JP7048069B2 - Fruit harvester - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a fruit harvesting tool, and more particularly to a fruit harvesting tool provided with a mechanism for cutting a fruit stalk.

In recent years, the harvesting of fruits such as strawberries and cherries has been carried out for the purpose of avoiding damage to the fruits by directly touching the fruits with human hands, improving work efficiency and reducing the burden on workers. It has been proposed to use equipment such as equipment.

For example, in Patent Document 1, a fruit stalk cutting mechanism for cutting the fruit stalk of a fruit to be harvested, the first finger that extends in the first direction and is movable in the second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the above-mentioned. A plate shape having a second finger arranged in the vicinity of the second direction of the first finger, extending in the first direction, and movable in the second direction, and a surface including the first and second directions. It has a cutting edge extending in the first direction and is provided with a cutting blade provided in the first finger, and a part of the first finger facing the second finger is formed in the first and second directions. A recess recessed in the second direction when viewed from a third direction orthogonal to each other is formed, and the cutting blade is provided in the first finger so as to cover the recess from the third direction, and the cutting edge is provided with the cutting edge. Of the surface of the first finger facing the second finger, the surface is set to be flush with a portion other than the recess or at a position farther from the second finger than the portion, and to face the recess of the second finger. A convex portion that can enter the recess when the first and second fingers approach each other in the second direction is provided in the portion to be provided, and the first and second fingers approach each other in the second direction. Occasionally, a fruit stalk cutting mechanism has been proposed in which the fruit stalk of the fruit to be harvested located between the first and second fingers is cut by a shearing force between the convex portion and the cutting blade. ing.

It is said that the fruit stalk cutting mechanism of Patent Document 1 can smoothly position the fruit stalk at the cutting position of the fruit stalk and suppress damage to the fruit stalk by providing the above configuration.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-11257

However, in the device provided with the fruit pattern cutting mechanism proposed in Patent Document 1, depending on the proficiency level of the operator, the tip of the device may come into contact with the fruit during the fruit harvesting operation, and the fruit may be damaged. There is.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fruit harvesting tool capable of harvesting fruits by a simple mechanism without damaging the fruits.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention, as an example, includes a ring portion into which a finger is inserted, a flat surface portion formed on the upper surface of the ring portion, a connecting portion having one end connected to the flat surface portion, and the other end of the connecting portion. Provided is a fruit harvester having a cut portion connected to and arranged at a position facing the flat surface portion, and the cut portion has a blade formed on the surface facing the flat surface portion.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a fruit harvesting tool capable of harvesting fruits by a simple mechanism without damaging the fruits. The effect of the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above effect, and may be any of the effects described in the present disclosure.

It is a perspective view which shows the whole image of the fruit harvesting tool of 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the fruit harvesting tool of 1st Embodiment. It is a back view which shows the fruit harvesting tool of 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the fruit harvesting tool of 1st Embodiment. It is a right side view which shows the fruit harvesting tool of 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing in the line segment AA line of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the use example of the fruit harvesting tool of 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the fruit harvesting tool of 2nd Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the fruit harvesting tool of 2nd Embodiment. It is a right side view which shows the fruit harvesting tool of 2nd Embodiment. It is a front side perspective view which shows the whole image of the fruit harvesting tool of 3rd Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the back side which shows the whole image of the fruit harvesting tool of 3rd Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the fruit harvesting tool of 3rd Embodiment. It is a back view which shows the fruit harvesting tool of 3rd Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the fruit harvesting tool of 3rd Embodiment. It is a right side view which shows the fruit harvesting tool of 3rd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, suitable embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below show an example of a typical embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not narrowly interpreted by this. The present invention can also combine all or part of each of the following embodiments with each other.

<1. First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall image of the fruit harvesting tool of the first embodiment. The outline of the fruit harvesting tool 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The fruit harvesting tool 1 of the present embodiment includes a ring portion 2 into which a human finger is inserted, a flat surface portion 5 formed on the upper surface of the ring portion 2, and an arch-shaped connecting portion 3 having one end connected to the flat surface portion 5. , A cut portion 4 connected to the other end of the connecting portion 3 and arranged at a position facing the flat surface portion 5.

