Fruit harvesting unit
AssigneeCNH France S.A.
InventorsJean-Paul Berthet, Bruno Montaigu
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Abstract
A fruit harvesting unit mounted on a harvesting machine. The harvesting unit comprises a straddling chassis delimiting a harvesting tunnel in which plants to be shaken are introduced successively to move through said tunnel between a front opening and a rear opening of said tunnel. The harvesting unit has a main shaker system including two shaker devices disposed on respective sides of the harvesting tunnel to delimit transversely a central part of said tunnel, and an additional shaker system that is mounted on the straddling chassis and comprises two shaker devices disposed on respective sides of the harvesting tunnel to delimit transversely a front upper part of said tunnel.
Claims8
Fruit harvesting unit comprising
- a straddling chassis delimiting a harvesting tunnel into which plants to be shaken are introduced successively to move through said tunnel between a front opening and a rear opening of said tunnel,
- said harvesting unit having a main shaker system including two shaker devices disposed on respective sides of the harvesting tunnel, transversely delimiting a central part of said tunnel,
- an additional shaker system mounted on the straddling chassis, said additional shaker system including two shaker devices disposed on respective sides of the harvesting tunnel, delimiting transversely a front upper part of said tunnel;
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- wherein each shaker device includes shaker members that extend longitudinally and are spaced vertically from each other, the members of each of the devices spaced transversely, delimiting between them the central and upper parts, respectively, of the harvesting tunnel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.