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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 29, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1998
Werner Tertilt, Marienfeld, DE;
Dirk Esken, Soest, DE;
Usines Claas France, St. Remy/Woippy, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a round baler for agricultural crop material having a press chamber for pressing the crop material and a wrapping device for wrapping the fully pressed round bales of crop material, wherein the wrapping material is secured on a web roll. The web roll is provided with a brake rod acting on the outside diameter of the bale. The essential characteristics of the invention are that a brake rod is affixed to one lever arm of a two-armed pivot lever and the effective linkage point of a plurality of tension springs is positioned the other lever arm. The linkage point's position is automatically variable relation to a stationary pivot point of the pivot lever as a function of the respective diameter of the web roll.