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EP0288322B1
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A bale accumulator
Assignee: BROWNS AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-04-25
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Granted: 1992-02-05
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Expires: 2008-04-25
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Arthur William Gray Brown
- 👤 Stephen Lovell
- 👤 James William Read
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:10
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01D; A01D90/00; A01D90/02; A01D90/08; A01D90/083; A01D85/00; A01D85/005; A01D2085/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
208 words
A bale accumulator having a chassis (10), a bale receiving bed mounted on said chassis, movement means (80) to move bales received by said accumulator from a baler so as to position them on different areas of said bed, the bed having a first entry part (96) and a second movable part (36), said second movable part (36) being movable from a bale receiving position to a bale delivering position and additional movement means (70) provided to move said movable part (36) of said bed from said bale receiving position to said bale delivering position, characterised in that said first entry part (96) and said movable part (36) are relatively arranged such that the last bale of an array of bales to be formed by said accumulator is positioned such that it overlies part of said movable part (36) of said bed and at least a part of said entry part (96) of the bed and in that the additional movement means (70) are arranged such that initial movement of said movable part (36) form its bale receiving position to its bale delivering position is in a direction so as to cause movement of said last bale away from the next bale to be delivered onto said bed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
208 words
A bale accumulator having a chassis (10), a bale receiving bed mounted on said chassis, movement means (80) to move bales received by said accumulator from a baler so as to position them on different areas of said bed, the bed having a first entry part (96) and a second movable part (36), said second movable part (36) being movable from a bale receiving position to a bale delivering position and additional movement means (70) provided to move said movable part (36) of said bed from said bale receiving position to said bale delivering position, characterised in that said first entry part (96) and said movable part (36) are relatively arranged such that the last bale of an array of bales to be formed by said accumulator is positioned such that it overlies part of said movable part (36) of said bed and at least a part of said entry part (96) of the bed and in that the additional movement means (70) are arranged such that initial movement of said movable part (36) form its bale receiving position to its bale delivering position is in a direction so as to cause movement of said last bale away from the next bale to be delivered onto said bed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
A bale accumulator according to Claim 1, the said accumulator being adapted to be connected to a baler characterised in that the wheels (19 and 20) carried by said chassis (10) are mounted for at least limited swivelling movement about a substantially vertical axis or an axis inclined to the vertical so as to provide a castor angle, so as to enable said accumulator to be substantially rigidly secured to said baler.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
A bale accumulator according to Claim 1 or Claim 2 characterised in that said initial movement of said movable part (36) of said bed causes the last bale of the array to be moved away from the said next bale in a direction substantially the same as the direction of movement of the bale from the baler on to said bed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
A bale accumulator according to any one of the preceding Claims characterised in that movement of the movable part (36) of said bed from its bale receiving position to its bale delivering position enables at least one end (116) or one side of said movable part (36) to be situated considerably nearer the ground than when in its bale receiving position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
66 words
A bale accumulator according to any one of the preceding Claims characterised in that said movable part (36) of said bed has a bale delivering position, in which it delivers bales to the ground, in which position said movable part (36) is at a substantial angle to the horizontal so as to enable the bales to be delivered to the ground by virtue of gravitational force.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
A bale accumulator according to any one of the preceding Claims characterised in that the bales are moved from the baler onto the bale accumulator bed (96, 36) by virtue of power means associated with a baler or, where the baler is a towed implement by virtue of power means associated with the towing vehicle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A bed accumulator according to any one of the preceding Claims characterised in that at least the movable part (36) of the bale receiving bed is situate directly above the wheels (19 and 20) supporting said accumulator.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
A bale accumulator according to any one of the preceding Claims wherein said bales are positioned on said bale receiving bed in a manner characterised in that at least a part of each bale rests upon the entry part (96) of the bed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
78 words
A bale accumulator according to Claim 8 characterised in that the movement of said movable part of the bed to deliver the bales to the ground causes that part of each bale overlying the entry part (96) of the bed to be moved from the entry part (96) to the bed in a direction at least initially substantially parallel thereto and at a speed faster than the delivery of the next bale onto said accumulator from said baler.
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