Apparatus for severing and coiling wire wrapped around a bale

摘要

An apparatus for severing and coiling wire (28, 30) wrapped around a bale (20) is described which is capable of de-wiring all types of market bales, has the advantage of reducing the cycle time for processing of a bale and is also easier to build and maintain than previously available machines. For that reason the apparatus comprises a rotating severing blade (26) comprising a plurality of spaced severing teeth wherein the severing teeth engage the wire (38, 30) and sever it either by cutting or by breaking and also engage severed wire and pull it off the bale (20); a spool (54) attached to the severing blade (26) and coaxial therewith about which wires (28, 30) are coiled by the severing blade (26) when removed from the bale (20); and a retention plate (56) positioned across the end of the spool (54) to prevent the coiled wires from sliding off the spool (54).