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US 10,537,067 B2Granted
Agricultural bale carriage wings
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsTimothy J Kraus, Henry D Anstey
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Abstract
An agricultural baler includes a baler mechanism and a carriage assembly. The carriage assembly is coupled to the baler mechanism. The carriage assembly includes a fixed section and at least one extending section. The extending section is extendable in a direction generally normal to the direction of travel.
Claims13
An agricultural baler having a direction of travel, the agricultural baler comprising:
- a baler mechanism;
- a carriage assembly coupled to the baler mechanism, the carriage assembly comprising:
- a fixed section positioned to receive one or more bales directly from the baler mechanism and support a first bale;
- at least one extending section being extendable in a direction generally normal to the direction of travel, the extending section being configured to extend as the first bale is pushed beyond the fixed section into the extending section, and the fixed section being configured to receive and support a second bale directly from the baler mechanism;
- wherein the fixed section and the extending section are pivotable together about a pivoting axis normal to the direction of travel of the agricultural baler to discharge the first and second bales from the carriage assembly;
- and
- a sliding mechanism operable to move a bale into the extending section, wherein the sliding mechanism includes:
- a pusher configured for engaging the bale;
- a first movement device connected to the fixed section and extendable in a direction normal to the direction of travel;
- a second movement device connected to the fixed section and extendable in a direction normal to the direction of travel and opposite the direction of the first movement device;
- a first sprocket attached to an end of the second movement device:
- a second sprocket attached to an end of the first movement device;
- and
- a flexible link attached to the pusher, having ends attached to the fixed section, and engaging the sprockets in a S-shape configuration;
- wherein movement of the first movement device and the second movement device is coordinated to move the first movement device and the second movement device at the same speed.
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A carriage assembly coupled to an agricultural baler mechanism having a direction of travel, the carriage assembly comprising:
- a fixed section positioned to receive one or more bales directly from the agricultural baler mechanism and support a first bale;
- an extending section being extendable in a direction generally normal to the direction of travel, the extending section being configured to extend as the first bale is pushed beyond the fixed section into the extending section, and the fixed section being positioned to receive and support a second bale directly from the agricultural baler mechanism;
- wherein the fixed section and extending section are pivotable together about a pivoting axis normal to the direction of the travel of the agricultural baler to discharge the first and second bales from the carriage assembly;
- and
- a sliding mechanism operable to move a bale into the extending section, wherein the sliding mechanism includes:
- a pusher configured for engaging the bale;
- a first movement device connected to the fixed section and extendable in a direction normal to the direction of travel;
- a second movement device connected to the fixed section and extendable in a direction normal to the direction of travel and opposite the direction of the first movement device;
- a first sprocket attached to an end of the second movement device;
- a second sprocket attached to an end of the first movement device;
- and
- a flexible link attached to the pusher, having ends attached to the fixed section, and engaging the sprockets in a S-shape configuration;
- wherein movement of the first movement device and the second movement device is coordinated to move the first movement device and the second movement device at the same speed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.