Berry harvester weighing system
AssigneeOxbo International Corporation
InventorsScott Korthuis, Matthew Schleicher
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Abstract
A berry harvester includes a chassis, a berry removal system, a berry delivery system, an inspection station and a container filling station. The container filling station includes a berry delivery apparatus that conveys berries to containers on a container support. A container weighing system includes a container fill indicator generating a weighing signal. A processor is in communication with the weighing system and incorporates a filter for cancelling vibrations from the weighing signal. A method uses the container weighing system and the processor to indicate when a container is filled to contain a desired amount of berries and automatically reset when the filled container is removed.
Claims24
A berry harvester, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a berry removal system;
- a berry delivery system;
- a container filling station, the container filling station comprising:
- a berry delivery apparatus;
- a container support;
- a container weighing system including a container fill indicator generating a weighing signal;
- a processor in communication with the weighing system, the processor including a filter for cancelling vibrations from the weighing signal.
A berry harvester weighing system, comprising:
- a container support;
- a weighing system generating a weighing signal and comprising a container fill indicator;
- a processor in communication with the weighing system and comprising a filter for cancelling vibrations from the weighing signal.
A method of harvesting and filling containers with fruit with a harvester, comprising:
- removing fruit from plants;
- weighing containers on a container support to generate a weighing signal;
- processing the weighing signal and cancelling vibrations from the weighing signal;
- and
- activating an alarm when the container on the container support is filled to a predetermined weight indicated by the weighing signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.