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Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 27, 2020
Applicant:

Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);

Inventor:

John R. McClure, New Holland, PA (US);

Assignee:

CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 15/10 (2006.01); A01F 29/09 (2010.01); A01F 29/08 (2006.01); A01F 17/02 (2006.01); B65G 19/04 (2006.01); B65G 41/00 (2006.01); A01D 87/00 (2006.01); A01D 78/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 15/10 (2013.01); A01F 29/08 (2013.01); A01F 29/09 (2013.01); A01D 78/04 (2013.01); A01D 87/0007 (2013.01); A01F 15/106 (2013.01); A01F 17/02 (2013.01); A01F 2015/107 (2013.01); B65G 19/04 (2013.01); B65G 41/002 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for operating a baler including an initial step of providing a cleaning system that includes a floor plate having a plurality of slots therein, at least one knife tray, at least one actuator operably connected to the at least one knife tray, and a controller operably connected to the at least one actuator. The method further includes the steps of determining whether the plurality of knives of the at least one knife tray is retracted, determining whether to conduct a knife tray cleanout procedure for cleaning the floor plate based upon at least one cleaning parameter, and conducting the knife tray cleanout procedure by actuating the at least one actuator for cycling the plurality of knives of the at least one knife tray for dislodging debris from the floor plate.


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