The cut portion 4 is arranged at a position separated from the blade forming portion 6 in which the blade 12 for cutting the fruit stalk of the fruit is formed, and the separating groove 11 extending in the direction from the connecting portion 3 toward the cut portion 4. , A holding portion 7 for holding the fruit stalk cut by the blade 12. The blade 12 is formed so as to extend in the direction from the connecting portion 3 toward the cut portion 4 on the surface of the blade forming portion 6 facing the flat surface portion 5. Since the separating groove 11 is formed in the fruit harvesting tool 1, the material of the cut portion 4 is reduced to reduce the rigidity, and the cut portion 4 is soft enough to be easily pressed by a finger.

In the fruit harvesting tool 1, for example, a fruit pattern of a fruit such as a strawberry is sandwiched between a flat surface portion 5 and a cutting portion 4, and the sandwiched fruit pattern is cut by a blade 12 of a blade forming portion 6 to form a fruit or the like after cutting. It is used for harvesting without direct contact by humans. As a result, it is possible to harvest fruits that are easily damaged by human touch without damaging them while maintaining their freshness.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the fruit harvesting tool 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the fruit harvesting tool 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the fruit harvesting tool 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a right side view showing the fruit harvesting tool 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line segment AA of FIG. 2 of the fruit harvesting tool 1 of the present embodiment. The detailed configuration of the fruit harvesting tool 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and the like, the flat surface portion 5 is formed with a first recess 13 extending in a direction intersecting the extending direction of the blade 12. As an example, the first recess 13 in the present embodiment extends in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the blade 12. Further, in the flat surface portion 5, a mountain-shaped first convex portion 23 extending adjacent to the first concave portion 13 is formed on the connecting portion 3 side of the first concave portion 13.

As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the holding portion 7 is connected to the connecting portion 3 and forms an arch shape at a position facing the arch shape of the connecting portion 3. The holding portion 7 further extends from the lower end of the arch shape toward the connecting portion 3. A second recess 21 extending at a position facing the first recess 13 is formed at the tip of the holding portion 7 extending toward the connecting portion 3. A mountain-shaped second convex portion 22 extending adjacent to the second concave portion 21 is formed on the connecting portion 3 side of the second concave portion 21.

The fruit harvesting tool 1 is formed so that the fruit stalk 20 of the fruit that has been inserted between the first recess 13 and the second recess 21 can be sandwiched between the first recess 13 and the second recess 21 at the time of use. When sandwiching the fruit handle 20, the tip of the second convex portion 22 first abuts on the tip of the first convex portion 23, further slides from the tip of the first convex portion 23 in the direction of the connecting portion 3, and then the first concave portion. The fruit handle 20 can be sandwiched between the 13 and the second recess 21.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the flat surface portion 5 is formed with a blade insertion groove 14 extending at a position facing the blade 12. Since the blade insertion groove 14 is formed in the fruit harvesting tool 1, the blade 12 can be deeply inserted into the fruit stalk 20 for cutting, and after cutting, the fruit stalk 1 is formed by the first recess 13 and the second recess 21. 20 can be sandwiched and gripped.

A non-slip mechanism may be formed on the upper surface of the cut portion 4. When this non-slip mechanism is formed, when the upper surface of the cut portion 4 is pressed by a human finger, the finger cannot be prevented from slipping off, and the cut portion 4 can be pushed in more reliably.

As the material of the fruit harvesting tool 1, for example, a thermoplastic synthetic resin such as polypropylene (PP) or polyacetylene, an elastic material, or the like is used.

In the front view of FIG. 2, the dimension of the fruit harvester 1 is 41 mm in height from the upper end of the position where the connecting portion 3 and the cutting portion 4 are connected to the lower end of the ring portion 2, and the arch of the connecting portion 3. The width from the central portion of the shape to the cut portion 4 is 29 mm. The width of the ring portion 2 is 15 mm. Further, the width from the central portion of the arch shape of the connecting portion 3 to one end on the connecting portion 3 side of the ring portion 2 is 11.5 mm. Further, in the right side view of FIG. 5, the width of the connecting portion 3 is 15 mm, the width of the blade forming portion 6 is 8 mm, and the width of the holding portion 7 is 5 mm. However, the dimensions of the fruit harvesting tool according to the present invention are not limited to these.

<2. Example of using fruit harvesting tools>
FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing an example of use of the fruit harvesting tool 1 of the first embodiment. A method of cutting the fruit stalk 20 of a fruit using the fruit harvesting tool 1 and harvesting the fruit will be described with reference to FIG. 7. In this embodiment, as an example, an example in which a right-handed person uses the fruit harvester 1 with his / her right hand will be described.

As shown in FIG. 7, first, the index finger 71 of the right hand 70 of the person using the fruit harvesting tool 1 is inserted into the ring portion 2.

