Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a portable fruit picking device capable of effectively protecting fruit trees while effectively avoiding damage to fruits while improving picking efficiency.
A portable fruit picking device comprising:
the handle operation assembly comprises a handle, a trigger and a first reset torsion spring, the trigger can rotate relative to the handle, the first reset torsion spring is positioned between the handle and the trigger, and the first reset torsion spring is used for resetting the trigger;
the supporting rod is hollow, and one end of the supporting rod is arranged on the handle;
the pull rod is accommodated in the support rod, and one end of the pull rod is connected with the trigger;
the clutch component comprises a clutch rod, an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve, a top spring and a top cap, wherein the clutch rod is hollow, the clutch rod is arranged at the other end of the support rod, the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve, the top spring and the top cap are contained in the clutch rod, the outer sleeve comprises a first sleeve part and an end cover, the end cover is arranged at one end, close to the support rod, of the first sleeve part, conical surfaces are formed on the side wall of the first sleeve part, the distance between the conical surfaces is gradually reduced along the direction away from the support rod, the inner sleeve is arranged in the first sleeve part and can move relative to the first sleeve part, the inner sleeve comprises a second sleeve part and a fixing part, the fixing part is closer to the support rod than the second sleeve part, and the top cap is arranged on the fixing part through the top spring, the top cap can be abutted against the inclined plane to compress the top spring, and the other end of the pull rod is connected with the end cover;
the traction assembly comprises a first pull wire and a second pull wire, one end of the first pull wire is fixed on the second sleeve part, and one end of the second pull wire is fixed on the first sleeve part;
the connecting rod assembly comprises a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod, a fixing rod and a second reset torsion spring, one end of the first connecting rod is rotatably arranged on the clutch rod, one end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the other end of the first connecting rod, the fixing rod is fixed at the other end of the second connecting rod, the other end of the second stay wire is connected with the first connecting rod so as to pull the first connecting rod to rotate relative to the clutch rod, and the second reset torsion spring is used for resetting the first connecting rod; and
the picking head assembly is arranged on the fixed rod and comprises a base, a return spring and a mechanical finger, the base is hollow, one end of the return spring extends into the base, two opposite ends of the return spring are respectively abutted against the mechanical finger and the base, and the other end of the first pull wire penetrates through the base and the return spring to be connected with the mechanical finger so as to pull the mechanical finger to rotate relative to the base, so that the mechanical finger is opened and closed.
In one embodiment, the handle further comprises a connecting sleeve, one end of the supporting rod is arranged on the handle through the connecting sleeve, and one end of the pull rod penetrates through the connecting sleeve to be connected with the trigger.
In one embodiment, the trigger further comprises a fastener, wherein the fastener fixes one end of the pull rod on the trigger.
In one embodiment, the tie rods are steel rods.
In one embodiment, the number of the top spring and the number of the top cap are two, the two top springs are arranged in an axisymmetric manner, and the two top caps are arranged in an axisymmetric manner; or
The number of the top springs and the number of the top caps are four respectively, and the four top springs are uniformly distributed on the periphery of the fixing part.
In one embodiment, the number of the first connecting rod, the number of the second connecting rod and the number of the second return torsion springs are two, one first connecting rod corresponds to one second return torsion spring, and one end of each of the two second connecting rods is rotatably connected with one end of each of the two first connecting rods.
In one embodiment, the mechanical finger comprises three claws, and each claw comprises a claw part and a bottom part, the bottom part is rotatably arranged on the base, and the claw part is fixed on the bottom part.
In one embodiment, the first and second puller wires are both steel wires.
In one embodiment, the handle and the trigger are both made of aluminum alloy.
In one embodiment, the support rod is a metal tube.
