Portable electric tea picker
The portable electric tea-picking machine, with its articulated structure and height-adjustable support plate, enables mechanized picking and automatic collection of tea leaves. This solves the problems of high labor intensity and inconvenience of traditional manual picking, thus improving picking efficiency and flexibility.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- QIANJIANG LONGWO AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-26
AI Technical Summary
Traditional manual tea picking is labor-intensive and inefficient. Existing machinery is bulky, inconvenient to move, and difficult to adapt to complex tea garden terrain. Furthermore, it lacks an effective material collection structure, which increases the workload in subsequent stages.
A portable electric tea-picking machine was designed, which adopts an articulated walking component and a height-adjustable support plate, combined with a motor-driven lever and blades, to realize the mechanized picking and automatic collection of tea leaves.
It improves the flexibility and efficiency of tea picking, reduces labor intensity, adapts to complex terrain and different tea tree heights, and the collection box automatically collects tea leaves, reducing subsequent processing steps.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of tea-picking machine technology, specifically relating to a portable electric tea-picking machine. Background Technology
[0002] In the tea cultivation industry, the harvesting stage is a crucial step affecting tea quality and production efficiency. Traditional tea harvesting methods are mainly manual, which is not only labor-intensive and time-consuming but also inefficient, making it difficult to meet the production needs of large-scale tea gardens. During manual harvesting, differences in individual picking strength and techniques can easily lead to tea leaf damage and mixing of old and young leaves, directly impacting the quality of subsequent processing.
[0003] With the large-scale development of the tea industry, traditional manual harvesting is gradually becoming insufficient to meet the needs of industrial upgrading. Existing tea-harvesting machinery is mostly large-scale equipment, which, while improving efficiency, is bulky and difficult to move, making it challenging to operate flexibly in tea gardens with complex terrain (such as mountain tea gardens and terraced tea gardens). Furthermore, it has poor adaptability to tea tree row spacing and height, easily damaging the tea trees. In addition, some small tea-harvesting tools have limited functionality and lack effective material collection structures, requiring manual collection after harvesting, increasing the workload of subsequent processes. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a portable electric tea-picking machine, which aims to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:
[0006] A portable electric tea-picking machine, comprising,
[0007] The walking assembly includes a frame, a connecting plate hinged to an end of the frame, a transition plate hinged to an end of the connecting plate, and a wheel rotatably mounted on the side wall of the transition plate.
[0008] The tea-picking assembly includes a housing inserted into the end of the frame, a drive shaft rotatably mounted on the side wall of the housing, a lever fixedly connected to the side wall of the drive shaft, and a blade fixedly connected to the lower side wall of the housing, with the end of the lever extending above the blade.
[0009] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a material collection box is inserted into the side wall of the frame, and a discharge hole for use with the material collection box is opened on the lower side wall of the shell.
[0010] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a motor is fixedly connected to the side wall of the housing, the output shaft end of the motor is connected to the drive shaft via a coupling, and a handle is installed at the end of the housing.
[0011] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a material distribution plate is fixedly connected inside the housing, and the end of the material distribution plate is inserted into the middle of the lever.
[0012] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a support plate is slidably connected to the end of the frame, the housing is inserted into the side wall of the support plate, and the housing is symmetrically installed at the end of the support plate.
[0013] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a lead screw is rotatably mounted on the side wall of the frame, a ball nut is adapted to be installed in the middle of the lead screw, the side wall of the ball nut is bolted to the side wall of the support plate, and a guide rod is inserted into the side wall of the support plate, the end of the guide rod is fixedly connected to the side wall of the frame.
[0014] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the connecting plate and the adapter plate are of the same length, and the connecting plate and the adapter plate are fitted with mating pins on their side walls.
[0015] Compared with existing technologies, the advantages of this utility model are: the hinged structure of the connecting plate and the adapter plate allows for adjustment of the wheel angle to adapt to complex terrain; the height of the support plate is adjustable to accommodate tea trees of different heights, increasing the picking range. The symmetrically installed tea-picking components can operate synchronously, allowing for both machine-driven operation and individual hand-held picking, adapting to tea garden areas of varying widths and offering high flexibility. Attached Figure Description
[0016] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort. Among them:
[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;
[0018] Figure 2 This is a side view perspective three-dimensional structural diagram of the present invention;
[0019] Figure 3 This is a front structural diagram of the present invention;
[0020] Figure 4 This is a side view of the present invention.
[0021] In the diagram: 100, Walking assembly; 101, Frame; 102, Connecting plate; 103, Adapter plate; 104, Wheel; 105, Support plate; 106, Lead screw; 107, Ball nut; 108, Guide rod; 200, Tea picking assembly; 201, Housing; 202, Drive shaft; 203, Lever; 204, Blade; 205, Collection box; 206, Motor; 207, Distributor plate. Detailed Implementation
[0022] To make the above-mentioned objectives, features and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, the specific embodiments of this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0023] Many specific details are set forth in the following description in order to provide a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Those skilled in the art can make similar extensions without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.
