JP4688778B2 - Agricultural wheels - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an agricultural wheel used in an agricultural machine such as a rice transplanter.

Conventionally, in agricultural wheels, provided with a lug provided on the outer circumferential side of the wheel at intervals in the circumferential direction of the wheel, this lug has a polygonal top surface shape (the shape of the ground contact surface), The cross-sectional shape is a substantially trapezoidal block body (see Patent Document 1).
As this conventional lug, FIG. 6 shows three kinds of lugs 32 having a rectangular top surface 31.
The lug 32 shown in FIG. 6A is a type of lug 32 that places importance on ride comfort (vibration), the width W1 of the lug 32 in the wheel axial direction Y is narrow, and the length of the lug 32 in the wheel circumferential direction A is the length. L1 is lengthened.

The lug 32 shown in FIG. 6B is a type of lug 32 that emphasizes traction performance, and the length L1 of the lug 32 in the wheel circumferential direction A is shortened and the width W1 of the lug 32 in the wheel axial direction Y is widened. Is.
The lug 32 shown in FIG. 6 (c) is of a wet field specification, and in order to ensure buoyancy, the width W1 of the lug 32 in the wheel axis direction Y and the length L1 of the wheel circumferential direction A are both widely used to secure the top of the lug 32. The area of the surface 31 is increased.
6 (d) is a side view showing a part of the tire 33 portion on the outer peripheral side of the wheel, FIG. 6 (e) is a cross-sectional view of the tire 33 provided with the lug 32 of FIG. 6 (a), and FIG. (F) is sectional drawing of the tire 33 provided with the lug 32 of FIG.6 (b), (c).
Registered Utility Model No. 2518791

The wheel provided with the lug 32 in FIG. 6 (a) is sufficient to bite into the ground, but since the width W1 of the lug 32 in the wheel axis direction Y is narrow, the area of the ground contact surface 31 contributing to traction is small and sufficient. In addition to not being able to obtain traction, there is a problem that the ground may be dug more and more deeply as it rotates.
Moreover, the wheel provided with the lug 32 of FIG.6 (b) has the problem that riding comfort is bad even if traction is enough.
In addition, since the wheel provided with the lug 32 in FIG. 6C has a small ground pressure on the lug 32, the wheel slips because the lug 32 does not bite into the ground when escaping from the field to traveling over the ridge. , Escape may be difficult. In addition, this type has the disadvantage that the weight of the rubber is large and the cost is high.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention provides an agricultural wheel that can exhibit traction performance when traveling from a farm field to traveling over a fence and has good vibration performance when traveling on an asphalt road surface. For the purpose.

The technical means taken by the present invention in order to solve the technical problem includes a lug provided on the outer peripheral side of the wheel, and the rim is wound in a curved or concave shape on the front surface in the wheel forward rotation direction. The area of this turning part is 60% or more of the total area of the front of the lug wheel forward rotation direction,
The lug is formed in a substantially T shape from a first lug portion provided with the turn portion and a second lug portion extending rearward in the wheel forward rotation direction from the rear surface in the wheel forward rotation direction of the first lug portion,
The width in the wheel axis direction of the first lug part is W1, the width in the wheel axis direction of the second lug part is W2, and the total length in the wheel circumferential direction of the first lug part and the second lug part is L1, When the length in the circumferential direction of the wheel of the second lug portion is L2, the width in the axial direction of the wheel portion is W3, and the depth in the circumferential direction of the wheel portion is D,
0.25 ≦ W2 / W1 ≦ 0.6
0.3 ≦ L2 / L1 ≦ 0.6
0.1 ≦ D / W3 ≦ 0.3
It is said that it is said.

