Chinese wolfberry picking machine and Chinese wolfberry picking method

By designing a wolfberry picker including a picking head and a collection box, automatic picking of wolfberry is achieved using components such as adapter boxes, hoppers, half pipes, rotating shafts, guide strips, and picking strips. The problem of low picking efficiency in the existing technology is solved and the picking efficiency and quality are improved.

CN119522723APending Publication Date: 2025-02-28刘永江
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Application Number
CN202411949086.2
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CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Filing Date
2024-12-27
Publication Date
2025-02-28

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Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of picking devices, and discloses a wolfberry picking machine and a wolfberry picking method.The picking machine comprises a picking head and a collecting box, the picking head comprises a handle, the front end of the handle is connected with an adapter box, the left side of the adapter box is connected with a receiving hopper, the receiving hopper is connected with the collecting box through a hose, and the left side of the receiving hopper is connected with a half pipe; the left side of the transfer box is connected with a hopper cover, the left end of the hopper cover is connected with a pipe cover, the rotating shaft is provided with a guide strip located in a half pipe and a picking strip located in a material receiving hopper, the guide strip is in a right-hand thread shape, and the left half section of the picking strip is in a right-hand thread shape, and the right half section of the picking strip is in a left-hand thread shape. And the middle bending part is a picking point. The guiding strip is responsible for driving branches to the position between the receiving hopper and the hopper cover, then the picking head is moved towards the tip ends of the branches, the picking point can pick off Chinese wolfberry fruits on the branches, the picked Chinese wolfberry fruits fall into the receiving hopper and then enter the collecting box through the hose, and the device is easy to operate and high in picking efficiency.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of picking devices, and in particular relates to a wolfberry picking machine and a wolfberry picking method. Background Art

[0002] With the expansion of the wolfberry market, the wolfberry planting industry has also prospered, but this has also brought about the problem of wolfberry harvesting. There are many cases of losses caused by untimely picking, and manual picking is inefficient, so people can only watch a year's hope being lost in vain.

[0003] Based on the current situation, the inventor designed, developed and proposed a wolfberry picking machine to improve the work efficiency of wolfberry picking. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to overcome the above technical problems, the present invention provides a wolfberry picking machine and a wolfberry picking method.

[0005] The present invention adopts the following technical solutions: A wolfberry picking machine comprises a picking head and a collecting box, the picking head comprises a handle, the front end of the handle is fixedly connected to an adapter box, the left side of the adapter box is fixedly connected to a receiving hopper, the bottom of the receiving hopper is connected to the collecting box through a hose, the left side of the receiving hopper is fixedly connected to a horizontal half-tube, the opening of the half-tube faces upward, a rotating shaft is rotatably arranged in the half-tube, the right end of the rotating shaft is located in the adapter box, a motor is arranged inside the handle, the motor drives the connecting rotating shaft, the left side of the adapter box is connected to a bucket cover, the bucket cover is located above the receiving hopper, and the left side of the bucket cover The end is connected to a tube cover, which is located above the half tube. The outer periphery of the rotating shaft has raised stripes, and the raised stripes include a guide strip located in the half tube and a picking strip located in the receiving hopper. The guide strip is in the shape of a positive thread. When the rotating shaft rotates forward, the guide strip can drive the wolfberry branches located between the rotating shaft and the tube cover to move right. The left half of the picking strip is in the shape of a circle of positive thread and the right half is in the shape of a circle of reverse thread. The thread radius of the picking strip is larger than that of the guide strip. The middle bending part of the picking strip is the picking point. The picking point and the two end points of the picking strip are fixed to the outer wall of the rotating shaft.

[0006] Preferably, the collecting box has a discharge pipe directly connected to the hose, the discharge pipe is vertically inserted downward into the interior of the collecting box, the collecting box is divided into an upper debris chamber and a lower collection chamber, the collection chamber is located on the right side of the discharge pipe, a hole one is opened on the left wall of the collection chamber, a hole two is arranged on the tube wall of the discharge pipe, the hole two is lower than the hole one, a debris suction pipe is connected between the hole two and the hole one, and an exhaust fan is arranged on the top wall of the debris chamber.

