Agricultural tool
AssigneeKubota Corporation
InventorsRoatchanatam Anattasakul, Pius Ng
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Abstract
An agricultural tool includes a motor, a magazine to house one or more clips, and a sliding arm to be moved by the motor between a retracted position and a deployed position. The sliding arm moves between the retracted position and the deployed position to attach a clip, from among the one or more clips, to the agricultural item of interest and the support structure to fasten or attach the agricultural item of interest to the support structure.
Claims18
An agricultural tool for fastening or attaching an agricultural item of interest to a support structure, the agricultural tool comprising:
- a motor;
- a magazine to house one or more clips;
- a sliding arm to be moved by the motor between a retracted position and a deployed position;
- a frame that supports the magazine and includes a base portion;
- and
- a mounting assembly to which the base portion of the frame and the motor are attached;
- wherein
- the sliding arm moves between the retracted position and the deployed position to attach a clip, from among the one or more clips, to the agricultural item of interest and the support structure to fasten or attach the agricultural item of interest to the support structure;
- and
- the mounting assembly includes a base plate mountable to a robotic arm.
An agricultural tool for fastening or attaching an agricultural item of interest to a support structure, the agricultural tool comprising:
- a motor;
- a magazine to house one or more clips;
- a sliding arm to be moved by the motor between a retracted position and a deployed position;
- wherein
- the sliding arm moves between the retracted position and the deployed position to attach a clip, from among the one or more clips, to the agricultural item of interest and the support structure to fasten or attach the agricultural item of interest to the support structure;
- and
- the motor drives a plurality of gears used to move the sliding arm between the retracted position and the deployed position.
An agricultural tool for fastening or attaching an agricultural item of interest to a support structure, the agricultural tool comprising:
- a motor;
- a magazine to house one or more clips;
- a sliding arm to be moved by the motor between a retracted position and a deployed position;
- wherein
- the sliding arm moves between the retracted position and the deployed position to attach a clip, from among the one or more clips, to the agricultural item of interest and the support structure to fasten or attach the agricultural item of interest to the support structure;
- the sliding arm includes a holder to hold the clip;
- the holder includes a base recess to hold a base portion of the clip;
- and
- the holder includes a clip arm portion to hold an arm portion of the clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.