Silo bag packing machine
OwnerFrank E. Munsellinventor
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Abstract
An improved packing apparatus is disclosed for use in compacting various types of materials such as grain or green forage into large air-tight tubes or bags. The apparatus includes an auger for packing the materials which is supported in part by bearing means located outside of the material flowpath and in part by an extended section supported by the material itself thereby eliminating the possibility of material becoming entangled or jammed. A retractable conveyor assembly is also incorporated therein which may be easily moved between operating and transport positions. An optional grain loading auger is also disclosed which is particularly well suited for transfering grain or like materials from a transporter to the packing apparatus.
Claims16
Apparatus for packing materials into a horizontal silo bag comprising:
- mobile supporting means;
- means defining a packing chamber supported on said supporting means;
- delivery means supported on said supporting means, said delivery means being operative to receive material to be packed and to transport said material to and compact said material in said packing chamber, said delivery means including:
- an elongated generally cylindrical housing having an inlet opening in the sidewall intermediate the ends thereof, one end of the said housing opening into said packing chamber and a partition within said housing positioned adjacent said opening and cooperating with said housing to define a flowpath portion for said material from said opening into said packing chamber and a support section;
- an elongated shaft extending through said partition and having a helical auger secured thereto within said flowpath portion and extending over an axial length less than the length of said shaft;
- a pair of axially spaced bearing means for rotatably supporting said shaft adjacent one end thereof within said housing, said one end being at least partially disposed within said support section;
- said auger and said shaft extending beyond said one end of said housing with the other end of said shaft extending a substantial distance beyond the end of said auger, said auger being operative to transport said material from said opening in said housing to said packing chamber and to compact said material therein in close surrounding relationship to said other end of said shaft whereby said compacted materials provide additional bearing support to said other end of said shaft.
Apparatus for packing materials into a horizontal silo bag comprising:
- mobile supporting means;
- means defining a packing chamber supported on said supporting means;
- delivery means supported on said supporting means, said delivery means being operative to receive materials to be packed and to transport said material to and compact said material in said packing chamber, said delivery means including
- an elongated generally cylindrically shaped housing having an inlet opening provided in the sidewall thereof intermediate the ends thereof, one end of said housing opening into said packing chamber;
- an elongated shaft having a helical auger secured thereto rotatably supported adjacent one end thereof within said elongated housing, said helical auger extending over an axial length less than the length of said shaft;
- said auger and said shaft extending beyond said one end of said housing and into said packing chamber with said shaft extending a substantial distance into said packing chamber beyond said helical auger, said auger being operative to transport said material from said opening in said housing sidewall to said packing chamber and to compact said material therein in close surrounding relationship to said shaft whereby said compacted materials provide additional bearing support to said shaft;
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- elongated conveyor means movably supported on said supporting means, said conveyor means being linearly reciprocably movable in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof between an extended operative position and a retracted travel position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.