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US 12,396,404 B2Granted
Repositionable windguard assembly for agricultural baler feeder system
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorAlbert Childs
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Abstract
An agricultural machine includes: a machine frame; and a feeder system coupled with the machine frame and including a windguard assembly, the windguard assembly being configured for selectively occupying a first position and a second position, the first position being associated with a normal flow direction of a crop material relative to the feeder system, the second position being associated with a reversal of the normal flow direction of the crop material.
Claims12
A windguard assembly for a feeder system of an agricultural baler, the agricultural baler including a baler frame, the feeder system being coupled with the baler frame, the feeder system including a pickup assembly, the windguard assembly comprising:
- a first arm configured to be pivotably coupled to the pickup assembly;
- a second arm pivotably coupled to the first arm;
- a roller rotatably coupled to the second arm;
- a tine mechanism pivotably coupled with the second arm;
- an actuator pivotably coupled with the first arm and the second arm and configured for moving the second arm between a retracted position associated with a first position of the roller and an extended position associated with a second position of the roller, the first position being associated with a normal flow direction of a crop material relative to the feeder system, the second position being associated with a reversal of the normal flow direction of the crop material;
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- a linkage assembly coupled with the first arm and the tine mechanism to move the tine mechanism between a down position and an up position when the second arm moves between the retracted position and the extended position, respectively.
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An agricultural machine, comprising:
- a machine frame;
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- a feeder system coupled with the machine frame and including a pickup assembly and a windguard assembly, the windguard assembly comprising:
- a first arm configured to be pivotably coupled to the pickup assembly;
- a second arm pivotably coupled to the first arm;
- a roller rotatably coupled to the second arm;
- a tine mechanism pivotably coupled with the second arm;
- an actuator pivotably coupled with the first arm and the second arm and configured for moving the second arm between a retracted position associated with a first position of the roller and an extended position associated with a second position of the roller, the first position being associated with a normal flow direction of a crop material relative to the feeder system, the second position being associated with a reversal of the normal flow direction of the crop material;
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- a linkage assembly coupled with the first arm and the tine mechanism to move the tine mechanism between a down position and an up position when the second arm moves between the retracted position and the extended position, respectively.
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A method of using an agricultural baler, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a baler frame and a feeder system, the feeder system being coupled with the baler frame and including a pickup assembly and a windguard assembly, the windguard assembly comprising a first arm configured to be pivotably coupled to the pickup assembly, a second arm pivotably coupled to the first arm, a roller rotatably coupled to the second assembly, a tine mechanism pivotably coupled with the second arm, an actuator pivotably coupled with the first arm and the second arm and configured for moving the second arm between a retracted position associated with a first position of the roller and an extended position associated with a second position of the roller, the first position being associated with a normal flow direction of a crop material relative to the feeder system, the second position being associated with a reversal of the normal flow direction of material, and a linkage assembly coupled with the first arm and the tine mechanism to move the tine mechanism between a down position and an up position when the second arm moves between the retracted position and the extended position, respectively;
- occupying selectively, by the roller, a first position, with the tine mechanism in the down position, the first position being associated with a normal flow direction of a crop material relative to the feeder system by moving the second arm into the retracted position;
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- occupying selectively, by the roller, a second position, with the tine mechanism in the up position, the second position being associated with a reversal of the normal flow direction of the crop material by moving the second arm into the extended position.
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