CA1172100A - Baling apparatus and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
Docket F-611 BALING APPARATUS AND METHOD
ABSTRACT
A baling apparatus and method utilizes a reciprocable ram which cooperates with a baling chamber having a fixed wall platen at one end and having movable side wall means which is locked in its closed wall forming position during baling strokes of the ram but which is movable to an open position so as to afford access to baled material thereby to facilitate enveloping the baled material with a bagging sheet on the ram and by another bagging sheet mounted on the fixed platen toward which and away from which the ram is movable during baling, the bagging sheet which is associated with the ram being arranged with its central portion overlying the baling face of the ram and with its peripheral portion disposed in a bagging chamber disposed about the periphery of the ram and having vertical and horizontal doors which during baling operations are closed but which are opened after a bale is formed in order to allow manual access to the bagging sheets whereby the bagging sheets are wrapped and tied about the baled material.
ABSTRACT
A baling apparatus and method utilizes a reciprocable ram which cooperates with a baling chamber having a fixed wall platen at one end and having movable side wall means which is locked in its closed wall forming position during baling strokes of the ram but which is movable to an open position so as to afford access to baled material thereby to facilitate enveloping the baled material with a bagging sheet on the ram and by another bagging sheet mounted on the fixed platen toward which and away from which the ram is movable during baling, the bagging sheet which is associated with the ram being arranged with its central portion overlying the baling face of the ram and with its peripheral portion disposed in a bagging chamber disposed about the periphery of the ram and having vertical and horizontal doors which during baling operations are closed but which are opened after a bale is formed in order to allow manual access to the bagging sheets whereby the bagging sheets are wrapped and tied about the baled material.
Description
Docket F-611 - 1 -BALING APPARATUS AND METHOD
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to baling of material such as cotton or paper fiber or other substances in order to facilitate disposal or transport thereof to a point of use.
BACKGROUND ART
Known baling apparatus utilizes a baling chamber into which a ram is reciprocable along a horizontal path and which is provided with a movable wall forming that part of the chamber which is opposite from the ram. In this type of structure a formed bale is pushed out of the baling chamber by operation of the ram but such known devices are not adapted to facilitate enveloping baled material with bagging held in place with ties disposed thereabout.
Bales formed without bagging are not securely formed and may result in littering of the baled material and in some instances the baled material may expand and when stacked in closed spaces may cause handling problems.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
According to this invention in one form, a baling chamber through which a reciprocable baling ram is movable is provided with movable to open positions so as to are in closed bale forming positions during baling oper-ations but which are movable to open positions so as to afford access to baled material. According to a feature of this invention, a sheet of bagging is arranged with its central portion overlying the baling face of the Docket F-611 -2~
ram and with its peripheral portions tucked into a bagging cavity disposed about the periphery of the ram and closed by access doors during baling operations but which may be open upon completion of a baling operation to accommodate placement of the bagging over adjacent side, top and bottom portions of the baled material.
A fixed platen forms the wall of the baling chamber which is opposite rom the`ram and is arranged to receive a second bagging sheet ln overlying relation and whose 10. peripheral portions are tucked along the edges of the platen and held in position by the movable wall sections when such sections are closed but which are readily accessible for placement abou~ adjacent portions of baled material after a bale compres~ing operation i~
completed.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE D~AWINGS
In the drawings FIG. l is an overall side view of a ballng apparatus formed in accordance with this invention; FIG, 2 is a top view of the apparatus shown in FIG. l; FIG. 3 is an isometric view of parts of the apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and which depicts one wall section of ~he baling chamber in open position;
FIG. 4 is an isometric view of a portion of one end of the apparatus shown in FIG. 3 and which shows one wall section in its closed baling position; FIG. 5 is an isometric view of a ram formed according to ~his invention and which depicts portions of a bagging cavity disposed about the baling face of the ram and which shows the doors of the baling cavity in open position;
FIG, 6 is a view similar to FIG. 1 but which shows the baling chamber in open position and depicts an inter-mediate step in enveloping the baled material with : bagging and with tie~ and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a completed bale formed according to this invention, ! 172100 Docket F-611 -3-BEST MODE OF CARRYING OUT THE I~VENTION
With reference ~o FIGS. 1 and ~, the numeral 1 generally designa~es a closed receiving hopper into which material to be baled is conveyed by a conduit generally designated by the numeral 2. Since the material conveying system is closed, air pollution i~
minimized. Conveyance of the material may be by ~acuum, gravi.~y or by orced alr. The numeral 3 generally designates a material collection chamber which i8 mounted on a support frame generally designated by the numeral 4.
