Device and method for processing plants
AssigneeHyler BV
InventorNiels BAERT
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Abstract
A rolling unit for forming bales from a stream of plants or parts thereof includes two bounding elements which are arranged opposite each other in a lateral direction for the purpose of bounding a receiving space in the lateral direction, a plurality of radial bounding elements which are configured to bound the receiving space in a radial plane perpendicularly of the lateral direction, and a feed opening defined by one or more of the above stated elements for receiving a stream of plants or parts thereof for the purpose of gradually forming a bale from plants or parts thereof accumulating in the receiving space. The rolling unit further includes adjusting elements for adjusting a lateral distance between the bounding elements and/or a lateral tension on the bounding elements.
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A rolling system for forming a bale from a stream of plants or parts thereof, the rolling system comprising:
- a support frame;
- a plurality of bounding elements disposed on the support frame to bound a receiving space of variable dimensions, the receiving space receiving and rolling up therein the plants or parts thereof, the bounding elements comprising:
- a plurality of parallel lateral bounding elements disposed at a mutual lateral distance to each other to bound the receiving space in a lateral direction, and
- one or more radial bounding elements extending substantially in an imaginary peripheral plane to bound the receiving space in radial direction, the one or more radial bounding elements comprising one or more elongate drive elements guided over a plurality of laterally extending rollers;
- a drive configured to rotatably drive at least one of the rollers to advance the one or more elongate drive elements, the one or more elongate drive elements being configured in use, when the at least one roller is driven by the drive and the one or more elongate drive elements thereby run, to gradually roll up and form the plants or parts thereof supplied to the receiving space into a bale;
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- one or more remotely controllable adjusting elements configured to adjust a lateral position of at least one of the lateral bounding elements.
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