The invention relates in particular to a section (10) of a boom (1) for spraying a product onto a plant target (5), the section (10) of the boom (1) comprising: • at least one spraying element (101) which is configured to be fluidically supplied with product and to generate a jet of product (200) propagating towards the plant target (5) along a median spraying axis (201); • two diffusers (301a, 301b) which are each configured to be supplied with a gaseous fluid such as air and are each configured to generate, at the diffuser outlet (301a, 301b), a diffused air flow (400a, 400b) propagating towards the plant target (5) in a diffused air flow direction, the spraying element being located between the two diffusers (301a, 301b), the section (10) of the boom (1) being configured so that each of the diffused air flows (400) intersects the median spraying axis (201). The invention also relates to a spray boom and to an agricultural sprayer incorporating this boom section, as well as to a method using such a boom.
A detection device for metal stakes in a wire-trained plant-crop hedge having at least one detector configured to generate a detection signal when it passes next to a metal stake of the hedge wherein the metal stake detector has a first and a second metal detector arranged for generating respectively a first and a second measurement signal when they pass next to one of the metal stakes of the hedge. The first and second metal detectors are mechanically secured to each other in movement and arranged for being spaced vertically relative to each other. The detection device has an electronic management unit for the detection signals, configured for, upon detection of a temporal offset between the maximum variation levels of the first and second measurement signals, generating a signal indicating an inclined state of the metal stake.
A01D 34/00 - Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters
G01V 3/10 - Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination or deviation operating with magnetic or electric fields produced or modified by objects or geological structures or by detecting devices using induction coils
A01D 34/06 - Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having reciprocating cutters mounted on a vehicle, e.g. a tractor, or drawn by an animal or a vehicle with cutters at the side
A01D 34/66 - Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having rotating cutters having cutters rotating about a vertical axis mounted on a vehicle, e.g. a tractor, or drawn by an animal or a vehicle with two or more cutters
A01D 46/26 - Devices for shaking trees or shrubs; Fruit catching devices to be used therewith
3.
MECHANICAL GRAPE HARVESTING MACHINE WITH A MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY MONITORING THE WEIGHT OF THE GRAPE HARVEST
A grape harvesting machine (100) comprising a frame (116), a vine row shaking assembly (114) suitable for separating the grape harvest from the rows of vines, one or a plurality of storage bins (120) each attached to a bin bracket (122) and a measuring device (130) for measuring the weight of the grape harvest that has accumulated in the storage bins; in which the bins are connected to their bin brackets by means of load sensors (132) such that the storage bins (120) are suspended from their respective bin brackets (122), the sensors are arranged above the shaking assembly (114) and the measuring device is configured to process the signals (101 to 408) from the load sensors and to continuously or cyclically output a measurement signal (400) representative of the weight of the grape harvest.
A blower appliance includes: a carrying harness, at least one blower fastener, a blower having an air outlet, and a nozzle, connected downstream of the air outlet by way of an elastic bellows having a return effect. The blower fastener having an articulation having a return effect, which tends to return the axis of the air outlet of the fan body towards a rest position, the articulation having a return component, parallel to the spinal axis, with a second spinal return stiffness, the second spinal return stiffness being greater than the first spinal return stiffness of the elastic bellows. The blower appliance finds applications in the maintenance of parks and gardens.
E01H 1/08 - Pneumatically dislodging or taking-up undesirable matter; Drying by heat only, or by streams of gas; Cleaning by projecting abrasive particles
A safety cutting tool includes an electrically conductive cutting member, an electric motor for actuating the cutting member, a gripping handle electrically insulated from the cutting tool, a cutting trigger control that can be actuated by the hand of the user gripping the gripping handle, the cutting trigger control being electrically insulated from the cutting tool, an emergency stop device sensitive to a user coming into contact with the cutting member. The emergency stop device is controlled by a comparator comparing an impedance of a first electric circuit comprising the cutting tool and a second electric circuit used as a reference, the first and second circuits having manual contact electrodes provided on at least one of the gripping handle of the tool and the cutting trigger control. A method for controlling such a tool is also disclosed. The tool and method are is-applicable to electric secateurs and shears.
A tie placement apparatus having a body with a handgrip. The tie placement apparatus has a wire inlet adapted to receive a tie wire, a tie placement head, and an electric motor cooperative with the tie placement head so as to actuate the tie placement head. A first reel-holder is adapted to receive a tie wire reserve therein. The body has an attachment socket that removably receives the first reel holder. The attachment socket and the first reel holder are affixed together by an elastic latch.
B21F 15/04 - Connecting wire to wire or other metallic material or objects; Connecting parts by means of wire wire with wire without additional connecting elements or material, e.g. by twisting
9.
Control device for a power tool and safety tool comprising such a control device
Disclosed are a control device for a power tool and a power tool provided with the control device. The control device includes an operation control interface which is provided with a manually operated controller; an impedance-measuring safety interface, wherein the impedance-measuring interface includes a first manual contact electrode and a second manual contact electrode which are electrically isolated from each other, and wherein the manual contact electrodes are provided on the controller and extend over a manual bearing surface of the controller. The device is suitable for controlling and ensuring the safe use of power tools, especially electrical tools, such as pruning shears.
B26D 7/24 - Safety devices specially adapted for cutting machines arranged to disable the operating means for the cutting member
A01G 3/037 - Secateurs; Flower or fruit shears having motor-driven blades the driving means being an electric motor
F16P 3/12 - Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a machine; Control arrangements requiring the simultaneous use of two or more parts of the body with means, e.g. feelers, which in case of the presence of a body part of a person in or near the danger zone influence the control or operation of the machine
Disclosed is an apparatus for placing wire fasteners. The apparatus includes: a wire guide, a pivoting hook forming a section of the wire guide, a mechanical feeder of fastening wire, a blade for cutting the wire, a rotary twister, a single electric motor, a transmission mechanism having a wheel for sequential actuation of the hook and the blade, a first sensor of the angular position of the sequential actuation wheel, and an electronic circuit for controlling the electric motor connected to the first angular position sensor. The first angular position sensor is a continuously variable signal sensor that is sensitive to a rotation of the sequential actuation wheel over an angular range of 360 degrees. The apparatus can be used in the field of viticulture and arboriculture.
A safety cutting tool has an electrically conductive cutting element, an electrically controlled actuating motor drivingly connected to the cutting element, a gripping handle electrically insulated from the cutting element and adapted to receive a hand of an operator therein, a cutting trigger control electrically insulated from the cutting element and adapted to be actuated by the hand of the operator, and an emergency stop device that is able to respond to a contact of the operator with the cutting element. The emergency stop device includes a first manual contact, electrode and a second manual contact electrode with an electrical monitoring circuit connected thereto.
F16P 3/12 - Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a machine; Control arrangements requiring the simultaneous use of two or more parts of the body with means, e.g. feelers, which in case of the presence of a body part of a person in or near the danger zone influence the control or operation of the machine
G01V 3/06 - Electric or magnetic prospecting or detecting; Measuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination or deviation operating with propagation of electric current using ac
12.
BLOWER APPLIANCE PROVIDED WITH A HARNESS FOR CARRYING ON THE BACK
The invention relates to a blower appliance (10) comprising: - a carrying harness, - at least one blower fastener (32), - a blower (40) having an air outlet (46), - a nozzle (50), connected downstream of the air outlet (46) by way of an elastic bellows (52) having a return effect, and wherein: - the blower fastener (32) comprises an articulation (34) having a return effect, which tends to return the axis of the air outlet of the fan body (42) towards a rest position, the articulation having a return component, parallel to the spinal axis (S), with a second spinal return stiffness, the second spinal return stiffness being greater than the first spinal return stiffness of the elastic bellows. The invention finds applications in the maintenance of parks and gardens.
E01H 1/08 - Pneumatically dislodging or taking-up undesirable matter; Drying by heat only, or by streams of gas; Cleaning by projecting abrasive particles
The invention relates to an apparatus for placing wire fasteners. The apparatus comprises: a wire guide (41, 44, 46, 100), a pivoting hook (40) forming a section of the wire guide, a mechanical feeder (44) of fastening wire, a blade (40) for cutting the wire, a rotary twister (30), a single electric motor (22), a transmission mechanism comprising a wheel (60) for sequential actuation of the hook (40) and the blade (46), a first sensor (130) of the angular position of the sequential actuation wheel (60), and an electronic circuit (120) for controlling the electric motor (22) connected to the first angular position sensor (130). According to the invention, the first angular position sensor (130) is a continuously variable signal sensor that is sensitive to a rotation of the sequential actuation wheel (60) over an angular range of 360 degrees. The invention can be used in the field of viticulture and arboriculture.
