Display for high capacity baler

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11576306-B2
Application number	US-201916681309-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 12, 2019
Priority date	Jan 9, 2019
Publication date	Feb 14, 2023
Grant date	Feb 14, 2023

Abstract

A baling system comprising a high capacity baler, and an electronic display configured to display baling information to an operator of the baling high capacity baler. The baler additionally comprises a first bale-forming area in which a first series of first individual bales can be formed, and a second bale-forming area in which a second series of second individual bales can be formed. The baler further comprises one or more first sensors configured to sense one or more parameters related to at least one of the first bales, and one or more second sensors configured to sense one or more parameters related to at least one of the second bales. The electronic display is configured to simultaneously display data generated from at least one of the first sensors and at least one of the second sensors.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A baling system comprising:
a high capacity baler; and
an electronic display configured to display baling information to an operator of said baler, wherein said baler comprises
a first baling chamber in which a first series of first individual bales can be formed,
a second baling chamber in which a second series of second individual bales can be formed,
wherein said first and second baling chambers are positioned side by side,
a first sensor configured to sense one or more parameters related to the first bales, wherein said first sensor comprises a flake length sensor configured to measure a real-time flake length of the first bales being formed in said first baling chamber,
one or more second sensors configured to sense one or more parameters related to at least one of said second bales, wherein said second sensor comprises a flake length sensor configured to measure a real-time flake length of the second bales being formed in said second baling chamber,

wherein said electronic display is configured to simultaneously display the real-time flake lengths of both the first bales and the second bales measured by said first sensor and said second sensor.

2. The baling system of claim 1 , wherein said first baling chamber is spaced apart from said second baling chamber.

3. The baling system of claim 1 , wherein said baler is configured to be pulled by a tractor, wherein said electronic display is configured to be positioned on or in the tractor.

4. The baling system of claim 1 , wherein said baler includes knotter assemblies for tying securement lines around said first and second bales, wherein said flake length sensors are configured to measure rotation of starwheels associate with said knotter assemblies.

5. The baling system of claim 1 , wherein said electronic display is configured to display an offset distance between which a first bale formed in said first baling chamber is completed and a second bale formed in said second baling chamber is completed.

6. The baling system of claim 1 , wherein said electronic display is configured to provide a real-time graphical comparison of flake lengths of said first and second bales.

7. The baling system of claim 1 , wherein said electronic display is configured to provide a real-time graphical comparison of said one or more parameters of said first and second bales.

8. The baling system of claim 7 , wherein said graphical comparison includes a side-by-side graphical display of bars illustrating a magnitude of said one or more parameters.

9. The baling system of claim 1 , wherein said electronic display is configured to receive operator input.

10. The baling system of claim 9 , wherein said operator input comprises one or more of the following: target flake length and target bale offset.

11. The baling system of claim 1 , wherein said electronic display is configured to provide a real-time comparison of relative crop feed rates to said first and second baling chambers.

12. The baling system of claim 11 , wherein said real-time comparison is a graphical comparison.

13. The baling system of claim 11 , wherein said real-time comparison is a comparison of flake lengths of the first bales and flake lengths of the second bales.

14. A method of forming a plurality of bales of crop material with a high capacity square baler, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) forming a first series of first bales in a first baling chamber;
(b) forming a second series of second bales in a second baling chamber, wherein the first and second baling chambers are positioned side by side;
(c) obtaining, via flake length sensors, real-time flake lengths of each of the first and the second bales being formed within the first and the second baling chambers, respectively; and
(d) presenting, via an electronic display, the real-time flake lengths of both the first and the second bales based on the data obtained via the flake length sensors.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein electronic display is configured to present a real-time comparison of the flake length of the first bale and the flake length of the second bale.

Assignees

• Great Plains Mfg Inc

Inventors

• Olander Brian
• Bozarth Taylor
• Schott James Edward

Classifications

• B60K35/53

  Movable instruments, e.g. slidable · CPC title

• B60K35/65

  Instruments specially adapted for specific vehicle types or users, e.g. for left- or right-hand drive · CPC title

• B60K35/10

  Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• B30B9/3092

  with two or more stationary press boxes co-operating alternately with a press ram or simultaneously with press rams · CPC title

• A01D85/005

  Forming groups of bales, e.g. bale sledges (loaders for bales A01D87/12; vehicles for loading bales A01D90/08) · CPC title