JP6712809B2 - Self-propelled flower bud collection machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a self-propelled flower bud collecting machine used for a flower bud collecting operation required for collecting pollen in fruit tree cultivation.

In the cultivation of fruit trees such as pears, artificial pollination is an important task to stabilize the fruiting. Pollen for artificial pollination is either procured in-house or imported pollen is used. Most of the imported pollen is produced abroad, and there are concerns about an increase in pollen demand on the foreign side, supply uncertainties due to climate change, price fluctuations, and invasion of diseases. For self-procurement of pollen, a series of operations such as flower-picking, anthers, anthers, and pollen selection are necessary. Especially, the flower-picking work is a labor-intensive work, and the work period is short. Since it is work at a high place using a stepladder, etc., labor saving is required.
The pear flowering work, which is a custom in self-procurement, is performed manually by people who pick the flowers.
Since only about 1 kg of flowers can be collected in one hour during the flower-collecting work, and the appropriate period is short at 3 to 4 days per year, it is a problem that intensive labor such as temporary employment is required.
By the way, a plucking machine equipped with a machine body for expelling air sucked from the suction port from the discharge port and a rotary blade provided at the suction port, and cutting the object to be sucked into the suction port with the rotary blade and discharging it from the discharge port. Has been proposed (Patent Document 1).
In Patent Document 1, an air jet that ejects in the discharge direction is provided in the middle abdomen of the machine body to generate a negative pressure on the suction port side, and the rotary blade is rotated by a part of the air of the air jet. The bag mouth of the bag filter is connected to the outlet.
In addition, in the main body having the handle, the rotary blade having the blade bent and formed at the front edge portion according to the rotation direction is housed, and the rotary blade can be rotated by the motive power, and the inlet and the collection port are provided in the main body near the blade. There has been proposed a flower picking and anther removing device provided with and (Patent Document 2).
In Patent Document 2, an anther to be sampled is applied to the inlet, the anther is cut by a rotary blade, and the cut anther is collected from the collection port.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-89786 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 43-20205

The conventional manual work involves picking the flowers in good time one by one, which is very inefficient.
Further, also in the devices of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, since it is necessary to apply the suction port or the inlet to each of the flowers, it is not possible to expect a significant improvement in work efficiency as compared with the conventional manual work. In addition, in a place where branches are intricate, other branches interfere, making it difficult to apply the device to flowers, and some flowers cannot be collected.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a self-propelled flower bud collecting machine that can act on a plurality of flower buds without being affected by branches.

