Mechanism for harvesting tobacco plants in slotted rails

Details Mechanism for harvesting tobacco plants in slotted rails Mechanism for harvesting tobacco plants in slotted rails

2011-07-19

2011-07-19

Will, Thomas B (Department: 3671)

Harvesters

Tobacco

Reexamination Certificate

active

07980048

ABSTRACT:
A mechanism for harvesting tobacco plants includes a magazine of rails. Each rail is elongated and hollow, with a slot along a bottom portion of each rail. Two opposing dispensing conveyors each engage opposing ends of each rails for advancing an empty rail to a filling position. Two opposing notching conveyors grasps the plants and cuts notches into the plants on opposing sides of the plant. A single roller chain stepping conveyor moves the plants from the opposing notching conveyors into a rail in the filling position. The two opposing dispensing conveyors advance the rail filled with plants. An unloading conveyor having opposing roller chains receives the rails filled with plants, collects a group of filled rails, and unloads the group of filled rails on a ground level at a linear speed equal to a forward speed of the harvesting mechanism.

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