Pneumatic cotton harvesting machine with vacuum chamber picking heads and method employed thereof

A pneumatic cotton harvesting machine, comprising:

• a chassis mounted on wheels, whereby the chassis is configured to move the cotton harvesting machine along the cotton rows;
• a power source is configured to provide power for driving the chassis over the cotton field;
• a vacuum blower mounted on the chassis and connected to one or more vacuum chambers in the cotton-picking head through pneumatic lines, whereby the vacuum blower is configured to generate the required vacuum pressure and air flow;
• one or more vacuum chamber picking heads with vacuum chambers integrated into the picking heads, which include a front cotton plant compacting end and a rear vacuum picking chamber, having a narrow picking channel with vertically and horizontally lined flexible inserts that allow passage of cotton plant through them but restrict the entry of air to create required vacuum and also having vertical vacuum picking slots on the sides;
• a vacuum chamber picking head configured to remove seed cotton from the bolls as it passes in front of the picking slots, the cotton is then transported through the vacuum chamber, the picking head's height adjustable wheels maintain the required ground clearance, and the chassis allows for horizontal movement, facilitating self-alignment with cotton rows;
• a bunch of pneumatic lines connected to a manifold, facilitating the connection of the one or more vacuum chamber picking heads and these lines transport the picked cotton into a collection bin while air is drawn through a filter mesh at the vacuum blower's suction side, and the blower's outlet vents air to the atmosphere;
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• a sealed cotton collection bin fitted on the chassis, equipped with a built-in strainer, whereby the cotton collection bin is configured to empty cotton by blowing forced air through the strainer, and it operates with a set of three-way valves, enabling the bin to be emptied.