Carding engines
OwnerJohn M. J. Vargainventor
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Abstract
A carding engine comprises a carding cylinder (1) rotatable between bends (2a) at each side of the carding engine. A series of flats (20) are provided, each flat having opposite end sections, the flats being movable over an arc of the cylinder surface. Each bend comprises a stationary section (2a) and a plurality of rollers (9, 13, 14) each mounted on the stationary section for rotation about axes parallel to the cylinder axis. The rollers are located such that the radially outermost parts thereof relative to the cylinder form a support path substantially co-axial with the cylinder, the rollers forming a support for the end sections of the flats as they travel over the arc of the cylinder surface.
Claims10
A carding engine comprising a carding cylinder rotatable between bends at each side of the carding engine, a series of flats, each flat having opposite end sections and means for moving the flats over an arc of the cylinder surface, in which each bend comprises a stationary section and a plurality of rollers each mounted on the stationary section for rotation about axes parallel to the cylinder axis, the rollers being located such that the radially outermost parts thereof relative to the cylinder form a support path substantially co-axial with the cylinder, the rollers forming a support for the end sections of the flats as they travel over the arc of the cylinder surface.
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