Patent ID: 6074155
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B65G,B66F

Abstract:
A process for handling and stacking pressed bales in a bale storage facility, comprising the steps of:providing compressed bales of fibers;loading and removing the compressed bales from the bale storage facility with at least one multiaxially movable, automatic stacking device with a bale grabbing device, said grabbing device gripping the compressed bales from the side with lateral clamping movement;supporting the grabbing device from above the compressed bales to provide access to the compressed bales from above the compressed bales, said step of supporting being provided with a stacking device having a substantially rigid member to avoid swaying of the grabbing structure;stacking the compressed bales up one above the other in stacks consisting of a plurality of layers and arranged in rows, each compressed bale in each stack being in direct contact with another compressed bale in said stack; andmanaging the bale storage facility with a storage facility management program and a data bank, wherein storage location and product-related data of each compressed bale are stored in the data bank.