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US 8,751,115 B2Granted
Unplugging control for a feeding system
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorDaniel E. Derscheid
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Abstract
Hay equipment is provided, having a plurality of unplugging devices operatively connected to the equipment. The plurality of unplugging devices are configured to move to remove a plug of material in the equipment. A controller is configured to activate substantially simultaneously the plurality of unplugging devices and to return the plurality of unplugging devices to normal operating positions once the plug of material is removed.
Claims20
A baler comprising:
- a baffle, the baffle defining, at least in part, a material flow path for the baler;
- a baffle actuator;
- one or more knives oriented, at least in part, along the material flow path;
- one or more belts;
- a rotor drive;
- a plurality of other actuators for, respectively, one or more of the rotor drive, the one or more belts, and the one or more knives;
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- a controller, the controller activating the baffle actuator, upon detection of a plug in the baler, to move the baffle away from the material flow path, the controller also activating, upon the detection of the plug in the baler, at least one of the plurality of other actuators to one or more of, respectively, stop or reverse the rotor drive, reduce tension on the one or more belts, and move the one or more knives away from the material flow path.
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A baler comprising:
- a baffle, the baffle defining, at least in part, a material flow path for the baler;
- one or more knives oriented, at least in part, along the material flow path;
- a drop floor, the drop floor further defining, at least in part, the material flow path;
- one or more belts;
- a rotor drive;
- a side sheet defining, at least in part, a pressure on a side of a bale within the baler;
- a side-sheet actuator;
- a plurality of other actuators for, respectively, one or more of the baffle, the rotor drive, the drop floor, the one or more belts, and the one or more knives;
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- a controller, the controller activating the side-sheet actuator, upon detection of a plug in the baler, to reduce the pressure on the side of the bale;
- the controller also activating, upon the detection of the plug in the baler, at least one of the plurality of other actuators to one or more of, respectively, move the baffle away from the material flow path, stop or reverse the rotor drive, move the drop floor away from the material flow path, reduce tension on the one or more belts, and move the one or more knives away from the material flow path.
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A baler comprising:
- a baffle, the baffle defining, at least in part, a material flow path for the baler;
- one or more knives oriented, at least in part, along the material flow path;
- a drop floor, the drop floor further defining, at least in part, the material flow path;
- one or more belts;
- a belt-tension actuator;
- a rotor drive;
- a plurality of other actuators for, respectively, one or more of the baffle, the rotor drive, the drop floor, the one or more belts, and the one or more knives;
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- a controller, the controller activating the belt-tension actuator, upon detection of a plug in the baler, to reduce tension on the one or more belts;
- the controller also activating, upon the detection of the plug in the baler, at least two of the other actuators to substantially simultaneously, at least two of move the baffle away from the material flow path, stop or reverse the rotor drive, move the drop floor away from the material flow path, and move the one or more knives away from the material flow path;
- the controller further activating the at least two of the other actuators, upon detection of at least one of a plug removal and a plug dissipation, to at least two of move the baffle toward the material flow path, restart the rotor drive or return the rotor drive to forward operation, move the drop floor toward the material flow path, and move the one or more knives toward the material flow path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.