Strapping system for agricultural implement
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsDonald P. Keller, Craig Dean Hawes, Dominick Brian Rizzon
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Abstract
A strapping system for an agricultural implement includes a strap feeding assembly positioned on a first side of a baling chamber and a rotating gripper assembly positioned on a second side of the baling chamber, opposite the first side. The strapping system also includes a track assembly configured to direct a strap from the strap feeding assembly to the rotating gripper assembly. The rotating gripper assembly is configured to grip the strap while the rotating gripper assembly is in a first orientation, and while the rotating gripper assembly is in a second orientation that enables crop flow in a rearward direction to draw the strap through the strap feeding assembly.
Claims11
A strapping system for an agricultural implement comprising:
- a needle comprising a gripping assembly;
- a forward plunger having a material-facing surface having a slot formed thereon, the slot being configured to direct a strap from a first side of a baling chamber to a second side of the baling chamber, the slot comprising a track assembly having a gated channel;
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- a rotating gripper assembly positioned on the second side of the baling chamber and configured to rotate from a first orientation for receiving the strap from the slot to a second orientation that enables transfer of the strap to the gripping assembly of the needle,
- wherein the gripping assembly of the needle is positioned on the second side of the baling chamber for transferring an end of the strap from the second side toward the first side of the chamber.
A strapping system for an agricultural implement comprising:
- a strap feeding assembly configured to propel a strap from a first side of a baling chamber to a second side of the baling chamber,
- a rotating gripper assembly disposed on the second side of the baling chamber and configured to receive a portion of the strap and to rotate the strap toward a rear end of the baling chamber as a compressible material collects in the baling chamber;
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- a needle disposed on the second side of the baling chamber and having a gripping assembly configured to capture the strap from the rotating gripper assembly while the strap is rotated toward the rear end of the baling chamber, and to transfer an end of the strap across the baling chamber toward the first side of the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.