Harvesters – Motorized harvester – Having driven means for handling or treating crop
Patent
1977-02-03
1979-04-03
Mancene, Louis G.
Harvesters
Motorized harvester
Having driven means for handling or treating crop
56327R, 171 14, A01D 4500
Patent
active
041470176
ABSTRACT:
A tomato harvester supported on a draft propelled chassis and having a pair of header conveyors to simultaneously harvest two adjacent crop rows. The chassis is supported on wheels so spaced relative to one another that they may travel between the crop rows and an adjustable draft tongue enables a draft vehicle for the harvester to be positioned in aligned spanning relationship to a crop row ahead of the harvester. During harvesting, the crop, including the vines therefor, is lifted by the harvester and conveyed longitudinally over its length. A shaker conveyor having means to continuously vary the ratio of conveyor speed to oscillation rate subjects harvested vines to shaking to break attached tomatoes away from the vines. A separator is provided to separate loose tomatoes and dirt clods from the vines in advance of the shaker conveyor. Collecting conveyors collect loose tomatoes and dirt clods and preliminarily separate dirt clods from the tomatoes. Final sorting is provided by singulating the tomatoes and subjecting them to electronic sorting.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2559965 (1951-07-01), Innes
patent: 3078926 (1963-02-01), Ries et al.
patent: 3193020 (1965-07-01), Button
patent: 3286774 (1966-11-01), Lorenzen et al.
patent: 3390768 (1968-07-01), Button
patent: 3420239 (1969-01-01), Lorenzen
patent: 3546860 (1970-12-01), Pool et al.
patent: 3579968 (1971-05-01), Hill et al.
patent: 3609947 (1971-10-01), Herbsthofer
patent: 3618617 (1971-11-01), Gates et al.
patent: 3628609 (1971-12-01), Graybill
patent: 3659618 (1972-05-01), Kobold et al.
patent: 3690383 (1972-09-01), Malley et al.
patent: 3721301 (1973-03-01), Weasiel, Jr. et al.
patent: 3893283 (1975-07-01), Dandl
patent: 3986561 (1976-10-01), Bettencourt et al.
patent: 4033099 (1977-07-01), Friedel, Jr.
Cortopassi Alvin G.
Cortopassi Dean A.
Hirsch Paul J.
Mancene Louis G.
LandOfFree
Tomato harvester does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Tomato harvester, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Tomato harvester will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1741691