Segmented Wrap Material with Edge Overlays for Bale Recoil
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current bale wrapping materials face issues such as recoil, entanglement with machinery, uneven bale coverage, waste material, and limited label placement flexibility, leading to inefficiencies and waste in the harvesting and transportation process.
Innovation Solution
A continuous wrapping material with separable connections, edge overlays for recoil reduction, resilient structures for uniformity, and adjustable label placement to enhance bale coverage and machine integration, along with a core attachment system to minimize waste.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional wrapping materials are used, then the wrapping process can be completed, but recoil occurs causing entanglement with machinery and uneven bale coverage
Solution Approach 1:
The wrapping material is divided into discrete segments with separable connections between them. Each segment can be independently controlled and separated, preventing recoil-induced entanglement while maintaining reliable wrapping coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The wrapping material is pre-configured with separable connections and recoil reduction structures before the wrapping process begins. This preliminary preparation ensures that recoil is minimized during unwinding and that segments separate cleanly without entangling with machinery.
2Manufacturing precision
If continuous wrapping material is used to cover the entire bale, then uniform coverage is achieved, but waste material remains on the roll core
Solution Approach 1:
The wrapping material is segmented into discrete portions corresponding to individual bales. After wrapping one bale, the segment separates from the roll core, allowing the core to be easily removed and replaced without leaving waste material behind.
Solution Approach 2:
The segment design allows the used portion to be cleanly discarded from the roll core after completing its wrapping function. The core can be recovered and reused without waste material remaining, reducing material loss.
3Ease of operation
If the wrapping material is designed for easy separation, then segment detachment is simplified, but the structural integrity of individual segments may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The wrapping material has different properties at different locations: the separable connections are designed to be easily detached, while the body portions of each segment maintain full structural integrity for reliable wrapping coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The material is segmented with localized separation zones that are specifically designed for easy detachment. These separable connections are confined to specific locations and do not compromise the overall strength and integrity of the wrapping segments themselves.
4Object-generated harmful factors
If the wrap material is made more rigid to prevent recoil, then entanglement is reduced, but the material becomes harder to unwind and apply
Solution Approach 1:
Rigidifying structures are applied locally at specific locations (such as leading edges or separation zones) rather than throughout the entire material. This provides recoil control where needed while maintaining flexibility and ease of unwinding in other areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The wrapping material combines different material properties in a composite structure, using rigidifying elements in specific regions while maintaining flexible, easy-to-unwind characteristics in other regions for optimal performance.
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AI summary
Improved object wrapping materials exhibiting a number of beneficial properties to overcome prior deficiencies are provided. Such properties include the inclusion of a separation interface overlay that allows for greater rigidity at the leading and trailing edges of such wraps. Also, the inclusion of shear-reducing wrap material portions is described, as well as recoil reduction structures within the leading edge regions. Furthermore, core adhesive additions allow for greater resiliency to the base wrap material as it unwinds therefrom, reducing potential waste wrap products by permitting greater amounts of wrap materials in use. Other considerations include the ability, through proper configuration designs, to position a wrap separation indicator within a certain range of distances from the trailing edge, thereby providing greater reliability of wrap application device disengagement during wrap application. Such benefits are thus supplied individually and in tandem for improved versatility and utility of such wrap materials.