#$%^&*AU2009203190B220140313.pdf#####Abstract Shaker with adjustable stiffness for harvesting machines, especially grape harvesters, of the type comprising two berry detaching assemblies (4A, 4B) facing 5 each other and each comprising a plurality of vertically spaced out flexible shakers, said shakers (5) having the general shape of a hairpin, consisting of two branches (5a, 5b) connecting through a curved portion (5c), the end (5d) of one of these branches or activation branch (5a) 10 being designed to be connected to an actuation system while the end of the other (5b) of said branches making up the active part of the shaker is designed to be connected to a fixed support, characterized in that the activation branch (5a) is equipped with a means (5g-5h-9) permitting 15 to modify the degree of stiffness or flexibility of the latter over at least a portion of its length, and thereby, to adjust the degree of stiffness or flexibility of the shaker assembly. N:\Meboume\Cases\Pacnt\8 1000-81999\P81624.AtASpecis\GHSPECI I. P81624AU.doc 31/07/093/11 00 D N LnL LOn LLO LLr 0z z (D, Uz z 0 5 W- L
