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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2013
Mchale Engineering, Ballinrobe, County Mayo, IE;
James John Heaney, Claremorris, IE;
Gerard Patrick Sheridan, Kilmaine, IE;
Padraic Christopher McHale, Clonbur, IE;
Martin William McHale, Kilmaine, IE;
Paul Gerard McHale, Tuam, IE;
John Patrick Biggins, Hollymount, IE;
Donal Patrick Collins, Dunmore, IE;
John Alexander Warren, Grange, IE;
McHale Engineering, Ballinrobe, County Mayo, IE;
Abstract
A combined baler/bale wrapper () comprises a baler () mounted on a chassis () and a bale wrapper () mounted on the chassis () rearwardly of the baler () for wrapping a bale formed by the baler (). The bale wrapper () comprises a pair of first and second bale support rollers () for supporting and rotating the bale about a first wrapping axis (). A pair of wrapping film dispensers () are carried on a carrier ring () which is rotated about a second wrapping axis () for dispensing wrapping film onto the bale () as the bale () is being rotated by the first and second bale support rollers (). The first bale support roller () is carried on a transfer element () so that as the transfer element () is pivoted about a transfer pivot axis () from a first state to a second state for transferring the bale () onto the bale wrapper () the first bale support roller () is urged in a downwardly direction (F) in order to maximise the headroom available to the bale () as the bale () is being transferred by the transfer element () to the bale wrapper ().