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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Octiva Belgium Bv, Leuven, BE;
Inventors:
Assignees:
OCTIVA BELGIUM BV, Leuven, BE;
OCTIVA GROUP B.V., De Lier, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 46/30 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 46/30 (2013.01); B25J 9/1612 (2013.01); B25J 15/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved method and apparatus for automatically picking a fruit is described. During the clamping stage, the movement of the fingers is controlled such that a specific maximum clamping force is not exceeded. In addition, during at least a part of the removal stage, the mutual position of the fingers is controlled by the drive such that their mutual distance does not increase.