Patent ID: 7913482
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
1. A bale shape monitor for use with a baler that forms a bale having a center, a left side, and a right side, the bale shape monitor comprising: an indicator including a first portion for indicating a size of the left side of the bale, a second portion for indicating a size of the center of the bale, and a third portion for indicating a size of the right side of the bale; and a control device configured for driving the indicator in response to a signal indicative of an overall size of the bale received from a bale size sensor and one or more signals indicative of a size difference between the left side of the bale and the center of the bale or a size difference between the right side of the bale and the center of the bale received from at least one bale shape sensor, the control device being programmed to change a sensitivity of one of the first and third portions of the indicator relative to the second portion of the indicator as the bale increases in size, wherein the control device is programmed to calculate the size of the left side of the bale by scaling the overall size of the bale by a factor dependent on the signal indicative of the size difference between the left side of the bale and the center of the bale.