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US 11,439,071 B2Granted
Bagging assembly
AssigneeH.W.J. Designs for Agribusiness, Inc.
InventorBradley P. Actis
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Abstract
A bagging assembly for bagging bales of fibrous material is disclosed. The bagging assembly incorporates a chute defining a channel for receiving a bale, which is pushed there between by a stuffing assembly. Aspects of the bagging assembly include raising a bale using a bale elevator to a higher elevation position so that the bale could be stuffed by the stuffing assembly and using a bag retrieving mechanism for retrieving a bag from a bag location for use in bagging the bale.
Claims20
A bagging assembly for bagging a pressed bale comprising:
- a frame having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal length measured therebetween, the longitudinal length of the frame being generally parallel with a floor, a slab, or a foundation;
- a chute having a receiving end, an outlet end, two spaced apart side sections defining a gap therebetween, and a longitudinal length aligned with the longitudinal length of the frame;
- said receiving end of the chute being sized and shaped to receive a pressed bale;
- a pusher plate with a generally planar end surface that is rigid and movable along the longitudinal length of the frame to push a pressed bale through the receiving end of the chute;
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- a first bale sampler and a second bale sampler spaced from one another for accommodating a pressed bale therebetween, each of the first bale sampler and the second bale sampler comprising movable edges located upstream of the chute and movable radially of the longitudinal length of the frame to remove a pre-cut bale sample from a side of the pressed bale before the pressed bale moves out of the chute.
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A bagging assembly for bagging a pressed bale comprising:
- a frame having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal length between the first and second ends;
- a chute comprising a body comprising a length and side walls defining a chute cavity for receiving a pressed bale
- a bale stuffing assembly attached to the frame and movable along the longitudinal length of the frame, the bale stuffing assembly comprising a planar end surface sized and shaped to push a pressed bale into the chute for bagging;
- a bale sampling device comprising spaced apart edges located upstream of the chute movable radially of the longitudinal length of the frame towards a pressed bale having a side with a pre-cut sample protruding from the side to separate the pre-cut sample from the pressed bale;
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- a bale transfer assembly having a support surface for supporting a pressed bale and transferring the pressed bale from a first location to a second location towards the chute for bagging or away from the chute for removal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.