Multi-material needle for square balers
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsDarin L. Roth, Matt J. Scott, Eric R. Lang, Kyle R. Teach, Timothy J. Kraus
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present disclosure is a multi-material needle assembly for a baler that has a core formed from a first material and a first side formed of a second material and coupled to the core. The first side is positioned at least partially along a wear zone of the core.
Claims20
A multi-material needle assembly for a baler, comprising:
- a core formed from a first material;
- and
- a first side formed of a second material and coupled to the core;
- wherein, the first side is positioned at least partially along a wear zone of the core.
A needle assembly for a baler, comprising:
- a core formed from a first material;
- and
- at least one surface formed from a second material;
- wherein, the at least one surface is coupled to the core along a wear zone of the needle assembly, the wear zone being a portion of the needle assembly positioned adjacent an opening of the baler during a knotting operation.
A multi-material needle assembly sized to be positioned through a slot of a baler during a binding operation, comprising:
- a core formed from a first material;
- a first side formed of a second material and coupled to the core;
- and
- a second side formed of a second material and coupled to the core;
- wherein, the first and second sides are positioned along wear zones of the needle assembly that are positioned adjacent to the slot during the binding operation.
The multi-material needle of claim 19, further wherein the core extends between a base seam of a base member to a tip seam of a tip member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.