[0007] Preferably, a plurality of rolling balls are equidistantly arranged along the picking bar, and the rolling balls are rotatably connected to the picking bar.

[0008] Preferably, the output shaft of the motor is driven to connect to the rotating shaft through a bevel gear set in the adapter box.

[0009] Preferably, the bucket cover and the adapter box are connected via a torsion spring shaft.

[0010] Preferably, the handle is provided with a trigger switch, and the trigger switch controls the connection between the motor and the exhaust fan. A battery is provided at the right end of the utility room, and the battery is electrically connected to the motor and the exhaust fan.

[0011] Preferably, a debris door is provided on the side wall of the debris chamber, a discharge door is provided on the side wall of the collecting chamber, a traction nose is provided at the left end of the collecting box, and walking wheels are provided at the bottom of the collecting box.

[0012] Preferably, the left end of the tube cover is raised and rotated to set a branch-moving wheel, the branch-moving wheel has branch-moving teeth, the branch-moving wheel and the branch-moving teeth are meshed with the guide bar in a gear shape, and the branch-moving wheel is a follower.

[0013] Preferably, anti-collapse curtains are provided at the front and rear ends of the bucket cover.

[0014] A wolfberry picking method comprises the following steps: S1. The worker holds the handle with his right hand, points the half pipe horizontally to the left, and pulls the trigger switch. The exhaust fan and the motor start working. The exhaust fan creates negative pressure in the hose, and the motor drives the shaft to rotate forward. S2. The half-tube and the tube cover are close to and clamp the root end of the wolfberry branches to be picked, the wolfberry branches are embedded between the tube cover and the shaft, and the branches move right under the action of the guide bar to reach between the receiving hopper and the bucket cover, and the branches are stabilized in the horizontal direction between the receiving hopper and the bucket cover; S3. The picking head moves toward the tip of the branch, and the picking head moves relatively along the branch. During the movement, the picking bar, the picking point, and the rolling ball pick the wolfberry on the branch, and the picked wolfberry falls into the receiving hopper, and then enters the collection chamber along the hose and the feed pipe; S4. When wolfberries carry a small amount of leaves through the suction pipe, the leaves are sucked into the debris chamber through the suction pipe. After entering the debris chamber, the leaves settle due to the sudden drop in wind speed. The wolfberries are collected in the collection chamber and the leaves are collected in the debris chamber.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: 1. The present invention is provided with a picking head and a collecting box. The picking head is provided with a handle, an adapter box, a receiving hopper, a half pipe, a rotating shaft, a guide bar, a picking bar, a pipe cover, and a hopper cover. When the branch is placed at the leftmost end between the rotating shaft and the pipe cover, the branch can be driven to between the receiving hopper and the hopper cover by relying on the guide bar, and then the picking head is moved to the tip of the branch, and the wolfberry on the branch can be picked at the picking point, and the picked wolfberry falls into the receiving hopper and then enters the collecting box through the hose. The device is simple to operate and has high picking efficiency. 2. The present invention provides a rolling ball on the picking bar, which effectively prevents the picking bar from damaging the branch surface and leaves when rotating.

