BALE SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR A FIBER BALE OPENER

摘要

A fiber bale opener includes an upwardly open bale supporting box having a bottom, bale supporting walls together surrounding the bottom for laterally supporting the fiber bale positioned on the bottom; a raising and lowering device connected to the bottom for vertically displacing the bottom and carrier elements for coupling the bottom to the raising and lowering device. The raising and lowering device is situated externally of and horizontally adjacent the box. There is further provided an opening device arranged for a back-and-forth travel above the box to remove fiber material from a top face of the fiber bale positioned on the bottom.