JP6602591B2 - Tractor with onion processing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an onion processing machine-equipped tractor that can remove leaves and roots harvested from a field while sequentially moving them in the field. In the present invention, the onions to be treated are called bulbous vegetables, and include onions themselves, such as raccoon, garlic, lily roots, bulbs, etc. Sometimes onions are simply expressed as onions.

  The harvested onion has long leaves running on the upper side of the onion body, while the root is attached to the lower side of the onion body. And in order to ship the harvested onion, it is necessary to excise a leaf and a root from the onion main-body part.

  By the way, the work of cutting onion leaves and roots is currently done manually by scissors one by one, but the onion leaf and root cutting work by hand is like this. The work efficiency is very poor and the excision work is continued for a long time.

  Therefore, the present applicant has already applied for a patent for Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-116176 (Patent Document 1) for automatically (mechanically) cutting leaves and roots of onions. Yes. In addition, although the title of this patent document 1 (Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2015-116176) is "onion leaf / root continuous cutting machine", this "onion leaf / root continuous cutting machine" is also this application. Corresponding to the content of the invention, it will be referred to as an “onion processing machine”.

The onion processing machine of the said patent document 1 is shown roughly in FIGS. The onion-like material processing apparatus Z of this known (FIGS. 5-6) is a reference example having the basic structure of the onion-like material processing apparatus employing the onions sheet processing machine equipped tractor of the present application, is used in this application In order to facilitate understanding of the onion processing machine, first , the configuration and function of this known onion processing machine Z will be described here.

  The onion processing machine Z shown in FIGS. 5 to 6 can sequentially cut the leaves Tb and the roots Tc of the harvested leaves / rooted onion T sequentially and has a considerable length in the front and rear. In the machine case 1, the leaf excision unit 2, the upside down device 4, and the root excision unit 3, which will be described later, are arranged in a row. In addition, although the onion processing machine Z illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 6 employs a series of onion processing units provided on the left and right in series, there are also onion processing units that are provided in two on the left and right side by side. is there.

  The onion processing machine Z is such that the onion processing direction moves from front to back, and the machine case 1 has a long front-rear length for the left-right width. In addition, this type of onion processing machine Z produced by the present applicant (Nishizawa Co., Ltd.) has a lateral width of about 70 to 80 cm (a series of onion processing units), and a front and rear length of about 180 to 200 cm. In many cases, the height is about 100 cm, but the size is not particularly limited.

  At the front of the machine case 1 is provided a charging chute 11 for charging the leaves and rooted onion T, while at the rear of the machine case 1 is a leaf / root-removed onion T2 with leaves Tb and roots Tc cut off. A discharge chute 12 is provided for discharging the gas.

  In the airframe case 1, a leaf excision unit 2 for excising the leaf Tb of the leaf / rooted onion T introduced from the introduction chute 11 (input part A) from the onion body Ta portion, and the leaves in the leaf excision unit 2 A leaf resection unit 3 for resecting the root Tc of the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 from which Tb has been removed, with the leaf resection unit 2 positioned on the front side and the root resection unit 3 positioned on the rear side; Between the leaf excision unit 2 and the root excision unit 3, there is provided an upside down device 4 for turning up and down the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 from which the leaf Tb has been excised.

  The leaf excision unit 2 includes a pair of two transfer rolls 22 and 22 and a leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21 configured to allow the leaf / rooted onion T to be fed in a posture in which the leaf Tb is suspended downward. And a leaf cutting device 25 that cuts the root portion of the leaf Tb of the leaf / root onion T at a position in the vicinity of the terminal portion of the leaf / root onion transfer device 21.

  Both the transfer rolls 22 and 22 of the leaf / root onion transfer device 21 are obtained by winding a transfer protrusion 22b spirally around the outer peripheral surface of the rotary drum 22a. The two transfer rolls 22 and 22 are driven by the power unit so that the upper surfaces of the rolls rotate inward from each other. In addition, the transfer device 21 part of the leaf excision unit 2 becomes the transfer part B of the leaf / rooted onion T.

  The leaf cutting device 25 is a device in which a pair of left and right disk blades 26, 26 are set in the vicinity of the terminal portion of the leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21. And this leaf cutting device 25 cuts the leaf Tb of the onion T which passes the installation part of both the disk blades 26 and 26 by the root part by rotating both the disk blades 26 and 26 with a power unit. To work. The onion leaf Tb ′ (FIG. 6) cut by the leaf cutting device 25 passes through the leaf receiving chute 15 and falls below the body case 1 (on the ground). In addition, the leaf cutting device 25 part becomes the leaf cutting part C.

  The leaf removal / rooted onion T1 obtained by cutting the leaf Tb with the leaf cutting device 25 has the root Tc facing upward, and therefore when the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 is transferred to the start end of the next root cutting unit 3 Is turned upside down by the upside down device 4 so that the root Tc is directed downward. This upside down device 4 is made of a bar material installed in a horizontal orthogonal direction with respect to the onion traveling direction. Note that the upside-down inversion device 4 is the inversion unit D.

  The root excision unit 3 is continuously installed in the vicinity of the rear side of the leaf cutting device 25, and leaves for removing the leaf and rooting the onion T1 with two transfer rolls 32, 32 as one set. A removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 and a root cutting device 35 for cutting the root portion of the root Tc of the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 at a position in the vicinity of the terminal portion of the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 are provided.

  The transfer device 31 of the root excision unit 3 feeds the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 in a state where the root Tc hangs downward. In addition, the transfer device 31 part of the root excision unit 3 becomes the transfer part E of the leaf removal / rooted onion T1.

  The root cutting device 35 functions to cut the root Tc of the onion T passing through the installed portion of the disk cutters 36, 36 at the root portion by rotating both the disk cutters 36, 36 with a power unit. . The root cutting device 35 is a root cutting part F.