The balin~ chamber i8 generally designated by the numeral 5 and mechanlsm for reciprocably operating a ram horizontally through collection chamber 3 and baling chamber 5 ls shown schema~ically in FIGS. 1 and 2 and is dejignated generally by the numeral 6. Hydraulic mechanism 6 including its motive means and its control mechanism is of conventional construction and as such forms no par~ of this invention.
Support frame 4 comprises horizontal support channel 7 and upper support channel 8. The frame structure also includes vertical channels 9, 10, 11 and 12. Of course the opposite side of the machine from that depicted in FIG. 1 is of similar construction and its parts are herein designated by corresponding numerals to which the suffix "a" is added. A base plate 7b is disposed in overlying relation to horizontal ~upport channel 7 and a corresponding channel on the opposite side of the machine. This base plate 7b extends through~
out the length of channel 7 and its counterpart on the opposite side of the m~chine. An access door 13 i~
hinged at 14 to channel 9 while access door 15 i8 hinged at 16 to channel 10. These doors may be arranged or bolting in closed position or may be provided with a manual release mechanism ~chematically indicated at 17 and 18.
The collection chamb~r includes vertical channels 10, 11 and 12 and side plate 19 which extends from the left hand edge of channel 10 to the right ha~d edge of channel 12. A similar plate is di~posed on the .. , . _ ., .. ,, . ~ , ., . .. , , . , . . _ _ ~ _ _ ~ l7~no Docket F-611 - 4 opposite side of the m~chine. Hoxizontal channel3 8 and 8a are interconnected by transYerse supporting channels 8b, 8c and 8d. A safety cover plate ~overs all open area between 8b and 8c.
The hydraulic mechanism generally designated by the numeral 6 includes a motor and pump generally designated by the numeral 20 together with a valve mechanism designated by the numeral 21. ~ control panel 22 is provided with "Forward" control button 23, a "Reversel' control button 24 and a three position control button 25 marked "Hand-Off-Automatic". The hydraulic mechanism is of conventional construction and includes a cylinder and piston ~echanism not shown in the drawings but mounted behind access doors 13 and 15. Of course the piston rod R2 is mechanically secured to the ram and operation of the hydraulic mechanism imparts ~- reciprocatory motion to the ram through the collection chamber 3 and the baling chamber 5.
In accordance with a feature o~ this invention, the baling chamber 5 is provided with movable wall sections for aff~rding access to a formed bale in order to facilitate applying bagging thereto. With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, wal} se~tion 26 is pivoted by hinges 27, 28 and 29 to channel 12. Wall section 26 includes 25 a lower horizontal channel 30 and an upper horizontal channel 31 interconnected by vertical channels 32, 33 and 34. A wall plate 35 is secured on the inner sur~ace of channels 32, 33 and 34. On the opposite side of baling chamber 5 a movable wall section 36 is pivoted to 30 channel 12a on the opposite side of the apparatus by means of hinges such as 37. Movable wall section 36 is of similar construction to movable wall section 26 in that a top channel 31a is provided together with a bottom channel 30a. Also vertical channels are provided as well 35 as an interior wall plate 35a similax to wall plate 35.
Each of the wall sections 26 and 36 includes a top section best shown in FIG5. 2 and 3 and designated by the numerals 40 and 41.
! 172100 ~ocket F-611 ~ 5 The portion of the balin~ chamber 5 which is opposite from the ram R comprises a platen 45 having a plurality of channels ~6 which'are horizontally disposed and vertically spaced apart to define horizontal 5 grooves 47. Channels 46 are welded or other~ise secured to a vertically disposed backing plate 48 secured at its lower edge to the horizontal support beams 8 and 8a. Platen 45 is braced by a pair of angularly disposed bracing members 49 and 50 which are welded or otherwise 10 secured at their upper ends to the' ~acking plate 48 and at their lower ends to the croos beam 8c.
