MACHINE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY HARVESTING TWO ROWS OF TOMATO PLANTS

Fuente: WIPO "tomato"
The present invention relates to the field of agricultural machinery, and concerns a machine (1) for simultaneously harvesting two rows of tomato plants cultivated on land (T) divided into beds (P) separated by aisles (C). Said machine (1) comprises: - a control cab (2) adapted to accommodate an operator; - a machine body (3); - motor means adapted to supply energy to means for resting and advancing (4) on the ground in a direction of forward movement (M); - a harvesting head (5) provided with front cutting means; - a feed belt (6) for said cut tomato plants having a longitudinal direction of extension (x); - a control unit. Said harvesting head (5) comprises: - an interface frame (7) with said machine body (3) with which said feed belt (6) is associated; - a coupler (8) arranged along said longitudinal direction of extension (x) and associable with said interface frame (7) by means of reversible connection means; - a first (9) and a second (10) harvester bar each provided with a loading belt (9a, 10a) for said plants, where said first (9) and second (10) harvester bar are associated with said coupler (8) symmetrically and transversely to said longitudinal direction of extension (x).