Weeding mechanism and a weeding vehicle including the weeding mechanism

Abstract

The present invention relates to a weeding mechanism (1) for an autonomous weeding vehicle, and a weeding vehicle including the weeding mechanism. The weeding mechanism comprises a first shaft (3), a second shaft (5) arranged spaced apart from the first shaft (3), a first sledge (7) linearly movable along the first shaft (3), a second sledge (9) linearly movable along the second shaft (5), first and second actuators (11, 13) arranged to independently move the first and second sledges (7, 9) along the first and second shafts (3, 5) respectively, a first arm (15) pivotably connected to the first sledge (7), a second arm (17) pivotably connected to the second sledge (9) and pivotably connected to the first arm (15), and a weeding tool (2) operatively connected to at least one of the first and second arms (15, 17).

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