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US 12,120,985 B2Granted
Baler connectable to a tractor and method
AssigneeKverneland Group Ravenna S.R.L.
InventorSeamus Varley
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Abstract
A baler connectable to a tractor for providing round bales, comprises: a baling chamber including a first part, and a second part; a pick-up device; a feeding system, including a feeding channel movable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein, in the first configuration of the feeding system, the feeding channel has a first orientation so that the outlet of the feeding channel is opened to the first part of the baling chamber, and, in the second configuration of the feeding system, the feeding channel has a second orientation, so that the outlet of the feeding channel is opened to the second part of the baling chamber, wherein the feeding system further includes a plurality of starter rollers, arranged at the outlet of the feeding channel.
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A baler for providing round bales, comprising:
- a frame, including a baling chamber for receiving crops for forming a bale, the baling chamber including a first part, for housing a first amount of crops, and a second part, for housing a second amount of crops;
- a conveying assembly, configured for imparting a first rotating movement to the first amount of crops, and, at the same time, a second rotating movement to the second amount of crops;
- a pick-up device, configured for picking-up the crops from a field;
- a feeding system, including a feeding channel having an inlet, for receiving the crops from the pick-up device, and an outlet, opened to the baling chamber for feeding the crops to the baling chamber,
- wherein the feeding system is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein, in the first configuration of the feeding system, the feeding channel has a first orientation so that the outlet of the feeding channel is opened to the first part of the baling chamber, and, in the second configuration of the feeding system, the feeding channel has a second orientation different from the first orientation, so that the outlet of the feeding channel is opened to the second part of the baling chamber,
- wherein the feeding system further includes a plurality of starter rollers, arranged at the outlet of the feeding channel, and configured to cooperate with the conveying assembly to rotate the first amount of crops and the second amount of crops, and with the feeding channel to feed the crops into the baling chamber, the starter rollers of said plurality being movable in synchronized fashion with the feeding channel, between a first position, in which they at least partially delimit the first part of the baling chamber to rotate the first amount of crops, and a second position, in which they at least partially delimit the second part of the baling chamber, to rotate the second amount of crops, wherein, in the first configuration of the feeding system, the starter rollers of said plurality are in the first position, and, in the second configuration of the feeding system, the starter rollers of said plurality are in the second position.
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A method for producing round bales in a baler, the method comprising the following steps:
- picking-up crops from a field, through a pick-up device;
- start a formation of a bale in a first part of the baling chamber, by advancing the crops along a feeding channel, from an inlet of the feeding channel facing the pick-up device to an outlet of the feeding channel, the feeding channel having a first orientation so that the outlet being opened to the first part of the baling chamber, and by rotating the crops received in the first part of the baling chamber through a conveying assembly and through a plurality of starter rollers, arranged at the outlet of the feeding channel;
- while starting to form the bale in the first part of the baling chamber, binding and discharging a former bale, housed in a second part of the baling chamber;
- after the former bale has been discharged from the second part of the baling chamber, transferring the bale from the first part to the second part of the baling chamber,
- wherein, during the transferring of the bale from the first part to the second part of the baling chamber, the feeding channel and the starter rollers move in synchronized fashion until the feeding channel has a second orientation in which the outlet is opened to the second part of the baling chamber;
- completing the formation of the bale in the second part of the baling chamber, by advancing the crops along the feeding channel, from the inlet to the outlet of the feeding channel, the outlet being opened to the second part of the baling chamber, and by rotating the crops received in the second part of the baling chamber through the conveying assembly and through the plurality of starter rollers.
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A self-propelled baler for providing round bales, comprising:
- a frame, including a baling chamber for receiving crops for forming a bale, the baling chamber including a first part, for housing a first amount of crops, and a second part, for housing a second amount of crops;
- a conveying assembly, configured for imparting a first rotating movement to the first amount of crops, and, at the same time, a second rotating movement to the second amount of crops;
- a pick-up device, configured for picking-up the crops from a field;
- a feeding system, including a feeding channel having an inlet, for receiving the crops from the pick-up device, and an outlet, opened to the baling chamber for feeding the crops to the baling chamber,
- wherein the feeding system is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein, in the first configuration of the feeding system, the feeding channel has a first orientation so that the outlet of the feeding channel is opened to the first part of the baling chamber, and, in the second configuration of the feeding system, the feeding channel has a second orientation different from the first orientation, so that the outlet of the feeding channel is opened to the second part of the baling chamber.
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