GO BACK TO THE AREA OF AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTY MACHINERYInvention entitled ‘Biomass bale adapter for coupling and rolling bales over muddy ground, especially in national and landscape parks’ (Pat.220296/P.398040)
Description:
The technology includes a biomass bale adapter for coupling and rolling over muddy ground, especially in national and landscape parks. The developed design of the adapter avoids certain disadvantages with respect to other patented technologies. These inconveniences include: damage to protective nets, deformation of bales when rolling at speeds of 6-8 km/h, and the inability to transport bales in muddy terrain.
The biomass bale adapter is characterized by the fact that it consists of a protective cover in the shape of a rectangle, on which at least two drawstrings with drawstring buckles and transverse reinforcements are attached. This protective cover is wrapped around a bale of biomass. Attached to the side of the protective cover is another, additional cover, which at its free end has resilient two fastening elements, each of which, passed through a fastening element, fixed on the edge of the protective cover, is connected to the resilient puller or to the anchor element of the spacer sleeve retaining plate. An additional rectangular-shaped protective cover protects the puller brackets from getting mud on them or accidentally opening the puller bracket and accidentally damaging its tensioning mechanism. The biomass bale adapter is built with a rectangular frame, in which a slot with a hole for the half-axle is attached to each of the longer sides of the frame, and a drawbar is attached to one of the shorter sides of the frame, while a hitch with forks is attached to the other of the shorter sides of the frame, which allows the transportation of more than one mutually coupled bale.
Benefits:
- easier transport of biomass bales in difficult, muddy terrain,
- reducing biomass bale deformation and weight loss,
- preventing damage to the protective net with which the bale is wrapped.
Status of legal protection:
The technology consists of patent Pat.220296 granted by the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, in force from February 7, 2012.
Property rights to the invention are vested 100% in the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Poznań Institute of Technology.
Contact person:
Marek Szychta
Główny specjalista ds. konstrukcji maszyn rolniczych i leśnychGrupa Badawcza Konstrukcji
Tel.: +48 514 796 358
