Method of maximizing baler throughput
US7104191B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01F15/0825
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided for determining the throughput of a parallelepiped agricultural baler. The baler has a feed duct communicating between a crop pick-up assembly and a baling chamber and the feed duct serves as a pre-compression chamber to accumulate crop to a predetermined density before the crop is transferred to the baling chamber. The transfer of the crop from the feed duct (pre-compression chamber) to the baling chamber is accomplished by a stuffer mechanism actuated in response to a crop density sensor associated with the feed duct (pre-compression chamber). The baler further has a plunger mechanism that compresses the crop into a column to form a bale in the baling chamber. The invention senses when the crop in the feed duct (pre-compression chamber) has reached a predetermined density for transfer to the baling chamber and when the plunger has attained a home position that allows for transfer of crop from the feed duct (pre-compression chamber) into the baling chamber. A wait time between when the feed duct (pre-compression chamber) has reached a predetermined density for transfer of crop to the baling chamber and the plunger is in the home position is calculated and disp…
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.