CN207185158U - Corn seeder - Google Patents

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CN207185158U
CN207185158U CN201720972502.XU CN201720972502U CN207185158U CN 207185158 U CN207185158 U CN 207185158U CN 201720972502 U CN201720972502 U CN 201720972502U CN 207185158 U CN207185158 U CN 207185158U
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刘成录
刘成元
贾立辉
马永鑫
杜鹃
刘文国
刘子轩
张法超
张文忠
曲志伟
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Corn seeder belongs to agricultural machinery technological field, it is therefore intended that solves the problems, such as uneven sowing, can not apply fertilizer, burn seed and waste time and energy.The utility model includes walking unit;The sowing unit being arranged in walking unit, sowing unit include upper shell, lower house, sowing pipe and fertilising pipe;Sowing pipe is set in parallel in inside lower house with fertilising pipe and is fixedly connected with lower house inwall, on lower house upper end outer wall and upper enclosure inner wall are slidably matched;A material stirring disc is respectively arranged with inside sowing pipe and fertilising pipe, two material stirring discs are fixed on a material toggling axle, and material toggling axle stretches out from the side wall of lower house, each multiple stock chests of material stirring disc circumference uniform distribution;The storing unit being fixed in walking unit, storing unit connect with sowing pipe and fertilising pipe;And power transmission unit, the rotation of the road wheel of walking unit is pumped by power transmission unit drive lower house relative to upper shell and material toggling axle rotates.

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Corn seeder
Technical field
The utility model belongs to agricultural machinery technological field, and in particular to a kind of corn seeder.
Background technology
The maize seed in China is implanted with sowing and mechanical planting two ways manually at present, and sowing manually needs first to open soil Cultivate, realize the purpose loosened the soil, then bend over to be put into seed in the kind planting ditch originally put in order again, finally covered again in kind of planting ditch Soil is covered, so traditional type of seeding is for sowing personnel, and not only labor intensity is big, it is necessary to which operation of often bending over makes The backbone of labourer is badly deformed, and the corn quantity of program request is difficult control, is generally all with feeling by between certain Away from the corn seed of 2~3 is put into ditch, after waiting corn to send sprouting, thinning is carried out further according to the planting density of maize seedling, The method of this program request needs substantial amounts of manpower and materials;
Mechanical sowing is that the corn of harvest of the upper season was reserved seed for planting to be put into corn drill, and mechanical seeder has a lot Kind, have what is independently used, what also in need and other big machineries were used cooperatively;Worked with the mode that big machinery is used cooperatively Efficiency high, but precision is low;What is independently used generally comprises two kinds, and one kind is manual lift drop, and the grain number control of corn is not smart Really, seed is wasted, blanking is difficult to control, meanwhile, fertilizer and corn seed do not separate, and the phenomenon for burning out seed easily occur, Need constantly to add corn seed in seeding process, time-consuming, the lift drop of seeder exerts a force by artificial completely, arduously;It is another Corn drill is sowing rotating disc type corn drill, and the sowing rotating disk is driven by the rotating shaft of motor connection and rotated, and sows rotating disk Upper to carry some planting tanks, the top for sowing rotating disk is maize storage house, sows the rotation of rotating disk so that being constantly filled in planting tank The corn seed of equivalent, when the planting tank for sowing rotating disk is turned to above the sowing opening of seeder, bottom plate in planting tank by Then it is hinged, can be because be automatically opened up without supporting and conducting oneself with dignity, so as to which the corn seed in planting tank be exposed, Ran Houbo Kind rotating disk rotates again, and the bottom plate of planting tank contacts with closure bar, so as to accelerate to sow trough floor closure.This seeder lacks Point is:The bad control of angle of rotating disk rotating disk is sowed, two planting tanks are easily turned in same sowing point, so as to broadcast two Nest corn seed, uneven sowing is even, is also easy to the phenomenon for broadcast leakage occur, it is impossible to while fertilising is realized, it is necessary to individually apply fertilizer, it is time-consuming Arduously.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to propose a kind of corn seeder, solves uneven sowing existing for prior art, no The problem of applying fertilizer, burning seed and waste time and energy.
