BALING AND BALE WRAPPING APPARATUS AND METHODS

摘要

Baling apparatus (1 ) for forming a bale (2) of grass, hay, straw or the lik e and for wrapping the bale (2) in non-perforated plastics sheet wrapping material (64, 71 ) comprises a chassis (10), a baler (16) mounted on the chassis (10) within which the bale (2) is formed, and a pair of bale supporting rollers (54, 55) on which the bale is supported and rotated durin g wrapping. An upper segment (21) and a lower segment (22) of the baler (16) a re pivotal upwardly for transferring a bale from the baler (16) to the bale supporting rollers (54, 55). A first dispenser (63) and a holding mechanism (65) extend wrapping material (64) across a discharge opening (40) through which the bale (2) is transferred from the baler (16) so that as the bale is being transferred onto the bale supporting rollers (54, 55), wrapping sheet material (64) is drawn from the first dispenser (63) around approximately 18 0~ of the circumferential surface (5) of the bale (2) and extends around corner edges (8) of the bale (2). The bale supporting rollers (54, 55) rotate the bale (2) for wrapping an appropriate number of turns of the wrapping materia l (64) around the circumferential surface (5) of the bale (2), and a carrier ring member (74) which carries second dispensers (72, 73) revolves the secon d dispensers (72, 73) about the bale (2) while the bale (2) is being rotated b y the bale supporting rollers (54, 55) for wrapping of the bale (2) with wrapping material (71 ) from the second dispensers (72, 73). A bale wrapper is also disclosed.