A ROTATABLE SUPPORT FOR A GROUND-ENGAGING ELEMENT

    公开(公告)号:EP4282251A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-29

    申请号:EP22175585.3

    申请日:2022-05-25

    IPC分类号: A01F15/08 B62D13/04 B62D13/06

    摘要: A rotatable support arrangement for a ground engaging-element (14, 16) of a vehicle (11) includes a support 17 that is rotatable about an axis of rotation in directions corresponding to forward and reverse movement of the vehicle (11). The support (17) defines a circumference protruding from which in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation is a sensor element (19) that is mounted for co-rotation with the support (17). The extent of protrusion of the sensor element (19) from the support (17) varies with position around the circumference; and the arrangement further includes a sensor (21) located to detect the sensor element (19) on rotation of the support (17) and generate a signal (23) that is proportional to proximity of the sensor element (19) to the sensor (21), such proximity being proportional to the extent of protrusion of the part of the sensor element (19) for the time being detected by the sensor.

    A BALING MACHINE INCLUDING A KNOTTER AND NEEDLE COMBINATION

    公开(公告)号:EP4248731A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-27

    申请号:EP22164298.6

    申请日:2022-03-25

    IPC分类号: A01F15/04 A01F15/14 A01F15/08

    摘要: The present invention relates to a baling machine (10) including a knotter (39) and needle (38) combination; a bale-forming chamber (22) that supports a longitudinally reciprocable plunger (23). The baling chamber (22) is penetrable by said needles (38), which are pivotably mounted via a cyclic needle drive (42, 43) for reciprocal movement into and out of the baling chamber (22). The knotter drive shaft (41) supports and drives the knotters (39), wherein the knotter drive shaft and the cyclic needle drive are powered independently of one another allowing to adjust the timing of the cyclic needle drive relative to activation of the knotter drive shaft. The baling machine includes one or more sensors and a control device for determining the operational status of the knotter and the needle based on the sensor signals.

    A BALING MACHINE INCLUDING AN OPERATIONAL STATUS DETECTOR

    公开(公告)号:EP3636067A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-04-15

    申请号:EP19198396.4

    申请日:2019-09-19

    IPC分类号: A01F15/07 B65B57/02

    摘要: A baling machine (10) comprises a bale-forming chamber (17) for receiving plant matter (P) and forming it into a bale (B), the bale-forming chamber (17) including one or more rotatable, bale-forming rollers (18) and a feed mechanism (26) for feeding a flexible wrapping material (27) into the bale-forming chamber (17) for wrapping a bale (B) therein. The baling machine (10) includes an acoustic or vibration sensor (31) that is capable of generating an output, the acoustic or vibration sensor (31) sensing an output signal that is characteristic of operation of the baling machine (10) while wrapping material (27) is being fed into the bale-forming chamber (17), and the status of the output of the acoustic or vibration sensor (31) indicating whether wrapping material (27) is being wrapped (i) onto a said bale (B) or (ii) around a said bale-forming roller (18).