Sliver receiving device and method for forming same

A sliver receiving device (1) for feeding a sliver coming from a drafting system to a yarn forming element (2) of a spinning device, comprising

• a basic body (4), which has an inlet opening (3) for receiving the sliver fed from the drafting system, and
• a sliver guiding apparatus (5), which is arranged downstream of the inlet opening (3) in the sliver receiving direction (1), for feeding the sliver to the yarn forming element (2), wherein a sliver table (8) is arranged between the inlet opening (3) and the sliver guiding device (5), over which table the sliver can be guided, and wherein at least the basic body (4) and the sliver guiding device (5) are formed from an identical material, wherein,
• the sliver guiding apparatus (5) is formed integrally with the basic body (4) from two needles (6a, 6b) facing each other alone an inner surface of each of the two needles and parallel to each other alone a width of the inner surfaces, which project beyond the sliver table (8) and, the needle tips of which at least partly extend into a blowing air nozzle section (7) formed integrally with the basic body (4) for producing a rotating air flow or are arranged upstream of the blowing air nozzle section (7) from the direction of the inlet opening (3), the two needles (6a, 6b) being arranged opposite one another in relation to a central longitudinal axis of the inlet opening (3), wherein the sliver table (8) comprises a substantially flat surface surrounding the two needles (6a, 6b), and
• the sliver receiving device (1) is designed without intermediate connection points in the transition region of the sliver table (8) to the two needles (6a, 6b).