To achieve the above object, corn seeder of the present utility model includes:
Walking unit;
The sowing unit being arranged in walking unit, the sowing unit include upper shell, lower house, sowing pipe and fertilising Pipe;The sowing pipe is set in parallel in inside lower house with fertilising pipe and is fixedly connected with lower house inwall, on the lower house End outer wall and the upper enclosure inner wall are slidably matched, and the upper shell is fixed in the walking unit;The sowing pipe and institute It is folding type telescopic flexible pipe to state fertilising pipe upper end, and lower end is respectively arranged with a hollow taper discharging opening, and inside is set respectively It is equipped with a material stirring disc, the axis of the material stirring disc and the fertilising pipe and sowing pipe axis is vertical, two material stirring discs is fixed on On one material toggling axle, the material toggling axle stretches out from the side wall of lower house, each multiple stock chests of material stirring disc circumference uniform distribution;
The storing unit being fixed in the walking unit, the storing unit includes corn storage box and fertilizer stores Case, the corn storage box lower end are connected by bend pipe with sowing pipe upper end, and the fertilizer storage box is by bend pipe and described applies Fertile pipe connection;
And power transmission unit, the rotation of the road wheel of walking unit drive lower house relative by power transmission unit Upper shell pumps and material toggling axle rotates.
The walking unit includes:
Vehicle frame;
Four road wheels being arranged at the corner of vehicle frame lower end;
The bottom bracket of vehicle frame upper end is fixed on, the bottom bracket is door type structure, and the upper surface of the bottom bracket is provided with out Mouthful, sowing unit passes through the opening;
Positioned at bottom bracket upper end and it is fixed on the mounting plate on vehicle frame;The storing unit is fixed on the upper end of mounting plate Face, the upper shell of the sowing unit are fixed on the lower surface of the mounting plate;
And it is fixed on the handrail of vehicle frame upper rear.
The power transmission unit includes:
The wheel of the first power transmission shaft being arranged on the bottom bracket inwall, first power transmission shaft and any one road wheel Axle is connected by chain or belt;
The second driving shaft being arranged on the bottom bracket inwall, the second driving shaft include two connected by shaft core Section, one section close to bottom bracket inwall is connected with bottom bracket by bearing, and the shaft core is stretched out from the side wall of the bottom bracket, institute State shaft core and projection is respectively arranged with two sections of axle relative positions, two sections of axle inwalls are respectively arranged with reeded convex Platform, described raised and described groove coordinate;Connected close to one section of axle of bottom bracket inwall and the first power transmission shaft by chain or belt Connect;
The one section of axle of the belt wheel being fixed on material toggling axle, the belt wheel and the second driving shaft away from bottom bracket inwall leads to Cross belt connection;
And drive mechanism, the second driving shaft drive the lower house past with respect to above and below upper shell by drive mechanism Multiple motion, the lower house move to bottom once with respect to upper shell, and the rotation of material toggling axle drives a stock chest to move to and broadcast Below kind pipe or fertilising pipe.
The drive mechanism includes:
The semi-circumference being fixed on second driving shaft carries the gear of the gear teeth;
And the rack on the lower house is fixed on, two rack vertical directions are oppositely arranged, the gear teeth difference of gear Coordinate the up and down motion for realizing lower house with two racks.
Stock chest quantity in each material stirring disc is four.
Lower house upper end outer wall and the upper enclosure inner wall are slidably matched specially:The lower house outer wall is provided with Raised sliding block, the upper enclosure inner wall and the sliding block correspondence position are provided with the chute of vertical direction, the sliding block and institute State slide cooperation.
The distance that the discharging opening of the fertilising pipe lower end stretches out lower house is more than the discharging opening stretching sowing for sowing pipe lower end The distance of pipe.
