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US 12,280,902 B2Granted
Bale wrapping device and method of operation thereof
AssigneeKuhn North America, Inc.
InventorsThomas Joseph Hoffman, Dana Eric Redman, William John Bassett
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Abstract
A method and a bale wrapping device for wrapping a bale. The method includes receiving a bale at a bale moving ramp device of the bale wrapping device. The bale on the bale moving ramp device is moved through a bale wrapping frame. The breathable sheet of wrapping material is applied on the bale to wrap the bale as the bale passes through the bale wrapping frame, and a roller on the bale wrapping frame holds a roll of the breathable sheet of wrapping material.
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A method for wrapping a bale by a bale wrapping device, the method comprising:
- receiving a bale at a bale moving ramp device of the bale wrapping device;
- moving the bale on the bale moving ramp device through a bale wrapping frame;
- applying a breathable sheet of wrapping material on the bale to wrap the bale as the bale passes through the bale wrapping frame, wherein a roller on the bale wrapping frame holds a roll of the breathable sheet of wrapping material;
- receiving a bale at the bale moving ramp device, wherein the received bale is part of a row of bales;
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- applying the breathable sheet of wrapping material on the row of bales continuously in a first orientation when the row of bales passes through the bale wrapping frame, wherein the first orientation is along a length of the row of bales;
- and
- applying a wrapping element on the row of bales continuously in a second orientation when the row of bales passes through the bale wrapping frame, wherein the second orientation is different from the first orientation, and the second orientation is along a perimeter of the row of bales.
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A method for wrapping a bale by a bale wrapping device, the method comprising:
- receiving a bale at a bale moving ramp device of the bale wrapping device;
- moving the bale on the bale moving ramp device through a bale wrapping frame;
- applying a breathable sheet of wrapping material on the bale to wrap the bale as the bale passes through the bale wrapping frame, wherein a roller on the bale wrapping frame holds a roll of the breathable sheet of wrapping material;
- receiving a bale at the bale moving ramp device, wherein the received bale is part of a row of bales;
- applying the breathable sheet of wrapping material on the row of bales continuously in a first orientation when the row of bales passes through the bale wrapping frame, wherein the first orientation is along a length of the row of bales;
- applying a wrapping element on the row of bales continuously in a second orientation when the row of bales passes through the bale wrapping frame, wherein the second orientation is different from the first orientation, and the second orientation is along a perimeter of the row of bales;
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- applying a film layer, adjacent to the breathable sheet of wrapping material, on the row of bales continuously in the first orientation,
- wherein the breathable sheet of wrapping material applied on the row of bales continuously in the first orientation is a wrapping material including high-density spunbound polyethylene fibers, the film layer applied on the row of bales continuously in the first orientation is a plastic material, and the wrapping element applied on the row of bales continuously in the second orientation is a twine or mesh type wrapping material.
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A method for wrapping a bale by a bale wrapping device, the method comprising:
- receiving a bale at a bale moving ramp device of the bale wrapping device;
- moving the bale on the bale moving ramp device through a bale wrapping frame;
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- applying a breathable sheet of wrapping material on the bale to wrap the bale as the bale passes through the bale wrapping frame, wherein a roller on the bale wrapping frame holds a roll of the breathable sheet of wrapping material;
- receiving a bale at the bale moving ramp device, wherein the received bale is part of a row of bales;
- applying the breathable sheet of wrapping material on the row of bales continuously in a first orientation when the row of bales passes through the bale wrapping frame, wherein the first orientation is along a length of the row of bales;
- applying a wrapping element on the row of bales continuously in a second orientation when the row of bales passes through the bale wrapping frame, wherein the second orientation is along a perimeter of the row of bales and wherein a wrapping mechanism on the bale wrapping frame holds a roll of the wrapping element;
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- attaching one or more sensors to the row of bales, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to measure at least a first parameter within the row of bales at a position where the one or more sensors are attached to the row of bales, and the first parameter is indicative of bale quality.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.