JP3234450B2 - Harvester Raising Device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an endless rotating chain on which a plurality of raising claws are mounted so as to be vertically rotatable. The present invention relates to an apparatus for raising a harvester in which a makeup cover for covering a path is detachably attached via first and second fixing means disposed vertically.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the above-described apparatus for raising a harvester, one of a first fixing means and a second fixing means is fixed to a fixing pin supported in a left-right posture by a supporting member, and The present applicant has proposed a structure in which the decorative cover is easily attached to and detached from the raising frame by using a hook member that engages with the hook frame from above and below. -1
No. 85603).

[0003]

However, it is general that the decorative cover is attached to and detached from the raising frame from the front of the raising device. In such a case, when the decorative cover is attached to the raising frame. Because it is difficult to visually grasp the positional relationship between the fixing pin and the hook member in the front-rear direction, the engagement between the fixing pin and the hook member does not work due to a positional shift between the fixing pin and the hook member in the front-rear direction. There is a possibility that it may be difficult to attach the decorative cover to the frame.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to prevent a positional shift between a fixing pin and a hook member in a front-rear direction, thereby making it easier to attach a decorative cover to a raised frame.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, an endless rotating chain equipped with a plurality of raising claws is mounted on a front surface of a raising frame which is stretched up and down freely. The raising device of a harvester, wherein a decorative cover for covering a rotation path of the endless rotation chain is detachably attached via first and second fixing means disposed vertically. One of the first fixing means and the second fixing means is constituted by a fixing pin supported in a left-right posture by a supporting member, and a hook member engaged with the fixing pin from above and below, and the supporting member And an extension portion for positioning the front and rear positions of the decorative cover with respect to the raising frame when the hook member is engaged with the fixing pin.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the front and rear positions of the decorative cover with respect to the frame are raised by the extension provided on the support member for supporting the fixing pin so as to prevent the positional shift between the fixing pin and the hook member in the front and rear direction. Therefore, even if the positional relationship between the fixing pin and the hook member in the front-rear direction cannot be visually recognized, the engagement between the fixing pin and the hook member can be easily and smoothly performed. In addition, by providing the extension to the support member that supports the fixing pin, by positioning the front and rear positions of the decorative cover with respect to the raising frame, compared to the case where a new member dedicated to positioning is provided, The structure can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[0007]

As described above, according to the present invention, the decorative cover can be more easily attached to the raising frame while simplifying the structure and reducing the manufacturing cost.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a combine as an example of a harvester will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a front half of a combine. The combine is equipped with a traveling body 2 equipped with a crawler-type traveling device 1 and a front part of the traveling body 2 which can be moved up and down around a horizontal axis. Harvested pre-processing unit 3 and traveling machine body 2
And a threshing device 4 mounted on the left side of the device. The pre-cutting processing unit 3 includes a weeding tool 5 for weeding the root of the planted grain culm, a raising device 6 for causing the planted grain culm, a cutting device 7 for cutting the raised planted grain culm from the plant, And a grain conveying device 8 for conveying the harvested grain to the rear threshing device 4.

[0010] As shown in FIGS.
The raising frame 10, the upper and lower ends of which are supported by the cutting frame 9 such that the lower side thereof is inclined forward, the driving sprocket 11 mounted on the raising frame 10, and the rotation of the driving sprocket 11 The tension sprocket 12, which is provided to be able to swing up and down around the axis, the guide roller 13 provided at the lower part of the raising frame 10, and the drive sprocket 11, the tension sprocket 12, and the guide roller 13 are turned around to rotate in the vertical direction. An endless rotating chain 14 that is rotatably stretched, and is mounted on the endless rotating chain 14 at equal intervals so that the posture can be switched between a position along the endless rotating chain 14 and a position orthogonal to the endless rotating chain 14. Cover 1 covering the plurality of raised pawls 15 and the rotation path of the endless rotation chain 14 It is constituted by such. The raising frame 10 is separated by a predetermined distance from a pair of upper and lower plate-like bodies 17 and 18 in which a return path portion (a path portion that does not cause planted grain culm) in a rotation path of the endless rotation chain 14 is cut. And a connecting body 19 connecting the upper and lower plate-like bodies 17 and 18. Upper and lower plates 17, 1
8, a guide that guides the raising claw 15 in a feed path portion (a path portion that causes a planted grain culm) in a rotation path of the endless rotation chain 14 while holding the raising claw 15 in an orthogonal posture with respect to the endless rotation chain 14. Rails 17a and 18a are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 5 and 6, above the raising frame 10, a raising claw 15 is provided.
When shifting from the feed path portion to the return path portion in the rotation path of the endless rotation chain 14, the endless rotation chain 14
The cushion rubber 20 is provided to prevent the switching to the orthogonal posture with respect to. The cushion rubber 20 is provided on the support base 2 connected to the mowing frame 9 that supports the upper end of the raising frame 10.
1 is bolted.

