Patent ID: 6196124
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: B30B

Abstract:
A baling apparatus which comprises:a first frame portion comprising a floor, an upper portion and side walls forming a gathering chamber, the gathering chamber including a charging inlet through which material to be baled is delivered into the gathering chamber,a second frame portion comprising a floor, an upper portion and an end wall forming a baling chamber, the baling chamber communicating with the gathering chamber to allow compressed material to be forced from the gathering chamber into the baling chamber against the end wall, the baling chamber having a discharge outlet at one side for ejection of compressed material from the baling chamber;a gathering ram reciprocal within the gathering chamber, the gathering ram including a ram head movable between a retracted position and an advanced position to compress material in the gathering chamber and to drive compressed material into the baling chamber; andan ejection ram reciprocal within the baling chamber, the ejection ram including a main ram head and an auxiliary ram head adjacent to each other, the main ram head and the auxiliary ram head movable together between a retracted position and an advanced position to push compressed material from the baling chamber through the discharge outlet, the main ram head separately movable between a retracted position and an advanced position while the auxiliary baling head is in its retracted position to push compressed material from the baling chamber through the discharge outlet.