JP3348346B2 - Combine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a combine for continuously cutting and threshing grain culms and extracting grains from a threshing unit into a grain tank.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-47015, a discharge auger for taking out grains of a grain tank is provided, and a turning member for changing the direction of the discharge auger outlet side is provided. There has been a technique of transporting particles to a truck bed or a container by a discharge auger.

[0003]

The object of the invention is to be Solved by the prior art, the
Automatic operation of the swivel member to store the discharge auger in the machine
An automatic storage switch to turn to the position
And by the auger discharging the tank grain by truck
Grain discharge is completed while discharging to the loading platform .
Before returning to the machine, the worker returning to the driver's seat
By operating the automatic storage switch, the discharge auger
Store in the machine and move to the next harvesting place
Can be. Therefore, until the discharge of grain is completed,
There is no need for the operator to wait for
It is necessary to store the discharge auger until it is stored in the machine side
The grain discharge was stopped while the operator returned to the driver's seat.
Storage of the auger and restart of harvesting
I can. However, just before the end of the grain discharge,
Since the grain is discharged little by little from the discharge auger,
Operation away from the grain discharge position to determine whether the discharge has been completed
Workers may misidentify from the seat, small amount of grain
Discharge auger in the storage direction despite being discharged
There is a problem that it moves and scatters grains.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides an elevating member and a swivel member for raising and lowering and rotating a discharge auger for carrying out a grain from a grain tank, and operating the auger position on the machine side. In a combine where the discharge auger is moved by manual operation of the member and the discharge auger is moved by manual operation of the auger position operating member on the discharge auger side, the turning member is automatically operated to discharge the auger.
The automatic storage switch that turns the
Provided on the machine side, the discharge
When turning the mower, the auger club for driving the discharge auger
Automatically turns off the switch, such as the grain in a grain tank
When transporting grains to a truck bed, etc.
The worker returns from the truck bed to the machine before
The operation to store the discharged auger on the machine side and the harvesting work are repeated.
The opening operation can be performed smoothly and the discharge auger can be
Automatic augmentation operation stops delivery of grain from discharge auger
Thus, it is possible to eliminate the problem that grains are scattered during automatic storage of the discharge auger .

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a control circuit diagram of a grain discharge auger,
FIG. 2 is an overall side view, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG.
Is a track frame on which left and right traveling crawlers (2) and (2) are mounted, (3) is a machine fixedly supported on the track frame (1), and (4) is a feed chain (5) which is stretched to the left. A threshing unit having a built-in handling drum (6), (7) a cutting unit supported by a machine stand (3) so as to be able to ascend and descend forward and having a cutting blade and a grain culm transport mechanism, and (8) the feed chain. (5) A straw cutter unit that faces the end of the straw chain (9) connected to the end, (10) an engine that drives each unit of the combine, (11) a threshing cylinder that faces the frying cylinder (12) A grain tank for storing grains taken out from the section (4);
Reference numeral (13) denotes a driver's cab provided with a driver's seat (14) and a driving operation unit (15). The cutting unit (7) continuously cuts grain culms, and removes the cut grain culms from the threshing unit (4). ) For threshing.

As shown in FIG. 4, the grain tank (11)
Has a grain horizontal auger (16) at the bottom, a vertical discharge auger (17) at the rear for vertically feeding the grains from the horizontal auger (16), and a vertical discharge auger (1) at the top.
Upper discharge auger (18) for removing the grain from 7) out of the machine
And the auger cylinder (1) of the auger (17) which is the vertical axis.
The grain tank (11) is provided so as to be rotatable outward around the center (9). The lower end shaft portion of the drive transmission case (20) for the transverse feed auger (16) and the vertical discharge auger (17) (2
1) to the machine base (3), and the middle of the auger cylinder (19) of the vertical discharge auger (17) to the support (2) at the side of the threshing unit (4).
2) is rotatably supported via a tube receiving member (23),
The front side of the grain tank (11) can be opened outward.

