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US 11,576,307 B2Granted
Bundling system for high capacity baler
AssigneeGreat Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsBrian Olander, Taylor Bozarth
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Abstract
A baling system including 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 further includes a bale bundler configured to receive the first and second individual bales from the first and second bale forming-forming areas and to tie a group of at least six bales together to form a bale bundle.
Claims13
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 from a second series of second individual bales;
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- a bale bundler configured to receive the first and second individual bales from said first and second bale-forming areas and to tie a group of at least six bales together to form a bale bundle;
- 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 bundler comprises a receiving section and a bundling section,
- wherein said receiving section is configured to receive the first and second bales from the first and second bale forming chambers,
- wherein said receiving section is configured to actuate the first and second bales rearward toward the bundling section,
- wherein said receiving section includes one or more actuating members for actuating the first and second bales rearward,
- wherein said actuating members are configured to rotate the first and second bales about ninety degrees during the rearward actuation.
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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 bundler, the first and second bales from the first and second bale-forming areas;
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- (d) forming a bundle of bales from the first and second bales by manipulating the bales into a group of bales and tying the group of bales together,
- wherein the first bale-forming area is presented by a first bale forming chamber, and wherein the second bale-forming area is presented by a second bale forming chamber, wherein the first and second bale forming chambers are positioned side by side,
- wherein the bale bundler comprises a receiving section and a bundling section,
- wherein the receiving section is configured to receive the first and second bales from the first and second bale forming chambers,
- wherein the receiving section is configured to actuate the first and second bales rearward toward the bundling section,
- wherein the receiving section includes one or more actuating members for actuating the first and second bales rearward,
- wherein the actuating members are configured to rotate the first and second bales about ninety degrees during the rearward actuation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.