Round Bale Conveyor Layout for Controlled Unloading on Slopes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing collecting apparatuses for round bales suffer from issues such as wrapping material unrolling, bale disintegration, and uncontrollable conveying and unloading on inclined arable land, leading to weakened or broken bales.
Innovation Solution
A collecting apparatus with a frame device and a conveying device featuring traction members and conveying elements that rotate about deflection axes, forming receiving spaces between conveying sections to securely hold round bales, allowing for controlled conveying and unloading regardless of land inclination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a scraper floor conveying device is used, then the structure is simple, but the wrapping material unrolls and the round bales weaken or break up
Solution Approach 1:
The conveying device is segmented into multiple conveying elements (at least two) arranged offset to each other in the conveying direction. Each conveying element has conveying sections that contact the round bales at different positions, distributing the conveying force and preventing localized stress that could cause wrapping material unrolling or bale breakdown.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism - the offset conveying elements with conveying sections that act as mediators between the traction members and the round bales. These conveying elements gently contact and propel the bales without the direct scraping action that causes damage, while still providing effective conveying force.
2Ease of operation
If round bales are conveyed on a flat surface, then conveying is simple, but on inclined land the bales roll over conveying elements and cling to adjacent bales
Solution Approach 1:
The conveying device is designed with dynamic capabilities through the traction members that can be tilted relative to the frame device. This tilting mechanism allows the conveying elements to adapt their angle of contact with the round bales based on the land inclination, maintaining effective conveying on both flat and inclined surfaces without the bales rolling over or clinging to each other.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the operational parameters of the conveying device by allowing the traction members to be tilted at different angles. This parameter adjustment enables the conveying elements to maintain optimal contact with the round bales regardless of the ground slope, preventing the bales from rolling over the conveying elements or clinging to adjacent bales during conveying on inclined land.
3Volume of moving object
If conveying elements are close to the frame device, then the structure is compact, but the receiving space for round bales is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the vertical dimension by spacing the conveying elements at different heights or positions vertically relative to the frame device. This vertical arrangement creates sufficient receiving space volume between the conveying elements while maintaining a relatively compact horizontal footprint, allowing round bales to be properly received and conveyed without excessive structural complexity.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a collecting apparatus for round bales. The collecting apparatus has a frame device and a conveying device, which is designed to convey a plurality of round bales relative to the frame device in a conveying direction. The conveying device comprises at least two traction members, which are spaced apart from one another transversely to the conveying direction and are designed to rotate about a front deflection axis and a rear deflection axis and have a conveying run and a return run. The conveying device also comprises at least two conveying elements, which are arranged offset to one another in the conveying direction, extend longitudinally between the conveying runs of the traction members transversely to the conveying direction, are attached to the traction members, and in each case have a conveying section arranged centrally between the traction members.