The vertical range of the discharging opening of the fertilising pipe lower end and the discharging opening of sowing pipe lower end is 2-5cm.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are:Corn seeder of the present utility model realizes overall branch by walking unit Support, mass motion is manually promoted by handrail, by the structure design of power transmission unit, rotate wheel shaft and drive lower house past Multiple motion and the rotation of material toggling axle, realize that sowing acts, and avoid artificial the problem of lifting drop, laborsaving;Sowing pipe is provided with simultaneously Managed with fertilising, realize seeding and fertilizing while carry out, in addition, being divided into two pipelines, the depth inserted in soil is also different, avoids The phenomenon of seed and fertilizer mixing burn seed;Overall structure is simple, easy to operate, and precision is high, securely and reliably.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is corn seeder overall structure diagram of the present utility model;
Fig. 2 is the sowing cellular construction schematic diagram of corn seeder of the present utility model;
Fig. 3 is the sowing unit internal structure schematic diagram of corn seeder of the present utility model;
Wherein:1st, vehicle frame, 2, handrail, 3, bottom bracket, 4, mounting plate, 5, road wheel, 6, upper shell, 7, lower house, 8, broadcast Kind of pipe, 9, fertilising pipe, 10, material stirring disc, 11, material toggling axle, 12, stock chest, 13, corn storage box, 14, fertilizer storage box, 15, wheel Axle, the 16, first power transmission shaft, 17, second driving shaft, 18, gear, 19, rack, 20, belt wheel.
Embodiment
Embodiment of the present utility model is described further below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
Referring to accompanying drawing 1- accompanying drawings 3, corn seeder of the present utility model includes:
Walking unit;
The sowing unit being arranged in walking unit, the sowing unit include upper shell 6, lower house 7, sowing pipe 8 and Apply fertilizer pipe 9;The sowing pipe 8 is set in parallel in the inside of lower house 7 with fertilising pipe 9 and is fixedly connected with the inwall of lower house 7, described The upper end outer wall of lower house 7 and the inwall of the upper shell 6 are slidably matched, and the upper shell 6 is fixed in the walking unit;It is described Sowing pipe 8 and fertilising pipe 9 upper end are folding type telescopic flexible pipe, and lower end is respectively arranged with a hollow taper discharging Mouthful, inside is respectively arranged with a material stirring disc 10, the axis of the material stirring disc 10 and the fertilising pipe 9 and the sowing axis of pipe 8 hangs down Directly, two material stirring discs 10 are fixed on a material toggling axle 11, and the material toggling axle 11 stretches out from the side wall of lower house 7, each described The multiple stock chests 12 of the circumference uniform distribution of material stirring disc 10;
The storing unit being fixed in the walking unit, the storing unit includes corn storage box 13 and fertilizer stores Case 14, the lower end of corn storage box 13 connects by bend pipe with sowing pipe 8 upper end, the fertilizer storage box 14 by bend pipe with The fertilising pipe 9 connects;
And power transmission unit, the rotation of the road wheel 5 of walking unit drive the phase of lower house 7 by power transmission unit Upper shell 6 is pumped and material toggling axle 11 rotates.
The walking unit includes:
Vehicle frame 1;
Four road wheels 5 being arranged at the lower end corner of vehicle frame 1;
The bottom bracket 3 of the upper end of vehicle frame 1 is fixed on, the bottom bracket 3 is door type structure;
Positioned at the upper end of bottom bracket 3 and the mounting plate 4 that is fixed on vehicle frame 1;The storing unit is fixed on the upper of mounting plate 4 End face, the upper shell 6 of the sowing unit are fixed on the lower surface of the mounting plate 4;
And it is fixed on the handrail 2 of the upper rear of vehicle frame 1.
