Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
056341000 | RAKING AND BUNDLING | 78 |
20080223013 | Round Baler And Method For Altering The Friction On Its Side Walls - A round baler has a frame to which side walls of a baling chamber are fitted. The frame or parts of it can be moved farther apart or closer together by a power means in order to control the friction between a round bale and the side walls. | 09-18-2008 |
20080264031 | Baling and Bale Wrapping Apparatus and Methods - Baling apparatus ( | 10-30-2008 |
20080271428 | Corn Stalk Baling Method and Apparatus - A method and apparatus for baling a crop with stiff stalks such as corn stalks has a frame with a front and a rear. At least one ground engaging wheel operatively attached to the frame for facilitating movement of the frame in a forward direction. An accumulator is operatively attached to the frame for holding the crop in various amounts. A pickup is operatively attached to the front of the frame for picking up the crop from a field and transferring the crop into the accumulator. A baler is operatively attached to the frame behind the accumulator for transforming a crop into a bale. A transfer mechanism such as a conveyor is provided in the accumulator for moving the crop in the accumulator to the inlet of the baler. In another embodiment, a pickup of a first predetermined width is provided for picking up the crop from a field and transferring the crop into the accumulator. The baler has an inlet and a baling chamber of a second predetermined with that is significantly larger than the first predetermined width of the pickup so that a larger bale can be made. The transfer mechanism can be in segments which are independently operable. | 11-06-2008 |
20080282662 | Baling Press - A baling press having a pressing chamber and an apparatus for wrapping a bale in a wrapping web and having at least one rotating conveyor element is proposed, wherein the conveyor element advances the wrapping web to the bale. | 11-20-2008 |
20090000262 | TWO POSITION BALE FORMING ROLL - A roll mounting apparatus for the lower bale forming roll of a round baler enabling the roll to be selectively installed in one of two positions using common mounting components. The normal roll mounting aperture in the side wall allowing the roll shaft ends to extend therethrough is elongated to permit limited radial movement of the shaft. A reversible adapter connected to the main frame (one on each main frame side wall) at each end of the shaft covers a portion of the elongated aperture and provides a mounting connector (threaded hole) to replace a fastener receptacle eliminated by elongation of the aperture. By repositioning the adapter, the shaft may be displaced radially to one of two positions, thereby allowing the roll to be installed in an optimum location for the crop material or to enable manufacturing flexibility. The roll can easily be relocated to the other position, as necessary, using bolted connections securing the adapter to the side walls and the roll shaft bearing to the frame and adapter. | 01-01-2009 |
20090007537 | Device and method for harvesting woody crops - A device for harvesting crops comprising woody material including a processor arranged to mechanically work the woody material and to feed the mechanically worked woody material to a bale-forming mechanism, the bale-forming mechanism being arranged to form a bale of the mechanically worked woody material. The present invention also extends to a method for harvesting crops comprising woody material in a continuous operation including the steps of: (a) mechanically working the woody material using a processor of a harvesting device; (b) feeding the mechanically worked woody material to a bale-forming mechanism of the harvesting device; and (c) forming a bale from the mechanically worked woody material. | 01-08-2009 |
20090107102 | Tractor And Round Baler Combination With Automatic Baling And Automatic Rear Door Opening - A tractor comprises an electronic tractor controller. A baler comprises a crop receiving means, a baling chamber, a rear door, a rear door actuator, a bale size sensor associated with the baling chamber, and an electronic baler controller. The baler controller is operable to submit a halt signal to the tractor controller when a bale size signal provided by the bale size sensor indicates that a bale has reached a size corresponding to a predetermined size. The tractor controller then halts the tractor and the bale is wrapped. The rear door is opened automatically after the bale has been wrapped, but only if an obstacle sensor detects no obstacle in a detection zone behind the baler. | 04-30-2009 |
20090120051 | ADJUSTABLE TAILGATE LATCH FOR ROUND BALER - An adjustable tailgate latching mechanism for a round bale utilizing a movable arcuate hook-like latch catching structure attached to the latching mechanism that enables proper alignment of the tailgate latch to be established and maintained. | 05-14-2009 |
20090235628 | Baling systems and methods - Bailing systems and methods for bailing a material into bales. The bailing systems may include a movement mechanism, a compactor disposed downstream of the movement mechanism and a controller in wired or wireless communication with the movement mechanism and the compactor. In some examples, the movement mechanism includes an arm, a first sensor configured to collect dynamic arm position data, and a second sensor configured to collect dynamic movement parameter data. In some examples, the controller includes instructions for determining the length of the material by comparing dynamic arm position data and dynamic movement parameter data. In some examples, the compactor includes a ram, a block, and an actuator configured to move the block between a passageway position and a ram position. | 09-24-2009 |
