IP Library Granted Patent US 8,225,713
Granted Patent B2
US 8,225,713 · App. 12/833,022 · Granted Jul 24, 2012

Baling press for large bales

Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH
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Patent No.
US 8,225,713
App. No.
12/833,022
Granted
Jul 24, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A baling press for producing large square high-density bales has a pick-up device picking up crop, a cutting device downstream of the pick-up device, a conveying device downstream of the cutting device, and a pressing channel disposed downstream of the conveying device and receiving the crop from the conveying device. The crop is shaped to high-density bales in the pressing channel. A tying device is provided that, for ensuring a permanent cohesion of the bales and completing the bales, ties tying medium strands, connected in endless loops, in longitudinal direction of the bales about the bales. A spacing of outermost tying medium strands, disposed next to outer parallel longitudinal bale edges, relative to the outer parallel longitudinal bale edges, respectively, is at least as large as or greater than an average spacing between neighboring tying medium strands in a transverse direction transverse to the longitudinal bale edges.

Claims (18)

1. A baling press for producing large square high-density bales, the baling press comprising:

a pick-up device picking up crop;

a cutting device downstream of the pick-up device receiving the crop from the pick-up device;

a conveying device downstream of the cutting device receiving the crop from the cutting device;

a pressing channel disposed downstream of the conveying device and receiving the crop from the conveying device;

wherein the crop is shaped to high-density bales in the pressing channel;

a tying device that, for ensuring a permanent cohesion of the bales and completing the bales, ties tying medium strands, connected in endless loops, in longitudinal direction of the bales about the bales;

wherein the tying device

for a bale width of approximately 800 mm, has at least five knotters and the bales produced by the baling press have at least five tying medium strands; or

for a bale width of approximately 1,200 mm, has at least seven knotters and the bales produced by the baling press have at least seven tying medium strands;

wherein a spacing of outermost tying medium strands, disposed next to outer parallel longitudinal bale edges, relative to the outer parallel longitudinal bale edges, respectively, is at least as large as or greater than an average spacing between neighboring tying medium strands in a transverse direction transverse to the longitudinal bale edges.

2. The baling press according to claim 1 , wherein the tying device is a knotting device that ties the tying medium strands to form the endless loops.

3. The baling press according to claim 2 , wherein the knotting device connects the tying medium strands by knots to form the endless loops.

4. The baling press according to claim 2 , wherein the tying medium strands are comprised of tying twine.

5. The baling press according to claim 1 , wherein the tying device comprises a knotter shaft and all of the knotters are arranged on the knotter shaft, wherein the knotter shaft is arranged in the transverse direction at the pressing channel.

6. The baling press according to claim 1 , wherein the spacing of the outermost tying medium strands to the outer parallel longitudinal bale edges is in a range of 120 mm to 160 mm.

7. The baling press according to claim 1 embodied as a self-propelled harvesting machine.

8. The baling press according to claim 1 embodied as a harvesting machine attached to and driven by a tractor.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: MASCHINENFABRIK BERNARD KRONE GMBH
To: MASCHINENFABRIK KRONE BETEILIGUNGS-GMBH
Reel/Frame 058713/0001 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: MASCHINENFABRIK KRONE BETEILIGUNGS-GMBH
To: KRONE AGRICULTURE SE
Reel/Frame 058788/0251 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2010
From: HORSTMANN, JOSEF; MARTENSEN, KLAUS
To: MASCHINENFABRIK BERNARD KRONE GMBH
Reel/Frame 024656/0490 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2009 032 800 · Jul 10, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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