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US 11,317,567 B2Granted
Accumulating system for high capacity baler
AssigneeGreat Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsBrian Olander, Taylor Bozarth, Christian Hayes Desbien
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Abstract
A baling system comprising a first bale-forming area configured to form a first series of first individual bales, and a second bale forming-area configured to from a second series of second individual bales. The baling system additionally comprises a bale accumulator configured to receive the first and second individual bales from said first and second bale-forming areas and to manipulate the first and second individual bales into a group of four or more bales.
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A baling system comprising:
- a first bale-forming area configured to form a first series of first individual bales;
- a second bale-forming area configured to form a second series of second individual bales;
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- a bale accumulator configured to receive the first and second individual bales from said first and second bale-forming areas and to manipulate the first and second individual bales into a group of four or more bales,
- wherein said first bale-forming area is presented by a first bale forming chamber, and wherein said second bale-forming area is presented by a second bale forming chamber, wherein said first and second bale forming chambers are positioned side by side,
- wherein said bale accumulator comprises a receiving portion and a grouping portion, wherein said receiving portion comprises an upslope portion and said grouping portion comprises a downslope portion, wherein said baling system is configured to push the first and second individual bales from said first and second bale forming chambers up said upslope portion and to allow the first and second individual bales to slide down said downslope portion via gravity,
- wherein said bale accumulator includes an actuator for raising a portion of said downslope portion, such that upon raising said downslope portion, the bales received on the downslope portion can slide down off the downslope portion and onto the ground.
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A baling system comprising:
- a first bale-forming area configured to form a first series of first individual bales;
- a second bale-forming area configured to form a second series of second individual bales;
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- a bale accumulator configured to receive the first and second individual bales from said first and second bale-forming areas and to manipulate the first and second individual bales into a group of four or more bales,
- wherein said first bale-forming area is presented by a first bale forming chamber, and wherein said second bale-forming area is presented by a second bale forming chamber, wherein said first and second bale forming chambers are positioned side by side,
- wherein said bale accumulator comprises a receiving portion and a grouping portion, wherein said receiving portion comprises an upslope portion and said grouping portion comprises a downslope portion, wherein said baling system is configured to push the first and second individual bales from said first and second bale forming chambers up said upslope portion and to allow the first and second individual bales to slide down said downslope portion via gravity,
- wherein said downslope portion is pivotably engaged with said upslope portion, such that such said downslope portion and said upslope portion can rotate with respect to each other.
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A baling system comprising:
- a first bale-forming area configured to form a first series of first individual bales;
- a second bale-forming area configured to form a second series of second individual bales;
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- a bale accumulator configured to receive the first and second individual bales from said first and second bale-forming areas and to manipulate the first and second individual bales into a group of four or more bales,
- wherein said bale accumulator comprises at least one rotation mechanism for rotating the first and second individual bales, wherein said at least one rotation mechanism includes first and second rotation arms configured to rotate the first and second individual bales, respectively,
- wherein said first rotation arm is configured to rotate the first individual bales in a first direction by about 90 degrees, wherein said second rotation arm is configured to rotate the second individual bales in a second direction by about 90 degrees, wherein said first and second directions are opposite of one another.
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A method of forming a plurality of bales of crop material with a square baler, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) forming a first series of first bales in a first bale-forming area;
- (b) forming a second series of second bales in a second bale-forming area;
- (c) receiving, at a bale accumulator, the first and second bales from the first and second bale-forming areas;
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- (d) manipulating, via rotation mechanisms, the first and second bales into a group of four or more bales, wherein the rotation mechanisms include first and second rotation arms configured to rotate the first and second bales, respectively
- wherein said manipulating of step (d) includes rotating, via the first rotation arm, the first bales in a first direction by about 90 degrees, and rotating, via the second rotation arm, the second bales in a second direction by about 90 degrees, wherein the first and second directions are opposite of one another.
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