20100071339 | SECONDARY FEEDER ROTOR BEHIND UNDERSHOT PRECUTTER - A round baler has an overshot secondary rotor located behind an undershot precutter rotor. The round baler has a relatively wide swath crop pick-up and a baling chamber with a significantly more narrow inlet. The precutter rotor has a central region supporting a plurality of rotatable crop conveying members interleaved by both a set of relatively fixed cutting blades and a set of relatively fixed strippers for urging cut crop away from the rotor, and end regions supporting rotatable helically disposed bands for receiving wide swath crop from the pick-up arrangement and urging the received crop toward the central region. The secondary rotor creates an S-shaped or serpentine crop path with minimal dead space and is a positive feeder for bale starting. Stationary strippers for the secondary rotor prevent crop from exiting the baler behind the secondary rotor. | 03-25-2010 |
20100077716 | BALER WITH HYDRAULIC CLUTCH - A round baler having a plurality of rolls to gather crop grasses within an interior of a housing. The baler has a belt drive roll that is connected to a belt drive gear with a belt drive clutch wherein the belt drive clutch is actuated by a hydraulic assembly. The hydraulic assembly has first and second fluid lines that go to both the belt drive clutch and hydraulic cylinders that control the tailgate such that the hydraulic assembly controls the operation of both. | 04-01-2010 |
20100107588 | Agricultural Baler - An agricultural baling machine that includes a rotating element, a plunger, a guiding channel and a linking element. The plunger has a pivoting point. The pivoting point travels in the guiding channel. The guiding channel defines the longitudinal axis. The linking element is connected between the rotating element and the plunger. The plunger has a face configured to have a line of loading. The line of loading is generally normal to the longitudinal axis. The line of loading shifts across the face as the linking element drives the plunger generally in a direction corresponding to the longitudinal axis. | 05-06-2010 |
20100115911 | OPTIMIZED BALER TAILGATE CYCLE - A round baler has a tailgate moveable between a closed position in which the tailgate extends along the back side of the baling chamber and an open position in which a completely formed bale can be discharged from the baling chamber and a controller programmed to open and close the tailgate in response to a bale discharge signal. The tailgate opens and closes initially relatively quickly and then more slowly as the tailgate approaches the fully open or fully closed position, the rate of opening and closing being determined by the period of time lapsing from the bale discharge signal. | 05-13-2010 |
20100146924 | Wide sweep rake, windrow diverter and baling apparatus incorporating same - An apparatus for use with a hay baler having an in-feed pickup including a rigid member base member fixedly securable with respect to the baler and located forwardly of the same, a rake comprising first and second sweep arms, means swingably connecting the sweep arms to the base member, and a plurality of tined raking members spaced apart from one another longitudinally along each of respective ones of the rake sweep arms for sweeping cut crop material lying on the ground into a windrow. The sweep arms diverge outwardly from one another in a direction forwardly away from the baler with reference to the direction of travel during baling. The apparatus provides means for laterally shifting marginal edge portions of the windrow relative to a selected path of travel of the baler pickup during baling. The apparatus includes a first and a second side delivery raking means located respectively on opposites sides of the windrow, and means movably mounting the raking means for movement relative to the baler in directions toward and away from the path of travel. | 06-17-2010 |
20100162676 | DUCKBILL CAM GEOMETRY FOR REDUCED ACTUATION FORCES - An improved mechanism for directing the motion of a knife mechanism in a bale wrapping apparatus which reduces actuation and acceleration forces in the knife mechanism thereby improving operational efficiency and durability of the mechanism and actuator. | 07-01-2010 |
20100242427 | Crop Distribution System - An agricultural machine having a crop pick up section, a crop chamber, and a crop repositioning device. The crop chamber has an opening and the crop repositioning device receives crop material from the crop pick up section and assists in the delivery of the crop material to the opening. The crop repositioning device is configured to reposition at least a portion of the crop material dependent upon the detected crop material distribution in the crop pickup section, the detected crop material distribution in the opening and/or the detected crop material distribution in the crop chamber. | 09-30-2010 |
20100251685 | ENDLESS BELT WITH BINDER FOR CARCASS STABILITY - An endless elastomeric belt includes a carcass that includes an elastomeric matrix extending in an endless loop around a circumference of the belt. The matrix has opposite lateral edges defining a width of the matrix, and a carcass cord within the matrix extending in multiple turns around the circumference of the belt. An elongate binder extends around the lateral edges of the matrix generally transverse to the centerline of the body. | 10-07-2010 |
20100257833 | System and Method for Automated Application of Inoculants onto Forage Materials - An automated system and method are provided for application of inoculant products onto forage material. Real time data measurements are taken for relative humidity and moisture content of the forage material in order to timely adjust the dispense rate of the inoculant applied to the forage material. Data gathering capabilities are provided with this system controller to enable an operator to view, adjust, and record various production records, as well as detailed information as to the amounts of inoculant applied. The components associated with the system of the present invention includes an inoculant bin or container including a dispense auger which dispenses a controlled amount of inoculant which is then conveyed to the intake opening of the baling machine the forage material enters the machine. The control system includes various sensors positioned at the intake opening of the baling machine which measures moisture content, and optionally the mass or volume of the incoming forage material. The control system provides a number of user interface options for controlling the dispensing of the inoculant product, as well as capturing data relating to the operation of the baling machine and the application of the inoculant product. | 10-14-2010 |
