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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2018
Yanmar Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Kishimoto, Osaka, JP;
Kazuyuki Kotani, Osaka, JP;
Toshikazu Kokubunji, Osaka, JP;
Tadayoshi Sukigara, Okazaki, JP;
Kazuyoshi Tutiya, Okazaki, JP;
YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Osaka, JP;
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.