Hop picking machine
US10512220B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01G17/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hop picking machine has a conveyor configured to receive hop vines, and a first cutting assembly including a plurality of blade assemblies spaced apart from one another across a width of the conveyor and extending upwardly relative to a plane of the conveyor. The blade assemblies include respective cutter bar members having blades mounted thereon such that the blades are oriented opposite to a direction of travel of the conveyor, and such that hop vines conveyed by the conveyor to the first cutting assembly can be cut by the blades. A second cutting assembly has a plurality of rotatable cutting members configured to receive hop vine segments from the first cutting assembly along the direction of travel of the conveyor.
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