As shown in FIG. 5, the auger cylinder (24) of the upper discharge auger (18) is connected to the vertical discharge auger (1).
The auger cylinder (19) of (7) is connected and supported so as to be rotatable vertically. The base end of the upper discharge auger cylinder (24) is attached to the upper end of the vertical discharge auger cylinder (19) via a bearing member (25), a transfer flange (26) and a side frame (27) so as to be vertically rotatable. The distal end of the piston rod (30) of the hydraulic lift cylinder (29) supporting the base end of the bearing member (25) via the shaft (28) is connected to the shaft (3).
1) to the inheriting flange (26) and the side frame (27), and by operating the piston rod (30) of the elevating cylinder (29) to expand and contract the flange (2).
6), the tip of the upper discharge auger cylinder (24) is vertically rotated to raise and lower the outlet (32) of the auger cylinder (24), and a large-diameter gear (33) is attached to the vertical discharge auger cylinder (19). ) Are integrally formed, and a small-diameter gear (36) is provided on an output shaft (35) of a revolving motor (34), which is a revolving member for fixing the threshing unit (4) outside, and the gears (33) are provided by the motor (34). (36) through the vertical discharge auger cylinder (1
9) is rotated to turn the upper discharge auger cylinder (24) horizontally to change the direction, and an electromagnetic clutch type rotation brake (37) is attached to the motor (34), and the output shaft is operated by the brake (37). (35) is braked to prevent the upper discharge auger cylinder (24) from turning.

Further, as shown in FIG.
1) An input pulley (38) is attached to the front end side of the front transverse feed auger (16), and the input pulley (38) is connected via a belt (40) to a drive pulley (39) that transmits the driving force of the engine (10). Each of the augers (16), (17) and (18) linked together is driven by the input pulley (38) to carry out the grains of the tank (11) and formed by the tension roller of the belt (40). The auger clutch (41) is provided, and the auger clutch (41) is connected to the clutch motor (42). Each of the augers (16) and (17) is operated by the on / off operation of the auger clutch (41) controlled by the clutch motor (42). (18) is configured to be driven or stopped.

As shown in FIG. 4, an upper discharge auger cylinder (24) is stored and supported by an auger rest (43) having an upward V-notch in a diagonal direction of the fuselage above the threshing unit (4). Stoppers (44) and (45) for restricting the turning operation of 18) are provided on the vertical discharge auger cylinder (19) and the column (22), and the upper discharge auger (1) is provided.
The mechanical limit position of the turning operation of 8) is set to the stopper (4).
4) It is configured to be set by (45).

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, an automatic storage switch (46) for automatically controlling the lifting cylinder (29) and the swing motor (34) to return the upper discharge auger (18) to the auger rest (43) position. Lifting cylinder (2
9) and an automatic set switch (47) for automatically controlling the swing motor (34) to move the upper discharge auger (18) to the grain discharging position, and manually controlling the lifting cylinder (29) for the upper discharge auger cylinder ( 24) Auger up / down switches (48) and (49) for raising / lowering the outlet (32) at the tip
Auger left and right turning switches (50) and (51) for manually controlling the swing motor (34) to swing the upper discharge auger (18), and operation of the lifting cylinder (29) or the swing motor (34) A speed changeover switch (52) for changing the speed by manual operation, and a lifting cylinder (29)
A rise time changeover switch (53) for manually changing the ascending operation speed of the vehicle, a traveling neutral switch (55) for detecting that the traveling shift lever (54) of the driving operation section (15) is in the traveling shift neutral position, and , Clutch motor (4
The auger clutch ON / OFF switch (56) (5) for manually controlling the 2) to operate the auger clutch (41).
7), and the switches (46) to (5) are provided to a driver's seat controller (58) formed by a microcomputer.
7), and the controller (58) is attached to the left operation column (59) of the operation section (15).
The operator in the driver's seat (14) operates the switches (46) to (5).
7) It is configured to perform an operation.