The self-propelled flower bud collecting machine of the present invention according to claim 1 , comprising a flower bud collecting section for collecting flower buds, and a motor for driving the flower bud collecting section, wherein the flower bud collecting section is rotated by the motor. In a self-propelled flower bud collecting machine equipped with a bud collecting machine having a shaft portion and a plurality of crushing portions attached to the rotary shaft portion and having at least one end as a free end, and the crushing portion formed of a flexible material . A housing for holding the flower bud collecting machine, and a carriage for moving the housing, the motor is held at an upper portion of the housing, and the flower bud collecting portion is attached to a lower portion of the motor. It is characterized in that the motor and the flower bud collecting unit move in a direction to reduce the load with respect to the housing by a load applied to the collecting unit.
This onset light according to claim 2, the Te self Hashishiki florets harvester smell of claim 1, said florets harvester of several, arranged in at least one row with respect to the traveling direction of the housing Is characterized by.
This onset light according to claim 3, arranged Te propelled florets harvester smell of claim 1 or claim 2, said florets harvester of multiple, back and forth relative to the traveling direction of the housing It is characterized by having done.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine according to the third aspect , the knock-down portion of the flower bud collecting machine arranged in the front and the knock-down portion of the flower bud collecting machine arranged in the rear are provided. However, it is arranged so that at least a part thereof overlaps with the traveling direction of the casing.
This onset light according to claim 5, claim 1 Te self-propelled florets harvester smell as claimed in any one of claims 4, holds the previous SL motor on top of the housing, the motor The flower bud collecting part is attached to the lower part, and one of a pair of side faces parallel to the traveling direction of the housing is used as a wall surface, and the rotation of the motor is set in a direction from the front surface of the housing to the wall surface. It is characterized by
The self-propelled flower bud collecting machine of the present invention according to claim 6 , comprising a flower bud collecting portion for collecting the flower buds, and a motor for driving the flower bud collecting portion, wherein the flower bud collecting portion is rotated by the motor. In a self-propelled flower bud collecting machine equipped with a bud collecting machine having a shaft portion and a plurality of crushing portions attached to the rotary shaft portion and having at least one end as a free end, and the crushing portion formed of a flexible material . A housing for holding the flower bud collecting machine and a carriage for moving the housing, holding the motor on an upper portion of the housing, and mounting the flower bud collecting portion on a lower portion of the motor, A second floret collecting portion is provided in the lower part of the body, and the second floret collecting portion is attached to the second rotary shaft portion rotated by a second motor and the second rotary shaft portion, and at least one end is a free end. A plurality of second blow-off portions, and one end of the second rotary shaft portion is displaced in the traveling direction of the housing with respect to the other end of the second rotary shaft portion.
This onset light according to claim 7, claim 1 Te self-propelled florets harvester smell as claimed in any one of claims 6, providing the guider above the front opening of the front Kikatamitai Is characterized by.

According to the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine of the present invention, a plurality of flower buds can be knocked down without being affected by branches, and efficient flower bud collection can be performed.

A photograph showing a flower bud collecting machine according to an embodiment of the present invention Photograph showing a handheld floret extractor equipped with a floret extractor according to this example Photograph showing the usage state of the handheld flower bud collecting machine according to this embodiment Explanatory drawing of the flower bud collection test by a simulated shelf using the handheld flower bud collection machine according to this example Configuration diagram showing a self-propelled flower bud collecting machine equipped with a flower bud collecting machine according to the present embodiment The photograph which shows the floret collection part and the 2nd floret collection part by this Example. A photograph showing a motor and a flower bud collecting portion according to this embodiment. The photograph which shows the 2nd flower bud collection part by this Example Photograph showing Guida according to this embodiment Explanatory drawing showing how to use the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine according to this embodiment

Self-propelled florets harvester according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a housing for holding the flower bud harvester, and a carriage for moving the housing to hold the motor at the top of the housing, A flower bud collecting portion is attached to a lower portion of the motor, and a load applied to the flower bud collecting portion causes the motor and the flower bud collecting portion to move in a direction in which the load is reduced with respect to the housing.
According to the present embodiment, the load and the impact due to the branch are applied to the flower bud collecting portion, but the load due to the branch can be reduced by moving the motor.

Form state of the second embodiment of the present invention is a self-propelled florets harvester according to the first embodiment, which the florets harvester of several, arranged in at least one row with respect to the traveling direction of the housing Is.
According to the present embodiment, by disposing a plurality of flower bud collecting machines in at least one row, the flower buds can be efficiently cut off.

The third form status of implementation of the invention, in the self-propelled florets harvester according to the first or second embodiment, the florets harvester of several were placed back and forth relative to the traveling direction of the housing It is a thing.
According to the present embodiment, by disposing the plurality of flower bud collecting machines in the front and rear with respect to the traveling direction of the housing, the flower buds can be knocked off without causing branch clogging.

4th Embodiment of this invention WHEREIN: In the self-propelled flower bud collection machine by 3rd Embodiment, the knockdown part of the flower bud collection machine arrange|positioned to the front, and the knockdown part of the flower bud collection machine arrange|positioned to the back are provided. The housing is arranged so that at least a part of the housing overlaps with the traveling direction of the housing.
According to the present embodiment, if the distance between the flower bud collecting machines in the same row is too narrow, branch clogging occurs, and if the space between the flower bud collecting machines is wide, the flower buds cannot be sufficiently knocked down, but at least a part of the knockdown part By arranging the front and rear so as to overlap with the traveling direction of the housing, it is possible to reliably remove the flower buds without causing branch clogging and eliminating the omission of the omission.

