Grape picking machine
OwnerAndre Fontaninventor
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Abstract
A grape picking machine is disclosed which includes a device for detaching a grape harvest, a sealing device positioned at the level of grapevine trunks for recovering the grape harvest and preventing it from falling from the machine, and at least one device for evacuating the grape harvest from the machine. The machine includes a chassis carrying structure for driving each of the devices, the structure including towing apparatus raised at three points of a tractor having support blocks and a portico laterally positioned on the chassis. The portico has a front element inclined rearwardly with respect to the vertical axis of the chassis and beating means are positioned on the front element for removing the grape harvest. The sealing device comprises non-aligned rows of scales.
Claims37
A grape picking machine for collecting a harvest comprising:
- (a) means for detaching said harvest from grapevine trunks;
- (b) at least two rows of partially overlapping, superimposed scales adapted to be positioned at the level of said trunks for recovering said harvest after detachment and for preventing said detached harvest from falling from said machine;
- (c) means for evacuating said harvest from said machine, said evacuating means including means for dividing said harvest into waste and must by aspirating said must such that it becomes entrained in air, means for recycling said air and entrained must through said machine and for conducting said air to an outlet, said outlet comprising means both for blowing air to prevent said harvest from falling between said scale rows and to propel said harvest along said scales;
- (d) a chassis carrying driving means for each of said detaching means, scales and evacuating means;
- (e) a portico laterally positioned upon said chassis and comprising a rearwardly inclined front element;
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- (f) beating means positioned on said front element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.