An automatic storage lamp (60) for displaying the operation of turning on the automatic storage switch (46) and an automatic set lamp (6) for displaying the operation of turning on the automatic set switch (47).
1) and an auger clutch lamp (62) for displaying an auger clutch (41) engagement operation,
8) and a potentiometer-type turning position sensor (63) for detecting the turning position (turning angle) of the upper discharge auger (18), and manually setting the set position (grain discharge position) of the upper discharge auger (18). The controller (58) is provided with a position adjusting volume (64) to be set and a pulse adjusting volume (65) for changing the reference pulse width of the operating speed of the lifting / lowering cylinder (29) and the swing motor (34) according to the model or the like. As shown in FIG. 5, the turning position sensor (63) is mounted on the output shaft (35) of the turning motor (34).

Further, the ascending and descending circuits (66) (6)
7), the swing motor (34) via the left and right swing circuits (68) and (69), and the clutch motor (42) via the auger clutch on / off circuits (70) and (71). And the swing brake (37) and the alarm buzzer (72) are connected to the controller (58).

An auger tip controller (73), which is a manual operation unit attached to the ejection port (32) at the tip of the upper discharge auger cylinder (24), is provided.
3) is connected to the driver's seat controller (58), and switches (48), (49), (50), (51), (56), (5) for manual operation of the driver's seat controller (58) are connected.
Auger up / down switch (7)
4) (75) and the auger left and right turning switches (76) and (77) and the auger clutch on / off switches (78) and (79) are connected to the auger tip controller (7).
For example, when the outlet (32) is located on the upper side of the truck bed or the container, the operator operates each of the switches (74) to (79) in this section to operate the truck bed or the container. The grain is put into corners and the like.

A remote controller (80) for performing remote control by radio is provided. A receiving circuit (81) for receiving and inputting a radio signal from the controller (80) is connected to a driver's seat controller (58). Switches (48) for manual operation of seat controller (58)
(49) (50) (51) (56) (57) The same operation as the auger up / down switches (82) (83),
And auger left and right turn switches (84) (8)
5) and auger clutch on / off switch (86)
(87) is provided in the remote controller (80). For example, an operator is located at a place away from the driver's seat (14) or a truck bed or a container, and the switches (82) to ... (87) An operation is performed to raise and lower the upper discharge auger (18), turn left and right, and turn on and off the auger clutch (41) by remote manual operation of an operator.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the turning range of the upper discharge auger (18) is set to 270 degrees, the storage position of the auger rest (43) is set to the turning angle of 0 degree, and the set limit position which is the maximum turning position. Is set to a turning angle of 270 degrees, and a turning range of the upper discharge auger (18) is formed and stored by a non-dischargeable area where the outlet (32) is located above the fuselage and each of the left, rear and right discharge areas. When the upper discharge auger (18) turns and shifts to the position or the set limit position, the upper discharge auger (18) moves from the constant speed operation region where the high speed turning is performed to the deceleration operation region and the slow operation region, and the turning speed is reduced in two stages. 18) The turning operation is stopped by gradually reducing the turning inertia force.

Further, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8, the output of the turning position sensor (63) is a normal value set as shown in FIG. 7, and the switches (75) to (79) at the tip of the upper discharge auger (18). ) Manual operation, operation column (5
9) Each switch (48) to (51) (56) (57)
Switches for manual operation and remote control (8
2) to (87) When none of the remote manual operations is performed, the automatic storage switch (46) is operated, and when the output of the turning position sensor (63) is not the storage position, the lifting cylinder (29) And the auger (18) is automatically controlled by an auger rest (43).
When the auger (18) is in the storage position during the automatic storage and when the auger (18) is in the storage position, even if the auger clutch (41) is turned on, it is operated to be disconnected and held. When the automatic set switch (47) is operated when the manual operation is not performed, the position adjustment volume (64) and the turning position sensor (6) are operated.
When there is a difference in the output of 3) and the output of the turning position sensor (63) has not reached the storage position or the set limit position,
The lift cylinder (29) and the swing motor (34) are automatically controlled to automatically perform a setting operation for shifting the auger (18) to a set position of the position adjustment volume (64). Auger clutch ON / OFF switch (56) when set position or set limit position
(57) The on / off operation of the auger clutch (41) is performed by a manual operation. During the automatic storing operation and the automatic setting operation, the auger (18) is at least a predetermined position with respect to the storing position or the setting position. When it is far away, the swing motor (3
4), and when the auger (18) approaches the stowed position or the set position, the turning motor (34) is decelerated stepwise by a pulse operation as a deceleration operation region and a slow operation region to operate. Make up. In addition,
When the automatic storage switch (46) is turned on during the automatic storage operation, the automatic storage is stopped, and when the automatic set switch (47) is turned on during the automatic setting operation, the automatic setting is stopped. .

