Design of a tobacco topping and leaf collection apparatus
Tobacco cultivation was an important part of China's agricultural industry.The yield and quality of tobacco leaves were closely related to the timely and complete topping and bud suppression of tobacco plants.However,in many areas of China,manual topping and bud suppression were still being used,which was labor-intensive,inefficient,and costly.To address this issue,a tobacco topping and bud suppression collection device was designed based on reviewing and researching literature and materials related to tobacco.The device consists of a topping device,bud suppressor application device,and suspension system.Through modeling and analysis using SolidWorks and conducting experiments at a test base in Nanyang,Henan,the experimental results showed an accuracy rate of 98%for topping,94.5%for bud suppressor application,94.1%for bud collection,and a tobacco plant loss rate of less than 5%.This device could effectively solve the problem of low efficiency in manual topping and bud suppression,and provide a reference for the design of topping and bud suppression devices with high efficiency and low damage to tobacco plants.