摘要 |
A cotton handling system is provided for a cotton harvesting machine with an onboard accumulator and a baling chamber. The cotton handling system includes meter, 5 beater and feeder arrangements positioned downstream from one another for processing and conveying cotton from the accumulator to the baling chamber. A sequencing arrangement includes at least one mechanical sequencing device operatively coupled to the feeder arrangement and at least one of the meter and beater arrangements such that at least the feeder arrangement has a start-up activation time 0 that is different from the meter and/or beater arrangements. Operator input 10 Begin baling operation Accumulator sensor input 106 108" Energize cotton handling system motor to drive feeder roller 110 Centrifugal clutch engages 112 Run motor to drive clutch to couple output to input input and feeder rollers to Meter and beater role prescribed speed are activated 114 116 "________ Continue to run motor to drive feeder rollers and to drive clutch output and meter and beater rollers No Operator input 120 Baling operation complete? Accumulator and/or baler 122 sensor input Yes __ Initiate wrapping operation 126.-12 Operator input 128 Reduce motor speed and FIG. 5 system clean out Baler sensor input 130 |