Forest fruit collecting device

By designing a fruit collection device that includes a base frame, an elastic fruit collection cloth, and a control cabinet, and using a hydraulic cylinder to drive a telescopic rod to adjust the fruit collection cloth, automated collection is achieved. This solves the problems of low efficiency, high labor intensity, and safety hazards in traditional fruit collection, and improves collection efficiency and fruit quality.

CN223912984UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-17XINJIANG UNIVERSITY
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520572019.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-28
Publication Date
2026-02-17
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-28

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Technical Problem

Traditional methods of harvesting forest fruits are inefficient, labor-intensive, and can easily damage the fruits and pose safety hazards, especially when harvesting manually at high or inaccessible locations.

Method used

Design a fruit collection device that includes a base frame, an elastic fruit collection cloth, a fruit collection box, and a control cabinet. The device uses a hydraulic cylinder to drive a telescopic rod to adjust the opening and closing of the elastic fruit collection cloth. It is electrically controlled to adapt to different tree canopy heights, ensuring that the fruit cloth covers the tree stably. The integrated control cabinet enables automated operation.

Benefits of technology

It improves the efficiency of fruit collection, reduces labor intensity, minimizes fruit damage, enhances the convenience and safety of operation, and adapts to the collection needs of different tree heights.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a forest fruit collecting device which comprises a bottom frame, elastic fruit collecting cloth, a fruit collecting box and a control cabinet, a supporting assembly is movably installed on the top of the bottom frame, an adjusting assembly is movably installed on the inner side of the bottom frame, the forest fruit collecting device comprises a front frame and a rear frame fixedly connected to the rear side of the front frame, and a U-shaped groove is formed in the front side of the front frame. Mounting grooves are formed in the left side and the right side of the front frame, and mounting rods are fixedly connected to the rear portions of the left side and the right side of the front frame. According to the forest fruit collecting device, a hydraulic cylinder stretches out and draws back to drive a front telescopic rod to be opened and closed in a matched mode to drive a ring opening metal plate to be opened and closed, lateral telescopic rods and the front telescopic rod are adjusted to rotate, elastic fruit collecting cloth is driven to be opened and closed, occupied space is reduced, and movement is convenient; the covering area of the elastic fruit collecting cloth is adjusted to adapt to tree bodies with different heights and crowns, the collecting efficiency is improved, the labor intensity is reduced, and fruit collecting is convenient.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of fruit harvesting, in particular to a fruit collecting device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Fruit collection refers to the collection of various types of fruits growing naturally in forest environments, including wild fruits and cultivated fruits. Fruit collection is of great significance in forestry and agriculture, aiming to systematically collect various information about fruits, provide data support for further analysis and research,

[0003] Current fruit collection generally uses tree body vibration or branch combing, beating to separate mature fruits from branches, but there is a lack of collection devices matched with fruit mechanization collection, often by manual picking to collect fruits fallen on the ground, or laying a net cloth on the ground with the tree trunk as the center before collection, and achieving fruit collection by rolling up the net cloth. Manual fruit collection usually requires a large amount of manpower, and the labor intensity is large, especially in the fruit ripening season, workers need to work in high temperature, humidity and other adverse weather conditions, which is easy to cause fatigue and safety hazards. During the manual collection process, improper handling of the fruits by the workers may cause damage to the fruits, affecting the quality and market value of the fruits;

[0004] The traditional manual picking method is low in efficiency and high in labor intensity, often by manual picking to collect fruits fallen on the ground, or laying a net cloth on the ground with the tree trunk as the center before collection, and achieving fruit collection by rolling up the net cloth. The fruit collection method is low in efficiency, the fruits are easy to be damaged, and manual picking may have safety hazards in some high places or difficult-to-reach places. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model aims at providing a fruit collecting device to solve the problems of the traditional manual picking method being low in efficiency and high in labor intensity, often by manual picking to collect fruits fallen on the ground, or laying a net cloth on the ground with the tree trunk as the center before collection, and achieving fruit collection by rolling up the net cloth, the fruit collection method being low in efficiency, the fruits being easy to be damaged, and manual picking may have safety hazards in some high places or difficult-to-reach places.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a fruit collecting device, comprising a chassis, an elastic fruit collecting cloth, a fruit collecting box and a control cabinet, a supporting assembly is movably installed on the top of the chassis, an adjusting assembly is movably installed on the inner side of the chassis;

