Mobile cleaning device for open end friction spinning machines
AssigneesHans Stahlecker, Fritz Stahlecker
InventorFritz Stahlecker
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Abstract
An open end friction spinning machine is disclosed which includes plurality of adjacently arranged spinning units which each have a pair of friction rollers forming a yarn twisting wedge slot. To accommodate cleaning of the friction rollers a mobile servicing cart is provided which is movable longitudinally along the machine to respective servicing positions adjacent spinning units to be cleaned. The servicing cart includes cleaning elements engageable with the rollers to clean them and air suction and blowing devices to assist in the cleaning and removal of contaminants.
Claims30
Apparatus for open end friction spinning comprising:
- a plurality of adjacently arranged spinning units exhibiting respetive friction roller pairs defining a yarn forming wedge slot therebetween, fiber supply means for supplying fiber to said wedge slot, and roller driving means for drivingly rotating the rollers in the same rotational direction,
- mobile servicing unit means including cleaning means for cleaning friction rollers of the spinning units and drive means for selectively moving said mobile servicing unit means to respective servicing positions adjacent spinning units to be cleaned.
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