Second, the fruit is placed below the little finger of the right hand 70, and the fruit stalk 20 connected to the fruit is inserted into the first recess 13 of the flat surface portion 5. When the fruit stalk 20 is inserted into the first recess 13 of the flat surface portion 5, the fruit stalk 20 is inserted by passing the vicinity of the palm of the right hand 70, and when the fruit is harvested, the fruit stalk 20 is used with the fruit harvesting tool 1. Since the fruit stalk 20 can be gripped and pressed with a finger or the palm of the hand, the fruit can be harvested more reliably without dropping it on the ground.

Third, the upper surface of the cut portion 4 is pushed downward with the thumb 72, and the blade 12 of the blade forming portion 6 is pushed into the fruit handle 20 by focusing on the upper surface of the blade forming portion 6 in the tip direction of the thumb 72. Thereby, the fruit stalk 20 is cut.

Fourth, after cutting the fruit stalk 20, with the thumb 72 pushing the upper surface of the cut portion 4 downward, the upper surface of the holding portion 7 in the root direction of the thumb 72 is focused on, and the flat surface portion 5 is the first. The fruit stalk 20 connected to the fruit is gripped by the recess 13 and the second recess 21 of the holding portion 7.

Fifth, while the fruit stalk 20 is gripped by the fruit harvesting tool 1, the fruits connected to the fruit stalk 20 are placed in a container such as a harvesting tray, and then the gripped fruit stalk 20 is used as the fruit harvesting tool 1. Harvest the fruits away from.

As described above, in the fruit harvesting tool 1 of the present embodiment, the blade forming portion 6 and the holding portion 7 are formed so as to be separated from each other by the separating groove 11, so that the holding portion 7 is formed after the fruit stalk 20 is cut. Since the fruit stalk 20 can be reliably sandwiched between the stalk 20 and the flat surface portion 5, the fruit stalk 20 can be gripped by the holding portion 7 and the fruit can be harvested without directly holding the fruit stalk 20 and the fruit. Further, the fruit harvesting tool 1 can reliably grip the fruit stalk 20 because the first recess 13 and the second recess 21 are formed. Further, the fruit harvesting tool 1 can smoothly grip the fruit stalk 20 because the first convex portion 23 and the second convex portion 22 are formed. Further, by forming the first convex portion 23 or the second convex portion 22 higher than the diameter of the fruit handle 20, the fruit handle 20 is connected to the connecting portion 3 rather than the first concave portion 13 located at the lower part of the blade forming portion 6. It is also possible to prevent the blade 12 from being unable to cut the fruit handle 20 due to excessive insertion in the direction.

Therefore, by using the fruit harvesting tool 1 of the present embodiment, the fruit can be harvested by a simple mechanism without damaging the fruit. Further, since the fruit can be harvested with only one hand, the other work can be performed with the other hand at the same time as the harvesting operation using the fruit harvesting tool 1 of the present embodiment.

<3. 2nd Embodiment>
First, the outline of the fruit harvesting tool 81 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10. FIG. 8 is a front view showing the fruit harvesting tool 81 of the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the fruit harvesting tool 81 of the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a right side view showing the fruit harvesting tool 81 of the present embodiment. The fruit harvesting tool 81 of the present embodiment is different from the fruit harvesting tool 1 of the first embodiment in that the position where the connecting portion is formed with respect to the flat surface portion formed on the upper surface of the ring portion is different.

The fruit harvesting tool 81 of the present embodiment includes a ring portion 82 into which a human finger is inserted, a flat surface portion 85 formed on the upper surface of the ring portion 82, and an arch-shaped connecting portion 83 having one end connected to the flat surface portion 85. , A cut portion 84 connected to the other end of the connecting portion 83 and arranged at a position facing the flat surface portion 85.

The cut portion 84 is formed with a blade 86 for cutting the fruit stalk 20 on the surface facing the flat surface portion 5. As an example, the blade 86 is formed so as to extend in a direction orthogonal to the direction from the connecting portion 83 to the cutting portion 84. However, the extending direction of the blade formed in the fruit harvesting tool of the present invention is not limited to the orthogonal direction, and may be a direction intersecting the direction from the connecting portion 83 to the cutting portion 84.

Similar to the fruit harvesting tool 1 of the first embodiment, the fruit harvesting tool 81 sandwiches the fruit pattern of a fruit such as strawberry between the flat surface portion 85 and the cut portion 84, and the sandwiched fruit pattern is the blade of the cut portion 84. It is cut at 86 and used for harvesting the cut fruits without direct contact with humans. As a result, it is possible to harvest fruits that are easily damaged by human touch without damaging them while maintaining their freshness.

