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US 2025/0143224 A1Published application
Slanted bale splitting knife
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorDevin Cooley
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Abstract
An agricultural baler includes a bale chamber having a discharge outlet and a bale splitting system. The bale splitting system includes a cutting mechanism arranged downstream of the discharge outlet and configured to split the bale into two smaller bales. The cutting mechanism is angled forwardly or rearwardly relative to a top wall or a bottom wall of the bale chamber. A bale splitting system that includes two cutting mechanisms angled in opposite directions relative to the bottom wall or the top wall of the bale chamber is also provided.
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An agricultural baler, comprising:
- a bale chamber having a discharge outlet;
- and
- a bale splitting system including:
- a cutting mechanism downstream of the discharge outlet, the cutting mechanism being configured to split a bale or crop material discharged from the discharge outlet in half and output two smaller bales or two smaller stacks of crop material, wherein the cutting mechanism is angled forwardly or rearwardly relative to a top wall or a bottom wall of the bale chamber.
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An agricultural baler, comprising:
- a bale chamber having a discharge outlet;
- and
- a bale splitting system including:
- two cutting mechanisms that face the discharge outlet, each of the two cutting mechanisms being angled in an opposite direction relative to the bottom wall or the top wall of the bale chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.