As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG.
Is detachably attached to the front surface of the raising frame 10 via first fixing means A and second fixing means B arranged vertically. The first fixing means A disposed at the upper part is a fixing pin 2 supported in a left-right posture by a pair of left and right support members 22 bolted so as to extend forward from both left and right ends of the support base 21.
3 and a pair of left and right hook members 24 attached to the upper back surface of the decorative cover 16 in an upper open position that engages with the fixing pins 23 from below.
The left and right support members 22 are provided with extending portions 22a which extend from the fixing pins 23 further to the front upper side. As shown in FIG. 5, the extending portion 22 a is provided with the fixing pin 2 when the decorative cover 16 is attached to the raising frame 10.
When the hook member 24 is engaged with the upper surface 3 of the decorative cover 16, the fixing pin 2
3 and the hook member 24 are prevented from being displaced in the front-rear direction.
In the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 6, the upper portions of the left and right hook members 24 are formed so as to be inclined toward the upper ends thereof, and the lower portions thereof support the left and right support members in the engaged state with the fixing pins 23. The outer edge of the member 22 is formed in a parallel posture in which the outer edge is inscribed. When the hook member 24 is engaged with the fixing pin 23, the left and right support members 22 are smoothly guided between the left and right hook members 24, Member 2
In the engagement state of 4, the movement of the decorative cover 16 in the left-right direction is prevented. That is, the fixing pin 23 and the hook member 2 are brought into contact with each other by the contact action of the extension portion 22a against the decorative cover 16 and the guide action of the hook member 24.
4 can be easily and smoothly engaged.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4, FIG. 7, and FIG.
6a, and a reinforcing plate 26 formed with a through hole 26a engaging with a protruding end 25a of a support shaft 25 pivotally supporting the guide roller 13 extends from the back surface of the concave portion 16a to the lower end of the decorative cover 16. The upper part of the frame 10 raised by the first fixing means A and the decorative cover 16
The protruding end 25a and the through hole 26
By engaging with a, the displacement of the decorative cover 16 in the left and right and up and down directions with respect to the raising frame 10 can be prevented. Further, in this state, the lower edge of the upper plate 17 of the raising frame 10 and the lower edge of the reinforcing plate 26 of the decorative cover 16 are in line contact, and the upper plate 17 and the reinforcing plate 26 and the fixing pin 2 of the first fixing means A
By the engagement between the hook 3 and the hook member 24, the decorative cover 16 can be positioned at a predetermined distance from the raising frame 10 in the front-rear direction.

The second fixing means B provided at the lower portion includes a substantially oval-shaped different-diameter hole 17b formed at a lower portion of the upper plate-like body 17 constituting the raising frame 10, and a concave portion 16a of the decorative cover 16. On the back side of the robot so as to be rotatable around the longitudinal axis P,
In addition, a substantially oval-shaped different-diameter engagement tool 27 pivotally slidably supported in a direction along the front-rear axis P, and a different-diameter engagement tool 27 inserted through the different-diameter hole 17b from the front of the decorative cover 16. The operating tool 28 disposed on the front side of the concave portion 16a of the decorative cover 16 so as to rotate to the engagement posture and the disengagement posture with respect to the raising frame 10, and the engagement posture with respect to the raising frame 10. Is raised to urge the different diameter engaging tool 27 into contact with the upper plate-like body 17 of the frame 10, and in the disengaged posture with respect to the raised frame 10, the operating tool 28 is turned into the concave portion 16 a of the decorative cover 16. And a spring 29 for urging it to protrude forward. The spring 29 is interposed between the operating tool 28 and a circular recess 26b formed in the reinforcing plate 26 of the decorative cover 16 and having a circular shape in a front view. That is, the raising frame 10
The engagement tool 27 having a disengaged posture with respect to the armature is raised against the bias of the spring 29 and inserted into the different diameter hole 17b of the frame 10, and after the insertion, the operating tool from the front of the decorative cover 16 is inserted. 28, the different diameter engaging member 27 is switched from the disengaged position to the engaging position with respect to the raising frame 10 which is rotated by 90 degrees.
To be engaged with the frame 10.

