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US 7,464,523 B2Granted
Agricultural round baler including guide mechanism for adjusting the width of a wrapping material
AssigneeCNH America LLC
InventorsJohan A. E. Vande Ryse, Jan C. Van Groenigen
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Abstract
A round baler comprises a mechanism for encircling a bale after it has been formed with a wrapping material drawn from a web on a supply roll. A guide mechanism is provided for adjusting the width of the web of wrapping material as it is offered to a formed bale, so as to selectively enable and disable the wrapping of the edges of the bale.
Claims12
A round baler comprising:
- a mechanism for encircling a bale after it has been formed with a wrapping material drawn from a web on a supply roll, a guide mechanism for adjusting the width of the web of wrapping material as it is offered to a formed bale, the guide mechanism having at least a first enabled position for guiding the wrapping material away from the edges of the bale and a second disabled position for permitting wrapping of the edges of the bale,
- wherein the guide mechanism does not contact the formed bale.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.