BUSH BERRY HARVESTING MACHINE Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: machine has activating chamber mounted on frame above belt conveyor, fruit collector, drive mechanism, and branch cutting mechanism made in the form of disk saws fixed on rotary manipulator. Belt conveyor is provided with springy fingers. Activating chamber is equipped with row of horizontally arranged beaters having elliptical working surface. Upper and lower springy branch guides are positioned between belt conveyor and beaters. Elliptical working surface of beaters is defined by fingers fixed on their shafts. Discharge drum with curved fingers is positioned at activating chamber outlet end. Machine provides cutting of branches and shaking of fruits from branches and simultaneously performs crown shaping. Machine is preferably used for harvesting of sea buckthorn. EFFECT: increased efficiency and enhanced reliability in operation. 3 cl, 2 dwg