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US 12,635,608 B2Granted
Conveying system for a fruit harvester
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsRaphaël Metayer, David Beleteau
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Abstract
A conveying system for a fruit harvester that includes at least one conveyor traveling along a travel path that comprises a first path section which defines a first longitudinal axis and a plurality of buckets connected to the at least one conveyor. The first path section is at least partially twisted such that the at least one conveyor and the plurality of buckets along therewith twist relative to the first longitudinal axis of the first path section.
Claims12
A conveying system of a fruit harvester, comprising:
- at least one track that defines a travel path;
- at least one conveyor that travels along the travel path, wherein the travel path comprises a first path section which defines a first longitudinal axis;
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- a plurality of buckets connected to the at least one conveyor, the plurality of buckets receiving and conveying a picked crop;
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- wherein the first path section comprises a back path section with reference to forward operative travel having a rotation relative to the first longitudinal axis such that the at least one conveyor and the plurality of buckets along therewith rotates relative to the first longitudinal axis of the first path section;
- wherein the at least one track comprises a rotated track portion defining the back path section of the travel path;
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- wherein the rotated track portion comprises a rotated profile that extends along an entirety of the back path section, enabling the at least one conveyor to rotate in relation thereto.
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