Patent ID: 11903345
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A bale ejection system for a baler implement, the bale ejection system comprising:
a frame;
a pin secured to the frame;
a carrier coupled to the frame and moveable relative to the frame along a longitudinal axis of the frame, wherein the carrier defines an elongated slot extending along the longitudinal axis of the frame with the pin extending through the elongated slot;
a pawl moveable with the carrier along the longitudinal axis and rotatably attached to the carrier for rotation about a rotation axis;
wherein the pawl includes a cam surface contacting the pin, and a material engaging surface disposed opposite the cam surface, with the cam surface and the material engaging surface terminating at a distal end of the pawl that is spaced from the rotation axis along the longitudinal axis; and
wherein the material engaging surface defines a crop engaging tooth positioned between the rotation axis and the distal end of the pawl along the longitudinal axis.