Bale storage system with damper assembly
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsAustin J. Jones, Henry D. Anstey
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Abstract
A bale collection system and method for receiving and storing a bale introduced at a first location and in a first direction, the bale defining an axis therethrough. The bale collection system includes a frame defining at least one storage bay sized to store a bale therein. The bale collection system also includes an arm pivotably coupled to the frame and movable with respect to the frame between a first position and a second position, the arm having a bale contact surface configured to contact a bale at least partially received within the storage bay, and a resistance member in operable engagement with the arm and configured to resist the motion of the arm between the first and second positions.
Claims25
A bale collection system for receiving and storing a bale introduced at a first location and in a first direction, the bale defining an axis therethrough, the bale collection system comprising:
- a frame defining at least one storage bay sized to store a bale therein;
- an arm movable between a first position and a second position different than the first position, the arm having a bale contact surface configured to contact a bale at least partially positioned within the storage bay;
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- a resistance member in operable engagement with the arm and configured to resist the motion of the arm between the first and second positions.
A bale collection system for receiving and storing one or more bales, the collection system comprising:
- a plurality of rail members defining a trough having a central axis therethrough, the central axis being generally parallel to each rail member of the plurality of rail members;
- a damping system coupled to at least one of the rail members and configured to engage a bale at least partially received within the trough, the damping system including:
- an arm movable with respect to the trough in a direction generally perpendicular to the central axis between a first position and a second position, and
- a resistance member coupled to the arm and configured to resist movement of the arm between the first position and the second position.
An accumulator configured for coupling to a baler, the accumulator comprising:
- a frame defining a storage bay sized to receive at least a portion of a bale from the baler therein;
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- a damping system including
- a member coupled to and movable with respect to the frame, the member including a bale contact surface, wherein the member is configured to move with respect to the frame upon the introduction of at least a portion of a bale into the storage bay, and
- a resistance member operatively positioned between the member and the frame, the resistance member configured to resist the movement of the member with respect to the frame.
A bale collection system for receiving and storing a bale, the bale collection system comprising:
- a baler having a rear aperture through which a completed bale is ejected;
- a crop package barrier coupled to the baler proximate the rear aperture and movable with respect to the rear aperture between an open position and a closed position;
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- a dampening system coupled to the crop package barrier and including
- a member coupled to and movable with respect to the crop package barrier, the member including a bale contact surface, and wherein the member is configured to move with respect to the crop package barrier upon the ejection of a bale from the rear aperture, and
- a resistance member operatively coupled to the member and configured to resist the movement of the member with respect to the crop package barrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.