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US 10,542,671 B2Granted
Harvester for leafy plants
OwnerMichael Anthony D'Arrigo, Anthony Dejesus Sandoval +2inventors
InventorsMichael Anthony D'Arrigo, Anthony Dejesus Sandoval, Hector Amando Camacho Garcia, Peter Frits de Groot
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Abstract
A support frame; a cut and lift mechanism coupled to the support frame; a tool carrying platform coupled to the cut and lift mechanism; an outer leaf removal device coupled to the tool carrying platform; a cutting tool coupled to the tool carrying platform; a controller in data communication with the cut and lift robot; and a plant center locator in data communication with the controller.
Claims9
An apparatus, comprising:
- a cut and lift robot;
- a tool carrying platform attached to said cut and lift robot;
- a cutting tool rotatably coupled to said tool carrying platform;
- a frame rotatably coupled to said tool carrying platform;
- an air cannon coupled to said frame, said air cannon disposed to direct a pulse of air downward;
- a core stabilizer coupled to said frame;
- wherein a rotation of said frame relative to said tool carrying platform displaces said core stabilizer and said air cannon relative to said cutting tool.
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