The invention relates to an apparatus (10) for placing tarpaulins, having an apparatus body (12) provided with a handle (14), and comprising: - a wire inlet (24) for receiving a fastening wire, - a head (20) for placing fasteners, - at least one electric motor (18) for actuating the placing head, and - at least one first reel-holder (40) for receiving a reserve of fastening wire. According to the invention, the apparatus body (12) comprises an attachment base (30), which can receive the first reel-holder, for removable attachment of the first reel-holder (40) to the apparatus body (12), the attachment base (30) and the first reel-holder (40) including a resilient lock. The invention can be used in the fields of arboriculture and viticulture.
A carry harness includes: two carry straps, two chest straps connected respectively to the carry straps, a chest fastener configured for joining together the chest straps, the fastener extending along an attachment plane, and at least one tool-carrying strap. The chest straps and the tool-carrying strap are connected to the chest fastener with freedom to pivot in the plane of attachment about at least one axis of pivoting passing through the chest fastener and perpendicular to the attachment plane. The chest fastener has a first part and a second part, which parts are non-pivoting and removable one from the other, the first part and the second part being connected respectively to the chest straps. Application to the carrying of tools and batteries of accumulator cells.
A sorting table with an adjustable screen for fruit, has a series of conveyor/sorter rollers arranged in a sorting plane and parallel to each other, the conveyor/sorter rollers each having at least one sorter section, a spacing being provided respectively between opposing sorter sections of successive conveyor/sorter rollers in order to allow fruit to pass selectively through the table, via said spacing. The sorting table includes conveyor/sorter rollers provided with sorter sections that have an adjustable diameter and a control device for controlling the diameter of the adjustable-diameter sorter sections. Application to sorting a fruit or grape crop.
A fruit sorting table includes: a conveyor for conveying a fruit crop along a conveying plane, between an intake area and a discharge area, a screen extending in the conveying plane between the intake area and the discharge area, the screen having openings for sorted fruit to pass through from the conveying plane to an area for receiving sorted fruit situated under the conveying plane. The sorting table has at least one device for measuring one of a quantity of fruit and a flow rate of fruit passing through the screen over at least one reference section of the screen, the reference section being situated between the fruit intake area and the discharge area, and set apart from the fruit intake area, a device for adjusting the sorting table in response to the measurement device. Application, in particular, to sorting a grape crop.
An electric battery device including: a battery attachment plate, at least one battery coupled to the battery attachment plate, the battery having a main face applied against the plate in at least one attachment position on the plate, and a gripping handle of the battery, rigidly secured to the battery, attachment members for attaching the battery on the attachment plate, in the attachment position, at least one lock for locking the battery in the attachment position and at least one release member for releasing the lock, characterised in that the lock is secured to the battery and the release member of the lock is arranged on a portion of the battery intended for the battery gripping handle, for gripping the battery and simultaneous actuation of the lock release member using just one hand.
A scale and a fruit collector with connected rows of scales is provided. The rows of scales extending between an intake and an outlet of the collector parallel to a median axis of the collector, scales including respectively a succession of scales with overlap, mounted as pivots on a support with a return to a resting position, each scale presenting a longitudinal median scale axis extending from the proximal to distal end of the scale and forming, in the resting position, an acute angle of aperture with the median axis, relative to the collector intake, and in which each scale presents a capability to pivot relative to the support, between the resting position and at least one bent-back position towards the outlet of the collector, reducing the angle of aperture. At least one hindrance limits an amplitude of divergent displacement, respectively between two successive scales of a row of scales.
A device for interconnecting battery elements has at least one electrically conductive strip with at least one contact area for a battery element, and at least one permanent magnet, which magnet is associated with the contact area and configured to apply the contact area to a terminal of a battery element by magnetic interaction with the battery element. The contact area of the strip has a stamped relief in the strip, the stamped relief forming a receptacle for a magnet. The magnet is housed within the receptacle for a magnet. Also disclosed is a battery of accumulators provided with the interconnection device. It is applicable to batteries for supplying power to handheld power tools, in particular.
H01M 50/502 - Interconnectors for connecting terminals of adjacent batteries; Interconnectors for connecting cells outside a battery casing
H01M 50/503 - Interconnectors for connecting terminals of adjacent batteries; Interconnectors for connecting cells outside a battery casing characterised by the shape of the interconnectors
The invention concerns a safety cutting tool (10) comprising - an electrically conductive cutting member (12), - an electric motor (20) for actuating the cutting member (12), a gripping handle (30) for the cutting tool (10) to be gripped in the hand of a user, the gripping handle being electrically insulated from the cutting tool, - a cutting trigger control (28) that can be actuated by the hand of the user gripping the gripping handle, the cutting trigger control being electrically insulated from the cutting tool, - an emergency stop device (40) sensitive to a user coming into contact with the cutting member. According to the invention, the emergency stop device is controlled by a comparator comparing an impedance of a first electric circuit comprising the cutting tool and a second electric circuit used as a reference, the first and second circuits comprising manual contact electrodes provided on at least one of the gripping handle (30) of the tool and the cutting trigger control (28). The invention also concerns a method for controlling such a tool. The invention is applicable to electric secateurs and shears.
F16P 3/00 - Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a machine; Control arrangements requiring the simultaneous use of two or more parts of the body
B26D 7/22 - Safety devices specially adapted for cutting machines
B26D 7/24 - Safety devices specially adapted for cutting machines arranged to disable the operating means for the cutting member
B25F 5/00 - COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
A01G 3/037 - Secateurs; Flower or fruit shears having motor-driven blades the driving means being an electric motor
F16P 3/12 - Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a machine; Control arrangements requiring the simultaneous use of two or more parts of the body with means, e.g. feelers, which in case of the presence of a body part of a person in or near the danger zone influence the control or operation of the machine
E2E2) between the cutting member (12) and the second manual contact electrode (34); - a comparator (74) for comparing at least one electrical monitoring characteristic with an electrical threshold characteristic, the comparator (74) driving the emergency stop device (40). Applicable to secateurs and shears in particular.
B26D 7/22 - Safety devices specially adapted for cutting machines
B26B 15/00 - Hand-held shears with motor-driven blades
A01G 3/00 - Cutting implements specially adapted for horticultural purposes; Delimbing standing trees
A01G 3/037 - Secateurs; Flower or fruit shears having motor-driven blades the driving means being an electric motor
B26D 7/24 - Safety devices specially adapted for cutting machines arranged to disable the operating means for the cutting member
F16P 3/20 - Control arrangements requiring the use of both hands for electric control systems
F16P 3/12 - Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a machine; Control arrangements requiring the simultaneous use of two or more parts of the body with means, e.g. feelers, which in case of the presence of a body part of a person in or near the danger zone influence the control or operation of the machine
The invention relates to a control device (10) for a power tool and a power tool (12) provided with the control device. The control device (10) comprises i - an operation control interface (128) which is provided with a manually operated controller (130), - an impedance-measuring safety interface (131), wherein the impedance-measuring interface comprises a first manual contact electrode (132) and a second manual contact electrode (134) which are electrically isolated from each other, and wherein the manual contact electrodes (132, 134) are provided on the controller (130) and extend over a manual bearing surface of the controller. The invention is suitable for controlling and ensuring the safe use of power tools, especially electrical tools, such as pruning shears.
F16P 3/00 - Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a machine; Control arrangements requiring the simultaneous use of two or more parts of the body
B26D 7/22 - Safety devices specially adapted for cutting machines
B26D 7/24 - Safety devices specially adapted for cutting machines arranged to disable the operating means for the cutting member
B25F 5/00 - COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
A01G 3/037 - Secateurs; Flower or fruit shears having motor-driven blades the driving means being an electric motor
F16P 3/12 - Safety devices acting in conjunction with the control or operation of a machine; Control arrangements requiring the simultaneous use of two or more parts of the body with means, e.g. feelers, which in case of the presence of a body part of a person in or near the danger zone influence the control or operation of the machine
The invention relates to a device (20) and a machine for collecting fruit, comprising: - a tarpaulin winder (22), arranged along a winding axis (28), - at least one tarpaulin (100), and - at least one unwinding carriage (30) for unwinding the tarpaulin. According to the invention, the tarpaulin has at least one tensioning rib (140) extending along the tarpaulin, between the winder and a free longitudinal edge (110) of the tarpaulin, the tensioning rib being fastened to the unwinding carriage via respective tensioners (150, 152, 154). The invention finds applications in the fields of olive cultivation, plum cultivation and walnut cultivation.
The invention relates to a mobile machine (10) for collecting fruit, comprising: - a fruit receptacle (26), - a tarpaulin winder (22), with a winding drum (24), - at least one tarpaulin (100), - at least one carriage (30) for unwinding the tarpaulin, the carriage being provided with a running gear on the ground, and - an attachment device (220) for attaching the longitudinal free edge (110) of the tarpaulin to the unwinding carriage (30). According to the invention: - the attachment device (220) comprises at least one pivoting arm (222) connecting the longitudinal free edge (110) of the tarpaulin (100) to the unwinding carriage, - the arm (222) having a length greater than a height of an upper edge of the winding drum (24). The invention is useful for collecting fruit, and in particular olives, nuts and plums.
