Housing for holding a supply roll of large round bale wrap material
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorJosef Frerich
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Abstract
A mechanism for enveloping a large round bale with a wrap material such as plastic sheet or net includes a housing for holding a supply roll of such material. The mechanism is mounted to the rear of a bale discharge gate. The housing is substantially enclosed except for an open front which is closed by a panel carried by the gate. The housing is vertically pivotally mounted for swinging away from the gate to a lowered position disposing its open front so that it faces rearwardly for reception of a supply roll of wrap material. A spring-loaded U-shaped structure is provided on the housing for biasing the material toward a lower front corner defined at the juncture of a plane containing a bottom wall of the housing and the panel.
Claims8
In a large round baler including support structure adjacent a bale-forming chamber, a bale wrapping mechanism mounted to the support structure and including a wrap material supply roll support adapted for supporting a supply roll from which wrap material is pulled during wrapping of a bale located in the chamber, the improvement comprising:
- said supply roll support being defined in part by a housing including opposite sidewalls joined by top and bottom walls so as to define an opening facing the bale-forming chamber, when the housing is in a normal dispensing position, and a further wall opposite the opening;
- a panel fixed to the support structure and normally closing said opening;
- and a housing support including pivot means coupled to the housing and defining a horizontal pivot axis below a portion of the housing bottom wall remote from the chamber and about which the housing is pivotable to a lowered, loading position wherein the opening faces away from said chamber for receiving a supply roll of wrap material for being supported by the bottom wall when the housing is in its dispensing position.
In a large round baler including a bale discharge gate including opposite sidewalls defining a portion of a bale-forming chamber, a bale wrapping mechanism mounted to a rear portion of the gate and including a support frame extending rearwardly from the gate, and further including a wrap material supply roll support adapted for supporting a supply from which wrap material is pulled during wrapping of a bale located in the chamber;
- the improvement, comprising:
- said supply roll support being defined in part by a housing including opposite sidewalls joined by top, bottom and rear walls;
- said housing having an open forward side facing the gate when the housing is in a normal dispensing position;
- a panel mounted to the gate in closing relationship to the open forward side of the housing;
- a pair of depending legs respectively secured to lower rear portions of the housing;
- pivot means connecting lower ends of the legs to the support frame and defining a horizontal pivot axis located below said bottom wall and about which the housing is pivotable to a lowered loading position wherein the open side thereof faces rearwardly for receiving a supply roll of wrap material.
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