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US 5,295,284 AGranted
Ultra-high performance carding machine
AssigneeMaschinenfabrik Rieter AG
InventorsRobert Demuth, Paul Staheli, Kurt Weber, Peter Fritzsche
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Abstract
The working width of a carding machine for short staple fiber carding is reduced. As a result, the precision of the working elements and the complete arrangement is increased. The productivity of the carding machine is thus also increased.
Claims13
A carding machine comprising:
- at least one carding cylinder having a substantially cylindrical surface, the carding cylinder having a diameter which amounts to between 400 mm and 600 mm;
- clothing provided for the cylindrical surface of the carding cylinder and defining a predetermined working width of the carding machine;
- a feeding system for substantially uniformly feeding the carding cylinder with fibers to be processed over the entire predetermined working width;
- a revolving flat arrangement for the substantially uniform carding of fibers on the carding cylinder over the entire predetermined working width;
- a doffing system for the collection of carded fibers over the entire predetermined working width;
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- the predetermined working width amounts to less than 800 mm.
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