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Machine and method for the selective harvest of berries

US6155036A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 1998
Grant dateDec 5, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01D46/28
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Machine for the selective harvest of berries, for example, machine for gathering grapes, of the type having a shaking system constituted by two berry picking assemblies each having a plurality of superposed gathering arms, characterized in that said shaking system is coupled to at least one driving electro-hydraulic device including at least one hydraulic jack controlled by a servovalve or by a proportional solenoid valve controlled by a microprocessor electronic control unit.

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