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US 2006/0048654 A1Published application
Rotary baler
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorStephane Biziorek
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Abstract
A rotary baler having a variable size baling chamber for the formation of a cylindrical bale. The baler is configured to measure diameter and the shape of the bale. To measure the shape of the bale, the baler is provided with at least one sensor arranged to generate information regarding the diameter of a bale formed in the baling chamber. The sensor is a non-contacting sensor and is arranged to detect the position of the outer surface of the bale or the surface of an endless conveying element located about the bale.
Claims11
A rotary baler for forming cylindrical bales comprising:
- a variable sized baling chamber defined by a housing and at least one conveying member, the at least one conveying member receiving material and forming the material into a generally cylindrical bale;
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- at least one sensor located within the baling chamber, the at least one chamber being positioned to detect on a non-contacting basis a dimension correlating to the diameter of the bale being formed in the baling chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.