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Agricultural machine, in particular self-propelled large baler
Assignee: SDF SpA
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Filing: 1994-05-03
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Granted: 1998-05-19
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Expires: 2014-05-03
Abstract
Abstract A self propelled baler includes a front pick-up device (10), a forward mounted cab (4), and engine (5) behind the cab and above a drive mechanism for the baler ram reciprocatable in a baling chamber. The crop picked up by the pick-up device is conveyed by a conveying device (20), positioned between the front drive wheels, rearwardly to a feeding device (30) which feeds the crop upwardly into the baling chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 Wilhelm Von Allworden
- 👤 Dietrich Zaps
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 02:28
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01F; A01F15/00; A01F15/04; A01F15/08; A01F15/0841; A01F15/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
A self-propelled agricultural machine in the form of a steerable vehicle having longitudinally opposite front and rear ends and operable to receive and bale harvested material when driven in a forward direction of travel, said baler comprising: a front wheel unit (2) including a pair of laterally spaced and ground engaging front wheels, a rear wheel assembly (3) at said rear end of said vehicle including at least one ground engaging wheel, an operator's cab (4) at said front end of said vehicle, a crop receiving device (10) at said front end of said vehicle, a baling device (30) disposed above said rear wheel assembly (3) and including a bale chamber (32) extending in the longitudinal direction of said vehicle and disposed rearwardly of said operator's cab (4) and a reciprocatable ram (33) in said bale chamber (32), a longitudinally extending conveyor device (20) operable to convey crop from said crop receiving device rearwardly between said ground engaging front wheels and upward to said bale chamber (32), said conveyor device being disposed below said operator's cab, and an internal combustion engine on said vehicle behind said operator's cab operable to drive said crop receiving device (10), said conveyor device (20), said baling device and said front ground engaging wheels.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
209 words
A self-propelled agricultural machine in the form of a steerable vehicle having longitudinally opposite front and rear ends and operable to receive and bale harvested material when driven in a forward direction of travel, said baler comprising: a front wheel unit (2) including a pair of laterally spaced and ground engaging front wheels, a rear wheel assembly (3) at said rear end of said vehicle including at least one ground engaging wheel, an operator's cab (4) at said front end of said vehicle, a crop receiving device (10) at said front end of said vehicle, a baling device (30) disposed above said rear wheel assembly (3) and including a bale chamber (32) extending in the longitudinal direction of said vehicle and disposed rearwardly of said operator's cab (4) and a reciprocatable ram (33) in said bale chamber (32), a longitudinally extending conveyor device (20) operable to convey crop from said crop receiving device rearwardly between said ground engaging front wheels and upward to said bale chamber (32), said conveyor device being disposed below said operator's cab, and an internal combustion engine on said vehicle behind said operator's cab operable to drive said crop receiving device (10), said conveyor device (20), said baling device and said front ground engaging wheels.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1, wherein said front wheel unit (2) includes a transverse axle (70) and wherein said conveyor device (20) passes above said transverse axle (70).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The agricultural machine of claim 2 and further comprising a hydrostatic transmission including a hydraulic pump (75) driven by said engine and at least on hydraulic motor connected in driving relation to said front wheels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 wherein said internal combustion engine (5) drives said baling device (30) through a power transmission.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The agricultural machine of claim 4 wherein said power transmission is a hydrostatic transmission.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 wherein said internal combustion engine drives said crop receiving device, said conveyor device and said baling device in a synchronized manner and wherein the speed of said internal combustion engine is controlled as a function of the speed of the vehicle (1).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 wherein the speed of the vehicle (1) is controlled as a function of operating parameters at least of one of said receiving, conveying and baling devices (10, 20, 30).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 wherein said receiving device (10) is a rotary pick-up (11).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 wherein said receiving device (10) extends laterally beyond said front wheel unit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 wherein said receiving device (10) is at least as wide as said conveyor device (20).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
The agricultural machine of claim 10 and further comprising a transverse auger (21) disposed between said receiving device (10) and said conveyor device (20), said transverse auger (21) being operable to convey fodder received by said receiving device (10) laterally inward to said conveyor device (20).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The agricultural machine of claim 11 wherein said receiving device (10) extends laterally beyond said front wheel assembly and is of a multiple unit design and wherein the two outermost units (12,13) are tiltable.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 wherein said conveyor device (20) includes a conveyor belt (22).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The agricultural machine of claim 13 wherein said conveyor device (20) includes a conveyor tunnel (23) in which said conveyor belt (22) is disposed.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The agricultural machine of claim 14 and further comprising a storage space (24) disposed between said conveyor device (20) and said baling device (30).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 wherein said receiving device (10) is raised and lowered automatically in independence on the ground conditions.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
59 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 and further comprising a first power transmission device (50) interconnecting said engine and said baling device (30) and a second power transmission device (60) interconnecting said engine and said conveyor and receiving devices (20, 10), said second power transmission device (60) being connected in driven relation to said first power transmission device (50).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
The agricultural machine of claim 17 wherein said second power transmission device (60) includes means for reversing the direction of conveyance of said conveyor device (20).
