Discharge gate assembly for a large round baler

In a large round baler including a chassis supported on wheels for being moved over the ground, said chassis defining a front section of a baling chamber, and a bale discharge gate defining a rear section of said baling chamber, said gate being vertically pivotally mounted on said chassis for movement between a lowered closed position and a raised open position, and a powered extensible and retractable arrangement being coupled between said chassis and gate for moving the latter between said closed and open positions, the improvement comprising:

• said discharge gate being defined by first and second said first part being vertically pivotally mounted to said chassis at a first location;
• said second part being vertically pivotally mounted to one of said front section of said baling chamber and first part of said discharge gate at a second location for vertical movement relative to said first part of said discharge gate;
• cooperating structure associated with said first and second parts of said discharge gate for effecting movement of one of said first and second parts of said discharge gate in response to movement of another of said first and second parts of said discharge gate;
• and said first and second locations being so spaced from each other that said second part undergoes a significantly greater angular displacement when going between said closed and open positions than does said first part.