A harvesting unit including a chassis intended to be moved along rows of plants to be harvested, and a shaker system including a shaker device including: a drum operable to detach a crop from the plants, the drum including a drum shaft mounted for rotation on the chassis about a vertical axis and shaker organs mounted to the drum shaft; a rotational driving mechanism for the drum including a driven body and a first driving device engaged with the driven body to steer its rotation about the vertical axis; an oscillatory driving mechanism for the drum about the vertical axis including comprising an eccentric module and a second driving device engaged with the eccentric module to steer its rotation, the eccentric module being connected to the drum shaft by a mechanical member arranged to transform the eccentric rotation of the eccentric module into an oscillation of the drum shaft.

A method is provided for converting a bow rod harvester into a trunk shaker harvester. In the bow rod harvester, a plurality of bow rods are attached to an oscillating member that is configured to reciprocate about a first vertical axis of a first vertical shaft of the bow rod harvester. In the conversion, the plurality of bow rods are removed from the oscillating member and a shaker rail is coupled to the oscillating member.

A method is provided for converting a bow rod harvester into a trunk shaker harvester. In the bow rod harvester, a plurality of bow rods are attached to an oscillating member that is configured to reciprocate about a first vertical axis of a first vertical shaft of the bow rod harvester. In the conversion, the plurality of bow rods are removed from the oscillating member and a shaker rail is coupled to the oscillating member.

A fruit transport and storage device for tree cultivation machines, of the straddle type or travelling above a row of trees, from which make the fruit thereof fall, by vibrating the trunk, onto respective belts located below the vibrating clamps on both sides of the row of trees to be harvested, which belts transport the fruit horizontally towards the rear portion of the machine, from where it is lifted by respective vertical belts and poured into respective sacks hung on the rear portion of the machine on both sides thereof. These sacks are supported by a mechanism that keeps them open in the loading position and has lowering device/unit/machine/apparatus/node or the like that deposits them on the ground once they are full of harvested fruit.

A tree shaking device includes an engagement member having a first portion having a first concave region and adjacent second portion having a second concave region. The tree shaking device also includes a coupling portion located between the first portion and the second portion and configured to couple to a pole.

A tree shaking device includes an engagement member having a first portion having a first concave region and adjacent second portion having a second concave region. The tree shaking device also includes a coupling portion located between the first portion and the second portion and configured to couple to a pole.

A harvesting apparatus and method for efficient fruit and nut collection in orchards. The apparatus comprises a shaker head with three axes of motion for engaging and shaking tree trunks to dislodge produce, and a blower for clearing fallen fruit or nuts from beneath the trees to an adjacent path for easy collection. The apparatus operates by moving between rows of trees, shaking each tree, and blowing the fallen produce into the next path in a single pass of the apparatus down the orchard row. This method ensures thorough and efficient harvesting, reducing labor and increasing productivity. The invention is suitable for various tree sizes and orchard layouts, enhancing operational efficiency and simplifying the harvesting process.

A harvesting apparatus and method for efficient fruit and nut collection in orchards. The apparatus comprises a shaker head with three axes of motion for engaging and shaking tree trunks to dislodge produce, and a blower for clearing fallen fruit or nuts from beneath the trees to an adjacent path for easy collection. The apparatus operates by moving between rows of trees, shaking each tree, and blowing the fallen produce into the next path in a single pass of the apparatus down the orchard row. This method ensures thorough and efficient harvesting, reducing labor and increasing productivity. The invention is suitable for various tree sizes and orchard layouts, enhancing operational efficiency and simplifying the harvesting process.

A wobble box for shakers of agricultural harvesters has a housing, an input shaft, a wobble shaft, a pivot sleeve, and an output shaft. The input shaft rotates about an input axis relative to the housing. The wobble shaft is rotatably coupled to the input shaft, rotates relative to the housing about an intermediate axis angled relative to the input axis, and has a central body portion asymmetric about the intermediate axis. The pivot sleeve oscillates about a sleeve axis angled relative to the intermediate axis as the wobble shaft rotates about the intermediate axis. The output shaft rotates in a first direction about an output axis angled relative to the sleeve axis when the pivot sleeve rotates in the first direction about the sleeve axis and rotates in a second direction about the output axis when the pivot sleeve rotates in the second direction about the sleeve axis.

A wobble box for shakers of agricultural harvesters has a housing, an input shaft, a wobble shaft, a pivot sleeve, and an output shaft. The input shaft rotates about an input axis relative to the housing. The wobble shaft is rotatably coupled to the input shaft, rotates relative to the housing about an intermediate axis angled relative to the input axis, and has a central body portion asymmetric about the intermediate axis. The pivot sleeve oscillates about a sleeve axis angled relative to the intermediate axis as the wobble shaft rotates about the intermediate axis. The output shaft rotates in a first direction about an output axis angled relative to the sleeve axis when the pivot sleeve rotates in the first direction about the sleeve axis and rotates in a second direction about the output axis when the pivot sleeve rotates in the second direction about the sleeve axis.