Patent ID: 8033087
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: A01G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for picking mushrooms, comprising: a carriage in which devices of the picking apparatus are placed; at least one picking head coupled to the carriage and arranged to move linearly back and forth in a horizontal direction in relation to the carriage when the carriage is positioned above an area in which the mushrooms grow; a suction pad apparatus configured to grip the mushrooms for picking, said suction pad apparatus being coupled to the at least one picking head; and a movable camera or scanner that is arranged to image said area in which the mushrooms grow; wherein the at least one picking head comprises a lifting and transfer mechanism configured to move the suction pad apparatus, the lifting and transfer mechanism comprising a first member arranged to move linearly back and forth in a horizontal direction and a second member arranged to move linearly back and forth in a horizontal direction, the first member and the second member being configured to move the suction pad apparatus in a horizontal direction, and wherein the suction pad apparatus is coupled by a first lever to the first member and by a second lever to the second member, the first lever and the second lever being configured to vertically move the suction pad apparatus.