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
51 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 wherein said front wheel unit includes a U-shaped frame with a pair of laterally spaced and downwardly extending legs (40), said conveyor device (20) being disposed between said legs (40) and said front wheels being mounted on the laterally outer sides of said legs (40).
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
The agricultural machine of claim 19 wherein said front wheel assembly (2) includes a hydraulic motor (41) mounting each of said wheels on said legs (40) and operable to drive its associated wheel.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
45 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 wherein said receiving device (10) is at least of a two-unit design and further comprising a drive for said receiving device (10) including drive elements extending along said conveyor device (20) to the two units of said receiving device.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 wherein said receiving device (10) includes a crop cutter.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
13 words
The agricultural machine of claim 22 wherein said cutter is a rotary cutter.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
15 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 wherein said receiving device is a row-less corn head.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
45 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 and further comprising a transverse auger (21) disposed between said receiving device (10) and said conveyor device (20) and a feeding device driven by said internal combustion engine and disposed between said auger (21) and said conveyor device (20).
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
29 words
The agricultural machine of claim 25 wherein said feeding device is a rotary cylinder (14) arranged with its outer circumference close to the outer circumference to said auger (21).
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
31 words
The agricultural machine of claim 26 wherein said conveyor device (20) includes a conveyor belt (27) and wherein said rotary cylinder (14) extends over the width of said conveyor belt (27).
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
40 words
The agricultural machine of claim 27 wherein said conveyor device (20) includes a tunnel (26) in which said conveyor belt (27) is disposed and wherein said tunnel (26) includes a recess (18) in which said rotary cylinder (14) is disposed.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
36 words
The agricultural machine of claim 28 wherein said rotary cylinder (14) is spring-loaded and movable to change the distance between the outer circumference of said rotary cylinder (14) and the outer circumference of said auger (21).
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
18 words
The agricultural machine of claim 26 wherein said rotary cylinder (14) includes deformable crossbars (46) on its circumference.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
22 words
The agricultural machine of claim 26 wherein said rotary cylinder (14), said auger (21) and said conveying belt (27) are driven synchronously.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
31 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 and further comprising carrier elements (15) extending forwardly from said pick-up device (10) and a plurality of downholders (16) connected to said carrier elements (15).
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
25 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 wherein said conveyor device (20) has a reorientation point (U) in an area above said transverse drive axle (70).
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
71 words
The agricultural machine of claim 33 wherein said conveyor device (20) has two conveyor belts (27, 27') each of which are guided over two longitudinally spaced guide rollers (28, 28') said belts (27, 27') being disposed in tandem in the longitudinal direction of said vehicle wherein the transfer of crop from the one conveyor belt (27) to the other conveyor belt (27') is in the area of said reorientation point (U).
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
23 words
The agricultural machine of claim 34 wherein said conveyor belt (27) adjacent said receiving device (10) is swingable about its rear guide roller.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
40 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 wherein said baling device (30) includes a flywheel and further comprising a first power transmission device driven by said engine (5) and having a power take off shaft (80) connected to said flywheel (79).
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
41 words
The agricultural machine of claim 36 and further comprising a second power transmission device connected to said power take off shaft and to said flywheel and a friction coupling (83) in the connection between said second transmission device and said flywheel.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
19 words
The agricultural machine of claim 1 wherein said machine is designed to bale long-fiber materials including cardboard and paper.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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