Method and apparatus for opening fiber bales

Textiles: fiber preparation – Working – Picking

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19 81, D01G 704

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045078262

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for removing fiber from a plurality of bales including a carriage for movement along the bales and a head which is carried by the carriage for vertical movement to engage the bales and remove fiber therefrom during traverse movement of the carriage. The head includes a rotatable beater arranged with its axis of rotation at an acute angle to the direction of movement of the carriage along the bales. A control system is provided whereby the level of the bale is sensed by photocells mounted on the head, and the head can be moved upwardly and/or downwardly if the sensed bale level is above or below predetermined levels. The control system may also move the head upwardly if the head itself is moved upwardly relative to its vertical drive assembly. A suction conveyor system is provided for conveying away removed fiber, and this system includes a perforated plate for separating out any trash, dust and the like from the fiber. Additionally, the head and/or the rotatable beater roll may be designed to provide an even suction force across the width thereof to assist in removing fiber from the beater roll and conveying such fiber away.

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