Integrated compact textile carding apparatus frame

Textile carding apparatus of the type which includes a carding machine having a first carding cylinder assembly and a second carding cylinder assembly with respective first and second clothed carding cylinders arranged in fiber transfer relation, carding means carried about the carding cylinders for subjecting fibers on said cylinders to a carding action;

• fiber feed means for feeding fibers to a first of said cylinders;
• fiber doffing means for doffing fibers from a second of said cylinders and forming a web;
• means for condensing the web into a sliver, and a textile coiler having a coiler can in which said sliver is deposited;
• wherein said apparatus comprises:
• (a) base means for supporting said first and second carding cylinder assemblies in a generally upstanding arrangement in a self-standing manner;
• (b) said first carding cylinder being rotatably carried by said base means;
• (c) mounting means for carrying said second carding cylinder assembly generally above said first carding cylinder assembly;
• (d) first support arm means carried by one of said first and second cylinder assemblies for supporting a fiber feed means feeding fibers to said one cylinder assembly;
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• (e) second support arm means carried by the other of said first and second cylinder assemblies for supporting a fiber doffing means for removing fibers from said other cylinder assembly.

Textile carding apparatus of the type which includes a carding machine having at least one carding cylinder assembly with a clothed carding cylinder, carding means carried about the carding cylinder for subjecting fibers on said cylinders to a carding action;

• fiber feed means for feeding fibers to said cylinder;
• fiber doffing means for doffing fibers and forming a web;
• means for condensing the web into a sliver, and a textile coiler having a coiler can in which said sliver is deposited;
• wherein said apparatus includes integrated frame apparatus comprising:
• (a) a carding frame for carrying said carding cylinder assembly;
• (b) a chute frame for carrying said fiber feed chute in a fiber supply relation to said fiber feed means of said carding machine;
• and
• (c) chute connecting means connecting said chute frame to said carding frame in a movable manner so that said chute frame and feed chute may be moved away from said carding machine while remaining connected to said carding frame and returned to an operational position.

Textile carding apparatus of the type which includes a carding machine having a first carding cylinder assembly and a second carding cylinder assembly with respective first and second clothed carding cylinders arranged in fiber transfer relation, carding means carried about the carding cylinders for subjecting fibers on said cylinders to a carding action;

• fiber feed means for feeding fibers to a first of said cylinders;
• fiber doffing means for doffing fibers from a second of said cylinders and forming a web;
• means for condensing the web into a sliver, and a textile coiler having a coiler can in which said sliver is deposited;
• wherein said apparatus comprises:
• (a) carding frame means including a card frame for carrying said carding cylinder;
• (b) coiler frame means for carrying said coiler in a sliver depositing relation with said carding machine;
• and
• (c) coiler connecting means connecting said coiler frame means to said carding frame means in a movable manner so that said coiler may be moved away from said carding machine while remaining connected to said carding machine to permit access to one side of said carding machine and said coiler and return to an operational position.