[0007] Comprising a front frame and a rear frame fixedly connected to the rear side of the front frame, a U-shaped groove is arranged on the front side of the front frame, installation grooves are formed on the left and right sides of the front frame, and installation rods are fixedly connected to the rear of the left and right sides of the front frame;

[0008] The support assembly comprises rotation supports fixedly connected to the top of the front frame and arranged symmetrically left and right, front telescopic rods and lateral telescopic rods movably mounted respectively at the inner sides of the rotation supports, and a rear telescopic rod movably hinged at the top of the rear frame, wherein the lateral telescopic rods, the front telescopic rods and the rear telescopic rod are arranged symmetrically left and right, and the elastic fruit collecting cloth is movably mounted outside the lateral telescopic rods, the front telescopic rods and the rear telescopic rod.

[0009] The adjusting assembly comprises a rotating rod rotatably connected to the front of the mounting groove, an opening slot formed in the interior of the rotating rod, a sliding column movably clamped in the opening slot, a hydraulic cylinder movably hinged between the outer side of the sliding column and the mounting rod, a support seat fixedly connected to the top of the rotating rod, a ring-shaped metal plate rotatably connected to the upper portion of the rotating rod in the mounting groove, a limiting slot formed in the middle portion of the ring-shaped metal plate, the support seat movably clamped in the limiting slot, and an angle rod fixedly mounted at the front side of the rotating rod.

[0010] Preferably, a plurality of groups of the lateral telescopic rods are arranged symmetrically left and right on the top of the front frame, and the front telescopic rods and the groups of lateral telescopic rods are electrically controlled.

[0011] Preferably, the top end of the angle rod is connected to the top end of the front telescopic rod, and a sleeve rod is fixedly connected between the rotating rod and the angle rod.

[0012] Preferably, a rubber pad is fixedly mounted outside the rotation support at the front of the top of the front frame.

[0013] Preferably, a rear support rod is movably hinged at the top of the rear frame rearward of the rear telescopic rod, and a sliding sleeve is movably hinged to the upper end of the rear support rod and sleeved outside the rear telescopic rod.

[0014] Preferably, a right-angle frame is movably mounted outside the rear telescopic rod, and a U-shaped ring is movably mounted outside the right-angle frame.

[0015] Preferably, the fruit collecting box is movably clamped inside the rear frame, the control cabinet is fixedly mounted inside the rear frame, and the control cabinet is arranged at the rear side of the fruit collecting box.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1、Through the extension and retraction of the hydraulic cylinder to drive the opening and closing of the front telescopic rod, the movable clamping of the support seat in the limiting groove drives the opening and closing of the ring mouth metal, so as to adjust the rotation of the lateral telescopic rod and the front telescopic rod, drive the opening and closing action of the elastic fruit collecting cloth, reduce the space occupation, facilitate the movement, and adjust the covering area of the elastic fruit collecting cloth by controlling the extension and retraction length of the lateral telescopic rod and the front telescopic rod and the angle of the rod when the elastic fruit collecting cloth is pulled and stretched, so as to adapt to the tree body of different height and crown, facilitate adjustment, improve the collection efficiency and reduce the labor intensity, and facilitate fruit collection.

[0018] 2、Through the lateral telescopic rod, the front telescopic rod and the rear telescopic rod, the elastic fruit collecting cloth is covered outside the tree trunk, and the ring mouth metal is used to fix the tree trunk located in the U-shaped groove from the outside, so as to ensure the fixing effect and make the collection process more stable. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a structure schematic view of the support assembly of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a structure schematic view of the utility model Figure 2 It is an enlarged schematic view of the structure at A in the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the adjusting assembly of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional structure partial schematic view of the adjusting assembly of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the rear telescopic rod of the utility model.

