Produce harvester
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsReza Ehsani, Joseph Priester, Cristian Manzo, Mohammadmehdi Maharlooei
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AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsReza Ehsani, Joseph Priester, Cristian Manzo, Mohammadmehdi Maharlooei
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A produce harvesting device is designed for efficient removal of produce from both upper and lower portions of a plant or tree canopy is disclosed. The produce harvester includes a harvest frame that can be coupled to a vehicle and may be equipped with an upper produce harvesting device and a lower produce harvesting device. The upper harvesting device includes chassis, a main body, a camshaft, a receiver, rods or wands supported on the receiver, a first motor, and a second motor. The chassis supports the main body and the camshaft for independent rotation. The first motor is coupled to the main body to rotate the main body, and the second motor is coupled to the camshaft to rotate the main body. The receivers and the rods are supported on the main body to rotate with the main body. The produce harvesting device may include a controller to control rotation of the main body based upon the linear speed of the vehicle towing the produce harvesting body.
A produce harvesting device comprising:
A produce harvesting device comprising:
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