Method and device for handling and stacking pressed bales
First Claim
1. 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; and
managing 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.
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Abstract
A process and a device for handling and stacking pressed bales in a bale storage facility with at least one stacking device (1), which has a traveling crane bridge (3), a bogie truck (4) and a hanging-down guide beam (5). A grabbing device is provided for one or more, preferably three pressed bales (2) is arranged on it vertically movably and rotatably around the vertical axis. The stacking device (1) has a remote control and a fully automatic, computer-aided storage management system. After loading into the storage area, the bales can be re-sorted in the bale storage facility fully automatically and arranged according to the type of bale, grade and other criteria.
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18 Claims
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1. A process for handling and stacking pressed bales in a bale storage facility, comprising the steps of:
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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; and managing 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A process for handling and stacking pressed bales in a bale storage facility, comprising:
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providing highly compressed bales of fibers as the pressed bales; loading and removing the pressed bales from the bale storage facility with a stacking device with a traveling crane bridge, with a bogie truck, with a hanging-down guide beam and with a grabbing device for grabbing one or more said pressed bales from the side, said bogie truck being provided with rotating means for rotating said guide beam, said stacking device being provided with means for remotely controlling one or more of said traveling crane bridge, said bogie truck, said hanging-down guide beam and said grabbing device; grabbing a pressed bale with the grabbing device from the side and holding the pressed bale with a lateral clamping movement; guiding said pressed bales on said guide beam vertically movably and rotatably around a vertical axis; and stacking the pressed bales up in stacks one on top of another with each bale in a stack in direct contact with an adjacent pressed bale in the stack, each stack consisting of a plurality of layers and said stacks being arranged in rows. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A process for handling and stacking pressed bales in a bale storage facility, comprising:
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providing highly compressed bales of fibers as the pressed bales; loading and removing the pressed bales from the bale storage facility with a stacking device with a traveling crane bridge, with a bogie truck, with a hanging-down guide beam and with a grabbing device for grabbing one or more said pressed bales from the side; grabbing a pressed bale with the grabbing device from the side and holding the pressed bale with a lateral clamping movement; guiding said pressed bales on said guide beam vertically movably and rotatably around a vertical axis; stacking the pressed bales up in stacks one on top of another with each bale in a stack in direct contact with an adjacent pressed bale in the stack, each stack consisting of a plurality of layers and said stacks being arranged in rows; and providing said grabbing device with a plurality of transversely movable forks, arranging the forks at spaced locations one on top of another and grabbing and clamping a small stack consisting of a plurality of said pressed bales on the sides of said pressed bales.
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