Rotating Conveyor Element for Bale Wrapping Web Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing baling press systems face issues with uniform wrapping web conveyance and entanglement, often requiring additional conveyor devices and being prone to material accumulation and contamination, especially when using multipart conveyor elements.
Innovation Solution
A baling press with a substantially open pressing chamber and a rotating conveyor element that delivers the wrapping web directly to the bale, eliminating the need for additional conveyor devices and preventing entanglement, featuring a one-piece conveyor element that loops around rollers for easy access and maintenance, with optional guide means and a high-friction coating for uniform rotation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a multipart conveyor element is used, then the conveyor can cover the feed chamber, but material accumulation occurs in gaps between parts
Solution Approach 1:
The conveyor element is divided into multiple modular sections that can be assembled together to cover the entire feed chamber. Each section is a separate component that can be independently maintained and replaced, allowing the system to achieve full coverage while maintaining accessibility for cleaning and maintenance of individual segments.
2Productivity
If additional conveyor devices are added to deliver wrapping web, then the wrapping process is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The existing conveyor element that transports crop material into the pressing chamber is designed to also transport the wrapping web to the bale. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate conveyor devices dedicated solely to wrapping web delivery, thereby maintaining high wrapping process efficiency while reducing overall system complexity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the pressing chamber is enclosed, then material containment is improved, but access to conveyor elements for maintenance is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing chamber incorporates movable or removable panels/sections in the side walls that can be opened or detached to provide direct access to the conveyor elements during maintenance operations. These dynamic access points allow the chamber to maintain its enclosed structure during normal operation for material containment, while enabling easy maintenance access when required.
4Device complexity
If a one-piece conveyor element is used, then guide means can be reduced, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The conveyor element is constructed as a one-piece modular unit that can be manufactured as a single component using techniques such as rotational molding or extrusion. This one-piece design eliminates gaps between parts where material could accumulate and reduces the number of guide means required, while the modular nature allows for efficient manufacturing and replacement if needed.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration ensures a uniform and efficient wrapping process, minimizing entanglement and material accumulation, while reducing the need for guide means and protecting the conveyor system from contamination, resulting in a more reliable and operationally simple baling process.
Implementation Method 1
having at least one rotating conveyor element, which delivers the wrapping web directly to the bale
Implementation Method 2
The surface or the peripheral face of the conveyor element can be designed smooth or, indeed, structured, for example in order to influence a transportation of the wrapping material in the desired manner
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AI summary
A baling press having a pressing chamber and an apparatus for wrapping a bale in a wrapping web and having at least one rotating conveyor element is proposed, wherein the conveyor element advances the wrapping web to the bale.