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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2000
Adrianus Naaktgeboren, Varsenare, BE;
Dirk A. R. Vandamme, Uitkerke, BE;
Freddy A. Hindryckx, Ostend, BE;
New Holland North America, Inc., New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
An agricultural harvesting machine, such as a baler, is provided with a pick-up assembly and a feeder mechanism for picking up crop material from a field and feeding it to the inlet of a baling chamber. A crop retainer mechanism, such as a windguard, are mounted above the feeder mechanism for engaging the upper portion of said crop material whilst it is being fed to said inlet. The retainer mechanism is movable between a lower position assumed when no crop material is present on said crop intake apparatus and an upper position when a considerable amount of crop material is present on said crop intake apparatus. The harvesting machine is also provided with a dampening mechanism for damping the motion of said crop retainer mechanism. Advantageously, the motion is damped by a pair of gas springs mounted to the transverse rod of the windguard. This arrangement precludes sudden movements of the windguard and ensures a regular flow of the picked up material to the baling chamber.