Fig picker facilitating picking
By designing a fig harvester with a handheld handle and a picking tube, the problems of large size and unstable movement were solved, enabling convenient harvesting and reducing physical exertion.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- GUANGZHOU BOBO AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-06
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-12
AI Technical Summary
Existing fig harvesters are bulky, unstable, and require a lot of physical effort to walk on muddy ground.
A harvester was designed, comprising a hand-held rod, a lifting rod, a harvesting tube, a harvesting blade, and a conveying tube. The hand-held rod drives the harvesting tube to rotate and cut the fruit stem. The fruit enters the harvesting tube, and after the stem is caught by a baffle, it is detached from the branch and conveyed to a collection bag.
This design achieves a small and easy-to-use harvester, reducing resistance when walking on muddy ground and lowering the user's physical exertion.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of fig harvesting technology, specifically to a fig harvester that facilitates fruit picking. Background Technology
[0002] Fig (Ficus carica), a traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the fruit of the fig tree, a plant belonging to the genus Ficus in the family Moraceae. The fig tree is cultivated in various regions. It has the effects of clearing heat and promoting body fluid production, strengthening the spleen and stomach, detoxifying and reducing swelling. It is mainly used to treat sore throat, dry cough and hoarseness, insufficient lactation, constipation due to intestinal heat, loss of appetite, indigestion, diarrhea, dysentery, carbuncles, and tinea.
[0003] A search revealed patent number CN211881114U, entitled "An Adjustable Angle Fig Harvester," comprising a base; a collection groove on the top side of the base; an outer tube fixedly installed on the right side of the top of the base; a push rod motor b fixedly installed on the inner wall of the bottom end of the outer tube; the motor shaft of the push rod motor b fixedly connected to the bottom end of the inner tube; a groove on the top side of the inner tube; and a horizontally installed shaft within the groove; a rotating seat movably connected to the outer ring of the shaft. This invention, through its base and collection groove, facilitates the lifting of the inner tube to a certain height by the push rod motor b, after which two push rod motors a can be activated to cut the figs located between two blades. The figs then fall into the collection groove through a net. During this process, the resistance of the net prevents the figs from experiencing excessive impact force. Compared to existing technologies, this application effectively improves the collection efficiency of figs, is practical, and suitable for widespread promotion and use. Research and analysis have revealed that although figs can be harvested, the following drawbacks still exist to some extent.
[0004] For example, due to its large size, the fig harvester relies mainly on its casters for movement. Since fig trees are planted in muddy, uneven ground, the harvester is prone to instability when moved to the harvesting area. Furthermore, the harvester encounters significant resistance when moving on muddy ground, requiring considerable physical exertion from the user. To address these technical issues, we have designed a convenient fig harvester. Utility Model Content
[0005] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a convenient fig harvester with the advantages of small size and easy use. It solves the problems of large fig harvesters that rely mainly on the casters at the bottom for movement, the unstable placement of the harvester when moving it to the harvesting site due to the muddy and uneven ground where figs are planted, and the significant resistance encountered when the harvester moves on muddy ground, which consumes a lot of the user's energy.
[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a convenient fig harvester, comprising a handheld rod, a lifting rod slidably disposed inside the handheld rod, a connecting rod connected to the top of the lifting rod, a harvesting component mounted on the outside of the connecting rod, the harvesting component comprising a harvesting cylinder, a connecting screw hole penetrating the bottom of the inner wall of the harvesting cylinder, the inner wall of the connecting screw hole being threaded onto the outside of the connecting rod, several harvesting grooves being opened on the outer side of the top of the harvesting cylinder, harvesting blades being ground on both sides of the inner wall of the harvesting grooves, a conveying pipe being connected to the bottom of the outside of the harvesting cylinder, a threaded end being opened on the outside of the conveying pipe, a connecting pipe being threaded onto the outside of the threaded end, and a storage bag being connected to one end of the connecting pipe.
[0007] Preferably, the bottom of the handheld lever is fitted with an anti-slip sleeve, and the top of the handheld lever is connected to a positioning block. One end of the positioning block is provided with a positioning bolt, and one end of the positioning bolt passes through the positioning block, the handheld lever, and the lifting rod.
[0008] Preferably, the lifting rod has several positioning screw holes on its exterior that cooperate with the positioning bolts, and the positioning block and the hand handle both have rotating holes that cooperate with the positioning bolts.
[0009] Preferably, a harvesting component is installed on the top of the outer side of the harvesting tube. The harvesting component includes an arc-shaped plate, and the inner wall of the arc-shaped plate is connected to the top of the outer side of the harvesting tube.
