Patent ID: 9668417
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A01D,A23N,B07B

Claim:
1. An over the row fruit harvester comprising: a chassis; a power source mounted on the chassis; and a conveyor system comprising: a conveyor arranged in a loop on the conveyor frame, the conveyor comprising a conveying direction, the conveyor defining a plurality of openings extending through the conveyor; a conveyor motor coupled to the conveyor frame and operably coupled with the conveyor by a belt drive shaft, the belt drive shaft comprising a first rotational axis perpendicular to the conveying direction and a rotational speed about the first rotational axis; and an eccentric element, the agitator motor engaging the eccentric element to rotate the eccentric element about a second rotational axis parallel to the first rotational axis of the belt drive shaft; and a link having a first end and a second end, the first end being mounted to the eccentric element, and the second end being operatively coupled with the conveyor motor, wherein the agitator is configured to impart an alternating rotational movement to the conveyor motor about the first rotational axis.