Fallen-fruit gatherer for e.g. cider apples - has two rotors one above other surrounded by curved guide directing fruit over leaf separator

摘要

The fallen fruit gatherer has one large (B) and one small (A) rotor mounted above each other with the smaller rotor moving over the ground. A curved grille (9) extends in front of the lower rotor and extends, at its upper end, into a curved guide plate (3) which directs the collected fruit into the upper part of the machine toward a leaf separator (C). The separator comprises a rotating cage which permits the removal of dead leaves. A downwardly inclined plane (10) delivers the material onto the cage and another inclined plane (11) receives the fruit from the cage under the influence of a stream of air produced by the blades of the large rotor.