Small berry picking device

By designing a small berry picking device with vibration and swing mechanisms, the problem of difficulty in using large picking machines in mountain coffee plantations is solved, efficient and low-cost small berry picking is achieved, and industrial development is promoted.

CN222888271UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-23KUNMING UNIV OF SCI & TECH
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Application Number
CN202422291218.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-19
Publication Date
2025-05-23
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-19

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Technical Problem

Due to the complex terrain of mountain coffee plantations, it is difficult to use large small berries pickers, resulting in low picking efficiency and high cost, which affects industrial development.

Method used

A small berries picking device is designed, and the small berries can be quickly vibrated and fall off the branches by driving the vibrating mechanism. The device includes a picking shell, a gas transmission mechanism, a vibration mechanism and a swing mechanism. The vibration link and swing connection rod are driven by a pneumatic vibrator to move, realizing the effective picking of small berries.

Benefits of technology

It improves the efficiency of picking small berries, reduces the cost of picking, and is suitable for coffee plantations with complex terrain in mountainous areas, promoting the development of the small berries industry.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a small berry picking device, and relates to the technical field of picking machinery. A small berry picking device comprises a picking shell, a gas transmission mechanism, a vibration mechanism and a swing mechanism, wherein the gas transmission mechanism, the vibration mechanism and the swing mechanism are installed in the picking shell. By arranging the swing mechanism, linear reciprocating motion of the vibration mechanism can be converted into rotary swing of the swing clamping rod, the two-way valve is opened by pressing down the trigger, and the pneumatic vibrator can start to drive the swing clamping rod to swing. According to the small berry picking device, the vibration mechanism is driven to drive the swing mechanism, small berries can be quickly and effectively vibrated to fall off from branches, the small berry picking efficiency is effectively improved, meanwhile, the vibration mechanism is driven through the air conveying mechanism, operation is easy, and the operation safety is high.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of picking machinery, and in particular to a small berry picking device. Background Art

[0002] As the market demand for coffee increases, the coffee planting area is constantly expanding. The traditional manual harvesting method is facing tremendous pressure in efficiency and cost. It is urgent to introduce mechanized harvesting technology to improve harvesting efficiency and reduce costs.

[0003] Coffee is a variety of small berries. For some coffee plantations with a high degree of mechanization, coffee berries are mainly picked by large small berry picking machines. The harvesting efficiency is greatly improved compared to manual harvesting, which can effectively reduce harvesting costs.

[0004] However, for coffee plantations in mountainous areas, it is difficult to carry out the picking work of large-scale small berry picking machines due to the complex terrain of the mountains, and manual picking is still the main method. The labor intensity during picking is high, the harvesting efficiency is low, and the harvesting cost is high. It is difficult to meet the current demand for the continuous expansion of planting areas, which directly affects the development of my country's small berry industry. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to solve or partially solve the problems existing in the related art, the present application provides a small berry picking device, which can quickly and effectively vibrate small berries off branches by driving a vibration mechanism to drive a swing mechanism, thereby effectively improving the efficiency of small berry picking.

[0006] The present application provides a small berry picking device, comprising: a picking shell, and an air delivery mechanism, a vibration mechanism and a swing mechanism installed in the picking shell;

[0007] The gas delivery mechanism comprises: an air inlet end connector, a two-way valve and an air outlet end connector;

[0008] The air inlet end connector is connected to the two-way valve and the air outlet end connector in sequence through a pipeline, so as to control the on and off of the input air flow through the two-way valve;

[0009] The vibration mechanism comprises: a pneumatic vibrator and a vibration connecting rod;

[0010] The vibration connecting rod is fixedly mounted on the piston rod of the pneumatic vibrator, so as to achieve linear motion of the vibration connecting rod by driving the pneumatic vibrator;

[0011] The air inlet end of the pneumatic vibrator is connected to the air outlet end connector;

[0012] The swing mechanism comprises: a swing clamping rod, a swing connecting rod and a swing sliding block;

