Feed system cap for agricultural baler
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorEric R. Lang
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Abstract
A baler having a frame, a feed system coupled to the frame, a baling chamber for receiving crop from the feed system, and a plunger assembly reciprocally compressing the crop. The baling chamber defines an extrusion axis therethrough. The plunger assembly is at least partially positioned within and movable with respect to the baling chamber. The plunger assembly has at least a first plunger motion aligned with the extrusion axis. The baler also includes a feed system cap having at least a first cap motion aligned with the extrusion axis, the first cap motion being synchronized with the first plunger motion. At least one of the plunger assembly and the feed system cap has a second motion that is not aligned with the extrusion axis.
Claims20
A baler comprising:
- a frame;
- a feed system coupled to the frame;
- a baling chamber for receiving crop from the feed system, the baling chamber defining an extrusion axis therethrough;
- a plunger assembly reciprocally compressing the crop, the plunger assembly being at least partially positioned within and movable with respect to the baling chamber, the plunger assembly having at least a first plunger motion aligned with the extrusion axis;
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- a feed system cap having at least a first cap motion aligned with the extrusion axis;
- wherein the first cap motion is synchronized with the first plunger motion, and at least one of the plunger assembly and the feed system cap has a second motion that is not aligned with the extrusion axis.
A baler comprising:
- a frame;
- a feed system coupled to the frame;
- a baling chamber for receiving crop from the feed system, the baling chamber defining an extrusion axis therethrough;
- a plunger assembly for compressing the crop, the plunger assembly being at least partially positioned within and movable with respect to the baling chamber;
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- a feed system cap pivotally coupled to the plunger assembly;
- wherein the feed system includes an opening to the baling chamber through which the crop passes from the feed system to the baling chamber, wherein the feed system cap is configured to open and close the opening.
A baler comprising:
- a frame;
- a feed system coupled to the frame;
- a baling chamber for receiving crop from the feed system, the baling chamber defining an extrusion axis therethrough;
- a plunger assembly for compressing the crop, the plunger assembly being at least partially positioned within and movable with respect to the baling chamber;
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- a feed system cap pivotally coupled to the plunger assembly, the feed system cap having a roller moveable along a fixed track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.