Ratooning rice harvesting header and harvester including the same

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a ratooning rice harvesting header and a harvester including the same. The ratooning rice harvesting header includes a multi-layer adjustable disc cutter, a header, and an ear cutter. The multi-layer adjustable disc cutter is mounted below the header and located below a rear portion of the ear cutter. The ear cutter is mounted at a front end of the header. The multi-layer adjustable disc cutter includes at least one group of multi-layer disc cutting assemblies. Each group of multi-layer disc cutting assemblies includes two multi-layer disc cutting assemblies. Each of the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies includes three layers of vertically arranged blades. The use of the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter in cooperation with the ear cutter can reduce the straw-grain ratio of the part cut from the crops to reduce the power consumption of the harvester.

Claims

1. A harvester including a ratooning rice harvesting header, wherein the ratooning rice harvesting header comprises a multi-layer adjustable disc cutter, a header, and an ear cutter, the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter is mounted below the header and located below a rear portion of the ear cutter, and the ear cutter is mounted at a front end of the header; the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter comprises at least one group of multi-layer disc cutting assemblies, each group of the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies comprises two of the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies, each of the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies comprises three layers of vertically arranged blades, and blade rotation directions of the two of the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies are opposite to each other; the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter comprises the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies, a mounting plate, a transmission mechanism, an adjusting plate, and fixed blades; the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies are mounted on the mounting plate, and a plurality of the fixed blades are arranged in a length direction of the mounting plate; two ends of the mounting plate are connected to the adjusting plate, and an upper end of the adjusting plate is hingedly connected to the header; the upper end of each of the adjusting plates is provided with a mounting groove arranged longitudinally, and the mounting groove is configured to hingedly connect to the header; the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies are connected to the transmission mechanism; each of the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies comprises blade mounting flanges, a blade shaft, and the three layers of blades; and at least three of the blade mounting flanges are arranged at one end of the blade shaft sequentially from top to bottom, a spacer sleeve is mounted between every two of the blade mounting flanges, the blades are mounted on the blade mounting flanges sequentially from top to bottom, and diameters of the blades sequentially decrease from top to bottom; each of the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies comprises the three layers of blades, comprising a large blade, a middle-sized blade, and a small blade; the large blade, the middle-sized blade, and the small blade are all semi-circular saw blades; the large blade, the middle-sized blade, and the small blade are mounted on the blade mounting flanges of the blade shaft sequentially from top to bottom; and a diameter of the large blade is larger than a diameter of the middle-sized blade, and the diameter of the middle-sized blade is larger than a diameter of the small blade; the blades of each group of the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies of the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter partially overlap the blades of an adjacent group of the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies in a space; and the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter further comprises: a disc cutter height adjusting device, configured to adjust a relative distance between the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter and the header, wherein one end of the disc cutter height adjusting device is connected to the adjusting plate, and an other end of the disc cutter height adjusting device is connected to the header.

2. The harvester according to claim 1, wherein each of the blade mounting flanges comprises a blade fixing disc and a blade fixing disc spoke; and the blade fixing disc spoke is mounted on the blade fixing disc.

3. The harvester according to claim 1, further comprising: a disc cutter angle adjusting device, wherein one end of the disc cutter angle adjusting device is connected to the mounting plate, and an other end of the disc cutter angle adjusting device is configured to connect to a chassis of a harvester.

4. The harvester according to claim 1, wherein the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter further comprises a plurality of crop separation plates; and the crop separation plates are uniformly distributed in the length direction of the mounting plate, and a group of the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies having opposite rotation directions are mounted between every two adjacent ones of the crop separation plates.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of a ratooning rice harvesting header including a multi-layer adjustable disc cutter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

(2) FIG. 2 is a front view of a multi-layer adjustable disc cutter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

(3) FIG. 3 is a left view of a multi-layer adjustable disc cutter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

(4) FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of a multi-layer disc cutting assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

(5) FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of a small blade according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

(6) FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of a blade mounting flange according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

(7) FIG. 7 is a diagram showing relative positions of a multi-layer adjustable disc cutter, a fixed blade, a crop separation plate, and a mounting plate according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

(8) FIG. 8 is a structural diagram of an angle adjusting device of a multi-layer adjustable disc cutter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

(9) FIG. 9 is a structural diagram of a height adjusting device of a multi-layer adjustable disc cutter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