The leaf / root-removed onion T2 cut from the root Tc by the root cutting device 35 is discharged out of the machine case 1 through the discharge chute 12 (discharge portion G), while the onion cut by the root cutting device 35 is removed. Root Tc ′ (FIG. 6) passes through the root receiving chute 17 and falls below the airframe case 1 (on the ground).

  The body case 1 is supported at a predetermined height by front, rear, left and right (four) support legs 10, 10. Each of the support legs 10, 10... Can adjust the support height of the onion processing machine Z.

  The well-known onion processing machine Z shown in FIGS. 5-6 is mainly used as follows in the state fixed in the processing place (place with a power supply) in a building. In the field, a large amount of onions T are cultivated, and a large amount is harvested at the same time during the harvest period. The harvested leaves and rooted onions T are accommodated in a container (cage) and treated with onions. Carry it to the vicinity of the machine Z.

  Then, when the harvested leaf / rooted onion T is introduced from the input unit 11 of the machine case 1 with each power unit operated, the onion T is placed between the two transfer rolls 22, 22 of the leaf excision unit 2. It rolls in a sideways posture facing the front and back in the upper side valley, and then the leaf Tb of the onion T is drawn downward by the two transfer rolls 22 and 22, and the leaf / rooted onion T hangs the leaf Tb downward. It will be sent later in the posture.

  Next, at the end of the leaf excision unit 2, the root portion of the onion leaf Tb hanging downward is cut by the leaf cutting device 25 (reference symbol Tb ′ in FIG. 6), and the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 is removed. The upside down device 4 is turned upside down (the root Tc is directed downward), and the leaf-removed / rooted onion T1 is dropped onto the starting end portion between the two transfer rolls 32, 32 of the root excision unit 3 with the root Tc facing downward.

  Next, the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 dropped on the starting end of the root excision unit 3 is moved backward while the root Tc is pulled down by the two transfer rolls 32, 32, and the end portions of the two transfer rolls 32, 32 are moved forward. The root cutting device 35 cuts the root Tc (reference symbol Tc ′ in FIG. 6), and the leaf / root removed onion T2 (processed product) is discharged from the discharge unit 12 to the outside.

  As described above, in the known onion processing machines shown in FIGS. 5 to 6, the onion T with leaves and roots is simply introduced sequentially from the input unit 11 of the body case 1, and thereafter the discharge unit 12 is automatically added. The leaf / root-removed onion T2 can be taken out of the plant.

JP, 2015-116176, A

  By the way, the known onion processing machine Z shown in FIGS. 5 to 6 can automatically cut the leaf Tb and the root Tc after simply putting the leaf / rooted onion T into the feeding section 11, Although the root removal work is very easy, the onion processing machine Z is mainly used in a processing place (a place with a power source) in a building. Therefore, since the leaf / rooted onion T harvested in the field needs to be carried to the treatment plant in a state where it is put in a container (cage) (reciprocating many times), the onion carrying work is troublesome. was there.

  In addition, if this onion processing machine Z is used with a generator that generates electric power for driving the operating part, leaf / root removal work can be carried out in the field, but this onion processing can also be performed using a generator. The machine Z cannot be used while being moved in the field (can only be used at a fixed position).

In view of the problem of the onion processing work (processing at a fixed position) using only the known onion processing machines shown in FIGS. 5 to 6, the present invention moves while moving the field by itself (changing the place). ) The onion leaves and roots can be removed , and the whole structure can be made into a convenient form (front and back compact form), and the onion processing machine is mounted on the tractor. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an onion processing machine-equipped tractor that facilitates maintenance of the processing machine.

The present invention has the following configuration as means for solving the above problems. As described above, the present invention includes an onion processing machine having a function of automatically cutting leaves and rooted onions as described above on a tractor, and the onion leaves harvested in the field while moving in the field It is intended for tractors equipped with an onion processing machine that can sequentially cut the roots. And in the onion processing machine mounting tractor of this invention, what is shown in FIGS. 9-11 is employ | adopted as an onion processing machine .

[Invention of Claim 1 of the Present Application]
The invention of claim 1 of the present application mounts the onion processing machine Z shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 on an airframe platform Y connected to the rear part of the vehicle body of the tractor X as shown in FIGS. The onion leaves and roots can be excised with the onion processing machine Z while moving on the tractor X in the field. The basic configuration of the tractor X and the airframe platform Y connected to the rear portion of the vehicle body of the tractor X will be described together with reference examples of FIGS.

The tractor X (see FIGS. 1 to 4 and FIGS. 7 to 8) may be a relatively small one with the distance between the left and right wheels straddling the ridge width for onion vegetation (as the size of the tractor X) For example, the lateral width may be about 150 cm and the longitudinal length may be about 300 cm).

The onion processing machine Z illustrated in FIG. 9 to FIG. 11 excises a leaf excision unit 2 for excising leaves from leaves and rooted onions harvested in an aircraft case 1 having a long front and rear length with respect to the left and right width. The root excision unit 3 is continuously installed in the front and rear. The size of the onion processing machine Z is not particularly limited, and those having a lateral width of about 60 to 80 cm, a longitudinal length of about 180 to 200 cm, and a height of about 100 cm can be used.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 (reference example) and FIGS. 7 to 8, the airframe mount Y has an area on which the onion processing machine Z can be mounted, and is connected to the rear part of the vehicle body of the tractor X. 6 are connected. The shape and size of the machine body mount Y may be any as long as the onion processing machine Z can be mounted in a stable posture.

  The onion processing machine-equipped tractor according to the first aspect mounts the onion processing machine Z on the body mount Y in a posture that is long in a direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the tractor X. At the time of work, in a state where the onion processing machine Z is placed on the body mounting table Y, the onion processing machine Z is mounted on the body mounting stage Y by an appropriate method (for example, binding portions R by bolting at a plurality of locations). It is good to fix with.

