Main Category :Machinery
Sub Category :Machinery
Ruwan Danuka Edirisinghe
Single Handed Manual/ Mechanical Tea Plucking Machine for Selective Harvesting
Patented Product (16249)
Basic Innovative feature: Main working part of the machine is the CTC Unit (Cut-Turn-Convey Unit) by which tea flush is detached , turned by 90 degrees and conveyed in to a collecting tray. Plucking operation is done while holding the machine by the same hand. Thus two machines can be simultaneously operated by both hands. Flush selection is done by manually in manual mode and imaged processing basis in mechanical mode.
Material Capacity (Prototype): 0.65 Kg/Hour
Field Capacity (Prototype): 0.008Ha/Hour
Power Source: Manual / Mechanical (Battery)
Machine Weight: 336 Grams