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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 46/30 (2006.01); A01D 91/04 (2006.01); G01N 21/3563 (2014.01); G01N 21/359 (2014.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01); G01N 33/02 (2006.01); A01D 46/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 46/30 (2013.01); A01D 46/00 (2013.01); A01D 91/04 (2013.01); G01N 21/314 (2013.01); G01N 21/359 (2013.01); G01N 21/3563 (2013.01); G01N 21/84 (2013.01); G01N 33/025 (2013.01); G01N 2021/3155 (2013.01); G01N 2021/3177 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8466 (2013.01);
Abstract
A harvesting apparatus for a fruit or vegetable product includes a maturity determination device to determine a maturity level of the fruit or vegetable product; a harvester to harvest the fruit or vegetable product; a power source generator to drive the harvester; and a controller to determine whether or not to supply the power to the harvester based on a determination result on the maturity level provided by the maturity determination device.