Roller tray for use in a harvester wrap film feeding assembly
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsMalachi Spencer McMullen, Daniel Dallman, Francisco Rivera, Jordan Beckhusen
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Abstract
A wrapping system includes a frame, a drive roller rotatably coupled to the frame, a conveyor belt, and a roller tray disposed above the conveyor belt downstream from the drive roller. The roller tray includes a bracket pivotally coupled to the frame, one or more bracket rollers rotatably coupled to the bracket, and one or more hold down strips attached to and extending downstream from the bracket. The roller tray and the conveyor belt are configured to direct to a wrap film from the drive roller toward a bale.
Claims20
A wrap film feeding assembly, comprising:
- a frame;
- a drive roller rotatably coupled to the frame;
- a conveyor belt;
- and
- a roller tray disposed above the conveyor belt downstream from the drive roller, wherein the roller tray comprises a bracket pivotally coupled to the frame, one or more bracket rollers rotatably coupled to the bracket, and one or more hold down strips attached to and extending downstream from the bracket, wherein the roller tray and the conveyor belt are configured to direct a wrap film from the drive roller toward a bale.
A system comprising:
- a frame;
- a drive roller rotatably coupled to the frame and configured to convey a wrap film downstream toward a bale;
- a belt assembly comprising one or more conveyor belts;
- and
- one or more roller trays disposed above the belt assembly downstream from the drive roller, wherein each roller tray of the one or more roller trays comprises:
- a bracket with a downstream end and an upstream end, wherein the bracket is pivotally coupled to the frame at the upstream end;
- a plurality of bracket rollers rotatably coupled to the bracket;
- and
- one or more hold down strips extending downstream from the downstream end of the bracket,
- wherein the plurality of bracket rollers is configured to urge the wrap film against the belt assembly.
A roller tray for a wrap film feeding assembly, the roller tray comprising:
- a bracket with a downstream end and an upstream end, wherein the upstream end is configured to be pivotally coupled to a frame of the wrap film feeding assembly, and the bracket is configured to be disposed above a conveyor belt of the wrap film feeding assembly;
- one or more bracket rollers rotatably coupled to the bracket, wherein a first bracket roller of the one or more bracket rollers is positioned at the upstream end of the bracket;
- and
- one or more hold down strips extending downstream from the downstream end of the bracket,
- wherein the roller tray is configured to receive wrap film from a drive roller, the one or more bracket rollers are configured to contact the wrap film to urge the wrap film toward the conveyor belt, and the one or more hold down strips are configured to direct the wrap film toward a bale.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.