Automated hemp field harvester
US10736267B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D61/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automated hemp field harvester can be driven by a tractor or attached to various types of self-propelled machines. The automated hemp field harvester has a set of two combing belts that rotate up vertically with a plurality of comb assemblies for stripping the buds and flowers from the hemp plant as the automated hemp field harvester is directed down the row of hemp plants. A set of winged plates in front of the combing belts gather the hemp plants and directs them into the drive assemblies. The comb assemblies are inclined in an upward direction and strip the buds and flowers from the stalks and stems. There is a deflecting plate at the top end of the combing belts to deflect the buds and flowers in a controlled manner to a product discharge conveyor belt to be loaded into a trailer or wagon for removal from the field.
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