Patent ID: 9232697
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: A01F

Claim Text:
1. A bale forming apparatus for forming cylindrical bales of material, the bale forming apparatus comprising: an intake device with an outlet; a bale forming device; a front housing part; a pivotally mounted rear housing part; a pivoting mechanism for pivoting the rear housing part; and a bale pushing device, wherein the rear housing part comprises a bale carrying member and a rear wall part, wherein the bale forming device comprises a bale forming mechanism adapted for surrounding a bale forming chamber adjacent to the outlet, wherein the front housing part and the rear housing part are arranged for being connected with each other for forming a housing surrounding the bale forming mechanism and for being released from each other, wherein the intake device is adapted for conveying material through the outlet into the bale forming chamber, wherein the bale forming device is adapted for forming a cylindrical bale in the bale forming chamber by means of the bale forming mechanism, wherein the rear housing part is adapted for carrying a bale on the bale carrying member where this bale has been formed in the bale carrying chamber, wherein the pivoting mechanism is adapted for pivoting the rear housing part into a bale receiving position and from the bale receiving position into a bale ejecting position, wherein the bale pushing device is adapted for pushing a bale formed in the bale forming chamber away from the outlet onto the bale carrying member while the rear housing part is in the bale receiving position, wherein the pivoting mechanism is adapted for pivoting the rear housing part with respect to the front housing part together with a bale on the bale carrying member from the bale receiving position away from the outlet around an angle of at least 90 degrees into the bale ejecting position, and wherein the rear housing part is further adapted for ejecting a bale, which is on the bale carrying member, when the rear housing part is in the bale ejecting position.