Textile Machine for Producing Roving and Method for Starting the Roving Production on a Corresponding Textile Machine

Abstract

The invention relates to a textile machine for producing roving (1), comprising at least one consolidating means, by which a roving (1) having a protective twist can be produced from a fiber bundle (3) that is fed to the consolidating means, and comprising a winding device (5), arranged downstream of the consolidating means in a transport direction (T) of the roving (1), for winding the roving (1) produced by the consolidating means onto a tube (7) which can be driven by a tube drive (6). The textile machine is characterized in that it has an arrangement by which the roving (1) leaving the consolidating means during a start of roving production can be brought into contact with the tube (7), wherein said arrangement comprises a movably mounted suction unit (8) with a suction opening (9), by means of which the roving (1) can be sucked up during ongoing roving production, wherein said arrangement comprises means by which the roving (1) running between the consolidating means and the suction opening (9) can be brought into contact with the tube (7) during ongoing roving production, and in that said arrangement comprises means by which the roving (1), during ongoing roving production, can be cut such that the section (19) of the roving (1) that is grasped by the suction unit (8) can be conveyed away by the suction unit (8) and the section of the roving (1) running between the consolidating means and the tube (7) can be wound onto the tube (7). A method for starting roving production on such a textile machine is also proposed.

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