Drawing frame for a ring spinning apparatus

In a drawing frame for delivering a bundled fibrous roving to a ring spinning apparatus, which drawing frame comprises

• two delivery rollers, which define between them an exit nip for delivering a drawn fibrous roving and one of which has an air-permeable peripheral surface,
• a pressure-applying roller downstream of the exit nip defining with said one delivery roller a guiding gap, which is peripherally spaced apart from said exit nip and defines with said exit nip a deflecting path for said drawn roving on said peripheral surface of said one delivery roller,
• stationary suction means defining on said peripheral surface of said one delivery roller at said deflecting path a stationary suction zone comprising two juxtaposed branch suction zones, which are laterally spaced apart to define between them a suction-free area on said peripheral surface of said one delivery roller, and
• a blast nozzle for directing an air blast against said suction-free area,
• whereby said suction means and said blast nozzle are operable to divide said drawn roving into two branch rovings extending along said two branch suction zones on said peripheral surface of said one delivery roller and to bundle each of said branch rovings,
• the improvement residing in that
• said suction means define on said peripheral surface of said one delivery roller a peripherally extending common suction zone portion between said two branch suction zones and said guiding gap, and
• said two branch suction zones merge into said common suction zone portion.