Next, the detailed configuration of the fruit harvester 81 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10.

As shown in FIG. 10, the connecting portion 83 has an arch shape formed in the same direction as the circumferential direction of the ring shape formed in the ring portion 82 into which a human finger is inserted, and is connected to the cut portion 84 and the flat surface portion 85. There is. As an example, the connecting portion 83 of the present embodiment is connected to a part of the left side of the back surface of the flat portion 85 when viewed from the front of the fruit harvesting tool 81 shown in FIG. The connecting position of the connecting portion 83 is not limited to this, and may be connected to a part of the flat surface portion 85.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the connecting portion 83 has a contact surface 87 that comes into contact with the side portion of the fruit handle 20 inserted between the cut portion 84 and the flat surface portion 85. Further, the connecting portion 83 is a position where the fruit handle 20 inserted between the cut portion 84 and the flat surface portion 85 abuts in order to arrange the fruit handle 20 that has come into contact with the contact surface 87 at the lower part of the blade 86. The width in the left-right direction is shorter than the length in the left-right direction of the cut portion 84 at the position where the blade 86 is formed. The contact surface 87 is formed with an inclined surface on a curved surface in the direction in which the fruit pattern 20 is inserted so that the contact surface 87 can easily come into contact with the side portion of the fruit pattern 20.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the flat surface portion 85 is formed with a blade insertion groove 88 extending at a position facing the blade 86. Since the blade insertion groove 88 is formed in the fruit harvesting tool 81, the blade 86 can be deeply inserted into the fruit stalk 20 for cutting, and after cutting, the cut portion 84 and the third convex portion 89 form the fruit stalk. 20 can be sandwiched and gripped. Further, in the flat surface portion 85, a third convex portion 89 extending in parallel with the blade insertion groove 88 is formed on the connecting portion 83 side of the blade insertion groove 88 in the vicinity of the blade insertion groove 88. Since the third convex portion 89 is formed, the fruit harvester 81 fixes the fruit pattern 20 inserted between the cut portion 84 and the flat surface portion 85 at the third convex portion 89 and the contact surface 87. can do.

The fruit harvesting tool 81 of the present embodiment can have the same effect as the fruit harvesting tool 1 of the first embodiment by the above configuration. Further, in the fruit harvesting tool 81, for example, with the extending direction of the fruit stalk 20 oriented in a direction orthogonal to the blade 86, the fruit stalk 20 is viewed from the right side when viewed from the front of the fruit harvesting tool 81 shown in FIG. It can be inserted between the cut portion 84 and the flat portion 85. When the fruit handle 20 is inserted until its side portion abuts on the contact surface 87 of the connecting portion 83, the fruit handle 20 is fixed by the contact surface 87 and the third convex portion 89. As a result, the fruit harvester 81 can reliably arrange the fruit stalk 20 below the blade 86 without inserting the fruit stalk 20 too much from the right direction to the left direction in FIG. 8, for example, so that the fruit stalk 20 can be reliably arranged. Can be disconnected.

A non-slip mechanism may be formed on the upper surface of the cut portion 84. When this non-slip mechanism is formed, when the upper surface of the cut portion 84 is pressed by a human finger, the finger can be prevented from slipping off and the cut portion 84 can be pushed in more reliably.

<4. Third Embodiment>
FIG. 11 is a front perspective view showing an overall image of the fruit harvesting tool of the third embodiment. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the back side showing an overall image of the fruit harvesting tool of the third embodiment. An outline of the fruit harvesting tool 101 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.

The fruit harvester 101 of the present embodiment is connected to a ring portion 102 into which a human finger is inserted, an upper surface portion 105 formed on the upper surface of the ring portion 102, and one end thereof below the upper surface portion 105 or in the vicinity of the ring portion 102. It is provided with an arch-shaped connecting portion 103 and a cutting portion 104 connected to the other end of the connecting portion 103 and arranged at a position facing the upper surface portion 105. The main difference between the fruit harvesting tool 101 of the present embodiment and the fruit harvesting tool 1 of the first embodiment is that the connecting portion is arranged at the center in the width direction of the ring portion and is connected to the lower portion of the ring portion. That is the point.

