Pickup drive system for an agricultural baler
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsChandrashekhar K. Singh, John R. McClure
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Abstract
A pickup unit of an agricultural baler that includes a reel with a plurality of tines configured for lifting a crop material from a field, the reel is rotatable in an operating direction and a reverse direction, and a drive system configured for driving the reel. The drive system includes a gearbox configured for receiving motive power from a power take off (PTO) shaft, a drive shaft operably connected to the gearbox, and a first clutch connected to the drive shaft. The first clutch is configured for operably disconnecting motive power to the reel so that the reel is manually rotatable as the PTO shaft remains operably engaged with the gearbox.
Claims20
A pickup unit of an agricultural baler, comprising:
- a reel with a plurality of tines configured for lifting a crop material from a field, and the reel is rotatable in an operating direction and a reverse direction;
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- a drive system configured for driving the reel, comprising:
- a gearbox configured for engaging with and receiving motive power from a power take off (PTO) shaft of a towing vehicle for the agricultural baler;
- a drive shaft operably connected to the gearbox and the reel;
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- a first clutch connected to the drive shaft and configured for operably disconnecting motive power to the reel so that the reel is manually rotatable as the PTO shaft remains operably engaged with the gearbox.
An agricultural baler, comprising:
- a frame;
- a main bale chamber supported by the frame and configured for forming a bale;
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- a pickup unit located upstream of the main bale chamber and comprising a reel with a plurality of tines configured for lifting a crop material from a field, the reel is rotatable in an operating direction and a reverse direction, and a drive system configured for driving the reel, the drive system comprising:
- a gearbox configured for engaging with and receiving motive power from a power take off (PTO) shaft of a towing vehicle for the agricultural baler;
- a drive shaft operably connected to the gearbox;
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- a first clutch connected to the drive shaft and configured for operably disconnecting motive power to the reel so that the reel is manually rotatable as the PTO shaft remains operably engaged with the gearbox.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.