Harvesters – Vegetable gatherer
Patent
1992-02-24
1993-05-18
Bagnell, David J.
Harvesters
Vegetable gatherer
460142, 171129, A01D 4524
Patent
active
052109992
ABSTRACT:
A chili harvester in the form of a vehicle that is self propelled for movement along rows of chili pepper plants and including rotatably driven picking units for removing chili pods from the plants and depositing them onto rearwardly and upwardly extending conveyors which deposit the chili pods and any leaves, stems or other trash material into a rotatable separating drum. The rotating separating drum is mounted and driven for rotation about an inclined axis with the chili pods and other material being deposited in the upper end thereof and migrating forwardly toward the lower end with trash and other material dropping between circumferentially spaced members which form the separating drum. The chili pods which have been separated from the leaves, stems and other trash are discharged onto a rearwardly extending conveyor having a bench positioned alongside thereof to receive personnel which can finally inspect the chili pods and remove any undesirable chili pods and any remaining trash with the cleaned and separated chili pods then being discharged into a trailing dump trailer unit. The separating procedure also includes an air discharge unit to assist in moving material into and through the separating drum to enhance the separating operation in the separating drum.
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Bagnell David J.
Crown Farming Systems Inc.
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