Bale sampler

摘要

A system for sampling a bale of fibrous material is provided including a transportation mechanism for moving the bale from a first point to a second point and a first gripper for obtaining a sample from the bale when the bale is at a position between the first point and the second point. The gripper includes a movable finger for gripping the sample from the bale. An actuator comprising an actuating rod is provided for pushing the sample away from the movable finger.

主权项

1. A system for collecting and bagging cotton samples comprising:
a support surface for supporting a pressed bale comprising plurality of sides having a cut section that protrudes from one of the sides; a gripper for gripping and separating a protruded cut section from a pressed bale; said gripper comprising planar base wall surface having a side edge and a movable gripping edge located remotely from the side edge and movable past the side edge and the planar base wall to grip the protruded cut section against the planar base wall; a bagging assembly comprising a plurality of bags including a first bag comprising an opening; a transfer device for transferring a separated cut section into the opening of the first bag; and wherein the first bag is sized and shaped to receive a document with information about a cut section, a pressed bale, or both, is textured to be printed on an outside surface with information about a cut section, a pressed bale, or both, or the first bag is sized and shaped and textured to do both.