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US 2022/0210979 A1Published application
Hay Baler
AssigneeAWG Enterprise LLC
InventorsJack D. Alley, James Whitaker, Gary G. Gomes
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Abstract
A baler for hay, straw, grass, and similar feed materials is provided. The baler communicates compressed material from a vertically inclined compression passage formed in between opposing conveyer belts to a central area of a baling chamber for baling. A plunger within the baling chamber can reciprocate in two directions to form bales which are tied and discharged from both ends of the baling chamber.
Claims15
A hay baler apparatus positioned on a frame which is adapted for towing, comprising:
- a pickup mechanism, said pickup mechanism configured for collecting material positioned in one or a plurality of windows;
- a transfer mechanism for moving said material from said pickup mechanism, to an entry end of a compression passage;
- said compression passage decreasing in size between said entry end wherein said compression passage is larger than said compression passage at an exit end thereof;
- a baling chamber for forming rectangular bales of said material, said baling chamber having a first end opposite a second end;
- said baling chamber having a central area positioned in between said first end and said second end;
- said compression passage communicating a compressed stream of said material from said exit, into said central area of said baling chamber;
- a plunger positioned within said baling chamber, translation of said plunger toward said first end of said baling chamber further compressing said compressed stream of material into a said bale;
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- a first exit ramp for exiting of said bale from said first end of said baling chamber.
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