公开(公告)号：EP3881669A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-22

申请号：EP21162167.7

申请日：2021-03-11

申请人： TEVEL AEROBOTICS TECHNOLOGIES LTD

发明人： MAOR, Yaniv ,  SHIFMAN, Elad ,  ELI, Moshe

IPC分类号： A01D46/24 ,  A01D46/00 ,  A01D46/253 ,  A01D46/30 ,  B64C39/00 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B25J15/06 ,  B65G47/91

摘要： A vacuum-based fruit gripper assembly for use in a fruit-picking machine is provided. Said fruit gripper assembly comprising: a support having a main axis and receivable onto a fruit-picking machine, said support comprising an aperture therethrough for communication with a source of suction generator; and a flexible gripping suction-nipple for engaging a fruit, mounted on said support and connected to said aperture, wherein said nipple is equipped with an interlock mechanism and has two configurations: a first open-configuration when the nipple is not attached to a fruit and no vacuum/suction is generated, in which said interlock mechanism is open and the nipple is free to twist; and a second locked/crammed-configuration when the nipple is attached to a fruit and vacuum/suction is applied, in which said interlock mechanism is locked thereby preventing twisting of the nipple.