Patent ID: 11945613
Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A packaging device for compressed bales for applying a packaging surrounding a compressed bale, wherein the compressed bale is formed from compressed textile fibers and has mutually opposite pressing sides and circumferential sides arranged between the pressing sides wherein the pressing sides were acted on by a pressing device in a pressing direction during the manufacture of the compressed bale, and wherein the packaging comprises a multipart film packaging resting on the bale body and a first strapping with a plurality of parallel endless bands which are laid over the pressing sides of the compressed bale, the packaging device comprising:
an application device configured to apply the multipart film packaging to the compressed bale, wherein the multipart film packaging comprises a bottom film, a top film and a ring-shaped, closed, cover film, and configured to apply the bottom film and the top film to the compressed bale with the compressed bale held under compression and subsequently to apply the cover film to the compressed bale, the cover film providing an overlap at which the cover film overlaps and covers the top film externally on the circumferential sides in at least some areas and at least partially covers the parallel endless bands and the first strapping; and
a strapping apparatus configured to apply an additional strapping to the compressed bale having the multipart film packaging resting on the bale body and the first strapping with a plurality of parallel endless bands which are laid over the pressing sides of the compressed bale, with the additional strapping comprising: a plurality of parallel endless strapping bands, which are laid peripherally only over the circumferential sides and are arranged externally on the film packaging as well as outwardly of the parallel endless bands wherein at least one endless strapping band of the additional strapping is arranged on the overlap, wherein the endless strapping bands cross the parallel endless bands, forming a cross strapping.