Mulching machine
AssigneeYanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakeshi Kishimoto, Kazuyuki Kotani, Toshikazu Kokubunji, Tadayoshi Sukigara, Kazuyoshi Tutiya
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Abstract
A mulching machine comprising a machine body that includes a tilling unit performing tilling, a ridge forming unit forming a ridge with the tilled soil, a mulch film laying unit drawing a mulch film from a film roll and laying it over the ridge, and ground wheels supporting the machine body. The tilling unit and the ridge forming unit are arranged in this order from the front in the traveling direction of the mulching machine, and the film roll is positioned such that its center of gravity does not overlap the ground wheels and is located forward of the ground wheels in the traveling direction.
Claims12
A mulching machine comprising:
- a machine body including
- a tilling unit for performing tilling of soil,
- a ridge forming unit for forming a ridge with use of the tilled soil,
- a mulch film laying unit for drawing a mulch film from a film roll and laying the mulch film over the ridge, and
- ground wheels for supporting the machine body, wherein
- the tilling unit and the ridge forming unit are arranged in this order from a front side in a traveling direction of the machine body,
- the ground wheels are positioned rearward of the tilling unit in the traveling direction of the machine body,
- the film roll is positioned such that the center of gravity of the film roll is prevented from overlapping the ground wheels and is located forward of the ground wheels in the traveling direction of the machine body, and wherein the film roll is positioned such that the center of gravity of the film roll is located forward of the ridge forming unit in the traveling direction of the machine body.
A mulching machine comprising:
- a machine body including
- a tilling unit for performing tilling of soil,
- a ridge forming unit for forming a ridge with use of the tilled soil,
- a mulch film laying unit for drawing a mulch film from a film roll and laying the mulch film over the ridge, and
- ground wheels for supporting the machine body, wherein
- the tilling unit and the ridge forming unit are arranged in this order from a front side in a traveling direction of the machine body,
- the ground wheels are positioned rearward of the tilling unit in the traveling direction of the machine body,
- the machine body is separable into a front unit including the tilling unit and a rear unit including the ground wheels and the ridge forming unit, and
- the film roll is included in the front unit and is supported by the front unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.