The portable fruit picking device at least has the following advantages:
when picking fruits, an operator holds the handle by the left hand (or the right hand), pulls the trigger to rotate relative to the handle, and the pull rod is driven to move downwards when the trigger rotates because one end of the pull rod is connected with the trigger, and the other end of the pull rod is connected with the end cover, so that the outer sleeve is driven to move downwards when the pull rod moves downwards. In the process that the outer sleeve continuously moves downwards, the conical surface can touch the top cap and extrude the top cap to generate pressure, one component force generated by the pressure can compress the top spring, the other component force can drive the top cap to move downwards, and meanwhile, the inner sleeve connected with the top cap is driven to move downwards. When the inner sleeve moves downwards, the mechanical fingers are pulled to rotate relative to the base through the first pull wire, so that the mechanical fingers are closed to grasp fruits.
When the mechanical fingers grasp the fruit, the pressure generated by the mechanical fingers on the fruit reaches a certain degree, namely when the inner sleeve is pulled by the first pull wire to a certain degree, the force given by the top cap on the inner sleeve is overcome enough, and the downward movement of the inner sleeve is stopped. The outer sleeve continues to move downwards along with the pull rod, at the moment, the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve move relatively, the top cap continues to move along the conical surface, and the top spring continues to be pressed to generate deformation. The first connecting rod of second pulling wire pulling with outer bushing connection makes first connecting rod rotate, and first connecting rod rotates, drives second connecting rod and dead lever and rotates, because picking head subassembly sets up on the dead lever, consequently can realize that whole picking head subassembly uses the fruit to pluck the fruit as centering rotation.
And when the trigger finishes rotating, the pull rod stops moving downwards, and the clutch assembly stops moving. When the trigger is loosened, the trigger resets under the action of the restoring force of the first restoring torsion spring, the first connecting rod resets under the action of the restoring force of the second restoring torsion spring, the pull rod resets under the action of the restoring force of the top spring, the mechanical finger resets under the action of the restoring force of the restoring spring, and the mechanical finger opens to wait for the next picking action.
Above-mentioned portable fruit picking device is through being equipped with clutch assembly between first acting as go-between, second acting as go-between and pull rod to the control snatchs the dynamics of fruit, prevents to cause the damage to the fruit epidermis, realizes using the fruit to be the mode of centering rotation picking fruit through adopting link assembly, is favorable to protecting the fruit tree, so can effectively avoid damaging fruit and can effectively protect the fruit tree when improving picking efficiency.
Detailed Description
In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, but rather should be construed as broadly as the present invention is capable of modification in various respects, all without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiments.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the portable fruit picking device 10 is not only convenient to carry, but also can effectively prevent fruit from being damaged and protect fruit trees while improving picking efficiency. Specifically, portable fruit picking apparatus 10 includes a handle operating assembly 100, a support rod 200, a pull rod 300, a clutch assembly 400, a traction assembly 500, a linkage assembly 600, and a picking head assembly 700.
Referring also to fig. 3, the handle operating assembly 100 includes a handle 110, a trigger 120, and a first return torsion spring 130, the trigger 120 being rotatable relative to the handle 110. When the trigger 120 is pulled, the trigger 120 can rotate relative to the handle 110. A first return torsion spring 130 is positioned between the handle 110 and the trigger 120, the first return torsion spring 130 being used to return the trigger 120.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, the handle 110 and the trigger 120 are made of an aluminum alloy material, so that the overall weight can be reduced on the premise of ensuring the strength, and the fatigue degree of the operator during holding the hand can be reduced. The handle 110 is ergonomically designed to facilitate more comfortable operation by the operator.
The support rod 200 is hollow, and one end of the support rod 200 is disposed on the handle 110. Specifically, the portable fruit picking device 10 further includes a connecting sleeve 140, and one end of the supporting rod 200 is disposed on the handle 110 through the connecting sleeve 140, so as to improve the firmness between the supporting rod 200 and the handle 110. The support rod 200 may be a metal pipe, for example, the support rod 200 may be an aluminum pipe, a copper pipe, or an iron pipe, etc., as long as the support strength of the support rod 200 can be ensured.