As an example, the cutting portion 104 includes a blade forming portion 106, which is arranged at a position on the front side of the fruit harvesting tool 101 and has a blade 112 for cutting the fruit pattern of the fruit, and a connecting portion 103 of the fruit harvesting tool 101. A holding portion 107, which is arranged at a position on the formed back surface side and holds the fruit stalk cut by the blade 112, is formed. A fourth convex portion 108 protruding toward the upper surface portion 105 is formed at the tip of the holding portion 107 in contact with the fruit handle.

As an example, the blade 112 is formed so as to extend in a direction orthogonal to the direction from the connecting portion 103 toward the cut portion 104 on the surface of the blade forming portion 106 facing the upper surface portion 105. However, the extending direction of the blade formed in the fruit harvesting tool of the present invention is not limited to the orthogonal direction, and may be a direction intersecting the direction from the connecting portion 103 to the cutting portion 104.

Similar to the fruit harvesting tools of the first and second embodiments, the fruit harvesting tool 101 sandwiches the fruit pattern of a fruit such as strawberry between the upper surface portion 105 and the holding portion 107 of the cut portion 104, and sandwiches the fruit pattern. Is cut by the blade 112 of the blade forming portion 106, and is used for harvesting the cut fruits and the like without direct contact by humans. As a result, it is possible to harvest fruits that are easily damaged by human touch without damaging them while maintaining their freshness.

FIG. 13 is a front view showing the fruit harvesting tool 101 of the present embodiment. FIG. 14 is a rear view showing the fruit harvesting tool 101 of the present embodiment. FIG. 15 is a plan view showing the fruit harvesting tool 101 of the present embodiment. FIG. 16 is a right side view showing the fruit harvesting tool 101 of the present embodiment. The detailed configuration of the fruit harvester 101 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 16.

As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16 and the like, the connecting portion 103 has an arch shape formed in the same direction as the circumferential direction of the ring shape formed in the ring portion 102 into which a human finger is inserted. It is connected to the ring portion 102. As shown in FIGS. 13 to 15 and the like, the connecting portion 103 of the present embodiment is connected to the lower portion of the ring portion 102 of the fruit harvesting tool 101 at the center in the width direction. Further, the width of the connecting portion of the connecting portion 103 with the cut portion 104 and the ring portion 102 is the same as that of the cut portion 104 and the ring portion 102, but the width of the connecting portion 103 near the center in the vertical direction is the width of the connecting portion. It is formed narrower and narrower in a curved shape from the left-right direction with respect to the width.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the upper surface portion 105 is arranged on the back surface side at a position facing the fourth convex portion 108 of the holding portion 107, and extends in the same direction as the extending direction of the blade 112. The third recess 113 is formed. The surfaces of the fourth convex portion 108 and the third concave portion 113 are formed in an arc shape. Further, the upper surface portion 105 is formed with a blade insertion groove 114 extending at a position facing the blade 112. Further, on the upper surface portion 105, a mountain-shaped fifth convex portion 109 extending adjacent to the third concave portion 113 is formed between the blade insertion groove 114 and the third concave portion 113. In the fruit harvesting tool 101, the fifth convex portion 109 is formed, so that the fruit stalk 20 is inserted between the cut portion 104 and the upper surface portion 105 at the fifth convex portion 109 and the side surface portion of the connecting portion 103. Can be fixed.

As shown in FIGS. 13 to 16, as an example, the fruit harvesting tool 101 is viewed from the front of the fruit harvesting tool 101 shown in FIG. 13 with the extending direction of the fruit stalk 20 oriented in a direction orthogonal to the blade 112. The fruit handle 20 can be inserted between the cut portion 104 and the upper surface portion 105 from the right direction when viewed. When the bottom portion of the fruit handle 20 abuts on the tip of the fifth convex portion 109 and the side portion abuts on the side surface portion of the connecting portion 103, the fruit handle 20 is fixed by the side surface portions of the fifth convex portion 109 and the connecting portion 103. To. In the fruit harvesting tool 101, the fruit stalk 20 is cut from the left side when viewed from the front of the fruit harvesting tool 101 shown in FIG. 13 with the extending direction of the fruit stalk 20 oriented in the direction orthogonal to the blade 112. It can also be inserted between the 104 and the upper surface portion 105.

Further, the fruit harvesting tool 101 can be cut by deeply inserting the blade 112 into the fruit stalk 20 by forming the blade insertion groove 114, and the fourth convex portion 108 and the third convex portion 108 and the third at the time of cutting and after cutting. The fruit handle 20 can be sandwiched and gripped with the recess 113.