[0010] Preferably, the inner wall of the arc-shaped plate is connected to an arc-shaped damping rod, and arc-shaped damping blocks are slidably sleeved on both sides of the outer side of the arc-shaped damping rod, with a baffle connected to the top of the arc-shaped damping blocks.
[0011] Preferably, the outer side of the arc-shaped damping block slides in contact with the inner wall of the arc-shaped plate, and a flexible rubber pad is connected to one end of the baffle.
[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:
[0013] This invention features a small size and convenient operation due to the use of a harvesting component. The harvesting trough and harvesting blade are moved to the corresponding fig stem. The fig harvester is moved so that the fig enters the harvesting cylinder, and the fig stem enters the harvesting trough. Rotating the handle rotates the harvesting cylinder, at which point the harvesting blade cuts the stem, and the fig falls into the harvesting cylinder. Alternatively, two baffles can be moved in advance to allow the fig stem to fall between them. The fig harvester is then moved so that the stem is wedged between the two baffles, and the fig is inside the harvesting cylinder. Pulling the fig harvester forward causes the stem to detach from the branch, and the fig falls into the harvesting cylinder. The figs are then temporarily stored in a collection bag via a conveying pipe and connecting pipe. Later, rotating the connecting pipe removes the figs from the outside of the threaded section, and the contents of the collection bag are emptied. Attached Figure Description
[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the harvesting component of this utility model;
[0016] Figure 3 This utility model Figure 2 A bottom view;
[0017] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the harvesting component structure of this utility model.
[0018] In the diagram: 1. Handheld rod; 2. Positioning bolt; 3. Positioning screw hole; 4. Connecting rod; 5. Harvesting component; 51. Harvesting tube; 52. Harvesting blade; 53. Harvesting groove; 54. Harvesting assembly; 541. Arc-shaped damping rod; 542. Arc-shaped damping block; 543. Arc-shaped plate; 544. Flexible rubber pad; 545. Baffle; 55. Connecting pipe; 56. Storage bag; 57. Connecting screw hole; 58. Conveying pipe; 59. Thread; 6. Anti-slip sleeve; 7. Lifting rod; 8. Positioning block. Detailed Implementation
[0019] Please see Figures 1-4 A convenient fig harvester includes a handheld rod 1, a lifting rod 7 slidably disposed inside the handheld rod 1, a connecting rod 4 connected to the top of the lifting rod 7, and a harvesting component 5 installed on the outside of the connecting rod 4. The harvesting component 5 includes a harvesting cylinder 51, a connecting screw hole 57 penetrating through the bottom of the inner wall of the harvesting cylinder 51, the inner wall of the connecting screw hole 57 being threaded onto the outside of the connecting rod 4, several harvesting grooves 53 being opened on the outer side of the top of the harvesting cylinder 51, and harvesting blades 52 being ground on both sides of the inner wall of the harvesting grooves 53. A conveying pipe 58 is connected to the bottom of the outside of the harvesting cylinder 51, a threaded tooth 59 is opened at one end of the outside of the conveying pipe 58, and a connecting pipe 55 is threaded onto the outside of the threaded tooth 59. A storage bag 56 is connected to one end of the connecting pipe 55.
[0020] The bottom of the handheld lever 1 is fitted with an anti-slip sleeve 6, and the top of the handheld lever 1 is connected to a positioning block 8. One end of the positioning block 8 is provided with a positioning bolt 2, and one end of the positioning bolt 2 passes through the positioning block 8, the handheld lever 1 and the lifting rod 7. The anti-slip sleeve 6 can increase the friction between the user's hand and the handheld lever 1, and prevent the handheld lever 1 from falling out of the hand.
[0021] The lifting rod 7 has several positioning screw holes 3 on its outside that are used in conjunction with the positioning bolts 2. The positioning block 8 and the hand handle 1 are both provided with rotating holes that are used in conjunction with the positioning bolts 2. The positioning bolts 2, the positioning screw holes 3 and the positioning block 8 are used in conjunction to facilitate the positioning of the lifting rod 7 and prevent the lifting rod 7 from moving randomly inside the hand handle 1, which would be detrimental to the subsequent harvesting of figs.
[0022] A harvesting assembly 54 is installed on the top of the outside of the harvesting tube 51. The harvesting assembly 54 includes an arc-shaped plate 543, the inner wall of which is connected to the top of the outside of the harvesting tube 51.
[0023] An arc-shaped damping rod 541 is connected to the inner wall of the arc-shaped plate 543. Arc-shaped damping blocks 542 are slidably fitted on both sides of the outer side of the arc-shaped damping rod 541. A baffle 545 is connected to the top of the arc-shaped damping block 542. The movement of the arc-shaped damping block 542 is facilitated by the cooperation between the arc-shaped plate 543 and the arc-shaped damping rod 541. Furthermore, there is a large friction between the inner wall of the arc-shaped damping block 542 and the outer side of the arc-shaped damping rod 541, which can prevent the arc-shaped damping block 542 from moving arbitrarily on the arc-shaped damping rod 541.
