An apparatus for picking mushrooms
CA 2609122 C · Owner: Rapila, Tero · Inventors: Rapila, Tero; Rapila, Timo; Kantola, Juhana
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An apparatus for picking mushrooms comprising: a carriage; at least one picking head arranged to move back and forth horizontally a , suction pad apparatus by means of which mushrooms are gripped for picking. In an embodiment the picking apparatus further comprises: a movable camera or scanner that is arranged to image said area in which the mushrooms grow. In an embodiment the picking apparatus further comprises: a first member coupled to the picking head and arranged to move back and forth horizontally for moving the suction pad apparatus horizontally; and a controlled parallelogram mechanism for lifting and lowering the suction pad apparatus by means of which , the suction pad …
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- Filed April 21, 2006 and granted July 8, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 21, 2026.
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