[0025] In the drawing: 1, base frame; 11, front frame; 12, rear frame; 13, U-shaped groove; 14, mounting groove; 15, mounting rod; 2, support assembly; 21, rotating support; 22, lateral telescopic rod; 23, front telescopic rod; 24, rear telescopic rod; 25, rear support rod; 3, adjusting assembly; 31, rotating rod; 32, opening groove; 33, sliding column; 34, hydraulic cylinder; 35, support seat; 36, ring mouth metal; 37, limiting groove; 38, angle rod; 4, elastic fruit collecting cloth; 5, fruit collecting box; 6, control cabinet; 7, right angle frame; 8, U-shaped ring; 9, rubber pad. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the scope of the present application.

[0027] Please refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 3 、 Figure 4 、 Figure 5 and Figure 6 The utility model provides a technical scheme: a kind of fruit collection device, including chassis 1, elastic fruit collecting cloth 4, fruit collection box 5 and control cabinet 6, the top of chassis 1 movably installs support assembly 2, the inboard of chassis 1 movably installs adjusting assembly 3;

[0028] Including front frame 11 and the rear frame 12 of fixed connection in front frame 11 rear side, the front side of front frame 11 is provided with U-shaped groove 13, and installation groove 14 is opened in the left and right sides of front frame 11, and installation rod 15 is fixedly connected to the rear of the left and right sides of front frame 11;

[0029] Support assembly 2 includes the rotating support 21 of fixed connection in front frame 11 top and presents left and right symmetry, and rotating support 21 inboard is movably installed with front telescopic rod 23 and lateral telescopic rod 22 respectively, and rear telescopic rod 24 is movably hinged to the top of rear frame 12, and lateral telescopic rod 22, front telescopic rod 23 and rear telescopic rod 24 all present left and right symmetry, and elastic fruit collecting cloth 4 is movably installed to the outside of lateral telescopic rod 22, front telescopic rod 23 and rear telescopic rod 24;

[0030] Adjusting assembly 3 includes rotating rod 31 rotatably connected in front in installation groove 14, and opening slot 32 is opened in the inside of rotating rod 31, and sliding column 33 is movably clamped in the inside of opening slot 32, and hydraulic cylinder 34 is movably hinged between the outside of sliding column 33 and installation rod 15, and support seat 35 is fixedly connected to the top of rotating rod 31, and ring mouth metal sheet 36 is rotatably connected in the upper of rotating rod 31 in installation groove 14, and limit slot 37 is opened in the middle of ring mouth metal sheet 36, and support seat 35 is movably clamped in limit slot 37, and angle rod 38 is fixedly installed on the front side of rotating rod 31,

[0031] By controlling the hydraulic cylinder 34 to push the sliding column 33 in the opening groove 32 of the rotating rod 31 to move, the sliding column 33 performs linear motion in the opening groove 32 to drive the folding angle rod 38 connected with the front telescopic rod 23 to open and close the support seat 35, and the ring-shaped metal plate 36 is clamped in the limiting groove 37 to open and close, so as to adjust the rotation of the lateral telescopic rod 22 and the front telescopic rod 23, drive the elastic fruit collecting cloth 4 to open and close, reduce the space occupation, facilitate movement, and adjust the coverage area of the elastic fruit collecting cloth 4 by controlling the extension length of the lateral telescopic rod 22 and the front telescopic rod 23 and the angle of the rod when pulling and stretching the elastic fruit collecting cloth 4, so as to adapt to trees of different heights and crown, and facilitate fruit collection,

[0032] The lateral telescopic rod 22 is arranged in pairs on the top of the front frame 11 in a left-right symmetrical manner, and the front telescopic rod 23 and the lateral telescopic rod 22 are electrically controlled. The electric control makes it easy for the operator to adjust the extension length of the lateral telescopic rod 22 and the front telescopic rod 23, improves the operation efficiency and convenience, and the accuracy of the electric control also ensures the stability and accuracy of the telescopic rod in the adjustment process, so that the elastic fruit collecting cloth 4 can uniformly and closely cover the tree body, effectively avoid the damage caused by the falling of the fruit, and improve the efficiency and quality of the fruit collection,

[0033] The top end of the folding angle rod 38 is connected with the top end of the front telescopic rod 23, and a sleeve rod is fixedly connected between the rotating rod 31 and the folding angle rod 38, so that when the front telescopic rod 23 is elongated to drive the folding angle rod 38 to move outward and upward, the sleeve rod can be correspondingly telescoped to adapt to the stretching operation of the elastic fruit collecting cloth 4 and adjust the coverage area.

