Vine crop harvester

Details Vine crop harvester Vine crop harvester

1990-05-09

1992-01-07

Neuder, William P.

Harvesters

Vegetable gatherer

209668, A01D 4500

Patent

active

050779630

ABSTRACT:
A vine crop harvester having improved harvesting features for reducing damage to the vine crop and increasing the efficiency of the harvester is provided, wherein a harvesting apparatus attached to a tractor has a digger chain employed to carry the vine crop upwardly from the ground to a pinch roller subassembly, the digger chain forming a shallow angle with the ground surface to reduce slippage on the belt to reduce abrasion and other damage to the crop being harvested. A digger blade is disposed adjacent the lower end of the digger chain, the blade having a base plate, a stainless steel cutting blade at an upper front surface thereof, and a PTFE layer fastened at an upper rear surface thereof, the spacing between the digger blade and the digger chain being adjustable and the angle of the digger blade being adjustable as well. Other features include the capability to adjust a distance between the upper end of the digger chain and the pinch rollers, proportional or independent control of moving parts of the harvesting assembly, the provision of a blower to create an air curtain blowing upwardly at the pinch roller subassembly, a boom conveyor extending transversely to the harvester assembly, and optionally a split digger chain wherein an upper and a lower chain may be spaced apart at a desired distance.

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"Pickle Picker: Men Hope It's A Ride to Riches", Stapleton, Virginian PilotApr. 19, 1989 (2 pages).
"Harvester's Debut May Assist Farmers Who Are in a Pickle" Appleman, H., The Richmond News Leader, Apr. 4, 1989 (1 page).
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"Cucumbers: New Invention Picks 'Em Fast", Regan, E., Virginian Pilot, Oct. 8, 1987 (1 page).

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