20100287902 | Unplugging Control For A Feeding System - A method of unplugging hay and forage equipment, including the steps of identifying a plug, activating unplugging devices, unplugging the equipment, and returning the unplugging devices to position of normal operation. The identifying step includes identifying a plug in the equipment caused by the material entering the equipment. The activating step includes activating substantially simultaneously a plurality of unplugging devices. The returning step includes returning the plurality of unplugging devices to their normal operating positions. | 11-18-2010 |
20100326037 | Crop Residue Baler Integrated with Harvester, Method for Baling Crop Residue, and Resulting Trapezoidal Crop Residue Bale - A combine has a transverse crop residue baler disposed at the rear of the combine that moves integrally with the combine. The transverse crop residue baler can be towed by the combine and connected to the combine by two widely spaced-apart joints that permit only movement in the pitch axis. The transverse crop residue baler also can be disposed at the rear of and carried by the forward unit of an articulated combine. | 12-30-2010 |
20110067374 | Baler Starter Roll - In one embodiment, a starter roll for a baler includes a continuous chevron-shaped rib provided on a contact surface of the starter roll. The rib may include a center portion arranged generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the starter roll and outwardly and rearwardly extending wings. A plurality of ribs may be provided to form guide channels for guiding wrapping material that is provided to the bale and engaged by the starter roll outward to cover the edges of a bale and distribute the wrapping material over the lateral surface of the bale. | 03-24-2011 |
20110099966 | Method And Apparatus For Applying Preservative To Agricultural Bales - A method and apparatus are provided for applying preservative to agricultural crops during baling. More particularly, a baler has a preservative application system and a bale size sensor. The preservative application system has a preservative storage container, a preservative transfer device and an applicator device. The preservative transfer device is in communication with both the storage container and the applicator device to transfer a preservative stored in the storage container to the applicator device. The bale size sensor is in communication with the transfer device so that the transfer device and therefore the application of preservative to the crop can be controlled in response to a bale size sensed by the bale size sensor. | 05-05-2011 |
20120096827 | Round Baler For Baling Crop Residue - A method of converting a conventional round baler to a round baler with an accumulator chamber is disclosed. | 04-26-2012 |
20120159918 | DIRECT FEED PICKUP - An improved crop converging apparatus for a round baler having a pickup unit substantially wider than the bale chamber. The converging apparatus comprises a pair of converging augers laterally situated along a common axis on opposing sides of the pickup unit feed table and forwardly adjacent to the bale chamber infeed opening. The converging augers and related shrouds are configured to shift the lateral converging zone of the augers rearward in relation to the auger structure to a position behind the plane of the infeed opening thereby improving crop inflow to the bale chamber and reducing the need for a secondary crop conveyor. | 06-28-2012 |
20120304612 | INTERMESHED FEEDING SYSTEM FOR ROUND BALERS - An improved crop pickup apparatus for a round baler in which the pickup apparatus substantially wider than the bale chamber inlet opening. The pickup apparatus includes a transversely aligned, overshot crop feed rotor positioned longitudinally between the forwardly disposed pickup tine reel and the rearwardly disposed floor roll. The feed rotor comprises a plurality of generally radially extending feed fingers that intermesh with a plurality of circumferential grooves on the floor roll and tines on the tine reel thereby enabling the spacing between the rotational axes of the floor roll, tine reel, and feed rotor to be reduced compared to a non-intermeshing arrangement. The intermeshed relationship also strips crop from the feed rotor without the use of a separate crop stripping device. The feed rotor further comprises a pair of tapered feed augers arranged on the feed rotor rotational axis positioned outboard of the inlet opening. The auger taper improves crop movement from the outboard portions of the pickup apparatus to the feed rotor feed fingers. | 12-06-2012 |
20130104512 | TINE CONTROL FOR BALERS | 05-02-2013 |
20130167497 | CUTTING UNIT - A cutting unit for agricultural machines, including a rotor carrying on a base body spaced apart tine arrangements with circumferential phase shifts between adjacent tine arrangements. Each tine arrangement includes at least one tine with a base secured to the rotor base body and an outwardly protruding triangular tine tip forming a conveying flank leading in the rotor rotation direction and extending from the tine end to a transition into the base. A cutting unit bottom forms a lower boundary of a conveying channel. Cutting blades protrude from the cutting unit bottom through the conveying channel besides moving paths of the tine tips. Scrapers are placed in a conveying direction through the conveying channel behind the rotor. A compression surface provided at the base of the tine ahead of the conveying flank in the rotor rotation direction gradually ascends at least substantially up to the transition into the conveying flank. | 07-04-2013 |
20130167498 | AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT HAVING KNIFE LOAD RESPONSIVE INFEED CUTTER - An agricultural implement having an infeed cutter is operable to automatically accommodate large objects that pass through the infeed cutter and detect and counteract jams that occur or might otherwise occur in the infeed cutter. The implement includes a plurality of knives mounted on a vertically moveable knife bed. The bed is associated with a hydraulic load-sensing system that is operable to lower the bed if a load threshold has been reached and raise the bed when the load has decreased sufficiently. Each knife is also associated with a hydraulic load-sensing system that is operable to lower the respective knife if a load threshold has been reached and raise the respective knife when the load has decreased sufficiently. | 07-04-2013 |
