Bale identification assembly for binding an identification tag to a bale of agricultural crop material
US10949732B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD07B2501/2038
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bale identification assembly includes binding material used by a knotter system to bind a formed bale, the binding material including identification tags at spaced intervals along the binding material. A read module transmits interrogator signals and also receives authentication replies from the identification tags. A position sensor is used to predict passage of identification tags through the knotter mechanism and a bale length sensor provides a signal representing bale length. A controller receives signals from the bale length sensor and the position sensor and generates a signal to alter the length of the bale by causing an additional flake to be added to the bale by the plunger or the bale to be finished with fewer flakes to prevent the knotter system from tying a knot in the binding material such that the identification tag is positioned in a portion of the binding material used to form the knot.
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