(10) FIG. 10 is a structural diagram showing the schematic of a hydraulic system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

(11) In the drawings: 1. multi-layer adjustable disc cutter; 2. header; 3. ear cutter; 1-1. multi-layer disc cutting assembly; 1-2. cutter bearing holder; 1-3. mounting plate; 1-4. cutter bevel gear; 1-5. transmission bevel gear; 1-6. transmission shaft; 1-7. transmission shaft bearing; 1-8. hydraulic transmission assembly; 1-9. adjusting plate; 1-10. fixed blade; 1-11. disc cutter angle adjusting device; 1-12. crop separation plate; 1-13. disc cutter height adjusting device; 1-1-1. blade mounting flange; 1-1-2. blade shaft; 1-1-3. large blade; 1-1-4. middle-sized blade; 1-1-5. small blade; 1-1-6. spacer sleeve; 1-11-1. first hydraulic cylinder connecting base; 1-11-2. disc cutter angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder; 1-11-3. second hydraulic cylinder connecting base; 1-11-4. diverter valve; 1-11-5. header height adjusting hydraulic cylinder; 1-13-1. third hydraulic cylinder connecting base; 1-13-2. disc cutter height adjusting hydraulic cylinder; 1-13-3. fourth hydraulic cylinder connecting base; 1-13-4. two-way solenoid valve; 1-1-1-1. blade fixing disc; 1-1-1-2. blade fixing disc spoke.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

(12) Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail hereinafter with reference to accompanying drawings in which the same or like reference characters refer to the same or like elements or elements having the same or like functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to accompanying drawings are exemplary, and intended to explain, instead of limiting the present disclosure.

(13) In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationships indicated by the terms center, longitudinal, transverse, length, width, thickness, upper, lower, axial, radial, vertical, horizontal, inner, outer, etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the apparatus or element described must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore are not to be construed as limiting the present disclosure. Moreover, the terms first and second are used herein for purposes of description, and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance or implicitly point out the number of the indicated technical feature. Therefore, the features defined by first and second may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. In the description of the present disclosure, plural means two or more, unless it is defined otherwise specifically.

(14) In the present disclosure, unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the terms mount, connect, couple, fix and variants thereof should be interpreted in a broad sense, for example, may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; or may be a direct connection, an indirectly connection via an intermediate medium, or communication between the interiors of two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present disclosure can be understood according to specific circumstances.

Embodiment 1

(15) FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of a ratooning rice harvesting header. The ratooning rice harvesting header includes a multi-layer adjustable disc cutter 1, a header 2, and an ear cutter 3. The multi-layer adjustable disc cutter 1 is mounted below the header 2 and located below a rear portion of the ear cutter 3. The ear cutter 3 is fixedly mounted at a front end of the header 2. The multi-layer adjustable disc cutter 1 includes at least one group of multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1. Each group of multi-layer disc cutting assemblies includes two multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1. Each of the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1 includes at least three layers of vertically arranged blades. Blade rotation directions of the two multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1 are opposite to each other.

(16) As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter 1 includes the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1, a cutter bearing holder 1-2, a mounting plate 1-3, an adjusting plate 1-9, fixed blades 1-10, and crop separation plates 1-12. The multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1 are mounted on the mounting plate 1-3 through the cutter bearing holder 1-2. Two ends of the mounting plate 1-3 are connected to the adjusting plate 1-9. An upper end of the adjusting plate 1-9 is hingedly connected to the header 2. The multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1 are connected to the transmission mechanism.

(17) According to this embodiment, preferably, the transmission mechanism includes cutter bevel gears 1-4, transmission bevel gears 1-5, a transmission shaft 1-6, transmission shaft bearings 1-7, and a hydraulic transmission assembly 1-8. A cutter bevel gear 1-4 is mounted at one end of each of the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1. The cutter bevel gear 1-4 is meshed with a corresponding transmission bevel gear 1-5 for transmission. The transmission bevel gear 1-5 is mounted on the transmission shaft 1-6. Adjacent transmission bevel gears 1-5 are mounted in opposite directions relative to an axis of the transmission shaft 1-6, so that rotation directions of adjacent multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1 are opposite to each other. Two ends of the transmission shaft 1-6 are mounted on the mounting plate 1-3 through the transmission shaft bearings 1-7. The hydraulic transmission assembly 1-8 is arranged at one end of the transmission shaft 1-6 to provide power for rotating the transmission shaft 1-6. Preferably, the upper end of the adjusting plate 1-9 is provided with a mounting groove arranged longitudinally, and the mounting groove is configured to hingedly connect to the header 2, so that a relative distance between the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter 1 and the header 2 can be adjusted.

