Abstract: In an apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing, which is supplied to a fibre-sorting device, especially a combing device, having clamping devices which clamp the fibre bundle at a distance from its free end, which is combed to remove non-clamped constituents, the clamping devices each comprise two clamping jaws. To increase productivity and to enable an improved combed sliver to be obtained, downstream of the supply device there are arranged at least two rotatably mounted rollers rotating rapidly without interruption, the clamping devices being spaced apart in the region of the periphery of the rollers, and each clamping device comprising at least one nipper part at least partially of a lightweight material. The clamping jaws may have a high coefficient of friction in the region of their clamping surfaces.

Abstract: In an apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of fibre material which is supplied by means of a supply device to a fibre-sorting device, mechanical means are present which generate a combing action to remove non-clamped constituents such as short fibres. Downstream of the supply device there are arranged at least two rotatably mounted rollers with clamping devices for the fibre bundles, and the supply device comprises a feed unit, which feed unit comprises a feed roller and at least one feed tray defining a nip between said feed roller and said feed tray, and the retaining force in the nip optimally retains the short fibres completely or substantially completely in the nip during separation of a fibre bundle by said clamping devices.

Abstract: In an apparatus and a method for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing, which is supplied by means of supply device to a fibre-sorting device, especially a combing device, and which is removed by a take-off device, to enable the productivity to be substantially increased and an improved combed bundle to be obtained, downstream of the supply device there are arranged at least two rotatably mounted rollers rotating rapidly without interruption, which are provided with clamping devices for the fibre bundle, wherein an actuating device for adjusting geometric and/or speed-related variables in the relationship of the rollers to one another are associated with at least one roller.

Abstract: In an apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing, which is supplied to a fibre-sorting device, especially a combing device, having clamping devices which clamp the fibre bundle at a distance from its free end, which is combed to remove non-clamped constituents, the clamping devices each comprise two clamping jaws. To increase productivity and to enable an improved combed sliver to be obtained, downstream of the supply device there are arranged at least two rotatably mounted rollers rotating rapidly without interruption, the clamping devices being spaced apart in the region of the periphery of the rollers, and each clamping device comprising at least one nipper part which is at least partially resilient. The clamping jaws may have a high coefficient of friction in the region of their clamping surfaces.

Abstract: In an apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing, which is supplied by a supply device to a fibre-sorting device, especially a combing device, having clamping devices, which clamp the fibre bundle at a distance from its free end, for combing to remove non-clamped constituents, at least one take-off device 14 with a sliver-forming element is present, downstream of which is a drafting system. To increase productivity and improve the combed sliver, the fibre-sorting device has at least two rotatably mounted rollers rotating rapidly without interruption, having the clamping devices and between the sliver-forming element and the drafting system the at least one fibre sliver is present in the form of a fibre structure having a width greater than its height, for example, following spreading by a web-spreader.

Abstract: In an apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle which is supplied by means of a supply device to a fibre-sorting device, mechanical means are present which generate a combing action in order to loosen and remove non-clamped constituents from the fibre bundle, and a take-off device is present to remove the combed fibre material. To enable an improved combed sliver to be obtained, downstream of the supply device there are arranged at least two rotatably mounted rollers with clamping devices for the fibre bundles, which clamping devices are distributed around the periphery of the rollers, wherein in the region between the rollers, devices are present which provide an optimum feed of the fibre material and/or provide optimum positioning of the fibre material for transfer and take-up from the first roller to the second roller.

Abstract: In an apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of fibre material which is supplied by means of a supply device to a fibre-sorting device, and a mechanical device is present which generates a combing action to remove non-clamped constituents such as short fibres, a clamping element is present. Downstream of the supply device there are arranged at least two rotatably mounted rollers with clamping devices for the fibre bundles, and the device for generating a combing action is associated with a said roller, wherein for the suction of the supplied fibre bundles, at least one suction device is associated with the clamping devices in the region of the transfer of the fibre bundle from the supply device to the first roller and/or in the region of the transfer of the fibre material from the first roller to the second roller.

Abstract: In an apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of fibre material which is supplied by means of supply means to a fibre-sorting device, at least one mechanical device is present which generate a combing action to remove non-clamped constituents such as short fibres. To enable productivity to be substantially increased in a simple manner and an improved combed sliver to be obtained, downstream of the supply device there are arranged at least first and second rotatably mounted rollers with clamping devices for the fibre bundles, and the apparatus further comprises at least two supply devices and/or at least one further high-speed roller and/or at least two take-off devices.

Abstract: In an apparatus for fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing, the fibre bundle is supplied to a fibre-sorting device, clamping devices are provided, which clamp the fibre bundle at a distance from its free end, and mechanical device is present, which generates a combing action from the clamping site to the free end of the fibre bundle. To increase productivity in a simple manner and obtain an improved combed sliver downstream of the supply device there are at least two rotatably mounted rollers rotating rapidly without interruption, the combing device are associated with a said roller, and an arrangement for optimum feed and/or positioning of the fibre material to be combed is associated with the combing device.

Abstract: In an apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing, fibre is supplied by a supply device to a fibre-sorting device, especially a combing device. Clamping devices clamp the fibre bundle at a distance from its free end, and a mechanical device combs the free end to loosen and remove non-clamped constituents, for example, short fibres, neps, dust and the like. To increase productivity and obtain an improved combed sliver, downstream of the supply device there are at least two rotatably mounted rollers rotating rapidly without interruption, which are provided with the clamping devices, and measured value sensors for detecting values relating to the fibres or machine settings are connected to a control and regulation device, which is arranged to effect actions in dependence on the measured values.

