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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2012
Applicants:
John H. Merritt, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Fred M. Horchler, Lancaster, PA (US);
Inventors:
John H. Merritt, Vero Beach, FL (US);
Fred M. Horchler, Lancaster, PA (US);
Assignee:
CNH America, LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B30B 5/04 (2006.01); A01D 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A non-contacting bale size sensor for an agricultural round baler having bale-forming chamber partially defined by a plurality of continuous side-by-side belts trained around a plurality of fixed guide rolls and at least one moveable roll connected to a belt take up arm. The bale size sensor detects the position of the belt take up arm by measuring distance between a fixed position and the take up arm and a connected control unit determines the size of the bale within the bale-forming chamber.