As is clear from the above, the grain tank (1
Elevating and rotating the discharge auger (18) for carrying out the grain of 1)
An elevating cylinder (2) which is an elevating member that is rotated and moved.
9) and a turning motor (34) as a turning member is provided.
In both cases, the switch (4
8) Discharge by manual operation of (49) (50) (51)
Moving the auger (18) while discharging auger (18)
(74) (7)
5) Discharge auger by manual operation of (76) and (77)
In the combine for moving (18), the turning mode
Auger (18) by automatically operating the data (34)
The automatic storage switch (4
6) is provided on the machine side, and the automatic storage switch (46) is operated.
When turning the discharge auger (18) by
Automatically auger clutch (41) for driving mower (18)
Cut off. And, for example, the grains in the grain tank (11)
Discharges kernels to a truck bed, etc.
Before returning to the machine from the truck bed.
And harvesting the discharge auger (18) on the machine side
Operation can be smoothly resumed, and discharge
Discharge auger (18) by automatic storage operation of moth (18)
Of grain is stopped and automatic storage of discharge auger (18)
Eliminates the problem of grain scattering on the way .

Further , there is provided a discharge auger (18) for taking out the grains of the grain tank (11), and the discharge auger (18) is provided.
A turning motor (3) which is a turning member for changing the direction of the exit side.
4), and an auger tip controller (73), which is a manual operation unit for performing a manual operation such as stopping or rotating the discharge auger (18), is attached to the tip of the discharge auger (18). ) And discharge auger (18)
An automatic set switch (47) for automatically setting the discharge auger (18) to the grain discharge position by a one-touch operation is provided in a combine for performing the manual operation of the discharge auger (18) at both of the tip portions. When the grain tank (11) is full and the grain is discharged, the discharge auger (18) supported at a place other than the grain discharge position is operated by the automatic set switch (47) alone. The discharge auger (18) is set to the grain discharge position to simplify the setting operation of the discharge auger (18) and the set control structure, and the discharge auger (18) is turned to the kernel discharge position by operating the automatic set switch (47). By starting, the operation of traveling and moving to the grain discharge location of the grain tank (11) can be performed, and the discharge auger (18) moves from the harvest location to the grain discharge location. Set, and configured to enable and improve the discharge auger (18) Auto set function.

When the switches (48) to (51) of the operation column (59) are manually operated, the automatic storing and setting operation is stopped, and the turning position sensor (6) is operated.
When 3) has not reached the storage position or the set position, the swing motor (34) is operated at the speeds in the constant speed, deceleration, and slow operation regions shown in FIG. 7, and each switch (50) is operated in the constant speed operation region. Until (51) is turned off, a high-speed manual operation for operating the swing motor (34) at a high speed by continuous operation is performed, and when the auger (18) is in the stowed position, the auger clutch (41) is engaged. When the high-speed manual operation is performed or at the set limit position, the auger clutch on / off switch (56) (57) is manually operated to turn on or off the auger clutch (41). It is configured to perform a cutting operation.

When any of the switches (75) to (79) at the tip of the upper discharge auger (18) is manually operated or each of the switches (82) to (87) for remote control is manually operated remotely. , Turning position sensor (6
When 3) has not reached the storage position or the set position, the switches (48) to (5) on the operation column (59) side
1) Except that the control is stopped by the reverse operation, the swing motor (3) is driven by the same pulse operation as in the slow operation region of FIG.
4) The low-speed manual operation is performed, and the auger (1) is operated.
When the auger clutch (41) is in the stowed position, the auger clutch (41) is disengaged and held off even when the auger clutch (41) is operated. (56) (57) The on / off operation of the auger clutch (41) is performed by manual operation.

