US 7,320,209 B2
End of row detection and compacting sequence for a cotton harvesting machine
Michael J. Covington, Bettendorf, Iowa (US); Tracy R. Archer, West Liberty, Iowa (US); Timothy A. Meeks, Davenport, Iowa (US); and Dwight D. Lemke, Geneseo, Ill. (US)
Assigned to CNH America LLC, New Holland, Pa. (US)
Filed on Jun. 08, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/449,312.
Application 11/449312 is a division of application No. 11/050124, filed on Feb. 03, 2005, granted, now 7,107,747.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/557658, filed on Mar. 29, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2006/0225392 A1, Oct. 12, 2006
Int. Cl. A01D 46/08 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 56—28 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operation of compactor apparatus in a cotton receiver of a cotton harvesting machine, comprising the steps of:
when a picker drum of the harvesting machine is raised from a harvesting position to a non-harvesting position or an acre counter of the machine ceases counting, automatically operating the compactor apparatus in a compacting mode wherein the compactor is cyclically moved downwardly against cotton accumulated in the receiver, and moved upwardly from the accumulated cotton; and
when the picker drum is raised from the harvesting position to the non-harvesting position and the acre counter ceases counting, automatically ceasing operation of an auger of the compactor apparatus.