A mower having a chassis, wheels for moving the mower in a mowing plane, and a cutting deck. The mower includes a parking brake having at least one brake member secured to the cutting deck. The cutting deck is mounted on the chassis so as to be able to move between at least one mowing position and a position in which the mower is stopped, in which the brake member comes into contact with at least one wheel of the mower so as to immobilize the wheel. The invention is intended in particular for use with mowers of the walk-behind or ride-on type, and with robotic mowers.
A01D 34/68 - Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having rotating cutters having cutters rotating about a vertical axis hand-guided by a walking operator with motor driven cutters or wheels
An electric mower of the battery-operated type has at least one cutting blade, an electric motor for driving the cutting blade, and an electronic piloting unit for the electric motor. At least one optical sensor is deposited upstream of the cutting blade. The optical sensor is configured to deliver; as the mower advances, at least one predictive signal of a quantity of plants to be cut. The electronic piloting unit is configured to establish an optimum rotation speed of the drive motor of the cutting blade, of said predictive signal of the optical sensor, and of a speed of advance of the mower. The method and apparatus are applicable at least to walk-behind mowers.
A portable blower has an axial fan blower, a handle that has a midpoint of equilibrium, a blowing outlet that is connected downstream of the axial fan, at least one suction nozzle that is connected upstream of the axial fan and has an air intake mouth. The air intake nozzle includes a network of directional channels for homogenizing a flow of intake air, the network of directional channels being formed in the vicinity of the air intake mouth. The blower is particularly useful in the field of portable electric blowers for the maintenance of public spaces.
E01H 1/08 - Pneumatically dislodging or taking-up undesirable matter; Drying by heat only, or by streams of gas; Cleaning by projecting abrasive particles
F04D 19/00 - Axial-flow pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
F04D 25/06 - Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven
A47L 5/14 - Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum cleaning by blowing-off, also combined with suction cleaning
The invention concerns a land-based utility vehicle (10) with electric propulsion comprising: - at least one electric propulsion motor (24) and - at least one main power source (20) supplying power to the vehicle, comprising a storage battery (21), - at least one auxiliary power source (40) supplying power to the vehicle, separate from the main power source (20), the auxiliary power source supplying power to the vehicle being a removable source, configured so as to be selectively fitted on the vehicle or removed from the vehicle, depending on a power requirement of the vehicle. The invention is applicable to agricultural tractors, vineyard tractors and public works vehicles.
Disclosed is a compact spraying module for spraying a liquid in the form of droplets for treating a target. The module includes a spraying unit including a nozzle containing at least one spraying member and a fan that is capable of generating a carrying air flow in the nozzle and of carrying the droplets originating from the member to the target. The module includes its own liquid supply system that and includes an electric pump, an electronic control and monitoring unit, a holder that keeps the pump near the spraying unit, an individual communication interface, and a power supply interface. Also disclosed is a system for spraying and controlling a plurality of such modules and to a method for controlling modules of such a system.
A01M 7/00 - Special adaptations or arrangements of liquid-spraying apparatus for purposes covered by this subclass
B05B 3/10 - Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements discharging over substantially the whole periphery of the rotating member
B05B 7/00 - Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
B05B 7/04 - Spray pistols; Apparatus for discharge with arrangements for mixing liquids or other fluent materials before discharge
B05B 7/08 - Spray pistols; Apparatus for discharge with separate outlet orifices, e.g. to form parallel jets, to form intersecting jets
31.
Spraying unit, compact spraying module including such a unit, and spraying and control system including a plurality of such modules
Disclosed is a spraying unit intended for spraying a liquid onto vegetation and including: a nozzle formed by a tube, a rotatable atomizer, and a fan generating a carrying air flow around the atomizer, a drive system, and a transport unit for transporting the liquid to the atomizer, which is capable of breaking the liquid up into droplets. The nozzle encloses a body surrounded by the carrying air flow and including a rotatable portion formed by the rotatable atomizer, the rotation of which causes droplets in the carrying air flow to be propelled, preferably in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Also disclosed is a compact spraying module including such a unit and to a spraying and control system including a plurality of such modules.
A01M 7/00 - Special adaptations or arrangements of liquid-spraying apparatus for purposes covered by this subclass
B05B 3/10 - Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements discharging over substantially the whole periphery of the rotating member
B05B 7/00 - Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
B05B 7/04 - Spray pistols; Apparatus for discharge with arrangements for mixing liquids or other fluent materials before discharge
B05B 7/08 - Spray pistols; Apparatus for discharge with separate outlet orifices, e.g. to form parallel jets, to form intersecting jets
The present invention concerns a sorting table (10) with an adjustable screen for fruit, comprising a series of conveyor/sorter rollers (12) arranged in a sorting plane and parallel to each other, the conveyor/sorter rollers each having at least one sorter section (30), a spacing (36) being provided respectively between opposing sorter sections (30) of successive conveyor/sorter rollers (12) in order to allow fruit to pass selectively through the table, via said spacing. According to the invention, the sorting table comprises conveyor/sorter rollers provided with sorter sections (30) that have an adjustable diameter and a control device (76) for controlling the diameter of the adjustable-diameter sorter sections. Application to sorting a fruit or grape crop.
The invention concerns a fruit sorting table (10) comprising: - a conveyor (12) for conveying a fruit crop along a conveying plane (18), between an intake area (14) and a discharge area (16), - a screen (32), extending in the conveying plane between the intake area (14) and the discharge area (16), the screen (32) having openings (66) for sorted fruit to pass through from the conveying plane to an area (40) for receiving sorted fruit situated under the conveying plane. According to the invention, the sorting table further comprises - at least one device (50) for measuring one of a quantity of fruit and a flow rate of fruit passing through the screen (32) over at least one reference section (42) of the screen, the reference section (42) being situated between the fruit intake area (14) and the discharge area (16), and set apart from the fruit intake area, - a device (52) for adjusting the sorting table in response to the measurement device. Application, in particular, to sorting a grape crop.
The present invention relates to a portable battery device (1) comprising a casing and a battery unit (3) housed therein, and consisting of a plurality of battery elements (4). The battery device (1) is characterised in that it comprises surface means for compartmentalising (7, 7') the internal volume of the casing, defining sealed housings (8'), in that the ends (4', 4") of the elements (4) come respectively into supporting engagement, by or with the opposite end portions of the bodies (4''') of the battery elements (4), with the opposite compartmentalising means (7, 7'), and in that the remaining parts (11) of the bodies (4''') of said elements (4) situated between the opposite compartmentalising means (7, 7') are directly exposed to the outside environment through perforated or discontinuous portions of the wall (6) of the casing.
The invention relates to a device (20) for interconnecting battery elements (12) comprising at least one electrically conductive strip (22) with at least one contact area (30) for a battery element, and at least one permanent magnet (32), which magnet is associated with the contact area (30) and configured to apply the contact area (30) to a terminal (14+) of a battery element (12) by means of magnetic interaction with the battery element. According to the invention: - the contact area (30) of the strip has a stamped relief (34) in the strip, the stamped relief (34) forming a receptacle for a magnet; - the magnet (32) is housed within said receptacle for a magnet. The invention also relates to a battery of accumulators provided with the interconnection device. It is applicable to batteries for supplying power to handheld power tools, in particular.
The invention relates to a carry harness comprising: – two carry straps (16a, 16b), - two chest straps (18a, 18b) connected respectively to the carry straps (16a, 16b), – a chest fastener (20) configured for joining together the chest straps, the fastener extending along an attachment plane, – at least one tool-carrying strap (38). According to the invention: – the chest straps (18a, 18b) and the tool-carrying strap (38) are connected to the chest fastener (20) with freedom to pivot in the plane of attachment about at least one axis of pivoting passing through the chest fastener and perpendicular to the attachment plane, – the chest fastener (20) comprises a first part (20a) and a second part (20b), which parts are non-pivoting and removable one from the other, the first part (20a) and the second part (20b) being connected respectively to the chest straps (18a, 18b). Application to the carrying of tools and batteries of accumulator cells.
A45F 5/00 - Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
A44B 11/06 - Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts frictionally engaging surface of straps with clamping devices
37.
MANUAL ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DEVICE WITH GUIDED FITTING
The invention relates to an electrical connection device comprising a first connector (12) and a second connector (14), the device being arranged for successive fitting: - of a first insertion guide (50) of the first connector (12) and of a mating insertion guide (80) of the second connector (14), then - of a second insertion guide (60) of the first connector (12) and of the mating insertion guide (80, 86), then - of first contact elements (56) and of second contact elements (66) of the first connector, respectively, with the mating contact elements (92, 96) of the second connector (12), - of a first axial locking member (106) of the first connector with a second axial locking member (100, 102) of the second connector (14). The invention is particularly applicable to the connection of handheld power tools with a self-contained electric storage battery.
