GB1298919A - Improvements in baling machines - Google Patents

Abstract

1298919 Baling machines LINDEMANN MASCHINENFABRIK GmbH 23 June 1971 [25 Aug 1970] 29484/71 Heading B5F A baling machine comprises a final press 5 and at least two preliminary compacting presses 11, 12, and at least two charge boxes 16, 17 and 18, 19 for each preliminary press which are movable from the preliminary press to the final press, all the charge boxes being movable independently of one another between the corresponding preliminary press, the final press and a waiting position W. As shown, the charge boxes 16, 17 are supported by arms 20 which pivot on a column 4, the boxes 18, 19 being similarly supported on a second column 4 Each charge box is driven by its own electric motor 22 through gearing 23, 24 The preliminary compacting presses 11, 12 each comprises a plunger 13 driven by an hydraulic ram 14. The final press has an upwardly acting plunger 6 driven by an hydraulic ram 7, and a baling chamber 10 in which the bale is finally pressed, wrapped and tied. In operation, as seen in Fig. 4, while one box, e.g. 17, is at the final press 5, two boxes, e.g. 16, 18, are at the preliminary presses 11, 12 and the other box, e.g. 19, is in a waiting position.