Patent ID: 11944031
Assignee: AGRI TECHNOVATION (PTY) LTD
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H  Y | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A produce harvesting device subsystem comprising:
an individual harvesting device; and
a control module that includes programmable logic means and a separation stroke detector that is configured, in use, to monitor the harvesting device and to detect an action of the harvesting device that is consistent with a predetermined produce separation stroke by means of which the harvesting device separates harvested produce from a produce-producing organism in use, the programmable logic means being programmed to record each detected produce separation stroke in a separation stroke counter,
wherein the harvesting device is a manually operable pivoted shear-type harvesting device, the control module is discrete from and removably mounted to the harvesting device, and the separation stroke detector is configured to monitor action of the harvesting device by monitoring when handles of the harvesting device are manually squeezed together to produce a pivotal shearing action.