Patent ID: 8499685
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
1. A round baler comprising a bale chamber, the width of the bale chamber being covered by a flexible web, the sides of the bale chamber being covered by side walls, the web being endless and routed about rolls, a path aligned with the shape of the bale chamber, and a rotatable idler is provided on the path for decreasing a pressure of the web, wherein a run of the web facing the bale chamber is moved on a surface of the path, and the path contacts the web substantially holohedrally, such that no gap exists between the web and an adjacent edge of the side wall, wherein the path is formed as a stationary guide element extending transverse to the bale chamber between the side wall and one of an outer structure and a frame of the baler, and wherein the rotatable idler is located between a downstream end of the path and a subsequent roll.