Soil Cultivation Machine Side Shield Height Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing soil cultivating machines require additional time and separate operations to adjust the height of side plates relative to the working depth of tillage tines, which complicates the adjustment process.
Innovation Solution
The height of the side plates is automatically adjusted relative to the tillage tines by synchronizing the adjustment of the trailing roller, using a coupling mechanism between the support arm and side plate arm, allowing for simultaneous adjustment and accommodating varying working depths.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the height of side plates is adjusted separately using adjusting devices, then the side plates can be positioned at the correct height, but additional time and separate operations are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the adjustment of side plates with the adjustment of the trailing roller into a single operation. The side plate arms are coupled to the support arms of the trailing roller, so that when the trailing roller height is adjusted, the side plates are automatically adjusted to the corresponding height position, eliminating the need for separate adjustment operations
Solution Approach 2:
The side plates automatically adjust their height through the coupling mechanism with the trailing roller support arms. The system serves itself by transferring the adjustment movement from the trailing roller to the side plates automatically, without requiring separate manual intervention for side plate adjustment
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple separate adjustments are performed, then precise positioning is achieved, but the adjustment process becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple adjustment operations into a single coupled system. The side plate arms are mechanically linked to the trailing roller support arms, creating a unified adjustment mechanism where one adjustment action simultaneously positions both the trailing roller and side plates, simplifying the overall adjustment process
3Stability of the object's composition
If the side plates are fixed in position, then structural stability is maintained, but adaptability to different working depths is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the side plate positioning from a fixed state to a dynamic, adjustable state. The side plate arms are designed to be movable and are coupled to the adjustable trailing roller support arms, allowing the side plates to automatically adapt to different working depths while maintaining structural integrity through the articulated connection
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AI summary
Soil cultivation machine, preferably in the form of a rotary harrow or rotary cultivator, with a row of driven, soil cultivation tines arranged side by side transversely to the direction of travel, a trailing roller arranged on the frame of the soil cultivation machine in a height-adjustable manner by means of a joint whose axis of articulation points transversely to the direction of travel, and side shields arranged vertically and movable in height at each lateral end of the row of rotors pointing in the working direction of the machine, wherein the side shields are pivotally attached to the frame of the soil cultivation machine in the vertical direction by means of side shield arms projecting towards the center of the machine by means of joints whose respective pivot axes point in the direction of travel.To significantly simplify the adjustment of the height of the side shields to the working depth of the tillage tines when adjusting them by adjusting the height of the trailing roller, it is provided that an actuating device for adjusting the height of the associated side shield is arranged between the respective support arms of the trailing roller and the respective side shield arm.