PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surface soil excavation device excavating the surface soil and subsequently collecting the excavated surface soil in an easily storable manner.SOLUTION: A surface soil excavation device 21 to be mounted on a traveling machine 11 comprises: an excavation part 61 that is provided in a direction in substantially parallel to the ground surface and crossing with the traveling direction of the traveling machine, and including an excavation claw that is rotatingly driven to excavate the surface soil of the ground surface a collection part A that collects the soil excavated by the excavation part 61 and that has a discharge port 74 for discharging the soil on the ground surface after the excavation into a soil banking shape narrower than the excavation width and a power transmission part 101 that transmits power input from the traveling machine 11 to rotatingly drive the excavation part 61 and the collection part A.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】表土を削り取り、その後削り取った表土を収納し易いように集める表土掘削装置を提供する。【解決手段】走行機11に装着される表土掘削装置21であって、地表面と略平行かつ前記走行機の進行方向と交差する方向に設けられ、回転駆動して地表面の表土を削り取る掘削爪を有する掘削部61と、該掘削部61で削り取られた土壌を回収するとともに掘削後の地表面に掘削幅より狭い盛土状に排出していく排出口74が設けられた回収部Aと、前記走行機11から入力された動力を伝達して前記掘削部61及び前記回収部Aを回転駆動する動力伝達部101とを備える表土掘削装置。【選択図】図1
