IP Library Granted Patent US 11,917,948
Granted Patent B2
US 11,917,948 · App. 17/192,760 · Granted Mar 5, 2024

Agricultural baler with wrapping material knife to reduce rotor wrap-around

Inventor: Enrico Giuliani (Russi, IT)
Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
A01F15/0715A01F15/106
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Patent No.
US 11,917,948
App. No.
17/192,760
Granted
Mar 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An agricultural vehicle includes: a bale chamber configured to form a bale therein; a pickup having a plurality of tines configured to pickup and convey crop material rearwardly during rotation of the pickup; a rotatable rotor having a plurality of teeth configured to convey crop material rearwardly toward the bale chamber through a feeding mouth during rotation of the rotor; a wrapping system comprising a material roll configured to hold wrapping material fed to the bale; and a bale chamber roller disposed adjacent to the feeding mouth and defining a last roller of the bale chamber relative to the material roll. At least one wrap material knife includes at least one severing edge disposed between the bale chamber roller and the rotor and configured to sever wrapping material pulled forwardly by the rotor during rotation of the rotor.

Claims (21)

1. An agricultural vehicle, comprising:

a bale chamber configured to form a bale therein;

a pickup comprising a plurality of tines configured to pick_up and convey crop material rearwardly during rotation of the pickup;

a rotatable rotor comprising a plurality of teeth configured to convey crop material discharged from the pickup rearwardly toward the bale chamber through a feeding mouth during rotation of the rotor;

a wrapping system comprising a material roll configured to hold wrapping material fed to the bale;

a bale chamber roller disposed adjacent to the feeding mouth and defining a last roller of the bale chamber relative to the material roll; and

at least one wrap material knife comprising at least one severing edge disposed between the bale chamber roller and the rotor and configured to sever wrapping material pulled forwardly by the rotor during rotation of the rotor.

2. The agricultural vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wrap material knife comprises a serrated edge comprising a plurality of severing edges and/or comprises at least one linear severing edge.

3. The agricultural vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a rotor scraper comprising a plurality of scraper plates positioned such that each of the teeth of the rotor passes a respective one of the scraper plates to scrape material off the teeth during a full rotation of the rotor, wherein the at least one wrap material knife is coupled to a rear side of the rotor scraper.

4. The agricultural vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the at least one wrap material knife comprises a plurality of wrap material knives coupled to the rear side of the rotor scraper.

5. The agricultural vehicle of claim 4 , wherein at least some of the wrap material knives are disposed between a respective pair of scraper plates and/or are disposed on top of the scraper plates.

6. The agricultural vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the rotor is rotatable about an axis of rotation and the at least one wrap material knife is positioned rearwardly of the axis of rotation.

7. The agricultural vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wrap material knife is rearwardly angled such that the at least one severing edge is below and rearward of an opposite edge of the wrap material knife.

8. The agricultural vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wrap material knife extends at a knife angle, the knife angle being an angle between a tip of the at least one wrap material knife and a tangential line from the bale chamber roller with which the wrapping material is in contact with when being wrapped around the rotor.

9. The agricultural vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the knife angle is between 20° and 60°.

10. The agricultural vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a tip of the at least one wrap material knife is generally perpendicular to a tangential line of the rotor.

11. The agricultural vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wrap material knife is configured to stay generally fixed in place.

12. The agricultural vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the at least one wrap material knife is bolted in place.

13. The agricultural vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wrap material knife is configured to move between a first position and a second position.

14. The agricultural vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the at least one wrap material knife is configured to pivot between the first position and the second position.

15. The agricultural vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the agricultural vehicle is a round baler.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2024
From: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
To: BLUE LEAF I.P., INC.
Reel/Frame 068522/0629 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: GIULIANI, ENRICO
To: CNH INDUSTRIAL ITALIA S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 057158/0853 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2021
From: CNH INDUSTRIAL ITALIA S.P.A.
To: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Reel/Frame 055500/0638 →
Priority Claims (1)
IT 102020000004612 · Mar 4, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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