Carding apparatus

For use in a carding machine assembly having a rotating cylinder, a stationary carding plate assembly comprising a relatively rigid support structure adapted to be mounted in association with said carding machine whereby said support structure can bridge the part of the machine occupied by the rotating cylinder, an arcuate plate having card clothing on its concave front face, and means mounting said plate on said support structure comprising at least two mounting members secured on the back face of the plate in spaced relation laterally with respect to the axis of the cylinder and at least two devices connecting each said member to the support structure, each said device being spaced circumferentially of the cylinder and having means for adjustably displacing said plate relative to said support structure.