Wrap material guide for spool roller of a baler implement

A baler implement comprising:

• a baling system defining a baling chamber having an inlet into the baling chamber, wherein the baling system is operable to receive crop material into the baling chamber through the inlet and form the crop material into a bale within the baling chamber;
• a wrap system operable to insert a wrap material into the baling chamber to wrap the bale, the wrap system including:
• a first spool roller and a second spool roller arranged in parallel and positioned to form a nip therebetween, wherein the first spool roller and the second spool roller are configured to receive the wrap material from a supply roll of the wrap material through an entrance side of the nip and discharge the wrap material into the baling chamber through an outlet side of the nip;
• wherein the first spool roller includes an elastomer forming an exterior surface for engaging the wrap material;
• wherein the exterior surface of the first spool roller defines a cylindrical shape rotatable about a respective axis of rotation of the first spool roller;
• wherein the first spool roller includes an annular groove disposed about the axis of rotation of the first spool roller and recessed below the exterior surface of the first spool roller relative to the axis of rotation of the first spool roller;
• a material guide having a first portion and a guide portion;
• wherein the first portion of the material guide is disposed within the annular groove of the first spool roller for positioning the material guide relative to the axis of rotation of the first spool roller;
• and
• wherein the guide portion of the material guide is attached to the first portion and extends radially away from the axis of rotation of the first spool roller to a distal end of the guide portion, with the distal end of the guide portion spaced radially away from the exterior surface of the first spool roller relative to the axis of rotation of the first spool roller for guiding the wrap material away from the first spool roller and into the baling chamber.

A spool roller for a wrap system of a baler implement, the spool roller comprising:

• a core structure defining an axis of rotation for rotation thereabout;
• an elastomer disposed on an outer circumference of the core structure and defining an exterior surface having a cylindrical shape;
• an annular groove disposed about the axis of rotation and recessed below the exterior surface relative to the axis of rotation;
• a material guide having a first portion and a guide portion;
• wherein the first portion of the material guide is disposed within the annular groove for positioning the material guide relative to the axis of rotation;
• and
• wherein the guide portion of the material guide is attached to the first portion and extends radially away from the axis of rotation to a distal end, with the distal end of the guide portion spaced radially away from the exterior surface relative to the axis of rotation for guiding a wrap material away from the exterior surface.