Apparatus for picking mushrooms

Details Apparatus for picking mushrooms Apparatus for picking mushrooms

2006-04-21

2011-10-11

Will, Thomas (Department: 3671)

Harvesters

Vegetable gatherer

C056S013100

Reexamination Certificate

active

08033087

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for picking mushrooms including a carriage, at least one picking head arranged to move back and forth horizontally, and a suction pad apparatus configured to grip mushrooms for picking. A movable camera or scanner may be arranged to image an area in which the mushrooms grow. A first member may be coupled to the picking head and arranged to move back and forth horizontally for moving the suction pad apparatus horizontally. A controlled parallelogram mechanism may lift and lower the suction pad apparatus and couple the suction pad apparatus to the first member, and which may be arranged to maintain a position of the suction pad apparatus irrespective of a height on which the suction pad apparatus is positioned.

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