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US 12,108,708 B2Granted
Split roller configuration for a round module builder or round baler
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsKevin J. Goering, Justin E. Hummel, Jeffrey S. Wigdahl
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Abstract
A round bale or module building assembly with a frame having a first wall and a second wall separated from one another by a module width and a plurality of rollers positioned between the first wall and the second wall, the plurality of rollers defining at least one belt path. Wherein, at least two rollers of the plurality of rollers have a combined width configured to substantially span the module width.
Claims20
A rockshaft assembly for a round module building machine, comprising:
- a first arm, a second arm, and a third arm all pivotally coupled to the module building machine;
- a first rockshaft roller rotationally coupled between the first arm and the second arm along a roller axis;
- and
- a second rockshaft roller rotationally coupled between the second arm and the third arm along the roller axis;
- wherein, the first arm is spaced from the third arm a module width that is the width of a module formed in the round module building machine such that the combination of the first rockshaft roller and the second rockshaft roller span the module width.
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A round module building machine, comprising:
- a frame having a first wall and a second wall separated from one another;
- a plurality of rollers positioned between the first wall and the second wall, the plurality of rollers defining at least one belt path;
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- a rockshaft arm assembly comprising a frame pivot pivotally coupled between the first wall and the second wall, the rockshaft arm assembly comprising:
- a first arm, a second arm, and a third arm;
- a first rockshaft roller rotationally coupled between the first arm and the second arm along a roller axis;
- and
- a second rockshaft roller rotationally coupled between the second arm and the third arm along the roller axis;
- wherein, the first arm is spaced from the third arm a module width that is the width of a round module;
- wherein the combination of the first rockshaft roller and the second rockshaft roller span the module width.
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A round module building system, comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member spaced from the first member;
- a third member spaced from the second member away from the first member;
- a first roller assembly having a first roller rotationally coupled between the first member and the second member and a second roller rotationally coupled between the second member and the third member, the first roller and second roller configured to separately rotate from one another;
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- at least one shaft positioned between the first member and the third member;
- wherein, the at least one shaft rotationally couples the first roller to the first member and the second member and the second roller to the second member, and the third member;
- wherein, the first member is spaced from the third member a module width that is the width of a round module formed in the round module building system such that the combination of the first roller and the second roller span the module width;
- wherein at least one of the first member, the second member, or the third member are pivotable about a frame pivot that is pivotally coupled between a first wall and a second wall.
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A round module building system, comprising:
- a first member;
- a second member spaced from the first member;
- a third member spaced from the second member away from the first member;
- a first movable roller assembly having a first roller rotationally coupled between the first member and the second member and a second roller rotationally coupled between the second member and the third member;
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- at least one shaft positioned between the first member and the third member;
- wherein, the at least one shaft rotationally couples the first roller to the first member and the second member and the second roller to the second member, and the third member;
- wherein, the first member is spaced from the third member a module width that is the width of a round module formed in the round module building system such that the combination of the first roller and the second roller span the module width;
- wherein the first member, the second member, and the third member are pivotable about a frame pivot that is pivotally coupled between a first wall and a second wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.