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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2005
Dwight D. Lemke, Geneseo, IL (US);
Michael J. Covington, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Hyppolite Kuissi, Moline, IL (US);
Tracy R. Archer, West Liberty, IA (US);
Dwight D. Lemke, Geneseo, IL (US);
Michael J. Covington, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Hyppolite Kuissi, Moline, IL (US);
Tracy R. Archer, West Liberty, IA (US);
CNH America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for cotton module building utilizing one or more augers on a compactor frame movable for compacting cotton in a cotton compacting chamber of the module builder. The auger or augers are rotatable for moving accumulated cotton in opposite directions therein, and are tiltable by contact with cotton accumulated unevenly in the chamber. A position or positions of the auger or augers are sensed for detecting tilting of the auger or augers. A controller responsively controllably operates the auger or augers for moving cotton in contact therewith in an appropriate direction for reducing the tilting and more evenly distributing the cotton. The cotton can then be compacted into a cotton module having desired dimensions.