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US 5,295,776 AGranted
Mobile bale collector
OwnerThomas H. D. Meijerinventor
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Abstract
A mobile bale collector having a first conveyor moves bales in a conveyance plane opposite to the direction of travel of the collector. The collector forms rows of bales in a direction at right angles to the direction thereof. The mobile bale collector can include a second conveyor which moves the bales opposite to the direction of travel of the collector.
Claims8
A mobile bale collector comprising:
- (a) conveyor means for receiving a succession of bales, the conveyor means forming a row of a predetermined number of bales, the row extending at right angles to the direction of travel of the collector, the conveyor means discharging the row of bales off the conveyor means in a direction opposite to the direction of travel of the collector upon completion of the row;
- (b) detection means for detecting the completion of a row;
- (c) discharge inhibiting means for inhibiting discharge of a row until the row is completed, the detection means being operatively connected to the discharge inhibiting means, and
- wherein the conveyor means comprises co-planar bale supporting rollers, extending at right angles to the direction of travel of the collector, the rollers being screw conveyors which are rotatably driven, the direction of the screw thread and the direction of rotation of the rollers being such that bales supported on the rollers are urged in a first direction opposite to the direction of travel of the collector and, then, in a second direction, transversely to the direction of travel of the collector, and further wherein the inhibiting means comprises a blocking means behind a row to be formed as seen in the direction of travel and control means which, connected to the blocking means, such that upon completion of a row signalled by the detection means, the control means removes the blocking means out of its position blocking the completed row, the collector further comprising a guide element, which extends parallel to the direction of travel of the collector at a place to guide a first received bale of a completed row.
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A mobile bale collector comprising:
- (a) conveyor means arranged for receiving from a press outlet of a bale press a succession of bales, the conveyor means forming a row of a predetermined number of bales, the row extending at right angles to the direction of travel of the collector, the conveyor means discharging the row of bales off the conveyor means in a direction opposite to the direction of travel of the collector upon completion of the row;
- (b) detection means for detecting the completion of a row;
- (c) discharge inhibiting means for inhibiting discharge of a row until the row is completed, the discharge means being operatively connected to the detection means,
- and wherein the conveyor means comprises co-planar bale supporting rollers, extending at right angles to the direction of travel of the collector, the rollers being screw conveyors and being rotatably driven, the direction of the screw thread and the direction of rotation of the rollers being such that bales supported on the rollers are urged in a first direction opposite to the direction of travel of the collector and, then, in a second direction, transversely to the direction of travel of the collector, and further wherein the inhibiting means comprises a blocking means behind a row to be formed as seen in the direction of travel, and control means connected to the blocking means, which, upon completion of a row signalled by the detection means, removes the blocking means out of its position blocking the completed row, the collector further comprising a guide element, which extends parallel to the direction of travel of the collector at a place to guide a first received bale of a completed row, and
- still further wherein the blocking means comprises a roller which is a rotatably driven screw conveyor which extends at right angles to the direction of travel of the collector, the direction of the thread and the direction of rotation being such that the blocking roller urges bales, held against it, in a direction transverse to the direction in which the supporting rollers urge the bales.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.