20130247532 | TRANSFER PAN AND PICKUP ASSEMBLY - A pickup for a combine-towed baler. In one embodiment, crop material such as the residue or material other than grain (MOG) from the back of the combine is directly projected toward a target on a baler collection device. A tailboard with deflection panels may be used to alter the direction of the crop residue from the combine. The tongue of the baler is configured to not obstruct the crop material as the crop material is projected toward the baler. One or more knives of a chopper coupled to the combine may be configured to optimally project MOG toward the baler. Also, the stuffer chute of the baler may be configured to facilitate the flow of crop material such as MOG and therefore minimize obstructions. The crop material is transferred from the combine to the baler without the use of a conveyor. | 09-26-2013 |
20130333345 | Harvesting device for picking up plants - A harvesting device for harvesting and/or picking up crop such as plants or plant parts located on the field is configured with a pick-up unit with a working width oriented transversely to the direction of travel (F), for picking up the crop. The pick-up unit has a multiplicity of pick-up elements, each of which can move at least partially in the vertical direction and are disposed along the working width. Outer ends of the movable pick-up elements form envelope curves during operation. A conveyor unit for further conveying the picked-up crop is provided downstream of the pick-up unit in the direction of the crop flow. The harvesting device so arranged improves the pick-up or intake of crop because the conveyor unit at least partially overhangs the envelope curves of the pick-up elements in the direction of travel (F). | 12-19-2013 |
20140090347 | Hay baler with windrow pickup diverter and extendible wheel rake mounting on elongated drawbar - Improvements in a crop baling operation in which cut crop material lying on the ground is raked into a windrow picked up and formed into a bale by a baler in a single pass, the improvement comprising incorporating windrow diverting apparatus proximate the baler pickup controllably laterally shifting marginal edge portions of the windrow relative to the path of travel during baling, the apparatus including first and second side delivery raking means located respectively on opposites sides of the elongated drawbar, means movably mounting the extendible and collapsible raking means for movement relative to the baler in directions toward and away from the path of travel and means for selectively controlling movement of the raking means. | 04-03-2014 |
20140109542 | HOOK ROTOR STRIPPER - Rotor strippers are sized and shaped to securely fit between adjacent rotor fingers on a rotor shaft of a rotor for stripping crop material and for conveying the crop material to a bale chamber for forming a bale. Each rotor stripper is formed of a segment comprised of two opposing side walls with an interior section extending between the two opposing side walls. A first end portion has a curved hook section shaped to securely fit around a majority portion of the rotary shaft for secure engagement therewith; a second end portion is secured to a backbone portion of the rotor allowing the segment to remain fixed with respect to rotation of the rotary shaft; and a middle portion extends between the first and second end portions in a curved manner. | 04-24-2014 |
20140123616 | Baler and Method for Forming a Bale - The baler comprises a baling chamber for forming a bale and a wrapper for wrapping a protective film around the formed bale. The wrapper comprises a wrapping area, where wrapping of the protective film around the bale takes place, and a conveyor for conveying the bale from the baling chamber to the wrapper. A second end of the conveyer is adapted to extend to the wrapping area for wrapping the protective film around the bale laying on the conveyor. The second end of the conveyor may comprise at least one movable stopping roll, which is movable to the first position above the upper surface of the conveyor and to the second position away from the upper surface of the conveyor. The movement of the bale can be stopped by means of the stopping roll for the time of wrapping. | 05-08-2014 |
20140144119 | ROUND BALER ACCUMULATION AREA OF WIDTH GREATER THAN BALE CHAMBER - A continuous baling method comprising conveying crop material on a rotating conveyor toward a baler while the baler is traversing a field, the conveyor comprising a conveying surface having an entire crop material-carrying width of a first distance; narrowing the flow of the crop material to transition the crop material flow from the conveyor to the baler; and receiving the narrowed flow at an inlet to a baling chamber of the baler, the inlet comprising a width having a second distance smaller than the first distance. | 05-29-2014 |
20140157748 | ADJUSTABLE CROP ACCUMULATING AND METERING DEVICE - An accumulating method comprising conveying crop material on a rotating first conveyor past a screed toward a baler while the baler is traversing a field, the screed configured in a raised position; and obstructing the flow of the crop material to the baler by lowering the screed while the first conveyor is rotating, the obstructing implemented while the baler continues traversing the field. | 06-12-2014 |
20140165528 | Automatic Bale Forming Chamber Speed Based on Incoming Crop Mass - A bale forming control method comprising causing motion of one or more forming drives of a bale forming chamber of a baler; sensing an amount of the crop material before the crop material enters the bale forming chamber; and responsive to the sensed amount, adjusting a speed of forming a bale from the crop material in the bale forming chamber. | 06-19-2014 |
