An apparatus for gathering bales from a surface, the apparatus comprising: a loading assembly for lifting a bale off the surface and onto the apparatus, the loading assembly comprising: a first arm having a first roller; a second arm having a second roller, wherein the first and second rollers are capable of rotating during operation to lift a bale from the surface; and a forward-looking sensor mounted on the apparatus to sense the bale prior to the apparatus contacting the bale, the sensor being a laser, camera or an acoustic sensor.


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    Title :

    SELF-ALIGNING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GATHERING BALES


    Additional title:

    SELBSTAUSRICHTENDE VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERFASSUNG VON BALLEN
    APPAREIL À ALIGNEMENT AUTOMATIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE COLLECTE DE BALLES


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    Publication date :

    2019-04-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    A01D Ernten , HARVESTING / B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS



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    VAN BENTZINGER RUSTIN / THOMPSON KENT / DUX DARIN | European Patent Office | 2016

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    SELF-ALIGNING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GATHERING BALES

    VAN BENTZINGER RUSTIN / THOMPSON KENT / DUX DARIN | European Patent Office | 2017

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    VAN BENTZINGER RUSTIN / THOMPSON KENT / DUX DARIN | European Patent Office | 2017

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    SELF-ALIGNING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GATHERING BALES

    BENTZINGER RUSTIN VAN / THOMPSON KENT / DUX DARIN | European Patent Office | 2018

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    SELF-ALIGNING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GATHERING BALES

    BENTZINGER RUSTIN VAN / THOMPSON KENT / DUX DARIN | European Patent Office | 2019

    Free access