Baler with multiple plungers
AssigneeGreat Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorsBrian Olander, Taylor Bozarth
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Abstract
A square baler comprising a gear box configured to receive power from a rotating power source. The baler additionally comprises first and second drive shaft sections extending outwardly from generally opposite sides of the gear box. The gear box is configured to rotate said first and second drive shaft sections using power from the rotating power source. The baler further comprises first and second reciprocating plungers respectively coupled to the first and second drive shaft sections in a manner such that rotation of the first drive shaft section causes reciprocation of the first plunger and rotation of the second drive shaft section causes reciprocation of the second plunger.
Claims23
A square baler comprising:
- a gear box configured to receive power from a rotating power source;
- first and second drive shaft sections extending outwardly from generally opposite sides of said gear box, wherein said gear box is configured to rotate said first and second drive shaft sections using power from the rotating power source;
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- first and second reciprocating plungers respectively coupled to said first and second drive shaft sections in a manner such that rotation of said first drive shaft section causes reciprocation of said first plunger and rotation of said second drive shaft section causes reciprocation of said second plunger.
A method of forming a plurality of bales of crop material with a high capacity square baler, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving rotary power at a gearbox, wherein the gearbox is associated with first and second reciprocating plungers positioned on either side of the gearbox;
- (b) picking up crop material from a single windrow;
- (c) providing the crop material to one or more bale forming chambers;
- (d) using the first plunger to form a first bale of crop material within the one or more bale forming chambers;
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- (e) using the second plunger to form a second bale of crop material within the one or more bale forming chambers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.