Harvester
AssigneeMuddy Machines Ltd
InventorChristopher Bernard Chavasse
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Abstract
A harvester (1) comprises a gantry (24) and a harvesting tool (22) with a cutter unit (52). The gantry (24) allows the cutter unit (52) to move so that the cutter unit (52) can approach and cut an individual crop from any direction in the horizontal plane. In this way, the direction of approaching and cutting can be selected so as to avoid damaging the surrounding crops.
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A harvester for harvesting a crop, comprising
- a gantry and a cutter unit,
- the gantry operable to be positioned substantially over the crop;
- the gantry being configured to moveably support the cutter unit;
- wherein the gantry comprises a plurality of actuators to move the cutter unit along three mutually perpendicular axes relative to the gantry to allow the cutter unit to move so that the cutter unit is operable to approach and cut an individual crop from any direction relative to the individual crop.
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A harvester for harvesting a crop, comprising
- a gantry and a cutter unit,
- the gantry being configured to movably support the cutter unit,
- the cutter unit being configured to cut the individual crop,
- the harvester further comprising a ground sensor configured to sense the distance between the cutter unit and the ground,
- wherein the harvester is configured to control the vertical movement of the cutter unit relative to the ground based on the sensed distance between the cutter unit and the ground.
A harvesting tool for a harvester, comprising:
- a blade operable to cut at an oblique angle relative to the ground;
- a gripper operable to grip a crop;
- wherein the gripper grips the crop at a first position on the crop and the blade cuts the crop at a second position on the crop where the second position is substantially at ground level.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.