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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2023
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Jonathan Shenk, Lititz, PA (US);
William D. Hotaling, New Holland, PA (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A windguard assembly for a baler that is configured to either limit or prevent crop material from being blown away by the wind during feeding of the crop material into a bale chamber of the baler. The windguard assembly includes a roller that is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. The roller includes a plurality of crop engaging surfaces that are configured to transport the crop material toward the bale chamber. The windguard assembly also includes a tine assembly that is pivotably mounted with respect to the roller about the axis of rotation. The tine assembly includes a transversely-mounted shaft and a plurality of axially spaced-apart tines extending from the shaft.