The power transmission unit includes:
The first power transmission shaft 16 being arranged on the inwall of bottom bracket 3, first power transmission shaft 16 and any one walking The wheel shaft 15 of wheel 5 is connected by chain or belt;
The second driving shaft 17 being arranged on the inwall of bottom bracket 3, the second driving shaft 17 include connecting by shaft core Two sections connect, one section close to bottom bracket 3 inwall is connected with bottom bracket 3 by bearing, and the shaft core is from the side of the bottom bracket 3 Wall stretches out, and the shaft core is respectively arranged with projection in two sections of axle relative positions, and two sections of axle inwalls, which are respectively arranged with, to be carried The boss of groove, described raised and described groove coordinate;Pass through chain close to one section of axle of the inwall of bottom bracket 3 and the first power transmission shaft 16 Bar or belt connection;When pulling out mandrel in the outside of bottom bracket 3, make in two projections and two sections of axle inwalls on mandrel Groove departs from, and makes two sections of axle independences, and one section of axle close to the inwall of bottom bracket 3 individually rotates, and when needing work, is pushed home into core Axle, the groove in two projections and two sections of axle inwalls on mandrel coordinate, two sections of axles is formed an overall power transmission shafts, turn simultaneously It is dynamic;
The belt wheel 20 being fixed on material toggling axle 11, the belt wheel 20 and the second driving shaft 17 are away from the inwall of bottom bracket 3 One section of axle connected by belt;
And drive mechanism, the second driving shaft 17 drive the lower house 7 with respect on upper shell 6 by drive mechanism Lower reciprocating motion, the lower house 7 move to bottom once with respect to upper shell 6, and material toggling axle 11, which rotates, drives a stock chest 12 move to sowing pipe 8 or fertilising pipe 9 lower section, ensure that road wheel 5 often walk 21cm-24cm distance, the relative upper casing of lower house 7 Body 6 moves back and forth once, while drives a stock chest 12 in material stirring disc 10 to turn to the port of export by material toggling axle 11. According to the difference being actually needed, the adjustment of spacing in the rows can be realized with the gearratio of motivation of adjustment transmission mechanism.In actual use, two The distance between side road wheel 5 can also be designed adjustment according to the difference being actually needed.
The drive mechanism includes:
The semi-circumference being fixed on second driving shaft 17 carries the gear 18 of the gear teeth;
And the rack 19 on the lower house 7 is fixed on, two vertical directions of rack 19 are oppositely arranged, the wheel of gear 18 Tooth coordinates the up and down motion for realizing lower house 7 with two racks 19 respectively.
The quantity of stock chest 12 in each material stirring disc 10 is four.
The upper end outer wall of lower house 7 and the inwall of the upper shell 6 are slidably matched specially:The outer wall of lower house 7 is set The sliding block of projection is equipped with, the inwall of upper shell 6 and the sliding block correspondence position are provided with the chute of vertical direction, the sliding block Coordinate with the slide.
Discharging opening stretching of the distance more than sowing pipe 8 lower end that the discharging opening of fertilising pipe 9 lower end stretches out lower house 7 is broadcast The distance of kind pipe 8.
The vertical range of the discharging opening of fertilising pipe 9 lower end and the discharging opening of sowing pipe 8 lower end is 2-5cm, and apply fertilizer pipe 9 The depth inserted in soil is 7-8cm, and the depth that sowing pipe 8 is inserted in soil is 3-5cm.
Lower house 7 of the present utility model realizes that reciprocating mechanism can also be cam mechanism or song with respect to upper shell 6 Handle slide block mechanism.

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1. corn seeder, it is characterised in that including:
Walking unit;
The sowing unit being arranged in walking unit, the sowing unit include upper shell (6), lower house (7), sowing pipe (8) (9) are managed with fertilising;The sowing pipe (8) and fertilising pipe (9) are set in parallel in lower house (7) inside and and lower house (7) inwall It is fixedly connected, lower house (7) the upper end outer wall and the upper shell (6) inwall are slidably matched, and the upper shell (6) is fixed on In the walking unit;The sowing pipe (8) and described fertilising pipe (9) upper end are folding type telescopic flexible pipe, and lower end is distinguished Be provided with a hollow taper discharging opening, inside is respectively arranged with a material stirring disc (10), the axis of the material stirring disc (10) and The fertilising pipe (9) and sowing pipe (8) axis are vertical, and two material stirring discs (10) are fixed on a material toggling axle (11), described group Expect that axle (11) stretches out from the side wall of lower house (7), each multiple stock chests of material stirring disc (10) circumference uniform distribution (12);
The storing unit being fixed in the walking unit, the storing unit include corn storage box (13) and fertilizer storage box (14), corn storage box (13) lower end is connected by bend pipe with sowing pipe (8) upper end, and the fertilizer storage box (14) passes through Bend pipe and fertilising pipe (9) connection;
And power transmission unit, the rotation of the road wheel (5) of walking unit drive lower house (7) phase by power transmission unit Upper shell (6) is pumped and material toggling axle (11) rotates.