The fruit harvesting tool 101 of the present embodiment can have the same effect as the fruit harvesting tool of the first and second embodiments by the above configuration. Further, since the fruit harvesting tool 101 is provided with the connecting portion 103 having the above configuration, the cutting portion 104 is interlocked in the same direction as the movement of the human finger, so that the operation is more natural than that of the fruit harvesting tool 1 of the first embodiment. This makes it possible to improve workability and cutability of the fruit stalk 20. Further, the fruit harvester 101 can be easily used with either the left or right hand by arranging the connecting portion 103 in the center of the ring portion 102 in the width direction, and can realize operability that is not limited to the dominant hand of the user. can.

Further, the fruit harvesting tool 101 is more compact than the fruit harvesting tools of the first and second embodiments because the connecting portion 103 and the ring portion 102 are connected at the lower portion of the ring portion 102, and the fruit harvesting tool 101 is more compact. It is possible to reduce the force required when pressing the cut portion 104 with a human finger and maintain the strength.

Further, in the fruit harvesting tool 101, due to the above configuration, the movement of the cut portion 104 becomes a rotational movement around the vicinity of the connecting portion between the connecting portion 103 and the ring portion 102, and a large force is applied to the holding portion 107 from the cutting portion 104. Since it becomes easy, it is possible to hold the fruit stalk 20 after cutting even if the blade forming portion 106 and the holding portion 107 are not separated.

Further, in the fruit harvesting tool 101, since the surfaces of the fourth convex portion 108 and the third concave portion 113 are formed in an arc shape, the fruit stalk 20 is deformed in an arc shape when the fruit stalk is sandwiched, thereby providing a holding force. Can be improved. Further, since the fruit harvesting tool 101 has a large area in contact with the fruit stalk 20 due to the formation of the arc shape, the holding power of the fruit stalk 20 can be strengthened.

The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1, 81, 101 Fruit harvester 2, 82, 102 Ring part 3, 83, 103 Connecting part 4, 84104 Cut part 5, 85 Flat part 6, 106 Blade forming part 7, 107 Holding part 11 Separation groove 12, 86, 112 Blade 13 1st concave portion 14, 88, 114 Blade insertion groove 20 Fruit handle 21 2nd concave portion 22 2nd convex portion 23 1st convex portion 70 Right hand 71 Index finger 72 Thumb 87 Contact surface 89 3rd convex portion 105 Top surface portion 108 4th convex part 109 5th convex part 113 3rd concave part

Claims (11)

The ring part to insert the finger and
The upper surface formed on the upper surface of the ring portion and the upper surface portion
A connecting portion whose one end is connected to the lower portion of the ring portion ,
A cut portion connected to the other end of the connecting portion and arranged at a position facing the upper surface portion is provided.
The cut portion is formed with a blade forming portion having a blade formed on a surface facing the upper surface portion and a holding portion for holding a fruit handle.
The blade extends in a direction intersecting the direction from the connecting portion to the cutting portion.
A fruit harvesting tool capable of sandwiching a fruit stalk between the upper surface portion and the holding portion . The fruit harvesting tool according to claim 1, wherein a convex portion protruding toward the upper surface portion is formed at the tip of the holding portion. The fruit harvesting tool according to claim 2, wherein the convex portion has an arc-shaped surface. The fruit harvesting tool according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the upper surface portion is arranged at a position facing the convex portion and has a concave portion extending in the same direction as the extending direction of the blade. The fruit harvesting tool according to claim 4, wherein the concave portion has an arc-shaped surface. The fruit harvesting tool according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein a blade insertion groove extending at a position facing the blade is formed on the upper surface portion . A blade insertion groove extending at a position facing the blade is formed on the upper surface portion, and a mountain-shaped convex extending adjacent to the concave portion between the blade insertion groove and the concave portion. The fruit harvesting tool according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the portion is formed. The fruit harvesting tool according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein a non-slip mechanism is formed on the upper surface of the cut portion. The fruit harvesting tool according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the connecting portion has an arch shape formed in the same direction as the circumferential direction of the ring portion. The fruit harvesting tool according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , wherein the connecting portion is arranged at the center in the width direction of the ring portion. The width of the connecting portion is
The width of the ring portion is the same as the width of the ring portion at the connecting portion with the ring portion.
The width of the cut portion is the same as the width of the cut portion at the connecting portion with the cut portion.
One of claims 1 to 10, which is narrowly formed in a curved shape from the left-right direction with respect to the width of the connecting portion with the ring portion and the width of the connecting portion with the cut portion in the vicinity of the center in the vertical direction. The fruit harvesting tool described in item 1.

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