SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMPRESSING ROUND BALES INTO SQUARE BALES
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
공개
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A01F-015/08
A01F-015/07
출원번호
US-0137223
(2018-09-20)
공개번호
US-0098838
(2019-04-04)
발명자
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Kraus, Timothy J.
출원인 / 주소
Kraus, Timothy J.
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초록▼
A system for recompressing a round bale into a square bale includes a bottom platen to receive the round bale and a movable platen translatable relative to the bottom platen. The system includes an upper platen rotatable relative to the bottom platen. The upper platen is rotatable between a first po
A system for recompressing a round bale into a square bale includes a bottom platen to receive the round bale and a movable platen translatable relative to the bottom platen. The system includes an upper platen rotatable relative to the bottom platen. The upper platen is rotatable between a first position to receive the round bale between the bottom platen, the movable platen and the upper platen, and a second position in which the upper platen cooperates with the movable platen and the bottom platen to recompress the round bale into the square bale.
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1. A system for recompressing a round bale into a square bale, comprising: a bottom platen to receive the round bale;a movable platen translatable relative to the bottom platen; andan upper platen rotatable relative to the bottom platen, the upper platen being rotatable between a first position to r
1. A system for recompressing a round bale into a square bale, comprising: a bottom platen to receive the round bale;a movable platen translatable relative to the bottom platen; andan upper platen rotatable relative to the bottom platen, the upper platen being rotatable between a first position to receive the round bale between the bottom platen, the movable platen and the upper platen, and a second position in which the upper platen cooperates with the movable platen and the bottom platen to recompress the round bale into the square bale. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the bottom platen, the movable platen and the upper platen have a plurality of banding channels, and a banding unit is coupled to the bottom platen or the upper platen to dispense a plurality of banding straps around the square bale. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the system includes a frame having at least one support member and the upper platen includes a first plate member and a second plate member, the first plate member rotatably coupled to the at least one support member and the second plate member is coupled to the first plate member. 4. The system of claim 3, wherein the second plate member is opposite the movable platen when the upper platen is in the second position. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the movable platen is translatable relative to the upper platen. 6. The system of claim 1, further comprising: a round baler having a baling chamber to form the round bale; anda transfer table coupled to the round baler to receive the round bale, the transfer table coupled to the bottom platen and configured to transfer the round bale to the bottom platen. 7. The system of claim 6, further comprising at least one bale accumulator wing coupled to the bottom platen and a pusher, the pusher actuatable to move the square bale from the bottom platen to the at least one bale accumulator wing. 8. A method for recompressing a round bale into a square bale, comprising: receiving a round bale on a bottom platen;actuating, by a first actuator, an upper platen to rotate the upper platen toward the bottom platen from a first position to a second position; andactuating, by a second actuator, a movable platen to move the movable platen toward a portion of the upper platen to recompress the round bale into a square bale. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the receiving the round bale on the bottom platen further comprises: receiving the round bale from a discharge gate of a round baler on a transfer table; andactuating, by a third actuator, the transfer table to transfer the round bale to the bottom platen. 10. The method of claim 8, further comprising: actuating, by a fourth actuator, a pusher to move the square bale from the bottom platen to at least one bale accumulator wing coupled to the bottom platen. 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising: rotating, by a fifth actuator, the at least one bale accumulator wing to deposit the square bale onto a ground surface. 12. The method of claim 8, further comprising: actuating, by a fourth actuator, a pusher to move the square bale from the bottom platen onto a ground surface. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising: dispensing a banding strap through a first banding channel defined through the upper platen, a second banding channel defined in the bottom platen and a third banding channel defined through the moveable platen to band the square bale. 14. A round baler, comprising: a baling chamber that forms a round bale;a transfer table that receives the round bale from the baling chamber;a bottom platen coupled to the transfer table to receive the round bale;a movable platen translatable relative to the bottom platen; andan upper platen rotatable relative to the bottom platen, the upper platen rotatable between a first position that receives the round bale between the movable platen, the bottom platen and the upper platen, and a second position in which the upper platen cooperates with the movable platen and the bottom platen to recompress the round bale into the square bale. 15. The round baler of claim 14, wherein the bottom platen, the movable platen and the upper platen have a plurality of banding channels, and a banding unit is coupled to the bottom platen to dispense a plurality of banding straps around the square bale. 16. The round baler of claim 14, wherein the system includes a frame having at least one support member and the upper platen includes a first plate member and a second plate member, the first plate member rotatably coupled to the at least one support member and the second plate member is coupled to the first plate member. 17. The round baler of claim 16, wherein the second plate member is opposite the movable platen when the upper platen is in the second position. 18. The round baler of claim 14, wherein the movable platen is translatable relative to the upper platen. 19. The round baler of claim 14, wherein the transfer table is configured to transfer the round bale to the bottom platen. 20. The round baler of claim 14, further comprising at least one bale accumulator wing coupled to the bottom platen and a pusher, the pusher actuatable to move the square bale from the bottom platen to the at least one bale accumulator wing.
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