水果坚果采摘器英文翻译.docx

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水果坚果采摘器英文翻译

FRUITSANDNUTSPICIKINGDEVICE

ABSTRACT

Apparatusforharvestingfruitsfromtreescomprisingfirstconduitmeans,couplingmeansadjacentafirstendthereofandadaptedforattachmenttoasourceofvacuum.Throatmeansincludinginnerandoutersleevemembersareprovided,theinnersleevememberhavingafruitreceivingopeningatoneendthereof,agenerallyflexiblefruitreceivingportionarrangedinwardlyofsaidfruitreceivingopeningandhavinganinwardlyconvergingconicalportion.Theinwardlyconvergingconicalportionisarrangedtohaveaminimumdiameterwhichisnotsubstantiallygreaterthanthediameterofthefruitbeingharvested.Agenerallyrigidcylinderdependsfromtheinwardlyconvergingconicalportionandiscoupledtotheinwardlyconvergingconicalportionatoneendthereof.Aspiratingopeningsareformedalongtherigidcylinderadjacenttheinwardlyconvergingconicalportion,andasecondgenerallyflexiblesleeveorconicalmemberiscoupledtotherigidcylinderattheendoppositefromthefruitreceivingopening.Thissecondflexiblememberisarrangedtoformagenerallyflexibleclosureinresponsetovacuumbeingappliedthroughsaidaspiratingopenings.Theoutersleeveissealinglysecuredtotheinnersleeveaboutaxiallyspacedpointsdisposedonoppositesidesofsaidaspiratingopenings,andmeansdefiningaportarearrangedonthewalloftheoutersleevewithmeansforcouplingsaidporttosaidfirstconduitmeans.

BACKGROUNDOFTHEINVENTION

Thepresentinventionrelatesgenerallytoanimprovedapparatusforharvestingfruitsandnutsfromtrees,whereinvacuummeansarecoupledtoaflexiblethroatmeansforremovingordetachingthefruitfromthetree,andthereafterdepositingthefruitinacollectingstation.Theapparatusofthepresentinventionutilizesasourceofvacuumaspowerfortheunit,withtheapparatushandlingthepickedfruitextremelygently.

Intheharvestingoffruit,includingbothfruitsandnuts,itisfrequentlydesirabletoutilizemechanicaltechniqueswhichwilleliminatetheneedforhandpickingofeachindividualitemfromthetree.Forcertainfruits,handpickingisnormallyrequiredin

ordertoavoidblemishesfrombeingformedonthefruit.Suchhandpickingis,ofcourse,costlyandextremelyslow,andaccordinglycontributestothehighcostofsuchfruittotheconsumer.

Inthepast,varioustechniqueshavebeensuggestedfortheharvestingandextractionoffruitsfromtrees,howevertheseapparatusfrequentlyemploycomplexelectromechanicaldevicesincludingphotocellsensorsandthelikeforlocatingthefruit,andclampingarmsforextractingthefruitfromthegrowingtree.Suchapparatus,whileenhancingthespeedofharvest,normallycannotavoidtheriskofdamagetothefleshofthefruit

Inaccordancewiththepresentinvention,however,theriskofdamagetothefleshisminimized,andaworkermayharvestthefruitwithoutnecessarilyleavingtheground.Theapparatusissimple,lightinweight,andmaybehandledfromthegroundbyasuitableextensionwandorthelike.

SUMMARYOFTHEINVENTION

Therefore,itisanobjectofthepresentinventiontoprovideanimprovedfruitharvestingapparatuswhichwillenablethepickingoffruitornutsfromtrees,theapparatusbeingdesignedtogentlyhandlethefruitasitistakenfromthetree.

Itisyetafurtherobjectofthepresentinventiontoprovideanimprovedapparatusforharvestingfruitandnutsfromtrees,thisapparatusbeingoperatedandpoweredbyasimplesourceofvacuum.

Itisyetafurtherobjectofthepresentinventiontoprovideanimprovedfruitandnutharvestingdevicewhichutilizesastructurewithoutrequiringmechanicallymovingparts.

Otherandfurtherobjectsofthepresentinventionwillbecomeapparenttothoseskilledintheartuponastudyofthefollowingspecification,appendedclaims,andaccompanyingdrawing.

BRIEFDESCRIPTIONOFTHEDRAWING

FIG.1isasideelevationalview,partiallyschematic,illustratingtheimprovedfruitandnutharvestingdeviceofthepresentinvention,andillustratingtheapparatusincombinationwithanelongatedfruittransmissionconduitmeansfordeliveringtheharvestedmaterialtoacollectingstation;

FIG.2isadetailelevationalview;partiallybrokenawayandpartiallyinsection,andillustratingthestructureasitisabouttoextractorharvestfruitfromatree;

FIG.3isaviewsimilartoFIG.2,andillustratingthestructureasindividualitemsofharvestedfruitarebeingpassedthroughthegatheringhead;and

FIG.4isanelevationalviewillustratingthemannerinwhichtheharvestingheadcanbereleasablyattachedtoanextensionwand.

DESCRIPTIONOFTHEPREFERREDEMBODIMENT

AttentionisnowdirectedtoFIG.1ofthedrawingwhereintheharvestingapparatusgenerallydesignated10isillustrated,thisapparatusincludingaharvestingheadassemblygenerallydesignated11,theharvestingheadbeingcoupledtoafirstconduitmeans12,andafruitguidingsleevemember13.Acollectingstationintheformofaboxorthelikeisshownat14.

