US 2025/0113775 A1 · TWO-PIECE HARVESTER

Abstract

Systems, device, and methods for harvesting fruits or nuts are disclosed. A two-piece harvester is disclosed that mitigates dust associated with harvesting fruits and nuts. The two-piece harvester may include a shaker configured to shake a tree and cause the fruits or nuts to fall and a receiver configured to collect the fallen fruits or nuts and deposit the fruits or nuts on the ground. The shaker may be configured to couple with trees having a low crotch height, and may include a blower to direct material off of the shaker and onto the receiver. The receiver may include a hopper configured to receive fruits or nuts from a conveyor and control a rate of deposition of the fruits or nuts onto the ground. The receiver may include a windrowing device configured to prepare the ground prior to creation of a windrow and control a size of a windrow.

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Dependent claims

A system, comprising:

a shaker, comprising:
a shaker head configured to engage a trunk of a tree to shake the tree;
a first deflector configured to direct fruits or nuts falling from the tree in response to a shaking of the tree, the first deflector being slanted with respect to ground, and the first deflector having a notch to receive the tree;
a second deflector within the notch and at least partially covering the shaker head, the second deflector approximately parallel to the ground;
and
a blower configured to blow air to direct the fruits or nuts falling from the tree off of the second deflector in response to the shaking of the tree;
and
a receiver, comprising:
a hopper;
and
a conveyor configured to receive the fruits or nuts directed from the first deflector and the second deflector and deposit the fruits or nuts into the hopper, wherein the hopper is at an end of the conveyor, wherein the hopper is configured to deposit the fruits or nuts on the ground, and wherein the blower is configured to blow air toward the conveyor.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Two-piece harvester

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