  As described above, when the onion processing machine Z is mounted on the machine mount Y in a posture that is long in the direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the tractor X, the rearward width of the onion processing machine Z is reduced. As a result, the front and rear length of the entire onion processing machine-equipped tractor can be shortened (the front and rear length is about 4 m). In this onion processing machine-mounted tractor, the long side (onion processing direction) of the onion processing machine Z faces in the left-right direction, so the maximum left-right width of the entire onion processing machine-mounted tractor is the onion processing machine Z. However, with this right and left width (about 2 m), there is no problem in traveling and turning in the field.

In the tractor equipped with the onion processing machine according to claim 1, the cut leaves Tb ′ of the onions T obtained by cutting the lower part of the body case 1 with the leaf cutting unit 2 and the cut roots Tc ′ cut with the root cutting unit 3 are used. In addition to the open parts that can be dropped downward, the cut leaves Tb ′ and the cuts are the portions corresponding to the leaf cutting position by the leaf cutting unit 2 and the root cutting position by the root cutting unit 3 in the airframe platform Y, respectively. Each of the roots Tc ′ is an open portion that can be dropped onto the ground. Note that the excised leaves Tb 'and the ablation roots Tc' is described in FIG. 10, respectively.

Further, the onion processing machine Z employed in the onion processing machine-equipped tractor according to claim 1, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, divides the body case 1 into a front case 1 </ b> A and a rear case 1 </ b> B. The leaf excision block body 2A having the leaf excision unit 2 assembled in the case 1A and the root excision block body 3A having the root excision unit 3 assembled in the rear case 1B are hinge-coupled to each other. A structure in which the radical excision block body 3A can be pivotally opened and closed in plan view with respect to the body 2A is adopted.

On the other hand, the machine body mount Y has a first receiving frame 72A on which the leaf excision block body 2A portion is mounted and a second receiving frame 72B on which the root excision block body 3A portion is mounted. The second receiving frame 72B is located between a support position where the root excision block 3A can be placed and a retreat position (including removal) that does not interfere with the pivoting of the root excision block 3A in the horizontal plane. It can be displaced by.

In the tractor mounted with the onion processing machine according to claim 1, the root cutting is performed by displacing the second receiving frame 72 </ b> B to the retracted position in a state where the onion processing machine Z is placed on the machine body platform Y. The block body 3A can be pivotally opened and closed with respect to the lobectomy block body 2A.

  The onion processing machine-mounted tractor according to claim 1 of the present application is used as follows.

  That is, this onion processing machine-mounted tractor is configured so that the left and right wheels of the tractor X straddle the field fence with the onion processing machine Z mounted on the body platform Y connected to the rear part of the vehicle body of the tractor X. Installed on the farm. Then, with the onion processing machine Z in operation, the leaves and rooted onions T in the cocoon part are picked up and sequentially put into the input part A of the onion processing machine Z, so that the onion in the leaf excision unit 2 part. After cutting the T leaf Tb, the root cutting unit 3 cuts the root Tc of the onion T1, and the onion T2 (processed onion) from which the leaf and root have been removed is discharged from the discharge part G to the outside of the machine case 1. The

  Then, when harvesting and processing the onion T on the fence near the onion processing machine-mounted tractor, the onion processing machine-mounted tractor is moved forward by a predetermined distance to harvest (collect) and process the onion at the next place. By performing the work (removal of leaves and roots) and sequentially repeating the movement of the tractor mounted with the onion processing machine and the harvesting and processing work of the onion, the onion harvesting and processing work can be performed over a wide range of the field.

  In this way, when the onion processing machine-equipped tractor of the present application is used, the field can be moved, so that onion harvesting (pickup) and processing (leaf / root removal) in the field can be performed continuously (in parallel). Can do.

In the tractor equipped with the onion processing machine according to claim 1, the cut leaves Tb ′ and the cut root Tc ′ (see FIG. 10 ) cut at the leaf cutting part and the root cutting part of the onion processing machine Z in the field are respectively. The onion processing machine Z or the machine platform Y can be surely dropped on the field without being caught (hooked), but the field has no problem even if the cut leaves Tb ′ and the cut roots Tc ′ are left as they are. There is no place.

By the way, in the onion processing machine mounting tractor of this claim 1, the onion processing machine Z shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 is used, and the onion processing machine Z shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 11, the rear surface 2Aa of the leaf excision block 2A and the root excision block 3A are opened by pivotally opening the rear radical excision block 3A with respect to the front leaf excision block 2A. A large work space for maintenance can be formed between the front surface 3Aa of the head and the head.

And in this Claim 1, in the state which mounted the said onion processing machine Z on the body mounting base Y, as shown in FIG. 8 (in this case, the body mounting base Y may remain connected with the tractor X). When the second receiving frame 72B of the machine mount Y is displaced to the retracted position (in the illustrated example, the second receiving frame 72B and the bumper material 77 are removed), the onion processing machine Z is placed on the machine mount Y. The rear root excision block body 3A can be pivotally opened with respect to the front leaf excision block body 2A while being placed.

Therefore, in the one of this claim 1, the usage form of the onion processing machine-equipped tractor, that is, with the tractor X connected to the machine mount Y and the onion processor Z mounted on the machine mount Y, A large work space for maintenance can be formed between the rear surface 2Aa of the leaf excision block body 2A and the front surface 3Aa of the root excision block body 3A.

[Invention of claim 2 of the present application]
In the invention of claim 2 of the present application, in the tractor mounted with the onion processing machine of the above-mentioned claim 1, the generator mount 75 for generating electric power for driving the onion processing machine Z is mounted on the machine body mount Y, and the onion is mounted. It is characterized in that the machine mount stage Y can be separated from the tractor X while the similar processor Z is mounted on the machine mount stage Y.

  In the tractor equipped with the onion processing machine according to claim 2, even if the onion processing machine Z is separated from the tractor X together with the machine body mount Y, the generator 75 is mounted on the machine body mount Y. The similar processor Z can be used in a state where it is installed at an arbitrary fixed position (for example, in a building or one corner of a farm field). In addition, when the onion processing machine Z is separated from the tractor X together with the machine body mount Y, the onion processing machine Z is supported by the support legs 10 with casters provided on the onion processing machine Z (there are four).

