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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Agco Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventors:
Brian D. Olander, Buhler, KS (US);
Charlie O. James, Newton, KS (US);
Cedric J. Blough, Moundridge, KS (US);
Assignee:
AGCO Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 39/00 (2006.01); A01D 43/02 (2006.01); A01D 75/00 (2006.01); A01F 15/07 (2006.01); A01F 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 15/0705 (2013.01); A01F 15/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
A continuous baling method comprising conveying crop material on a rotating conveyor toward a baler while the baler is traversing a field, the conveyor comprising a conveying surface having an entire crop material-carrying width of a first distance; narrowing the flow of the crop material to transition the crop material flow from the conveyor to the baler; and receiving the narrowed flow at an inlet to a baling chamber of the baler, the inlet comprising a width having a second distance smaller than the first distance.