US 12,477,996 B2
Agricultural baler with mechanism to limit bale roll after ejection
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 Jun. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/841,350.
Prior Publication US 2023/0403982 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. A01F 15/07 (2006.01)
CPC A01F 15/0715 (2013.01) [A01F 2015/076 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wrapping assembly for an agricultural baler, comprising:
a supply of wrapping material;
a wrapping mechanism configured to wrap the wrapping material around a formed round bale;
a protrusion inserter configured to insert a roll-reducing protrusion on a surface of the formed round bale, the roll-reducing protrusion being positioned on the surface of the formed round bale and sized to inhibit rolling of the formed round bale on a ground surface after ejection from the baler; and
a controller operably coupled to the wrapping mechanism and the protrusion inserter, the controller being configured to:
output a wrap initiation signal to the wrapping mechanism so the wrapping mechanism begins wrapping the formed round bale; and
output a protrusion insertion signal to the protrusion inserter so the roll-reducing protrusion is inserted on a surface of the formed round bale and is subsequently wrapped by wrapping material wrapped around the formed round bale by the wrapping mechanism.