JPH03232413A - Fruit picking tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the damage of a fruit such as persimmon or apple when picked, by allowing the depressed portion of a catching ring disposed on the back side of a shear mechanism in an access state to nearly coincide with a V-shaped opening portion formed of a fixed blade and a movable blade in such a state that the shear mechanism is readily detached. CONSTITUTION:A circular or elliptical catching ring 3 having a depressed portion formed on the base side as a stem guide is attached to the upper end of a long supporter 2, and a shear mechanism A comprising a fixed blade 5 and a movable blade 6 is disposed on the depressed portion so that the movable blade 6 of the shear mechanism can freely be operated from the lower end of the long supporter 2. A net cage or cylindrical shute 12 made of a flexible material is attached to the catching ring 3 so as to form an opening, and the length of the cylindrical shute is approximately adjusted to the length of the long supporter 2. The end of the cylindrical shute is further closed or processed into an openable bag-like shape.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a picking tool that can remotely pick fruits such as persimmons and apples without damaging the fruits.

<Conventional technology> When cultivating fruits, fruit is cultivated so that it can be harvested and thinned directly from the ground. It may be necessary to harvest using a stepladder, stepladder, or special work trolley.

In addition, the fruit picking process rarely involves harvesting a large amount of fruit from a single tree at once, but instead involves going around a large cultivation area and selecting fruits at an appropriate ripeness level, which is done using a stepladder. When working, grab a stepladder, choose a location around the area, and set it up.
have to work.

<Problem to be solved by the invention> However, since most of the areas where fruit is grown are sloped or grassy areas with many ups and downs, there is little space for large work carts, and in most cases a stepladder is required. Carrying a stepladder across a large cultivation area and stably standing the stepladder in the meadow under the target fruit is not only a time-consuming and attentive task, but also requires a lot of effort when picking on a stepladder. Carrying fruit is inefficient and dangerous work.

Therefore, there are commercial scissors that have been improved from the conventionally used Takabashi cutting scissors, which have a mechanism that opens and closes the cutting scissors remotely, for use with fruits. The current situation is that it has not been standardized.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has three objects: to provide a picking tool that can reliably cut fruit from a distance without damaging the fruit without using a stepladder.

Means for Solving the Problems> The above objects of the present invention can be achieved by a picking tool having the following configuration. That is, the gist is that a circular or elliptical capturing ring is attached to the upper end of the elongated support, and a trapping ring in the shape of a circle or an ellipse is attached to the base side of the support, and a depression for guiding the stem is formed therein, and a fixed blade is attached to the depression. and a scissors mechanism consisting of a movable blade, the movable blade of the scissor mechanism being a mechanism that can be freely opened and closed from the lower end of the elongated support,
Furthermore, a mesh basket made of a soft material or a cylindrical chute is attached to the catching ring, and the length of the cylindrical chute is made to be approximately the same as that of the elongated support, and the terminal end of the cylindrical chute is It is shaped like a bag so that it can be closed or opened, and if a take-out part for taking out the harvested fruit is provided in the middle part of the cylindrical chute and the harvested fruit is taken out from the take-out part, or the end of the cylindrical chute is opened. Then, they are harvested directly into storage boxes, etc.

<Embodiments and Effects> The fruit picking tool according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments thereof.

11 real cases” FIG. 1 is an overall explanatory diagram showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

That is, 11+ is a hollow elongated support (approximately 45 mm at the upper end of a).
It is a plucked part that is fixed with a slope of
1), as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, respectively, is a capture ring support portion 4) in which a U-shaped depression a is formed at the base end of the pinched portion of an elliptical capture ring (3). are provided in a continuous manner, and one inner end surface of the upper recessed portion a is formed into a fixed blade (5). Then, the movable blade (6) corresponding to the fixed blade (5) is attached to the capture ring support part [4] by means of the pivot pin (7) l.
) to form a scissors mechanism A that can be opened and closed freely within the recessed portion a. Further, a connecting rod θ and a link (9) are connected and pivoted to the movable blade (6), and the link (9)
A rod QOI inserted into the elongated support (2) in
The tip of the rod (10) is connected and pivoted, and the proximal end of the rod (10) is connected and pivoted to a lever (11) attached to the lower part of the elongated support (2). The mechanism is such that the movable blade (6) can be freely opened and closed.

Next, the upper end opening of the cylindrical shoe 1-<12) formed into a cylindrical shape from a soft material made of vinyl, woven fabric, netting, etc.
A mounting opening is provided along the capture ring (3) and its lower end extends close to the lower end of the elongated support (21).

Furthermore, the terminal end of the cylindrical chute (12) is connected to a tightening string (
The cylindrical chute (12) is shaped like a bag so that it can be closed or opened at will, and has an outlet (14) above the end of the cylindrical chute (12) within arm's reach. It is formed so that the harvested fruit accumulated in the bottom can be taken out.

fi Fig. 4 is an overall explanatory side view of Embodiment 2 of the present invention, Fig. 5 is a view taken along the line ■-■ in Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 is Fig. 5 IV-I.
It is an arrow view in V line.