The fifth form status of implementation of the present invention is used, the number in the first self-propelled florets harvester according to a fourth one embodiment, one of the pair of side surfaces parallel to the traveling direction of the housing The wall is used, and the rotation of the motor is directed from the front surface of the housing to the wall surface.
According to the present embodiment, since the scattering direction of the flower buds is the wall surface, it is possible to reliably collect the knocked-out flower buds.

Self-propelled florets harvester according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention includes a housing for holding the flower bud harvester, and a carriage for moving the housing to hold the motor at the top of the housing, The flower bud collecting part is attached to the lower part of the motor, the second flower bud collecting part is provided in the lower part of the housing, and the second flower bud collecting part has the second rotating shaft part rotated by the second motor and the second rotating shaft part. Attached, having a plurality of second blow-off parts with at least one end being a free end, wherein one end of the second rotating shaft part is displaced with respect to the other end of the second rotating shaft part in the traveling direction of the housing. Is.
According to the present embodiment, since the knock-down surface caused by rotation of the knock-down portion is not parallel to the traveling direction but is inclined, the gap between the knock-down portions can be narrowed and the leakage of the flower buds can be reduced. it can.

Seventh form status of implementation of the invention, in the first self-propelled florets harvester according to any of the sixth embodiment, is provided with a guider above the front opening of the housing.
According to the present embodiment, the branch extending above the opening can be smoothly taken into the housing.

Hereinafter, a flower bud collecting machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a photograph showing a flower bud collecting machine according to this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1A, a flower bud collecting machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a flower bud collecting unit 10 that collects flower buds, a motor 20 that drives the flower bud collecting unit 10, and a power supply unit that supplies power to the motor 20. 30 and 30 are provided. The motor 20 and the power supply unit 30 are connected by an electric wire 31, and a switch 32 for turning on/off the rotation of the motor 20 is provided.
The flower bud collecting unit 10 includes a rotating shaft unit 11 rotated by a motor 20 and a plurality of knocking-off units 12 attached to the rotating shaft unit 11 and having at least one end as a free end. In this embodiment, the blow-off portion 12 has one end attached to the rotary shaft portion 11 and the other end as a free end, and is formed of a rod-shaped flexible material having a diameter of 2 mm to 6 mm. As the flexible material, for example, urethane rubber, silicon rubber, ethylene propylene rubber, or nitrile rubber can be used.

1(b) is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 1(a), FIG. 1(c) is a photograph showing another embodiment of the flower bud collecting unit 10, and FIG. 1(d) and FIG. 1(e) are flower bud collecting. FIG. 1F is a configuration diagram showing still another embodiment of the section 10, and FIG. 1F is a configuration diagram showing yet another embodiment of the flower bud collecting section 10. 1(d) is a perspective view, FIG. 1(e) is a top view of FIG. 1(d), and FIG. 1(f) is a top view corresponding to FIG. 1(d).
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1(c) to 1(f), the blow-off portion 12 is attached to the rotary shaft portion 11 with both ends as free ends. The adjacent hit-off parts 12 are attached with an angle of 180 degrees in FIG. 1(c), 90 degrees in FIGS. 1(d) and 1(e), and 60 degrees in FIG. 1(f). There is. In this way, the blow-off parts 12 can be provided radially at a predetermined angle when viewed from the axial direction of the rotary shaft part 11.
As shown in FIGS. 1(c) to 1(f), even if one end is a free end as shown in FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b), the blow-off portion 12 is attached to the rotary shaft portion 11. Both ends may be free ends.
As shown in FIGS. 1(b) to 1(f), the length from the axis of the rotary shaft portion 11 to the free end of the blow-off portion 12 is L, and the length of the adjacent blow-down portion 12 on the rotary shaft portion 11 is L. When the spacing between the attachment positions is W, the blow-off portions 12 are prevented from being entangled with each other, and in pear and kiwi fruit shelf cultivation, side branches are often tailored at intervals of 500 mm, and the branches are fixed between the side branches. Since the number line for the flower buds is often passed, which is an obstacle to the work with the flower bud collection machine 1, the flower bud collection part 10 is inserted between the side branch and the number line so that the branches and the number lines do not get entangled with the hitting part 12. In order to achieve this, the length L is preferably in the range of 70 mm to 100 mm, more preferably 70 mm to 80 mm, and the interval W is preferably in the range of 5 mm to 15 mm, further 7.5 mm to 15 mm.