[0016] 3. In the present invention, a suction pipe, a debris chamber, and an exhaust fan are arranged in the collection box, which can suck away the leaves falling with the wolfberries and separate them, thereby reducing impurities in the wolfberries; 4. In the present invention, the left end of the tube cover is raised and rotated to set a branch-moving wheel and branch-moving teeth, and anti-collapse curtains are respectively set at the front and rear ends of the bucket cover. When picking wolfberries, the branch-moving wheel rotates counterclockwise, and the branch-moving teeth on the left side bring the wolfberry branches into between the rotating shaft and the tube cover, and then the guide bar transports the branches to the right, which makes it more convenient to send the branches in; the anti-collapse curtain intercepts the picked wolfberries to prevent them from falling out of the receiving hopper. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a picking head in the present invention; Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the rotating shaft in the picking head; Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the collection box in the present invention; Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a collection box; Figure 5 It is a schematic longitudinal section diagram of a picking head according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Description of reference numerals: 1 handle; 2 adapter box; 3 torsion spring shaft; 4 rotating shaft; 5 bucket cover; 6 pipe cover; 7 half pipe; 8 hopper; 9 hose; 10 raised stripes; 101 guide strips; 102 picking strips; 103 picking points; 104 rolling balls; 11 feeding pipe; 12 traction nose; 13 collection box; 14 exhaust fan; 15 debris door; 16 discharge door; 17 debris suction pipe; 18 debris room; 19 battery; 20 collection room; 21 branch shifting wheel; 211 branch shifting teeth; 22 Anti-collapse curtain. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. Unless otherwise specified, the raw materials and equipment used can be purchased from the market or are commonly used in the art. The methods in the embodiments are conventional methods in the art unless otherwise specified. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0020] Embodiment 1 See also Figure 1~Figure 4 A wolfberry picking machine includes a picking head and a collecting box 13. The picking head includes a handle 1. The front end of the handle 1 is fixedly connected to an adapter box 2. The left side of the adapter box 2 is fixedly connected to a receiving hopper 8. The bottom of the receiving hopper 8 is connected to the collecting box 13 through a hose 9. The left side of the receiving hopper 8 is fixedly connected to a horizontal half-tube 7. The opening of the half-tube 7 faces upward. A rotating shaft 4 is rotatably arranged in the half-tube 7. The right end of the rotating shaft 4 is located in the adapter box 2. A motor is arranged inside the handle 1. The output shaft of the motor is The adapter box 2 is connected to the rotating shaft 4 through a bevel gear set, the left side of the adapter box 2 is connected to the bucket cover 5, the bucket cover 5 and the adapter box 2 are connected through a torsion spring shaft 3, the bucket cover 5 is located above the receiving hopper 8, the left end of the bucket cover 5 is connected to the pipe cover 6, the pipe cover 6 is located above the half pipe 7, the outer periphery of the rotating shaft 4 has a raised stripe 10, the raised stripe 10 includes a guide strip 101 located in the half pipe 7 and a picking strip 102 located in the receiving hopper 8, the guide strip 101 is in a positive thread shape, and the rotating shaft 4 is provided with a plurality of protruding stripes 10, and the protruding stripes 10 are provided with a plurality of protruding stripes 10, and the plurality of ... When the shaft 4 rotates forward, the guide bar 101 can drive the wolfberry branches between the rotating shaft 4 and the cover plate to move rightward. The left half of the picking bar 102 is in the shape of a circle of positive thread and the right half is in the shape of a circle of reverse thread. The thread radius of the picking bar 102 is larger than the guide bar 101. The middle bending part of the picking bar 102 is the picking point 103. The picking point 103 and the two end points of the picking bar 102 are fixed to the outer wall of the rotating shaft 4. A plurality of rolling balls 104 are equidistantly arranged along the picking bar 102. The ball 104 is rotatably connected to the picking bar 102, the rotating shaft 4 and the raised stripes 10 are made of hard materials, and the rolling ball 104 is made of polymer wear-resistant material; when the branch is placed at the leftmost end between the rotating shaft 4 and the tube cover 6, the guide bar 101 can be used to drive the branch to between the receiving hopper 8 and the hopper cover 5, and then the picking head is moved to the tip of the branch, and the picking point 103 can pick the wolfberries on the branch, and the picked wolfberries fall into the receiving hopper 8, and then enter the collection box 13 through the hose 9.

