Round baler discharge apparatus
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsPascal Gresset, Emmanuel Chapon, Mickael Zabe
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Abstract
A round baler is provided having a frame, a baling chamber formed on the frame to form a round bale, a discharge region formed between the baling chamber and a base surface, and at least one handling element which is arranged in the discharge region and which extends parallel to the rotation axis of the round bale and serves to support the round bale during the discharge process. To reduce the mechanical load of the round bale, the handling element has an elastic layer which is elastically deformable under the effect of the round bale during the discharge process.
Claims13
A round baler comprising a frame, a baling chamber adapted to form a round bale having a rotation axis extending traverse to a direction of travel of the baler, the baling chamber being formed on the frame, a discharge ramp between the baling chamber and a ground surface, first and second elongate handling elements arranged on the discharge ramp and extending parallel to the rotation axis of the round bale and being located in a path taken by a falling bale once discharged from the baling chamber so as to be engaged by the falling bale during a discharge process, the first elongate handling element including a rigid profile carrier having an exterior provided with an elastic layer of material which deforms elastically, upon being engaged by the bale, an amount for absorbing sufficient kinetic energy of the discharged bale so as to prevent damage to the bale during the discharge process, the profile carrier shaped so as to define a flat profile on which the elastic layer is formed, the elastic layer covered at least partially by a cover mounted so as to move together with the elastic layer under the influence of a discharged bale engaging the first elongate handling element, the second elongate handling element positioned between the first elongate handling element and an end of the discharge ramp, and the second elongate handling element moving independently of the first elongate handling element.
A round baler comprising:
- a discharge ramp sloping downward from a position near the baling chamber towards a ground surface, the discharge ramp configured to receive a round bale from the baling chamber and deposit the round bale on the ground surface;
- a first handling element positioned on the discharge ramp and extending parallel to the rotation axis of the round bale, first handling element shaped so as to define a flat profile having an elastic layer on an exterior surface contacted by the round bale, the elastic layer surrounded by a protective cover;
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- a second handling element positioned on the discharge ramp and extending parallel to the first handling element, the second handling element positioned nearer the ground surface than the first handling element, the second handling element positioned between the first handling element and a discharge end of the discharge ramp, and the second handling element moving independently of the first handling element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.