BALING CHAMBER WITH PIVOTALLY MOUNTED CONVEYING UNIT

摘要

A bale forming apparatus and method are disclosed. When operated in a bale forming mode, the apparatus forms a round bale in a baling chamber arrangement with a circumferential wall between two sidewalls. A movable chamber part is pivotally mounted at a fixed chamber part. Several conveying units convey the bale along the circumferential wall. The apparatus can be transferred into a bale ejecting mode. The movable chamber part is pivoted away from the fixed chamber part. One conveying unit is mounted at one chamber part and is adjacent to the other chamber part. In a bale forming mode, the adjacent conveying unit contributes to convey the loose material in the chamber arrangement. In the bale forming position, the adjacent conveying unit engages into a receiving aperture in the other chamber part. The adjacent conveying unit can be pivoted away from the other chamber part and out of the receiving aperture. Pivoting away the adjacent conveying unit increases the aperture for ejecting a bale out of the bale forming chamber as the adjacent conveying unit is pivoted out of the receiving aperture. Preferably, the adjacent conveying unit is pivotally mounted.

主权项

1. A bale forming apparatus for forming a round bale from loose material, the bale forming apparatus comprising:
a baling chamber arrangement, the baling chamber arrangement having two side walls and a circumferential wall extending between the two side walls; and a plurality of conveying units for conveying material along the circumferential wall of the baling chamber arrangement, wherein the conveying units are mounted at the baling chamber arrangement and the baling chamber arrangement is divided into a fixed chamber part and a movable chamber part, and the movable chamber part is pivotally mounted and can be pivoted with respect to the fixed chamber part, wherein the bale forming apparatus is adapted for being operated in a bale forming mode and for being transferred from the bale forming mode into a bale ejecting mode such that the two chamber parts together surround a bale forming chamber for forming a bale and the conveying units convey material in the bale forming chamber when the bale forming apparatus is operated in the bale forming mode and the movable chamber part is pivoted away from the fixed chamber part such that an ejecting aperture for ejecting a bale out of the bale forming chamber is formed when the bale forming apparatus is transferred into the bale ejecting mode, wherein at least one conveying unit belonging to the plurality of conveying units is mounted at one chamber part, extends from one side wall to the other side wall, and is arranged adjacent to the other chamber part, wherein the other chamber part comprises a receiving aperture adjacent to an edge of the other chamber part, the receiving aperture extends from one side wall to the other side wall in a plane, the plane being horizontal or sloping angularly downwards at least after the bale forming apparatus is transferred into the bale ejecting mode, and wherein the bale forming apparatus is arranged such that the adjacent conveying unit engages into the receiving aperture if the bale forming apparatus is operated in the bale forming mode, the bale forming apparatus is further arranged such that transferring the bale forming apparatus into the bale ejecting mode shifts or pivots the adjacent conveying unit out of the receiving aperture such that the receiving aperture becomes a part of the ejecting aperture.