The invention relates to an electric battery device, comprising: - a battery attachment plate (10), - at least one battery (30) coupled to the battery attachment plate, the battery having a main face (38) applied against the plate (10) in at least one attachment position on the plate, and a gripping handle of the battery, rigidly secured to the battery, - attachment members (12, 14, 32, 34) for attaching the battery on the attachment plate, in the attachment position, - at least one lock (42), for locking the battery in the attachment position and - at least one release member (44) for releasing the lock, characterised in that - the lock (42) is secured to the battery and the release member of the lock is arranged on a portion of the battery intended for the battery gripping handle (40), for gripping the battery and simultaneous actuation of the lock release member using just one hand.
H01M 2/10 - Mountings; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders
B25F 5/00 - COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
39.
HARNESS FOR CARRYING AN ELECTRIC BATTERY AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE
The invention concerns a harness (1) for carrying at least one electric battery for a hand-held power tool on the back, comprising - a battery attachment plate (10), - a lumbar support appendage (30) provided with a waistband (36, 36a, 36b), - at least one rigid spacer (40), rigidly connected to the lumbar support appendage and connecting the lumbar support appendage to the battery attachment plate. According to the invention, the battery attachment plate is mounted slidingly on the spacer, along a spacer axis (41), between a distal position separated from the lumbar appendage and a proximal position close to the lumbar support appendage, the harness comprising a lock (42) for immobilising the battery attachment plate (10) on the rigid spacer (40) in at least one of the proximal position, the distal position, and at least one intermediate position between the proximal position and the distal position. Applicable in the field of carrying batteries and tools.
The invention relates to a mower comprising a chassis (10), wheels (14, 16) for moving the mower in a mowing plane, and a cutting deck (20). According to the invention, the mower comprises a parking brake having at least one brake member (30) secured to the cutting deck (20). The cutting deck (20) is mounted on the chassis (10) so as to be able to move between at least one mowing position and a position in which the mower is stopped, in which the brake member comes into contact with at least one wheel (14) of the mower so as to immobilize said wheel. The invention is intended in particular for use with mowers of the walk-behind or ride-on type, and with robotic mowers.
A hand-held power tool, and in particular pruning shears, having an electric motor, a cutting member, and a transmission linking the electric motor to the cutting member, the motor and the transmission being housed in a main housing. An intermediate housing, made from a heat conductive material, is housed inside the main housing, the intermediate housing being in thermal contact with the electric motor. At least one heat sink is linked to the intermediate housing, and projects out of the main housing.
A control device for a piece of powered equipment having an electronic sensor and an electronic control board for controlling the equipment depending on a control signal from the sensor. The electronic sensor is a contactless optical sensor, provided in an interface area of the control device, configured to measure a distance separating at least one target, located in the interface area, and the optical sensor, the electronic board being configured to establish a first control of a main function of the powered equipment, when a signal from the optical sensor is established for a measured distance within a first range of distances, and to establish a control for at least one additional function of the powered equipment, different from the main function, when a signal from the optical sensor is established for a measured distance greater than the first range of distances.
G01B 11/14 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures
H02P 1/02 - Arrangements for starting electric motors or dynamo-electric converters - Details
43.
System and method for communicating bidirectionally and simultaneously
Method and system for communicating between a first piece of equipment and a second piece of equipment connected to the first piece of equipment via a single-conductor transmission line, wherein data (DATA1, DATA2) are transmitted from the first piece of equipment to the second piece of equipment by pulse width modulation of a transmission signal emitted on the transmission line, and wherein data are transmitted from the second piece of equipment to the first piece of equipment by amplitude modulation of said transmission signal.
H02J 7/24 - Regulation of the charging current or voltage by variation of field using discharge tubes or semiconductor devices
H04B 3/54 - Systems for transmission via power distribution lines
A01G 3/037 - Secateurs; Flower or fruit shears having motor-driven blades the driving means being an electric motor
H02J 13/00 - Circuit arrangements for providing remote indication of network conditions, e.g. an instantaneous record of the open or closed condition of each circuitbreaker in the network; Circuit arrangements for providing remote control of switching means in a power distribution network, e.g. switching in and out of current consumers by using a pulse code signal carried by the network
H04L 25/49 - Transmitting circuits; Receiving circuits using three or more amplitude levels
A ball screw and nut mechanism has a screw in cooperation with a nut via balls that can circulate in a raceway formed by the opposing threads of the screw and nut. The nut has a recirculation insert passing therethrough from the outer face to the thread, the recirculation insert having a first end with a ball transfer groove turned towards the screw. The mechanism has a holding body for holding the recirculation insert in the housing, the recirculation insert having a second end with a shoulder bearing on the nut, the second end of the recirculation insert having an orientation lug having an angular position predetermined and fixed relative to the ball transfer groove, the orientation lug cooperating with a guide relief of the holding body to fix an orientation of the recirculation insert such that the transfer groove is adjusted to the raceway.
A hand-held power tool having a motor, a cutting member and a transmission linking the cutting member to the motor, the motor and the transmission being housed in a main housing, the transmission having a ball screw/nut mechanism with a screw and a nut, one of the screw and the nut being rotatably engaged with the motor, and the other of the screw and the nut being linked to the cutting member. The tool has a protective housing for protecting the ball screw/nut mechanism, separate from the main housing, and a sliding seal cooperating with an inner face of the protective housing, the sliding seal being driven by one of the nut and the screw linked to the cutting member, the sliding seal being rigidly connected respectively to one of a sleeve covering the nut and a cap protecting the screw.
The invention relates to an electric mower of the battery-operated type comprising at least one cutting blade (24), - an electric motor (26) for driving the cutting blade, an electronic piloting unit (30) for the electric motor (26); at least one optical sensor (40) deposited upstream of the cutting blade. In accordance with the invention, the optical sensor (40) is configured to deliver; as the mower advances, at least one predictive signal of a quantity of plants to be cut, the electronic piloting unit (30) is configured to establish an optimum rotation speed of the drive motor of the cutting blade, of said predictive signal of the optical sensor, and of a speed of advance of the mower. Application to walk-behind mowers.
The invention concerns an electric mower comprising an electric motor driving at least one rotary cutting blade, and a method for controlling the mower comprising: - a rest phase (100) during which the electric motor is not powered; - a mowing phase (102) during which the electric motor is controlled to rotate in a first direction of rotation, corresponding to the rotation of the cutting blade in a plant cutting direction; - a temporary blade start phase (108), in which the electric motor is temporarily controlled to rotate in a second direction opposite the first direction of rotation. Applicable to mowers and brushcutter mowers.
The invention relates to a portable blower (10) comprising: - an axial fan blower (18), - a handle (12) that has a midpoint of equilibrium (E), - a blowing outlet that is connected downstream of the axial fan, - at least one suction nozzle (32) that is connected upstream of the axial fan and has an air intake mouth (34). According to the invention, the air intake nozzle comprises a network (42) of directional channels (44) for homogenizing a flow of intake air, the network of directional channels being formed in the vicinity of the air intake mouth (34). The invention finds applications notably in the field of portable electric blowers for the maintenance of public spaces.
E01H 1/08 - Pneumatically dislodging or taking-up undesirable matter; Drying by heat only, or by streams of gas; Cleaning by projecting abrasive particles
A01G 1/12 - Tools for cultivating turf; Sweeping apparatus for lawns; Gardens rollers (machines for treating meadows or lawns A01B 45/00; lawn-mowers A01D 34/00)
A chainsaw apparatus has a guide bar, a drive sprocket, and endless cutting chain mounted over the guide bar and over the drive sprocket, a first motor drivingly connected to the drive sprocket so as to cause the drive spot sprocket to move the endless chain over the guide bar, the first control device for controlling operation of the first motor and configured to deliver at least one first data representative of an operation of the motor, a storage tank suitable adapted to receive a lubricating fluid therein, a pump cooperative with the storage tank so as to deliver the lubricating fluid toward the guide bar and the endless cutting chain, a second motor drivingly connected to the pump, and a second control device for controlling operation of the second motor on the basis of a lubricating control parameter derived from the first data. The second motor is an electric motor.
The invention relates to an electric mower comprising at least one battery (28) for electrically powering the mower, at least two drive wheels (22a, 22b), and at least one electric motor, with permanent magnets, (16, 20a, 20b) which is coupled to the drive wheels. In accordance with the invention the mower has an electromagnetic parking brake comprising the electric motor. The electromagnetic parking brake can comprise at least one switch (K1, K2, K3, K4, K5) with an open state and a closed state, the switch being connected to terminals (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46) of at least one coil (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56) of the electric motor, and configured to link the terminals of said coil in a short-circuit, in the closed state.
The invention relates to an electric mower which comprises a cutting unit (20) with: a cutting plate (24) provided with at least two cutting blades (46) mounted respectively on blade shafts (42, 44); a casing (32) attached to the cutting plate; at least one electric motor (60) driving the cutting blades; and a blade-synchronisation mechanism (70). According to the invention, the electric motor (60) is arranged in the casing (32) between the cutting plate (46) and the blade-synchronisation mechanism (70).
