GB2213765A - Forage presses - Google Patents
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- GB2213765A GB2213765A GB8729693A GB8729693A GB2213765A GB 2213765 A GB2213765 A GB 2213765A GB 8729693 A GB8729693 A GB 8729693A GB 8729693 A GB8729693 A GB 8729693A GB 2213765 A GB2213765 A GB 2213765A
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- 238000001125 extrusion Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 6
- 229920003023 plastic Polymers 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 239000004033 plastic Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 230000006835 compression Effects 0.000 claims description 10
- 238000007906 compression Methods 0.000 claims description 10
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 claims description 4
- 238000004806 packaging method and process Methods 0.000 description 3
- 230000006866 deterioration Effects 0.000 description 2
- 241000894006 Bacteria Species 0.000 description 1
- 244000025254 Cannabis sativa Species 0.000 description 1
- 241000282849 Ruminantia Species 0.000 description 1
- 241001148470 aerobic bacillus Species 0.000 description 1
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- 230000007717 exclusion Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000000855 fermentation Methods 0.000 description 1
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- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 235000015097 nutrients Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 230000029058 respiratory gaseous exchange Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000007789 sealing Methods 0.000 description 1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01F—PROCESSING OF HARVESTED PRODUCE; HAY OR STRAW PRESSES; DEVICES FOR STORING AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE
- A01F15/00—Baling presses for straw, hay or the like
- A01F15/005—Baling presses for straw, hay or the like for conditioning bales, e.g. rebaling
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Abstract
A press for compressing a bale of forage has a chamber 4 for receiving a bale, a ram 3 for compressing the bale longitudinally, a ram 7 for extruding the compressed bale transversely from the chamber 4, and a spout 8 for mounting a plastics bag to receive the bale after extrusion. <IMAGE>
Description
TITLE:
Forage Presses
DESCRIPTION
The invention relates to apparatus for pressing and packaging bales of forage.
Forage for horses and ruminants, such as hay and straw is conventionally stored in the form of exposed bales bound with twine. Such bales often have a volumetric air content of as much as eighty percent and tend to be cumbersome to handle and occupy a large amount of unnecessary space during storage and transportation. The continual exposure of the bale to the atmosphere eventually results in a deterioration of the quality of the forage due to the effects of moisture and/or aerobically respirating bacteria.
This deterioration limits the useful lifespan of the forage. Machines have been devised which compress forage into smaller bales. However, these machines are mechanically complex. The problem is to design apparatus capable of compressing a conventional bale into a size which is both easily manageable and economical to store and transport.
The invention provides a forage press comprising a chamber for receiving a bale, a ram for compressing a bale longitudinally in the chamber, a ram for extruding the bale transversely from the chamber after compression, and means for mounting a plastics bag to receive the bale after extrusion.
By packaging the base in a sealable material, contact with atmospheric moisture is reduced, the respiration of aerobic bacteria is limited, the useful lifetime of the forage is enhanced and its nutrient qualities > -r; preserved. Grass part-dried so that its moisture content is reduced to from about 30 to 70% may be preserved in the same way. The exclusion of atmospheric air by the sealing of the packaging permits the desirable anaerobic (lactic) fermentation to proceed for the benefit of the forage.
Both of the rams may be either mechanically, pneumatically or hydraulically powered and fed by either an integral pump or an external source.
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Figure 1 is a front sectional view of a forage press according to the invention taken along the line C-C of
Figure 3;
Figure 2 is a plan sectional view of a forage press according to the invention taken along the line B-B of
Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a side sectional view of a forage press according to the invention taken along the line A-A of
Figure 1;
Figure 4 is an isometric view of a forage press according to the invention; and
Figure 5 is a front view of a forage press according to the invention excluding the facia.
With reference to Figures 1,2,3 and 4, a forage press indicated generally at 1 has a compression cylinder 2, a compression ram 3, a compression chamber 4, an access doorway 5, an extrusion cylinder 6, an extrusion ram 7, a delivery spout 8 and a pump 9.
The doorway 5 enables access to the compression chamber 4.
A bale of forage (not shown) is inserted into the compression chamber 4 and the twine is manually removed from around the bale. The doorway 5 is closed by a closing mechanism 10. The pump 9 is engaged to pump fluid to the compression ram 3 providing a pressure sufficient longitudinally to compress the bale in the chamber 4.