[Effect of the invention of claim 1 of the present application]
The onion processing machine-equipped tractor according to claim 1 of the present application includes an onion processing machine Z mounted on a machine platform Y connected to the rear of the vehicle body of the tractor X, and the onion processing machine is moved while moving the field with the tractor X. The onion leaves and roots can be excised with Z.

  Thus, in the tractor equipped with the onion processing machine according to claim 1 of the present application, while the onion processing machine Z is moved by the tractor X in the field (changing the place), the leaf Tb and the root Tc of the onion T are changed at the respective positions. Since removal processing can be performed, it is no longer necessary to transport a large amount of leaf / rooted onion T harvested from the field to the installation position of the onion processing machine Z (for example, a treatment plant in the building) as in the past. There is an effect that the onion transporting operation until processing by the onion processing machine Z is not required (the onion processing efficiency is improved).

  In the tractor equipped with the onion processing machine according to claim 1, the onion processing machine Z is mounted on the machine mount Y in a posture that is long in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the tractor X. The rearward width of the processing machine Z is reduced, and the front-rear length of the entire onion processing machine-mounted tractor can be shortened. And if the front-and-rear length of the whole onion processing machine mounting tractor can be shortened in this way, there is an effect that it becomes easy to run and turn in the field.

  In this onion processing machine-mounted tractor, the long side (onion processing direction) of the onion processing machine Z faces in the left-right direction, so the maximum left-right width of the entire onion processing machine-mounted tractor is the onion processing machine Z. However, with such a lateral width (about 2 m), there is no problem in traveling and turning operations in the field.

  Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the cut leaves Tb ′ cut by the leaf cutting unit 2 of the onion processing machine Z and the cut root Tc cut by the root cutting unit 3 are used as the onion processing machine Z and the body mounting table Y. ′ Can be dropped on the ground (field scene) as they are, and there is an effect that post-processing (cleaning) of excised leaves and excised roots becomes unnecessary (can be left on the field as it is).

Further, in the invention of claim 1, since the onion processing machine Z employs the one that can pivotally open and close the rear root excision block 3A with respect to the front leaf excision block 2A, A work space for maintenance can be provided at an intermediate position of the onion processing machine Z by pivotally opening the root cutting block 3A with respect to the leaf cutting block 2A.

Therefore, the onion processing machine-equipped tractor according to claim 1 can perform maintenance work (for example, adjustment / replacement or cleaning of equipment in the machine case) from the work space, so that the maintenance work is facilitated. .

Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the onion processing machine mounted tractor remains used (with the onion processing machine Z placed on the machine body mount Y) and the front leaf cutting block 2A is used. Since the rear root excision block 3A can be pivotally opened, the preparatory work for the maintenance of the onion processing machine Z (loading and unloading from the body mounting stage Y of the onion processing machine Z and the body mounting base) There is an effect that the mounting operation on Y) becomes unnecessary.

[Effect of the invention of claim 2 of the present application]
In the invention of claim 2 of the present application, in the tractor mounted with the onion processing machine of the above-mentioned claim 1, the generator mount 75 for generating electric power for driving the onion processing machine Z is mounted on the machine body mount Y, and the onion is mounted. The machine body mount Y can be separated from the tractor X while the processor Z is mounted on the machine mount Y.

  Therefore, in the tractor equipped with the onion processing machine according to claim 2, the onion processing machine Z can be driven by the generator 75 even if the onion processing machine Z is separated from the tractor X together with the machine body mount Y. In addition to the effect of the first aspect, only the onion processing machine Z and the body mounting table Y separated from the tractor X can be used at a desired place (a processing place in a building, a corner of a farm field, etc.).

It is a side view of the onion processing machine mounting tractor of the reference example which employ | adopted the thing of FIG.5 and FIG.6 (known) as an onion processing machine. It is a top view of the tractor carrying an onion processing machine of FIG. 1 (reference example) . FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of a rear surface (right side surface) of a tractor mounted with an onion processing machine in (Reference Example) . It is a change figure of the onion processing machine mounting tractor of Drawing 1 (reference example) , and is a side view showing the movement posture by a tractor. It is a top view of the onion processing machine of the reference example used for the tractor mounted with the onion processing machine of FIGS. FIG. 5 is a VI-VI arrow view of FIG. 5 (reference example) . FIG. 12 is a plan view (corresponding to FIG. 2) of an onion processing machine-mounted tractor according to an embodiment of the present invention that employs the onion processing machine of FIGS. FIG. 8 is a partial plan view of the state change diagram of FIG. 7 with the front part and rear part of the onion processing machine being opened on the machine base. It is a top view of the onion processing machine used for the onion processing machine mounting tractor of the example of this application of Drawing 7 and Drawing 8. It is a XX arrow line view of FIG. FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged plan view of the onion processing machine of FIG. 9 in a state where the root excision block body is pivotally opened at an angle of 90 ° in plan view with respect to the leaf excision block body.

In FIGS. 7-11, the onion processing machine mounting tractor of an Example of this application is shown. 1 to 4 are equipped with the known onion processing machines shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and each basic configuration of the tractor X portion and the body mount Y portion shown in FIGS. Is also applied to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 7 to 11, and FIGS. 1 to 4 are also used in the description of the embodiment of the present invention.

The onion processing machine mounted tractor of the reference example shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 employs the known onion processing machine Z shown in FIGS. 5 to 6 (Patent Document 1).

And the onion processing machine mounting tractor of this reference example is a well- known onion shown in FIGS. 5-6 on the body mounting base Y connected with the vehicle body rear part of the tractor X, as shown in FIGS. The processor Z is mounted so that the leaves and roots of the onion can be excised with the onion processor Z while moving in the field with the tractor X.

