Comber-cleaner carding device
OwnerJuan B. Estebanellinventor
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Abstract
A carding device of the large rotating carding drum type including a comber-cleaner assembly particularly well suited for combing and cleaning universal flat cards is provided. The comber-cleaner including a worker roller and a stripper roller mounted for cooperation with the carding drum is disposed between a take-in roller and a card belt. The comber-cleaner assembly includes at least three curved plaque segments disposed over the worker roller for defining at least two channels for positioning at least two extractor blades for improved removal of residual short fibers and other impurities. A control strip deforms the web as it passes from the stripper roller to the worker roller.
Claims9
In a carding device of the type having a large rotatable carding drum having a first direction of rotation and provided with means for carrying a fibrous web on the surface thereof, feed means for feeding the fibrous web onto the carding drum, a comber-cleaner assembly mounted for cooperating with the carding drum, the comber-cleaner assembly including stripper means for removing the web from the carding drum, worker means and plaque segment means disposed adjacent said worker means for defining a semicircular run wherein the web is opened, cleaned and combed, the improvement which comprises plaque segment means including at least three plaque segments disposed in a covering shell for defining at least two channels between said segments and at least two extractor blades disposed in said channels between adjacent plaque segments for removing impurities from the web.
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