一种便捷剪式摘果器

目前,在我国大部分地区的果实采摘主要依靠人工进行操作,纯人工操作虽然在采摘过程中能够对果实进行保护,但采摘果实费时费力且存在高空作业危险的问题,效率较低,人工成本较高。随着社会的发展,出现了各式各样的采摘机和摘果平台,虽可提高采摘效率,但基于果树种植密度较大、果实生长高度不一及大小各异的特性,使用此类采摘机和摘果平台经常使果实在采摘过程中容易造成果实损伤而影响其外观品质,且采摘系统制造成本较高。目前也设计出各种果实机械采摘器,虽然成本得以降低,但存在携带不便或操作复杂或只局限对果树一定高度范围内果实采摘或对果实保护度不够等种种问题,导致果实采摘操作不便、效率较低且采摘质量较差。因此,发明一种可配合人工操作进行果实采摘的便携式简易便捷型机械工具显得极其重要。我们发明了一种便捷剪式摘果器,通过铰接杆带动摘果碗剪切刀片闭合剪断果蒂,从而实现果实的快速且安全采摘。该摘果器属纯机械设计,设计巧妙,结构简单,便携性好,操作方便快捷,成本较低,很适合在我国果实采摘领域内大面积推广应用。

A Convenient Scissors-Type Fruit Picking Apparatus

At present, the fruit picking in most parts of China mainly relies on manual operation. Although the pure manual operation can protect the fruits from damage during the picking process, the picking of fruits is time-consuming and labor-intensive. There is a danger of working at height, which results in low efficiency and also higher labor cost. With the development of society, a variety of picking machines and picking platforms have been developed, which can improve the picking efficiency. However, based on the characteristics of fruit tree planting density, varying height and size of fruit growth, picking machines and picking platforms often cause the damages of fruits during the picking process. The damages could affect the appearance and quality of the fruits. The manufacturing cost of a good picking system is high. Currently, various mechanical fruit picking apparatus have been designed. Although the manufacturing cost can be reduced, there are some shortcomings such as poor portability or complex operation or limited picking range or insufficient fruit protection. These lead to the inconvenient operation, low efficiency and poor picking quality in picking fruits. Therefore, it is essential to invent a portable and convenient mechanical tool that is easy-to-use for the operator that could cooperate with the manual operation to accomplish the fruits picking by hands. In this paper, a convenient scissors-type fruit picking apparatus is designed. It has the hinged levers to drive the close-up of the shear blades that are set in the fruit-picking bowl to cut the fruit pedicel, to accomplish the fast and safe fruit picking process. The fruit picking apparatus belongs to a pure mechanical design that has the characteristics on ingenious design, simple structure, excellent portability, convenient operation and low cost, which is suitable for large-scale popularization and application in the field of fruit picking in China.