  1 to 4, the tractor X and the machine mount Y are indicated by solid lines, while the onion processing machine Z portion is indicated by a two-dot chain line for easy identification with respect to the machine mount Y. It is described in. Moreover, the onion processing machine Z described by the dashed-two dotted line in FIGS. 1-4 is a simplified illustration of the onion processing machine Z described in FIGS. The onion processing machine Z in FIG. 4 and the onion processing machine Z in FIGS. 5 to 6 have basically the same function, and are treated as the same.

  The onion processing machine-equipped tractor shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is connected to the rear body of the tractor X via a connecting device 6 via a connecting device 6, while the onion processing machine Z is mounted on the body mounting stage Y. (The one described in FIGS. 5 to 6) is mounted. In addition, although each dimension shown below is illustrated in order to make it easy to understand the size or length of each member, these numerical values are not particularly limited and can be changed within an allowable range. Is something.

  The tractor X may be of a relatively small size such that the distance between the inner surfaces of the left and right wheels 50, 50 (see FIG. 2) spans the width W (FIG. 3) of the onion vegetation ridge M. That is, if the onion vegetation ridge width W (FIG. 3) is about 70 to 80 cm, for example, the size of the tractor X may be about 150 cm in the lateral width and about 300 cm in the front-rear length. The tractor X travels using the engine as a power source.

  The body mount Y includes a base frame 71 located on the tractor X side and receiving frames (first receiving frame 72A, second receiving frame 72B, and intermediate receiving frame 72C) extending rearward from the base frame 71. Have.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the base frame 71 is formed by assembling square pipe members in two upper and lower stages, and has a considerable length (for example, about 200 cm) in the left-right direction as a whole.

The first receiving frame 72A and the second receiving frame 72B are each made of a square pipe and have a predetermined length (for example, toward the back of the base frame 71) with a predetermined interval (for example, an interval of about 130 to 140 cm) on the left and right sides. About 80 to 100 cm). In the airframe platform Y used in this reference example , the first receiving frame 72A and the second receiving frame 72B are each firmly fixed (welded or bolted) to the base frame 71 at the base end. The tip of the first receiving frame 72A and the tip of the second receiving frame 72B are connected by a bumper material 77.

  On the other hand, the intermediate receiving frame 72C has a short length (for example, about 15 to 20 cm). The intermediate receiving frame 72C supports the lower surface of the side edge near the front and rear middle of the onion processing machine Z (machine case 1), but the intermediate receiving frame 72C may be omitted.

  The airframe platform Y is connected to the rear part of the vehicle body of the tractor X via a connecting device 6. The connecting device 6 includes three left and right lower links 61, 61 and one top link 62. A point link is used. The three-point link (61, 61, 62) is interposed between the rear frame 51 of the tractor X and the base frame 71 of the airframe platform Y, and the airframe platform Y can be pulled by the tractor X. I am doing so. The three-point links (61, 61, 62) are detachably connected to the base frame 71 of the body mount Y.

The onion processing machine-mounted tractor of the reference example shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 employs a known onion processing machine Z shown in FIGS. 5 to 6, and the onions of FIGS. 5 to 6 are used. About the structure and function of the processor Z, since it demonstrated in the above-mentioned "background art" section, the description is used.

  The onion processing machine Z shown in FIGS. 5 to 6 has a leaf excision unit 2 and a root for cutting a leaf Tb from a leaf / rooted onion T to be processed in a machine case 1 having a long front and rear length with respect to the lateral width. A root excision unit 3 for excising Tc is installed continuously in the front-rear direction. And as for the size of this onion processing machine Z, a thing with a lateral width of about 60 to 80 cm, a longitudinal length of about 180 to 200 cm, and a height of about 100 cm is often used.

  The onion processing machine Z shown in FIGS. 5 to 6 is mounted on the machine platform Y connected to the tractor X in a posture that is long in the direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the tractor X, as shown in FIGS. And constitutes a tractor equipped with an onion processing machine. That is, the onion processing machine Z is mounted on the two left and right receiving frames (first receiving frame 72A and second receiving frame 72B) and the intermediate receiving frame 72C on the body mounting table Y, and the onion processing machine Z. By fixing a plurality of Z portions (four support legs 10, 10,...) To the base frame 71 or the receiving frames 72A, 72B by bolting (each fastening portion R in FIG. 2), An onion processing machine-mounted tractor in which the tractor X, the machine body mount Y, and the onion processing machine Z are integrated is configured.

  When each of the support legs 10, 10,... Of the onion processing machine Z is grounded in a state where the onion processing machine Z is mounted on the body mounting table Y, as shown in FIG. .., 10..., And the support leg lower end (caster) may be separated from the ground (field scene).

  As described above, when the onion processing machine Z is mounted on the machine mount Y in a posture that is long in a direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the tractor X, as shown in FIGS. Since the rearward width of the machine Z can be reduced, the front-rear length of the entire onion processing machine-mounted tractor can be shortened (the front-rear length is about 4 m). In this onion processing machine-mounted tractor, the long side (onion processing direction) of the onion processing machine Z faces in the left-right direction, so the maximum left-right width of the entire onion processing machine-mounted tractor is the onion processing machine Z. However, with this right and left width (about 2 m), there is no problem in traveling and turning in the field.

Moreover, in the onion processing machine mounting tractor of the reference examples of FIGS. 1 to 4, as shown in FIG. 6, the cut leaves Tb of the onions T obtained by cutting the lower part of the body case 1 in the onion processing machine Z with the leaf cutting unit 2. ′ And the excised root Tc ′ excised by the root excision unit 3 are open portions that can be dropped downward, and the leaves by the leaf excision unit 2 of the onion processing machine Z in the machine platform Y as shown in FIG. Open portions that allow the cut leaves Tb ′ and the cut roots Tc ′ to fall to the ground at portions corresponding to the cut positions (leaf cut portions C) and the root cut positions by the root cut unit 3 (root cut portions F), respectively. As a part.