FIG. 2 is a photograph showing a handheld floret picker equipped with the floret picker according to the present embodiment.
In the hand-held flower bud collecting machine 2 according to the present embodiment, the flower bud collecting unit 10 is attached to one end of the motor 20, and the grip rod 40 is attached to the other end of the motor 20. The gripping rod 40 is composed of a plurality of rods 41, 42, 43 having different diameters, and these rods 41, 42, 43 are coaxially arranged. It has an expansion/contraction mechanism that slides with respect to each of the rod members 42.
As described above, by directly connecting the flower bud collecting unit 10 to the motor 20, there is no need to provide a drive transmitting component such as a gear or a belt between the motor 20 and the flower bud collecting unit 10, and the weight increase due to the drive transmitting component is possible. Can be made lighter. Further, by attaching the floret collecting portion 10 to one end of the motor 20 and attaching the gripping rod 40 to the other end of the motor 20, the length of the motor 20 can be effectively used and the gripping rod 40 can be used depending on the height of the floret. The workability is excellent because the length of can be adjusted.

FIG. 3 is a photograph showing the usage state of the handheld flower bud collecting machine.
3(a) shows a state of use for a pear tree by shelf cultivation, FIG. 3(b) shows a state of use for a pear tree by standing tree cultivation, and FIG. 3(c) shows a main part of FIG. 3(a). ..
As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, a sheet 60 is laid on the ground, and the flower buds that have been knocked down on the sheet 60 are collected.
As shown in FIG. 3(c), since the handheld floret extractor 2 has a long rod-like shape, it is easy to insert it between the branches and the like, and avoiding the numbering lines for shelf cultivation, It can be collected.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a flower bud collection test by a simulated shelf using the handheld flower bud collection machine.
In Experimental Example 1, the length L from the shaft center of the rotary shaft portion 11 to the free end of the knock-down portion 12 was 80 mm, the interval W between the adjacent knock-down portions 12 was 15 mm, and the knock-down portions 12 were 10. The length L from the axis of the rotary shaft portion 11 to the free end of the knock-down portion 12 is 80 mm, the interval W between the adjacent blow-off portions 12 is 7.5 mm, and the number of the blow-down portions 12 is 20.
FIG. 4(a) shows the rotation speed and the peripheral speed performed in the flower bud collection test.
As shown in FIG. 4B, the flower bud collection test was carried out using a simulated shelf in which an aluminum frame having a length of 2 m on which pear branches were arranged was arranged at a height of 1.5 m. The simulated shelf is placed in the center of the 4.5 x 4.5 m sheet, and the flowers dropped on the sheet are used as the fresh flower weight, and the flowers remaining in the simulated shelf are used as the fresh flower weight that cannot be collected. The weight of fresh flowers + the weight of fresh flowers that could not be collected) was taken as the flower bud collection ratio.
In FIG. 4C, the horizontal axis represents the rotation speed scale shown in FIG. 4A, and the vertical axis represents the flower bud collection ratio.
As shown in FIG. 4( c ), there is no large change in the flower bud collection ratio at the rotation speed scale of 60 or more, and even in the experimental example 2 in which there are 20 drop-off parts 12, the decrease in the rotation speed due to the resistance and the motor No stalling was observed. In the case of the rotation speed scale 70, that is, when the peripheral speed is about 1500 m/min, it is considered that the flower collecting work can be efficiently performed.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing a self-propelled flower bud collecting machine provided with the flower bud collecting machine according to the present embodiment.
5(a) is a side view of the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine, FIG. 5(b) is a front view of the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine, and FIG. 5(c) is a top view of the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine. Is.
The self-propelled flower bud collecting machine 3 according to the present embodiment has a housing 70 and a carriage 80 that moves the housing 70, and the flower bud collecting machine 1 is held by the housing 70 or the carriage 80. The motor 20 is held by the upper crosspiece 71 of the housing 70, and the flower bud collecting unit 10 is attached to the lower portion of the motor 20.
