Back to results
US 11,364,506 B2Granted
Automated method and device for trimming plants
OwnerMichael Faroinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to a plant trimming machine. Plants are placed in a tumbler. As the tumbler rotates, leaves are sucked through the tumbler by a vacuum assembly and cut by at least one rotatable blade adjacent to the tumbler. The tumbler and blade are housed in separate cartridges so that they can be easily removed and inserted. Thereby, it is relatively easy to clean and replace a tumbler or blade with minimal downtime to the machine.
Claims9
A plant trimming apparatus, comprising:
- a control processing unit to control operation of the plant trimming apparatus;
- a tumbler controlled by the control processing unit that creates a circular motion to move the plants inside the tumbler;
- at least one entry and one exit for the p ant to enter and exit the tumbler;
- at least one rotatable blade adjacent to the tumbler;
- a motor for powering the tumbler;
- at least one brush adjacent to the tumbler and blade to remove residue and oil from the tumbler and blade;
- a first cartridge housing containing the tumbler, wherein the first cartridge housing is removable from and insertable into the plant trimming apparatus;
- at least one razor that is adjacent to the blade and cuts by creating an angle between the blade and the at least one razor;
- a second cartridge housing containing the blade, wherein the second cartridge housing is removable from and insertable into the plant trimming apparatus;
- a vacuum assembly that creates suction within the apparatus and sucks cut particles/debris from the tumbler and blade and transports the cut particles;
- a removable disposal bucket that contains the cut particles from vacuum suction.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.