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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2020
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Lynn Derynck, Moere, BE;
Olivier Helewaut, Ruddervoorde, BE;
Yves Loosfelt, Zulte, BE;
David S. D'Hondt, Zedelgem, BE;
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
An agricultural system including: an agricultural baler with a bale-forming chamber; a plunger movable in a reciprocating manner within the bale-forming chamber for compressing plant matter in the bale-forming chamber; and a driveline for moving the plunger within the bale-forming chamber. The driveline comprises at least one bearing. The agricultural system further includes a control unit configured to: receive load-data indicative of a load acting on the plunger during operation of the baler; and determine a bearing-status-signal indicative of wear status the bearing, based on the load-data.