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US 2020/0267905 A1Published application
Wrap feed assembly for round module builder
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsMarcus A. Jacobson, Jeffrey S. Wigdahl
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AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsMarcus A. Jacobson, Jeffrey S. Wigdahl
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A crop module builder including a module wrapping assembly configured to wrap a module with a wrap provided by a wrap roll. The crop module builder includes a floor including a plurality of belts configured to move the wrap from the wrap roll toward a front of the floor, wherein the floor includes a first position and a second position. A guiderod structure is operatively connected to the floor, wherein the guide rod structure is configured to move with movement of the floor. A mat is operatively connected to the floor and to the guide rod structure, wherein the mat spans a gap between the guide rod structure and the deck in the first position and in the second position.
A crop module builder including a module wrapping assembly configured to wrap a module with a wrap provided by a wrap roll, the crop module builder comprising:
The module wrapping assembly of 5 wherein the terminating end includes a curve configured to maintain the position of the finger along the rods during movement of the floor with respect to the gate roll.
The module wrapping assembly of clam 5 wherein the aperture includes a slot configured to engage the rod.
A cotton harvester configured to provide a cotton module, the cotton harvester comprising:
The cotton harvester of 14 wherein the terminating end includes a curve configured to maintain the position of the finger along the rods during movement of the floor with respect to the gate roll.
The cotton harvester of clam 14 wherein the aperture includes a slot configured to engage the rod.
A method of wrapping a cotton module of a cotton harvester having a gate roll configured to direct belts to compress cotton into the cotton module, a guide rod assembly spaced from the gate roll, and a floor configured to move the module wrap, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.