Flail rotor for a bale processor
US7581691B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S241/605
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The novel rotor for a bale processor comprises a number of plate sections that extend radially outward from a rotor axis with bale disintegrators mounted on outer edges of the rotor plate sections for bale disintegration during rotor rotation. The rotor may have four or at least four rotor plate sections. One such rotor includes a first rotor plate having a predetermined width W, length L and thickness T, second and third rotor plates each having a thickness T, a length L and a width approximately equal to (W/2−½T). The second rotor plate is fixed to one side of the first rotor plate and the third rotor plate is fixed to the other side of the first rotor plate to form a symmetrical rotor having a length L and an X-cross-section. The disintegrators include a number of pairs of flail supports fixed to outer edges of the rotor plates and a flail pivotally mounted to each of the flail support pairs. The flail supports may be unidirectional and include a first leg for welding to the outer edge of the rotor plate and a second leg for welding to a side of the rotor plate. The flail supports may alternately be bi-directional and include a pair of spaced legs for positioning the support ove…
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