AN IMPROVED PRUNING MACHINE FOR PLANTS IN FARMS, GARDENS AND ROAD DIVIDERS, ITS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT THERE OF

摘要

Now-a-days it is required that pruning of plants needs to be carried out with the help of automated machines to save valuable time. And this would also provide proper growth to tbe plants. There are some pruning machines which have been developed to perform the said task but they are having more internal friction and consequently are of less efficiency. In this invention the 'reciprocating mechanism' has been applied as per the objective, so there are no rotary plates involved. Cutting action is done by shear action. The cutting mechanism comprises of two plates with cutting teeth mounted on them. Out of these two plates, one is fixed and the other is movable with the help of 'scotch yoke' mechanism. This newly developed pruning machine can cut a plant at any angle as flexible shaft has been used for power transmission. This can be used for cutting plants in gardens and farms with little appropriate modification. It would help society in pruning plants efficiently without any hazard to the plants and also with complete safety to the operator.