Abstract: In an apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection of a fibre bundle comprising textile fibres, especially for combing, which is supplied by means of supply device to a fibre-sorting device, especially a combing device for removal of the combed fibre material at least one take-off means with a sliver-forming element is present, downstream of which is a drafting system to enable productivity to be substantially increased and an improved combed sliver to be obtained, downstream of the supply device there is arranged at least one rotatably mounted roller rotating rapidly without interruption, which is provided with clamping devices for the fibre bundle, which clamping devices are distributed spaced apart in the region of the periphery of the roller and the combed sliver formed is arranged to be supplied directly to the drafting system.

Abstract: In an apparatus for the fibre-sorting or fibre-selection a fibre bundle which is supplied by means of a supply device to a fibre-sorting device in which clamping devices are provided which clamp the fibre bundle at a distance from its free end, and in which a mechanical device is present which generates a combing action, for removal of the combed fibre material a revolving element is present.

Abstract: In an apparatus at a carding machine for grinding a clothing drawn onto a rotating roller, having a carrying device with at least one grinding element and an advancing device serving to set the grinding element against the clothing, wherein the apparatus comprises a biasing device serving for automatically continuing to push forward the grinding element in a contact-making direction during the grinding procedure, the carrying device is attached to the carding machine. In order to make it possible, by simple means, to shorten the time until service-readiness carrying elements adjusted in respect of the spacing b relative to the roller are utilized for adjustment of the biasing device.

Abstract: A universal joint comprises first and second joint yokes having axially opposite yoke arms with bearing bores configured to receive bearings having pin bores, a cross member comprising orthogonally-arranged pin bearers having pins configured to be inserted into the pin bores, and at least one insulation element configured to be inserted between the pins and respective pin bores or the bearings and respective bearing bores, the at least one insulation element having an elliptical cross section that forms crescent-shaped recesses between its inner wall and the pin or bearing that resides therein.

Abstract: The invention relates to a protective coating for a mechanically stabile, in particular mineral and/or metallic base, comprising an inorganic polysilicate-cohesion adhesive layer which is uniformly distributed, essentially, on the base. A coating made of a glass film material having a thickness of less than 2 mm, preferably, less than 0.3 mm, is applied to the polysilicate cohesion adhesive layer prior to the hardening thereof, which covers the polysilicate-cohesion adhesive layer. According to the method for producing the protective coating, initially, the inorganic polysilicate-cohesion adhesive and the glass film material are prepared, then the cohesion adhesive is applied to the base which is to be coated and/or one side of the glass film material, and the glass film material is applied to the base which is to be coated prior to hardening of the polysilicate-cohesion adhesion layer, such that the glass film material covers the cohesion adhesion layer. Subsequently, the cohesion adhesion layer is hardened.

Abstract: In an apparatus at a carding machine having a web removal and sliver formation device, there are provided, following on from the web removal device, a web funnel and a pair of draw-off rollers, which are arranged to pivot together with a rotary mounting. In order to provide an apparatus which is dimensionally stable and which facilitates servicing work, the web-guiding element, on the one hand, and the web funnel together with the pair of draw-off rollers, on the other hand, are arranged to pivot separately about the rotary mounting and are connected to one another by a locking and unlocking device.

Abstract: The present invention is a disk drive power cycle screening method and apparatus for a data storage system. In an exemplary aspect of the present invention, a disk drive power cycle screening method for a data storage system includes: (a) selecting one or more drives in a disk array for power cycle screening; (b) transferring data contained in the selected one or more drives to at least one receiving drive in the disk array; (c) cycling power for the selected one or more drives; (d) verifying that the selected one or more drives function properly; and (e) returning the data from the at least one receiving drive to the selected one or more drives.

Abstract: In an apparatus at a flat card for cotton, synthetic fibres and the like, wherein at least one stationary carding element comprising a carrying element with at least one clothing element is associated with a clothed roller, for example a cylinder, the tips of the clothing elements and the tips of the clothing of the roller lie opposite one another with a spacing and the carrying element has a hollow space. In order for the carrying element to be dimensionally stable in operation even when exposed to heat, the cross-sectional shape of the carrying element does not include an enclosed hollow space, and the opening is arranged in a region remote from the tips of the clothing element.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided on a spinning preparation machine for adjusting the carding clearance. A clothed roller has a cylindrical peripheral surface and a cladding facing and spaced therefrom, wherein between the peripheral surface of the roller and a part of the cladding there is a carding region with a carding clearance where carding work is performed and carding heat is generated, heat leading to an alteration across the width of the machine in the contour of at least one of the components lying opposite each other. In order in simple manner to allow a uniform carding clearance under different production and processing conditions, the carding clearance can be made smaller by external energy input to at least one of the components facing each other and/or can be enlarged by throttling the energy input and the energy input.

Abstract: In a device (1) for recanalizing a cavity, organ path or vessel (4) which is at least partially occluded by at least one compressible occlusive object, in particular a thrombus or embolus (3), in the body of a human or animal, using at least one compressible and self-expanding stent (10) having a distal (12) and a proximal end (11), the at least one stent (10) is embodied substantially in a bell shape with a widened distal end (12) and a constricted proximal end (11).