Drive and bearing device for the twisting disks of the binding device of a waste bale press

A drive and bearing device for a binding station for finished bales in a waste bale press with a horizontally acting press plate, the binding station comprising a twisting station for twisting wires comprising a plurality of twisting disks for receiving the wires, wherein the twisting disks are mounted in a support and are configured to rotate temporarily, the twisting disks being provided with slots, the twisting station further comprising wheels for supporting the twisting disks, wherein each one of the wheels for supporting the twisting disks has a plurality of star-shaped outwardly extending arms or star-shaped-radially extending recesses, wherein on a free end of each arm or in each radially extending recess is mounted a roller so as to be freely rotatable about an axis extending perpendicularly of a wheel plane, for each wheel with star-shaped arms or star-shaped recesses, being provided in a common horizontal plane a drive wheel with arc-shaped recesses at the outer circumference thereof, wherein the recesses positively engage the rollers, the twisting station further comprising a drive system comprising a motor and configured to act on the drive wheels for temporarily rotating the twisting disks, wherein for the purpose of twisting the wires the drive wheels are connected to each other for performing the same movement through the drive system.