BUSH HARVESTING COMBINE Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering, in particular, berry harvesting equipment. SUBSTANCE: berry harvesting combine, preferably for harvesting of sea buckthorn, has frame, activating chamber mounted on frame and provided with drum-type stirrers arranged symmetrically with respect to longitudinal axis of said chamber, fruit catching outside conveyor, fan, drive mechanism, and fruit collectors. Combine is further equipped with bush cutting mechanism and mechanism for feeding cut bush into activating chamber. Spring-type guides are arranged between drum-type stirrers having elliptical side surface. Outside conveyor is connected to rod conveyor. Fan is positioned above rod conveyor, under which inclined conveyor is arranged. One of fruit collectors is positioned at outlet of rod conveyor and inclined conveyor and other fruit collector is positioned under inclined conveyor. Bush cutting mechanism is made in the form of disk saw mounted in frame lower part at activating chamber inlet between stalk lifters. Mechanism for feeding bushes into activating zone has vertical shafts arranged symmetrically with respect to longitudinal axis of frame and provided with curved fingers, and horizontal chain conveyors whose working runs are arranged in activating chamber. EFFECT: reduced power consumption and labor intensity and decreased cost of ready product. 3 cl, 2 dwg