  In this way, the cut leaves Tb ′ and the cut roots Tc ′ (see FIGS. 6 and 3) cut at the leaf cutting part C and the root cutting part F, respectively, in the onion processing machine Z in the field are the onion processing machine. It can be reliably dropped onto the field without staying on (or caught by) Z or the machine body platform Y. The field is a place where there is no problem even if the cut leaves Tb ′ and the cut roots Tc ′ are left as they are.

On the other hand, in addition to the above basic configuration, the following components are added to the onion processing machine-mounted tractor of the reference example shown in FIGS.

  As a first additional configuration, a grounding member 73 that contacts the ground in a posture in which the onion processing machine Z is in a horizontal posture is provided at a lower portion of the body mounting base Y, and the grounding member 73 is connected to the ground. And an upper moving device 60 for moving the grounding member 73 upward from a downward movement position where it contacts the ground to an upward movement position where the grounding member 73 is separated from the ground. It should be noted that the onion processing machine Z in a horizontal position is a normal use attitude of the onion processing machine Z.

In this reference example , as the grounding member 73, one having two left and right wheels 73, 73 attached at a position spaced apart from the base frame 71 of the machine body mount Y by a predetermined length is employed. As shown in FIG. 3, the wheels 73 and 73 can roll in the tractor advancing direction in a state where they are in contact with the left and right ridges N and N across the ridge M of the field.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the onion processing machine mounted on the body mounting table Y in a state where the wheels 73, 73 are in contact with the left and right ridges N, N across the ridge M. Z is automatically maintained in a horizontal posture (use posture). Therefore, each wheel 73, 73 serving as a grounding member functions as a gauge for positioning the onion processing machine Z in a horizontal posture (use posture). In addition, in the state where the onion processing machine Z is maintained in the horizontal posture, the onion leaf / root processing work by the onion processing machine Z can be normally performed.

On the other hand, in this reference example , a hydraulic cylinder is used as the upper moving device 60. The upper moving device (hydraulic cylinder) 60 is configured so that the airframe platform Y can be actuated in the upward moving direction from the downward movement position where the grounding member (wheel) 73 contacts the ground. In order to move the machine mount Y downward from the upward movement position, simply release the support by the upper moving device (hydraulic cylinder) 60 (open the hydraulic valve), and the machine mount Y and onion processing machine Z It will come down with its own weight.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 4, when the aircraft platform Y is moved up until the wheels (grounding members) 73, 73 are separated from the ground by the upper moving device 60, the grounding device other than the front and rear wheels of the tractor X is grounded. Therefore, the onion processing machine-equipped tractor can be freely moved (including turning).

  As a second additional configuration, a generator 75 for generating electric power for driving the onion processing machine Z is mounted on the airframe mounting table Y, and the onion processing machine Z is mounted on the airframe mounting base Y. Thus, the airframe platform Y can be separated from the tractor X.

  The generator 75 is mounted on a generator mount 74 attached to the left end of the front side of the base frame 71 of the body mount Y. The generator mounting base 74 is mounted on the base frame 71 on the opposite side (front side) of the onion processing machine Z mounting side (rear side), and the surplus space in the vicinity of the body mounting stage Y. It is a part to become.

  The machine base Y is detachably connected to the lower links 61 and 61 and the top link 62 of the connecting device 6 (coupled with connection pins). By removing the connection pins, the machine base Y is mounted on the machine base Y. The onboard processing unit Z can be separated from the tractor X while the onion processing unit Z is mounted.

  And in what employ | adopted this 2nd addition structure, even if the onion processing machine Z is isolate | separated from the tractor X with the body mount Y, since the generator 75 is mounted on the body mount Y, the body The onion processing machine Z can be used together with the platform Y in a state where it is installed at an arbitrary fixed position (for example, in a building or one corner of a farm field). When the onion processing machine Z is separated from the tractor X together with the machine body mount Y, the onion processing machine Z is supported by the support legs 10 (four are provided) provided on the onion processing machine Z.

  As a third additional configuration, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, an onion storage container (on the outside of the input part A and the discharge part G of the onion processing machine Z mounted on the machine body platform Y ( Car) Container platforms 13 and 14 for mounting K are attached. In the attached state of the container mounts 13 and 14, the container mounts 13 and 14 protrude outwardly from the longitudinal ends of the onion processing machine Z (to the left and right in FIG. 2). The overall length of the processor Z portion is increased.

Therefore, in this reference example , as shown in FIG. 3, the container mounts 13 and 14 in the input part A and the discharge part G are denoted by reference numerals around their upper end parts (respective pivot parts 13 a and 14 a). As shown by 13 'and 14', it can be rotated (stored) upward. When the container mounts 13 and 14 are not used, the length direction of the onion processing machine Z can be made compact by rotating (storing) upward as indicated by reference numerals 13 'and 14'. I can do it.

  As a fourth additional configuration, the base frame 71 of the machine body platform Y has a container platform 76 for stocking an onion container (car) K at the right end opposite to the generator platform 74 (see FIG. 2).

In addition, the said 1st-4th additional structure of the tractor X part and the body mounting base Y part in the reference example of FIGS. 1-4 is mounted with the onion processing machine of this-application Example shown in FIG.7 and FIG.8 as it is. Applicable to tractors.

In order to use the onion processing machine-equipped tractor of the above-described reference example (same as in the embodiment of the present application) , as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, on the body platform Y connected to the rear part of the vehicle body of the tractor X In the state where the onion processing machine Z is mounted on the left and right wheels 50, 50 of the tractor X are installed on the field so as to straddle the fence M of the field. At this time, if both wheels 73 and 73 serving as the grounding members are also grounded in the both grooved grooves N and N straddling the heel M, the onion processing machine Z is automatically maintained in the horizontal posture (use posture).

  In this state, the onion processing machine Z is operated with electric power from the generator 75, the leaves / rooted onions T in the ridge M part are collected and sequentially put into the input part A of the onion processing machine Z, and the leaves After cutting the leaf Tb of the onion T at the cutting part C, the root Tc of the onion T1 is cut at the root cutting part F, and the onion T2 (processed onion) from which the leaves and roots have been removed is removed from the discharge part G outside the fuselage case. To be discharged.