[0021] A traction nose 12 is provided at the left end of the collection box 13, and a walking wheel is provided at the bottom of the collection box 13. The collection box 13 has a discharge pipe 11 directly connected to the hose 9, and the discharge pipe 11 is vertically inserted downward into the interior of the collection box 13. The collection box 13 is divided into an upper debris chamber 18 and a lower collection chamber 20. A debris door 15 is provided on the side wall of the debris chamber 18, and a discharge door 16 is provided on the side wall of the collection chamber 20. The collection chamber 20 is located on the right side of the discharge pipe 11, and a hole 1 is provided on the left wall of the collection chamber 20. A second hole is arranged on the wall of the feeding pipe 11, and the second hole is lower than the first hole. A suction pipe 17 is connected between the second hole and the first hole. An exhaust fan 14 is arranged on the top wall of the debris chamber 18. A battery 19 is arranged on the right end of the debris chamber 18. The battery 19 is electrically connected to the motor and the exhaust fan 14. A trigger switch is arranged on the handle 1, and the trigger switch controls the connection between the motor and the exhaust fan 14; the suction pipe 17-the debris chamber 18-the exhaust fan 14 can suck away the leaves falling together with the wolfberry, thereby separating them and reducing impurities in the wolfberry.

[0022] A wolfberry picking method comprises the following steps: S1. The worker holds the handle 1 in his right hand, turns the half pipe 7 horizontally to the left, and pulls the trigger switch, and the exhaust fan 14 and the motor work. The exhaust fan 14 creates negative pressure in the hose 9 and the hopper 8, and the motor drives the shaft 4 to rotate forward; S2. The half pipe 7 and the tube cover 6 are brought close to and clamped to the root end of the wolfberry branch to be picked, and the wolfberry branch is embedded between the tube cover 6 and the rotating shaft 4. The branch moves rightward under the action of the guide bar 101 to reach between the receiving hopper 8 and the bucket cover 5. Since the two spiral sections of the picking bar 102 have opposite directions, the branch is stabilized in the horizontal direction between the receiving hopper 8 and the bucket cover 5; S3. The picking head moves toward the tip of the branch, and the picking head moves relatively along the branch. During the movement, the picking bar 102, the picking point 103, and the rolling ball 104 pick the wolfberries on the branches, and the picked wolfberries fall into the receiving hopper 8, and then enter the collection chamber 20 along the hose 9 and the feed pipe 11; S4. When wolfberries carry a small amount of leaves through the suction pipe 17, the leaves are sucked into the debris chamber 18 through the suction pipe 17. After entering the debris chamber 18, the leaves settle due to the sudden drop in wind speed. The wolfberries are collected in the collection chamber 20, and the leaves are collected in the debris chamber 18. The debris and wolfberries are taken out by opening the debris door 15 and the discharge door 16.

[0023] Embodiment 2 See also Figure 5 The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that the left end of the pipe cover 6 is raised and rotated to set a branch-moving wheel 21, the branch-moving wheel 21 has branch-moving teeth 211, the branch-moving wheel 21 and the branch-moving teeth 211 are meshed with the guide bar 101 in a gear shape, and the branch-moving wheel 21 is a follower; the front and rear ends of the bucket cover 5 are respectively provided with anti-collapse curtains 22.

[0024] When picking wolfberries, the rotating shaft 4 drives the guide bar 101 to drive the branch-moving wheel 21 to rotate counterclockwise, and the branch-moving teeth 211 on the left side bring the wolfberry branches into between the rotating shaft 4 and the tube cover 6, and then the guide bar 101 transports the branches to the right, making it more convenient to send the branches in; the anti-collapse curtain 22 intercepts the picked wolfberries to prevent them from falling out of the receiving hopper 8.

[0025] In other embodiments of the present invention, anti-collapse curtains can be set on the edges of the hopper cover and the receiving hopper at the same time to achieve a better interception effect, and the front and rear edges of the receiving hopper can be set to an arc-shaped concave shape to better adapt to the wolfberry branches.