The housing 70 has one of a pair of side surfaces parallel to the traveling direction as a wall surface 72, the other as a side surface opening portion 70S, a front surface in the traveling direction as a front surface opening portion 70F, and a rear surface in the traveling direction as a rear surface opening portion 70R. I am trying. A cover 70x is provided above and below the side surface opening 70S, the front surface opening 70F, and the rear surface opening 70R, and the side surface opening 70S, the front surface opening 70F, and the rear surface opening 70R have a comb shape that covers the openings. A cover is provided. The cover 70x provided above and below the side opening 70S, the front opening 70F, and the rear opening 70R is fixed, and the covers of the side opening 70S, the front opening 70F, and the rear opening 70R have flexibility. Partially open and close in preparation.
The self-propelled flower bud collecting machine 3 is provided with an elevating mechanism for movement between the housing 70 and the carriage 80. Therefore, the housing 70 can be moved up and down with respect to the carriage 80 by the lifting mechanism, and the lower ends of the side opening 70S, the front opening 70F, and the rear opening 70R can be moved at a height of 700 mm±100 mm from the ground. The height dimension of the side opening 70S, the front opening 70F, and the rear opening 70R is, for example, 300 mm.

A guider 90 is provided above the front opening 70F of the housing 70. The guider 90 has a horizontal regulating member 91 and a traveling direction guide surface 92. The horizontal direction regulating member 91 is composed of a plurality of projecting members that protrude forward from the traveling direction guide surface 92, and regulates the horizontal movement of the abutment branch as the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine 3 advances. The advancing direction guide surface 92 is formed of a convex surface, and bends the abutting branch as the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine 3 advances to guide it into the housing 70.
At the lower part of the housing 70, a flower bud collection box 100 for collecting the buds that have been knocked off is provided.
A second flower bud collection unit 110 is provided below the housing 70 and above the flower bud collection box 100. The second flower bud collection unit 110 includes a second rotation shaft portion 111 rotated by the second motor 120, and a plurality of second shot-off portions 112 attached to the second rotation shaft portion 111 and having at least one end as a free end. doing. In the present embodiment, the second blow-off portion 112 has one end attached to the second rotating shaft portion 111 and the other end being a free end.
The second blow-off portion 112 is formed of a rod-shaped flexible material having a diameter of 2 mm to 6 mm like the blow-off portion 12, and as the flexible material, for example, urethane rubber, silicon rubber, ethylene propylene rubber, or nitrile rubber is used. be able to.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the upper end of the motor 20x is hung from the housing 70 via a hinge or the like, and the flower bud collecting section 10x and the motor 20x in the steady position are loaded with a load from the front. It can be moved to the positions of the flower bud collecting section 10y and the motor 20y. That is, the load applied to the flower bud collecting unit 10 causes the flower bud collecting unit 10x and the motor 20 to move with respect to the housing 70 in a direction that reduces the load. The flower bud collecting unit 10x and the motor 20 may be moved in a direction other than the rear direction, for example, the front direction.
As shown in FIG. 5C, two flower bud collecting portions 10F are arranged in the first row and three flower bud collecting portions 10R are arranged in the second row with respect to the traveling direction of the housing 70. The two flower bud collecting portions 10F in the first row are arranged between the three flower bud collecting portions 10R in the second row, respectively, when viewed from the traveling direction.
As described above, the flower bud collecting units 10 are arranged in a plurality of rows with respect to the traveling direction of the housing 70, and the flower bud collecting units 10 in different rows are arranged such that the axes of the rotation shaft portions 11 of the flower bud collecting units 10 are aligned in the traveling direction. It is arranged so that it does not exist.
As indicated by an arrow in FIG. 5C, the motor 20 is rotated in the direction from the front surface of the housing 70 to the wall surface 72.
In this way, since the rotation of the motor 20 is directed from the front surface of the housing 70 toward the wall surface 72, the scattering direction of the flower buds becomes the wall surface 72, and thus the knocked-out flower buds are scattered outside the housing 70. It can be reliably collected in the flower bud collection box 100 without causing it.
As shown in FIG. 5C, one end 111 a of the second rotary shaft portion 111 is arranged so as to be offset from the other end 111 b of the second rotary shaft portion 111 in the traveling direction of the housing 70.
Although the flower bud collecting unit 10x and the motor 20 are movable in this embodiment, they may be fixed.

