ES1070809U - Device for harvesting olives, hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts and similar products. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Device for the collection of olives, hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts and other similar products, characterized in that it is constituted from a tray, materialized in a flattened body, provided with a perimeter frame, as well as means of drag for the same, it being foreseen that on said tray a canvas with a large loading capacity is established, formally and dimensionally adapted to the dimensions of the tray, having provided that with said assembly a series of nets or meshes of large dimensions that extend from the edges collaborate. From the tray to the surface under the trees whose fruit is intended to be harvested. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Device for harvesting olives, hazelnuts, almonds, nuts and other similar products.

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a device that has been conceived to allow carrying out the collection of various types of fruits such as olives, hazelnuts, almonds, nuts and the like, quickly and effective.

The object of the invention is to provide a device that is easily implantable and transportable to the place of harvesting the fruit in question, allowing a large load capacity, with reduced costs.

Background of the invention

In the practical scope of the invention, that of harvesting fruits from trees such as by example the olive trees, the branches of them are agitated by stirring arms or other mechanisms, so that the Ripe fruits fall to the ground to be subsequently picked.

Thus, prior to this process it is necessary arrange some nets or tarps under the trees that allow collecting Quickly fallen fruits.

This solution, in practice, presents a problematic that focuses on the following aspects:

The trees are separated from each other, from so, the surfaces to be covered are very large, so that, the resistance of the nets or tarpaulins affects decisively in the cost of these systems, so that if the networks or tarps are very fine, although initially they fulfill the function for which they have been planned, when a large number of fruits are grouped on a specific surface of it, given its reduced resistance, lifting it can cause breakage, while that, if more resistant networks or tarps are used, the large dimensions to cover carry a cost of them very significant.

Another problem that should be mentioned is that this type of networks or tarps cannot be dragged through the field of fruit cultivation, since such displacement would cause breakage and consequent discharge of its contents, so that they must be unloaded in a suitable container, with the consequent costs that this implies.

Description of the invention

The device for harvesting and olives, hazelnuts, almonds, nuts and other similar products as the one the invention proposes resolves the problematic previously exposed, in the different aspects commented.

For this, the device that is recommended is constituted from a noticeably flattened tray, of adequate capacity, equipped with dragging means for it a tractor vehicle, tray whose perimeter defines a small perimeter frame, in which a large capacity canvas is established loading, so that the tray-canvas set is of dimensions substantially smaller than those of the surface to cover, but nevertheless sufficient to allow to include in its total volume of fruits to be collected.

The set thus described is complemented by a series of large nets, of small thickness, which they are arranged under the trees from which the fruits will be obtained, with dimensions such that allow one of its edges Perimeter extend to the tray mentioned.

Consequently, once the fruits have fallen to collect on the different hairnets, these will be collected by dumping its contents on the canvas established in the tray acting said tray as receiving element of all harvested fruits, so that by means of drag the aforementioned tray may be moved by the towing vehicle to another area where several trees are found, extending the hairnets again from the tray to each one of the trees, and repeating the process as many times as it is necessary, until the end of the collection or, where appropriate, deplete the tray loading volume.

At this point, the canvas of large load capacity set on the tray incorporate in its ends, as well as in areas of its perimeter edge, loops that allow the passage of a rope, cable or chain that through the pulled from it cause the said canvas to become a bag that can be deposited through the corresponding pen in a storage place, allowing to arrange another canvas of same characteristics on the mentioned tray, to continue the collection work, or that said sack be emptied in the corresponding trailer or suitable container, allowing its reuse

Optionally the tray can be divided transversely in two parts, by means of a hinge of hinged, assisted by one or more springs, that allow its folded for a minimum volumetric occupation in a situation of storage, as well as adopt intermediate folding positions, which allow to avoid the exit of the collected products when the device is arranged on a surface with pending.

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical realization of it, is accompanied as part member of that description, a set of drawings where with illustrative and non-limiting nature, what has been represented next:

Figure 1.- Shows a perspective view of the tray that participates in a collection device of olives, hazelnuts, almonds, nuts and the like made of according to the object of the present invention.

Figure 2.- Shows a view similar to that of Figure 1, in which the device conveniently appears deployed on the corresponding trees.

Figure 3.- Shows a perspective view corresponding to the moment in which the fruits collected are Poured on the tray.

Figure 4.- Shows, finally a view in perspective in which it can be seen as the receiving canvas of The fruits are transformed into a kind of sack for transport and storage

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

In view of the figures outlined you can be observed as the device for harvesting olives, hazelnuts, almonds, nuts and other similar fruits as the proposed invention is constituted from a tray (1), rectangular, flattened, in which a perimeter frame is established (2), preferably of rubber, which acts as a means of retention of the product to collect, avoiding its fall in the displacements of the tray, displacements that is carried out by a couple of lugs (3) set on the leading edge of the tray, lugs to which the corresponding chains (4) of dragging of the tray by means of the tractor vehicle used in such maneuvers.

The collected fruits are not poured directly on the tray (1), but they do it on a large canvas (5) resistance and load capacity that covers the latter, adapting to its dimensions, so that, in addition to said canvas (5) a series of meshes or nets (6) are provided that are extend from one of the edges of the tray to cover the surface under the tree (7) in question, on which they will fall the fruits (8), so that, as can be seen in the Figure 3, the content of the meshes (6) will be poured onto the canvas (5) contained in the tray (1), which will be moved to the next set of trees, spreading the meshes again (6) and proceeding to the vibration of the corresponding trees and dump of the fruits within the canvas (5), which in its ends, as well as at preset points of its perimeter edge incorporate a series of loops (9) for the passage of a rope (10) associated with a boom (11) of the towing vehicle that allows the withdrawal of the collected product, transforming said canvas (5) into a bag that facilitates the storage and transport of the product collected.

As previously mentioned optionally the tray (1) can be divided transversely in two parts, by means of a hinge hinge (12), assisted by one or more springs (13), which allow folding a minimum volumetric occupation in storage situation, as well how to adopt intermediate folding positions, which allow avoiding the output of the collected products when the device is find arranged on a sloping surface.

Claims (5)

1. Device for the collection of olives, hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts and other similar products, characterized in that it is constituted from a tray, materialized in a flattened body, equipped with a perimeter frame, as well as dragging means for it , it being provided that on said tray a canvas of great loading capacity is established, formally and dimensionally appropriate to the dimensions of the tray, with said set having provided a series of large nets or meshes that extend from the edges from the tray to the surface under the trees whose fruit is intended to be collected. 2. Device for the collection of olives, hazelnuts, almonds, nuts and other similar products, according to claim 1, characterized in that the canvas covering the tray incorporates at its ends, as well as at pre-established points of its perimeter edge, loops that in collaboration from a rope, cable or chain, they can transform this set into a kind of bag. 3. Device for harvesting olives, hazelnuts, almonds, nuts and other similar products, according to claim 1, characterized in that the means of dragging materialize in lugs established on the edge of the front face of the tray. 4. Device for harvesting olives, hazelnuts, almonds, nuts and other similar products, according to claim 1, characterized in that the perimeter frame of the tray is preferably obtained based on rubber. 5. Device for the collection of olives, hazelnuts, almonds, nuts and other similar products, according to claim 1, characterized in that optionally the tray is divided longitudinally into two pieces, assisted by a hinge hinge, having one or more related springs both pieces