Agricultural bale carriage wings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016014968-A1
Application number	US-201414332827-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 16, 2014
Priority date	Jul 16, 2014
Publication date	Jan 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An agricultural baler having a direction of travel and comprises a baler mechanism and a carriage assembly. The carriage assembly is coupled to the baler mechanism. The carriage assembly comprises a fixed section and at least one extending section. The extending section is extendable in a direction generally normal to the direction of travel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An agricultural baler having a direction of travel, the agricultural baler comprising:
a baler mechanism; a carriage assembly coupled to the baler mechanism, the carriage assembly comprising:
a fixed section; and
at least one extending section, the extending section being extendable in a direction generally normal to the direction of travel.

2 . The agricultural baler of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the extending section is telescopically coupled to the fixed section.

3 . The agricultural baler of claim 2 , wherein a portion of the extending section nests with the fixed section.

4 . The agricultural baler of claim 3 , wherein the fixed section and the extending section are pivotable together about a pivoting axis relative to the baler mechanism.

5 . The agricultural baler of claim 4 , wherein the extending section is one of manually extendable, power extendable, and biased to a retracted position.

6 . The agricultural baler of claim 4 , wherein the extending section is configured to extend as a bale is pushed beyond the fixed section.

7 . The agricultural baler of claim 4 , wherein the nesting takes place in a nesting direction that is substantially normal to the direction of travel, the nesting direction and the pivoting axis being substantially parallel.

8 . The agricultural baler of claim 7 , wherein the at least one extending section is a plurality of extending sections comprising a first extending section and a second extending section, said first extending section extending in a direction opposite to the second extending section.

9 . A carriage assembly coupled to an agricultural baler mechanism having a direction of travel, the carriage assembly comprising:
a fixed section; and an extending section, the extending section being extendable in a direction generally normal to the direction of travel.

10 . The carriage assembly of claim 9 , wherein at least a portion of the extending section is telescopically coupled to the fixed section.

11 . The carriage assembly of claim 10 , wherein a portion of the extending section nests with the fixed section.

12 . The carriage assembly of claim 11 , wherein the fixed section and the extending section are pivotable together about a pivoting axis relative to the baler mechanism.

13 . The carriage assembly of claim 12 , wherein the extending section is one of manually extendable, power extendable, and biased to a retracted position.

14 . The carriage assembly of claim 12 , wherein the extending section is configured to extend as a bale is pushed beyond the fixed section.

15 . The carriage assembly of claim 12 , wherein the nesting takes place in a nesting direction that is substantially normal to a direction of travel for the agricultural baler, the nesting direction and the pivoting axis being substantially parallel.

16 . A method for deploying a carriage assembly, the carriage assembly being coupled to a baler mechanism having a direction of travel, the method comprising:
pivotally coupling a fixed section to the baler mechanism; and at least one of extending and retracting an extending section, the extending section being extendable and retractable in a direction generally normal to the direction of travel.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein at least a portion of the extending section is telescopically coupled to the fixed section.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein a portion of the extending section nests with the fixed section.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the fixed section and the extending section are pivotable together about a pivoting axis relative to the baler mechanism.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the extending section is one of manually extendable, power extendable, and biased to a retracted position.

Assignees

• Deere & Co

Inventors

• Kraus Timothy J
• Anstey Henry D

Classifications

• A01D2085/007

  Machines directly attached to a baler · CPC title

• B60P1/365

  the chains or belts being fixed to a rigid pusher plate (other charging and discharging devices with pusher plates B60P1/006) · CPC title

• B60P1/36

  using endless chains or belts thereon · CPC title

• B65G47/967

  tilting about an axis perpendicular to the conveying direction · CPC title

• A01D85/005 Primary

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