6 to 9 are photographs showing the main part of the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine.
FIG. 6 is a photograph showing a flower bud collecting section and a second flower bud collecting section, FIG. 6(a) is a photograph taken from a side opening of the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine, and FIG. 6(b) is the same. It is a photograph taken from the rear opening of a type flower bud collecting machine.
The flower bud collecting unit 10 is provided in the upper portion of the housing 70, and the second flower bud collecting unit 110 is provided in the lower portion of the housing 70.
The flower bud collecting unit 10 is provided such that the axis of the rotary shaft 11 is vertical in an unloaded state, and the second flower bud collecting unit 110 is such that the axis of the second rotary shaft 111 is horizontal. It is provided. In the flower bud collecting unit 10, the axis of the rotating shaft unit 11 is tilted when a load is applied.
A space is provided between the flower bud collecting unit 10 and the second flower bud collecting unit 110 so that the rotation shaft portion 11 of the flower bud collecting unit 10 and the second blow-off unit 112 of the second flower bud collecting unit 110 do not come into contact with each other during operation. Is forming.
Further, each of the blow-off portions 12 of the adjacent flower bud collecting portion 10F in the first row, each of the blow-off portions 12 of the adjacent flower bud collecting portion 10R in the second row, the flower bud collecting portion 10F of the first row and the flower bud of the second row A space is also formed between the flower bud collecting units 10 so that the collecting unit 10R and each of the blow-off units 12 do not come into contact with each other during operation.
If the spacing between the flower bud collecting parts 10 in the same row is too narrow, branching occurs, and if the spacing between the flower bud collecting parts 10 is wide, the flower buds cannot be sufficiently knocked down, but by arranging the flower bud collecting parts 10 in multiple rows By expanding the interval between the flower bud collecting parts 10 in the same row and arranging the flower bud collecting parts 10R in the rear row located between the expanded flower bud collecting parts 10F, it is possible to surely prevent branching. The flower buds can be removed.
In the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine, since it is not necessary to consider the numbering line for fixing the branch between the side branches, the floret collecting unit 10 and the second flower bud collecting unit 110 used in the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine are The length L and the interval W described with reference to FIG. 1 are not limited.

