Abstract: A cleaning system for textile machines is comprised of two essentially identical travelling cleaners which can travel separately from one another along a line of textile machines, each of which has a boat-shaped suction nozzle which engages with a stationary suction duct and which is sealed by two sealing lips abutting against the suction nozzle. The suction duct is attached to the suction side of at least one blower, the two essentially identical travelling cleaners engaging their suction nozzles in the suction duct. The suction duct has at least two connections at a distance from one another with which it is attached to the suction side of the at least one blower.

Abstract: A device for cleaning rows of machines, such as textile machines, which can travel along the machines and has a blower guided above the machines, whose pressure side is connected to a distributor station. At least two hoses are attached via connecting pieces to the distributor station which have different openings directed to the machines. A slider is located on the distributor station which distributes the air supplied to the distributor station in accordance with its position on the connecting pieces. A number of hoses can be attached to the device, and the hose to be charged with air can be easily selected by a slider which can travel along the row of connecting pieces. The slider has a through-hole which, when the slider is moved, successively coincides with the connecting pieces. A flexible hose which leads to the pressure side of the blower and surrounds the through-hole, is attached to the side of the slider facing away from the connecting pieces.

Abstract: A circular knitting machine creel for a plurality of bobbins which are supported in tiers by a circular cylindrical frame, comprising a carrier located inside the frame, at least one blower supported by the frame, having an air outlet connection directed somewhat radially outward, the blower moving on a circular path whose axis coincides essentially with the axis of the frame.

Abstract: A ring-spinning apparatus has a service carriage which can be positioned opposite a stationary waste-collection receptacle so that the mobile waste-collection receptacle of the carriage can be aligned therewith and shifted toward the stationary waste-collection receptable thereby coupling the doors of the receptacle. An actuator can simultaneously open the coupled doors to permit a pressure drop to draw lint and roving scraps collected in the receptacle of the carriage into the receptacle of the machine.

Abstract: Cleaning apparatus for textile machines disposed in a row, which cleaning apparatus can be moved back and forth among the textile machines. The cleaning apparatus has blow hoses provided with nozzles to blow off loose fuzz from the textile machines, and at least one suction hose for sucking up the blown off fuzz. For each textile machine at least one stationary blower is disposed at the machine side opposite from the suction hose and has at least one blast nozzle for blowing air covering the floor below the textile machines. The cleaning apparatus has a vertically extending, relatively rigid air blast duct which docks at the blower when the cleaning apparatus is aligned with the blower.

Abstract: A device for distributing air blast in a cleaning device for textile machines. Blow hoses, adapted to the respective type of machine, are used for cleaning spinning and winding machines arranged in a row. An air distributor box having a valve is provided between the ventilator and the blow hose. The valve interrupts the supply of air blast to a blow hose and directs the air blast into another blow hose during the transition from one type of machine to the other. Flow losses result due to the air distributor box and the valve. In the present device, a housing surrounds the spiral ventilator housing and has an air duct for each blow hose. The ventilator housing is provided with a blast opening and can be turned about the impeller axis. The ventilator housing is brought into a rotating position in which its blast opening discharges into the air duct, to whose blow hose the air blast is to be conducted.

Abstract: A textile-machine cleaning device, having a cleaning hose and adapted to generally move overhead of a textile machine, is provided with means whereby the hose can be moved automatically from a first position in which it is operative to clean said machine, and a second position in which it allows the unimpeded passage of a further device (e.g. a yarn-attaching machine) servicing said textile machine and moving in the same path of movement as the hose. Conveniently, the cleaning device operates in combination with said further device, which is provided with means coacting with said means for moving the hose so as to cause said hose to adopt one of said two positions. Seven embodiments are described and illustrated.