EP0247700A1
Expired / Lapsed
EP
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
A device for loading and unloading bales of straw and similar material
Assignee: Individual
•
Filing: 1987-05-29
•
Granted: —
•
Expires: 2007-05-29
Abstract
Abstract A carriage for use in combination with a pulling vehicle and having a loading space for collecting bales of straw or similar material. Partitions (8) divide the loading space (4) into a number of juxtaposed bale-wide compartments extending in the traveling direction. A bale-wide distribution case (9) is provided on the open top of the loading space (4), parallel to the compartment, and has its front end connected with a bale-supplying device (24). The distribution case (9) is capable of discharging bales into an underlying compartment and then move to a position above a next compartment. The compartments have bottom elements which are adapted to be actuated simultaneously so as to deposit the collected bales as a compact stack which leaves the loading space through the open rear side of the latter.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernardus Antonius Maria Hack
- 👤 Wilhelmus Cornelis Elizabeth Hack
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 15:06
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01D; A01D85/00; A01D85/005; A01D90/00; A01D90/02; A01D90/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
238 words
A device for loading and unloading bales of straw or similar material, comprising a carriage adapted to be coupled to a pulling vehicle and having a loading space which is open at its top, a number of partitions taking mutual parallel and upright positions being provided which divide said loading space into a number of juxtaposed, bale-wide compartments, the bottoms of each compartments being adapted to be let down into a position permitting the bales to be unloaded from the respective compartment, a bale-wide distribution case being mounted on top of the carriage for movement across the loading space in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the partitions, said distribution case having one end connected to a device for supplying the bales to be loaded, the bottom of the distribution case comprising elements, which are movable from an operative supporting position into a position permitting the bales to be dropped out of the case, characterized in that the partitions and the distribution case extend in the traveling direction of the carriage, that the compartments are open on the rear side of the carriage, that the bottoms of the compartments are interconnected so as to let all of them down simultaneously into the unloading position, and that the bale supplying device extends from a location adjacent the coupling point upwardly towards the receiving end of the distribution case which faces into the traveling direction of the carriage.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
238 words
A device for loading and unloading bales of straw or similar material, comprising a carriage adapted to be coupled to a pulling vehicle and having a loading space which is open at its top, a number of partitions taking mutual parallel and upright positions being provided which divide said loading space into a number of juxtaposed, bale-wide compartments, the bottoms of each compartments being adapted to be let down into a position permitting the bales to be unloaded from the respective compartment, a bale-wide distribution case being mounted on top of the carriage for movement across the loading space in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the partitions, said distribution case having one end connected to a device for supplying the bales to be loaded, the bottom of the distribution case comprising elements, which are movable from an operative supporting position into a position permitting the bales to be dropped out of the case, characterized in that the partitions and the distribution case extend in the traveling direction of the carriage, that the compartments are open on the rear side of the carriage, that the bottoms of the compartments are interconnected so as to let all of them down simultaneously into the unloading position, and that the bale supplying device extends from a location adjacent the coupling point upwardly towards the receiving end of the distribution case which faces into the traveling direction of the carriage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
86 words
A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottoms of the compartments are constituted by flaps which are pivoted about the lower edges of the side walls of the distribution case and which extend - in the unloading position - downwardly in the planes of said side walls, said flaps being, on the front side of the loading space, each connected to a lever, all of the levers being mounted on a common actuating shaft extending across the front side of the loading space.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
101 words
A device according to claims 1-2, characterized in that the let-down bottom elements of the distribution case may also be constituted by flaps which are pivoted about the lower edges of the side walls of the distribution case and which extend - in the unloading position - downwardly in the planes of said side walls, said flaps being provided with counter weights which tend to keep the flaps into their operative (horizontal) supporting positions, the weight of a complete longitudinal bale row being enough to have the flaps turn, against the action of the counter weights - into their unloading positions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
110 words
A device according to claim 3, characterized by a spring-urged locking member at the rear end of the distribution case, which is adapted to engage the flaps and lock the latter in their supporting position and adapted to be contacted by a bale, when the case is completely filled, so as to release said member against spring action from its locking engagement with the flaps and allow the latter to move into the let-down position, means being provided which urge the locking member, after the case has been unloaded, to allow the flaps to return to their supporting positions and then permit the member to return to its locking position.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
69 words
A device according to claims 1-4, characterized by two side walls and a bottom, each comprising at least two telescopic rods, which form the connection between an up-right U-frame constituting the entrance of the device and the vertical and lower horizontal edges delimitating the inlet opening of the distribution case, the rod ends being in each connecting point capable of pivoting about both a horizontal and a vertical axis.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
Maintenance schedule is calculated for granted US utility patents.