An Intra-Loop Collection/Elevating Conveyor for Fruit Harvesters

Autor: null R. E. Williamson, null C. M. McHugh, null C. E. Hood, null Jr., null E. T. Sims, null D. C. Coston
Rok vydání: 1988
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Zdroj: Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 4:186-190
ISSN: 1943-7838
DOI: 10.13031/2013.26605
Popis: AN intra-loop conveyor was designed to collect and elevate fruit on a harvester designed for high-density fruit orchards. The conveyor collected fruit at a position approximately 15 cm above the ground and elevated the fruit to a position 2.5 m above the ground on a single flighted belt. Fruit were then discharged across the adjacent row of trees on a second conveyor. Fruit damage was evaluated from in-field sampling during harvesting and from stationary tests designed to evaluate the effects of fruit loading rate, conveyor speed, and cross-row slope on fruit damage.
Databáze: OpenAIRE