20140237981 | CONTINUOUS CROP ACCUMULATOR FOR AGRICULTURAL HARVESTERS - The present invention relates to a conveyor system that may be used with an agricultural harvester, such as a round baler, waste baler, combine, sugarcane harvester or cotton harvester. More particularly, the conveyor system utilizes at least a first and a second conveyor belt of which at least one of the conveyor belts is independently movable in the forward and backward directions. The speed and direction of the conveyor belts can be controlled to optimize continuous baling of harvested crop in the agricultural baler. | 08-28-2014 |
20140237982 | Reversing Mechanism and Conveying Means and Agricultural Baler Provided Therewith - Reversing mechanism for an agricultural baler wherein the reversing mechanism comprises a driving pulley mounted for rotation together with the conveying elements provided to be connected to the axis such that the axis and the conveying elements can be rotated along the working direction by a driving belt engaging the driving pulley. | 08-28-2014 |
20140290203 | FEEDER ASSEMBLY FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - A feeder assembly pivotally attached to an implement having a pickup reel wherein the feeder assembly has a continuous belt having a plurality of teeth that is mounted about a pair of rollers. The feeder is angled such that is picks up a windrow of stover from the ground and transports the stover to a raised pickup reel. | 10-02-2014 |
20140331635 | Compression Rolls on Baler Pick Up - An improved baler and a method of using the improved baler to produce high density bales. The baler comprises a pick-up assembly configured to pick-up crop material; a compression assembly comprising at least one pair of opposing compression rollers configured to generate a pressure on the crop material as it passes between the compression rollers; and a bale chamber, wherein the pre-compressed crop forms a bale. The compression rollers define an adjustable gap therebetween. By adjusting the gap, pressure exerted on the crop material as it passes between the compression rollers may be controlled, resulting in bales of varying density. | 11-13-2014 |
20140345244 | ACCUMULATION WINDGUARD - In an example embodiment, an accumulation windguard includes non-porous sidewalls and a porous cover that extend about an accumulation area of a baler. The sidewalls deflect transverse airflow across the accumulation area and the cover allow for longitudinal airflow. Openings in the cover may be sized to deflect crop material to the accumulation area during the passage of airflow therethrough. | 11-27-2014 |
20140373500 | TRANSFER PAN AND PICKUP ASSEMBLY - A pickup for a combine-towed baler. In one embodiment, crop material such as the residue or material other than grain (MOG) from the back of the combine is directly projected toward a target on a baler collection device. A tailboard with deflection panels may be used to alter the direction of the crop residue from the combine. The tongue of the baler is configured to not obstruct the crop material as the crop material is projected toward the baler. One or more knives of a chopper coupled to the combine may be configured to optimally project MOG toward the baler. Also, the stuffer chute of the baler may be configured to facilitate the flow of crop material such as MOG and therefore minimize obstructions. The crop material is transferred from the combine to the baler without the use of a conveyor. | 12-25-2014 |
20150047311 | WRAP DEVICE FOR A ROUND MODULE BUILDER - A wrap device for communicating a wrap to a bale chamber of a round module builder. The round module builder comprises a bale sheave for driving a bale belt to wrap a round module with the wrap. The wrap device comprises a wrap floor. A wrap floor linkage couples the wrap floor to the round module builder. A first sheave and a second sheave are coupled to the wrap floor. A wrap floor belt is supported by the first and second sheaves. An actuator is coupled to at least one of the wrap floor linkage and the wrap floor to move the wrap floor from a disengaged position to an engaged position. In the disengaged position, the wrap is not communicated to the bale chamber. In the engaged position, the wrap floor belt engages the bale belt and communicates the wrap to the bale chamber. | 02-19-2015 |
20150059310 | Guide system for the plunger of a rectangular baler - A rectangular baler comprising a bale chamber, a compacting plunger and a guide system comprising at least one guide assembly, comprising a guide element, and a threaded shaft and nut for positioning the guide element, wherein, for receiving said threaded shaft, an elongated slot is provided extending in a slot direction making an angle between 1 and 85 degrees with respect to the discharge direction, said threaded shaft being arranged in an upright position perpendicular to the slot direction. | 03-05-2015 |
20150068187 | BALE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH PIVOTAL GUIDING ELEMENT - A bale forming apparatus and a bale forming method form cylindrical bales. An intake device conveys material into a bale forming chamber surrounded by a bale forming means. A bale in this bale forming chamber is formed by means of the bale forming means. A pivotal guiding member ( | 03-12-2015 |
20150075130 | Round baler with a belt assembly and a method for manufacturing a roller for a belt assembly - A round baler comprising a bale-forming chamber with a belt assembly for rolling a bale, the assembly comprising a plurality of parallel side-by-side belts trained about rollers transverse to the belts, wherein the rollers comprise a shaft with a plurality of belt-driving sleeves mounted thereon. The belt-driving sleeves have a circumferential groove and the belts have a longitudinal protrusion configured to track the belt in the groove of the belt-driving sleeve. | 03-19-2015 |