FIG. 7 is a photograph showing the motor and the flower bud collecting portion, FIG. 7(a) is a photograph of the motor and the flower bud collecting portion in the steady position, and FIG. 7(b) is a motor and the flower bud in the position in which a load is applied. It is a photograph of the sampling part. Note that FIG. 7 is a photograph with the motor 20 stopped.
In this way, when a load is applied to the flower bud collecting unit 10 and the motor 20 by the branch guided into the housing 70 by the progress of the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine 3, the flower bud collecting unit 10 and the motor 20 reduce the load. By moving the flower bud collecting portion 10 in the direction of movement, it is possible to reduce the load and impact of the branches applied to the flower bud collecting portion 10.
As shown in FIG. 7, the motor 20 may be attached to the holding bracket, and may be attached to the housing 70 so that the holding bracket can move.

FIG. 8 is a photograph showing the second flower bud collecting part.
In FIG. 8, a line H perpendicular to the traveling direction of the housing 70 is shown. As can be seen from the difference in the gap from the line H, the one end 111a of the second rotating shaft portion 111 is arranged so as to be offset from the other end 111b of the second rotating shaft portion 111 in the traveling direction of the housing 70. .. In this embodiment, the second rotary shaft portion 111 is provided at an angle of 5 degrees with respect to the line H.
In this embodiment, the length L from the axial center of the second rotary shaft portion 111 to the free end of the second knockdown portion 112 is 150 mm, and the distance W between the adjacent second knockdown portions 112 is 30 mm. When the second rotation shaft portion 111 and the line H are parallel to each other, that is, at an angle of 0 degree, the adjacent second blow-off portions 112 do not overlap with each other when viewed from the traveling direction, and a void is formed. When the rotation shaft portion 111 is larger than 5 degrees with respect to the line H, the adjacent second blow-off portions 112 overlap each other and become entangled with each other. Therefore, the second rotation shaft portion 111 and the line H are set at an angle of 5 degrees. doing.
In this way, the one end 111a of the second rotation shaft portion 111 is displaced with respect to the other end 111b of the second rotation shaft portion 111 in the traveling direction of the housing 70, so that the second ejection portion 112 is ejected by rotation. Since the surface is inclined with respect to the traveling direction, it is possible to narrow the gap between the second knocking-off portions 112 in the traveling direction, and reduce the leakage of the flower buds.

FIG. 9 is a photograph showing a guide, and FIG. 9(b) is a photograph of the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine moved in the traveling direction from the state of FIG. 9(a).
The guider 90 serves to guide the branch P extending above the housing 70 into the housing 70.
As shown in FIG. 9A, the branch P extending above the housing 70 contacts the advancing direction guide surface 92 as the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine 3 advances. The horizontal movement of the branch P that is in contact with the advancing direction guide surface 92 is regulated by the horizontal regulation member 91.
Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, the branch P is guided into the housing 70 without being displaced in the horizontal direction.
Thus, by providing the guider 90 above the front opening 70F of the housing 70, the branch P extending above the front opening 70F can be smoothly taken into the housing 70.

FIG. 10: is explanatory drawing which shows the usage method of the same self-propelled flower bud collection machine.
FIG. 10(a) shows a tree tailored into a tree shape suitable for the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine.
In the tree 200 according to the present embodiment, the main trunk 210 is extended from the ground to a predetermined height J and then attracted in the horizontal direction, and the side branch 220 extending from the main branch 211 attracted in the horizontal direction is converted into a virtual horizontal plane K by the main branch 211 and A branch 230 extends upward from the side branch 220 in a predetermined dimension M in a direction away from the main branch 211 within a predetermined dimension N above and below the virtual horizontal plane K. The side branch 220, the branch around the side branch 220, and the branch 230 are mainly used as a flower bud collecting branch. For the branch 230 extending upward from the side branch 220, the floret collecting unit 10 mainly functions, and for the branch hanging from the side branch 220, the second floret collecting unit 110 mainly functions.
The predetermined height J of the main trunk 210 from the ground is 60 to 80 cm, and the predetermined dimension M of the side branch 220 in the direction away from the main branch 211 is the lateral width dimension of the front opening 70F of the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine 3 and the virtual horizontal plane K. Is greater than or equal to the height of the second rotating shaft portion 111.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 10A, it is preferable to draw a plurality of trees 200 at predetermined intervals and to attract each of the main branches 211 in a line.
As shown in FIG. 10A, by tailoring the tree 200 into a T-shaped tree when viewed from the front of the tree row, the self-propelled flower bud collecting machine 3 as shown in FIG. 10B can be used. ..

