Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for winding a card clothing onto a roll with a roll drive unit and a braking device acting on the card clothing for generating a winding pretension in a region of the card clothing between roll and braking device. To be able to record the winding operation in an improved way, a force measuring device is provided which is configured to measure the force acting on a mounting point of the braking device, essentially in a direction longitudinal to a winding direction of the card clothing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device, such as a carding machine, for processing fibers, said device comprising a cylinder, which is provided with a lining, and at least two carding segments which are arranged one after the other in the direction of rotation at least over an area of the circumference of said cylinder, each of said carding segments being provided with a toothed lining. The present invention aims at improving the efficiency of such a device especially in terms of fiber parallelization.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for winding a card clothing onto a roll with a roll drive unit and a braking device acting on the card clothing for generating a winding pretension in a region of the card clothing between roll and braking device. To be able to record the winding operation in an improved way, a force measuring device is provided which is configured to measure the force acting on a mounting point of the braking device, essentially in a direction longitudinal to a winding direction of the card clothing.

Abstract: An arrangement for a carding machine for parallel arrangement of fibers, includes a carding track; a plurality of flat bars arranged for being guided along the carding track; clothing positioned respectively on each flat bar, the clothing including clothing structure that engages in the fibers; and a mechanism for releaseably fastening the clothing to each flat bar.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing an opening cylinder for an open-end spinning machine, comprising the step of applying to the surface of a body of the opening cylinder a spirally extending sawtooth wire. For simplifying such a method and for making it less expensive, the present invention is so conceived that the sawtooth wire is supplied continuously to the body and welded to said body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dust and trash removal system for carding machines or cards including a cylinder and fixedly mounted carding segments cooperating therewith. The system comprises a mote knife having a blade section whose blade is arranged in a direction opposite to the running direction of the cylinder at a small distance from the surface of the cylinder, as well as a hold-down element arranged in the running direction of the cylinder upstream of the mote knife with a base surface that extends substantially in parallel with the surface of the cylinder. To improve the discharging characteristics for dirt particles, short fibers, or the like, the blade, when being viewed in cross-section, has at least one rounded section with a radius greater than 1 mm.

Abstract: An opening and blending device for pressed fiber bales, comprising a continuous fiber supply on a transport for feeding the pressed fiber bales to a reduction area. The device comprising a milling head guided on rails for reciprocating movement over the reduction area, with a transport plane of the transport extending at an angle to the reduction plane of the reduction area and comprising a suction channel for the removed fiber flocks. The milling head is arranged in an arm extending over the width of the transport and is supported on one side on a rail guide beams to be displaced thereon along the transport.

Abstract: In a mixing and opening device for pneumatically supplied flocculent fiber material, wherein fiber material is fed, by use of transport air and through a supply conduit, to a blow-in chute section of a hopper, wherein said blow-in chute section comprises a screen means for separating the fiber material from the transport air, and an air collecting chamber arranged behind said screen means for discharge of the transport air, and wherein, on the lower end of said hopper, the fiber material layered in said hopper can be fed via an intake means to an opening means, it is provided that the intake means comprises two intake rollers of different sizes.

Abstract: In a nonwoven laying device having at least two reciprocating carriages to be accelerated at the reversal points of their moving path, namely an upper carriage and a laying carriage, and having at least two circulating conveyor belts to be guided by guide rollers of the carriages, namely a main conveyor belt and a guiding conveyor belt, the upper carriage having at least two guide rollers. The guide rollers are laterally displaced and are set at different elevations so as to form a descending path for at least one of the conveyor belts. The path having an acute angle to the horizontal. Both belts facing each other forming an opening angle from 20.degree. to over 90.degree.. The angle is adjustable through adjustable rollers in the carriage.

Abstract: A nonwoven laying device has at least two reciprocating carriages accelerated at the reversal points of their moving path. The device has an upper carriage and a laying carriage, and at least two circulating conveyer belts guided by guide rollers of the carriages, namely a main conveyer belt and a guiding conveyer belt. An electronic control regulates the moving process of the belts. The laying of the nonwoven fabric is effected with a possible stretching of the web. The speed relationship between the speed V.sub.O of the upper carriage and the speed V.sub.L of the laying carriage is set differently in dependence of the positive or negative stretching.

Abstract: In a device for opening and cleaning fiber material with two opener rolls (2,4) rotating in the same direction and each being supported in a housing (3) side by side in parallel in a horizontal plane above grate segments (12, 14). The circles of action of the rolls almost contact in the horizontal, with a feeder (8) directed tangentially onto the one end of the first opener roll (2) in the fiber transport direction An outlet (30) protrudes horizontally from the housing (3) on the side of the housing (3) opposite the feeder (8) , through which an air flow (6, 34) feeds and discharges the fiber material, respectively. It is provided that, via the feeder (8), the fiber material is directed vertically from above between the housing (3) and the opener roll (2) onto that side of the first opener roll (2) facing away from the second opener roll (4).

