Round bale aligner and accumulator
AssigneeCNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
InventorMartin J. Roberge
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Abstract
A bale accumulator for a round baler including a frame configured for being located behind the bale chamber of the round baler and a plurality of bale holders configured for receiving and temporarily holding the bales. Each bale holder is pivotally and rotatably connected to the frame such that each bale holder is configured for rolling the bales by pivoting relative to the frame and realigning the bales by rotating relative to the frame.
Claims20
A bale accumulator for a round baler comprising a bale chamber for forming bales of crop material, the bale accumulator comprising:
- a frame configured for being located behind the bale chamber;
- and
- a plurality of bale holders configured for receiving and temporarily holding the bales, and each bale holder is pivotally and rotatably connected to the frame such that each bale holder is configured for rolling the bales from one bale holder to an adjacent bale holder by pivoting relative to the frame and realigning the bales by rotating relative to the frame.
A round baler, comprising:
- a bale chamber for forming bales of crop material;
- and
- a bale accumulator comprising a frame located behind the bale chamber and a plurality of bale holders configured for receiving and temporarily holding the bales, and each bale holder is pivotally and rotatably connected to the frame such that each bale holder is configured for rolling the bales from one bale holder to an adjacent bale holder by pivoting relative to the frame and realigning the bales by rotating relative to the frame.
A method for operating a round baler, comprising:
- providing a bale accumulator, for the round baler, comprising a frame configured for being located behind a bale chamber of the round baler, and a plurality of bale holders configured for receiving and temporarily holding bales, and each bale holder is pivotally and rotatably connected to the frame;
- receiving the bales by the plurality of bale holders;
- temporarily holding the bales by the plurality of bale holders;
- realigning the bales by rotating the plurality of the bale holders relative to the frame and pivoting the bale holders to roll the bales to an adjacent bale holder;
- and
- unloading the bales onto a field by pivoting the plurality of bale holders.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.