A rotatable bale release mechanism for a baler machine and method of baling

摘要

A baler machine including a charging chamber for receiving materials to be baled. The charging chamber (12) has a charging passageway communicating with a baling compression chamber (22). A compression ram (18,20) is operable to force material from the charging chamber (12) into the compression chamber (22) to thereby form a bale. The compression chamber (22) has an exit passageway (38) through which the baled material is forced by an ejector ram (32,34). A bale release mechanism is mounted adjacent the exit passageway. The bale release mechanism includes a rotatably mounted gate member (42) movable between a normal operating position and a retracted open position wherein the size of the exit passageway (38) is increased to allow the passage of an oversized bale. A power cylinder (40) is operatively connected to the bale release mechanism to move the mechanism between its closed and retracted positions. <IMAGE>