A01D 34/685 - Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having rotating cutters having cutters rotating about a vertical axis hand-guided by a walking operator with motor driven cutters or wheels with two or more cutters
53.
PORTABLE POWER TOOL COMPRISING AN EPICYCLIC REDUCTION GEAR
The invention relates to a portable power tool including, within a housing (2, 4): an electric motor (10) having a drive shaft (12), an epicyclic reduction gear (20) having planetary gears (25) meshing with a central gear (26) of the drive shaft (12) of the electric motor (10), the reduction gear being provided with an output shaft (32) that is rigidly connected to a ball screw (34) of a ball screw/nut mechanism (30) and is coaxial to the ball screw (34), and a support bearing (PS1) connecting the output shaft (32) to the housing (2, 4). In accordance with the invention, the tool includes at least one stabilization bearing (PS2, PS2a, PS2b, PS2c) axially offset relative to the support bearing (PS1). The stabilization bearing (PS2, PS2a, PS2b, PS2c) connects the output shaft (32) of the epicyclic reduction gear (20) to the housing (2, 4) by means of at least one intermediate part selected from: the drive shaft (12) of the electric motor (10), planet-carrier axles (24) of the epicyclic reduction gear (20), and epicyclic reduction gears (25) of the epicyclic reduction gear (20). The invention is of use in shears, in particular sheet metal shears.
B25F 5/00 - COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for
B25B 1/10 - Arrangements for positively actuating jaws using screws
A01G 3/037 - Secateurs; Flower or fruit shears having motor-driven blades the driving means being an electric motor
B23D 29/00 - Hand-held metal-shearing or metal-cutting devices
54.
COMPACT SPRAYING MODULE, SYSTEM FOR SPRAYING AND CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF SUCH MODULES, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MODULES OF SUCH A SYSTEM
The present invention relates to a compact spraying module for spraying a liquid in the form of droplets (18) for treating a target. Said module includes a spraying unit (3) including a nozzle containing at least one spraying member and a fan that is capable of generating a carrying air flow in the nozzle and of carrying the droplets originating from said member to the target. Said module includes its own liquid supply system (7, 11) that and includes an electric pump (11), an electronic control and monitoring unit, a holder that keeps said pump near the spraying unit, an individual communication interface (20), and a power supply interface (20'). The invention also relates to a system for spraying and controlling a plurality of such modules and to a method for controlling modules of such a system.
A01M 7/00 - Special adaptations or arrangements of liquid-spraying apparatus for purposes covered by this subclass
B05B 3/10 - Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements discharging over substantially the whole periphery of the rotating member
B05B 7/04 - Spray pistols; Apparatus for discharge with arrangements for mixing liquids or other fluent materials before discharge
55.
SPRAYING UNIT, COMPACT SPRAYING MODULE INCLUDING SUCH A UNIT, AND SPRAYING AND CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SUCH MODULES
The present invention relates to a spraying unit intended for spraying a liquid onto vegetation and including: a nozzle formed by a tube (1), a rotatable atomizer (3), and a fan generating a carrying air flow around said atomizer, a drive system, and transport means for transporting the liquid to said atomizer, which is capable of breaking the liquid up into droplets. The nozzle (1) encloses a body (5) surrounded by the carrying air flow and including a rotatable portion formed by the rotatable atomizer (3), the rotation of which causes droplets in the carrying air flow to be propelled, preferably in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X). The invention also relates to a compact spraying module including such a unit and to a spraying and control system including a plurality of such modules.
B05B 3/10 - Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements discharging over substantially the whole periphery of the rotating member
A01M 7/00 - Special adaptations or arrangements of liquid-spraying apparatus for purposes covered by this subclass
B05B 7/00 - Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
B05B 7/04 - Spray pistols; Apparatus for discharge with arrangements for mixing liquids or other fluent materials before discharge
B05B 7/08 - Spray pistols; Apparatus for discharge with separate outlet orifices, e.g. to form parallel jets, to form intersecting jets
The invention relates to a device for holding a cutting blade (30) having a cam (36), comprising a blade pivot pin (34) for mounting the cutting blade (30) in a pivoting manner on a cutting tool (10), and a cam pivot pin (40) connected to a driving mechanism of the blade (38), a first pivot pin chosen from the blade pivot pin (34) and the cam pivot pin (40) being provided with a matching-shape axial lock. In accordance with the invention: - the other pivot pin is provided with a manually tightened axial lock, - the device comprises a catch (50) having a first end (50) with a latch (72) able to be engaged with and held on the first pivot pin by matching shapes, and a second end able to be engaged with and held on the pivot pin provided with the manually tightened axial lock.
An apparatus for harvesting small fruit detached from fruit trees or bushes has a tarpaulin, a winding shaft fastened to a proximal end of the tarpaulin, a first bearing structure supporting the winding shaft, a rotary drive motor coupled to the winding shaft, at least one band having bending and shape memory, a winding drum connected to one end of the band, and a second bearing structure supporting the winding drum. The band has an end connected to the distal end of the tarpaulin. A distal end of the band pushes the distal end of the tarpaulin so as to move the tarpaulin away from the winding shaft so as to deploy the tarpaulin above the ground.
The invention concerns a ball screw and nut mechanism comprising a screw (14) and a nut (12) with threads, the nut cooperating with the screw (14) via balls (28) that can circulate in a raceway (26) formed by the opposing threads (22, 24) of the screw and of the nut, the nut being further provided with at least one recirculation insert (32) inserted from an outer face (18) of the nut, into at least one cylindrical housing (30), passing through the nut from the outer face (18) of the nut (12) to the thread (22) of the nut, the recirculation insert (32) having a first end (34) with a ball transfer groove (36) turned towards the screw (14). According to the invention: the mechanism comprises a holding body for holding the recirculation insert (32), configured to hold the recirculation insert in the housing, the recirculation insert (32) having a second end with a shoulder bearing on a bearing region of the nut (12), the second end of the recirculation insert (32) comprising an orientation lug (38) having an angular position predetermined and fixed relative to the ball transfer groove (36), the orientation lug cooperating with at least one guide relief (44) of the holding body to fix an orientation of the recirculation insert (32) in the housing, the orientation of the insert being fixed such that the transfer groove (36) is adjusted to the raceway.
A portable motorised cutting tool comprising a motor housed in a tool body (10), a cutting member (20), a transmission linking the motor to the cutting member, and at least one guard (30) for protecting the hand of the user, providing a passage for the hand around at least one of a control member (16) of the tool, and a gripping handle (14) of the tool, characterised in that the tool comprises a cover (36), the cover being capable of occupying a so-called "closed" position against the body of the tool (10), and a so-called "open" position separated from the body of the tool and giving access to a part (50) of the tool protected by the cover in the closed position, the cover being linked to the body of the tool (10) by means of the guard (30).
A control device for a piece of powered equipment, comprising at least an electronic sensor (14, 15) and an electronic control board (16) for controlling the equipment depending on at least one control signal from the sensor. According to the invention, the electronic sensor is a contactless optical sensor (14), provided in an interface area (10) of the control device, configured to measure a distance separating at least one target (30), located in the interface area (10), and the optical sensor(14), the electronic board (16) being configured to establish a first control of a main function of the powered equipment, when a signal from the optical sensor is established for a measured distance within a first range of distances (31), and to establish a control for at least one additional function of the powered equipment, different from the main function, when a signal from the optical sensor is established for a measured distance greater than the first range of distances (31).
A hand-held power tool, and in particular pruning shears, comprising an electric motor (30), a cutting member (20, 24), and a transmission (32, 34, 36) linking the electric motor to the cutting member, the motor and the transmission being housed in a main housing (12) and, according to the invention, an intermediate housing (40, 42, 44), made from a heat conductive material, is housed inside the main housing (12), the intermediate housing being in thermal contact with the electric motor (30), and at least one heat sink (50) is linked to the intermediate housing, and projects out of the main housing (12).
The invention concerns a hand-held power tool comprising a motor (14), a cutting member (26) and a transmission (16, 20, 22) linking the cutting member to the motor, the motor and the transmission being housed in a main housing (10), the transmission comprising a ball screw/nut mechanism (20) with a screw (42) and a nut (40), one of the screw and the nut being rotatably engaged with the motor, and the other of the screw and the nut being linked to the cutting member, according to the invention, the tool comprises a protective housing (50) for protecting the ball screw/nut mechanism, separate from the main housing, and a sliding seal (52) cooperating with an inner face of the protective housing (50), the sliding seal being driven by one of the nut (40) and the screw (42) linked to the cutting member, the sliding seal (52) being rigidly connected respectively to one of a sleeve (54) covering the nut and a cap (80) protecting the screw (42).
Method and system for communicating between a first piece of equipment (10) and a second piece of equipment (20) connected to the first piece of equipment via a single-conductor transmission line (32), wherein data (DATA1, DATA2) are transmitted from the first piece of equipment (10) to the second piece of equipment (20) by pulse width modulation of a transmission signal emitted on the transmission line, and wherein data are transmitted from the second piece of equipment (20) to the first piece of equipment (10) by amplitude modulation of said transmission signal.