The baling chamber 5 thus includes base plate 7b, the movable wall sections 26 and 36, the platen 45, the top portion of the' baling chamber comprising the 15 top sections 40 and 41 of ~he movable,wall sections 26 and 36.
The wall sections 26 and 36 are moved to their closed positions by manual handle 26a and by hydraulic means and are held in their closed positions during a 20 baling operation by locking means. rhus as is apparent in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4 hydraulic cylinder 55 is pinned at 56 to a pair of ribs 57 and 58 which are welded or otherwise secured to the top section 40 of wall section 260 A piston rod 59 is provided with a cross pin 60 25 which is arranged for insertion into slots 61 and 62 formed in ribs 63 and 64 respectively which are welded to the top section 41 of walI section 36. Thus with the two doors 26 and 36 moved manually to a ne~rly closed position, the piston rod 59 is moved to its outermost 30 extended position and the pin 60 is inserted into thQ
slots 61 and 62. Thereafter hydraulic fluid is supplied to cylinder 55 and the piston rod 59 is drawn inwardly so as to force the doors 26 and 36 into their closed positions.
~ydraulic liquid under pressure is supplied to cylinder 55 through line 65 and valve 66 from a source of hydraulic fluid 67. The reservoir 67 i~ a common __ __ .__ ._._ ,, , . _ _,_ ~_ , . . ... .. ,, . .. , . ,, , . _ . _ .
~ 1721~0 reservoir which also serves Imder the control of push buttons 23, 24 and 25 to operate the conventional hydraulic mechanism which operates the ram.
The bottom portions of the wall sections 26 and 36 are also held in their closed positions by means of hydraulic cylinder 70 and clamps 71 and 72 which are controlled by piston rod 73. Fluid to cylinder 70 is supplied from conduit 65.
The ram is best shown in FIG. 5 and includes horizontal lower channel 75 and an upper channel 76 inter-connected by vertical supports 77 and 78. A vertically disposed plate 79 is secured to horizontal channels 75 and 76 an~ to corresponding horizontal channels on the opposite side of the ram and serves as support for the horizontal channels 80-84 which are secured in vertically spaced relation so as to define a plurality of grooves 85 as best -seen in FIG. 5. A top plate 86 is secured to the channel 76 and to a corresponding channel on the opposite side of the device. A bottom plate R3 is also secured to the channel 75 and to a corresponding channel on the opposite side of the device and a low friction plate R4 such as Teflon* is secured to the lower surface of plate R3. Low friction material is also mounted on sides of channels 75 and 76 for effecting a guiding action.
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to baling of material such as cotton or paper fiber or other substances in order to facilitate disposal or transport thereof to a point of use.
BACKGROUND ART
Known baling apparatus utilizes a baling chamber into which a ram is reciprocable along a horizontal path and which is provided with a movable wall forming that part of the chamber which is opposite from the ram. In this type of structure a formed bale is pushed out of the baling chamber by operation of the ram but such known devices are not adapted to facilitate enveloping baled material with bagging held in place with ties disposed thereabout.
Bales formed without bagging are not securely formed and may result in littering of the baled material and in some instances the baled material may expand and when stacked in closed spaces may cause handling problems.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
According to this invention in one form, a baling chamber through which a reciprocable baling ram is movable is provided with movable to open positions so as to are in closed bale forming positions during baling oper-ations but which are movable to open positions so as to afford access to baled material. According to a feature of this invention, a sheet of bagging is arranged with its central portion overlying the baling face of the Docket F-611 -2~
ram and with its peripheral portions tucked into a bagging cavity disposed about the periphery of the ram and closed by access doors during baling operations but which may be open upon completion of a baling operation to accommodate placement of the bagging over adjacent side, top and bottom portions of the baled material.
