Compacting Device for a Spinning Machine

A compacting device, comprising

• two suction drums (17), wherein a suction drum (17) in each case is associatable with a pair of delivery rollers (7, 8) of a drafting unit (2) of a spinning machine, wherein the pair of delivery rollers (7, 8) is made up of a bottom delivery roller (7) and a top delivery roller (8);
• wherein the suction drums (17) are rotatably supported, via a bearing, on a shaft that is fastened to a carrier element (41);
• wherein a suction channel (31) extends within the carrier element (41),
• wherein the suction drums (17) each have a drive element (40) which in the operating position forms a drive connection with the bottom delivery roller (7), and
• wherein on the carrier element (41) two clamping rollers (18) are rotatably supported centrally in a bearing (20) on a shared axle (19), wherein for forming a clamping line, each of the clamping rollers (18) rests on the outer circumference of one of the two suction drums (17) under the action of a spring load,
• characterized in that
• a protective shield (42) for preventing lap formation is situated on the axle (19) of the clamping rollers (18).