[0021] As described above, grain tank (11) are grains elevating cylinder (29) and the pivot member is a lift member for moving by lifting and turning the discharge auger (18) for unloading the swing motor ( 34), and an up / down switch (4) which is an auger position operating member on the machine side.
8) (49) and left turn and right turn switches (50) (5)
While the discharge auger (18) is moved by the manual operation of 1), the up and down switches (74) and (75) and the left and right turn switches (76) which are the auger position operation members on the discharge auger (18) side. In the combine which moves the discharge auger (18) by the manual operation of (77),
The structure is such that the discharge auger (18) control is automatically stopped when a reverse operation is performed between the discharge auger (18) side and the machine side. The movement of the discharge auger (18) is stopped by performing the reverse operation on the discharge auger (18) side and the machine side, and the worker on the machine side and the discharge auger (18) operate.
When the discharge operation is performed with the auxiliary worker on the side, for example, the inappropriate operation of the auxiliary worker is easily prevented by the operator on the machine side, and the discharge operation is performed by the inappropriate operation of the worker on the machine side. The auxiliary worker on the auger (18) side has no trouble such as contact with the discharge auger (18). In addition, stoppage of the discharge auger (18) by the reverse operation at the time of turning movement is particularly advantageous for protection of the auxiliary worker.

Further, as is apparent from FIGS. 1 and 9,
Upper discharge auger (1) for extracting kernels from kernel tank (11)
8), the upper discharge auger (18) is automatically moved to the grain discharge position in a combine provided with a turning motor (34) for changing the direction of the outlet of the discharge auger (18) and moving up and down and a lifting cylinder (29). Automatic set switch (47) which is an automatic operation switch to be set automatically
And an up / down switch (4) which is a manual switch for manually operating up / down and turning of the upper discharge auger (18).
8) (49) and left / right turning switches (50) (51) are provided, and manual switches (48) (49) (50) after the upper discharge auger (18) is automatically set by the automatic set switch (47). (5) The driver controller (5) which is a control means for causing the upper discharge auger (18) to move up and down and turn at a low speed (pulse operation) by the operation (51).
8). When the upper discharge auger (18) supported by the auger rest (43) is moved to the grain discharge position by manual operation of the switches (48) to (51), the switches (48) are used. Operations (51) to (51) control the operation of the lifting cylinder (29) and the swing motor (34) in high-speed operation by continuous operation. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, the upper discharge auger (47) is operated by the automatic set switch (47). When 18) is set to the kernel discharge position, each of the switches (48) to (51) thereafter
When the manual lifting / lowering and turning operations are performed, the lifting / lowering cylinder (2) is driven at a low speed by the same pulse operation as that in the slow operation region of FIG.
9) The operation of the swing motor (34) is controlled, and the grain discharge position at the tip of the upper discharge auger (18) is finely adjusted by the low-speed operation of the lifting cylinder (29) and the swing motor (34). Further, the outlet (32) of the upper discharge auger (18) is moved to the rear or the like.

After the grains are discharged by the fine adjustment of the upper discharge auger (18), the automatic storage switch (4)
6) When the automatic storage operation of the upper discharge auger (18) is performed by the operation, each of the manual switches (48) to (5) is operated.
1) Lift cylinder (29) and swing motor (3)
4) The low-speed operation control is released, and the switches (48) to
The control of the lift cylinder (29) and the swing motor (34) by (51) is performed by normal high-speed operation (continuous operation).