A fixed platen forms the wall of the baling chamber which is opposite rom the`ram and is arranged to receive a second bagging sheet ln overlying relation and whose 10. peripheral portions are tucked along the edges of the platen and held in position by the movable wall sections when such sections are closed but which are readily accessible for placement abou~ adjacent portions of baled material after a bale compres~ing operation i~
completed.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE D~AWINGS
In the drawings FIG. l is an overall side view of a ballng apparatus formed in accordance with this invention; FIG, 2 is a top view of the apparatus shown in FIG. l; FIG. 3 is an isometric view of parts of the apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and which depicts one wall section of ~he baling chamber in open position;
FIG. 4 is an isometric view of a portion of one end of the apparatus shown in FIG. 3 and which shows one wall section in its closed baling position; FIG. 5 is an isometric view of a ram formed according to ~his invention and which depicts portions of a bagging cavity disposed about the baling face of the ram and which shows the doors of the baling cavity in open position;
FIG, 6 is a view similar to FIG. 1 but which shows the baling chamber in open position and depicts an inter-mediate step in enveloping the baled material with : bagging and with tie~ and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a completed bale formed according to this invention, ! 172100 Docket F-611 -3-BEST MODE OF CARRYING OUT THE I~VENTION
With reference ~o FIGS. 1 and ~, the numeral 1 generally designa~es a closed receiving hopper into which material to be baled is conveyed by a conduit generally designated by the numeral 2. Since the material conveying system is closed, air pollution i~
minimized. Conveyance of the material may be by ~acuum, gravi.~y or by orced alr. The numeral 3 generally designates a material collection chamber which i8 mounted on a support frame generally designated by the numeral 4.
The balin~ chamber i8 generally designated by the numeral 5 and mechanlsm for reciprocably operating a ram horizontally through collection chamber 3 and baling chamber 5 ls shown schema~ically in FIGS. 1 and 2 and is dejignated generally by the numeral 6. Hydraulic mechanism 6 including its motive means and its control mechanism is of conventional construction and as such forms no par~ of this invention.
Support frame 4 comprises horizontal support channel 7 and upper support channel 8. The frame structure also includes vertical channels 9, 10, 11 and 12. Of course the opposite side of the machine from that depicted in FIG. 1 is of similar construction and its parts are herein designated by corresponding numerals to which the suffix "a" is added. A base plate 7b is disposed in overlying relation to horizontal ~upport channel 7 and a corresponding channel on the opposite side of the machine. This base plate 7b extends through~
out the length of channel 7 and its counterpart on the opposite side of the m~chine. An access door 13 i~
hinged at 14 to channel 9 while access door 15 i8 hinged at 16 to channel 10. These doors may be arranged or bolting in closed position or may be provided with a manual release mechanism ~chematically indicated at 17 and 18.
The collection chamb~r includes vertical channels 10, 11 and 12 and side plate 19 which extends from the left hand edge of channel 10 to the right ha~d edge of channel 12. A similar plate is di~posed on the .. , . _ ., .. ,, . ~ , ., . .. , , . , . . _ _ ~ _ _ ~ l7~no Docket F-611 - 4 opposite side of the m~chine. Hoxizontal channel3 8 and 8a are interconnected by transYerse supporting channels 8b, 8c and 8d. A safety cover plate ~overs all open area between 8b and 8c.
The hydraulic mechanism generally designated by the numeral 6 includes a motor and pump generally designated by the numeral 20 together with a valve mechanism designated by the numeral 21. ~ control panel 22 is provided with "Forward" control button 23, a "Reversel' control button 24 and a three position control button 25 marked "Hand-Off-Automatic". The hydraulic mechanism is of conventional construction and includes a cylinder and piston ~echanism not shown in the drawings but mounted behind access doors 13 and 15. Of course the piston rod R2 is mechanically secured to the ram and operation of the hydraulic mechanism imparts ~- reciprocatory motion to the ram through the collection chamber 3 and the baling chamber 5.
