FRUIT HARVESTING MACHINE Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: machine has frame, main and auxiliary catchers mounted on frame. Auxiliary catcher is composed of cantilevered spaced sections disposed on frame and made in the form of pivotal mechanisms. Screen is positioned above them. One end of screen is fixed on free end of auxiliary catchers and other end is attached to frame. Angle of inclination in vertical plane of links fixed on frame of four-link devices of each pivotal mechanism may be adjusted. These links have length exceeding that of opposite links of these four-link devices. Links of one four-link device are not equal to links of other four-link devices. Such construction prevents fruit tree crown and fruit from damage and provides complete harvesting and catching of fruits . EFFECT: increased efficiency and simplified construction. 3 cl, 7 dwg