  Then, when harvesting and processing the onion T on the ridge M near the onion processing machine-mounted tractor, the onion processing machine-mounted tractor is advanced a predetermined small distance to harvest (pick up) the onion at the next place. By performing the processing operation (leaf / root removal) and sequentially repeating the movement of the onion processing machine-equipped tractor and the onion harvesting / processing operation, the onion harvesting / processing operation can be performed over a wide range of the field.

Thus, by using the onion processing machine-equipped tractor of the above reference example (same as in the embodiment of the present application) , the onion harvesting (pickup) and processing work (leaf and root removal) can be performed by moving the field. ) Can be performed continuously (in parallel).

Further, the onion processing machine-equipped tractor of the above reference example (the same applies to the embodiment of the present application) has the following functions.

  First, since the onion processing machine Z is mounted on the machine mount Y in a posture that is long in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the tractor X, the width of the onion processing machine Z extending backward is reduced. The front-rear length of the entire onion processing machine-equipped tractor can be shortened. And if the front-rear length of the whole onion processing machine-equipped tractor can be shortened in this way, it becomes easier to run and turn in the field.

In addition, when the onion processing machine-equipped tractor of the above-described reference example (same as in the embodiment of the present application) is used in the field, the cut leaves Tb cut by the leaf cutting part C and the root cutting part G of the onion processing machine Z, respectively. 'And the cut root Tc' can be reliably dropped onto the field (places that do not need to be cleaned) as they are, so that post-processing (cleaning) of the cut leaves Tb 'and the cut root Tc' is not necessary (cleaning) ( You can leave it as it is).

  Further, when the machine platform Y is moved down until the grounding member (wheel) 73 is grounded, the onion processing machine Z is automatically maintained in the horizontal posture (use posture). It can function as a gauge for positioning the processing machine Z.

On the other hand, the grounding member 73 a body stand Y by upward movement device 60 is moved upward until separated from the ground, since there is nothing to contact with the ground in addition to the wheels of the tractor X, onions sheet handling machine equipped tractors free Can be moved (including turning).

  Even if the onion processing machine Z is separated from the tractor X together with the body mount Y, the onion processing machine Z can be driven by the electric power of the generator 75 mounted on the body mount Y side. Only the onion processing machine Z and the body mounting table Y separated from each other can be used at a desired place (a processing place in a building, a corner of a farm field, etc.).

FIGS. 7 to 8 show an onion processing machine-equipped tractor according to the present embodiment in which the onion processing machine Z of FIGS. The onion processing machine Z shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 used in this embodiment is a patent application (unpublished) in Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-205488.

Onion sheet handling machine Z as used herein the embodiment of FIGS. 9 to 11, like the onion-like material processing apparatus Z of FIGS. 5-6 (used in Reference Example), the longitudinal length in proportion the lateral width It has a long shape. In addition, in the onion processing machine Z (used in the embodiment of the present application ) in FIGS. 9 to 11, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 5 to 6 (used in the reference example ) are the same as those in FIGS. since it is for the same functions as the corresponding parts, described in reference example and portions of the same sign in the present embodiment, hence the description of the reference example.

In the onion processing machine Z of FIGS. 9 to 11 used in the embodiment of the present application, when the leaf / rooted onion T is introduced from the introduction unit A, the onion T is postponed in a posture in which the leaf Tb faces downward by the transfer unit B. Then, the leaf Tb is cut at the leaf cutting part C, the onion T1 is turned upside down so that the root Tc is directed downward at the reversing part D, and the onion T1 is postponed in a posture where the root Tc is directed downward by the transfer part E. After each step of cutting the root Tc by the root cutting part F is automatically performed sequentially, the onion T2 from which the leaves Tb and the root Tc have been cut is discharged from the discharge part G.

By the way, in the onion processing machine Z of FIGS. 9-11 used by an Example of this application , the body case 1 was divided | segmented into the front case 1A and the rear case 1B, and the leaf cutting unit 2 was assembled | attached in the front case 1A. While the leaf excision block body 2A is used, as the root excision block body 3A in which the root excision unit 3 is assembled in the rear case 1B, the rear side portion and the rear radical excision of the front leaf excision block body 2A are used. The front block side of the block body 3A is pivotally supported by the hinge 9, and the root excision block body 3A can be pivotally opened and closed with respect to the leaf excision block body 2A in plan view. Lock means for locking the block bodies 2A and 3A to the side edge portions facing the hinge 9 on the rear surface of the leaf cutting block body 2A and the front surface of the root cutting block body 3A. 19 (consisting of a locking piece 19a, a screw receiving portion 19b, and a bolt 19c as shown in FIG. 11).

As shown in FIG. 9, the support leg of the onion processing machine Z used in the embodiment of the present invention is provided at three positions (the reference numeral 10A) on the front case 1A side and one position (the reference numeral 10B) on the rear case 1B. 9 and 10, the leaf excision block body 2A and the root excision block body 3A are connected in a single row, and the leaf excision block body 2A as shown in FIG. Thus, the root excision block 3A can be made independent on the ground in both forms in a state of being pivotally opened.

On the other hand, in the present application real施例in FIGS. 7-8, the aircraft stand Y, the first support frames 72A and onion sheet handling machine Z placing the onion sheet handling machine lobectomy block body 2A portions of the Z to the base frame 71 And a second receiving frame 72B on which a portion 3A for root excision is placed, and the second receiving frame 72B has a support position (FIG. 7) on which the block body 3A for root excision can be placed and the root excision. The block body 3A can be displaced between a retracted position (a removal position in FIG. 8) that does not interfere with the pivoting movement of the block body 3A in the horizontal plane.