In accordance with a feature o~ this invention, the baling chamber 5 is provided with movable wall sections for aff~rding access to a formed bale in order to facilitate applying bagging thereto. With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, wal} se~tion 26 is pivoted by hinges 27, 28 and 29 to channel 12. Wall section 26 includes 25 a lower horizontal channel 30 and an upper horizontal channel 31 interconnected by vertical channels 32, 33 and 34. A wall plate 35 is secured on the inner sur~ace of channels 32, 33 and 34. On the opposite side of baling chamber 5 a movable wall section 36 is pivoted to 30 channel 12a on the opposite side of the apparatus by means of hinges such as 37. Movable wall section 36 is of similar construction to movable wall section 26 in that a top channel 31a is provided together with a bottom channel 30a. Also vertical channels are provided as well 35 as an interior wall plate 35a similax to wall plate 35.
Each of the wall sections 26 and 36 includes a top section best shown in FIG5. 2 and 3 and designated by the numerals 40 and 41.
! 172100 ~ocket F-611 ~ 5 The portion of the balin~ chamber 5 which is opposite from the ram R comprises a platen 45 having a plurality of channels ~6 which'are horizontally disposed and vertically spaced apart to define horizontal 5 grooves 47. Channels 46 are welded or other~ise secured to a vertically disposed backing plate 48 secured at its lower edge to the horizontal support beams 8 and 8a. Platen 45 is braced by a pair of angularly disposed bracing members 49 and 50 which are welded or otherwise 10 secured at their upper ends to the' ~acking plate 48 and at their lower ends to the croos beam 8c.
The baling chamber 5 thus includes base plate 7b, the movable wall sections 26 and 36, the platen 45, the top portion of the' baling chamber comprising the 15 top sections 40 and 41 of ~he movable,wall sections 26 and 36.
The wall sections 26 and 36 are moved to their closed positions by manual handle 26a and by hydraulic means and are held in their closed positions during a 20 baling operation by locking means. rhus as is apparent in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4 hydraulic cylinder 55 is pinned at 56 to a pair of ribs 57 and 58 which are welded or otherwise secured to the top section 40 of wall section 260 A piston rod 59 is provided with a cross pin 60 25 which is arranged for insertion into slots 61 and 62 formed in ribs 63 and 64 respectively which are welded to the top section 41 of walI section 36. Thus with the two doors 26 and 36 moved manually to a ne~rly closed position, the piston rod 59 is moved to its outermost 30 extended position and the pin 60 is inserted into thQ
slots 61 and 62. Thereafter hydraulic fluid is supplied to cylinder 55 and the piston rod 59 is drawn inwardly so as to force the doors 26 and 36 into their closed positions.
~ydraulic liquid under pressure is supplied to cylinder 55 through line 65 and valve 66 from a source of hydraulic fluid 67. The reservoir 67 i~ a common __ __ .__ ._._ ,, , . _ _,_ ~_ , . . ... .. ,, . .. , . ,, , . _ . _ .
~ 1721~0 reservoir which also serves Imder the control of push buttons 23, 24 and 25 to operate the conventional hydraulic mechanism which operates the ram.
The bottom portions of the wall sections 26 and 36 are also held in their closed positions by means of hydraulic cylinder 70 and clamps 71 and 72 which are controlled by piston rod 73. Fluid to cylinder 70 is supplied from conduit 65.
The ram is best shown in FIG. 5 and includes horizontal lower channel 75 and an upper channel 76 inter-connected by vertical supports 77 and 78. A vertically disposed plate 79 is secured to horizontal channels 75 and 76 an~ to corresponding horizontal channels on the opposite side of the ram and serves as support for the horizontal channels 80-84 which are secured in vertically spaced relation so as to define a plurality of grooves 85 as best -seen in FIG. 5. A top plate 86 is secured to the channel 76 and to a corresponding channel on the opposite side of the device. A bottom plate R3 is also secured to the channel 75 and to a corresponding channel on the opposite side of the device and a low friction plate R4 such as Teflon* is secured to the lower surface of plate R3. Low friction material is also mounted on sides of channels 75 and 76 for effecting a guiding action.