[0013] The swing clamping rod is fixedly mounted on the front end of the swing connecting rod;

[0014] Bearing mounting rods are arranged on both side walls of the swing connecting rod, a rotating bearing is arranged inside the picking shell, and the swing connecting rod is mounted on the rotating bearing through the bearing mounting rod to realize the swing connecting rod to rotate on the rotating bearing;

[0015] The swing slider is fixedly installed on the vibration connecting rod, and a swing inclined hole slot is arranged on the swing slider, and a ball head rod is also arranged on the swing connecting rod. The size of the ball head on the ball head rod corresponds to the slot size of the swing inclined hole slot, and the ball head rod is slidably installed in the swing inclined hole slot of the swing slider to realize linear reciprocating motion of the vibration connecting rod by driving the pneumatic vibrator. The linear reciprocating motion of the vibration connecting rod drives the ball head rod to slide up and down in the swing inclined hole slot, and the up and down sliding of the ball head rod drives the swing connecting rod to rotate and swing on the rotating bearing, and the rotation and swinging of the swing connecting rod drives the swing clamping rod to rotate and swing.

[0016] Optionally, in some embodiments of the present application:

[0017] The picking shell is provided with a handle, and the gas delivery mechanism is correspondingly arranged at the position of the handle in the picking shell;

[0018] A trigger is hingedly provided on the handle, and the trigger is correspondingly arranged at the switch position of the two-way valve, and is used to control the switch state of the two-way valve to achieve on-off control of the input airflow.

[0019] Optionally, in some embodiments of the present application:

[0020] A reset spring is sleeved and installed at the switch position of the two-way valve for elastically resetting the trigger.

[0021] Optionally, in some embodiments of the present application:

[0022] A limited inlet speed regulating valve is arranged on the pipeline connecting the air inlet end joint and the two-way valve, so as to adjust the size of the input air flow.

[0023] Optionally, in some embodiments of the present application:

[0024] The swing connecting rod is provided with a clamping installation groove for installing the swing clamping rod.

[0025] Optionally, in some embodiments of the present application:

[0026] The small berry picking device also includes: an air compressor;

[0027] The air compressor is connected to the air inlet end joint of the air delivery mechanism through a pipeline and is used to supply air to the pneumatic vibrator.

[0028] The technical solution provided by this application may have the following beneficial effects:

[0029] The present application can convert the linear reciprocating motion of the vibration mechanism into the rotational swing of the swing clamping rod by setting a swing mechanism. By pressing the trigger to open the two-way valve, the pneumatic vibrator can start to drive the swing clamping rod to swing.

[0030] The present application drives the vibration mechanism to drive the swing mechanism, which can quickly and effectively vibrate the small berries off the branches, effectively improving the efficiency of picking small berries. At the same time, the present application drives the vibration mechanism through the air supply mechanism, which is simple to operate and has high safety.

[0031] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present application will become more apparent through a more detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein the same reference numerals generally represent the same components in the exemplary embodiments of the present application.

[0033] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure of the small berry picking device in the present application;

[0034] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the external structure of the small berry picking device in the present application;

[0035] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the small berry picking device in the present application;

[0036] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a swing slider in this application;

[0037] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the swing connecting rod in this application.

[0038] Figure markings: 1-picking shell, 101-handle, 102-trigger, 103-reset spring, 2-air supply mechanism, 201-inlet end connector, 202-two-way valve, 203-outlet end connector, 204-limited entry speed regulating valve, 3-vibration mechanism, 301-pneumatic vibrator, 302-vibration connecting rod, 4-swing mechanism, 401-swing clamping rod, 402-swing connecting rod, 4021-ball head rod, 4022-bearing mounting rod, 4023-clamping mounting groove, 403-swinging slider, 4031-swinging inclined hole slide groove, 404-rotating bearing. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the embodiments of the present application are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present application can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to make the present application more thorough and complete, and to fully convey the scope of the present application to those skilled in the art.