Withparticularattentionbeingdirectedtotheharvestingheadmeans11,thisstructureincludesathroatassemblycomprisingapairofgenerallycoaxiallyarrangedsleeves,includinganoutersleeve15,andaninnersleeveassembly16.Theinnersleeveassembly16includesathroatmeansshowngenerallyat18,thethroatmeanshavingafruitreceivingopeningasat19,andaninwardlyconvergingconicalportionasat20.Theinwardlyconvergingconicalportion20hasaminimumdiameterorconstrictionareaasat21,thisdiameterbeingsubstantiallyequaltothediameterofthe.fruitbeingharvested.Fornormalpurposes,thisconstrictionisfabricatedfromflexiblesubstancessothatthediameteroftheconstrictionisadjustablyvariablewhenvacuumisapplied,thisdiameterbeingnotsubstantiallygreaterthanthenormaldiameterofthefruitbeingharvested.

Agenerallyrigidcylindermember23isarrangedindependingrelationshipfromtheinwardlyconvergingconicalportion20,cylinder23havingapluralityofaspiratingopenings24aroundtheperipherythereof.Theseopeningsareadaptedtopermitaflowofairtopassthrough,thisflowbeingcreatedbytheoperationofthevacuummeansshowngenerallyat26.Ascanbeseenintheharvestingheadmeans,asecondgenerallyflexiblemember,preferablyaconicalmember,isshownat28,thismemberbeingcoupledtotherigidcylinderattheendoppositetotheinwardlyconvergingconicalportion.Member28isarrangedtocloseuponitself,ifdesired,suchasisillustratedinFIG.2.Formostpurposes,member28maybefabricatedfromaflexiblefilmsubstancesuchasflexiblepolyethylene,stress-orientedpolyethyleneterephthalate,orthelike.

WithcontinuedattentionbeingdirectedtoFIG.1,itwillbeseenthatsleeve15issealinglysecuredtosleeve16ataxiallyspacedpointsdisposedonoppositesidesoftheaspiratingopenings24-24.Thesesealareasareshownasat30and31.Also,meansdefiningaportarearrangedonthewallofthesleeve15asat32,theseportmeansbeingarrangedtocoupleconduit12totheharvestinghead11.

AttentionisnowdirectedtoFIG.2ofthedrawingwhereinanitemoffruitisshownat35,withthefruitjustenteringtheconstrictionformedintheinwardlyconvergingconicalopening20,thecircumferenceorsurfaceofthefruittouchingtheconstrictedarea21,asillustrated.Thevacuummeans26,drawingoraspiratinguponthestructure,tendstoclosetheopeningasat28,whiledrawingthefruit35inwardlythroughthesystem.Uponpassingthroughtheopening21,thefruitwilldropthroughtheharvestingheadinthefashionshowninFIG.3.

Itcanbeappreciated,therefore,thatopening28isadaptedtointermittentlyopen-and-closeinresponsetothevacuumdrawingonthestructure,andinresponsetotheblockageofthethroatmeansattheconstrictedarea21.Thisblockingoccurswheneveranarticleoffruitispresentinthethroatarea.

Inordertocushionthefalloftheindividualarticlesoffruitfromtheharvestingheadintothecollectingstation,thefruitguidingsleeve13isarrangedtocontrolthefalloftheindividualarticlesandgentlydeposittheminthecollectingboxorstationsuchasthebox14.Inthisfashion,fragilefruitsmaybecollectedwithoutriskingdamagetotheskin,flesh,ormeat.

WithattentionbeingdirectedtoFIG.4,itcanbeappreciatedhowtheharvestinghead11maybesecuredbyaclosureringorthelike40tothewand41.Inthisfashion,itispossibleforanindividualtoharvestfruitornutsfromatreewithoutnecessarilyhavingtoclimbaladdertoascendtoapointwheretheindividualarticlesoffruitcanbeharvestedbyhand.

Whilethepresentspecificationhasdiscussedthegatheringoffruit,itwillbeappreciatedthattheterm"fruit"isbeingutilizedinagenericsense,andisintendedtoincludesuchfruitsasapples,citrusfruitssuchasoranges,lemonsandlimes,aswellaspeachesandpears.Bysuitableselectionofthroatdiameters,nutscanbeharvestedutilizingtheidenticalprinciple.Anyconventionalmaterialsofconstructionmaybeemployedforthedevice,withmoldedplasticmaterialsbeingpreferred.Theinwardlyconvergingconicalportion20maybefabricatedfrommoldedplasticsuchasnylon,Teflon,vinyl,orthelike,whilecylindermember16maybefabricatedfromsimilarmaterials.Outersleeve15,whichispreferablyrigid,canalsobefabricatedfromanydesiredmaterialofconstruction.

Iclaim:

1.Apparatusforharvestingfruitsfromtreescomprising:

a.firstconduitmeans,couplingmeansadjacentafirstendthereofandarrangedfor

attachmenttoasourceofvacuum;

b.harvestingheadmeanswiththroatmeansincludinginnerandoutersleevemembers,saidinnersleevememberhavingafruitreceivi