US 11,882,794 B2
Stuffer assembly for an agricultural baler
Jeroen Devroe, Izegem (BE); Dries Liefooghe, Alveringem (BE); Xavier G. J. M. Bonte, Zuidzande (NL); Danny N. O. Claeys, Oedelem (BE); Christiaan A. C. Lippens, Sint-Laureins (BE); Karel Naeyaert, Loppem (BE); and Bram Rosseel, Snellegem (BE)
Assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed by CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/855,708.
Claims priority of application No. 21183002 (EP), filed on Jun. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0000020 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. A01F 15/10 (2006.01); A01F 15/04 (2006.01)
CPC A01F 15/10 (2013.01) [A01F 15/042 (2013.01); A01F 2015/102 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stuffer assembly for an agricultural baler comprising:
a stuffer chute for collecting and pre-compressing a charge of crop material; and
a stuffer configured to transfer the charge of crop material collected within the stuffer chute into a baling chamber of the agricultural baler, wherein the baling chamber is positioned above the stuffer chute,
wherein the stuffer comprises a stuffer arm having a tine bar mounted to one end of the stuffer arm, wherein the tine bar comprises a plurality of tines, and
wherein each tine of the plurality of tines is slidably connected to the tine bar such that each tine of the plurality of tines is linearly movable with respect to the tine bar between an extended position and a retracted position in a direction parallel to a radial direction of the tine bar.