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US 2022/0227089 A1Published application
Baling machine with containment apparatus
AssigneeSierra International Machinery, LLC
InventorEmory Olds
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Abstract
A baling machine including a gathering ram and a hopper with a charging chamber is disclosed. The hopper can include a pair of flat doors and an actuator that can move the flat doors to apply compression force to material placed in the hopper. The compression force applied by the flat doors can improve efficiency of the baling machine by increasing the amount of the material compacted by each stroke of the gathering ram.
Claims21
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A baling machine comprising:
- a hopper defining an opening in communication with a charging chamber;
- a baling ram actuatable to slidably move across the charging chamber;
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- a pair of doors configured to apply a compression force to material introduced through the hopper into the charging chamber,
- wherein the pair of doors is pivotably coupled to the hopper such that the pair of doors is movable between a retracted position and a compressing position, and
- wherein at least a portion of the pair of doors is disposed between a horizontal boundary of the charging chamber and a bottom surface of the charging chamber when the pair of doors is in the compressing position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.