Baler with removable sidewalls

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021007286-A1
Application number	US-201916509358-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 11, 2019
Priority date	Jul 11, 2019
Publication date	Jan 14, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A baler including a frame having a first end, and a second end opposite the first end. The baler also having a compression chamber, where the compression chamber defines a central axis extending longitudinally therethrough, a plunger assembly at least partially positioned and movable within the compression chamber, and a panel removably coupled to the frame, and where the panel at least partially defines the compression chamber.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A baler comprising:
a frame including a first end, and a second end opposite the first end; a compression chamber, and wherein the compression chamber defines a central axis extending longitudinally therethrough; a plunger assembly at least partially positioned and movable within the compression chamber; and a panel removably coupled to the frame, and wherein the panel at least partially defines the compression chamber.

2 . The baler of claim 1 , wherein the plunger assembly includes a plunger, and wherein the plunger reciprocates within the compression chamber between a first position, in which the plunger is positioned a first distance from the first end, and a second position, in which the plunger is positioned a second distance from the first end, and wherein the plunger assembly defines a stroke length between the first position and the second position.

3 . The baler of claim 2 , wherein the panel defines a longitudinal length along the central axis, and wherein the axial length of the panel is greater than the stroke length.

4 . The baler of claim 2 , wherein the panel includes a first edge, and wherein the first edge is positioned a third distance from the first end that is less than the first distance.

5 . The baler of claim 4 , wherein the panel includes a second edge, and wherein the second edge is positioned a fourth distance from the first end that is greater than the second distance.

6 . The baler of claim 2 , wherein the panel includes an edge, and wherein the edge is positioned a fourth distance from the first end that is greater than the second distance.

7 . The baler of claim 2 , wherein the panel is removably coupled to the frame with one or more fasteners, wherein the plunger defines a plunger stroke region between the first position and the second position, and wherein each fastener of the one or more fasteners is positioned outside the plunger stroke region.

8 . The baler of claim 1 , wherein the panel is removably coupled to the frame with one or more fasteners.

9 . The baler of claim 1 , further comprising a second panel removably coupled to the frame, and wherein the second panel at least partially defines the compression chamber.

10 . The baler of claim 1 , wherein the panel defines a panel plane, and wherein when the panel is attached to the frame, the panel is movable along the panel plane but fixed perpendicular to the panel plane.

11 . The baler of claim 1 , wherein the central axis is located at the cross-sectional center of the compression chamber, and wherein the baler includes a reference plane aligned with the central axis and oriented substantially horizontally, and wherein the reference plane passes through the panel.

12 . A baler comprising:
a frame having a first end, and a second end opposite the first end; a compression chamber at least partially defined by an interior surface, and wherein at least a portion of the interior surface is removable; and a plunger assembly at least partially positioned within and movable relative to the compression chamber.

13 . The baler of claim 12 , wherein the interior surface includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls extending between the top wall and the bottom wall.

14 . The baler of claim 12 , wherein the plunger assembly includes a plunger, and wherein the plunger reciprocates within the compression chamber between a first position, in which the plunger is positioned a first distance from the first end, and a second position, in which the plunger is positioned a second distance from the first end, and wherein the plunger assembly defines a stroke length defined as the distance between the first position and the second position.

15 . The baler of claim 14 , wherein the portion of the interior surface that is removable forms a removable region, wherein the removable region has an axial length, and wherein axial length of the removable region is greater than the stroke length.

16 . The baler of claim 14 , wherein the portion of the interior surface that is removable forms a removable region, and wherein the baler further defines a stroke region extending axially between the first position and the second position, and wherein at least a portion of the removable region is positioned outside the stroke region.

17 . The baler of claim 12 , wherein the interior surface is formed by one or more panels, and wherein at least one of the one or more panels is selectively movable relative to the frame.

18 . The baler of claim 12 , wherein the interior surface is formed by one or more panels, and wherein at least one of the one or more panels is removably coupled to the frame.

19 . A baler comprising:
a frame; a plunger assembly including a plunger movable with respect to the frame between a first position and a second position to define a stroke region therebetween, and wherein the movement of the plunger between the first position and the second position defines a stroke axis; a compression chamber at least partially enclosing the stroke region, and wherein the compression chamber is at least partially defined by one or more panels, and wherein at least one of the one or more panels is movable relative to the frame.

20 . The baler of claim 19 , wherein each panel of the one or more panels is coupled to the frame.

Assignees

• Deere & Co

Inventors

• Kulkarni Nikhil
• Roth Darin L
• Kraus Timothy J
• Erdmann Jeremy M

Classifications

• A01F15/046 Primary

  with press-boxes · CPC title

• A01F15/08

  Details · CPC title

• A01F15/04 Primary

  Plunger presses · CPC title