In addition, another technical means includes a lug provided on the outer periphery side of the wheel, and a curled portion or a concave shape is provided on the front surface of the lug in the forward rotation direction of the wheel. It is considered to be 60% or more of the total area of the front surface of the lug wheel forward rotation direction,
The left-right distance between the side surfaces of the lug on both sides in the wheel axis direction is formed so as to gradually become narrower toward the rear in the wheel forward rotation direction.
Moreover, you may provide the rib-shaped processus | protrusion extended in a wheel radial direction at a turning part.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while being able to exhibit the traction performance which was excellent at the time of escape from a farm field-the time of crossing a fence, the agricultural wheel with favorable vibration performance at the time of asphalt driving etc. can be provided.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes an agricultural wheel. The agricultural wheel 1 includes a boss 2 attached and fixed to an axle of a main body of an agricultural machine such as a rice transplanter, and a plurality of spokes 3 extending from the boss 2 in a wheel radial outward direction X. And an annular rim 4 in the wheel circumferential direction A fixed to the end of the spoke 3 in the outer diameter direction X of the wheel, and a rubber tire 5 fixed to the rim 4.
The tire 5 is a solid rubber type tire 5. The tire 5 has an annular tire body 6 fixed to the rim 4 so as to cover the rim 4 over the entire circumference, and an outer peripheral surface of the tire body 6. The lug 7 is configured in a block shape protruding in the wheel radial direction X from the outer peripheral surface of the tire body 6 and provided over the entire circumference at intervals in the wheel circumferential direction A. It has been.

In addition, the structure of the agricultural wheel 1 shown in the figure is an example, and the structure other than the main part of the present invention can be changed as appropriate, for example, as a member for connecting the boss 2 and the rim 4. A wheel made of a plate material may be used in place of the spoke 3, and the tire 5 may be composed of, for example, the tire body 6 on both sides of the wheel radial direction X and the wheel axial direction Y in addition to the components described above. You may provide the blade | wing extended.
1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, and 3A show an embodiment of a lug 7 according to the present invention.

A lug 7 shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B is composed of a first lug portion 8 having a wide left-right width (width in the wheel axis direction Y) and a second lug portion 9 having a narrow left-right width. The second lug portion 9 is formed so as to extend from the substantially central portion of the rear surface 13 of the wheel forward rotation direction A1 of the first lug portion 8 to the rear of the wheel forward rotation direction A1. 7 is formed so as to have a substantially T-shape (so that the shape of the top surface 17 of the lug 7 has a substantially T-shape).
The front surface 10 of the first lug portion 8 in the wheel forward rotation direction A1 is an inclined surface that moves to the rear of the wheel forward rotation direction A1 as it goes in the wheel radial direction X, and toward the rear of the wheel forward rotation direction A1. The curved portion 11 is composed of a curved portion 11 and flat portions 12 on both the left and right sides of the curved portion 11.

The turned portion 11 is formed over the entire length of the lug 7 in the wheel radial direction X.
The rear surface 13 of the wheel forward rotation direction A1 of the first lug portion 8 is an inclined surface that transitions to the wheel forward rotation direction A1 as it goes in the wheel radial outer direction X, and is a substantially flat surface.
The left and right side surfaces 14 and 15 of the first lug portion 8 and the second lug portion 9 are inclined surfaces that move toward the center side in the left-right direction Y of the lugs 7 as they go in the wheel radial direction X, and are substantially flat surfaces.
The rear surface 16 of the second lug portion 9 in the wheel forward rotation direction A1 is an inclined surface that transitions in the wheel forward rotation direction A1 as it goes in the wheel radial outer direction X, and is a substantially flat surface.

The lug 7 shown in FIG. 2A has a flat surface-like front portion 11a along the left-right direction Y, and a flat surface that faces the left-right direction Y and is located on both left and right sides of the front portion 11a. 1 is different from the lug 7 shown in FIG. 1 in that it is formed so as to exhibit a concave shape from the side surface portion 11b. In other respects, the configuration is the same as the lug 7 shown in FIG. To do.
The lug 7 shown in FIG. 2 (b) is different in configuration from the lug 7 shown in FIG. 1 in that a rib-like protrusion 18 extending in the wheel radial outer direction X is provided at the center portion in the left-right direction Y of the turning portion 11. In other respects, the configuration is the same as the lug 7 shown in FIG.