2~ The channels 80-84 constitute the baling face of the ram. In accordance with one feature of this invention, a bagging sheet is mounted so that its central portion overlies the channels 80-84 and so that its peripheral portions are tucked into a bagging cavity disposed about the periphery of th~ baling face of the ram ~. As i~c apparent in FIG. 5 the bagging B is shown tucked into the bagging cavity which during baling operations is closed by the vertical doors-87 and 88 which are hingedly mountPd to the frame of the ram R as indicated at 89 for example.
An upper horizontal door 90 is hinged at 91 while a lower door 92 is hinged at 93 to the lower part of the ram R~ Thus with the peripheral portions of * A Dupont trademark for polytetrafluoroethylene-.V
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Docket F-611 - 7 the ba~ging B tucked around the periphery of the ~aling face of the Ram R and with the cent~r ~ortion the doo~s of the bagging overlying the baliny face,~87, 88,gO
and 92 are closed. The ba~ging is installed when the 5 ram projects outwardly several inches from the channels 12 and 12a so that ready access thereto may be had and ~o that the doors 87, 88, 90 and 92 may be manually opened to acco~nodate tucking of the peripheral portions of the bagging B into the ba~ging 10 cavity around the baling face of the ram R. With the doors closed, and with the bagging in place, the device is in condition for performing a baling operation.
A similax ba~ging shee~ Bl is mounted on the platen 45 with its central portion overlying the 15 baling face of the platen 45 and with its peripheral portions captured between the side edges of platen 45 and the end edges OL wall sections 26 and 36.
During operation, material to be baled is supplied through conduit 2 and hopper 1 into 20 collection chamber 3 and switch 25 of control panel 22 is moved to its automatic position. As is well kno~n, the xam operates automatically as material is fed into the collection chamber. Each time the hopper is filled the ram compresses the material into the 25 balin~ chamber 5 and does so repeatedly until there is enough materi~l in the baling chamber to make a complete bale. This condition is sensed by well known automatic pressure responsive devices and when this condition occurs an alarm is sounded and the operator then turns 30 the switch 25 from automatic to hand operated position.
Thereafter the forward button 24 is pressed to extend the ram into firm contact with the material which has been compressed as is best shown in FIG. 6. Val~e 66 ~ ~ 72 1(~0 Docket F-611 - 8 is then operated to release the hydraulic locking devices 55 and 70 and the wall sections 26 and 36 are moved manually to ~leir open positions after the locking cylinders 55 and 70 are fully extended and 5 their lockiny pins detached. The wall sections 26 and 36 are manually swung to their open positions through an angle of approximately 160. With access to the baled material thus established, the peripheral portion o~ bagging sheet Bl is manually placed over 10 the top half of the bale and along its sides. The peripheral portions of the bagging sheet B are removed through access doors 87 and 88 which are open.
This portion of the bagging B is manually placed along the sides of the bale. Doors 90 and g2 cannot 15 be opened with the ram in contact with the bale. The bagging is held in place by suitable picks or spikes.
A baling tie 95a of the proper length is then inserted through one of the grooves such as the upper groove 85 and around the back o the baled material and through 20 the upper groo~e 47 formed in the platen to the front so as to envelope the bagging B1 on the platen 45 as well as the bagging B and the leading and trailing ends of the tie 95a are attached. After all six ties 95a-95f are inserted in the manner described with 25 their free ends adjacent one side of the bale such as the side adjacent to wall section 26, the loose ends are interconnected by known means manually and then secured in tightened condition. ~lereafter the reverse button 24 is actuated to move the ram 30 out of contact with the bale allowing access to doors 90 and 92 to be opened for removal of remaining bagging B and then fold the bagging from the ~op bagging pocket over the top of the bale and actuate the forward button so as to drive the ram into co~tact Docket F-611 - 9 - -with the bale and compress the bale enough to allow the top part of the bagying B overlying the top of the bale to be tucked under the top bale tie 95a.
The reverse button 23 is then actuated so as to retract the ram sufficiently to allow the bale to be S pushed onto its side. Thereafter the remaining bagging B and Bl is folded over the bottom of the bale and tucked under the bottom bale ~ie 95f. The completed bale is then xemoved by suitable means such as a lift truck.
