Bale shredder

摘要

A bale shredder apparatus may comprise a frame and a bale hopper mounted on the frame and defining an interior bale chamber for receiving a bale to be shredded with a bale feed opening. A bale shredding assembly may be in communication with the bale chamber through the opening to shred a bale in the bale chamber. A side wall of the hopper may be movable away from the primary side wall to permit removal of a bale from the bale chamber. A primary bale movement assembly may move a bale in a lateral direction toward the opening and a secondary bale movement assembly may move the bale in a direction substantially transverse to the lateral direction. A shredding rotor of the shredding assembly may include at least one brace including at least one leg extending outwardly from the outer surface of the rotor.

主权项

1. A bale shredder apparatus comprising:
a frame having a front and a rear with a longitudinal axis extending from the front to the rear and aligning with a direction of movement of the frame when being towed across a ground surface, the frame having lateral sides; a bale hopper mounted on the frame and defining an interior bale chamber for receiving a bale to be shredded, the bale hopper having an upper opening into the bale chamber and a chamber bottom positioned opposite of the upper opening, the bale hopper comprising a perimeter formed of walls, a bale feed opening being positioned in one of the walls; a bale shredding assembly to shred a bale positioned in the bale chamber, the bale shredding assembly including a shredding rotor positioned adjacent to the bale feed opening to contact a bale in the bale chamber, the rotor having a length, the rotor being rotatable about a rotation axis, the shredding rotor having a rotor wall with an outer surface and a plurality of flails extendable outwardly from the outer surface; and wherein the shredding rotor includes at least one brace positioned on the outer surface of the rotor wall and extending substantially parallel to the rotation axis along substantially an entirety of the length of the rotor, the brace including at least one leg extending outwardly from the outer surface of the rotor.