US 6,981,352 B2 | ||
Round baler low net indication | ||
Mark K. Chow, Paoil, Pa. (US); and Cecil R. Sudbrack, New Holland, Pa. (US) | ||
Assigned to CNH America LLC, New Holland, Pa. (US) | ||
Filed on Jul. 26, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/202,839. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0016204 A1, Jan. 29, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. B65B 57/02 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 53—64 | 8 Claims |
1. A round baler comprising:
a housing including a plurality of walls defining a bale chamber that receives a cut crop material;
a bale forming apparatus disposed to form a bale of cut crop material inside the bale chamber;
a wrapping material supply roll rotatingly connected to the housing;
a sensor arm member having one end pivotally connected to the housing, wherein the sensor arm member moves between a first
position and a second position corresponding to a preselected minimum thickness of wrapping material stored on the supply
roll and the preselected minimum thickness is greater than zero;
a sensor member disposed on another end of the sensor arm member to abut an outer surface of wrapping material stored on the
wrapping material supply roll; and
a sensor arranged to sense the position of the sensor arm member, wherein the sensor generates a signal to indicate at least
when the sensor arm member is at the second position.
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