The invention relates to a lawnmower which includes: a chassis (10) with a rear portion provided with rear wheels having a stationary axis of rotation (R) and a front portion provided with at least one pivoting front wheel, a motorised cutting unit rigidly connected to the chassis, and a handlebar (40). According to the invention, the handlebar is mounted on at least one rear rigid extension (40) of the rear portion of the chassis, hinged about a hinging axis (G) parallel to the axis of rotation of the rear wheels between at least one operating position and a maintenance position in which the handlebar is folded towards the front portion of the chassis, and the front portion of the chassis is provided with a lock (50), for locking the handlebar (40) in the maintenance position.
The invention relates to a rotary cutting head with wires for a brush cutter, grass trimmer, edge trimmer, hedge trimmer or the like, said head comprising a housing (1) containing a supporting body (2) comprising a system (3, 3′, 4, 4′, 12) for blocking at least two cutting or shearing wires, and a peripheral wall (6) allowing the or each wire to be wound around said wall in said head. Said blocking system comprises at least two movable blocking elements (3, 3′) that are independent from each other and each associated with a clamping surface (4, 4′) built into the supporting body (2) and comprising a clamping face (10, 10′) and a supporting face (11, 11′), and a single elastic body (12) that can exert stress on each clamping face (11, 11′) for clamping and blocking each wire.
Perforated rotating attraction drum of a general cylindrical shape and featuring openings, this drum being fitted for being mounted on a leaf-stripping head of the leaves of a foliage wall such as a row of vine-stock, characterized in that it features the superposition of a plurality of rings presenting an outside cylindrical surface, and of a plurality of annular openings made between two successive rings, these openings allowing the passage of a suction air flow across and towards the inside of the perforated rotating attraction drum featuring, internally, means of rigid assembly of the plurality of stacked rings and a coupling means to a motorization for its rotational drive.
Sorting table with sorter rolls eliminates foreign matter remaining mixed in with the products of the harvest of small fruit. The sorting table features a sorting system constituted by a succession of rotating rolls of cylindrical shape arranged in parallel so as to form a mobile sorting plane, and a locomotion device, allowing the rotating drive of the rolls in the same direction, so as to allow transporting the grapes dumped on the upstream part of this sorting plane, in a direction that is perpendicular to the axis of the rotating cylindrical rolls and over the entire length of the sorting plane. The rotating cylindrical rolls allow the passage and drop-off of only the small fruit to be sorted, whereas the foreign matter of a size larger than that of the latter remains on the surface of the mobile sorting plane and is evacuated at the downstream end.
B07B 1/15 - Roller screens using corrugated, grooved or ribbed rollers
A01D 46/28 - Vintaging machines, i.e. grape harvesting machines
A23N 12/00 - Machines for cleaning, blanching, drying or roasting fruits or vegetables, e.g. coffee, cocoa, nuts
A23N 15/02 - Machines or apparatus for other treatment of fruits or vegetables for human purposes; Machines or apparatus for topping or skinning flower bulbs for stemming, piercing or stripping fruit; Removing sprouts of potatoes
a) drum (2) and a second drum (3) working in rotation with the first drum (2), a suction system (4) capable of creating negative air pressure in the first drum (2) and a system for driving drums (2) and (3) in rotation. The suction system includes two main suction openings and a turbine system and channeling elements (8, 9) making it possible to connect the latter to the main suction openings. Each open free end of the first drum is connected at one of the main suction openings in such a way as to create negative pressure, with a double air stream, constant and uniform, in the first drum, essentially over its entire length.
The invention relates to a device for collecting small fruit detached from fruit trees, which includes a tarpaulin (18) having a distal end and a proximal end that is attached to a winding shaft supported by a bearing structure (14) and coupled to a motor for rotating same, and means for deploying and retracting said tarpaulin, and which is characterised in that said means include at least one and preferably a plurality of bands (5), provided with bending and shape memory capacity, having one end that is connected to a winding drum that is also supported by the bearing structure with an axis parallel to the axis of the tarpaulin and onto which said bands are wound, the other end being connected to the distal end of said tarpaulin; thus, during the unwinding thereof, the bands adopt a straight configuration that has a certain rigidity and push the distal edge of the tarpaulin, separating same from the shaft thereof, deploying said tarpaulin above the ground.
A smart portable lighting device including: at least one or a plurality artificial light sources having a high light output, the artificial light source or each of the artificial light sources being provided with an voltage-to-current electricity converter, which is capable of modulating the output of the light sources according to a given set value; a self-contained power source having a rechargeable battery for supplying electricity to the artificial light source(s) via the voltage-to-current electricity converters, characterized in that the device includes an electronic management casing, which includes a digital processing unit with attached circuits to which the converter(s) of the light source(s) and the self-contained power source are connected, the electronic management casing being configured so as to establish the main lighting phase by programming the desired lighting duration determining a constant light output, or by programming a constant light output determining the available lighting duration.
Dynamic crusher for treading fruit, particularly grapes, with a treading chamber having, when considering the direction of the path followed by the fruit in the crusher, an upstream fruit-introduction opening, a downstream discharge opening for discharging the must that results from the treading, a rotary ejector that allows kinetic energy to be imparted to the fruit introduced into the treading chamber, and allows the fruit to be cast against a fixed fruit-bursting wall, wherein the rotary ejector is mounted such that it can rotate about a vertical axis and a fixed fruit-bursting wall is positioned around the rotary ejector or facing the peripheral edge thereof against which fruit is cast, rotation of which allows the fruit to be cast, under the effect of centrifugal force, against the fixed fruit-bursting wall, causing the fruit to burst. A method for dynamically treading fruit using such a crusher is also disclosed.
B02C 19/00 - Other disintegrating devices or methods
A23N 1/02 - Machines or apparatus for extracting juice combined with disintegrating or cutting
B30B 9/02 - Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material
B02C 13/18 - Disintegrating by mills having rotary beater elements with vertical rotor shaft, e.g. combined with sifting devices with beaters rigidly connected to the rotor
72.
Propeller of a pulsed airflow generator, in particular for a portable blower
A propeller of a pulsed airflow generator, in particular for a standalone portable blower, of the type made up of the assembly of two parts coaxially adjoining one another, i.e.: a first front part made as a single piece and comprising a plurality of twisted blades connected to a central ring, and a second rear part with a generally conical shape also made as a single piece, the central portion of said assembly having a conical shape and making up the rear portion of an air-inlet cone, said propeller being characterised in that said first and second rear parts are secured by a clamping device made up of a hub including two parts assembled coaxially and between which said two parts that make up the propeller are clamped, said hub being rotatably secured to the latter and maintaining said front and rear parts in the assembled position thereof.
The invention relates to a rotary cutting head with wires for a brush cutter, grass trimmer, edge trimmer, hedge trimmer or the like, said head comprising a housing (1) containing a supporting body (2) comprising a system (3, 3', 4, 4', 12) for blocking at least two cutting or shearing wires, and a peripheral wall (6) allowing the or each wire to be wound around said wall in said head. Said blocking system comprises at least two movable blocking elements (3, 3') that are independent from each other and each associated with a clamping surface (4, 4') built into the supporting body (2) and comprising a clamping face (10, 10') and a supporting face (11, 11 '), and a single elastic body (12) that can exert stress on each clamping face (11, 11 ') for clamping and blocking each wire.
Hydraulic steering for automobiles and self-propelled machines features at least two steering wheels and has a steering wheel linked to a hydraulic distributor, characterized in that it has at least two hydraulic modules. Each module includes a module body including an assembly having a double piston integral in translation with a rack. The piston is housed with a sliding aptitude in a cylinder body in which it delimits two opposite chambers. Each module also includes a gear meshing with the rack. Each of these modules is linked, on the one hand, through the intermediary of its pivoting element to one of the steering wheels and, on the other hand, through the intermediary of its fixed organ, to the vehicle chassis, and in that said distributor is connected to one of the chambers delimited by the rack piston of each module, the second of the chambers communicating with each other.
B62D 5/22 - Power-assisted or power-driven steering fluid, i.e. using a pressurised fluid for most or all the force required for steering a vehicle specially adapted for particular type of steering gear or particular application for rack-and-pinion type
B62D 7/08 - Steering linkage; Stub axles or their mountings for individually-pivoted wheels, e.g. on king-pins the pivotal axes being situated in a single plane transverse to the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle
B62D 7/09 - Steering linkage; Stub axles or their mountings for individually-pivoted wheels, e.g. on king-pins the pivotal axes being situated in a single plane transverse to the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle characterised by means varying the ratio between the steering angles of the steered wheels
Towed machine consisting of a work unit (1) mounted on one or more wheels (2), it being possible for one or more of these wheels to be driven, and comprising equipment devoted to accomplishing a specific task, and a source of power (4) supplying the power required to operate the active members of said equipment, said machine further comprising a hitching device comprising a drawbar (5) intended to be connected to the rear of a tractor vehicle (T) and a transmission (6) connected to said power source (4) and the front end of which is intended to be coupled to the power take-off of said tractor vehicle, characterized in that said transmission (6) consists of a single constant velocity telescopic transmission arm with universal joints, the shaft (26) connecting the rear end (15) of said transmission shaft (6) to the input shaft of the power source (4) is mounted at an angle or with the possibility of variable angular movements of limited amplitude.
