JP4095549B2 - Fruit harvesting equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fruit harvesting device for harvesting fruits directly made of a thick trunk.

  Traditionally, to harvest high fruit, place it on a stepladder or climb directly on a tree and cut it by hand or cut it with a high branch. It was like that.

  However, in the work performed by climbing a stepladder or a tree, there is a risk of falling, and it is difficult to harvest without damaging the fruit. On the other hand, it is difficult to cut cocoon fissures when working with high branch cutting, so it is necessary to cut it together with the branches. There was a problem of restrictions.

  The present invention was made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fruit harvesting apparatus that can perform a harvesting operation safely and reliably without damaging the fruit. It is.

In order to achieve the above object, a fruit harvesting apparatus according to the present invention comprises:
The open / close string (3) having a spring action is inserted into the slide ring (2) provided at the mouth of the harvesting net (1), and one end of the open / close string (3) is attached to the open / close string attachment (4). The other end is connected to an open / close net operating rod (14) for opening and closing the harvesting net (1), and the open / close string attaching tool (4) is attached to an openable / closable cutting operating tool (5). It is configured to sandwich and cut the fruit jar between the operating tool (5) and the blade (6) (first invention).

  In the present invention, it is preferable that two cutting operation tools (5) are installed on both sides of the edge of the blade (6) so as to sandwich the edge of the blade (6) (second invention).

  In the present invention, it is preferable that a cutting edge cover (17) surrounding the blade (6) is fixed to the cutting operation tool (5) when the harvesting net (1) is opened (third invention). .

  The first frame (8) that holds the harvesting net (1) is provided so that the angle of the first frame (8) can be changed around the joining pin (11) with respect to the second frame (12) held by the work bar (16). (4th invention).

  According to the first invention, when the opening and closing net operating rod (14) is operated by covering the fruit with the harvest net (1), the opening and closing string (3) is operated via the opening and closing net operating rod (14), The mouth of the harvesting net (1) slides on the surface of the fruit through the slide ring (2), and the fruit folds are guided to the end of the blade (6) with the opening and closing string fitting (4) and harvested. The net (1) contracts, and the reeds are cut between the cutting actuator (5) and the blade (6), and the fruit can be harvested in the harvesting net (1). Thus, the harvesting operation can be performed safely and reliably without damaging the fruit.

  By adopting the configuration of the second invention, it is possible to reliably cut fruit folds.

  According to the third invention, when the harvested fruit is taken out from the harvesting net (1), the blade (6) is surrounded by the blade cover (17), so that the fruit harvested from the harvesting net (1) can be safely collected. It can be taken out.

  According to the fourth aspect, the angle of the harvesting net (1) can be freely changed to an acute angle or an obtuse angle by placing the first frame (8) on the trunk of the tree. Therefore, it can be surely harvested in the harvesting net (1) in correspondence with the fruit having various ways such as the back side of the tree.

  Next, specific embodiments of the fruit harvesting apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a fruit harvesting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention in a state where an opening / closing port of a harvesting net is opened. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the fruit harvesting device in a state where the opening and closing port of the harvesting net is closed. 3 is an enlarged top view of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is an enlarged top view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a side view of FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

  The fruit harvesting apparatus of the present embodiment is configured such that the second work bar 18 can be expanded and contracted with respect to the first work bar 16, and the length of these work bars 16 and 18 is adjusted so that the harvesting work can be performed according to the height of the fruit. It is configured to be able to.

  The second frame 12 is attached to the distal end portion of the first working rod 16 via the coupling pin 15 by the working rod coupling tool 13, and the first frame 8 is rotated to the distal end of the second frame 12 via the frame joining pin 11. It is mounted movably. In addition, a spring 9 is stretched between the second frame 12 and the first frame 8, and the first frame 8 is rotated by the action of the spring 9, so that the angle can be freely changed to an obtuse angle or an acute angle. Has been.

  In the first work bar 16 and the second work bar 18, an open / close net operating bar 14 for opening and closing the harvesting net 1 is disposed, and a base end portion of the open / close net operating bar 14 is connected to a harvest net open / close handle 21. The tip of the opening / closing net operating rod 14 is connected to the opening / closing string 3. Here, the opening / closing string 3 is made of a material having a spring action such as a wire rope, a piano wire, a spring wire, or a shape memory alloy. The opening / closing string 3 is inserted into a slide ring 2 provided at the mouth of the harvesting net 1, and its tip is connected to the opening / closing string attachment 4.