Further, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 10, the upper discharge auger (18) is slightly longer than the time required for the upper discharge auger (18) to move between the storage position where the turning angle is zero degree and the set limit position where the turning angle is 270 degrees. 30 seconds is set as the continuous operation time of the swing motor (34), and the swing motor (3) is set.
4) When the turning of the upper discharge auger (18) is started by the control, the counting of the continuous turning time by the continuous operation of the turning motor (34) is started, and the turning motor (34) operation is continuously performed until 30 seconds elapse. By continuing,
After a lapse of 30 seconds, the turning motor (34) is automatically stopped, and the turning motor (34) due to a failure of the turning fulcrum of the upper discharge auger (18) or a collision of the auger (18).
To stop the overload operation, alert the operator, protect the swing motor (34) to prevent burnout, etc., and operate the swing motor (34) by operating the automatic set switch (47).
Is activated, after the start of counting the continuous turning time, 3
If the position adjustment volume (64) is operated before 0 seconds elapse, the counting of the continuous turning time is stopped, the value of the position adjustment volume (64) stops changing, and a certain period of time elapses, and the position adjustment volume (64) is stopped. When the same value is maintained for a predetermined time, the counting of the turning time of 30 seconds is started again. Even if the turning operation of the upper discharge auger (18) is performed for 30 seconds or more by the operation of the automatic set switch (47), Since the swing motor (34) is not overloaded due to a failure of the fulcrum of the discharge auger (18) or the like, the control operation of the swing motor (34) erroneously stopping and erroneous alarm after 30 seconds has elapsed. Prevent the swing motor (3
4) It is configured to have a safe structure that protects and improves the turning operability.

[0025]

As is apparent from the above embodiments, the present invention relates to a lifting member (2) for moving a discharge auger (18) for carrying out a grain of a grain tank (11) by moving it up and down and turning.
9) and a swivel member (34), the discharge auger (18) is moved by manual operation of the auger position operation members (48), (49), (50), (51) on the machine side, while the discharge auger (18) is moved. ) Side auger position operating member (7
4) (75) (76) (in combined moving the discharge auger (18) by a manual operation of the 77), wherein
The turning member (34) is automatically operated to discharge the auger (1).
8) Automatic storage switch for turning the unit to the storage position of the machine
(46) is provided on the machine side, and the automatic storage switch (46) is
When turning the discharge auger (18) by operation, discharge
Automatically auger clutch (41) for driving auger (18).
It is dynamically cut, for example, a grain in a grain tank (11).
When transporting grains to a truck bed, etc.
The worker returns from the truck bed to the machine before
And harvesting the discharge auger (18) on the machine side
The operation to resume work can be performed smoothly.
The discharge auger (18)
Of the auger ( 18) is stopped and the auger (1)
8) It is possible to eliminate the problem that grains are scattered during the automatic storage of 8) .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a control circuit diagram of a grain discharging auger.

FIG. 2 is an overall side view.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a grain tank.

FIG. 5 is a partial explanatory view of a grain discharge auger.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a grain tank.

FIG. 7 is an output diagram of a turning position sensor.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of discharge auger control.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of operation switching control.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an auger turning alarm.

[Explanation of symbols]

(11) Grain tank (18) Upper discharge auger (29) Elevating cylinder (elevating member) (34) Revolving motor (revolving member) (41) Auger clutch (46) Automatic storage switch (48) Elevating switch (operating auger position) (49) Down switch (Auger position operation member) (50) Left turn switch (Auger position operation member) (51) Right turn switch (Auger position operation member) (74) Up switch (Auger position operation member) ( 75) Down switch (Auger position operation member) (76) Left turn switch (Auger position operation member) (77) Right turn switch (Auger position operation member)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An elevator (29) and a swivel member (34) for moving the discharge auger (18) for carrying out the grain of the grain tank (11) by raising and lowering and swiveling the same. Position operation members (48) (49) (50)
While the discharge auger (18) is moved by the manual operation of (51), the discharge auger (18) is moved by the manual operation of the auger position operating members (74), (75), (76), and (77) on the discharge auger (18) side. In the combine to be moved, the turning member (34) is automatically operated to discharge the waste.
Storage unit that turns the worm (18) to the storage position of the machine
The switch (46) is provided on the machine side, and the automatic storage switch (4
When the discharge auger (18) is turned by the operation of 6),
Auger clutch (4) for driving the discharge auger (18).
A combine characterized in that 1) is automatically turned off.