Patent ID: 6463714
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
In a large round baler including a support frame, a baling chamber defined by upper and lower housing sections which meet at a substantially horizontal plane when the baler is in a condition for forming a bale, and a guide structure coupled between said support frame and said upper housing section and including a powered actuator for elevating said upper housing section away from said lower housing section, the improvement comprising: said support frame including an upright mast extending in front of said upper housing section; said guide structure including upper and lower generally parallel guide arms pivotally coupled between said upper housing section and said mast such that substantially all of said upper housing section moves vertically the same amount so that a gap of substantially constant height above said plane exists between said upper and lower housing sections when said powered actuator is actuated to elevate said upper housing section.