公开(公告)号：US20190327896A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US15967221

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: ORCHARD-RITE LTD., INC.

Inventor： Thomas Morrow Hill ,  Christopher Clyde Coppock ,  Kent Allen Hebdon

IPC: A01D46/26

Abstract: Systems, device, and methods for harvesting fruits or nuts are disclosed. Some fruits or nuts grow on trees, such as almonds. A two-piece harvester is disclosed that mitigates damage to fruits or nuts deposited on the ground after harvesting from the tree. The two-piece harvester may include a shaker configured to shake a tree and cause the fruits or nuts to fall and a receiver configured to collect the fallen fruits or nuts and deposit the fruits or nuts on the ground or in bins. The shaker and the receiver may include cabs that is configured to be in a plurality of different positions. The shaker may also include a wheel that is extendible between a retract position and an extended position. The receiver may also include chute that is configured to deposit the fruits or nuts in different locations based on the direction of travel of the receiver.

公开(公告)号：US10785913B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-29

申请号：US15967221

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: ORCHARD-RITE LTD., INC.

Inventor： Thomas Morrow Hill ,  Christopher Clyde Coppock ,  Kent Allen Hebdon

IPC: A01D46/26

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described for efficient harvesting of fruit or nuts. A two-piece harvester is disclosed that mitigates damage to fruits or nuts deposited on the ground after harvesting from the tree. The two-piece harvester may include a shaker configured to shake a tree and cause the fruits or nuts to fall and a receiver configured to collect the fallen fruits or nuts and deposit the fruits or nuts on the ground or in bins. The shaker and the receiver may each include cabs that are configured to be positioned in a plurality of different positions. The shaker may include a wheel that is extendible between a retract position and an extended position. The receiver may include chute that is configured to deposit the fruits or nuts in different locations based on the direction of travel of the receiver.