Closing system for pressing chambers
AssigneeH.W.J. Designs for Agribusiness, Inc.
InventorBradley P. Actis
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Abstract
A door opening assembly of a bale press including a first arm member having a first end and a second end hingedly coupled at the first end to a first door. The door opening assembly also includes a second arm member having a first end and a second end hingedly coupled at the first end to a second door. An actuator is coupled to the second end of the first arm member and the second end of the second arm member to cause the first arm member to displace the first door and the second arm member to hold the second door from being displaced. A further feature includes a door closing system involve a guide member and a guide receptacle for moving a latch gate to close the door.
Claims20
A door closing system for use with a bale press comprising a housing defining a box for receiving fibrous material to be baled, the housing including a first opening door and a second opening door for enclosing the box, the second opening door including a latch gate hingedly coupled thereto, the door closing system comprising:
- a door closing assembly comprising a first guide member, a second guide member, and an actuation device coupled to the latch gate;
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- a receptacle guide defining a channel, the receptacle guide configured to receive the first and the second guide members in the channel when the second opening door moves between an open position away from the box and a closed position against the box.
A bale press having a movable piston that travels from an upper position to a lower position to press fibrous material into a compressed bale, the bale press having a door closing system and comprising:
- a housing defining a double box-section, having a first box and a second box:
- the housing including a first door and a second door for the first box;
- a latch gate hingedly connected to the second door:
- a first guide member, a second guide member, and an actuation device of the door closing system coupled to the latch gate;
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- a receptacle guide defining a channel having two side walls receiving both the first guide member and the second guide member therebetween.
A method for operating a door closing system for use with a bale press comprising a housing defining a box for receiving fibrous material to be baled, the housing including a first opening door and a second opening door for enclosing the box, the second opening door including a latch gate hingedly coupled thereto, the method comprising:
- closing the second door to cause a first guide member and a second guide member to travel through a receptacle guide,
- moving the first guide member beyond the receptacle guide while maintaining the second guide member within the receptacle guide;
- actuating a gate actuator to pivot the latch gate relative to the second opening door;
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- actuating a piston against the latch gate to close both the first opening door and the second opening door against the box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.