蕹菜收获机之研究开发.PDF

8 4 1999 12 29 農業機械學刊 第 卷 第 期 年 月 蕹菜收穫機之研究開發 1 2 王明茂 ，謝俊夫 1. 行政院農業委員會高雄區農業改良場副研究員，本文通訊作者 2. 國立屏東科技大學生物系統工程系副教授 摘 要 研究蕹菜採收時之園藝性狀，調查及分析人工不同採收方式之優、缺點，並 規劃機械採收作業流程，設計割取、撥入、挾持運送與收集等機構等，以開發適 用之收穫機具。試驗結果發現蕹菜利用往復剪刀對細嫩又中空之草莖可切斷自如， 且切口平齊，而挾持皮帶採用軟質橡膠海綿對草莖及葉片等幾乎不會損傷，然後 將各機構聯合組成，可由 9 馬力中耕管理機來帶動，而試驗機已具有分草、撥入、 挾持、剪割、運送等功能，該機一次收割寬度為81cm ，作業時由一人即可操作， 且採收物料可從兩車輪跨間連續排放於田間，整齊度亦佳，工作效率為每0.1ha 收 割時間約 1 小時左右，較慣行人工採收法快8 倍以上，惟機體稍嫌笨重些乃美中 不足，今後需加強改良使其操作更輕便與增進其耐用度。 關鍵詞 ：蕹菜、收穫機、切割採收 DEVELOPMENT OF A HARVESTING MACHINE FOR WATER CONVOLVULUS 1 2 Ming-Mao Wang , Jum-Fu Hsieh 1. Associate Specialist ，Kaohsiung District Agricultural Improvement Station, Corresponding Author. 2. Associate Professor, Dept. of Bio-system Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology. ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to develop a harvesting machine for water convolvulus. The horticultural properties related to harvesting process were investigated and some conventional harvesting methods were analyzed, which yielded results to design the mechanisms of pick-up, reaping, collection and transportation process. A proto-type of harvester was constructed to provide all those functions. The results showed that the reciprocating cutter could cut the hollow stem neatly, the soft guiding and the transporting belt could handle the fine leaves withou