Device on a cleaner, a carding machine or the like for cleaning and opening textile material

A device for detecting and removing unwanted particles from textile fiber goods flowing through a machine for processing the textile fiber goods, the device comprising:

• at least one detection device for being disposed across a width of the machine and for detecting the unwanted particles;
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• means for selectively deflecting portions of the textile fiber goods flowing through the machine and for removing the unwanted particles, the means for selectively deflecting and for removing for being disposed downstream of the at least one detection device, relative to the flow of the textile fiber goods through the machine.
• wherein the means for selectively deflecting and for removing comprises a plurality of parallel knife elements that are able to be individually activated for selective removal of the unwanted particles, and
• the machine includes at least one of a rotating clothing and a pin roller installed downstream of a feeding device feeding fiber material, the at least one of a rotating clothing and a pin roller being surrounded by a housing with at least one opening for removing said unwanted particles, and wherein the means for selectively deflecting and removing comprises:
• at least one separating knife associated with the clothing or the pins, respectively, of the clothing or pin roller, the separating knife comprising:
• the plurality of knife elements, wherein a distance between each of the individual knife elements and the clothing or the pins of the clothing or pin roller is changeable, the plurality of knife elements forming a knife edge pointing in a direction counter to a rotational direction of the clothing or pin roller and arranged at the opening.

A device for detecting and removing unwanted particles from textile fiber goods flowing through a machine for processing the textile fiber goods, the device comprising:

• at least one detection device for being disposed across a width of the machine and for detecting the unwanted particles;
• a separating device for removing the unwanted particles, the separating device for being disposed downstream of the at least one detection device, relative to the flow of the textile fiber goods through the machine;
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• a plurality of guide elements for being disposed across the width of the machine between the at least one detection device and the separating device, said guide elements being arranged for selectively deflecting portions of fiber material flowing through the machine that contain the unwanted particles detected by the at least one detection device.

A device for detecting and removing unwanted particles from textile fiber goods, the device for being disposed on a machine for processing such textile fiber goods, the machine including at least one of a rotating clothing and a pin roller installed downstream of a feeding device feeding fiber material, the at least one of a rotating clothing and a pin roller being surrounded by a housing with at least one opening for removing said unwanted particles the device comprising:

• at least one detection device for being disposed across the width of the machine;
• and
• at least one separating knife associated with the clothing or the pins, respectively, of the clothing or pin roller, the separating knife comprising:
• a knife edge pointing in a direction counter to a rotational direction of the clothing or pin roller and arranged at the opening;
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• a plurality of knife elements, wherein a distance between each of the individual knife elements and the clothing or the pins of the clothing or pin roller is changeable.