A portable morel picker

By designing a portable morel mushroom harvester, a transmission connection structure is used to automate the cutting and collection of morel mushrooms, solving the problem of time-consuming and laborious harvesting, improving harvesting efficiency and reducing damage to young mushrooms.

CN224482412UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-14SHAANXI SCI TECH UNIV
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
SHAANXI SCI TECH UNIV
Filing Date
2025-08-20
Publication Date
2026-07-14

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Technical Problem

Harvesting morel mushrooms manually is time-consuming and labor-intensive, with low harvesting efficiency. Furthermore, the uneven distribution of mature mushrooms leads to long harvesting distances, which can easily damage young mushrooms.

Method used

A portable morel mushroom collector is designed, including a connecting rod, a reset mechanism, a horizontal connecting seat, scissors, and a splicing conical bucket. The scissors automatically cut and collect the morel mushrooms through a transmission connection structure, reducing the need for the collector to bend over.

Benefits of technology

It improves the harvesting efficiency of morel mushrooms, reduces labor intensity, minimizes damage to young mushrooms, and enhances the convenience and efficiency of harvesting.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of morel collection tool technology, especially to a portable morel collector, it includes connecting rod, reset mechanism, horizontal connecting seat, scissors and splicing conical hopper, in the utility model, the connecting rod is connected with the handle and the scissors structure, the transmission connection structure is involved, can drive the installed scissors structure on the horizontal connecting seat to cut morel, and the splicing conical hopper on the scissors structure is designed to realize the collection of morel, thereby can reduce the collector's frequent bending to pick up, thereby reduce the labor intensity, improve the harvesting efficiency of morel, reduce the collection cost.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of morel mushroom collection tools, and in particular to a portable morel mushroom collector. Background Technology

[0002] With the continuous improvement of artificial cultivation technology for morel mushrooms in my country, the planting area has been steadily increasing. Currently, the artificial cultivation area of ​​morel mushrooms in my country has exceeded 200,000 mu (approximately 13,333 hectares). Morel mushrooms are a type of ground-grown fungus, with fruiting bodies growing on the soil surface. During the harvest season, they need to be harvested manually using scissors or knives. Due to their varying maturity stages, manual selection and harvesting are necessary, resulting in repeated bending and labor. For large-scale planting areas, harvesting is time-consuming, labor-intensive, inefficient, and results in high labor costs. Furthermore, the uneven distribution of mature mushrooms on the planting bed makes it easy to damage young mushrooms when harvesting them from a distance. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a portable morel mushroom harvester to solve the problem of the inconvenience of quick and labor-saving harvesting during conventional morel mushroom harvesting.

[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] This utility model provides a portable morel mushroom collector, comprising:

[0006] The connecting rod is a hollow structure with a transmission rod inside. The upper end of the transmission rod is fixedly connected to an adjusting handle that adjusts the transmission rod to move along its axial direction, and the lower end of the transmission rod is connected to a steel rope.

[0007] The reset mechanism includes a handle disposed at the upper end of the connecting rod and a first reset spring disposed within the handle and abutting against the adjusting handle.

[0008] A horizontal connecting seat is fixedly installed at the lower end of the connecting rod. Inside the connecting rod is an adjusting sliding seat and a second return spring for adjusting the adjusting sliding seat to return to its original position. The adjusting sliding seat is connected to the steel rope drive.

[0009] The scissors include two symmetrically hinged scissor parts mounted on the horizontal connecting seat. Each scissor part is connected to a connecting arm, and the end of each connecting arm is hinged to the adjusting sliding seat via an adjusting arm to drive the scissors to cut the mushroom.

[0010] The spliced ​​conical hopper includes semi-conical hoppers respectively vertically arranged on the two scissor sections for collecting the cut mushrooms.

[0011] In this embodiment, a guide post is further provided inside the connecting rod, and the steel rope is connected to the lower end of the transmission rod after passing around the guide post; a sliding groove is provided at the upper end of the connecting rod to facilitate the movement of the adjusting handle; the lower end of the adjusting handle extends out of the sliding groove.

[0012] Furthermore in this embodiment, a spring stop block coaxial with the connecting rod is provided on the adjusting handle, one end of the first reset spring is confined within the handle, and the other end contacts the spring stop block; the spring stop block is a variable diameter frustum structure.

[0013] Furthermore, in this embodiment, a hollow groove communicating with the connecting rod is provided in the horizontal connecting seat, and a limiting baffle is provided in the hollow groove. The adjusting sliding seat is limited and set in the hollow groove. A limiting hole is provided in the limiting baffle, and a guide rod is inserted in the limiting hole. One end of the guide rod is connected to the steel rope, and the other end is connected to the adjusting sliding seat. A second reset spring is sleeved on the guide rod.

