Harvesters – Seed gatherers or strippers – Moving comb
Patent
1986-12-09
1988-08-09
Hirsch, Paul J.
Harvesters
Seed gatherers or strippers
Moving comb
56 131, A01D 4500
Patent
active
047619422
ABSTRACT:
A mobile machine for harvesting growing flowers comprises a shroud at the forward end of the machine in which is mounted a substantially horizontally disposed, cylindrical, fluted picking rotor operable to engage the stems of plants and sweep their flower heads rearwardly into the shroud in response to movement of the machine through a field of such flowers. A rotary drum interacts with the fluted rotor to effect separation of a flower head from its stem. The drum is driven in the same direction as the picking rotor and has a peripheral speed greater than the ground speed of the machine to induce tension in the stem of an engaged plant near the flower head and relieve tension in the stem near its roots.
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Hirsch Paul J.
Williames Hi-Tech International Pty. Ltd.
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