Patent ID: 6338236
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A mechanized mobile harvesting machine including in combination:a frame with a rotatable shaft thereon, the shaft mounted substantially parallel to the ground over which the frame is moved, and the shaft placed transversely of the direction of movement of the machine frame; first and second spaced apart circular picking members each having a radius and mounted for simultaneous rotation on the shaft, each of the first and second picking members located in planes substantially perpendicular to the shaft; a plurality of arcuate picking elements pivotally mounted on the first and second picking members, the picking elements on the first and second picking members being radially offset from one another, each of the picking elements comprising a rod member with an overall length which is greater than the radius of the picking members; a first cam member on the frame in a first location for engaging a portion of the arcuate picking elements as the picking members rotate to pivot the picking elements to a first position adjacent the respective first and second picking members; and a second cam member on the frame in a second location adjacent each of the first and second picking members for engaging a portion of the arcuate picking elements on each of the first and second picking members to pivot the arcuate picking elements to a second position where each of the each of the picking elements extends into the space between the first and second picking members.