Baling system
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsAaron J. Bruns, Scott J. Wemhoff, Scott L. Kaschmitter, Leonard J. Hill, Jeffrey B. Uhlenkott, Stanton B. Boyer
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Abstract
A baling system may convey forage with at least one conveyance system through an uninterrupted gap extending from the at least one conveyance system to a vertical screed belt such that the forage is conveyed from an accumulation chamber into a baling chamber. The baling system may further or alternatively convey a mat of the forage having a first width to a rotary feeder having a second width less than the first width. Sides of the mat may be inwardly conveyed to the rotary feeder, wherein the rotary feeder lifts the forage into the baling chamber.
Claims20
A baling system comprising:
- a baling chamber in which bales are formed, the baling chamber having a first side wall and a second sidewall defining a width of the baling chamber;
- a rotary feeder to lift forage into the baling chamber, the rotary feeder having a second with less than or equal to the width of the baling chamber;
- a first lateral forage mover on a first side of the rotary feeder and extending from the rotary feeder outwardly beyond the first side wall;
- a second lateral forage mover on a second side of the rotary feeder and extending from the rotary feeder outwardly beyond the second sidewall;
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- at least one conveyance system to convey forage to the rotary feeder, the first lateral forage mover and the second lateral forage mover, the at least one conveyance system having a width greater than the width of the baling chamber.
A baling system comprising:
- a baling chamber;
- a forage accumulation chamber forward the baling chamber;
- at least one conveyance system underlying the baling chamber and the forage accumulation chamber;
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- a vertical screed belt between the forage accumulation chamber and the baling chamber, the vertical screed belt turning about an end directly opposite to and spaced from the at least one conveyance system by an uninterrupted gap at least 4 inches, wherein the vertical screed belt is to lift forage in the forage accumulation chamber.
A method comprising:
- conveying forage with at least one conveyance system through an uninterrupted gap of at least 4 inches extending from the at least one conveyance system to a vertical screed belt such that the forage is conveyed from an accumulation chamber into a baling chamber;
- lifting the forage within the accumulation chamber with the vertical screed belt as the forage is being conveyed directly beneath the vertical screed belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.