[0024] Secondly, the term "an embodiment" or "embodiment" as used herein refers to a specific feature, structure, or characteristic that may be included in at least one implementation of the present invention. The phrase "in one embodiment" appearing in different places in this specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a single or selective embodiment that excludes other embodiments.
[0025] Example
[0026] Reference Figure 1-4 This is an embodiment of the present invention, which provides a portable electric tea-picking machine, including:
[0027] The walking assembly 100 includes a frame 101, a connecting plate 102 hinged to the end of the frame 101, a transition plate 103 hinged to the end of the connecting plate 102, and a wheel 104 rotatably mounted on the side wall of the transition plate 103.
[0028] The tea-picking assembly 200 includes a housing 201 inserted into the end of the frame 101, a drive shaft 202 rotatably mounted on the side wall of the housing 201, a lever 203 fixedly connected to the side wall of the drive shaft 202, and a blade 204 fixedly connected to the lower side wall of the housing 201, with the end of the lever 203 extending above the blade 204.
[0029] The walking assembly 100 provides the foundation for the tea-picking machine's movement and support. Its core component is a frame 101, which serves as the machine's load-bearing skeleton. A connecting plate 102 is hinged to one end of the frame 101, and a transition plate 103 is hinged to the other end of the connecting plate 102. Wheels 104 are rotatably mounted on the side wall of the transition plate 103. The multi-layered hinge structure allows for angle adjustment of the wheels 104 to adapt to different terrains. The tea-picking assembly 200 is responsible for picking and collecting tea leaves. Its main structure is a housing 201 inserted into the side wall of a support plate 105. The housings 201 are symmetrically installed at the ends of the support plate 105 for synchronous operation. A drive shaft 202 is rotatably mounted on the side wall of the housing 201. A lever 203 fixed to the side wall of the drive shaft 202 extends to above the blade 204 on the lower side wall of the housing 201. The picking action is completed through the cooperation of the lever 203 and the blade 204.
[0030] Specifically, a material collection box 205 is inserted into the side wall of the frame 101, and a discharge hole for use with the material collection box 205 is opened on the lower side wall of the shell 201.
[0031] The collection box 205, which is inserted into the side wall of the frame 101, cooperates with the discharge hole opened on the lower side wall of the shell 201 to collect the picked tea leaves.
[0032] Furthermore, a motor 206 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the housing 201, and the output shaft end of the motor 206 is connected to the drive shaft 202 via a coupling. A handle is installed at the end of the housing 201.
[0033] The motor 206, which is fixed to the side wall of the housing 201, has its output shaft connected to the drive shaft 202 via a coupling, providing power to the drive shaft 202; the handle installed at the end of the housing 201 makes it easy to carry the housing 201 by hand for picking operations.
[0034] Furthermore, a material distribution plate 207 is fixedly connected inside the housing 201, and the end of the material distribution plate 207 is inserted into the middle of the lever 203.
[0035] The end of the material distribution plate 207 fixed inside the housing 201 is inserted into the middle of the lever 203, which can guide the picked tea leaves to the discharge hole to avoid accumulation.
[0036] Preferably, a support plate 105 is slidably connected to the end of the frame 101, and a housing 201 is inserted into the side wall of the support plate 105. The housing 201 is symmetrically installed at the end of the support plate 105. A lead screw 106 is rotatably installed on the side wall of the frame 101. A ball nut 107 is fitted in the middle of the lead screw 106. The side wall of the ball nut 107 is bolted to the side wall of the support plate 105. A guide rod 108 is inserted into the side wall of the support plate 105. The end of the guide rod 108 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the frame 101.
[0037] The frame 101 has a slidably connected support plate 105 at its end for mounting the tea-picking component 200. A lead screw 106 rotatably mounted on the side wall of the frame 101 is fitted with a ball nut 107 in the middle. The side wall of the ball nut 107 is bolted to the support plate 105. Rotating the lead screw 106 drives the support plate 105 to slide, adjusting the height of the tea-picking component to suit different tea tree harvesting methods. A guide rod 108 inserted into the side wall of the support plate 105 has its end fixed to the side wall of the frame 101, providing guidance for the sliding of the support plate 105 and preventing offset.
[0038] Preferably, the connecting plate 102 and the adapter plate 103 are of the same length, and the side walls of the connecting plate 102 and the adapter plate 103 are equipped with mating pins.
[0039] The connecting plate 102 and the adapter plate 103 are of the same length, and the side walls of the two are fitted with a pin rod for use, which can be fixed at the hinge position after being adjusted to a suitable angle.
[0040] When in use, adjust the walking assembly according to the tea garden terrain: pull out the pins of the connecting plate 102 and the adapter plate 103, rotate them to adjust the angle of the wheel 104 so that the wheel 104 is in contact with the ground, and then insert the pins to fix it; rotate the screw 106 to drive the support plate 105 to slide along the guide rod 108, adjust the height of the tea picking assembly 200 to adapt to the picking height of different tea trees.
