Abstract: A drivable cleaning apparatus for textile machines has air lines that are connected to air hoses. The air hoses are connected to the air lines with swivel joints and are displaceable from a first into a second position by a rotary drive. The rotary drive is designed such that a rotation of the swivel joint past the initial pivoting movement from the first to the second position is possible, thus also allowing for a continuous rotary operation.

Abstract: A mobile apparatus for pneumatically blowing and suctioning fiber fly or lint from textile machines by means of blowing and suctioning means respectively connected to a common fan by means of nozzles and suction members which sweep past the textile machine and across the floor and between which there is positioned a filter to extract the fiber fly or lint which is adapted to be impinged periodically by the air-blast stream in the opposite direction to clean said filter and convey the fiber fly deposited on said filter into a collection bin. In order to position the apparatus immediately adjacent to the working area, the apparatus is designed to move on a trackway provided on one side of the textile machine. The drive means is adapted to be automatically de-energized and reversed by limit switches provided on the apparatus. The fan is a radial blower fan.