Patent ID: 9198360
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
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 bale supporting construction; at least one pushing member; several guiding members; a holding device for the pushing member; and a drive for the holding device, wherein the bale forming device comprises a bale forming mechanism adapted for surrounding a bale forming chamber adjacent to the outlet, wherein the guiding members are adapted for guiding the bale forming mechanism, wherein the bale forming mechanism is guided around all or at least some of the guiding members, wherein the or every pushing member is mechanically connected with the holding device, wherein the intake device is adapted for conveying material through the outlet into the bale forming chamber, wherein the bale forming apparatus is adapted for forming from the conveyed material a bale in the bale forming chamber, wherein the bale supporting construction is adapted for carrying a bale which has been formed in the bale forming chamber, wherein the holding device is mounted such that it can be rotated around a rotating axis, wherein the drive is adapted for rotating the holding device around the rotating axis in a rotating direction, wherein the bale forming apparatus is arranged such that rotating the holding device around the rotating axis in the rotating direction causes the or every pushing member to be rotated on a circular path in a pushing direction, wherein the bale forming apparatus is further arranged such that rotating the pushing member in the pushing direction pushes a bale formed in the bale forming chamber away from the outlet and onto the bale supporting construction, wherein at least one guiding member is pivotally mounted such that the pivotal guiding member can be pivoted into a guiding position, wherein the or every pivotal guiding member being in the guiding position contributes to guide the bale forming mechanism such that a bale forming chamber surrounded by the bale forming mechanism and adapted for forming a further bale is also provided while the bale supporting construction carries a bale having been pushed by the pushing member, wherein the pivotal guiding member is pivotally connected with the holding device by means of at least one guiding member arm, and wherein the guiding member arm carries the pivotal guiding member and can be rotated with respect to the holding device for pivoting the pivotal guiding member into the guiding position.