Wrapping device
AssigneeAGCO International GmbH
InventorsMalte Cornelius Schlichting, Jürgen Borchers
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Abstract
A cylindrical bale-wrapping apparatus includes a main frame having a vehicle mounting apparatus, a first sub-frame adjustably mounted on the main frame between a bale-loading position and a bale-wrapping position, and a second sub-frame adjustably mounted on the main frame between a transport position and a bale-wrapping position. A wrapping table adapted to rotate a cylindrical bale about a central axis is associated with the first sub-frame. A wrapping ring including at least one roll support adapted to rotate about the wrapping table is mounted on the second sub-frame. The second sub-frame has a bale-support element.
Claims9
A cylindrical bale lifting and wrapping apparatus comprising:
- a main frame including a vehicle mounting apparatus;
- a first sub-frame adjustably mounted on the main frame and operable to move with respect to the main frame between a bale-loading position in which the first sub-frame is configured to engage a cylindrical bale resting on the ground and a bale-wrapping position in which the first sub-frame lifts the cylindrical bale off of the ground;
- a second sub-frame having a bale support element mounted thereon, the bale support element extending below the second sub-frame, the second sub-frame adjustably mounted on the main frame, the second sub-frame being operable to move with respect to the main frame between a transport position and a bale-wrapping position;
- a wrapping table associated with the first sub-frame, the wrapping table configured such that when the first sub-frame is in the bale-wrapping position the cylindrical bale rotates about a central axis of the cylindrical bale;
- a wrapping ring mounted on the second sub-frame, the wrapping ring including at least one roll support configured such that, when the second sub-frame is in the bale-wrapping position, the at least one roll support can rotate about the wrapping table.
A method of loading a cylindrical bale from a ground surface onto a cylindrical bale-wrapping apparatus comprising a main frame including a vehicle mounting apparatus, a first sub-frame adjustably mounted on the main frame between a bale-loading position in which the first sub-frame is configured to engage a cylindrical bale resting on the ground and a bale-wrapping position in which the first sub-frame lifts the cylindrical bale off of the ground, and a second sub-frame adjustably mounted on the main frame between a transport position and a bale-wrapping position, a wrapping table associated with the first sub-frame, the wrapping table configured such that when the first sub-frame is in the bale-wrapping position a cylindrical bale can rotate about a central axis of the cylindrical bale, a wrapping ring mounted on the second sub-frame, the wrapping ring including at least one roll support and configured such that when the second sub-frame is in the wrapping position, the at least one roll support can rotate about the wrapping table and the second sub-frame having a depending bale-support element mounted thereon, the bale-support element extending below the second sub-frame, in which prior to loading of the cylindrical bale the first sub-frame is in the bale-loading position and the second sub-frame is in the transport position, the method comprising:
- guiding the cylindrical bale-wrapping apparatus towards a first surface of the cylindrical bale deposited on the ground surface such that a surface of the wrapping table is adjacent the first surface of the cylindrical bale;
- causing the second sub-frame to move from the transport position to the bale-wrapping position adjacent a second side of the cylindrical bale;
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- causing the first sub-frame to pivot from the bale-loading position to the bale-wrapping position to raise the cylindrical bale from the ground surface and pivot the cylindrical bale within the second sub-frame.
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