Once the bale has been compressed to the required dimensions the ram 3 is halted in the position shown in
Figure 5. Whilst the pressure exerted upon the compression ram 3 is maintained, the pump is engaged to pump fluid to the extrusion ram 7 which forces the bale out through the delivery spout 8 as shown in Figure 5. The neck of a plastics bag (not shown) is slid over the open end 11 of the spout 8 and the compressed bale is delivered directly into the bag which is removed from the spout 8 and heat sealed. Both rams are then released and return to their unpressurised positions ready for compression of the next bale.
Claims (7)
1. A forage press comprising a chamber for receiving a bale of forage, a first ram for compressing the bale longitudinally in the chamber, a second ram for extruding the bale transversely from the chamber after compression, and means for mounting a plastics bag to receive the compressed bale after extrusion.
2. A forage press according to claim 1 wherein the first ram and the second ram are powered hydraulically.
3. A forage press according to claim 1 wherein the first ram and the second ram are powered pneumatically.
4. A forage press according to claim 2 or claim 3 wherein fluid pressure is supplied to the first ram and the second ram by a pump integral with the forage press.
5. A forage press according to claim 2 or claim 3 wherein fluid pressure is supplied to the first ram and the second ram by a source external to the forage press.
6. A forage press according to claim 1 wherein the first ram and the second ram are mechanically powered.
7. A forage press substantially as herein described with reference to the drawings.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB8729693A GB2213765A (en) | 1987-12-21 | 1987-12-21 | Forage presses |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB8729693A GB2213765A (en) | 1987-12-21 | 1987-12-21 | Forage presses |
Publications (2)
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| GB8729693D0 GB8729693D0 (en) | 1988-02-03 |
| GB2213765A true GB2213765A (en) | 1989-08-23 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| GB8729693A Withdrawn GB2213765A (en) | 1987-12-21 | 1987-12-21 | Forage presses |
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| GB (1) | GB2213765A (en) |
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2275890A (en) * | 1993-03-08 | 1994-09-14 | David Wyndham Lloyd | Waste compactor and baler |
| DE19600032A1 (en) * | 1996-01-02 | 1997-07-03 | Hoeflsauer Josef Dipl Agr Ing | Press for baling hops |
| GB2322824A (en) * | 1997-03-07 | 1998-09-09 | Snowflake Woodshaving Company | Baling resiliently compressible materials |
| WO2000041555A1 (en) * | 1999-01-12 | 2000-07-20 | Lucas G | Continuous bale wrapping method for forage or silage bales, implementing device and resulting bales |
Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB1472564A (en) * | 1973-08-21 | 1977-05-04 | Quester K | Method of and apparatus for the removal of compressed bales of tobacco especially tobacco leaves from a vertically-operating baling press |
| GB1561912A (en) * | 1975-11-05 | 1980-03-05 | Expert Nv | Mobile device for baling cut crops |
| GB2088313A (en) * | 1980-11-28 | 1982-06-09 | Eiriksson Trausti | Pressure packing |
| GB2184979A (en) * | 1986-01-07 | 1987-07-08 | Snowflake Woodshaving Company | Method and apparatus for baling |
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- 1987-12-21 GB GB8729693A patent/GB2213765A/en not_active Withdrawn
Patent Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB1472564A (en) * | 1973-08-21 | 1977-05-04 | Quester K | Method of and apparatus for the removal of compressed bales of tobacco especially tobacco leaves from a vertically-operating baling press |
| GB1561912A (en) * | 1975-11-05 | 1980-03-05 | Expert Nv | Mobile device for baling cut crops |
| GB2088313A (en) * | 1980-11-28 | 1982-06-09 | Eiriksson Trausti | Pressure packing |
| GB2184979A (en) * | 1986-01-07 | 1987-07-08 | Snowflake Woodshaving Company | Method and apparatus for baling |
Cited By (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2275890A (en) * | 1993-03-08 | 1994-09-14 | David Wyndham Lloyd | Waste compactor and baler |
| GB2275890B (en) * | 1993-03-08 | 1997-06-18 | David Wyndham Lloyd | Waste compactor and baler |
| DE19600032A1 (en) * | 1996-01-02 | 1997-07-03 | Hoeflsauer Josef Dipl Agr Ing | Press for baling hops |
| GB2322824A (en) * | 1997-03-07 | 1998-09-09 | Snowflake Woodshaving Company | Baling resiliently compressible materials |
| GB2322824B (en) * | 1997-03-07 | 1999-09-15 | Snowflake Woodshaving Co Ltd | Baling resiliently compressible materials |
| WO2000041555A1 (en) * | 1999-01-12 | 2000-07-20 | Lucas G | Continuous bale wrapping method for forage or silage bales, implementing device and resulting bales |
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| GB8729693D0 (en) | 1988-02-03 |
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| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |