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US 2012/0266764 A1Published application
Baler density control mechanism and method
AssigneeAGCO Corporation
InventorsRobert A. Matousek, Patrick Kendrick, Jason Seeger, Lawrence D. Retzlaff
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Abstract
A method of electronically sensing the fill of material in a stuffer chute and tripping a stuffer of a baler.
Claims2
A method of electronically sensing the fill of material in a stuffer chute and tripping a stuffer of a baler, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting the fill of material in said stuffer chute through said stuffer chute;
- determining when said material in said stuffer chute exceeds a predetermined amount;
- energizing a motor to move a linkage coupled to a rotating sprocket of said baler;
- and
- in response to said energizing step, said linkage engaging said rotating sprocket to sweep said material from said stuffer chute.
2 more elements
The method of claim 7 wherein said determining step comprises closing a switch once the force of said material in said stuffer chute exceeds a predetermined amount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.