explanation of symbols]

[0047] 1 Running body 3. Harvesting Section 7 Third conveyor (sorting conveyor) 8. Bag Packing Department 9. Extra seats (seats) 19 Flexible container bag (bag) 23 Support frame C Carrot (crop) S space W1 Width of running body

Claims

1. A running body and a harvesting section for harvesting crops from the field; a sorting conveyor that transports the crops from the harvesting section and allows an operator to sort the crops during transport; a bagging section that bags the crops from the sorting conveyor; a seat on which the worker sits, The bagging unit is disposed behind the traveling body, A space is formed below the seat into which the bags placed in the field can be placed after bagging, The bag is configured to enter the space during travel, so that the seat can pass above the bag, A vegetable harvester in which the sorting conveyor is arranged horizontally or approximately horizontally.

2. The vegetable harvester according to claim 1 , wherein the bagging unit is disposed within the width of the traveling machine body in the left-right direction of the machine body.

3. A vegetable harvesting machine as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the seat is positioned to one side of the end of the running body in the left-right direction of the body.

4. The vegetable harvester according to claim 3 , wherein the seat does not overlap with the traveling machine body in a plan view.

5. a support frame that supports the seat from below, The vegetable harvester according to claim 3, wherein the support frame extends upward from the traveling body.

6. 4. The vegetable harvester according to claim 3, wherein the seat is disposed on the one side of the sorting conveyor in the left-right direction of the machine body.

7. 3. The vegetable harvester of claim 1, wherein the sorting conveyor is configured to convey the crops from the harvesting section rearward.

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