The lug 7 shown in FIG. 3 (a) is provided with a curled portion 11 that is wound in a curved shape on the front surface 10 in the wheel forward rotation direction A1, similarly to the lug shown in FIG. 1 (a). The lug 7 is formed so that the left-right distance between the left and right side surfaces 19 gradually becomes narrower toward the rear of the wheel forward rotation direction A1, and the top surface 17 has a substantially triangular shape. Has been.
Further, even in the lug 7, the rear surface 20 of the wheel forward rotation direction A1 is an inclined surface that shifts to the wheel forward rotation direction A1 as it goes in the wheel radial outer direction X, and is a substantially flat surface.

Note that the rib-like protrusion 18 shown in FIG. 2B may be provided on the lug 7 shown in FIG. 2A or the lug 7 shown in FIG.
Moreover, you may form so that the shape of the turn part 11 shown to Fig.3 (a) may exhibit a concave shape similarly to the lug 7 shown to Fig.2 (a).
The lug 7 provided on the agricultural wheel 1 is required to have a wide left and right width and a low ground pressure in order to exhibit sufficient traction at the time of escape from the field to over the fence, and vibration performance ( In order to improve the (comfort), the wheel circumferential direction A length of the lug 7 must be sufficiently secured. However, if the left and right width of the lug 7 is wide and the length of the lug 7 in the wheel circumferential direction A is long It causes excessive ground pressure drop and causes slip.

Therefore, in the lug 7 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, sufficient traction can be secured by the first lug portion 8 having the wide left and right width W1, and vibration characteristics are not lowered by the second lug portion 9. The wheel circumferential direction A length L1 can be ensured at the same time, and by reducing the left and right width W2 of the second lug portion 9, excessive ground pressure drop is avoided (the top surface 17 of the lug 7). By making the shape of the substantially T-shaped, both excellent traction performance and low vibration performance are achieved).
Moreover, in the lug 7 shown to Fig.3 (a), by making the shape of the top surface 17 of the lug 7 into a substantially triangular shape, it is excellent in the traction similarly to the lug 7 shown in the said FIG.1 and FIG.2. Both performance and low vibration performance are achieved.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an efficient operation without changing the left-right width of the traction surface 10 by providing a curled portion 11 that is bent in a curved or concave shape on the front surface (traction surface) 10 of the wheel forward rotation direction A1. The area of the traction surface 10 can be increased, which can wrap more soil on the ground, increasing the shearing force acting on the soil during towing, and providing excellent traction when escaping from the field and traveling over the fence. Demonstrate performance.
Further, the ground contact area of the lug 7 is reduced by the amount corresponding to the turned portion 11, and an excessive decrease in the ground pressure can be prevented.

If the area S2 of the turned portion 11 is less than 60% of the total area S1 of the pulling surface 10, a clear effect cannot be obtained. Therefore, in the present invention, the area S2 of the turned portion 11 is pulled by the lug 7. It is formed so as to be 60% or more (S2 / S1 ≧ 0.6) of the total area S1 of the surface 10.
The relationship between the left and right width W1 of the first lug portion 8 and the left and right width W2 of the second lug portion 9 is as follows.
0.25 ≦ W2 / W1 ≦ 0.6
It is said.
This is because when W2 / W1 is less than 0.25, the rigidity of the second lug portion 9 is remarkably lowered, and the desired vibration performance cannot be obtained. When W2 / W1 exceeds 0.6, the ground pressure becomes low. This is because the effect of biting into the ground is reduced.

