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US 2019/0053434 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for forming several bales and depositing them on the ground at suitable locations
AssigneeForage Innovations B.V.
InventorWillem Jacobus REIJERSEN VAN BUUREN
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Abstract
A bale forming apparatus forms a plurality of bales and deposits every bale at a suitable location. A ground property sensor measures a value indicative of a ground property. The bale forming apparatus receives loose material and processes the loose material in a processing chamber and completes the process in a further processing chamber positioned vertically or angularly above a bale carrier.
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A method for forming a plurality of bales on board of a bale forming apparatus, wherein the bale forming apparatus comprises:
- a processing device providing a processing chamber,
- a bale carrier positioned outside of the provided processing chamber,
- a baler computer, and
- at least one ground property sensor, wherein the bale carrier is arranged for carrying at least one bale, wherein the formation of a bale comprises the steps that the bale forming apparatus;
- is moved over ground,
- receives loose material,
- injects received loose material into the processing chamber,
- processes injected loose material in the processing chamber by means of the processing device,
- transfers processed loose material from the processing chamber onto the bale carrier,
- forms the bale such that the formed bale is ready for being deposited onto the ground, and
- deposits the formed bale from the bale carrier onto the ground, wherein for every bale of the plurality the further steps are performed at least once that:
- the or one ground property sensor measures at least one value indicative of a property of the ground occurring at the current location of the bale forming apparatus, and
- the baler computer makes at least one time depending on the or at least one measured ground property value automatically a decision whether or not the current location is suitable for depositing the bale there, wherein the bale forming apparatus provides at least temporarily a further processing chamber which is positioned vertically or angularly above the bale carrier, wherein the step that processed loose material is transferred from the processing chamber onto the bale carrier comprises the step that processed loose material is moved from the processing chamber into the further processing chamber, wherein the step that a bale of the plurality is formed comprises the steps that
- the moved loose material is further processed in the further processing chamber and
- the formation of the bale is completed in the further processing chamber, and wherein the step that a formed bale is deposited on the ground comprises the step that the formed bale is moved out of the further processing chamber and
- is performed after the bale forming apparatus is moved over ground to a location suitable for depositing this bale and the step of injecting loose material into the processing chamber is temporarily interrupted if a value indicative of the amount of loose material in the processing chamber reaches a given or calculated amount threshold and a bale is still formed or carried in the further processing chamber.
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A bale forming apparatus for forming a plurality of bales wherein the bale forming apparatus comprises
- a processing device providing a processing chamber,
- at least one bale carrier positioned outside of the provided processing chamber,
- a baler computer, and
- at least one ground property sensor,
- wherein the bale carrier is arranged for carrying at least one bale, wherein the bale forming apparatus is arranged
- to be moved over ground,
- to receive loose material,
- to inject received loose material into the processing chamber,
- to process injected loose material in the processing chamber by means of the processing device,
- to transfer processed loose material from the processing chamber onto the or one bale carrier,
- to form a bale such that the formed bale is ready for being deposited on the ground, and
- to deposit the formed bale from the bale carrier onto the ground, wherein the or every ground property sensor is arranged to measure at least one value indicative of a property of the ground occurring at the current location of the bale forming apparatus, and wherein the baler computer is arranged to make depending on the or at least one measured ground property value a decision whether or not the current location is suitable for depositing there at least one bale currently being on board of the bale forming apparatus, wherein the bale forming apparatus is arranged for providing a further processing chamber which is positioned vertically or angularly above the or one bale carrier, wherein the bale forming apparatus is arranged
- to move processed loose material from the processing chamber into the further processing chamber,
- to further process moved loose material in the further processing chamber,
- to complete the formation of the bale in the further processing chamber, and
- to be moved over ground until it reaches a location suitable for depositing at least one formed bale there,
- the or one ground property sensor is arranged to measure a value indicative of the or one ground property occurring at a location which is different from the current location of the bale forming apparatus, and
- the baler computer is arranged to decide depending on the or at least one measured ground property value whether this different location is suitable for depositing a bale there.
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