  Further, the opening / closing string attachment tool 4 is attached to a two-piece cutting operation tool 5 that sandwiches the edge of the blade 6 on both sides, and the fruit folds are placed between the cutting operation device 5 and the blade 6. It is designed to be cut by sandwiching the film. Here, the blade 6 is attached to the first frame 8 by a blade attachment bolt 7.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a cutting edge cover 17 that surrounds the blade 6 when the harvesting net 1 is opened is fixed to the cutting operation tool 5, so that the fruit can be safely removed from the harvesting net 1. It can be taken out.

  Since the fruit harvesting apparatus of the present embodiment is configured as described above, at the time of fruit harvesting, first, the first work bar 16 and the second work bar 18 are telescopically operated, and the length of the harvested fruit tree is adjusted. After setting according to the height, the harvesting net 1 is applied to a tree trunk or the like to adjust the angle of the fruit, and the angle of the first frame 8 is adjusted by the action of the spring 9. The minute angle is adjusted by the spring action of the opening / closing string 3.

  Next, when the fruit to be harvested is covered with the harvesting net 1 and the harvesting net opening / closing handle 21 is pulled, the opening / closing string 3 is actuated via the opening / closing net actuating rod 14, and the harvesting net 1 is harvested via the slide ring 2. The mouth net slides on the surface of the fruit, and the harvest net 1 contracts as if the folds of the straw are guided to the tip of the blade 6 by the opening / closing string attachment 4. Accompanying this contraction, the straw is sandwiched and cut between the blade 6 and the cutting operation tool 5, and the fruit is harvested in the harvest net 1.

  When the harvesting net handle 21 is released after the harvesting, the opening / closing net operating rod 14 is actuated by the action of the opening / closing net spring 19, and the harvesting net 1 and the cutting operation tool 5 are opened via the slide ring 2 by the opening / closing string 3, thereby performing the cutting operation. A blade edge cover 17 fixed to the tool 5 surrounds the edge of the blade 6. In this way, it is possible to safely extract and harvest the fruit from the harvest net 1.

  According to the fruit harvesting apparatus of the present embodiment, the first working bar 16 and the second working bar 18 can be expanded and contracted to perform the harvesting operation in accordance with the height of the fruit. Therefore, dangerous harvesting with a stepladder or climbing a tree is possible. There is an advantage of being freed from work. Moreover, the fruit which carries out various forms, such as the reverse side of a tree, respond | corresponds with the 1st flame | frame 8 which operates at a variable angle, and the opening-and-closing string 3 with a spring action, and can hold | grip a fruit to the harvest net 1 reliably. Moreover, if the opening and closing string 3 is a thin one of about 3 mm and a thin one is used as the first frame 8, the fruit folds will enter a short narrow gap, and the folds will be cut more reliably. Can do.

  There are various fruit trees such as thorns, pests, or trees that cause inflammation on the skin. According to this embodiment, the body can be protected from such damage. Further, since the harvesting net 1 is attached via the slide ring 2 with an opening / closing string 3 made of a flexible wire rope or the like, it is possible to prevent the fruit from being damaged during harvesting.

The front view which shows the fruit harvesting apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention in the state which the opening and closing opening of the harvesting net opened The front view which shows the fruit harvesting apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention in the state which the opening and closing opening of the harvest net closed Upper enlarged view of FIG. Side view of FIG. Upper enlarged view of FIG. Side view of FIG. Sectional drawing which follows the AA line of FIG. Sectional drawing which follows the BB line of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Harvest net 2 Slide ring 3 Opening and closing string 4 Opening and closing string attaching tool 5 Cutting work tool 6 Cutting tool 7 Cutting tool attaching bolt 8 First frame 9 Spring 10 Angle indicating tool 11 Frame joining pin 12 Second frame 13 Work rod connecting tool 14 Opening and closing string Actuating bar 15 Connecting pin 16 First work bar 17 Cutting edge cover 18 Second work bar 19 Opening / closing net spring 20 Second work bar lid 21 Harvesting net opening / closing handle

Claims (4)

  An opening / closing string (3) having a spring action is inserted into a slide ring (2) provided at the mouth of the harvesting net (1), and one end of the opening / closing string (3) is attached to the opening / closing string attachment (4). The other end is connected to an open / close net operating rod (14) for opening and closing the harvesting net (1), and the open / close string attachment (4) is attached to an openable / closable cutting operation tool (5). A fruit harvesting device configured to sandwich and cut a fruit cocoon between the operating tool (5) and the blade (6).   2. The fruit harvesting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein two cutting operation tools (5) are installed on both sides of the edge of the blade (6) so as to sandwich the edge of the blade (6).   The fruit harvesting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a cutting edge cover (17) surrounding the blade (6) is fixed to the cutting operation tool (5) when the harvesting net (1) is opened.   The first frame (8) that holds the harvesting net (1) is provided so that the angle of the first frame (8) can be changed around the joining pin (11) with respect to the second frame (12) held by the work bar (16). The fruit harvesting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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