公开(公告)号：US20180295779A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-18

申请号：US16015263

申请日：2018-06-22

申请人： Highline Manufacturing Limited

发明人： Blake Neudorf ,  Montgomerie Summach ,  Joel Dokken ,  Gene Kondra

IPC分类号： A01D90/04 ,  A01F29/10 ,  A01D87/12 ,  A01F29/00

CPC分类号： A01D90/04 ,  A01D87/122 ,  A01F29/005 ,  A01F29/10

摘要： A method of loading bales into a bale processing chamber of a bale processor. The bale processing chamber is mounted on a chamber frame mounted on wheels for travel on a ground surface in a forward operating travel direction. A bale fork is pivotally mounted on the chamber frame such that in a lowered position the bale fork is oriented substantially horizontally and rests on the ground surface. The chamber frame is moved rearward such that the bale fork slides under a bale resting on the ground surface with a bale axis oriented substantially horizontally in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction. The bale fork and the bale supported thereon are raised above the ground surface. The bale fork is turned such that the bale axis turns to a second direction substantially parallel to the operating travel direction while maintaining the bale rearward of the bale processing chamber. The bale fork is raised to a raised position where the bale falls into the bale processing chamber with the bale axis oriented in the second direction.

公开(公告)号：US10314235B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US16015263

申请日：2018-06-22

申请人： Highline Manufacturing Limited

发明人： Blake Neudorf ,  Montgomerie Summach ,  Joel Dokken ,  Gene Kondra

IPC分类号： A01D87/12 ,  A01D90/04 ,  A01F29/00 ,  A01F29/10

摘要： A method of loading bales into a bale processing chamber of a bale processor. The bale processing chamber is mounted on a chamber frame mounted on wheels for travel on a ground surface in a forward operating travel direction. A bale fork is pivotally mounted on the chamber frame such that in a lowered position the bale fork is oriented substantially horizontally and rests on the ground surface. The chamber frame is moved rearward such that the bale fork slides under a bale resting on the ground surface with a bale axis oriented substantially horizontally in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the operating travel direction. The bale fork and the bale supported thereon are raised above the ground surface. The bale fork is turned such that the bale axis turns to a second direction substantially parallel to the operating travel direction while maintaining the bale rearward of the bale processing chamber. The bale fork is raised to a raised position where the bale falls into the bale processing chamber with the bale axis oriented in the second direction.

公开(公告)号：US10028440B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-24

申请号：US15147385

申请日：2016-05-05

申请人： Highline Manufacturing Limited

发明人： Blake Neudorf ,  Montgomerie Summach ,  Joel Dokken ,  Gene Kondra

IPC分类号： B66F11/00 ,  A01D90/04 ,  A01D87/12 ,  A01F29/00 ,  A01F29/10

摘要： A bale processor apparatus has a bale processing chamber mounted on a chamber frame on wheels for travel in a travel direction. A lift arm frame is pivotally attached to a rear end of the chamber frame about a lift pivot axis, and a lift actuator pivots the lift arm frame from a lowered position to a raised position. A bale turning assembly is pivotally attached to the lift arm frame and bale fork tines are attached to the bale turning assembly. A turning actuator pivots the bale turning assembly from a standard position, where the bale fork tines extend rearward from bale processing chamber to a turned position, where the bale fork tines are rearward of the bale processing chamber and perpendicular to the travel direction. A shear bar cuts twine on rectangular bales as they fall into the chamber but does not affect cylindrical bales.

公开(公告)号：US20170231160A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15147385

申请日：2016-05-05

申请人： Highline Manufacturing Limited

发明人： Blake Neudorf ,  Montgomerie Summach ,  Joel Dokken ,  Gene Kondra

IPC分类号： A01D90/04

CPC分类号： A01D90/04 ,  A01D87/122 ,  A01F29/005 ,  A01F29/10

摘要： A bale processor apparatus has a bale processing chamber mounted on a chamber frame on wheels for travel in a travel direction. A lift arm frame is pivotally attached to a rear end of the chamber frame about a lift pivot axis, and a lift actuator pivots the lift arm frame from a lowered position to a raised position. A bale turning assembly is pivotally attached to the lift arm frame and bale fork tines are attached to the bale turning assembly. A turning actuator pivots the bale turning assembly from a standard position, where the bale fork tines extend rearward from bale processing chamber to a turned position, where the bale fork tines are rearward of the bale processing chamber and perpendicular to the travel direction. A shear bar cuts twine on rectangular bales as they fall into the chamber but does not affect cylindrical bales.