Patent ID: 6823776
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: B30B,B65B

Abstract:
A multi-ram bale and tie baler system comprising:a. a framework; b. a plurality of components mounted to or within the framework including, in order, a hydraulically powered gatherer ram, the hydraulically powered gatherer ram moving along a horizontal path above the framework, a pre-compress chamber, the pre-compress chamber situated along the horizontal path of the hydraulically powered gatherer ram, a powered rotatable pre-compress lid aligned for positioning above the pre-compress chamber, a hopper aligned to and over the pre-compress chamber, a hopper extension aligned to the top of the hopper, wherein waste material in the hopper extension falls from the hopper extension into the hopper and is rotatable urged from the hopper into the pre-compress chamber by the powered rotatable pre-compress lid, a primary bale chamber aligned to and adjacent to one side of the pre-compress chamber, the primary hale chamber also situated along the horizontal path of the hydraulically powered gatherer ram, a secondary bale chamber aligned to the primary bale chamber, the secondary bale chamber also situated along the horizontal path of the hydraulically powered gatherer ram and the secondary bale chamber being capable of communication with the primary bale chamber, an ejector ram, the ejector ram having an ejector ram front plate and an ejector ram side plate, the ejector ram front plate moveable along a horizontal path perpendicular to the horizontal path of the hydraulically powered gatherer ram and passing through the secondary bale chamber and the ejector ram side plate movable between a position forming a sturdy end of the primary bale chamber along the horizontal path of the hydraulically powered gatherer ram and a retracted position off the horizontal path of the hydraulically powered gatherer ram, a bale exit chamber adjacent to and connected to the secondary bale chamber, the bale exit chamber situated off the horizontal path of the hydraulically powered gatherer ram, a bale door, the bale door controlling communication between the secondary bale chamber and the bale exit chamber, a strapper for tieing a bale with strapping located at one end of the bale exit chamber, a strapper power unit; and, c. a hydraulic power unit means connected to said hydraulic powered ram and to said ejector ram.