20150096281 | CONTINUOUS BALE FORMING APPARATUS WITH A ROTATING BALE PUSHING DEVICE - A bale forming apparatus and a bale forming method form cylindrical bales. A bale forming chamber is surrounded by a bale forming mechanism. A bale is formed in this bale forming chamber. This bale is pushed onto a bale supporting construction. This bale supporting construction buffers the bale. A further bale is created in the bale forming chamber. One pushing member pushes the old bale from the bale forming chamber onto the bale supporting construction. This pushing member is connected with a holding device and performs a movement on a circular path for pushing the bale. The drive rotates the holding device around a rotating axis. A pivotal guiding member is pivoted into a guiding position and contributes to provide a bale forming chamber for the new bale. | 04-09-2015 |
20150113935 | Baler Attachment for Optionally Changing the Orientation of Bales Being Released From a Baler - A bale turning apparatus for attachment to a baler to generally align the cylindrical of the bales in each row as the bales are released from the baler. Using the disclosed invention, the bales are essentially turned ninety degrees from the orientation of bales from the position that they are typically released from a round baler. By accomplishing this general alignment of the cylindrical axis of each bale in each row, when baling corn stover or other row crops, the bale loading operation can later be done more efficiently by driving down the rows in the same direction as the combine and baler have traveled. | 04-30-2015 |
20150128551 | BALE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH A REAR HOUSING PART PIVOTAL ABOUT AT LEAST 90 DEGREES - A bale forming apparatus and a bale forming method for forming cylindrical bales of material are provided. An intake device conveys material through an outlet into a bale forming chamber which is surrounded by a bale forming mechanism and which is situated adjacent to the outlet. A front housing part and a rear housing part are adapted for being connected with each other to form a bale forming housing. The rear housing part together with a bale on a bale carrying member can be pivoted with respect to the front housing part around an angle of at least 90 degrees. The rear housing part can be pivoted from a bale receiving position into a bale ejecting position where the bale is ejected. | 05-14-2015 |
20150135676 | Square Baler - A square baler having a baling chamber of which the side walls are movable by respective hydraulic cylinders. The supply of hydraulic fluid to and from the two hydraulic cylinders is effected by a common control circuit that ensures that the two sides walls are displaced in synchronism with one another by equal and opposite amounts. | 05-21-2015 |
20150143791 | FLUID CIRCUIT FOR BALE EJECTION WITH RESTRICTED FLOW - The present invention relates to a hydraulic circuit mechanically linked to a panel and agricultural harvesters comprising the same. The hydraulic circuit of the present invention can be used to facilitate the transition of hydraulic states from a quick speed to a slow speed, when opening and closing the panel. The hydraulic circuit comprises a fluid stop valve comprising a restrictive orifice which, when narrowed, reduces the rate of pressurized fluid flow into a hydraulic actuator during the actuator's extension. The reduced flow of pressurized fluid into the hydraulic cylinder substantially reduces the speed at which the panel opens or closes. | 05-28-2015 |
20150289448 | PICK-UP ASSEMBLY AND PICK-UP METHOD WITH AN OVERLOAD PROTECTION - A pick-up assembly and a pick-up method are provided for picking-up loose material from the ground and including an overload protecting mechanism. A tine bar carrier assembly is rotated around a carrier rotating axis. At least one tine bar is mounted at the tine bar carrier assembly. The tine bar carries several pick-up tines and can be rotated with respect to the tine bar carrier assembly around a bar rotating axis. A tine bar lever connects the tine bar with a retaining mechanism. The retaining mechanism urges the tine bar into a standard rotational position with respect to the tine bar carrier assembly. A rigid object can rotate the tine bar against the force of the retaining mechanism. | 10-15-2015 |
20150296715 | INDEXING NET WRAP SYSTEM - A wrapping mechanism is described that comprises at least two material support cylinders, a mechanism support cylinder, and a first and a second support plate, which are all rotatable about a support axis. The wrapping mechanism can comprise a pair of frame plates, a drive mechanism, a brake system, a lock mechanism, at least one feed roller and a feed plate. The wrapping mechanism can be integrated into an agricultural harvester such as a baler or combine. | 10-22-2015 |
20150310323 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT UNITS - A system for tracking a harvested agricultural product unit includes a magazine configured to be disposed on an agricultural implement and to facilitate insertion of one or more stakes into the harvested agricultural product unit. The magazine is also configured to store the one or more stakes having a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The RFID tag is configured to identify the harvested agricultural product unit and to associate the harvested agricultural product unit with harvesting data. Further, the system includes an insertion device configured to insert one of the stakes from the magazine into the harvested agricultural product unit. | 10-29-2015 |
20150334923 | AGRICULTURAL BALER WITH IMPROVED FRICTION OR MOISTURE SENSOR POSITIONING - An agricultural baler for producing rectangular bales, having a reciprocating plunger moving back and forth in the enclosure formed by said walls, thereby compressing crop material and forming rectangular bales, Actuators for adapting the cross-section of the enclosure depending on the required pressure that needs to be exerted on the advancing bale. The actuators apply their force on the sidewalls along transversal support beams or brackets forming the ‘density belt’. The baling chamber is provided with one or more friction or moisture sensors which are placed at the location or in the immediate vicinity of one or more sidewall reinforcements. | 11-26-2015 |