[0014] Furthermore, in this embodiment, a sliding groove is provided on the horizontal connecting seat, and the lower end of the adjusting sliding seat extends out of the sliding groove.

[0015] Furthermore in this embodiment, the scissors are mounted at the bottom of the horizontal connecting seat via a hinge shaft, the end of the connecting arm is hinged to the adjusting arm via a first pin, and the adjusting arm is hinged to the lower end of the adjusting sliding seat via a second pin.

[0016] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the spliced ​​conical bucket is made of a transparent material.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial technical effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0018] In this invention, a connecting rod is designed to connect the handle and the scissor structure. The transmission connection structure involved can drive the scissor structure installed on the horizontal connecting seat to cut morel mushrooms. The morel mushrooms are collected through the spliced ​​conical bucket designed on the scissor structure, which can reduce the need for the collector to bend over frequently to pick them up, thereby reducing labor intensity and improving the harvesting efficiency of morel mushrooms. Attached Figure Description

[0019] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the portable morel mushroom collector of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1A partial cross-sectional structural diagram;

[0022] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the scissor drive mechanism on the portable morel mushroom collector of this utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the adjustable opening state.

[0025] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1. Connecting rod; 11. Transmission rod; 12. Guide post; 13. Steel rope; 14. Sliding groove; 15. First return spring; 2. Handle; 3. Adjusting handle; 31. Spring stop; 4. Horizontal connecting seat; 41. Guide rod; 42. Second return spring; 43. Limiting baffle; 5. Scissors; 51. Hinge shaft; 52. Connecting arm; 6. Splicing conical bucket; 7. Adjusting sliding seat; 71. First pin; 72. Adjusting arm; 73. Second pin. Detailed Implementation

[0026] This embodiment discloses a portable morel mushroom collector, including a connecting rod 1, a reset mechanism, a horizontal connecting seat 4, scissors 5, and a splicing conical bucket 6.

[0027] In this embodiment, reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The connecting rod 1 has a hollow structure, and a transmission rod 11 is installed inside it. The upper end of the transmission rod 11 is fixedly connected to an adjusting handle 3 that adjusts the transmission rod 11 to move along its axial direction. The lower end of the transmission rod 11 is connected to a steel rope 13, which specifically transmits power to the adjusting sliding seat 7 in the horizontal connecting seat 4 through the steel rope 13.

[0028] In specific implementation, refer to Figure 3 A guide post 12 is installed inside the connecting rod 1. The steel rope 13 passes around the guide post 12 and is connected to the lower end of the transmission rod 11. A sliding groove 14 is provided at the upper end of the connecting rod 1 to facilitate the movement of the adjusting handle 3. The lower end of the adjusting handle 3 extends out of the sliding groove 14. In use, the adjusting handle 3 is pressed by the index finger, thereby driving the transmission rod 11 to extend upward along the inside of the connecting rod 1, and then driving the adjusting sliding seat 7 in the horizontal connecting seat 4 by the steel rope 13.

[0029] The reset mechanism includes a handle 2 disposed at the upper end of the connecting rod 1, and a first reset spring 15 disposed within the handle 2 and abutting against the adjusting handle 3. In a specific implementation, a spring stop 31 coaxial with the connecting rod 1 is installed on the adjusting handle 3. One end of the first reset spring 15 is confined within the handle 2, and the other end contacts the spring stop 31. The spring stop 31 is a variable-diameter frustum structure, wherein the minimum outer diameter of the spring stop 31 can be inserted into the first reset spring 15 to guide the spring. Specifically, the first reset spring 15 is used to reset the connecting rod 1.

[0030] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 In this embodiment, the horizontal connecting seat 4 is fixedly installed at the lower end of the connecting rod 1. The horizontal connecting seat 4 and the connecting rod 1 can be connected at an angle, specifically at 45°, and are connected through a bent pipe. An adjusting sliding seat 7 and a second reset spring 42 for adjusting the adjusting sliding seat 7 to reset are installed inside the adjusting sliding seat 7. The adjusting sliding seat 7 is connected to the steel rope 13 in a transmission manner.

[0031] In this embodiment, a hollow groove communicating with the connecting rod 1 is formed in the horizontal connecting seat 4, and a limiting baffle 43 is installed in the hollow groove. The adjusting sliding seat 7 is limited and installed in the hollow groove. A limiting hole is formed on the limiting baffle 43, and a guide rod 41 is inserted into the limiting hole. One end of the guide rod 41 is connected to the steel rope 13, and the other end is connected to the adjusting sliding seat 7. A second return spring 42 is sleeved on the guide rod 41. A sliding groove is formed in the horizontal connecting seat 4, and the lower end of the adjusting sliding seat 7 extends out of the sliding groove. The adjusting sliding seat 7 is used to drive the scissors 5 to cut the morel mushrooms.

