DRUM PICKER-LOADER OF MELONS AND GOURDS Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A01D51/00 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to agricultural machine building, in particular, to machines designed to harvest melons and gourds. The picker-loader of melons and gourds comprises a fruit-lifting drum with cells, inside of which there is a tray to receive fruit. Cells are made in the form of blades, the frame of which is [-shaped. The vertical stands of the frame are telescopic with installed compression spring and a fixator of value of the frame vertical part height variance. The external shelf of the [-shaped frame is embraced with a belt contour, which represents endless belts, distance between which is equal to size of minimum standard fruit, the specified distance between belts is fixed with spacers fixed to the external shelf of the blade. Grousers are provided near the external surface of the blades at the belts. The vertical telescopic stands of the frame are installed in the middle of the fruit-lifting drum and have elastic coating, which separates the fruit-lifting drum into two halves. The fruit roller is arranged in the form of two wings of conveyors installed normally to the movement direction and having [-shaped frame, which rests with its front part onto support-rolling wheels, installed at the angle of 30…40° to the movement direction. Above the frame tray there are conveyors installed with elastic blades and a drive from hydraulic motors. The distance between the support-rolling wheels and a diametre of wheels is more than size of largest picked fruit.

EFFECT: reduced quantity of damaged fruit, higher efficiency.

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