Patent ID: 9271444
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: A01D

Claim Text:
1. Fruit harvesting unit comprising a straddling chassis delimiting a harvesting tunnel into which plants to be shaken are introduced successively to move through said tunnel between a front opening and a rear opening of said tunnel, said harvesting unit having a main shaker system including two shaker devices disposed on respective sides of the harvesting tunnel, transversely delimiting a central part of said tunnel, an additional shaker system mounted on the straddling chassis, said additional shaker system including two shaker devices disposed on respective sides of the harvesting tunnel, delimiting transversely a front upper part of said tunnel; and wherein each shaker device includes shaker members that extend longitudinally and are spaced vertically from each other, the members of each of the devices spaced transversely, delimiting between them the central and upper parts, respectively, of the harvesting tunnel.