Bale wrapping system
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsJonathan E. Ricketts, Martin J. Roberge
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Abstract
A bale wrap includes a wrapping layer that wraps around a bale of agricultural product that enables a first portion of the wrapping layer in overlapping a second portion of the wrapping layer. Additionally, the bale wrap includes an adhesive layer embedded on or in the first portion of the wrapping layer, wherein the first portion is positioned at a trailing end of the bale wrap, and wherein the adhesive layer is not embedded on or in the second portion of the wrapping layer. The adhesive layer is activated by an adhesive activation mechanism. Activation of the adhesive layer enables the adhesive layer to bond the first portion of the wrapping layer to the second portion of the wrapping layer.
Claims20
A bale wrap, comprising:
- a wrapping layer that wraps around a bale of agricultural product that enables a first portion of the wrapping layer in overlapping a second portion of the wrapping layer;
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- an adhesive layer embedded on or in the first portion of the wrapping layer;
- wherein the first portion is positioned at a trailing end of the bale wrap;
- wherein the adhesive layer is not embedded on or in the second portion of the wrapping layer and the adhesive layer is activated by an adhesive activation mechanism;
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- wherein activation of the adhesive layer enables the adhesive layer to bond the first portion of the wrapping layer to the second portion of the wrapping layer.
A bale wrapping system, comprising:
- a belt that rotates in forming and driving rotation of a bale of agricultural product, wherein the bale is wrapped with a wrapping layer of a bale wrap while rotating on the belt that enables a first portion of the wrapping layer in overlapping a second portion of the wrapping layer while disposed on the belt;
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- an adhesive activation mechanism that removes a protective coating disposed on an adhesive layer of the bale wrap and activates the adhesive layer of the bale wrap;
- wherein the protective coating prevents the adhesive layer from bonding sections of the wrapping layer to one another and the protective coating blocks activation of the adhesive layer;
- wherein removal of the protective coating activates or enables activation of the adhesive layer;
- wherein activation of the adhesive layer enables the adhesive layer to bond the first portion of the wrapping layer to the second portion of the wrapping layer;
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- wherein the adhesive activation mechanism comprises:
- a rotating element that contacts and removes the protective coating;
- a pump and a nozzle fluidly coupled to the pump;
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- at least one of a heat source or an electromagnetic radiation source that removes the protective coating.
A bale wrapping system, comprising:
- a bale wrap, comprising:
- a wrapping layer that wraps around a bale of agricultural product that enables a first portion of the wrapping layer in overlapping a second portion of the wrapping layer;
- and
- an adhesive layer embedded on or in the first portion of the wrapping layer, wherein the first portion is positioned at a trailing end of the bale wrap, and the adhesive layer is not embedded on or in the second portion of the wrapping layer;
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- an adhesive activation mechanism that activates the adhesive layer, wherein activation of the adhesive layer enables the adhesive layer to bond the first portion of the wrapping layer to the second portion of the wrapping layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.