Sliver coiler

In a sliver coiler including a can having an open top and a central axis;

• a rotary base plate for positioning the can thereon in a generally upright orientation;
• means for rotating said rotary base plate about said axis;
• a stationary foot component;
• a bearing assembly rotarily supporting said base plate on said foot component;
• said bearing assembly including a bearing and a bearing bracket engaging and surrounding said bearing;
• a rotary head having an axis of rotation and guide means arranged eccentrically with respect to said axis of rotation, said central axis of said can being spaced from said axis of rotation of said rotary head, whereby during rotation of said rotary head and said can said rotary head deposits sliver in said can in superposed continuous circular coils being eccentric with respect to said central axis;
• the improvement comprising adjusting means for arbitrarily altering the distance between said central axis of said can and said axis of rotation of said rotary head for effecting contact between outer parts of said circular coils and inner wall faces of said can irrespective of the thickness of the sliver deposited in the coiler;
• said adjusting means including a mechanism for allowing shifting said base plate parallel to said surface and for immobilizing said base plate in its shifted position;
• said mechanism including a slot in said bearing bracket and a securing bolt passing through said slot and held in said foot component.

In a sliver coiler including a can having an open top and a central axis;

• a rotary base plate for positioning the can thereon in a generally upright orientation;
• means for rotating said rotary base plate about said axis;
• a rotary head having an axis of rotation and guide means arranged eccentrically with respect to said axis of rotation, said central axis of said can being spaced from said axis of rotation of said rotary head, whereby during rotation of said rotary head and said can said rotary head deposits sliver in said can in superposed continuous circular coils being eccentric with respect to said central axis;
• the improvement comprising adjusting means for altering the inclination of said base plate and for immobilizing said base plate in its adjusted inclined orientation for arbitrarily altering the distance between said central axis of said can and said axis of rotation of said rotary head for effecting contact between outer parts of said circular coils and inner wall faces of said can irrespective of the thickness of the sliver deposited in the coiler.

In a sliver coiler comprising in combination

• (a) a can having an open top and a central axis;
• (b) a support for positioning the can in a generally upright orientation;
• (c) means for rotating said can about said axis on said support;
• (d) a rotary head having an axis of rotation and guide means arranged at a predetermined distance from said axis of rotation, said central axis of said can being spaced from said axis of rotation of said rotary head, whereby during rotation of said rotary head and said can said rotary head deposits sliver in said can in superposed continuous circular coils of a diameter fixed by said predetermined distance and further whereby the coils are eccentric with respect to said central axis;
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• (e) adjusting means for arbitrarily altering the distance between said central axis of said can and said axis of rotation of said rotary head for effecting contact between outer parts of said circular coils and inner wall faces of said can irrespective of the thickness of the sliver deposited in the coiler.