Patent ID: 6981352
Filing Date: 2006-01-03
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
1. A round baler comprising: a housing including a plurality of walls defining a bale chamber that receives a cut crop material; a bale forming apparatus disposed to form a bale of cut crop material inside the bale chamber; a wrapping material supply roll rotatingly connected to the housing; a sensor arm member having one end pivotally connected to the housing, wherein the sensor arm member moves between a first position and a second position corresponding to a preselected minimum thickness of wrapping material stored on the supply roll and the preselected minimum thickness is greater than zero; a sensor member disposed on another end of the sensor arm member to abut an outer surface of wrapping material stored on the wrapping material supply roll; and a sensor arranged to sense the position of the sensor arm member, wherein the sensor generates a signal to indicate at least when the sensor arm member is at the second position.