The different-diameter engagement member 27 includes a raising frame 10.
In the state where the different diameter engaging member 27 is engaged with the pair, a pair of protrusions 27a are formed to engage with left and right through holes 17c formed in the upper plate-like body 17. The engagement between the through hole 17c and the projection 27a is held by the bias of the spring 29. In a state in which the different diameter engaging tool 27 is engaged with the raising frame 10, the operating tool 28 fits into the recess 16 a of the decorative cover 16. In other words, when the different diameter engaging member 27 is rotated by vibration during running or by contact of the operating tool 28 with another object such as a planted grain culm, the different diameter engaging device 27 is unexpectedly raised and is brought into contact with the frame 10. The inconvenience of releasing the engagement of the tool 27 can be prevented.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
Is a state in which the decorative cover 16 is raised and is not mounted on the frame 10 (the different diameter engaging device 2
7 is not engaged), the spring 29 biases the cosmetic cover 16 into the recess 16a (the state shown in FIG. 4B and the state shown in FIG. 7B). The state is switched to a state in which the cover 16 protrudes forward (the state shown in FIGS. 4A and 7A) so that it can be easily grasped by hand from the front of the raising device 6. Therefore, when attaching / detaching the decorative cover 16 to / from the frame 10 raised from the front of the raising device 6, the operation tool 28 in the protruding state is grasped, and the work of attaching / detaching the decorative cover 16 to / from the raised frame 10 is performed. Can be easily performed. That is, the operation tool 28 is configured to function as a work handle when performing the work of attaching and detaching the decorative cover 16 to and from the raising frame 10.

[Other Embodiments] Other embodiments of the present invention will be listed below. The harvester is not limited to the combine illustrated in the above embodiment, but may be any form as long as it is equipped with the raising device 6, such as a harvester. In the above embodiment, the first fixing means A disposed at the upper part of the raising device 6 is fixed to the fixing pin 23 supported by the support member 22 in the left-right posture, the hook member 24 engaging with the fixing pin 23, and , A support member 22 for positioning the front and rear positions of the decorative cover 16 with respect to the raising frame 10
The second fixing means B disposed below the raising device 6 may be constituted as described above. As the first fixing means A, the mowing frame 9 supporting the upper end portion of the raising frame 10 is provided with the hook member 24 and the decorative cover 16 is provided with the fixing pin 23 via the supporting member 22. It may be something. In this case, the extending portion 22a extending rearward from the support member 22 supporting the fixing pin 23 of the decorative cover 16 contacts, for example, the mowing frame 9 supporting the raising frame 10. Thus, the front and rear positions of the decorative cover 16 with respect to the pull-up frame 10 may be positioned so as to prevent the displacement between the fixing pin 23 and the hook member 24 in the front and rear direction.

In the claims, reference numerals are provided for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration shown in the attached drawings.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the first half of a combine.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the elevating device showing a configuration of a first fixing unit and a second fixing unit with a decorative cover removed;

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view of an upper portion of the raising device showing a configuration of a first fixing means.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a lower portion of a raising device showing a configuration of a second fixing means.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal side view of the upper portion of the raising device showing an operation state of the extension portion.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the upper portion of the raising device showing the configuration of the first fixing means.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the lower portion of the raising device showing a state in which the operating tool is projected from the concave portion of the decorative cover concave portion and a stored state thereof.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional plan view of the raising device.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the raising device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Raised frame 14 Endless rotating chain 15 Plural raised pawls 16 Makeup cover 22 Support member 22a Extension 23 Fixing pin 24 Hook member A First fixing means B Second fixing means

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An endless rotating chain (14), on which a plurality of raising claws (15) are attached, is mounted on a front surface of a raising frame (10) which is rotatably extended in a vertical direction. The makeup cover (16) covering the rotation path of (14)
A raising device for a harvester, which is detachably attached via first fixing means (A) and second fixing means (B) arranged vertically, wherein the first fixing means (A) One of the second fixing means (B) is provided with a fixing pin (23) supported by the support member (22) in a left-right orientation, and a hook member (5) engaging the fixing pin (23) from above and below. 24), and the fixing pin (2) is attached to the support member (22).
The decorative cover (16) with respect to the raising frame (10) when the hook member (24) engages with the 3).
The raising device of the harvester provided with the extension part (22a) which positions the front-back position of the harvester.