IPC分类号：
A01G9/14 | A01G31/02 | A01G31/06 | A47B13/02
当前申请(专利权)人：
HYDROTEK HYDROPONICS | LARIN DESIGN
原始申请(专利权)人：
HYDROTEK HYDROPONICS | LARIN DESIGN
当前申请(专利权)人地址：
12300 rue de l'Avenir,Mirabel, Québec J4J 2K4,CA | 41 rue de l'Alcazar,Blainville Québec J7B 1R4,CA
发明人：
BARIL, SÉBASTIEN | LARIN, DOMINIC
摘要：
A modular harvesting bench is provided. The bench comprises a frame for contacting the ground surface, a platform supported by the frame at an elevation above the ground surface, the platform defining a work plane area for receiving harvesting equipment. A portion of the frame and of the platform define parts of a first bench section movable relative to a second bench section between a retracted position and an extended position to extend or retract a footprint of the bench and/or extend or reduce the work plane area.
技术问题语段：
The text is discussing the problem of indoor harvesting facilities being limited by the available space inside them. As production scales up, the facilities may need more equipment to accommodate larger production. However, the equipment may not be suitable for larger production, which can limit productivity, increase work injury, and create an uncomfortable working environment for the workers.
技术功效语段：
The patent describes a harvesting bench that can be moved between a retracted position and an extended position to change the work area. The bench consists of a frame and a platform that can be extended or retracted to adjust the footprint. The bench also includes armature connectors and armature members that can be connected or disconnected to adjust the work area. The armature members can be tubes or removably secured to the connectors. The platform can also have peripheral rails and a rolling system to move it relative to the frame. Additionally, there is a trellis assembly with upwardly extending bars and a network of horizontal bars to support the harvesting equipment. The technical effects of the invention include a flexible and adjustable harvesting bench that can be easily moved and adjusted to different needs.
权利要求：
1. A harvesting bench configured to stand on a ground surface, comprising: a frame for contacting the ground surface, a platform supported by the frame at an elevation above the ground surface, the platform defining a work plane area for receiving harvesting equipment, characterized in that a portion of the frame and a portion of the platform define parts of a first bench section movable relative to a second bench section between a retracted position and an extended position to extend or retract a footprint of the bench and/or extend or reduce the work plane area.
2. The harvesting bench as defined in claim 1, wherein the first bench section includes a first plurality of armature connectors and a first plurality of armature members connected to respective ones of the first plurality of armature connectors, the first plurality of armature members elongated in a direction extending along a longitudinal axis of the harvesting bench, wherein the second bench section includes a second plurality of armature connectors each having a coupling portion, the first plurality of armature members engaged to the coupling portions of at least some of the second plurality of armature connectors.
3. The harvesting bench as defined in claim 2, wherein the coupling portions have an annular wall defining a through hole having openings at opposite ends of the coupling portions, the first plurality of armature members movable therethrough, wherein the though hole has a hole orientation preferably parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bench.
4. The harvesting bench as defined in claim 3, wherein the through hole has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to that of an outer periphery of the first plurality of armature members.
5. The harvesting bench as defined in any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the second bench section includes a second plurality of armature members secured to the second plurality of armature connectors, wherein at least some of the second plurality of armature members extend along the longitudinal axis and are secured at their respective ends to respective ones of the second plurality of armature connectors.
6. The harvesting bench as defined in claim 5, wherein the second plurality of armature connectors each include a pair of side coupling portions coaxial one with respect to the other, the at least some of the second plurality of armature members connected to a respective one of the side coupling portions of adjacent ones of the second plurality of armature connectors, wherein at least some of the second plurality of armature connectors each include a head coupling portion preferably coplanar with and perpendicular to the side coupling portions.
7. The harvesting bench as defined in claim 6, wherein the at least some of the second plurality of armature connectors each include a transverse coupling portion perpendicular to the head coupling portion and to the pair of side coupling portions.
8. The harvesting bench as defined in any one of claims 6 and 7, wherein the head coupling portion and/or the side coupling portions are female couplings receiving therein respective ends of the second plurality of armature members.
9. The harvesting bench as defined in any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein at least some of the second plurality of armature members are extendable longitudinally to vary a distance between adjacent ones of the second plurality of armature connectors.
10. The harvesting bench as defined in any one of claims 5 to 9, wherein the first plurality of armature members and the second plurality of armature members are tubes.
11. The harvesting bench as defined in any one of claims 2 to 10, wherein the first plurality of armature connectors each include a coupling portion, the first plurality of armature members removably secured to the coupling portions of the first plurality of armature connectors and of the second plurality of armature connectors to fix the first bench section in the retracted position or the extended position relative to the second bench section, wherein all of the coupling portions of the first plurality of armature connectors are preferably as that of the second plurality of armature connectors..
12. The harvesting bench as defined in any one of claims 2 to 11, wherein a first set of the first plurality of armature connectors and of the second plurality of armature connectors include a respective foot portion for contacting the ground surface, and a second set of the first plurality of armature connectors and of the second plurality of armature connectors are located at an elevation above the ground surface, between the first set of the first and second plurality of armature connectors and the platform.
13. The harvesting bench as defined in any one of claims 2 to 12, wherein the platform includes peripheral rails, wherein some of the peripheral rails are part of the first bench section and include side rail segments extending along the longitudinal axis, the side rail segments engaged to corresponding side rails segments part of the second bench section, the side rail segments of the first bench section movable relative to the corresponding side rail segments of the second bench section so as to retract or extend the work plane area when the first bench section moves between the retracted position and the extended position.
14. The harvesting bench as defined in any one of claims 5 to 13, further comprising a rolling system operable to displace the platform relative to the frame in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis, the rolling system having at least two bars extending longitudinally along the longitudinal axis, the at least two bars extendable to correspondingly retract or extend when the first bench section moves between the retracted position and the extended position, the at least two bars in rolling engagement with some of the second plurality of armature members and the platform, wherein the at least two bars define preferably a sole interface between the platform and the frame.
15. The harvesting bench as defined in any one of claims 1 to 14, further comprising a trellis assembly including upwardly extending bars connected to the platform and a network of horizontal bars supported by the upwardly extending bars at an elevation above the platform.