That is, a fixed blade (5) is vertically opened at the tip of the elongated support (21), and a movable blade (6) corresponding to the fixed blade (5) is attached to the fixed blade (5) by a pivot pin opening. The scissors mechanism A is pivotally attached to the base and can be opened and closed.The movable blade (6) is attached to the tip of the rod inserted into the connector 8 and the elongated support (2). Connecting pivot support, elongated support,
(2) The mechanism is such that the movable blade (6) can be freely opened and closed by operating the lever (11) at the lower end. Furthermore, it is formed into a ring shape! , both ends of the trapping ring (3) are bent so that a part of the proximal end side of the trapping ring (3) is formed with a 7-shaped depression a. ) is provided at the tip of the elongated support (2) so that both ends thereof extend downward and are located on the back side of the fixed blade (5) and the movable blade (6) of the scissor machine oval A. It is inserted into the metal fitting (15) and fixed, and the extension part in contact with the back side of the fixed blade (5) is fixed with a screw (16).

In other words, the installation and removal are performed in such a way that the recess a of the capture ring (3), which is located close to the back side of the scissor mechanism A, and the ■-shaped openings of the fixed blade (5) and the movable blade (6) exactly match. The capture ring (3) is easy to capture.

Further, the trapping ring (3) is inclined from near the upper end of the scissor machine oval A toward the back side to facilitate trapping of fruit, and is equipped with a cylindrical chute (12) similar to the first embodiment.

In the present invention having the above configuration, as shown in FIG.
First, insert the capture ring (3) into the target fruit B from below, press the stem of the fruit B against the scissors mechanism A, and operate the lever (11) at hand to remove the fruit B from the cylindrical shoe).
(12) Cut inward. The cylindrical chute (12) is gripped together with the elongated support (a) so as to squeeze near the end, descend inside the cylindrical chute (12), and gripped one after another so as to squeeze the upper part of the fruit that has landed on the bottom. The fruit is harvested while preventing the fruits from colliding with each other, and the lower end of the elongated support (21 is lowered to the ground and the harvested fruit is taken out from the outlet (14), or the terminal end of the cylindrical chute 12 is opened). It is stored directly in a storage basket or the like.

Furthermore, depending on the type of fruit, as shown in Figure 8, it is possible to use a long support + 2 + a longer cylindrical shoe (12) to slide down and store the fruit directly to the ground or in a storage basket (17). You can also do it. In addition, when harvesting fruits such as peaches that are extremely sensitive to fruit damage, the cylindrical chute (1) of the capture ring (3)
Instead of 2), attach a soft net basket with a shallow bottom (not shown) and carefully pick each piece one by one.

Therefore, the fruit picking mechanism of the present invention will be described in detail in Example 1. As shown by the imaginary line in FIG.
Since the is narrow, only the adult stem C is further guided into the hollow part a, and only the adult stem C of the fruit B is cut without being touched by the movable blade (6), and the fruit B is cut. B will be harvested. Therefore, in the fruit thinning mechanism of the first embodiment of the invention, the fruit to be picked comes into direct contact with the back of the fixed blade +51, and the fruit can be cut at a position close to the fruit. It is suitable for harvesting fruits such as Fuyu persimmons.

In addition, the fruit thinning mechanism of the second embodiment of the invention can be used not only for picking fruits by boat, but also as a regular gardening high branch cutter by removing the catching ring (3).

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, according to the present invention, there is no need to move the stepladder around, which eliminates the need to stably stand the stepladder and the need to work on the stepladder, thereby improving work efficiency and safety. performance is significantly improved. Furthermore, since the cutting mechanism is inside the hollow, the blade does not directly hit the fruit, and by cutting only the stem, there is no damage to the fruit, allowing for accurate and good harvesting of fruit. It is possible. Also, Example 2
In the invention, the high branch cutting shears can be given an efficient fruit harvesting function, and the convenience can be significantly improved, etc.
It produces various effects.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Section 1 is an overall side view showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view taken along the line I-I in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a view taken along the line ■-■ in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is an overall side view showing Embodiment 2 of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a view taken along the line m-■ in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another example. In the figure, A: Scissor machine ellipse (21: Long support (3): Capture ring (5); Fixed blade (6); Movable blade (12): Cylindrical chute (14): Exit port No. 6 8 Figure

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A circular or elliptical capturing ring is attached to the upper end of the elongated support, and a trapping ring having a circular or elliptical shape is formed on the base side thereof and has a recessed portion for guiding the stem; A fruit picking tool characterized in that a scissors mechanism consisting of a fixed blade and a movable blade is provided on the body, and the movable blade of the scissors mechanism can be freely opened and closed from the lower end of the elongated support. 2. The fruit picking tool according to claim 1, wherein a mesh basket made of a soft material or a cylindrical chute is attached to and opened in the catching ring. 3. The length of the cylindrical shoot is the same as that of the elongated support, and the end of the cylindrical shoot is shaped like a bag so that it can be closed or opened, and the harvested fruit is placed in the middle of the cylindrical shoot. 3. The fruit picking tool according to claim 2, further comprising a take-out part for taking out the fruit.