Process and device for packing pressed bales

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERED EMBODIMENT FIG.
1 shows a packing device 1 in conjunction with a baling press 3, here in the form of a known, double-sided carrousel baling press.
Of the parts of the press, for clarity's sake, only the two vertical columns 4 of the press frame are shown.
These are located at the finishing press station, in which the pressed bale 2 is maintained under pressure between two pressure rams 27.
The pressed bale preferably consists of short or long cut textile fibers, the so-called tow.
As an alternative, textile wastes or other materials may also be involved as bale materials.
FIG.
1 shows the embodiment in which the press box (not shown) has just been removed from the pressed bale 2.
The packing device 1 is located outside the press chamber at this stage and approximately at the level of the outer press column 4.
The packing device 1 consists of an enveloping device 5 and a strapping device 6, both of which are arranged on two transport carriages 8, 9.
The transport carriages 8, 9 are arranged movably on rails or other transit paths on both sides of and along the bale 2.
They have independent drives and can be moved separately from one another.
They move in the direction of travel 28 during the packing process.
The enveloping device 5 has a film roll 10 with a dancer roll 11 arranged after it, as well as a film feeding device 12 and a cutting device 13 arranged behind it.
These are arranged together on the transport carriage 9.
The enveloping device 5 also includes a gripping arm 20, which is arranged pivotably around a vertical axis 38, on a series arrangement of deflecting channels 18 of the strapping device 6.
These parts are also arranged on the transport carriage 9.
The enveloping device 5 also has telescoping holding pins 21 (cf.
FIG.
6), which are also located on the transport carriage 9.
A film arm 15 of the enveloping device 5 with a front-end gripper 16 is arranged on the opposite transport carriage 8.
Two strapping heads 17 of the strapping device 6 are located behind it in the direction of travel 28