(18) Each of the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1 includes blade mounting flanges 1-1-1, a blade shaft 1-1-2, and at least three layers of blades. A plurality of blade mounting flanges 1-1-1 are arranged at one end of the blade shaft 1-1-2 sequentially from top to bottom. A spacer sleeve 1-1-6 is mounted between every two blade mounting flanges 1-1-1. A plurality of layers of blades are mounted on the plurality of blade mounting flanges 1-1-1 sequentially from top to bottom. Diameters of the blades sequentially decrease from top to bottom.

(19) As shown in FIG. 4, each of the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1 includes three layers of blades, including a large blade 1-1-3, a middle-sized blade 1-1-4, and a small blade 1-1-5.

(20) As shown in FIG. 5, the large blade 1-1-3, the middle-sized blade 1-1-4, and the small blade 1-1-5 are all semi-circular saw blades. Preferably, the semi-circular saw blades are made of alloy steel, and are each provided with a mounting hole for connecting to the blade mounting flange 1-1-1.

(21) The large blade 1-1-3, the middle-sized blade 1-1-4, and the small blade 1-1-5 are mounted on the blade mounting flanges 1-1-1 of the blade shaft 1-1-2 sequentially from top to bottom. A diameter of the large blade 1-1-3 is larger than a diameter of the middle-sized blade 1-1-4, and the diameter of the middle-sized blade 1-1-4 is larger than a diameter of the small blade 1-1-5.

(22) As shown in FIG. 2, the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter 1 includes a plurality of groups of multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1, and the blades of every two groups of multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1 spatially overlap to a certain extent.

(23) As shown in FIG. 6, the blade mounting flange 1-1-1 includes a blade fixing disc 1-1-1-1 and blade fixing disc spokes 1-1-1-2, mounting holes are provided on a periphery of the blade fixing disc 1-1-1-1 for mounting the large blade 1-1-3, the middle-sized blade 1-1-4, or the small blade 1-1-5, and the blade fixing disc spokes 1-1-1-2 are welded to the blade fixing disc 1-1-1-1.

(24) As shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of fixed blades 1-10 and crop separation plates 1-12 are arranged at a front end of the mounting plate 1-3 along a length direction, and the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1 and the fixed blades 1-10 jointly provide a shearing effect. A group of multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1 having opposite rotation directions are mounted between every two adjacent crop separation plates 1-12.

(25) As shown in FIG. 8, the ratooning rice harvesting header further includes a disc cutter angle adjusting device 1-11. One end of the disc cutter angle adjusting device 1-11 is connected to the mounting plate 1-3, and an other end of the disc cutter angle adjusting device 1-11 is configured to connect to a chassis 4 of a harvester. According to this embodiment, preferably, the disc cutter angle adjusting device 1-11 includes a first hydraulic cylinder connecting base 1-11-1, a disc cutter angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder 1-11-2, and a second hydraulic cylinder connecting base 1-11-3. The first hydraulic cylinder connecting base 1-11-1 is welded to a lower portion of the mounting plate 1-3, and is hingedly connected to one end of the disc cutter angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder 1-11-2 through a pin shaft, and an other end of the disc cutter angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder 1-11-2 is hingedly connected to the second hydraulic cylinder connecting base 1-11-3 through a pin shaft. The second hydraulic cylinder connecting base 1-11-3 is connected to the chassis 4 of the harvester. The disc cutter angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder 1-11-2 is a double-acting hydraulic cylinder.

(26) As shown in FIG. 10, the disc cutter angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder 1-11-2 is connected in parallel with the header height adjusting hydraulic cylinder 1-11-5 through a diverter valve 1-11-4. The diverter valve 1-11-4 distributes an hydraulic oil to the disc cutter angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder 1-11-2 and the header height adjusting hydraulic cylinder 1-11-5 according to a volume ratio of x, to ensure that the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter 1 keeps level all the time when the harvester driver adjusts the height of the header 2.

