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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 1990
Filed:
May. 18, 1989
Christiaan A Lippens, Sint-Laureins, BE;
Adrianus Naaktgeboren, Zedelgem, BE;
Ford New Holland, Inc., New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
An agricultural baler having a feeder mechanism operable to accumulate a charge of crop material in a feeder duct thent transfer an accumulated charge of crop material into a bale case. The feeder mechanism includes a plurality of tine bars provided with sets of tines so that at least two sets of tines are operative in the feeder duct at any given instant. A first tine bar carries two sets of packer tines while a second tine bar carries a set of packer tines and a set of stuffer tines. A third tine bar carries a set of packer tines along with a set of combination packer and stuffer tines. All of the packer tines have outer ends following a first path of movement and the stuffer tines have outer ends following a second path of movement which is offset relative to the first path of movement. The combination packer and stuffer tines have outer ends following a third path of movement which is offset relative to both the first and second paths of movement. The combination packer and stuffer tines effect a pre-stuffing stroke of the feeder mechanism whereas the stuffer tines effect a full stuffing stroke of the feeder mechanism.