The total length of the first lug portion 8 and the second lug portion 9 in the wheel circumferential direction A (the length of the lug 7 in the wheel circumferential direction A) L1 and the length of the second lug portion 9 in the circumferential direction A of the wheel. The relationship with L2 is
0.3 ≦ L2 / L1 ≦ 0.6
It is said.
This is because when L2 / L1 is less than 0.3, the contact pressure is lowered and the effect of biting into the ground is reduced, and when L2 / L1 exceeds 0.6, the rigidity of the first lug portion 8 is significantly lowered and pulled. This is because the performance will be hindered.

Moreover, the relationship between the left-right width W3 of the said turning part 11 and the depth D of the wheel circumferential direction A of the turning part 11 is the following.
0.1 ≦ D / W3 ≦ 0.3
It is said.
This is because if the D / W3 is less than 0.1, the target soil wrapping effect cannot be obtained, and if the D / W3 exceeds 0.3, the left and right lags of the flange portion 11 of the first lug portion 8 can be obtained. 7 because rigidity is lowered and durability performance such as wear and chipping of the lug 7 is lowered.

Further, by providing the rib-like projections 18 extending in the wheel radial direction X on the turning portion 11, the rigidity of the lug 7 can be improved without reducing the soil gripping effect.
In the present invention described in detail above, when escaping from the field to running over the fence, the ground pressure of the lug 7 is efficiently wrapped without significantly reducing the ground pressure, and excellent traction performance is exhibited. Excellent traction performance and low vibration performance during asphalt traveling can be achieved.
FIG. 5 is a table showing the results of a comparative test of traction force and vibration performance of the agricultural wheel according to the present invention, the agricultural wheel according to the conventional example, and the agricultural wheel according to the comparative example.

As a test machine used for this comparative test, a 6-row planting of a riding type rice transplanter was adopted, and a test wheel was attached to the rear wheel of this test machine for the test.
As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the test wheel used in this comparison test is a wheel having blades 21 extending from the tire body 6 in the wheel radial outward direction X and both left and right sides, and outside the wheel. The diameter is 850 mm, the left and right width W4 of the tire body 6 is 50 mm, and the left and right width W5 of the blade 21 is 160 mm.
Moreover, the lug-shaped thing shown in FIG.6 (c) is employ | adopted about a prior art example, the lug-shaped thing shown to Fig.2 (a) is employ | adopted about Examples 1-10, and FIG. The lug shape shown in (a) is adopted, the rug shape shown in FIG. 1 (a) is adopted for Example 12, and the rug shape shown in FIG. 2 (b) is used for Example 13. Adopted, and Comparative Examples 1 to 7 were of the lug shape shown in FIG.

In addition, each lug 7 and 32 employ | adopted by this comparative test is the length L1 of the wheel circumferential direction A by the side of the top surfaces 17 and 31 of this lug 7 and 32, and the maximum by the side of the top surface 17 of this lug 7 and 32. The thing with the same dimension as the left-right width W1 is employ | adopted.
The evaluation of traction force / vibration performance is expressed as an index when the value of the conventional example is set to 100. The larger the traction force value, the better the traction performance. The lower the vibration performance value, the better the vibration performance. It shows that it is good.
In addition, in the case of the lug shape adopted as a conventional example in this comparative test, there is no problem in terms of vibration and there is a problem of insufficient traction force. In the comparison of the traction force and the vibration property between the example and the comparative example and the example, the traction force is 103 or more, and the vibration property is 100 or less.

In the conventional lug shape adopted in this comparative test, if the traction force is increased by the conventional method, the vibration property is deteriorated, and it is impossible to achieve both excellent traction performance and low vibration performance. As can be seen from the table, according to the present invention, both excellent traction performance and low vibration performance can be achieved. In addition, as can be seen from the comparison between the example and the comparative example, both excellent traction performance and low vibration performance can be achieved by satisfying the conditions described in claim 1.
In addition, each dimension of the lug 7 shown by embodiment mentioned above has shown the dimension by the side of the top surface 17. FIG.