According to the present invention, the flower bud collection work can be efficiently performed.

1 Flower bud collecting machine 2 Hand-held flower bud collecting machine 3 Self-propelled flower bud collecting machine 10, 10F, 10R, 10x, 10y Flower bud collecting section 11 Rotating shaft section 12 Stripping section 20, 20x, 20y Motor 30 Power supply section 31 Electric wire 32 Switch 40 Grip bar 41, 42, 43 Bar material 50 Motor controller 60 Seat 70 Housing 70F Front opening 70R Rear opening 70S Side opening 70x Cover 71 Upper rail 72 Wall surface 80 Cart 90 Guider 91 Horizontal direction regulating member 92 Direction guide Surface 100 Flower bud collection box 110 Second flower bud collection section 111 Second rotation shaft section 111a One end 111b Other end 112 Second knockdown section 120 Second motor 200 Tree 210 Main trunk 211 Main branch 220 Side branch 230 branch
H line J Specified height K Virtual horizontal plane L Length M Specified size
N Upper and lower predetermined dimensions
P branch W spacing

Claims (7)

A flower bud collecting unit that collects flower buds, and a motor that drives the flower bud collecting unit,
The flower bud collecting section,
A rotating shaft portion rotated by the motor,
A plurality of blow-off parts which are attached to the rotary shaft part and have at least one free end
Have
In a self-propelled flower bud collecting machine equipped with a flower bud collecting machine formed of a flexible material for the hit-off portion ,
A housing for holding the flower bud collecting machine,
A dolly for moving the casing,
Holding the motor on top of the housing,
Attaching the flower bud collection section to the bottom of the motor,
A self-propelled flower bud collecting machine, wherein the motor and the flower bud collecting portion move in a direction to reduce the load with respect to the housing by a load applied to the flower bud collecting portion. The self-propelled flower bud collecting machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the flower bud collecting machines are arranged in at least one row in a traveling direction of the casing. The self-propelled flower bud collecting machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of the flower bud collecting machines are arranged in front and rear with respect to a traveling direction of the casing. It is characterized in that the hit-off portion of the flower bud collecting machine arranged in the front and the hit-off portion of the flower bud collecting machine arranged in the rear are arranged so that at least a part thereof overlaps in the traveling direction of the housing. The self-propelled flower bud collecting machine according to claim 3 . One of the pair of side surfaces parallel to the traveling direction of the housing is a wall surface,
The self-propelled flower bud collecting machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the rotation of the motor is in a direction from the front surface of the housing toward the wall surface. A flower bud collecting unit that collects flower buds, and a motor that drives the flower bud collecting unit,
The flower bud collecting section,
A rotating shaft portion rotated by the motor,
A plurality of blow-off parts which are attached to the rotary shaft part and have at least one free end
Have
In a self-propelled flower bud collecting machine equipped with a flower bud collecting machine formed of a flexible material for the hit-off portion ,
A housing for holding the flower bud collecting machine,
A dolly for moving the casing,
Holding the motor on top of the housing,
Attaching the flower bud collection section to the bottom of the motor,
A second flower bud collecting section is provided at the bottom of the casing,
The second flower bud collecting section,
A second rotating shaft portion rotated by a second motor;
A plurality of second blow-off portions, which are attached to the second rotating shaft portion and have at least one end as a free end,
A self-propelled flower bud collecting machine, wherein one end of the second rotary shaft portion is offset from the other end of the second rotary shaft portion in the traveling direction of the casing. The self-propelled flower bud collecting machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a guider is provided above the front opening of the casing.