NZ760355B2 - Pruning apparatus - Google Patents
Pruning apparatusInfo
- Publication number
- NZ760355B2 NZ760355B2 NZ760355A NZ76035518A NZ760355B2 NZ 760355 B2 NZ760355 B2 NZ 760355B2 NZ 760355 A NZ760355 A NZ 760355A NZ 76035518 A NZ76035518 A NZ 76035518A NZ 760355 B2 NZ760355 B2 NZ 760355B2
- Authority
- NZ
- New Zealand
- Prior art keywords
- wheel
- vegetation
- pruning
- arm
- teeth
- Prior art date
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
- A01D23/00—Topping machines
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G17/00—Cultivation of hops, vines, fruit trees, or like trees
- A01G17/02—Cultivation of hops or vines
- A01G17/023—Machines for priming and/or preliminary pruning of vines, i.e. removing shoots and/or buds
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G17/00—Cultivation of hops, vines, fruit trees, or like trees
- A01G17/02—Cultivation of hops or vines
- A01G17/026—Machines for removing leaves of vines
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G3/00—Cutting implements specially adapted for horticultural purposes; Delimbing standing trees
- A01G3/04—Apparatus for trimming hedges, e.g. hedge shears
- A01G3/0408—Apparatus for trimming hedges, e.g. hedge shears specially adapted for trellis work, e.g. machines for pruning vine or the like
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G3/00—Cutting implements specially adapted for horticultural purposes; Delimbing standing trees
- A01G3/08—Other tools for pruning, branching or delimbing standing trees
- A01G3/085—Motor-driven saws for pruning or branching
Abstract
vine or cane pruning apparatus [100], comprising a non-motorised toothed wheel [300] for guiding the pruning apparatus over vegetation in use, the wheel comprising a multiplicity of generally radially projecting teeth [312] distributed about the periphery of the wheel for catching vegetation between gaps of the teeth, and wherein the projecting teeth of the non-motorised wheel engages the vegetation, during use, so as to cause rotation of the wheel as the apparatus is driven along a row of vines or canes for pruning; and a driven rotary cutter [210] mounted co-axially to the wheel for cutting vegetation caught between the teeth, the cutter being configured such that its effective cutting area falls within the diameter of the wheel. The present invention provides, an improved pruning apparatus which advantageously reduces damage to the vegetation during use by having a rotatable toothed wheel which acts as a guide over the vegetation, and which works synergistically with the driven rotary cutter to cut vegetation caught between the rotating teeth of the toothed wheel.
Claims (5)
1. A vine or cane pruning apparatus, comprising: a non-motorised toothed wheel for guiding the pruning apparatus over vegetation in 5 use, the wheel comprising a multiplicity of generally radially projecting teeth distributed about the periphery of the wheel for catching vegetation between gaps of the teeth, and wherein the projecting teeth of the non-motorised wheel engages the vegetation, during use, so as to cause rotation of the wheel as the apparatus is driven along a row of vines or canes for pruning; and 10 a driven rotary cutter mounted co-axially to the wheel for cutting vegetation caught between the teeth, the cutter being configured such that its effective cutting area falls within the diameter of the wheel.
2. A pruning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a displaceable arm 15 assembly for connecting the toothed wheel with a prime mover for driving the apparatus along a row of vines or canes for pruning such that the wheel, when mounted to a distal end of the arm assembly, is laterally moveable with respect to the prime mover.
3. A pruning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the arm assembly is provided 20 with one or more actuation mechanism(s) configured such that the wheel can be actuated to move laterally with respect to a mounted prime mover in a forward and/or reverse direction(s).
4. A pruning apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the arm assembly is provided 25 with one or more suspension system(s) configured such that the mounted wheel is biased to return to a neutral position with respect to the prime mover from a deflected position after encountering resistance against vegetation and/or post obstacles in use.
5. A pruning apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the arm assembly comprises a 30 first arm and a second arm pivotably coupled to the first arm, and a suspension system coupled therebetween such that the first arm is laterally moveable between the biased neutral H:\jvs\Interwoven\NRPortbl\DCC\JVS\14590603_1.docx-
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU2017902532A AU2017902532A0 (en) | 2017-06-30 | A pruning apparatus | |
| PCT/AU2018/050595 WO2019000020A1 (en) | 2017-06-30 | 2018-06-15 | Pruning apparatus |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| NZ760355A NZ760355A (en) | 2025-05-30 |
| NZ760355B2 true NZ760355B2 (en) | 2025-09-02 |
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