US 12,349,633 B2
Agricultural baler with grasping bale release ramp
Scott C. Simmons, Lititz, PA (US); Kevin M. Smith, Narvon, PA (US); Albert Childs, Meadville, PA (US); and Daniel M. Geesey, East Petersburg, PA (US)
Assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed by CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/564,644.
Prior Publication US 2023/0200305 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. A01F 15/08 (2006.01); A01D 90/10 (2006.01)
CPC A01F 15/0883 (2013.01) [A01D 90/10 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bale release assembly for an agricultural baler, comprising:
a pair of spaced apart side sheets defining a bale release opening with an opening width therebetween;
a tailgate associated with the bale release opening and defining a closed position where the tailgate closes the bale release opening and an open position where the bale release opening is open;
a track defining a pivot axis; and
a pair of grasping arms associated with the bale release opening, coupled to the track, and pivotable about the pivot axis, the grasping arms each being movable on the track in a direction along the pivot axis and pivotable about the pivot axis between a respective ramp position to form a ramp from the bale release opening to the ground and a respective grasping position where a grasping width defined between the grasping arms is greater than the opening width, the grasping arms defining a ramp width therebetween that is less than the grasping width when each grasping arm is in its respective ramp position.