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.
Claims50
1-22. (canceled)
A bagging assembly for bagging a pressed bale comprising:
- a frame structure having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal length measured therebetween;
- 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 structure;
- said receiving end of the chute being sized and shaped to receive a pressed bale;
- a stuffing assembly that is movable relative to the chute for pushing a pressed bale through the receiving end of the chute to be bagged, said stuffing assembly comprising a generally planar end surface;
- a bag positioning assembly comprising a gripping surface to grip and move a bag material over the chute;
- a bale sampling device comprising a two movable edges for grabbing and collecting a bale sample from a pressed bale as the pressed bale is moved to be bagged, said movable edges are movable towards one another and away from one another;
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- a bale transfer assembly for moving a pressed bale towards the chute to be bagged, said bale transfer assembly comprising at least one of rotatable elements, a motorized vehicle, a hand truck, and a fork for transferring a pressed bale to the chute to be bagged.
A bagging assembly for bagging a pressed bale comprising:
- a frame having a longitudinal length;
- a bale stuffing assembly attached to the frame and comprising a planar end surface sized and shaped to push a pressed bale into a chute;
- said chute comprising a body comprising a length and side walls defining a chute cavity for receiving a pressed bale;
- a gripper with a gripping surface mounted adjacent the chute, the gripper movable to grip a bag material and placing a gripped bag material over the chute to enclose a pressed bale;
- a bale sampling device located upstream of the chute comprising two pivotable edges arranged to move together to grab a bale sample from a pressed bale before the pressed bale is pushed out an outlet end of the chute, said bale sampling device being movable from a position spaced from a pressed bale to a position in contact with the pressed bale;
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- a bale transfer assembly for transferring a pressed bale from a first location to a second location towards the chute for bagging.
A bagging assembly for bagging a pressed bale comprising:
- a first bale transfer assembly with a support surface located upstream of a chute sized and shaped to move a pressed bale for bagging;
- the chute having a receiving end, an outlet end, and two spaced apart side sections for receiving a pressed bale;
- a stuffing assembly in dynamic arrangement with the chute comprising a push end adapted to stuff a pressed bale into the receiving end of the chute to be bagged;
- a bag positioning assembly comprising movable gripping surfaces to move a bag material over the chute for bagging the pressed bale;
- a bale sampling device for collecting a sample from a pressed bale mounted along a path of a moving pressed bale, said bale sampling device comprising a gripper comprising at least two movable gripping edges that move towards one another to grip a bale sample from a pressed bale;
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- a second bale transfer assembly with a support surface for moving a bagged bale away from the chute.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.