Density control means for an agricultural feed bagging machine including an adjustable, beveled press plate
AssigneeVersa Corporation
InventorSteven R. Cullen
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Abstract
An adjustable, beveled press plate is provided on an agricultural bagging machine rearwardly of the rotor thereof. There vertical adjustablity of the press plate enables the machine operator to more precisely control the density of the material being packed in an agricultural bag.
Claims22
An agricultural bagging machine for bagging agricultural material into an agricultural bag having a closed end and an open mouth, comprising:
- a frame having rearward and forward ends;
- a tunnel on said frame having an intake end for receiving the material to be bagged and an output end adapted to receive the open mouth of the agricultural bag;
- material receiving means on said frame forwardly of said tunnel for receiving the material to be bagged;
- material conveying means at the intake end of said tunnel for forcing the material to be bagged from said material receiving means through said tunnel and into said bag;
- and a density control means positioned in said tunnel for engagement with the material being bagged as the material is forced past said density control means and into said bag to control the density of the material;
- said density control means comprising an elongated flexible cable at least partially positioned in said tunnel to define a first generally U-shaped cable loop having spaced-apart first and second leg portions joined by a base portion;
- said leg portions having forward ends positioned forwardly of said base portion;
- engagement means in engagement with said U-shaped cable loop to permit the spacing between said first and second leg portions to be selectively changed;
- and an adjustable press plate positioned on said frame rearwardly of said material conveying means.
An agricultural bagging machine for bagging agricultural material into an agricultural bag having a closed end and an open mouth, comprising:
- a frame having rearward and forward ends;
- a tunnel on said frame having an intake end for receiving the material to be bagged and an output end adapted to receive the open mouth of the agricultural bag;
- said tunnel having a top wall and opposite side walls;
- material receiving means on said frame forwardly of said tunnel for receiving the material to be bagged;
- material conveying means for forcing the material to be bagged from said material receiving means through said tunnel and into said bag;
- and an adjustable press plate positioned in said tunnel rearwardly of said material conveying means.
An agricultural bagging machine for bagging agricultural material into an agricultural bag having a closed end and an open mouth, comprising:
- a frame having rearward and forward ends;
- a tunnel on said frame having an intake end for receiving the material to be bagged and an output end adapted to receive the open mouth of the agricultural bag;
- said tunnel having a top wall and opposite side walls;
- a hopper on said frame forwardly of said tunnel for receiving the material to be bagged;
- a horizontally disposed rotor at the intake end of said tunnel for forcing the material to be bagged from said hopper through said tunnel and into said bag;
- and an elongated, adjustable, beveled press plate positioned on said frame rearwardly of said rotor;
- and a density control means positioned between the side walls of said tunnel for engagement with the material being bagged as the material is forced past said density control means and into said bag to control the density of the material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.