(A) is the figure which looked at the lug of one Embodiment concerning this invention from the outer peripheral side, (b) is sectional drawing which cut | disconnected the tire by the surface of the direction orthogonal to a wheel circumferential direction. (A) is the figure which looked at the lug of other embodiment from the outer peripheral side, (b) is the figure which looked at the lug of other embodiment from the outer peripheral side. (A) is the figure which looked at the lug of another embodiment from the outer peripheral side, (b) is sectional drawing of the tire of a test wheel. It is a side view of an agricultural wheel. It is the table | surface showing the result of having done the comparative test of tractive force and vibration property. A conventional example is shown, (a) is a view of a lug of a type focusing on vibration from the outer peripheral side, (b) is a view of a lug of a type focusing on traction from the outer peripheral side, (c ) Is a view of the wetfield specification lug from the outer peripheral side, (d) is a side view showing a part of the tire of the agricultural wheel, (e) is a sectional view of the tire provided with the lug of (a) And (f) is a sectional view of a tire provided with lugs (b) and (c).

Explanation of symbols

7 lug 8 first lug portion 9 second lug portion 10 front surface in wheel forward rotation direction 11 turning portion 13 rear surface in wheel forward rotation direction of first lug portion 18 rib-shaped protrusion 19 side surfaces on both sides of wheel axial direction of lug A wheel circumferential direction A1 Wheel forward rotation direction D Depth of wheel circumferential direction of turning portion L1 Total length of wheel circumferential direction of first lug portion and second lug portion L2 Wheel circumferential direction length of second lug portion S1 Wheel advance of lug Total area of the front surface in the rotational direction S2 Area of the turning portion W1 Width in the wheel axis direction of the first lug portion W2 Width in the wheel axis direction of the second lug portion W3 Width in the wheel axis direction of the turning portion X Wheel diameter outward direction Y Wheel axis Direction (left-right direction)

Claims (3)

Provided with a lug (7) provided on the outer peripheral side of the wheel, and provided with a turn part (11) wound in a curved or concave shape on the front surface (10) of the wheel forward rotation direction (A1) of this lug (7), The area (S2) of the turning portion (11) is 60% or more of the total area (S1) of the wheel forward rotation direction (A1) front surface (10) of the lug (7),
The lug (7) is rotated forward from the first lug portion (8) provided with the turn portion (11) and the wheel forward rotation direction (A1) rear surface (13) of the first lug portion (8). From the second lug part (9) extending rearward in the direction (A1), it is formed in a substantially T shape,
The width of the first lug part (8) in the wheel axis direction (Y) is W1, the width of the second lug part (9) in the wheel axis direction (Y) is W2, and the first lug part (8) and the first lug part (8) 2 The total length in the wheel circumferential direction (A) of the lug portion (9) is L1, the length in the wheel circumferential direction (A) of the second lug portion (9) is L2, and the wheel shaft of the turn portion (11) When the width in the direction (Y) is W3 and the depth in the wheel circumferential direction (A) of the turning portion (11) is D,
0.25 ≦ W2 / W1 ≦ 0.6
0.3 ≦ L2 / L1 ≦ 0.6
0.1 ≦ D / W3 ≦ 0.3
Agricultural wheels characterized by being said. Provided with a lug (7) provided on the outer peripheral side of the wheel, and provided with a turn part (11) wound in a curved or concave shape on the front surface (10) of the wheel forward rotation direction (A1) of this lug (7), The area (S2) of the turning portion (11) is 60% or more of the total area (S1) of the wheel forward rotation direction (A1) front surface (10) of the lug (7),
Agricultural wheels characterized in that the lug (7) is formed such that the left-right distance between the side surfaces (19) on both sides in the wheel axis direction (Y) gradually becomes narrower toward the rear of the wheel forward rotation direction (A1).   Agricultural wheel according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a rib-like projection (18) extending in the wheel radial direction (X) is provided on the turning part (11).

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