Abstract: A safety actuator apparatus for a baling machine comprising an extension member coupled to a baling machine having at least one baling chamber, the extension member having at least one end extending outwardly from the baling machine and a support member comprising a safety actuated retention component that aligns with and is configured to contact and restrain the at least one end of the extension member. The apparatus further comprises a detection device for identifying the presence of an obstacle in a predetermined path or a trajectory of movement of at least one component of the baling machine and a communication device configured to send a signal from the detection device to the safety actuated retention component and engage the safety actuated retention component to restrain the movement of at least one component of the baling machine.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 21, 2011
Date of Patent:
January 7, 2014
Assignee:
Tiedemann Globe Incorporated
Inventors:
Aaron Ames, Anthony Tiedemann, Franco Santamaria, Victor Rodriguez-Lopez, Rogelio Saucedo, Felipe Carrillo