[0040] It should be understood that although the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. may be used in this application to describe various information, this information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the same type of information from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of this application, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0041] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0042] Unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0043] Coffee is a variety of small berries. For some coffee plantations with a high degree of mechanization, coffee berries are mainly picked by large small berry picking machines. The harvesting efficiency is greatly improved compared to manual harvesting, which can effectively reduce harvesting costs.

[0044] However, for coffee plantations in mountainous areas, it is difficult to carry out the picking work of large-scale small berry picking machines due to the complex terrain of the mountains, and manual picking is still the main method. The labor intensity during picking is high, the harvesting efficiency is low, and the harvesting cost is high. It is difficult to meet the current demand for the continuous expansion of planting areas, which directly affects the development of my country's small berry industry.

[0045] In response to the above-mentioned problems, an embodiment of the present application provides a small berry picking device, which can quickly and effectively vibrate small berries off branches by driving a vibration mechanism to drive a swing mechanism, thereby effectively improving the efficiency of small berry picking.

[0046] The technical solution of the embodiments of the present application is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0047] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of a cross-sectional structure of the small berry picking device in the present application;

[0048] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the external structure of the small berry picking device in the present application;

[0049] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the small berry picking device in the present application;

[0050] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a swing slider in this application;

[0051] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the swing connecting rod in this application.

[0052] See also Figure 1-5 A small berry picking device comprises: a picking shell 1, and an air delivery mechanism 2, a vibration mechanism 3 and a swing mechanism 4 installed in the picking shell 1. The picking shell 1 is in the shape of a "gun" as a whole, and is a two-half shell, and a mounting position for mounting the air delivery mechanism 2, the vibration mechanism 3 and the swing mechanism 4 is arranged inside the shell.

[0053] Specifically: a handle 101 is provided on the picking shell 1, and the gas transmission mechanism 2 is correspondingly arranged at the position of the handle 101 in the picking shell 1; a trigger 102 is hingedly arranged on the handle 101, and the trigger 102 is correspondingly arranged at the switch position of the two-way valve 202, and is used to control the switch state of the two-way valve 202 to achieve on-off control of the input airflow.

[0054] In the present application, by providing a handle 101, it can be easy to hold and operate. At the same time, by providing a handle 101 and a trigger 102 on the picking shell 1, and setting the air supply mechanism 2 at the position of the handle 101, the airflow control can be combined with the operation of the handle 101, thereby improving the convenience and flexibility of the operation.

[0055] Specifically, a return spring 103 is sleeved and installed at the switch position of the two-way valve 202 for elastically returning the trigger 102. In the present application, by providing the return spring 103, effective elastic return of the trigger 102 can be achieved, the safety and flexibility of operation are improved, and the accuracy of airflow control can be effectively guaranteed.

[0056] The gas delivery mechanism 2 includes: an air inlet end connector 201, a two-way valve 202 and an air outlet end connector 203. The air inlet end connector 201 is connected to the two-way valve 202 and the air outlet end connector 203 in sequence through a pipeline to control the on and off of the input air flow through the two-way valve 202. The air inlet end connector 201 is composed of an SH quick-change connector, a PM quick-change connector, and an IBF quick-tightening internal thread straight pipe connector. The two-way valve 202 is a two-way two-way valve.

[0057] In the present application, the air inlet end connector 201, the two-way valve 202 and the air outlet end connector 203 are installed in combination, and the on-off of the input air flow is controlled by the two-way valve 202, so that the control of the air flow becomes simple and efficient. At the same time, the combination installation of different connectors in the air inlet end connector 201 can ensure the sealing of the connection and avoid gas leakage.

[0058] Specifically, a limited-inlet speed regulating valve 204 is provided on the pipeline connecting the air inlet end connector 201 and the two-way valve 202, which is used to adjust the size of the input airflow. The model of the limited-inlet speed regulating valve 204 is AS2211F-01-08S limited-inlet speed regulating valve. In the present application, by providing the limited-inlet speed regulating valve 204, the air intake volume can be adjusted, and then the different output vibration frequencies of the pneumatic vibrator 301 can be adjusted.