[0041] The motor 206 is started, driving the drive shaft 202 to rotate, which in turn rotates the lever 203. The lever 203 pushes the tea leaves toward the blade 204, which cuts the tea leaves. The separating plate 207 guides the cut tea leaves to the discharge hole at the lower end of the housing 201, where they fall into the collection box 205 for collection. If operation is required in a narrow area, the housing 201 can be pulled out, and the leaves can be picked flexibly by hand using the handle.
[0042] In summary, the hinged structure of the connecting plate 102 and the adapter plate 103 allows for adjustment of the wheel angle, adapting to complex terrain; the height of the support plate 105 is adjustable to accommodate tea trees of different heights, increasing the harvesting range. The symmetrically installed tea-harvesting components can operate synchronously, with the motor-driven lever and blades working together to achieve mechanized harvesting, reducing manual labor intensity; the collection box automatically collects tea leaves, reducing subsequent processing steps. The machine can be pushed along as a whole or carried separately for harvesting, adapting to tea garden areas of varying widths and offering high flexibility.
[0043] It is important to note that the constructions and arrangements of this application shown in several different exemplary embodiments are merely illustrative. Although only a few embodiments are described in detail in this disclosure, those who consult this disclosure will readily understand that many modifications are possible (e.g., changes in the size, dimensions, structure, shape and proportion of various elements, as well as parameter values (e.g., temperature, pressure, etc.), mounting arrangements, use of materials, color, orientation, etc.) without substantially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of the subject matter described in this application). For example, an element shown as integrally formed may be composed of multiple parts or elements, the position of elements may be inverted or otherwise altered, and the nature or number or position of discrete elements may be changed or altered. Therefore, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this utility model. The order or sequence of any process or method steps may be changed or reordered according to alternative embodiments. In the claims, any "device plus function" clause is intended to cover the structure described herein that performs the function, and not only structural equivalents but also equivalent structures. Without departing from the scope of this invention, other substitutions, modifications, alterations, and omissions may be made in the design, operation, and arrangement of the exemplary embodiments. Therefore, this invention is not limited to the specific embodiments, but extends to various modifications that still fall within the scope of the appended claims.
[0044] Furthermore, in order to provide a concise description of exemplary embodiments, not all features of actual embodiments (i.e., those features that are not relevant to the best mode of carrying out the present invention as currently considered, or those features that are not relevant to implementing the present invention) may be omitted.
[0045] It should be understood that numerous specific implementation decisions can be made during the development of any practical implementation, such as in any engineering or design project. Such development efforts may be complex and time-consuming, but for those skilled in the art who benefit from this disclosure, the development effort will be a routine work of design, manufacturing, and production without requiring much experimentation.
[0046] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of this utility model and are not intended to limit it. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solution of this utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of this utility model, and all such modifications or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the claims of this utility model.
Claims
1. A portable electric tea-picking machine, characterized in that: include, The walking assembly (100) includes a frame (101), a connecting plate (102) hinged to the end of the frame (101), a transition plate (103) hinged to the end of the connecting plate (102), and a wheel (104) rotatably mounted on the side wall of the transition plate (103). The tea-picking assembly (200) includes a housing (201) inserted into the end of the frame (101), a drive shaft (202) rotatably mounted on the side wall of the housing (201), a lever (203) fixedly connected to the side wall of the drive shaft (202), and a blade (204) fixedly connected to the lower side wall of the housing (201), the end of the lever (203) extending above the blade (204).
2. The portable electric tea-picking machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A material collection box (205) is inserted into the side wall of the frame (101), and a discharge hole is opened on the lower side wall of the shell (201) to cooperate with the material collection box (205).
3. A portable electric tea-picking machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A motor (206) is fixedly connected to the side wall of the housing (201). The output shaft end of the motor (206) is connected to the drive shaft (202) via a coupling. A handle is installed at the end of the housing (201).
4. A portable electric tea-picking machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: A material distribution plate (207) is fixedly connected inside the housing (201), and the end of the material distribution plate (207) is inserted into the middle of the lever (203).
5. A portable electric tea-picking machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The frame (101) is slidably connected to a support plate (105) at its end. The housing (201) is inserted into the side wall of the support plate (105) and the housing (201) is symmetrically installed at the end of the support plate (105).
6. A portable electric tea-picking machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: A lead screw (106) is rotatably mounted on the side wall of the frame (101). A ball nut (107) is fitted in the middle of the lead screw (106). The side wall of the ball nut (107) is bolted to the side wall of the support plate (105). A guide rod (108) is inserted into the side wall of the support plate (105). The end of the guide rod (108) is fixedly connected to the side wall of the frame (101).
7. A portable electric tea-picking machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The connecting plate (102) and the adapter plate (103) are of the same length, and the connecting plate (102) and the adapter plate (103) are fitted with matching pins on their side walls.