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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Eric R. Lang, Newhall, IA (US);
Bart A. Coffman, Ottumwa, IA (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A baler including a frame, a compression system coupled to the frame, the compression system at least partially defining a compression chamber, a feed pan at least partially defining a pre-compression chamber, where the pre-compression chamber is in operable communication with the compression chamber, a first driven output shaft rotatable about a first axis of rotation, a second driven output shaft rotatable about a second axis of rotation, a lifting fork movable with respect to the pre-compression chamber and at least partially positionable therein, where rotation of the first driven output shaft, the second driven output shaft, or any combination thereof causes the lifting fork to move with respect to the pre-compression chamber, and where the first driven output shaft is operable independently of the second driven output shaft.