[0059] The vibration mechanism 3 includes: a pneumatic vibrator 301 and a vibration connecting rod 302. The vibration connecting rod 302 is fixedly mounted on the piston rod of the pneumatic vibrator 301, so as to achieve linear motion by driving the pneumatic vibrator 301. The vibration connecting rod 302 is fixedly mounted on the piston rod of the pneumatic vibrator 301 by threaded connection. The air inlet end of the pneumatic vibrator 301 is connected to the air outlet end connector 203.

[0060] In the present application, by connecting the air inlet end of the pneumatic vibrator 301 with the air outlet end connector 203, when the air flow enters the pneumatic vibrator 301 through the air inlet end, the pneumatic vibrator 301 pushes the piston rod to perform linear reciprocating motion.

[0061] The swing mechanism 4 includes: a swing clamping rod 401, a swing connecting rod 402 and a swing slider 403; the swing clamping rod 401 is fixedly installed at the front end of the swing connecting rod 402. Specifically, a clamping installation groove 4023 is provided on the swing connecting rod 402 for installing the swing clamping rod 401. By providing the clamping installation groove 4023, the installation and replacement of the swing clamping rod 401 can be facilitated.

[0062] Bearing mounting rods 4022 are arranged on the two side walls of the swing connecting rod 402, and a rotating bearing 404 is arranged inside the picking shell 1. The swing connecting rod 402 is installed on the rotating bearing 404 through the bearing mounting rods 4022 to realize the rotational movement of the swing connecting rod 402 on the rotating bearing 404.

[0063] The swing slider 403 is fixedly installed on the vibration connecting rod 302, and a swing inclined hole slot 4031 is arranged on the swing slider 403. A ball head rod 4021 is also arranged on the swing connecting rod 402. The size of the ball head on the ball head rod 4021 corresponds to the slot size of the swing inclined hole slot 4031. The ball head rod 4021 is slidably installed in the swing inclined hole slot 4031 of the swing slider 403 to realize driving the vibration connecting rod 302 to perform linear reciprocating motion by driving the pneumatic vibrator 301. The linear reciprocating motion of the vibration connecting rod 302 drives the ball head rod 4021 to slide up and down in the swing inclined hole slot 4031. The up and down sliding of the ball head rod 4021 drives the swing connecting rod 402 to rotate and swing on the rotating bearing 404. The rotation and swinging of the swing connecting rod 402 drives the swing clamping rod 401 to rotate and swing. The swing inclined hole slide groove 4031 is an inclined round hole slide groove. By adjusting the inclination angle of the swing inclined hole slide groove 4031, the rotation range of the swing clamping rod 401 can be adjusted.

[0064] In the present application, by setting a swing mechanism 4, the linear reciprocating motion of the vibration mechanism 3 can be converted into the rotational swing of the swing clamping rod 401. By pressing the trigger 102 to open the two-way valve 202, the pneumatic vibrator 301 can start to drive the swing clamping rod 401 to swing. When in use, by clamping the small berry branches with the swing clamping rod 401, the small berries can be shaken and vibrated to fall. At the same time, different amplitudes and frequencies can be adjusted to meet different picking needs and improve picking efficiency.

[0065] Specifically, the small berry picking device of the present application further includes an air compressor, which is connected to the air inlet end connector 201 of the air transmission mechanism 2 through a pipeline, and is used to supply air to the pneumatic vibrator 301. The air compressor is a small air compressor with wheels, which is easy to carry.

[0066] In the present application, by providing an air compressor, the necessary air source can be provided for the pneumatic vibrator 301, thereby ensuring the efficiency and stability of the picking process.

[0067] The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application includes the following beneficial effects:

[0068] The present application provides a swing mechanism 4, which can convert the linear reciprocating motion of the vibration mechanism 3 into the rotational swing of the swing clamping rod 401. By pressing the trigger 102 to open the two-way valve 202, the pneumatic vibrator 301 can start to drive the swing clamping rod 401 to swing.

