Patent ID: 7530215

Claim:
In a vehicle having a chamber adapted for carrying a large cylindrical bale having a central axis oriented transversely to a direction of travel of said vehicle, said chamber including an outlet arrangement mounted for selected movement between a closed position preventing a bale contained in said chamber from exiting said chamber, and an open position allowing a bale contained in said chamber to be deposited on the ground, a control arrangement including an actuating arrangement operatively associated with said outlet arrangement for moving said outlet arrangement between said closed and open positions, the improvement comprising: said control arrangement further including a computer, an inclination sensor that generates an inclination a signal representing the inclination of said vehicle, with said inclination signal being coupled to said computer, said computer being coupled to said actuating arrangement for effecting actuation of said actuating arrangement for moving said outlet arrangement from said closed position to said open position only when said inclination signal indicates that said vehicle is inclined generally parallel to said central axis of a bale to be deposited on the ground.