20150342121 | BALING DEVICE AND METHOD TO FORM BALES OF CROP MATERIAL - A baling device to form bales of crop material, including a frame, an intake device, a bale forming device for forming a bale of the crop material, the bale forming device including at least one endless belt to delimit a baling chamber, and a number of guiding elements to guide the endless belt, the outlet of the intake device is located at a fixed position with respect to the frame, and at least three guiding elements are movably mounted with respect to the outlet of the intake device to position for subsequent bales different pairs of two guiding elements of the at least three movable guiding elements at the opposite sides of the outlet. | 12-03-2015 |
20150373911 | STUFFER UNIT FOR AN AGRICULTURAL BALER WITH AUTOMATIC DENSITY CONTROL - An agricultural baler includes a main bale chamber, a plunger reciprocally movable within the main bale chamber, and a stuffer unit including a tine arm defining an axis of rotation and a plurality of tines coupled with and extending from the tine arm. The baler is characterized in that the tines are rotatable around the axis of rotation of the tine arm between a first position associated with a stuffing cycle and a second position associated with a loading cycle. | 12-31-2015 |
20150373915 | CONTINUOUS ROUND BALER WITH VARIABLE CONVEYOR - A crop harvesting system for continuous round baling is described that comprises a first and second bale chamber and a conveyor system in operable communication with the first and second bale chambers. The crop harvesting system can comprise at least three bale carriers, at least two serpentine systems to facilitate movement of the bale into and out of the first and second bale chambers. The crop harvesting system can be integrated into an agricultural harvester such as a baler or combine. | 12-31-2015 |
20150373916 | CONTINUOUS HARVESTER AND MOBILE WRAPPING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A crop harvesting system for continuous round baling is described that comprises a first and second bale chamber, a conveyor system and optionally a wrapping system. The crop harvesting system comprises at least a conveyor system that facilitates movement of a bale from a first bale chamber to a second bale chamber. The crop harvesting system can be integrated into an agricultural harvester such as a baler or combine. | 12-31-2015 |
20160000015 | Baler With Start-Up Control System - A baler has a flywheel, a plunger connected to the flywheel via a crank, an auxiliary motor for rotating the flywheel in a reverse direction and a start-up control system comprising a sensor for providing a signal indicative for the position of the crank and a control unit for controlling the auxiliary motor for rotating the flywheel in reverse direction to a predetermined launch position for enabling the flywheel to gain sufficient kinetic energy before the first plunger impact, at the next start-up. | 01-07-2016 |
20160014966 | STRATEGIC BALE PLACEMENT DEVICE - An agricultural baler comprising a baler mechanism. The agricultural baler comprises at least one structural member and a first ground engaging support is pivotally coupled to the structural member about a pivotal axis. A second ground engaging support is rotationally coupled to the structural member about an aft rotational axis. The baler mechanism is pivotally connected to the structural member at a baler connection. The baler connection is located at least one of between the aft rotational axis and the pivotal axis and at the pivotal axis. A bale carriage is coupled to the structural member. | 01-21-2016 |
20160037726 | BRAKING AND INDEXING ASSEMBLY FOR ROTATING MEMBERS - An assembly is described for braking and indexing rotating components, including guide rollers of balers. A wheel is attached to a rotating component and is surrounded, at least in part, by a traction device. A tensioning assembly with a lost motion linkage is attached to the traction device and to a frame. A counterforce assembly is also attached to the traction device and to the frame. When a portion of the tensioning assembly is moved in a braking direction, the stop prevents further movement of the lost motion linkage to apply a tensioning force to the traction device. The tensioning force is resisted by the counterforce assembly to impose a braking force on the wheel and thereby brake the rotating component. Moving the portion of the tensioning assembly in a release direction moves the lost motion linkage away from the stop, thereby reducing the braking force on the wheel. | 02-11-2016 |
20160050851 | BALE ORIENTATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGRICULTURAL ROUND BALER - A system and method are provided for controlling the orientation of a bale discharged from an agricultural round baler according to the position of the discharge gate. When the bale reaches the desired orientation inside the bale forming chamber, such as when a segment or the cut end of the bale wrap is within a desired angular position, an electro-hydraulic control valve is activated, manually or automatically, to actuate the gate cylinders to open the gate, thereby stopping bale rotation and discharging the bale in the desired orientation. | 02-25-2016 |
20160057937 | HARVESTER WITH REAR ACTIVE BOTTOM FLOOR - A harvester assembly is described that comprises a feeder assembly, a bottom floor assembly, and a crop collection channel positioned therebetween. The rear portion of the bottom floor assembly is capable of variable movement in order to facilitate the passage of crop material through the crop collection channel with a reduced risk of clogging or plugging of the channel. The harvester assembly can be integrated into an agricultural harvester such as a baler or combine. | 03-03-2016 |
20160088796 | CONTINUOUS BALE FORMING APPARATUS WITH A ROTATING BALE PUSHING DEVICE - A bale forming apparatus and a bale forming method form cylindrical bales. A bale forming chamber is surrounded by a bale forming mechanism. A bale is formed in this bale forming chamber. This bale is pushed onto a bale supporting construction. This bale supporting construction buffers the bale. A further bale is created in the bale forming chamber. One pushing member pushes the old bale from the bale forming chamber onto the bale supporting construction. This pushing member is connected with a holding device and performs a movement on a circular path for pushing the bale. The drive rotates the holding device around a rotating axis. A pivotal guiding member is pivoted into a guiding position and contributes to provide a bale forming chamber for the new bale. | 03-31-2016 |