Abstract: A device is provided for feeding fiber material into a textile machine, comprising a horizontal transport channel (10), a feeding chute (2) branching vertically downward from the transport channel (10), an air-collecting chamber (3) separated by an air-permeable intermediate wall (9) from the feeding chute (2) connected with the transport channel (10), the air collecting chamber (3) being provided with a closable blow-off opening for discharging the flow of transport air, and a fiber transport device (18) at the lower end of the feeding chute (2), wherein at least one blow-off opening (6) is arranged at the lower end of the air-collecting chamber, alternately suddenly blowing off or shutting off the flow of transport air (7).

Abstract: A device and method for pneumatically feeding fiber flocks into a plurality of feeding chutes of fiber processing machines connected with at least one distributing line, the feeding being effected through a fiber and transport air flow, characterized in that the distributing line is a formed by a closed circular line (4) into which a first transport line section (6) opens for feeding in fiber flocks, and that, at the end of the first transport line section (6), the fiber and transport air flow may be switched selectively into the one or the other direction of the circular line (4) through a switching means (8).

Abstract: In a multiple bale opener (1) for a plurality of rows of fiber bales (8) arranged side by side and supplied on transport means (6), comprising a reduction device (2) moved in a surface of action (16) having a plane of action extending at an angle to the plane of supply of the transport means (6). It is contemplated that the reduction device (2) consists of at least one action and provided at the end of the transport means (6).

Abstract: In a multiple bale opener (1) comprising a transport device leading pressed fiber bales (14,16) to a horizontal reduction area (3), the transport device having a section (20) rising towards the reduction area, and a reduction device (5) moved back and forth in the reduction area, it is provided. The transport device has a plurality of adjacent independent transport tracks (2,4,6,8), and the transport tracks (2,4,6,8) are pivotably supported at the rear end of the reduction area (3), seen in the direction of transport. The distance of each of the transport tracks (2,4, 6,8) to the plane of reduction can be adjusted separately at the front end of the reduction area (3), seen in the direction of transport, and the transport velocity of each of the transport tracks (2,4,6,8) can be adjusted separately.

Abstract: In a device for opening pressed fiber bales and spinning material set up in rows along a bale supporting wall (12) by means of a milling device (5) accommodated in an arm casing (6) and having two parallel milling rollers (3,4) working on the surface (20) of the fiber bales (7). A suction hood is arranged above the milling rollers for sucking the loosened fibers off in an air flow. A suction opening (18), open towards the bale surface (20), is recessed between the milling rollers (3, 4) in the front wall (14) of the arm casing (6) facing the bale supporting wall (12) and a stripping device (26) abutting against the bale supporting wall (12), is arranged at the front wall (14) in the area of the suction opening (18).

Abstract: An apparatus for depositing a textile fiber strand in a spinning can. Mounted in a housing are two rotary plates (4, 5) for rotation about their respective axes, one of the rotary plates being smaller and mounted at an eccentric position inside the outer periphery of the other rotary plate. The rotary plates are connected to a lay-down pipe through which the fiber strand is guided. The two rotary plates are coupled to one another by a revolving belt transmission, the lay-down pipe being composed of a plurality of pipe sections (18, 22, 23, 19, 8) rotatable relative to one another and associated with the rotary plates (4, 5). Disposed adjacent the outlet end of the lay-down pipe is a pneumatic pressure injector (48) for automatically threading the fiber strand.

Abstract: In a device for opening pressed fiber bales material, using at least one milling roller (3,4) acting on the bale surface (20) of the fiber bales, and one pressure roller (18) arranged before and behind the milling roller, respectively, in the moving direction thereof and parallel thereto. A suction hood (21) is arranged above the milling roller (3,4) for sucking off the reduced fibers in an air flow. And air-guide channel (2), provided by a plurality of air-guide sheets (22,26), is arranged between the pressure roller (18) and the milling roller (3,4), extending over the whole length of the milling roller (3,4) and in parallel to the milling and pressure rollers (3,4,18).

Abstract: When joining nonwoven textile fiber webs the fabrics are placed side by side by means of rolls and are commonly transported away. The adjacent webs (7,8) are subjected to a stuffing process (10,36). Thereafter, the stuffed web of larger thickness is slightly stretched by having the successive roll rotate faster than the stuffing roll. In this manner, multiple side by side webs may be joined by fibers near their adjoining edges entangling to interlock and form an integral large-width web.

Abstract: In a device for feeding flocculent fiber material to processing machines, comprising an upper filling chute (1) arranged in a housing, at the lower end of which a feeding roller (8) is arranged cooperating with a beater or opening roller (9) from which a feeding chute (6) branches tangentially, the filling chute (1) and the feeding chute (6) having at least one at least partially air-permeable chute wall (2, 11), an additional pneumatic compacting being performed in the feeding chute by injecting a compacting air flow (C), and the flow of transport air (A) being discharged at the air-permeable chute wall (2) of the filling chute (1), it is provided that the flow of transport air (A) is discharged within the housing (7) into an exhaust air chute (3, 4) that is substantially parallel to the filling and feeding chute (1, 6) to an exhaust air connecting member (5) arranged downstream of the air-permeable chute wall (11), and that a partial air flow (B) of the flow of transport air (A) is supplied into the feeding