[0032] In this embodiment, the scissors 5 includes two symmetrically hinged scissor sections mounted on the horizontal connecting seat 4. Each scissor section is connected to a connecting arm 52. The end of the connecting arm 52 is also hinged to the adjusting sliding seat 7 via an adjusting arm 72, so as to drive the scissors 5 to cut the mushroom. The scissors 5 is mounted on the bottom of the horizontal connecting seat 4 via a hinge shaft 51. The end of the connecting arm 52 is hinged to the adjusting arm 72 via a first pin 71. The adjusting arm 72 is hinged to the lower end of the adjusting sliding seat 7 via a second pin 73.

[0033] In this embodiment, the spliced ​​conical hopper 6 includes semi-conical hoppers respectively vertically mounted on the two scissor sections, used to collect the cut mushrooms. The spliced ​​conical hopper 6 is made of transparent material, such as PE plastic, to facilitate observation of the position of the scissors 5; in use, the collected mushrooms can be collected by tilting the spliced ​​conical hopper 6, thereby reducing the impact of mud and sand.

[0034] The above embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any modifications and improvements made to the technical solutions of the present invention by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention should fall within the protection scope defined by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A portable morel mushroom collector, characterized in that, include: The connecting rod (1) is a hollow structure, and a transmission rod (11) is provided inside it. The upper end of the transmission rod (11) is fixedly connected to an adjusting handle (3) for adjusting the transmission rod (11) to move along its axial direction, and the lower end of the transmission rod (11) is connected to a steel rope (13). The reset mechanism includes a handle (2) disposed at the upper end of the connecting rod (1) and a first reset spring (15) disposed in the handle (2) and abutting against the adjusting handle (3). A horizontal connecting seat (4) is fixedly installed at the lower end of the connecting rod (1). Inside it is an adjusting sliding seat (7) and a second reset spring (42) for adjusting the adjusting sliding seat (7) to reset. The adjusting sliding seat (7) is connected to the steel rope (13) in a transmission. The scissors (5) include two symmetrically hinged scissor parts on the horizontal connecting seat (4). Each scissor part is connected to a connecting arm (52). The end of the connecting arm (52) is also hinged to the adjusting sliding seat (7) through an adjusting arm (72) so as to drive the scissors (5) to cut the mushroom. The spliced ​​conical hopper (6) includes semi-conical hoppers respectively vertically arranged on the two said scissor sections for collecting the cut mushrooms.

2. The portable morel mushroom collector according to claim 1, characterized in that: A guide post (12) is provided inside the connecting rod (1), and the steel rope (13) passes around the guide post (12) and is connected to the lower end of the transmission rod (11); a sliding groove (14) is provided at the upper end of the connecting rod (1) to facilitate the movement of the adjusting handle (3); the lower end of the adjusting handle (3) extends out of the sliding groove (14).

3. The portable morel mushroom collector according to claim 2, characterized in that: A spring stop (31) coaxial with the connecting rod (1) is provided on the adjusting handle (3). One end of the first reset spring (15) is limited to the handle (2), and the other end is in contact with the spring stop (31). The spring stop (31) is a variable diameter frustum structure.

4. The portable morel mushroom collector according to claim 1, characterized in that: A hollow groove communicating with the connecting rod (1) is provided in the horizontal connecting seat (4), and a limiting baffle (43) is provided in the hollow groove. The adjusting sliding seat (7) is limited in the hollow groove. A limiting hole is provided on the limiting baffle (43), and a guide rod (41) is inserted in the limiting hole. One end of the guide rod (41) is connected to the steel rope (13), and the other end is connected to the adjusting sliding seat (7). A second reset spring (42) is sleeved on the guide rod (41).

5. The portable morel mushroom collector according to claim 4, characterized in that: A groove is provided on the horizontal connecting seat (4), and the lower end of the adjusting sliding seat (7) extends out of the groove.

6. The portable morel mushroom collector according to claim 5, characterized in that: The scissors (5) are mounted at the bottom of the horizontal connecting seat (4) via a hinge shaft (51), the end of the connecting arm (52) is hinged to the adjusting arm (72) via a first pin (71), and the adjusting arm (72) is hinged to the lower end of the adjusting sliding seat (7) via a second pin (73).

7. The portable morel mushroom collector according to claim 6, characterized in that: The spliced ​​conical bucket (6) is made of transparent material.