PICK-UP HEAD FOR A DEVICE FOR COLLECTING VEGETABLES SUCH AS MELONS, AND VEGETABLE-COLLECTING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH SAID PICK-UP HEAD

摘要

The invention relates to a pick-up head for a device for collecting vegetables such as melons and an associated collection device, said pick-up head comprising two lateral guiding flanges mounted on wheels and vegetable-transfer means arranged between the flanges and used to move the vegetables towards a conveyor. According to the invention, the transfer means comprise rotary driving means and a swashplate, the driving means cooperating with said swashplate in order to move the vegetables between the lower and upper ends of the plate and to transfer them to a conveyor.