Automated device for the production of
silage bales, comprising: i) a housing 101 positioned above a ground surface by means of a plurality of 102, wherein a funnel-shaped feed hopper 103 is configured above a crown section of the housing 101 to which a user has access in order to introduce fresh foliage into the hopper 103 to be converted into
silage; ii) a touch-interactive display panel 104 installed above the housing 101 to allow the user to input information regarding the amount and quantity of compressed
silage to be produced, wherein, based on the
user input, a
microcontroller connected to the display panel 104 actuates a motorized
cutting device 105 installed in the neck area of the hopper 103 to
cut the foliage into smaller pieces; iii) a cylindrically shaped chamber 106, which is arranged below the hopper 103 to collect the
cut leaves, wherein a weight sensor is installed in the chamber 106 to monitor the weight of the
cut leaves, and as soon as the monitored weight matches the quantity specified by the user, the
microcontroller actuates a pair of hydraulic rods 107, which are installed in the inner part of the chamber 106 and each are configured with a semi-cylindrical element 108 to extend and compress the cut leaves into a cylindrically shaped silage bale; iv) a platform 109 configured with the base part of the chamber 106, which receives the silage bale, wherein a hydraulic rod 110 is configured between the base of the housing 101 and the platform 109, which is actuated by the
microcontroller to retract and position the platform 109 and the silage bale inside the housing 101; (v) a pair of motorized rollers 111 wrapped with a film 112, installed in the housing 101 and arranged opposite each other, and actuated by the microcontroller to unwind the film 112; and vi) a pair of
robot grippers 113 installed inside the housing 101 and instructed by the microcontroller to grasp the unwrapped leaf 112 and wrap it around the silage bale, wherein, when grasping the leaf 112, the microcontroller actuates a motorized
ball joint 114 installed between the platform 109 and the rod 110 to cause the platform 109 to rotate about the axis in order to wrap the silage bale with the leaf 112, thereby packing the silage bale.