(19)
(11) EP 4 516 992 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/22

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.03.2025 Bulletin 2025/10

(21) Application number: 24186708.4

(22) Date of filing: 05.07.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D21B 1/34(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
D21B 1/345
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 04.09.2023 FI 20235982

(71) Applicant: Valmet Technologies Oy
02150 Espoo (FI)

(72) Inventors:
  • HAUTANIEMI, Timo
    33840 Tampere (FI)
  • LATTUNEN, Mauri
    33840 Tampere (FI)
  • LEHTINEN, Erno
    33450 Siivikkala (FI)
  • TOIVONEN, Tommi
    33900 Tampere (FI)
  • LEHTINEN, Petri
    33100 Tampere (FI)

(74) Representative: Berggren Oy 
P.O. Box 16 Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 10A
00101 Helsinki
00101 Helsinki (FI)

   


(54) VERTICAL BALE PULPER


(57) The invention relates to a vertical bale pulper (10) comprising a vat (13), which has a substantially cylindrical upper part (13A) and a downwards convergent lower part (13B), a rotor (11) at the bottom of the vat (13), a vertical wall (14) surrounding the substantially cylindrical upper part (13A), at least one vertical baffle (12, 12X) extending vertically on the vertical wall (14) inside of the vat (13). The vertical bale pulper (10) further comprises a bale nose stopper (30) and the bale nose stopper (30) is integrated on top of at least one of the vertical baffles (12X).







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