Abstract

A harvester for broccoli which is movable along a plant row of broccoli, the broccoli comprising a stem rising up from the ground and a head on top of the stem. The harvester includes a first wheel and a second wheel, which wheels cooperate and are generally horizontally oriented with reference to the ground from which the broccoli is standing up and from which the broccoli is to be harvested. The first and second wheels are each rotatable around a vertical axis and define a path for the stems of the broccoli to pass through at least in part. The first and second wheels are arranged on different altitudes with reference to the ground so that the first and second wheels partly overlap, and each of the first and second wheels comprises fingers protruding away from the vertical axis of the wheels so that the fingers of the first wheel during rotation of the first wheel point towards the second wheel and the fingers of the second wheel during rotation of the second wheel point towards the first wheel completely cross the path defined by the first and second wheels so as to provide a restriction for the stems of the broccoli at least partially passing the path.

IPC Classes  ?

• A01D 34/66 - MowersMowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having rotating cutters having cutters rotating about a vertical axis mounted on a vehicle, e.g. a tractor, or drawn by an animal or a vehicle with two or more cutters
• A01D 45/00 - Harvesting of standing crops

Abstract

A harvester (1) for broccoli which is movable along a plant row of broccoli, said broccoli comprising a stem rising up from the ground and a head on top of the stem, and said har- vester (1) comprising a first wheel (2) and a second wheel (3), which wheels are cooperating and are generally horizon-tally 5 oriented with reference to the ground from which the broccoli is standing up and from which the broccoli is to be harvested, wherein said first and second wheels (2, 3) are each rotatable around a vertical axis (4, 5), and said first and second wheels define a path (A) for the stems of the broccoli to pass through 10 at least in part, wherein the first and second wheels (2, 3) are arranged on different altitudes with reference to the ground so that the first and second wheels (2, 3) partly overlap, and that each of the first and second wheels (2, 3) comprises fingers (6, 7) protruding away from the vertical axis (4, 5) of the wheels 15 (2, 3) so that the fingers (6) of the first wheel (2) that dur- ing rotation of the first wheel (2) point towards the second wheel (3) and the fingers (7) of the second wheel (3) that dur- ing rotation of the second wheel (3) point towards the first wheel (2) completely cross the path (A) defined by the first and 20 second wheels (2, 3) so as to provide a restriction for the stems of the broccoli at least partially passing said path (A).

IPC Classes  ?

• A01D 45/26 - Harvesting of standing crops of cabbage or lettuce