The pull rod 300 is received in the support rod 200, and one end of the pull rod 300 is connected to the trigger 120. Therefore, when the trigger 120 is rotated relative to the handle 110, the pull rod 300 can be pulled to move closer to the handle 110. Specifically, one end of the pull rod 300 is connected to the trigger 120 through the connection sleeve 140. One end of the pull rod 300 is secured to the trigger 120 by a fastener 150. For example, one end of the pull rod 300 may be fixed to the trigger 120 by a screw to enhance the security between the pull rod 300 and the trigger 120. The tie bar 300 is made of steel, which can improve the strength of the tie bar 300 and prevent the tie bar 300 from breaking.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the clutch assembly 400 includes a clutch rod 410, an outer sleeve 420, an inner sleeve 430, a spring 440, and a cap 450. The clutch lever 410 is hollow, the clutch lever 410 is disposed at the other end of the support rod 200, and the outer sleeve 420, the inner sleeve 430, the spring 440, and the top cap 450 are all accommodated inside the clutch lever 410. Specifically, a through hole 411 is formed at one end of the clutch lever 410, and the other end of the pull rod 300 extends into the clutch lever 410 through the through hole 411.
The outer sleeve 420 includes a first sleeve portion 421 and an end cap 422, the end cap 422 is disposed at one end of the first sleeve portion 421 close to the support rod 200, a conical surface 423 is formed on a side wall of the first sleeve portion 421, and a distance between the conical surfaces 423 is gradually reduced in a direction away from the support rod 200. The conical surface 423 is disposed proximate to the end cap 422.
The inner sleeve 430 is located within the first sleeve portion 421 and the inner sleeve 430 is movable relative to the first sleeve portion 421. The inner sleeve 430 includes a second sleeve portion 431 and a fixing portion 432, the fixing portion 432 is closer to the support rod 200 than the second sleeve portion 431, the top cap 450 is disposed on the fixing portion 432 through the top spring 440, and the top cap 450 can contact the slope to compress the top spring 440. The other end of the pull rod 300 is connected to the end cap 422 so that when the pull rod 300 is moved downward by rotation of the trigger 120, the outer sleeve 420 can be pulled downward. A receiving space is formed between the conical surface 423 and the fixing portion 432, and the top cap 450 and the top spring 440 are located in the receiving space.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, the number of the top springs 440 and the top caps 450 is four, and the four top springs 440 are uniformly distributed around the periphery of the fixing portion 432, and correspondingly, the four top caps 450 are also uniformly distributed. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the number of the top springs 440 and the top caps 450 is two, and the two top springs 440 are disposed axisymmetrically and the two top caps 450 are disposed axisymmetrically.
The pulling assembly 500 includes a first pulling wire 510 and a second pulling wire 520, and one end of the first pulling wire 510 is fixed to the second sleeve part 431, so that when the inner sleeve 430 moves downward, the first pulling wire 510 is pulled to move. One end of the second pulling wire 520 is fixed to the first sleeve portion 421, and when the outer sleeve 420 moves downward, the second pulling wire 520 is pulled to move. Specifically, the first guy wire 510 and the second guy wire 520 are both steel wire, which enhances the strength of the first guy wire 510 and the second guy wire 520 and prevents breakage. Of course, in other embodiments, the first pulling wire 510 and the second pulling wire 520 may be made of other materials with higher strength.
The link assembly 600 includes a first link 610, a second link 620, a fixing lever 630, and a second return torsion spring 640. One end of the first link 610 is rotatably disposed on the clutch lever 410, one end of the second link 620 is rotatably connected to the other end of the first link 610, the fixing lever 630 is fixed to the other end of the second link 620, the other end of the second wire 520 is connected to the first link 610 to pull the first link 610 to rotate relative to the clutch lever 410, and the second restoring torsion spring 640 is used to restore the first link 610. The first link 610 and the second link 620 may be made of metal rods.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, the number of the first link 610, the second link 620 and the second return torsion spring 640 is two, one first link 610 corresponds to one second return torsion spring 640, and one end of each of the two second links 620 is rotatably connected to one end of each of the two first links 610. The linkage assembly 600 forms a double linkage mechanism by providing two first links 610 and two second links 620, which is more stable to ensure that the picking head assembly 700 rotates around the center of the fruit after catching the fruit.
