Windguard assembly for agricultural baler
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsJonathan Shenk, William D. Hotaling
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Abstract
A windguard assembly for a baler that is configured to either limit or prevent crop material from being blown away by the wind during feeding of the crop material into a bale chamber of the baler. The windguard assembly includes a roller that is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. The roller includes a plurality of crop engaging surfaces that are configured to transport the crop material toward the bale chamber. The windguard assembly also includes a tine assembly that is pivotably mounted with respect to the roller about the axis of rotation. The tine assembly includes a transversely-mounted shaft and a plurality of axially spaced-apart tines extending from the shaft.
Claims15
A windguard assembly for an agricultural baler that is configured to either limit or prevent crop material from being blown away by the wind during feeding of the crop material into a bale chamber of the agricultural baler, the windguard assembly including:
- a transversely mounted roller that is configured to rotate about a first axis of rotation, wherein the roller includes a plurality of crop engaging surfaces that are configured to transport the crop material toward the bale chamber;
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- a tine assembly that is pivotably mounted with respect to the roller about the first axis of rotation, the tine assembly comprising a transversely mounted shaft and a plurality of axially spaced-apart tines extending longitudinally from the shaft,
- wherein the tine assembly is configured to pivot about the first axis of rotation while the roller remains stationary.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.