[0034] Please refer to Figure 1 , the rubber pad 9 is fixedly installed on the outside of the front rotating support 21 on the top of the front frame 11, and is arranged on the inside of the two front rotating supports 21 to prevent the fruit from falling outside the front frame 11 during the collection process.

[0035] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 6 , the rear support rod 25 is movably hinged to the top of the rear frame 12 behind the rear telescopic rod 24, the upper end of the rear support rod 25 is movably hinged to the sliding sleeve sleeved on the outside of the rear telescopic rod 24, the sliding sleeve can freely slide along the length direction of the rear telescopic rod 24 to adapt to the trees of different heights, when the rear telescopic rod 24 is telescoped, the sliding sleeve moves to change the inclination angle of the rear support rod 25, so as to adjust the coverage range and tightness of the elastic fruit collecting cloth 4 in the rear, and the setting of the rear support rod 25 further enhances the stability and supporting force of the device, so that the elastic fruit collecting cloth 4 can stably cover the tree body to effectively prevent the fruit from falling during the collection process,

[0036] The outer movable part of the rear telescopic rod 24 is movably installed with a right-angle frame 7, and the outer movable part of the right-angle frame 7 is movably installed with a U-shaped ring 8, which is clamped on the outer part of the rear telescopic rod 24 and is fixed on the right-angle frame 7 by using a nut. The right-angle frame 7 is arranged so that the U-shaped ring 8 can be stably hung on the rear telescopic rod 24 to provide stable support for the angle. In the folded state, the alignment and removal ensure that the rear telescopic rod 24 can be adjusted to be folded to reduce the space occupation.

[0037] The fruit collecting box 5 is movably clamped inside the rear frame 12, and the control cabinet 6 is fixedly installed inside the rear frame 12. The control cabinet 6 is arranged at the rear side of the fruit collecting box 5. The fruit collecting box 5 is designed to facilitate the collection of fallen fruits. The movable clamping manner makes the fruit collecting box 5 convenient to disassemble and replace to adapt to the continuous fruit collection demand. The control cabinet 6 is responsible for the operation and control of the entire collecting device. It integrates necessary electrical elements and control circuits inside to ensure that the device can work according to the preset program. The control cabinet 6 is arranged at the rear side of the fruit collecting box 5. Such layout not only ensures the convenience of operation, but also avoids the interference or damage to the control cabinet 6 during the fruit collecting process.

[0038] Working principle: in the initial state, the folding angle rod 38 and the front telescopic rod 23 are in the folded state. The lateral telescopic rod 22 and the front telescopic rod 23 are rotatable and gathered together through the arrangement of the rotating support 21, so as to fold the elastic fruit collecting cloth 4 to a certain extent, reduce the space occupation of the device to the minimum state, and then facilitate the movement in the fruit forest through the universal wheels arranged at the bottom of the bottom frame 1.

[0039] By moving the device to the side of the target fruit tree, the U-shaped groove 13 is pushed towards the fruit tree and the trunk, the trunk is clamped into the inner side of the U-shaped groove 13, the position is stabilized by operating the brake of the universal wheel at the bottom of the chassis 1, the straight angle frame 7 located outside the rear telescopic rod 24 is adjusted to be outwardly opened to a suitable state, the hydraulic cylinder 34 is controlled to extend, the front end of the hydraulic cylinder 34 is hinged in the sliding column 33, the sliding column 33 is pushed to slide linearly in the opening groove 32, the opening groove 32 is turned inwards along the installation position in the installation groove 14, the support seat 35 is slid in the limiting groove 37, and the ring mouth plate 36 is turned inwards along the connection position in the installation groove 14, the rotating rod 31 and the angle rod 38 are gathered towards the tree body, so that the front telescopic rod 23 is pulled to gather towards the trunk, the adjusting assembly 3 is opened, then the laterally telescopic rod 22 is controlled to open, the rubber pad 9 is installed on the inner side of the rotating support 21 connected with the front telescopic rod 23 to surround and hold the trunk, the supporting assembly 2 is expanded to the maximum state, the length and the inclination angle of the laterally telescopic rod 22 are adjusted, the adjusting assembly 3 is opened and adjusted to a suitable fruit collecting state, then the forest fruits are collected, the forest fruits fall on the front frame 11, and the collected forest fruits fall into the fruit collecting box 5 placed at the back, the forest fruits are continuously collected by replacing the fruit collecting box 5.

