Patent ID: 11871703
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A baler implement comprising:
a housing defining a baling chamber for forming crop material into a bale;
a knotter system engageable to wrap the bale with a wrapping strand;
wherein the knotter system includes a component moveable between a standby position and a wrapping position during engagement of the knotter system to wrap the bale;
a knotter sensor positioned to detect movement of the component between the standby position and the wrapping position and operable to communicate a knotter engagement signal in response to movement of the component;
a tag installer operable to attach an identification tag to the bale;
a reader in communication with the knotter sensor and positioned to interrogate the identification tag, wherein the reader is operable to emit an interrogation signal and receive an identification signal from the identification tag in response to the interrogation signal; and
wherein the reader is automatically activated to emit the interrogation signal for a defined period of time in response to the knotter engagement signal from the knotter sensor indicating movement of the component of the knotter system while wrapping the bale with the strand material.