Retraction mechanism for extendable carriages of an agricultural accumulator

An accumulator coupled to an agricultural baler, the accumulator configured to support a crop package exiting the agricultural baler, the accumulator comprising:

• a frame including a first end, a second end, and a support structure positioned between the first and the second ends, the support structure configured to support the crop package that exits the agricultural baler;
• a crop package moving assembly moveably coupled to the frame for movement in a first direction and a second opposing direction, the crop package moving assembly configured to move the crop package in the first direction;
• a carriage coupled to the first end of the frame and configured to move relative to the frame between a retracted position and an extended position, the carriage configured to support the crop package;
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• a retraction linkage coupled to at least one of the frame and the carriage, the retraction linkage configured to automatically move the carriage from the extended position into the retracted position while the crop package is spaced from the carriage in response to the crop package moving assembly moving in the second direction.

An accumulator coupled to an agricultural baler, the accumulator configured to support a crop package exiting the agricultural baler, the accumulator comprising:

• a frame including a first end, a second end, and a support structure positioned between the first and the second ends;
• a crop package moving assembly moveably coupled to the frame in a first direction and in a second direction, the crop package moving assembly configured to move the crop package in the first direction;
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• a carriage coupled to the first end of the frame and configured to move relative to the frame between a retracted position and an extended position, the carriage configured to move into the extended position to support the crop package, the carriage also configured to move from the extended position into the retracted position in response to the crop package being removed from the carriage and the crop package moving assembly moving in the second direction.