[0069] The present application drives the vibration mechanism 3 to drive the swing mechanism 4, which can quickly and effectively vibrate the small berries off the branches, effectively improving the efficiency of picking small berries. At the same time, the present application drives the vibration mechanism 3 through the air supply mechanism 2, which is simple to operate and has high safety.

[0070] Finally, it should be noted that, in this article, relationships such as first and second, etc. are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms include, include or any other variations are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0071] The embodiments of the present application have been described above, and the above description is exemplary, not exhaustive, and is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and changes will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The selection of terms used herein is intended to best explain the principles of the embodiments, practical applications, or improvements to the technology in the market, or to enable other persons of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A small berry picking device, characterized in that: include: A picking shell (1), and an air delivery mechanism (2), a vibration mechanism (3) and a swing mechanism (4) arranged and installed in the picking shell (1); The gas delivery mechanism (2) comprises: an air inlet end connector (201), a two-way valve (202) and an air outlet end connector (203); The air inlet end connector (201) is connected to the two-way valve (202) and the air outlet end connector (203) in sequence through a pipeline, so as to control the on and off of the input air flow through the two-way valve (202); The vibration mechanism (3) comprises: a pneumatic vibrator (301) and a vibration connecting rod (302); The vibration connecting rod (302) is fixedly mounted on the piston rod of the pneumatic vibrator (301) so as to achieve linear motion of the vibration connecting rod (302) by driving the pneumatic vibrator (301); The air inlet end of the pneumatic vibrator (301) is connected to the air outlet end connector (203); The swing mechanism (4) comprises: a swing clamping rod (401), a swing connecting rod (402) and a swing sliding block (403); The swing clamping rod (401) is fixedly mounted on the front end of the swing connecting rod (402); Bearing mounting rods (4022) are provided on both side walls of the swing connecting rod (402), a rotating bearing is provided inside the picking shell (1), and the swing connecting rod (402) is mounted on the rotating bearing via the bearing mounting rods (4022) to enable the swing connecting rod (402) to perform rotating motion on the rotating bearing; The swing slider (403) is fixedly mounted on the vibration connecting rod (302), a swing inclined hole slide groove (4031) is arranged on the swing slider (403), and a ball head rod (4021) is also arranged on the swing connecting rod (402), the ball head size on the ball head rod (4021) corresponds to the slot size of the swing inclined hole slide groove (4031), and the ball head rod (4021) is slidably mounted on the swing inclined hole slide groove (4031) of the swing slider (403). ) is realized by driving the pneumatic vibrator (301) to drive the vibration connecting rod (302) to perform linear reciprocating motion, the linear reciprocating motion of the vibration connecting rod (302) drives the ball head rod (4021) to slide up and down in the swing inclined hole slide groove (4031), the up and down sliding of the ball head rod (4021) drives the swing connecting rod (402) to rotate and swing on the rotating bearing, and the rotation and swing of the swing connecting rod (402) drives the swing clamping rod (401) to rotate and swing.

2. The small berry picking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The picking shell (1) is provided with a handle (101), and the gas transmission mechanism (2) is arranged correspondingly at the position of the handle (101) in the picking shell (1); A trigger (102) is hingedly provided on the handle (101), and the trigger (102) is correspondingly arranged at the switch position of the two-way valve (202) and is used to control the switch state of the two-way valve (202) to achieve on-off control of the input airflow.

3. The small berry picking device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A return spring (103) is sleeved and installed at the switch position of the two-way valve (202) for elastically returning the trigger (102).

4. The small berry picking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A limited-inlet speed regulating valve (204) is provided on the pipeline connecting the air inlet end connector (201) and the two-way valve (202) for adjusting the size of the input air flow.

5. The small berry picking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The swing connecting rod (402) is provided with a clamping installation groove (4023) for installing the swing clamping rod (401).

6. The small berry picking device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The small berry picking device also includes: an air compressor; The air compressor is connected to the air inlet end connector (201) of the air delivery mechanism (2) through a pipeline, and is used to supply air to the pneumatic vibrator (301).