Patent ID: 11882794
Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A stuffer assembly for an agricultural baler comprising:
a stuffer chute for collecting and pre-compressing a charge of crop material; and
a stuffer configured to transfer the charge of crop material collected within the stuffer chute into a baling chamber of the agricultural baler, wherein the baling chamber is positioned above the stuffer chute,
wherein the stuffer comprises a stuffer arm having a tine bar mounted to one end of the stuffer arm, wherein the tine bar comprises a plurality of tines, and
wherein each tine of the plurality of tines is slidably connected to the tine bar such that each tine of the plurality of tines is linearly movable with respect to the tine bar between an extended position and a retracted position in a direction parallel to a radial direction of the tine bar.