[0040] After the collection is completed, the length and the inclination angle of the front telescopic rod 23 and the laterally telescopic rod 22 are controlled, the hydraulic cylinder 34 is controlled to retract, the sliding column 33 is slid in the opening groove 32, the rotating rod 31 is pulled to rotate outwards by sliding the sliding column 33 in the opening groove 32, the support seat 35 is pulled to rotate outwards in the limiting groove 37, the ring mouth plate 36 is rotated outwards, the front telescopic rod 23 and the laterally telescopic rod 22 are rotated and gathered along the rotating support 21, the occupied space is minimized, and the device is moved to the next target fruit tree for fruit collection.

[0041] The above is the working process of the entire device, and the contents not described in detail in the specification all belong to the prior art known to those skilled in the art.

[0042] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, replacements and modifications can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the present application, the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A fruit collecting device, comprising a base frame (1), a flexible fruit collecting cloth (4), a fruit collecting box (5) and a control cabinet (6), characterized in that: The top of the chassis (1) is movably mounted with a support assembly (2), and the inner side of the chassis (1) is movably mounted with an adjusting assembly (3). The front frame (11) is provided with a U-shaped groove (13) on the front side, and mounting grooves (14) are formed on the left and right sides of the front frame (11); mounting rods (15) are fixedly connected to the rear of the left and right sides of the front frame (11). The support assembly (2) comprises rotation supports (21) fixedly connected to the top of the front frame (11) and arranged in a left-right symmetrical manner; front and side telescopic rods (23) and (22) are movably mounted on the inner side of the rotation supports (21), respectively; and a rear telescopic rod (24) is movably hinged to the top of the rear frame (12); the side, front and rear telescopic rods (22), (23) and (24) are arranged in a left-right symmetrical manner; and the elastic fruit collecting cloth (4) is movably mounted on the outside of the side, front and rear telescopic rods (22), (23) and (24). The adjusting assembly (3) comprises a rotating rod (31) rotatably connected to the front of the mounting groove (14); an opening groove (32) is formed in the inside of the rotating rod (31); a sliding column (33) is movably clamped in the inside of the opening groove (32); a hydraulic cylinder (34) is movably hinged between the outside of the sliding column (33) and the mounting rod (15); a support seat (35) is fixedly connected to the top of the rotating rod (31); a ring-shaped metal plate (36) is rotatably connected above the rotating rod (31) in the mounting groove (14); a limiting groove (37) is formed in the middle of the ring-shaped metal plate (36); the support seat (35) is movably clamped in the limiting groove (37); and an angle rod (38) is fixedly mounted on the front side of the rotating rod (31).

2. The fruit collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side telescopic rods (22) are arranged in pairs in multiple groups on the top of the front frame (11) in a left-right symmetrical manner; and the front telescopic rod (23) and the multiple groups of side telescopic rods (22) are electrically controlled.

3. The fruit collecting device according to claim 1, wherein: The top end of the angle rod (38) is connected with the top end of the front telescopic rod (23); and a sleeve rod is fixedly connected between the rotating rod (31) and the angle rod (38).

4. The fruit collecting device according to claim 1, wherein: A rubber pad (9) is fixedly mounted on the outside of the front rotation support (21) on the top of the front frame (11).

5. A fruit collecting device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A rear support rod (25) is movably hinged to the top of the rear frame (12) behind the rear telescopic rod (24); and the upper end of the rear support rod (25) is movably hinged to a sliding sleeve sleeved on the outside of the rear telescopic rod (24).

6. The fruit collecting device according to claim 1, wherein: A right-angle frame (7) is movably mounted on the outside of the rear telescopic rod (24); and a U-shaped ring (8) is movably mounted on the outside of the right-angle frame (7).

7. The fruit collecting device according to claim 1, wherein: The fruit collecting box (5) is movably clamped on the inner side of the rear frame (12); the control cabinet (6) is fixedly mounted on the inner side of the rear frame (12); and the control cabinet (6) is arranged on the rear side of the fruit collecting box (5).