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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2025
Agco Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
James Michael Davis, Hesston, KS (US);
AGCO Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Abstract
A knotter assembly includes a twine holder and a twine disc assembly having parallel discs for holding twine during a knotting cycle. The knotter assembly further includes a mis-tie detection device configured to monitor the twine being held with the twine holder in a notch of the twine disc. The mis-tie detection device has a movable position indicator positioned adjacent the twine disc. The position indicator has a twine-receiving groove that aligns with the notch in the twine disc such that the twine is simultaneously held in the notch and groove. Tension in the twine during a knotting cycle causes the position indicator to move from a first condition to a second condition. The mis-tie detection device also has a sensing mechanism configured to determine the position of the position indicator.