Once this operation is completed, the apparatus is in condition for repeating the above described procedure thereby to form a succeeding bale.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
. By this invention bales of material may ~e 15 formed which include bagying as component parts and which therefore are less subject to expansion of the baled material in portion~ of the bale which are intermediate the ties and also the bale is rendered substantially more secure and thus less likely to fall 20 apa~t and cause a littering problem and baled material is protected from contamination while in storage.
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An upper horizontal door 90 is hinged at 91 while a lower door 92 is hinged at 93 to the lower part of the ram R~ Thus with the peripheral portions of * A Dupont trademark for polytetrafluoroethylene-.V
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Docket F-611 - 7 the ba~ging B tucked around the periphery of the ~aling face of the Ram R and with the cent~r ~ortion the doo~s of the bagging overlying the baliny face,~87, 88,gO
and 92 are closed. The ba~ging is installed when the 5 ram projects outwardly several inches from the channels 12 and 12a so that ready access thereto may be had and ~o that the doors 87, 88, 90 and 92 may be manually opened to acco~nodate tucking of the peripheral portions of the bagging B into the ba~ging 10 cavity around the baling face of the ram R. With the doors closed, and with the bagging in place, the device is in condition for performing a baling operation.
A similax ba~ging shee~ Bl is mounted on the platen 45 with its central portion overlying the 15 baling face of the platen 45 and with its peripheral portions captured between the side edges of platen 45 and the end edges OL wall sections 26 and 36.
During operation, material to be baled is supplied through conduit 2 and hopper 1 into 20 collection chamber 3 and switch 25 of control panel 22 is moved to its automatic position. As is well kno~n, the xam operates automatically as material is fed into the collection chamber. Each time the hopper is filled the ram compresses the material into the 25 balin~ chamber 5 and does so repeatedly until there is enough materi~l in the baling chamber to make a complete bale. This condition is sensed by well known automatic pressure responsive devices and when this condition occurs an alarm is sounded and the operator then turns 30 the switch 25 from automatic to hand operated position.
Thereafter the forward button 24 is pressed to extend the ram into firm contact with the material which has been compressed as is best shown in FIG. 6. Val~e 66 ~ ~ 72 1(~0 Docket F-611 - 8 is then operated to release the hydraulic locking devices 55 and 70 and the wall sections 26 and 36 are moved manually to ~leir open positions after the locking cylinders 55 and 70 are fully extended and 5 their lockiny pins detached. The wall sections 26 and 36 are manually swung to their open positions through an angle of approximately 160. With access to the baled material thus established, the peripheral portion o~ bagging sheet Bl is manually placed over 10 the top half of the bale and along its sides. The peripheral portions of the bagging sheet B are removed through access doors 87 and 88 which are open.
This portion of the bagging B is manually placed along the sides of the bale. Doors 90 and g2 cannot 15 be opened with the ram in contact with the bale. The bagging is held in place by suitable picks or spikes.
A baling tie 95a of the proper length is then inserted through one of the grooves such as the upper groove 85 and around the back o the baled material and through 20 the upper groo~e 47 formed in the platen to the front so as to envelope the bagging B1 on the platen 45 as well as the bagging B and the leading and trailing ends of the tie 95a are attached. After all six ties 95a-95f are inserted in the manner described with 25 their free ends adjacent one side of the bale such as the side adjacent to wall section 26, the loose ends are interconnected by known means manually and then secured in tightened condition. ~lereafter the reverse button 24 is actuated to move the ram 30 out of contact with the bale allowing access to doors 90 and 92 to be opened for removal of remaining bagging B and then fold the bagging from the ~op bagging pocket over the top of the bale and actuate the forward button so as to drive the ram into co~tact Docket F-611 - 9 - -with the bale and compress the bale enough to allow the top part of the bagying B overlying the top of the bale to be tucked under the top bale tie 95a.
The reverse button 23 is then actuated so as to retract the ram sufficiently to allow the bale to be S pushed onto its side. Thereafter the remaining bagging B and Bl is folded over the bottom of the bale and tucked under the bottom bale ~ie 95f. The completed bale is then xemoved by suitable means such as a lift truck.
