Agricultural system having an accumulator
An agricultural system includes a baling system configured to form a bale of crop material and an accumulator positioned laterally outward from the baling system. The accumulator is adjustable between an open position and a closed position, and the baling system is configured to receive the crop material from the accumulator.
1 . An agricultural system, comprising:
a baling system configured to form a bale of crop material within a baling chamber of the baling system; and
an accumulator positioned laterally outward from the baling chamber, wherein the accumulator overlaps the baling chamber with respect to a longitudinal axis of the agricultural system, the accumulator is adjustable between an open position and a closed position, and the baling system is configured to receive the crop material from the accumulator.
2 . The agricultural system of claim 1 , wherein the accumulator comprises a stationary wall and a mobile wall, and the mobile wall is movable relative to the stationary wall.
3 . The agricultural system of claim 2 , wherein the mobile wall is rotatably coupled to the stationary wall via a hinge, and the mobile wall is configured to rotate about the hinge to adjust the accumulator between the open position and the closed position.
4 . The agricultural system of claim 2 , wherein the accumulator comprises a side wall extending between and coupled to the stationary wall and to the mobile wall, the side wall is configured to be in an extended position while the accumulator is in the open position, and the side wall is configured to be in a retracted position while the accumulator is in the closed position.
5 . The agricultural system of claim 4 , wherein the accumulator comprises a cover extending between the stationary wall, the mobile wall, and the side wall, the cover is configured to be in an expanded position while the accumulator is in the open position, and the cover is configured to be in a retracted position while the accumulator is in the closed position.
6 . The agricultural system of claim 1 , wherein the agricultural system comprises a first width when the accumulator is in the open position, the agricultural system comprises a second width when the accumulator is in the closed position, and the first width is greater than the second width.
7 . The agricultural system of claim 1 , wherein an entirety of the accumulator is positioned laterally outward from the baling system.
8 . An agricultural system, comprising:
a baling system configured to form a bale of crop material within a baling chamber of the baling system; and
an accumulating system comprising an accumulator and a transporting system, wherein the accumulator is positioned laterally outward from the baling chamber, the accumulator overlaps the baling chamber with respect to a longitudinal axis of the agricultural system, the accumulator is adjustable between an open position and a closed position, and the transporting system is configured to direct the crop material from the accumulator to the baling system while the accumulator is in the open position.
9 . The agricultural system of claim 8 , wherein the accumulating system is configured to operate in a pass-through mode or a storage mode while the accumulator is in the open position, the transporting system is configured to direct the crop material from the accumulator to the baling system during the pass-through mode, and the transporting system is configured to not direct the crop material from the accumulator to the baling system during the storage mode.
10 . The agricultural system of claim 8 , wherein the transporting system comprises a first feeder and a second feeder, and the first feeder is disposed in the accumulator and is configured to direct the crop material within the accumulator toward the second feeder.
11 . The agricultural system of claim 10 , wherein the transporting system comprises a third feeder, the second feeder is configured to direct the crop material toward the third feeder, and the third feeder is configured to direct the crop material toward the baling system.
12 . The agricultural system of claim 11 , wherein the first feeder comprises an auger, the second feeder comprises an auger, and the third feeder comprises a conveyor belt.
13 . The agricultural system of claim 11 , wherein the baling system comprises a flexible belt system configured to receive the crop material from the third feeder, and the flexible belt system is configured to rotate to form the bale of the crop material.
14 . The agricultural system of claim 10 , comprising a control system, wherein the control system is configured to output a signal to cause the first feeder to operate while the baling system is operating in a baling mode, and the control system is configured to not output the signal while the baling system is operating in a depositing mode.
15 . The agricultural system of claim 10 , comprising a conveying system configured to direct the crop material from a crop collector of the agricultural system to the accumulating system.
16 . The agricultural system of claim 8 , wherein an entirety of the accumulator is positioned laterally outward from the baling system.
17 . An agricultural system, comprising:
a baling system configured to form a bale of crop material within a baling chamber of the baling system;
a first accumulator positioned laterally outward from the baling chamber, wherein the first accumulator overlaps the baling chamber with respect to a longitudinal axis of the agricultural system, and the baling system is configured to receive the crop material from the first accumulator; and
a control system communicatively coupled to the first accumulator, wherein the control system is configured to output a first signal to cause the first accumulator to move between a first open position and a first closed position.
18 . The agricultural system of claim 17 , comprising a second accumulator positioned laterally outward from the baling chamber, wherein the control system is communicatively coupled to the second accumulator, and the control system is configured to output a second signal independently of the first signal to cause the second accumulator to move between a second open position and a second closed position.
19 . The agricultural system of claim 17 , wherein the first accumulator comprises a stationary wall and a mobile wall pivotally coupled to one another, the agricultural system comprises a rotary actuator communicatively coupled to the control system, and the first signal is output to the rotary actuator and is indicative of instructions to rotate the mobile wall relative to the stationary wall to adjust the first accumulator between the first open position and the first closed position.
20 . The agricultural system of claim 17 , wherein an entirety of the first accumulator is positioned laterally outward from the baling system.