[0026] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the above embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A wolfberry picking machine, comprising a picking head and a collecting box, characterized in that: The picking head includes a handle, the front end of the handle is fixedly connected to the adapter box, the left side of the adapter box is fixedly connected to the receiving hopper, the bottom of the receiving hopper is connected to the collection box through a hose, the left side of the receiving hopper is fixedly connected to a horizontal half-tube, the opening of the half-tube faces upward, a rotating shaft is rotatably arranged in the half-tube, the right end of the rotating shaft is located in the adapter box, a motor is arranged inside the handle, the motor drives the connecting rotating shaft, the left side of the adapter box is connected to a bucket cover, the bucket cover is located above the receiving hopper, the left end of the bucket cover is connected to the pipe cover, and the pipe cover is connected to the collecting box. The cover is located above the half pipe, and the outer periphery of the rotating shaft has raised stripes, and the raised stripes include a guide strip located in the half pipe and a picking strip located in the receiving hopper. The guide strip is in the shape of a positive thread. When the rotating shaft rotates forward, the guide strip can drive the wolfberry branches located between the rotating shaft and the tube cover to move right. The left half of the picking strip is in the shape of a circle of positive thread and the right half is in the shape of a circle of reverse thread. The thread radius of the picking strip is larger than that of the guide strip. The middle bend of the picking strip is the picking point. The picking point and the two end points of the picking strip are fixed to the outer wall of the rotating shaft.

2. A wolfberry picking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The collecting box has a discharge pipe directly connected to the hose, the discharge pipe is vertically inserted downward into the interior of the collecting box, the collecting box is divided into an upper debris chamber and a lower collection chamber, the collection chamber is located on the right side of the discharge pipe, a hole one is opened on the left wall of the collection chamber, a hole two is arranged on the pipe wall of the discharge pipe, the hole two is lower than the hole one, a debris suction pipe is connected between the hole two and the hole one, and an exhaust fan is arranged on the top wall of the debris chamber.

3. The wolfberry picking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of rolling balls are equidistantly arranged along the picking bar, and the rolling balls are rotatably connected to the picking bar.

4. The wolfberry picking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The output shaft of the motor is driven to connect the rotating shaft through a bevel gear set in the adapter box.

5. The wolfberry picking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bucket cover and the adapter box are connected via a torsion spring shaft.

6. The wolfberry picking machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The handle is provided with a trigger switch, and the trigger switch controls the connection between the motor and the exhaust fan. A battery is provided at the right end of the utility room, and the battery is electrically connected to the motor and the exhaust fan.

7. The wolfberry picking machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A debris door is arranged on the side wall of the debris room, a discharging door is arranged on the side wall of the collecting room, a traction nose is arranged on the left end of the collecting box, and a walking wheel is arranged on the bottom of the collecting box.

8. The wolfberry picking machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The left end of the pipe cover is raised and rotated to set a branch-moving wheel, which has branch-moving teeth. The branch-moving wheel and the branch-moving teeth are meshed with the guide bar in the shape of a gear, and the branch-moving wheel is a follower.

9. The wolfberry picking machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: Anti-collapse curtains are arranged at the front and rear ends of the bucket cover.

10. A method for picking wolfberries, characterized in that: The wolfberry picking machine according to claim 6 comprises the following steps: S1. The worker holds the handle with his right hand, points the half pipe horizontally to the left, and pulls the trigger switch. The exhaust fan and the motor start working. The exhaust fan creates negative pressure in the hose, and the motor drives the shaft to rotate forward. S2. The half-tube and the tube cover are close to and clamp the root end of the wolfberry branches to be picked, the wolfberry branches are embedded between the tube cover and the shaft, and the branches move right under the action of the guide bar to reach between the receiving hopper and the bucket cover, and the branches are stabilized in the horizontal direction between the receiving hopper and the bucket cover; S3. The picking head moves toward the tip of the branch, and the picking head moves relatively along the branch. During the movement, the picking bar, the picking point, and the rolling ball pick the wolfberry on the branch, and the picked wolfberry falls into the receiving hopper, and then enters the collection chamber along the hose and the feed pipe; S4. When wolfberries carry a small amount of leaves through the suction pipe, the leaves are sucked into the debris chamber through the suction pipe. After entering the debris chamber, the leaves settle due to the sudden drop in wind speed. The wolfberries are collected in the collection chamber and the leaves are collected in the debris chamber.

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