Agricultural baler including baler gate control system
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsAustin J. Jones, Charles S. Sloan
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a control system for agricultural equipment. The agricultural equipment includes a baler configured to produce a crop package. The control system includes a crop package barrier coupled to the baler and movable between a closed position and an open position. The control system also includes a crop package transfer system configured to move the crop package. The control system further includes a barrier control system configured to restrict movement of the crop package barrier as the crop package barrier is moving toward the open position from the closed position in response to at least one signal indicating the crop package is in an unpreferred location.
Claims25
A control system for agricultural equipment, the agricultural equipment including an accumulator coupled to a baler configured to support a crop package exiting the baler, the control system comprising:
- a crop package barrier coupled to the baler and rotatable between a closed position and an open position;
- a crop package transfer system coupled to the crop package barrier, the crop package transfer system configured to move the crop package onto the accumulator after the crop package is in a first position between the baler and the accumulator;
- a hydraulic control system having a hydraulic actuator operable to move the crop package barrier from the closed position to the open position;
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- a second control system coupled to the hydraulic control system, the second control system configured to control movement of the crop package barrier in response to the crop package barrier reaching a partially open position, the second control system also configured to control movement of the crop package barrier from the partially open position to the open position in response to the crop package being positioned in the first position.
A control system for agricultural equipment, the agricultural equipment including a baler configured to produce a crop package, the control system comprising:
- a crop package barrier coupled to the baler and rotatable between a closed position and an open position, the open position configured to permit exiting of the crop package from the baler;
- a first barrier control system including
- a first selective control valve, and
- a hydraulic actuator operable to move the crop package barrier from the closed position to the open position in response to movement of the first selective control valve to a first position;
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- a second barrier control system coupled to the first barrier control system, the second barrier control system configured to limit movement of the crop package barrier in response to the crop package being in an unpreferred location and the crop package barrier reaching a partially open position.
A control system for agricultural equipment, the agricultural equipment including a baler configured to produce a crop package, the control system comprising:
- a crop package barrier coupled to the baler and movable between a closed position and an open position;
- a crop package transfer system configured to move the crop package;
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- a barrier control system configured to restrict movement of the crop package barrier as the crop package barrier is moving toward the open position from the closed position in response to at least one signal indicating the crop package is in an unpreferred location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.