A scale for a collecting pass-through table used in a small fruit harvesting machine has a plate and a stop rim affixed to the plate and extending upwardly above an upper face of the plate. The stop rim has a flexible lip that is elastically deformable. The stop rim extends in a direction outwardly of a free distal end of the plate. The stop rim has height that prevents the small fruit from moving beyond the free distal end of the plate. The stop rim has a forward end portion that is stiff. The stop rim is removably fastened to the plate at the free distal end thereof.
A hand-held electric blower includes an air-guiding pipe comprising a proximal portion or suction pipe provided with an air inlet, a distal air outlet portion or exhaust nozzle, and a fan. The blower is characterized in that the fan consists of an axial fan, and in that the suction pipe has, upstream from the axial fan, an elbow, the proximal end of which defines the air inlet and is directed downward in terms of a working position of the device, in which the operating handle of the blower is positioned above said elbow.
A01G 1/12 - Tools for cultivating turf; Sweeping apparatus for lawns; Gardens rollers (machines for treating meadows or lawns A01B 45/00; lawn-mowers A01D 34/00)
E01H 1/08 - Pneumatically dislodging or taking-up undesirable matter; Drying by heat only, or by streams of gas; Cleaning by projecting abrasive particles
The invention relates to a smart portable lighting device including: at least one artificial light source (1A) having a high light output, or a plurality artificial light sources (1A, 1B, ...) having a high light output, said artificial light source (1A) or each of said artificial light sources (1A, 1B, ...) being provided with an voltage-to-current electricity converter, which is capable of modulating the output of said light sources according to a given set value; a self-contained power source (2) consisting of at least one rechargeable battery for supplying electricity to said artificial light source(s) via the voltage-to-current electricity converters, characterized in that the device comprises an electronic management casing (4), which includes at least one digital processing unit combined with attached circuits and to which the converter(s) of the light source(s) and the self-contained power source (2) are connected, said electronic management casing being configured so as to establish, during the operation of the device, the main lighting phase by programming the desired lighting duration determining a constant light output, or by programming a constant light output determining the available lighting duration.
H05B 33/08 - Circuit arrangements for operating electroluminescent light sources
G09F 9/33 - Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes
The invention relates to a method for controlling the planting of olive trees for the continuous mechanical harvesting of the olives using harvesting machines, characterized by the following steps: planting parallel rows of olive tree saplings (Jo) with a spacing between the tree trunks (TR) and a spacing between the rows (R1, R2, R3); placing trellising (stakes (P) and wires (F)) on each row; placing divergent supports (T1, T2) for each tree; attaching two divergent branches (CH1, CH2) of each tree, which are arranged in a single vertical plane and in the vertical plane of the row to which said tree belongs, onto a pair of supports; removing other branches of said tree; adapting the shape of the foliage (AF) of the trees so as to impart a configuration flattened in alignment with the rows thereto; maintaining said configuration by periodically pruning the trees until the latter reach maturity and bear fruit; and removing the supports and the trellising when the trees are fully grown.
A hand-held powered ground and soil cultivation device includes a handle, a first end of which includes a holding zone and/or a holding member for the user, and the opposite end of which includes a head to which a working tool is rotationally or pivotally attached. During operation of the device, the working tool performs a reciprocating oscillating movement along a portion of a rotation and about a predetermined central angular position under the effect of the movement transmitted by a drive unit including at least an electric actuator or a heat engine. The hand-held powered device is characterized in that the working tool is releasably attached to the head, the working tool being mounted on a drive shaft that performs a reciprocating oscillating rotational movement and forms a vertical or horizontal axis of oscillation for the tool. The central angular position of the working tool can be adjusted.
Dynamic crusher for treading fruit, particularly grapes, comprising a treading chamber (11) comprising, when considering the direction of the path followed by the fruit in the crusher, an upstream fruit-introduction opening (13), a downstream discharge opening (14) for discharging the must that results from the treading of the fruit, a rotary ejector (12) that allows kinetic energy to be imparted to the fruit (F) introduced into the treading chamber, and allows said fruit to be cast against a fixed fruit-bursting wall (10), characterized in that the rotary ejector is mounted such that it can rotate about a vertical axis (18) and a fixed fruit-bursting wall is positioned around said rotary ejector or facing the peripheral edge thereof against which fruit is cast, rotation of which allows the fruit to be cast, under the effect of centrifugal force, against said fixed fruit-bursting wall, causing the fruit to burst. The invention also relates to a method for dynamically treading fruit using such a crusher.
A23N 1/02 - Machines or apparatus for extracting juice combined with disintegrating or cutting
B30B 9/02 - Presses specially adapted for particular purposes for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material, e.g. juice from fruits, oil from oil-containing material
The invention relates to a propeller (1) of a pulsed airflow generator, in particular for a standalone portable blower, of the type made up of the assembly of two parts coaxially adjoining one another, i.e.: a first front part (2) made as a single piece and comprising a plurality of twisted blades (3) connected to a central ring (4), and a second rear part (5) with a generally conical shape also made as a single piece, the central portion (6) of said assembly having a conical shape and making up the rear portion of an air-inlet cone, said propeller being characterised in that said first front part and second rear part are secured by means of a clamping device (10) made up of a hub including two parts (11, 12) assembled coaxially and between which said two parts (2, 5) that make up the propeller (1) are clamped, said hub being rotatably secured to the latter and maintaining said front and rear parts in the assembled position thereof.
The invention relates to a standalone portable electric blower, comprising at least one propeller (8) generating an airflow and driven by an electric motor powered by a power source, said blower including an air-guide conduit made up of a series of three generally cylindrical tubular portions, namely a proximal portion or suction nozzle provided with an air inlet, a distal air exit portion or exhaust nozzle and a central portion, characterised in that the central portion is arranged such as to form a functional assembly (6), unitary or made up of a plurality of elements and made of a material that is a good heat conductor, said central portion comprising the following functional sub-assemblies: an electronic switching electric motor (7); at least one axial propeller (8) rotated by the electric motor; air rectifiers (9); and an electronic board (10) for managing the tool and controlling the motor, said functional assembly being housed in the central or intermediate portion of said air-guide conduit with which said assembly engages.
E01H 1/08 - Pneumatically dislodging or taking-up undesirable matter; Drying by heat only, or by streams of gas; Cleaning by projecting abrasive particles
A01G 1/12 - Tools for cultivating turf; Sweeping apparatus for lawns; Gardens rollers (machines for treating meadows or lawns A01B 45/00; lawn-mowers A01D 34/00)
A47L 5/14 - Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum cleaning by blowing-off, also combined with suction cleaning
The invention relates to a scale for a traversable collecting table for machines for harvesting small fruits, said scale comprising an upper face (1e) and a lower face arranged between a fixing end or proximal end (2) and a free end or distal end (3) provided with a stop rim (4) rising above the plane (P-P) containing the upper surface. The invention is characterised in that said stop rim (4) consists of a flexible lip having an elastic deformation capacity.
A sorting table with grading rolls supported by end supports and positioned to form a sorting plane. The rolls are rotated in the same direction and configured to create at least one opening between adjacent rolls to permit the pass-through of only the products to be sorted or calibrated. Larger products remain at the surface and are evacuated downstream. The gap between rolls can be modified. Elastic elements are interposed between said end supports and means of actuation for are provided bringing said end supports and the rolls supported by the latter closer together or moving them farther apart, in opposition to the antagonistic action exerted by said elastic elements, to decrease or increase the cross section of the openings, displacements in the opposite direction of said end supports and of the grading rolls being achieved by the action of extension or compression of said elastic elements.
B07B 13/00 - Grading or sorting solid materials by dry methods, not otherwise provided for; Sorting articles otherwise than by indirectly controlled devices
The invention relates to a hand-held electric blower (1) including an air-guiding pipe (2) comprising a proximal portion or suction pipe (3) provided with an air inlet (4), a distal air outlet portion or exhaust nozzle (5), and a fan (6). According to the invention, said blower (6) is characterized in that the fan consists of an axial fan (6), and in that the suction pipe (3) has, upstream from the axial fan (6), an elbow (8), the proximal end of which defines the air inlet (4) and is directed downward in terms of a working position of the device, in which the operating handle (10) of the blower is positioned above said elbow.
