Apparatus for compressing and automatically introducing a textile fiber sliver

An apparatus for compressing and automatically introducing a textile fiber sliver into a roller feed nip comprising:

• a tubular body including a feed passage;
• a flow generator for generating a gas flow in said feed passage;
• an insertion nozzle extending from said feed passage and including a nozzle passage aligned with said feed passage and tapered in the flow direction to an outlet portion and to a lateral opening in the outlet portion for permitting said gas flow to escape from said nozzle passage;
• a control for closing said lateral opening, said control keeping said lateral opening open during introduction of said fiber sliver and closing said opening during subsequent feed;
• and
• wherein said tubular body is displacable in a housing in the longitudinal direction thereof relative to said nozzle.

An apparatus for compressing and automatically introducing a textile fiber sliver into a roller feed nip comprising:

• a feed passage;
• a flow generator for generating a gas flow in said feed passage;
• an insertion nozzle extending from said feed passage and including a nozzle passage having an outlet portion, said nozzle passage aligned with said feed passage and tapered in the flow direction;
• and
• a pressure sensor disposed in said outlet portion of said nozzle passage.