(27) As shown in FIG. 9, the ratooning rice harvesting header further includes a disc cutter height adjusting device 1-13, configured to adjust a relative distance between the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter 1 and the header 2. One end of the disc cutter height adjusting device 1-13 is connected to the adjusting plate 1-9, and an other end of the disc cutter height adjusting device 1-13 is connected to the header 2. According to this embodiment, preferably, the disc cutter height adjusting device 1-13 includes a third hydraulic cylinder connecting base 1-13-1, a disc cutter height adjusting hydraulic cylinder 1-13-2, and a fourth hydraulic cylinder connecting base 1-13-3. The third hydraulic cylinder connecting base 1-13-1 is welded to a lower end of the adjusting plate 1-9, and is hingedly connected to one end of the disc cutter height adjusting hydraulic cylinder 1-13-2 through a pin shaft, and an other end of the disc cutter height adjusting hydraulic cylinder 1-13-2 is hingedly connected to the fourth hydraulic cylinder connecting base 1-13-3 through a pin shaft. The fourth hydraulic cylinder connecting base 1-13-3 is connected to a side surface of the header 2.

(28) As shown in FIG. 10, the disc cutter height adjusting hydraulic cylinder 1-13-2 is a single-acting hydraulic cylinder and is connected to a two-way solenoid valve 1-13-4 of the harvester to control a working height of the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter 1.

(29) Different series of spacer sleeves 1-1-6 having different lengths may be provided, to ensure that stalks cut by the multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1 are uniform during harvesting of crops having different heights.

(30) A rotation speed of the hydraulic transmission assembly 1-8 may be steplessly adjusted according to traveling speeds of different harvesters, so as to make the stubbles tidier.

(31) According to this embodiment, preferably, the ear cutter 3 is a reciprocating cutter, which is a universal component in a grain combine harvester.

(32) During operation, the ear cutter 3 mounted on the header 2 cuts rice stalks at an ear cutting height H1, and ears with only a small quantity of stalks fall into the header 2. With the advance of the harvester, the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter 1 cuts the remaining stalks for many times to a stubble height H2, and the stalks between H1 and H2 enter between adjacent multi-layer disc cutting assemblies 1-1 under the guidance of the crop separation plates 1-12, thereby effectively avoiding the phenomenon that some stalks are not cut. In addition, under the supporting action of the fixed blades 1-10, the stalks between H1 and H2 are sequentially cut three times by the large blade 1-1-3, the middle-sized blade 1-1-4, and the small blade 1-1-5 of the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter 1. The rice stalks that are cut off fall on the blade mounting flanges 1-1-1 and are quickly thrown off by the blade fixing disc spokes 1-1-1-2 along with the rotation of the blade fixing disc 1-1-1-1. At the same time, under the action of the disc cutter angle adjusting hydraulic cylinder 1-11-2, the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter 1 keeps a horizontal state all the time, so as to achieve an optimal stalk pulverizing effect.

(33) As shown in FIG. 1, in the ratooning rice harvesting header, the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter 1 is located below the rear portion of the ear cutter 3 in a vertical direction, can cut the stalks between H1 and H2 many times, to prevent excessively long stalks from falling into the field, thereby facilitating the utilization of stalks into the field and the growth of rice in the next season. With the use of the saw blade structure having a continuous cutting function, the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter 1 provides a significantly improved effect in pulverizing on long stalks and has reduced power consumption for cutting and reduced structural weight, compared with a conventional pulverizing device using rectangular blades. As shown in FIG. 1, the ear cutter 3 of the ratooning rice harvesting header harvests only ears with short stalks, i.e., crop parts with low straw-grain ratio, so that the power consumption of threshing and cleaning can be greatly reduced. In addition, because most stalks do not enter the harvester, but instead, are cut by the multi-layer adjustable disc cutter 1, the harvester does not need to be equipped with a straw pulverizing device, thereby realizing the lightweight design and miniaturization of the entire harvester.

Embodiment 2

(34) A harvester is provided, including the ratooning rice harvesting header described in Embodiment 1. Therefore, the harvester has the beneficial effects of Embodiment 1, and the details will not be repeated herein.

(35) It should be understood that although this specification is described in accordance with various embodiments, it does not mean that each embodiment only contains an independent technical solution. The description in the specification is only for clarity, and those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in the embodiments can also be appropriately combined to form other implementations that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

(36) The detailed descriptions listed above are merely specific illustrations of feasible embodiments of the present disclosure, and the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Equivalent embodiments or changes can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present disclosure, which are all embraced in the protection scope of the present disclosure.