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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2001
Bernard Krone, Spelle, DE;
Otger Weddeling, Harsewinkel, DE;
Christian Steglich, Freren, DE;
Thomas Wernsmann, Emsdetten, DE;
Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH, Spelle, DE;
Abstract
A pick-up baler for agricultural produce with a compression piston and a rotary conveyor, which rotates about an axis of rotation , comprises rakes , which have axes extending approximately parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotor, convey the harvested crop through a supply channel , can be swiveled about their rake axes under the control of curves and of which at least one acts as a conveying rake , the swiveling of at least one further rake, which functions as a supply rake , being controllable as a function of the degree of filling of the supply channel in such a manner that, when a specified degree of filling of the supply channel is reached, the harvested crop, collected there, is conveyed over a baling channel inlet opening into a baling channel . The supply rake is guided in a curved path , which can be moved from a conveying position into a supplying position, whereas the conveying rakes are guided in an immovable curved path