Adjustable Baler Feeder Duct

摘要

A baler having an adjusting mechanism, for setting the upper end of the upper wall in a predetermined position, and the lower end of the upper wall is designed to pivot around an axis near the entry point of the feeder into the lower end of the upper wall, such that the cross section of the feeder duct is variable.

主权项

1. Agricultural baler of the rectangular type comprising:
a wheeled frame; a baling chamber mounted to said frame and extending generally fore-and-aft with respect to the intended direction of movement of the baler and having an inlet opening in the lower wall thereof; compression surface mounted for reciprocation within the baling chamber for compressing successive charges of crop material fed through said inlet opening into said baling chamber to form a bale thereof; feeder comprising tines to stuff said charge from a feeder duct into the baling chamber, a feeder duct communicating at one end with the inlet opening in the baling chamber and curving downwardly and forwardly there from and terminating in a lower, forwardly facing open crop receiving mouth; this feeder duct comprising upper and lower curved wall of which the upper wall comprises slots, extending generally from said crop receiving mouth to said inlet opening in the baling chamber for cooperation with said stuffer tines; an adjusting mechanism for setting the upper end of the upper wall in a predetermined position, and the lower end of the upper wall is designed to pivot around an axis near the entry point of the feeder into the lower end of the upper wall.