2. corn seeder according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the walking unit includes:
Vehicle frame (1);
Four road wheels (5) being arranged at vehicle frame (1) lower end corner;
The bottom bracket (3) of vehicle frame (1) upper end is fixed on, the bottom bracket (3) is door type structure, the upper end of the bottom bracket (3) Face is provided with opening, and sowing unit passes through the opening;
Positioned at bottom bracket (3) upper end and the mounting plate (4) that is fixed on vehicle frame (1);The storing unit is fixed on mounting plate (4) Upper surface, the upper shell (6) of the sowing unit is fixed on the lower surfaces of the mounting plate (4);
And it is fixed on the handrail (2) of vehicle frame (1) upper rear.
3. corn seeder according to claim 2, it is characterised in that the power transmission unit includes:
The first power transmission shaft (16) being arranged on the bottom bracket (3) inwall, first power transmission shaft (16) and any one row The wheel shaft (15) for walking wheel (5) is connected by chain or belt;
The second driving shaft (17) being arranged on the bottom bracket (3) inwall, the second driving shaft (17) include passing through shaft core Two sections of connection, connected close to one section of bottom bracket (3) inwall with bottom bracket (3) by bearing, the shaft core is from the subiculum The side wall of frame (3) is stretched out, and the shaft core is respectively arranged with projection in two sections of axle relative positions, and two sections of axle inwalls are set respectively It is equipped with and coordinates with reeded boss, described raised and described groove;Close to one section of axle of bottom bracket (3) inwall and the first transmission Axle (16) is connected by chain or belt;
The belt wheel (20) being fixed on material toggling axle (11), the belt wheel (20) and the second driving shaft (17) are away from bottom bracket (3) one section of axle of inwall is connected by belt;
And drive mechanism, the second driving shaft (17) drive the lower house (7) with respect to upper shell (6) by drive mechanism Pump, the lower house (7) moves to bottom once with respect to upper shell (6), and material toggling axle (11), which rotates, drives one Individual stock chest (12) is moved to below sowing pipe (8) or fertilising pipe (9).
4. corn seeder according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the drive mechanism includes:
The semi-circumference being fixed on second driving shaft (17) carries the gear (18) of the gear teeth;
And the rack (19) on the lower house (7) is fixed on, two rack (19) vertical directions are oppositely arranged, gear (18) The gear teeth coordinate the up and down motion for realizing lower house (7) with two racks (19) respectively.
5. corn seeder according to claim 1, it is characterised in that stock chest (12) number in each material stirring disc (10) Measure as four.
6. corn seeder according to claim 1, it is characterised in that lower house (7) the upper end outer wall and it is described on Housing (6) inwall is slidably matched specially:Lower house (7) outer wall is provided with the sliding block of projection, upper shell (6) inwall The chute of vertical direction is provided with the sliding block correspondence position, the sliding block and the slide coordinate.
7. corn seeder according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the discharging opening of described fertilising pipe (9) lower end stretches out The discharging opening that the distance of lower house (7) is more than sowing pipe (8) lower end stretches out the distance for sowing pipe (8).
8. corn seeder according to claim 7, it is characterised in that the fertilising is managed the discharging opening of (9) lower end and broadcast The vertical range of the discharging opening of kind pipe (8) lower end is 2-5cm.
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