[0024] The outer side of the arc-shaped damping block 542 slides in contact with the inner wall of the arc-shaped plate 543, and a flexible rubber pad 544 is connected to one end of the baffle 545. The flexible rubber pad 544 can prevent the baffle 545 from making hard contact with the fig when picking figs, thus avoiding deformation and damage to the figs.
[0025] When using the method of picking figs with the picking groove 53 and picking blade 52, move the picking groove 53 and picking blade 52 to the corresponding fig stem, move the fig picker so that the fig enters the picking tube 51 and the fig stem enters the picking groove 53. Then rotate the hand handle 1 to drive the picking tube 51 to rotate. At this time, the picking blade 52 contacts the stem and cuts it off. The fig falls into the picking tube 51 and is temporarily stored in the storage bag 56 through the conveying pipe 58 and connecting pipe 55.
[0026] If the picking component 54 is used to pick figs, the two baffles 545 are moved in advance so that the distance between the two baffles 545 is large enough to accommodate the fig stem. The fig picker is then moved so that the stem is wedged between the two baffles 545, and the fig is located inside the picking cylinder 51. Pulling the fig picker forward causes the stem to detach from the branch under force and fall into the picking cylinder 51. It is then transported through the conveying pipe 58 and connecting pipe 55 into the storage bag 56 for temporary storage. Subsequently, the connecting pipe 55 is rotated to remove it from the outside of the threaded teeth 59, and the figs inside the storage bag 56 are emptied. When figs ripen, the stem at the top easily detaches from the branch. This is related to its biological characteristics: firstly, after the fruit ripens, the stem droops due to its increased weight, weakening the connection point; secondly, the peel gradually softens and may crack during ripening, further weakening the structural stability. These physiological changes make the fruit more prone to detaching from the branch under external force.
[0027] In summary, this convenient fig harvester, through the use of harvesting component 5, solves the problems of large fig harvester size, reliance on its bottom casters for movement, instability when moving figs to the harvesting site due to the muddy and uneven ground, and the significant resistance encountered when moving the harvester on muddy ground, which consumes a lot of the user's energy.
Claims
1. A convenient fig harvester, comprising a handheld handle (1), characterized in that: The handheld rod (1) is internally slidably equipped with a lifting rod (7), the top of the lifting rod (7) is connected to a connecting rod (4), and a picking component (5) is installed on the outside of the connecting rod (4). The picking component (5) includes a picking tube (51), the bottom of the inner wall of the picking tube (51) is provided with a connecting screw hole (57), the inner wall of the connecting screw hole (57) is threaded onto the outside of the connecting rod (4), a number of picking grooves (53) are provided on the outer side of the top of the picking tube (51), both sides of the inner wall of the picking groove (53) are ground with picking blades (52), the bottom of the outside of the picking tube (51) is connected to a conveying pipe (58), one end of the outside of the conveying pipe (58) is provided with a thread (59), the outside of the thread (59) is threaded onto a connecting pipe (55), and one end of the connecting pipe (55) is connected to a storage bag (56).
2. The fig harvester for easy picking according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the handheld rod (1) is fitted with an anti-slip sleeve (6), and the top of the handheld rod (1) is connected with a positioning block (8). One end of the positioning block (8) is provided with a positioning bolt (2), and one end of the positioning bolt (2) passes through the positioning block (8), the handheld rod (1) and the lifting rod (7).
3. The fig harvester for easy picking according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lifting rod (7) has several positioning screw holes (3) on its outside that are used in conjunction with the positioning bolts (2), and the positioning block (8) and the hand handle (1) are both provided with rotating holes that are used in conjunction with the positioning bolts (2).
4. The fig harvester for easy picking according to claim 1, characterized in that: A picking assembly (54) is installed on the top of the outside of the picking tube (51). The picking assembly (54) includes an arc plate (543), the inner wall of which is connected to the top of the outside of the picking tube (51).
5. A fig harvester for easy picking according to claim 4, characterized in that: The inner wall of the arc plate (543) is connected to an arc damping rod (541), and arc damping blocks (542) are slidably sleeved on both sides of the outer side of the arc damping rod (541). A baffle (545) is connected to the top of the arc damping block (542).
6. A fig harvester for easy picking according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer side of the arc-shaped damping block (542) slides in contact with the inner wall of the arc-shaped plate (543), and one end of the baffle (545) is connected to a flexible rubber pad (544).