Once this operation is completed, the apparatus is in condition for repeating the above described procedure thereby to form a succeeding bale.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
. By this invention bales of material may ~e 15 formed which include bagying as component parts and which therefore are less subject to expansion of the baled material in portion~ of the bale which are intermediate the ties and also the bale is rendered substantially more secure and thus less likely to fall 20 apa~t and cause a littering problem and baled material is protected from contamination while in storage.
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Claims (15)
1. Baling apparatus comprising a support frame, a material collecting chamber mounted on said frame and having an inlet to receive material to be baled and having an outlet for discharging said material, a ram reciprocably movable in a horizontal plane in said collecting chamber, a platen fixedly mounted on said support frame in spaced relation to said outlet of said material receiving chamber and having a baling face forming a part of a baling chamber, and movable mounted wall means supported by said support frame and interposed between said platen and said outlet of said receiving chamber to form a part of said baling chamber when disposed in closed baling position, said wall means being movable to an open position to afford access to the interior of said baling chamber, said ram including a baling face and a bagging cavity adjacent said baling face for retaining peripheral portions of a bagging sheet the central portion of which is arranged in overlying relation to said baling face, said ram further having a pair of doors hingedly secured thereto on vertical axes respectively on opposite sides thereof and a door hingedly secured thereto on a horizontal axis at at least one of the top or bottom portions thereof, said doors when closed enclosing portions of said bagging cavity to retain said peripheral portions of said bagging sheet within said bagging cavity during formation of a bale.
2. Baling apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said wall means comprises a pair of side wall sections hingedly mounted on opposite sides of said baling chamber.
3. Baling apparatus according to claim 2 wherein each of said side wall sections includes a top portion which forms a part of the top wall of said baling chamber.
4. Baling apparatus according to claim 2 wherein dis-jointable locking means is arranged when locked to hold said wall sections in closed baling positions.
5. Baling apparatus according to claim 2 wherein hydraulic means is arranged to move said wall sections to their closed baling positions.
6. Baling apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said baling face is of generally rectangular configuration.
7. Baling apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said at least one door comprises a pair of horizontal doors which are hingedly mounted respectively on the top and bottom portions of said ram.
8. Baling apparatus according to claim 1 wherein a plurality of horizontal grooves are formed in vertically spaced relation on the baling face of said ram.
9. Baling apparatus according to claim 1 wherein a plurality of horizontal grooves are formed in vertically spaced relation on the baling face of said platen.
10. A baling method comprising the steps of placing a first sheet of bagging over the baling face of a reciprocable baling ram, placing a second sheet of bagging over the baling face of a fixedly mounted platen toward and away from which said ram is movable, positioning movable wall means about at least a part of the path of movement of said ram so as to form a baling chamber, depositing material to be baled in the path of movement of said ram and intermediate said ram and said platen so as to cause a bale to be compressed in said baling chamber, moving said movable wall means so as to afford access to the interior of said baling chamber, enveloping parts of the baled material with said bagging sheets and enveloping said baled material and said sheets with a plurality of ties, and wherein the leading free ends of said ties are inserted between said first sheet of bagging and said baling face of said ram from one side of the baled material.
11. A baling method according to claim 10 wherein leading free ends of said ties are inserted between said second sheet of bagging and said baling face of said platen from the opposite side of the baled material.
12. A baling method according to claim 11 wherein the leading ends of said ties are secured to the trailing ends thereof respectively on said one side of the baled material.
13. A baling method according to claim 12 wherein portions of said first and second sheets of bagging are placed over top portions of the baled material and tucked inside the topmost one of said ties.
14. A baling method according to claim 13 wherein the baled material is removed from a position between said ram and said platen and reoriented to rest on one of its sides and wherein portions of said first and second sheets of bagging are placed over bottom portions of the baled material and tucked inside the lowermost one of said ties.
15. A baling method according to claim 10 wherein parts of the peripheral portion of said second sheet are tucked between peripheral portions of said platen and adjacent portions of said movable wall means when said movable wall means is in a position forming said baling chamber.
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