E01H 1/08 - Pneumatically dislodging or taking-up undesirable matter; Drying by heat only, or by streams of gas; Cleaning by projecting abrasive particles
A47L 5/14 - Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum cleaning by blowing-off, also combined with suction cleaning
A01G 1/12 - Tools for cultivating turf; Sweeping apparatus for lawns; Gardens rollers (machines for treating meadows or lawns A01B 45/00; lawn-mowers A01D 34/00)
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Automatic bypassing device of tying posts in fruit-bearing hedges, and agricultural equipment making use thereof
An apparatus for automatically bypassing tying posts in fruit-bearing hedges has a working head with a pair of vertical drive shafts, each having stacks of toothed cutting disks mounted thereon. Each of the vertical drive shafts having a an opening wheel thereof. The stacks are movable between a position in which the cutting disks mesh with each other and a position in which the stacks of the cutting disks are spaced away from each other. The opening wheels are connected by speed reducers to the shaft such that the open wheels rotate at a speed less than the cutting disks.
Disclosed is a rotary cutting head using flexible strands of cutting wire that can be placed inside said cutting head. The clamping mechanism of the cutting head comprises pinching cams (17) that are mounted in such a way as to be pivotable on planes that are parallel to one another and to the axis of rotation (A-A) of the cutting head. The support for the clamping mechanism (2) is mounted in such a way as to be axially movable in the outer housing (1) of the cutting head. The outer housing (1) and the support for the clamping mechanism (2) are complementary to each other in such a way that simultaneously applying a relative axial movement to the outer housing (1) and the support for the clamping mechanism (2) in opposite directions (F1, F2) enables the pinching cams (17) to be lifted, thus allowing the cutting strands to be placed, unwound, or retracted, or enables the cams (17) to be lowered in order for the cutting strands to be blocked within the cutting head.
Disclosed is a rotary cutting head for portable cutting devices, such as lawn trimmers, edge trimmers, brush cutters, hedge trimmers, and the like which use cutting blades. The drive shaft (3), the blade supporting housing (1), and the blade (5) of said cutting head have complementary means which, manually and without using tools, allow the blade (5) to be placed, changed, centered, and axially positioned relative to the drive shaft (3) and to be rotationally coupled to the blade supporting housing (1) by performing an axial movement combined with an angular or linear movement of the blade (5) relative to the drive shaft (3) until the blade (5) and the supporting housing (1) start automatically interlocking.
Disclosed are a multifunctional rotary cutting head (1) for cutting devices as well as portable devices equipped with such a cutting head. The cutting head comprises a rotary housing that consists of at least a top part (1A) and a bottom part (1B) and accommodates a support (2) for one or more cutting elements or tools. The support (2) is penetrated by an axial drive shaft (6) on which the support (2) is mounted. The support (2) for the cutting element(s) or tool(s) has two levels for selectively mounting the cutting element(s) or tool(s), i.e. a first level designed to mount strands of cutting wire (3) and a second level designed to mount an interchangeable cutting blade (5).
Disclosed is a harness for carrying portable cutting devices including an operating handle. Said harness comprises a front part (1) and a back part (2) that are interconnected by straps (3). At least the back part is also connected to a belt (4) that wraps around a user's waist. The disclosed harness is characterized in that the front part (1) includes a Y-shaped pendular suspension element (8), the upper branches (9, 10) of which are or can each be connected to one of the straps (3) via their upper ends, and the lower leg (11) of which has a connecting means (17) at the lower end to swingingly attach the handle of a cutting device.
The invention relates to a hand-held powered ground and soil cultivation device such as a hoeing tool, weeder, claw, or the like. Said device (1) comprises a handle (2), a first end (3) of which includes a holding zone and/or a holding member for the user, and the opposite end (4) of which includes a head (6) to which a working tool (7) is rotationally or pivotally attached. During operation of the device (1), the working tool (7) performs a reciprocating oscillating movement along a portion of a rotation and about a predetermined central angular position under the effect of the movement transmitted by a drive unit comprising at least an electric actuator or a heat engine. The hand-held powered device (1) is characterized in that the working tool (7) is releasably attached to the head (6), the working tool (7) being mounted on a drive shaft (8) that performs a reciprocating oscillating rotational movement and forms a vertical or horizontal axis of oscillation for the tool (7). The disclosed device (1) is further characterized in that the central angular position of the working tool (7) can be adjusted.
The invention relates to a hand tool or power tool device for cultivating the ground and soil, such as a hoe or hoeing tool, scraper, or the like, essentially comprising a working tool that is releasably or permanently mounted at the front end of a handle or the like which optionally has one or more specific holding zones or grips. The working tool is essentially composed of a bent integral or welded multipart metal strip to form a U-shaped lower section (6), at least part of which is used for cutting, and a shaped upper section to be mounted at the front end (3') of the handle (3). The strip section extends between the legs of the U-shaped section (6), forms the core of the U, and has a serrated profile including teeth on the opposite longitudinal edges thereof, said teeth being preferably staggered. The device (1) is characterized in that said strip section is sharp at the two opposite longitudinal edges thereof.
The invention relates to a battery including a plurality of juxtaposed cylindrical or prismatic cells located in the through holes of a separating and positioning crate, characterized in that the separating and positioning crate is provided between two contact and holding plates having inner surfaces provided with one or more contact strips attached without welding against said faces and ensuring the electric interconnection between a plurality of cells. Said contact strip or each of said contact strips is made of a flexible conducting material having a plurality of flexible contact tabs cut in said contact strip(s) and maintained against the terminals of the cells by individual elastic pressure means secured by screwing onto the separating and positioning crate so that said contact tabs are individually pressed against one of the terminals or poles of said cells.
A selective-sorting berry-harvesting machine includes a supply system which supplies a computer vision system, a computer vision system including an artificial vision device for acquiring images of harvest components originating from the supply system and a processing device for analyzing said images so that the harvest components can be recognised and differentiated according to pre-established criteria, and a system for selectively separating whole, ripe and healthy berries from other components of the harvest, controlled by the processing device. The supply system is configured such that the harvest can be spread out to form a single layer, harvest components can be isolated individually and the harvest components, particularly the whole, ripe and healthy berries, can be moved rectilinearly at a controlled speed so that they are conveyed individually through the computer vision system. The computer vision system is configured to individualize and locate each element to control the selective separation system.
The invention relates to a portable and self-contained optical spectrometer for analyzing a light spectrum backscattered by an illuminated sample, in order to deduce the content of at least one compound constituting the sample, said spectrometer being arranged about an optical axis and including: a target area centered on said optical axis; a plurality of optical sensors trained on the target area; an opaque measurement chamber including: an opening centered on said optical axis; at least one diffusing filter blocking said opening; and an inner bottom capable of housing the plurality of optical sensors and a main illumination device capable of illuminating the sample. The invention further relates to a method for using such a spectrometer.
Tightening device of the screw-nut type includes a tightening member, which can be rotated, and a rotary wrench for this tightening member, equipped with a handling arm. The wrench and the tightening member are joined by a connecting device in such a way that the wrench can swivel in relation to the tightening member around a swivel axis substantially perpendicular to the screwing axis of the tightening member. Thus, it can be placed in a rest position substantially perpendicular to the screwing axis and can rotate the tightening member around the screwing axis or rotated freely in relation to the tightening member around the screwing axis, over a range of angular clearance (α) of at least 170°.
The present invention relates to a motorized trimming apparatus comprising two blades (3A, 3B) placed side-by-side, has triangularly or trapezoidally cut teeth spaced apart from each other, at least one of said blades being movable to enable the cutting by shearing of wood inserted between said teeth, and connected to a drive device (13), characterized in that the apparatus comprises a means for controlling the drive device, said control means (14) being constructed or configured so as to detect stops in movement of the movable blade(s) and to instantaneously and automatically control the reversal of the rotational direction of said drive device and thus control the reversal of the direction of movement of said movable blade(s).
A chain saw apparatus has a body, a guide bar extending from the body, a drive sprocket rotatably mounted to the body, a chain affixed to the drive sprocket and to the guide bar, an engagement device positioned on the body and cooperative with the guide bar so as to allow the guide bar to move toward and away from the body, and pushing device for automatically moving the guide bar away from the drive sprocket. The pushing device has a slide and an elastic component. The slide bears against a rear end of the guide bar. The elastic component urges between the body and the slide.
Electric chain saw with static cooling features a cutting chain fitted so as to turn around a drive sprocket and a guide bar of oblong shape, and an electric motor effecting the drive of this chain, through the intermediary of the sprocket. The electric drive motor drive of the cutting chain is a brushless direct current motor enclosed in a housing formed by at least two components and made of a light metallic alloy, with one surface of the housing being in contact with the drive motor drive, to provide static cooling.
B27B 17/08 - Drives or gearings; Devices for swivelling or tilting the chain saw
H02K 9/22 - Arrangements for cooling or ventilating by solid heat conducting material embedded in, or arranged in contact with, the stator or rotor, e.g. heat bridges
H02K 5/18 - Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof with ribs or fins for improving heat transfer
H02K 7/14 - Structural association with mechanical loads, e.g. with hand-held machine tools or fans
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