Picking head assembly 700 is disposed on stationary bar 630, picking head assembly 700 includes a base 710, a return spring 720 and a mechanical finger. The base 710 is hollow, one end of the return spring 720 extends into the base 710, two opposite ends of the return spring 720 respectively abut against the mechanical finger and the base 710, and the other end of the first pull wire 510 penetrates through the base 710 and the return spring 720 to be connected with the mechanical finger so as to pull the mechanical finger to rotate relative to the base 710, thereby realizing the opening and closing of the mechanical finger.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, the mechanical finger includes three fingers 730, each finger 730 includes a claw portion 731 and a bottom portion 732, the bottom portion 732 is rotatably disposed on the base 710, and the claw portion 731 is fixed to the bottom portion 732. Specifically, the other end of the first pulling wire 510 is connected to the bottom portion 732, and when the first pulling wire 510 is pulled by the inner sleeve 430, the bottom portion 732 is rotated relative to the base 710, so that the three claws 730 approach each other to close and grab the fruit.
The specific working principle of the portable fruit picking device 10 is as follows:
when picking fruit, the operator holds the support rod 200 with the right hand (or left hand), holds the handle 110 with the left hand (or right hand), pulls the trigger 120 to rotate the trigger 120 relative to the handle 110, and since one end of the pull rod 300 is connected with the trigger 120, the pull rod 300 is driven to move downwards when the trigger 120 rotates, and the other end of the pull rod 300 is connected with the end cover 422, the outer sleeve 420 is driven to move downwards when the pull rod 300 moves downwards.
In the process that the outer sleeve 420 continuously moves downwards, the conical surface 423 touches the top cap 450 and presses the top cap 450 to generate a pressure, one component of the pressure compresses the top spring 440, and the other component of the pressure drives the top cap 450 to move downwards and simultaneously drives the inner sleeve 430 connected with the top cap 450 to move downwards. When the inner sleeve 430 moves downwards, the mechanical fingers are pulled by the first pull wire 510 to rotate relative to the base 710, so that the mechanical fingers are closed to grasp the fruit.
When the mechanical fingers grip the fruit and the mechanical fingers exert pressure on the fruit to a certain extent, that is, when the inner sleeve 430 is pulled by the first pull wire 510 to a certain extent, the force applied from the top cap 450 to the inner sleeve 430 is sufficiently overcome, so that the inner sleeve 430 stops moving downward. While the outer sleeve 420 continues to move downward along with the pull rod 300, the inner sleeve 430 and the outer sleeve 420 have relative movement, the top cap 450 continues to move along the conical surface 423, and the top spring 440 continues to be pressed to deform. The second pulling wire 520 connected to the outer sleeve 420 pulls the first link 610 to rotate the first link 610, and the first link 610 rotates to drive the second link 620 and the fixing rod 630 to rotate, so that the picking head assembly 700 is disposed on the fixing rod 630, and the picking head assembly 700 can rotate around the fruit as a center to pick the fruit.
The trigger 120 is turned, the pull rod 300 stops moving downward, and the clutch assembly 400 stops moving. When the trigger 120 is released, the trigger 120 is reset under the restoring force of the first restoring torsion spring 130, the first connecting rod 610 is reset under the restoring force of the second restoring torsion spring 640, the pull rod 300 is reset under the restoring force of the top spring 440, the mechanical finger is reset under the restoring force of the restoring spring 720, and the mechanical finger is opened to wait for the next picking action.
Above-mentioned portable fruit picking device 10 is through being equipped with clutch assembly 400 between first acting line 510, second acting line 520 and pull rod 300 to control the dynamics of snatching fruit, prevent to cause the damage to the fruit epidermis, realize using the fruit to be the mode of centering rotation picking fruit through adopting link assembly 600, is favorable to protecting the fruit tree, so can effectively avoid damaging fruit and can effectively protect the fruit tree when improving picking efficiency.
The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.
The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.