20160088798 | BALER MASS FLOW SENSING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A crop sensing system for a baler includes a compression system for forming a bale and a feed system for picking up crop from a surface and conveying the crop to the compression system. The crop sensing system includes a sensor arrangement having at least one sensor being coupled to at least one of the compression system or the feed system, wherein the at least one sensor generates a signal corresponding to a crop load on the at least one of the compression system or the feed system. The crop sensing system includes a control unit configured to receive the signal from the sensor arrangement and calculate crop mass data based on at least the signal. | 03-31-2016 |
20160120129 | Load Sensor for an Agricultural Baler - An agricultural baler system includes a bale chamber, a compressing device and at least one sensor. The compressing device is coupled to the bale chamber and periodically compresses gathered crop material in the bale chamber. The sensor is coupled to the bale chamber and it produces a signal. The signal contains information that includes the load on at least one of the compressing device and the density of the forming bale. | 05-05-2016 |
20160135373 | COVER PLATE FOR A PROCESSING CHAMBER - An arrangement includes a processing chamber, at least one cover plate for the processing chamber, and a holding assembly. The holding assembly is arranged to hold the cover plate at an outer surface of the processing chamber. A method for operating such an arrangement is disclosed. The holding arrangement guides the cover plate with respect to the processing chamber from a covering position into an access-enabling position and back from the access-enabling position into the covering position. The cover plate in the covering position covers a part of the outer surface of the processing chamber. The distance between the cover plate in the access-enabling position and the processing chamber occurs. The cover plate is moved from the covering position into the access-enabling position along a curved opening trajectory. This opening trajectory is horizontal or is sloping with respect to the ground. | 05-19-2016 |
20160135375 | Bale Eject Linkage and Methods of Use - The present invention relates to a baler ejection system that may be used with an agricultural harvester, such as a round baler, waste baler, combine, or cotton harvester. More particularly, the bale ejection system uses the motion of a pair of parallel arms that extend transversely from the sidewalls of a bale chamber a set of distinct pivot points. When activated by the operator of the bale ejection system, the a pairs of parallel arms raise simultaneously to expose an outlet through which the bale may be ejected. A formed bale may become ejected by one or more conveyer belts that exert a rearward force on the bale within the bale chamber. | 05-19-2016 |
20160135376 | BALER - A roller for a variable chamber round baler includes an axle configured to be mounted to a mounting element of the baler, a rotary bearing mounted on the axle, and a roller casing supported by the bearing for rotation around the axle. The roller includes a first seal plate adjacent an end of the roller casing mounted in a fixed position relative to the axle and extending radially outwards towards the roller casing, and a second seal plate located between the first seal plate and the bearing mounted for rotation with the roller casing and extending radially inwards towards the axle and located axially inwards from the first seal plate to provide a space between the first and second seal plates. The first seal plate includes an opening in a lower portion through which waste crop material can escape outwards from the space between the first and second seal plates. | 05-19-2016 |
20160157435 | Processing Conveyance for an Agricultural Baler with Non-Crop Material Releasing Sieve - An agricultural baler includes a processing conveyance that is positioned between a pickup roll and a main bale chamber for conveying crop material from the pickup roll to the main bale chamber. The processing conveyance includes at least one of a bottom wall and side wall having at least one sieve with a plurality of openings extending through the sieve. The openings are sized and configured for allowing non-crop material to exit from the at least one processing conveyance through the openings. | 06-09-2016 |
20160165801 | Weighing Round Bales | 06-16-2016 |
20160165804 | Rectangular Baler | 06-16-2016 |
20160183469 | Pickup Unit for an Agricultural Harvesting Machine Having Removable Extension Plates - A pickup unit for an agricultural harvesting machine includes a frame; a pickup roll carried by the frame; and a feed assist roll carried by the frame and positioned adjacent to the pickup roll. The feed assist roll has a plurality of radially outwardly extending cleats spaced apart around a periphery thereof, and a plurality of extension plates. Each extension plate is removably attached to and extends a corresponding cleat. | 06-30-2016 |
20160192592 | Agricultural Rectangular Baler and Method for Use Thereof | 07-07-2016 |
20160374272 | ROUND BALER WITH APPARATUS FOR GUIDING A PRESSING BELT - A round baler is provided with a bale-forming chamber that is surrounded by a pressing apparatus in the form of a single pressing belt or several pressing belts arranged one next to the other, wherein the pressing apparatus contacts a roller that can be driven and freely co-rotating rollers, of which at least one pre-tensioned roller is loaded by pre-tensioning apparatus in the sense of tightening the pressing apparatus such that it pre-tensions the pre-tensioned roller more strongly the farther this roller moves in a direction for loosening the pressing apparatus. The two ends of the pre-tensioned roller are each pre-tensioned by the pre-tensioning apparatus and can move independently of each other. | 12-29-2016 |
20180020621 | BALER AND ACCUMULATOR CONTROL SYSTEM | 01-25-2018 |
056343000 | Cord-knotter type | 1 |
20160150734 | Bale Discharge | 06-02-2016 |