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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2017
Applicants:
Octiva Belgium Bv, Leuven, BE;
Octiva Group B.v., De Lier, NL;
Inventors:
Dries Gielis, Everberg, BE;
Pieter Dondeyne, Heverlee, BE;
Sebastiaan De Backer, Mechelen, BE;
Jan Anthonis, Haasrode, BE;
Tom Coen, Zemst, BE;
Assignees:
OCTIVA BELGIUM BV, Leuven, BE;
OCTIVA GROUP B.V., De Lier, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 46/30 (2006.01); A01D 45/00 (2018.01); A01D 46/24 (2006.01); B25J 15/10 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 46/30 (2013.01); A01D 46/24 (2013.01); A01D 45/006 (2013.01); B25J 15/10 (2013.01); B25J 19/021 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0201 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for picking fruit is provided with an optical detection means and a robot arm, fitted with a gripper mechanism. The processing unit actuates the robot arm to make the gripper mechanism move about the piece of fruit to be picked from below. Once grasped, the piece of fruit to be picked is rotated in such a way about a substantially horizontal axis that the stalk of the piece of fruit comes away from the plant.