In this application real施例, the second support frames 72B to be displaced in the said use position and the retracted position, at the respective bolts a second support frames 72B relative to the base frame 71 and bumper member 77 It is attached detachably. And, in this application example, the second support frames 72B, the base frame 71 and a use position that is bridged in a fixed state between the bumper member 77 as shown in FIG. 7 (capable of supporting root resection block body 3A position) As shown in FIG. 8, the base frame 71 and the bumper member 77 can be displaced to a retracted position (a position where the radical excision block body 3A can be pivotally opened and closed). In another embodiment, in order to displace the second receiving frame 72B to the retracted position, the base end of the second receiving frame 72B is pivotally supported by a pin on the base frame 71 with another set bolt. While maintaining the posture, the front end portion of the second receiving frame 72B can be separated from the bumper material 77, and the bumper material 77 is removed from the front end portion of the second receiving frame 72B. The second receiving frame 72B may be inclined downward about its base end portion (pivot support portion) by removing the side set bolt.

Then, in the onion-like material processing machine equipped tractor of this application example, the state (4 carrying the onion sheet handling machine Z to the first support frames 72A and the second support frames 72B of the aircraft stand Y 7 From the three support legs 10A, 10A, 10A, and 10B that are bolted (fastened portion R) to the airframe Y, three bolt fixing portions (each support leg of reference numeral 10A) on the side of the block body 2A for leaf resection In a state where the fastening portion R) of the portion is fixed and maintained, one bolt fixing portion (fastening portion R of the support leg portion of reference numeral 10B) on the side of the block body 3A for radical excision is removed, and the second receiving frame 72B and the bumper material 77 are removed. Are removed (state shown in FIG. 8), so that the radical excision block 3A can be pivotally opened with respect to the lobe excision unit 2 in plan view as indicated by reference numeral 3A 'in FIG. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, in the state in which the radical excision block body 3A ′ is pivotally opened, if the lower end (caster) of the support leg 10B on the radical excision block body 3A ′ side is grounded, The posture of the root excision block 3A ′ is stabilized.

Thus, in the onion processor equipped tractor of the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 7-8, the pivot root resection block body 3A of the rear side of the front lobectomy block body 2A as onions sheet handling machine Z Since the one that can be opened and closed is adopted, the work space for maintenance is provided at an intermediate position of the onion processing machine Z by pivotally opening the block member 3A for root excision with respect to the block member 2A for leaf excision. It can be provided (maintenance work becomes easy).

Furthermore, those of the present embodiment, while the use form of onion processor equipped tractor (onion sheet handling machine Z while placed on the aircraft stand Y), with respect to the front side of the lobectomy block body 2A Since the rear root excision block 3A can be pivotally opened, preparatory work for maintenance of the onion processing machine Z (loading and unloading from the body mounting stage Y of the onion processing machine Z and the body mounting stage Y Mounting work) becomes unnecessary.

  1 is an airframe case, 1A is a front case, 1B is a rear case, 2 is a leaf excision unit, 2A is a block body for leaf excision, 3 is a root excision unit, 3B is a block body for radical excision, 4 is an upside down device, 6 is a coupling device, 72A is a first receiving frame, 72B is a second receiving frame, 75 is a generator, A is a loading unit, B is a leaf / rooted onion transfer unit, C is a leaf cutting unit, D is a reversing unit, E is a leaf removal / rooted onion transfer unit, F is a root cutting unit, G is a discharge unit, T is an onion, Ta is an onion body, Tb is a leaf, Tb 'is a cut leaf, Tc is a root, Tc' is a cut root , X is a tractor, Y is a body stand, and Z is an onion processing machine.

Claims (2)

A leaf excision unit (2) for excision of leaves (Tb) from onions (T) with leaves and roots in an aircraft case (1) having a long front-rear length relative to the left and right width and a root excision unit (2) for excising the roots (Tc) 3) and the onion processing machine (Z) continuously installed on the front and back are mounted on a body platform (Y) connected to the rear part of the vehicle body of the tractor (X), and the field is mounted on the tractor ( X) so that the leaves (Tb) and roots (Tc) of the onions (T) can be excised with the onion processing machine (Z) while moving in X,
The onion processing machine (Z) is mounted on the machine base (Y) in a posture that is long in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the tractor (X),
At the lower part of the airframe case (1), the cut leaves (Tb ') of the onions (T) cut by the leaf cutting unit (2) and the cut roots of the onions (T) cut by the root cutting unit (3) ( Tc ′) and open portions that can be dropped downward ,
In the airframe platform (Y), the portions where the leaf excision position by the leaf excision unit (2) and the root excision position by the root excision unit (3) correspond respectively to the excised leaf (Tb ') and the excised root. While (Tc ′) is an open part that can be dropped on the ground ,
The aircraft case (1) is divided into a front case (1A) and a rear case (1B),
As the onion processing machine (Z), the leaf excision block (2A) in which the leaf excision unit (2) is assembled in the front case (1A) and the root excision in the rear case (1B). The root excision block body (3A) assembled with the unit (3) is connected by a hinge portion (9), and the root excision block body (3A) is connected to the leaf excision block body (2A). Adopted the one that can pivot open and close in plan view,
A first receiving frame (72A) on which the leaf excision block (2A) portion is placed and a second receiving frame (72B) on which the root excision block (3A) portion is placed on the body mount (Y). Have
The second receiving frame (72B) has a supporting position where the root excision block body (3A) can be placed and a retracted position which does not interfere with the pivoting of the root excision block body (3A) in a horizontal plane. And is displaceable between
With the onion processing machine (Z) placed on the machine body platform (Y), the second receiving frame (72B) is displaced to the retracted position, whereby the root excision block body (3A). Can be pivotally opened and closed with respect to the block body for leaf resection (2A),
A tractor equipped with an onion processing machine. In claim 1,
A generator (75) for generating electric power for driving the onion processing machine (Z) is mounted on the airframe mount (Y),
The machine body mount (Y) can be separated from the tractor (X) while the onion processing machine (Z) is mounted on the machine body mount (Y).
A tractor equipped with an onion processing machine.

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