US 11,937,551 B2
Twine knotter and bale press with a twine knotter
Lukas van Roje, Freren (DE)
Assigned to Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG, Spelle (DE)
Filed by Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG, Spelle (DE)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/392,290.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 120 445.0 (DE), filed on Aug. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0030775 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. A01F 15/14 (2006.01); B65B 13/26 (2006.01)
CPC A01F 15/145 (2013.01) [B65B 13/26 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A twine knotter for a bale press for forming two sequential knots for holding together a tying agent surrounding a crop bale, the twine knotter comprising:
a knotter frame;
a knotter hook supported rotatably in the knotter frame and configured to knot ends of the tying agent;
a holding arrangement comprising a twine holding disk, wherein the twine holding disk is rotatably supported at the knotter frame and is configured to convey temporarily two tying agent strands of the tying agent;
a knotter disk configured to be rotatingly driven, wherein the knotter disk comprises a first drive means configured to drive the knotter hook and further comprises a second drive means configured to drive the twine holding disk;
a stripper lever configured to strip off the knots from the knotter hook;
a knife blade configured to cut through the tying agent strands;
wherein the twine holding disk upon rotation is guided along the knife blade so that the tying agent strands are cut through upon passing the knife blade;
wherein the twine holding disk is configured to stop prior to completion of a second one of the two sequential knots before the tying agent strands held in the holding arrangement pass the knife blade.