Agricultural baler with pivotable roll having external portion
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsC. Brandon Peterson, Ryan M. Figgins
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Abstract
A baling chamber for an agricultural baler includes: a plurality of sidewalls defining a volume, one of the sidewalls having a roll opening formed therein; a plurality of belts disposed within the volume; a sledge assembly including at least one roll that is pivotable within the volume, the at least one roll having an exterior portion that extends out of the volume through the roll opening and a bearing disposed outside of the volume and associated with the exterior portion; and a drive assembly disposed outside of the volume, coupled to the exterior portion, and configured to rotate the at least one roll.
Claims16
A baling chamber for an agricultural baler, comprising:
- a plurality of sidewalls defining a volume, one of the sidewalls having a roll opening formed therein;
- a plurality of belts disposed within the volume;
- a sledge assembly comprising at least one roll that is pivotable within the volume and a pivotable sledge coupled to the at least one roll, the at least one roll comprising an exterior portion that extends out of the volume through the roll opening and a bearing disposed outside of the volume and associated with the exterior portion;
- a movable cover carried with the at least one roll and at least partially covering the roll opening;
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- a drive assembly disposed outside of the volume, coupled to the exterior portion, and configured to rotate the at least one roll.
An agricultural baler, comprising:
- a chassis;
- and
- a baling chamber carried by the chassis, the baling chamber comprising:
- a plurality of sidewalls defining a volume, one of the sidewalls having a roll opening formed therein;
- a plurality of belts disposed within the volume;
- a sledge assembly comprising at least one roll that is pivotable within the volume and a pivotable sledge coupled to the at least one roll, the at least one roll comprising an exterior portion that extends out of the volume through the roll opening and a bearing disposed outside of the volume and associated with the exterior portion;
- a movable cover carried with the at least one roll and at least partially covering the roll opening;
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- a drive assembly disposed outside of the volume, coupled to the exterior portion, and configured to rotate the at least one roll.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.