Claims
- 1. A device for the discharging of waste from a fiber cleaning machine which includes a collecting basin and a connection for a suction device, the discharge device including pneumatic waste removal means arranged in a region of the collecting basin such that waste collects in the collecting basin and a suction device can be connected thereto, the discharge device further including weight indicating sensor means for determining a weight of the waste in the collecting basin or filling level sensor means for determining a filling level of the waste in the collecting basin or combination of the weight indicating and the filling level sensor means.
- 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the collecting basin is provided with a collecting trough and the waste removal means comprises a motor driven paddle wheel arranged in a tapering part of the trough, the paddle wheel being rotatable in the collecting trough and forming collecting chambers and a suction chamber for the waste.
- 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the waste is collected in a first pressure chamber defined by the collecting basin, the waste is removed in a second pressure chamber separated from the first chamber, the waste being removed by the waste removal means, seal means is provided between the first and second pressure chambers which have different pressures and the seal means can be decoupled.
- 4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the collecting basin includes walls which are closer together at a lower end thereof than at an upper end thereof, the lower end being vertically below the upper end and the weight indicating sensor means comprising weight sensor means supporting the container.
- 5. The device according to claim 3, wherein the waste removal means comprises a rotatable paddle wheel having a plurality of paddles, the seal means comprising flexible flaps which are sealingly engageable with a wall of the collecting basin, at least two of the flexible flaps being in sealing engagement with the wall during rotation of the paddle wheel so as to reduce leakage of air from the first pressure chamber to the second pressure chamber.
- 6. The device according to claim 3, wherein the waste removal means comprises a suction pipe having at least one opening providing fluid communication between the first pressure chamber and an interior of the suction pipe, the interior of the suction pipe defining the second pressure chamber.
- 7. The device according to claim 3, further comprising a fiber cleaning machine including an opening roller, inlet means for delivering a current of air and textile fibers at one end of the roller, grate means below the roller for passing impurities removed from the fibers into the first pressure chamber which is located below the grate means, the collecting basin being separated from a third pressure chamber by second seal means extending between the collecting basin and side walls of the machine, the third pressure chamber surrounding at least part of the second pressure chamber.
- 8. The device according to claim 7, further comprising suction means for applying suction to the second pressure chamber and one-way valve means for supplying air to the third pressure chamber, the second pressure chamber being in direct fluid communication with the third pressure chamber such that air from the third pressure chamber passes into the second pressure chamber when suction is applied to the second pressure chamber by the suction means so as to aid removal of the waste by the waste removal means.
- 9. The device according to claim 3, wherein the seal means provides a valve effect for sealing of a pressure drop between the first and second pressure chambers.
- 10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the sensor means comprises sensors.
- 11. The device according to claim 10, wherein the sensors are color sensors by means of which a proportion of clean fibers in the waste can be measured.
- 12. The device according to claim 10, wherein the sensors are weight sensors by means of which the weight of the waste can be measured.
- 13. The device according to claim 10, wherein the sensors are filling level sensors in the form of light barriers and/or distance measuring sensors.
- 14. The device according to claim 13, wherein the sensors include light barriers, color measuring sensors and pressure sensors.
- 15. A device for discharge of waste of textile fibers, the device being usable in a cleaning machine for cleaning the textile fibers wherein the machine includes an opening roller rotating in a casing and bar grates facing the opening roller, the device comprising a trough for collecting waste conducted through the bar grates and pneumatic waste discharging means for discharging waste from the trough, the pneumatic waste discharging means comprising a suction pneumatic system and sluice means for maintaining a pressure damping layer of waste in the trough during discharge of the waste into the suction pneumatic system.
- 16. The device according to claim 15, wherein the sluice means comprises a motor driven paddle wheel for transporting the waste out of the trough into the suction pneumatic system.
- 17. The device according to claim 15, wherein the trough is supported by weight sensors for measuring the amount of waste in the trough or sensors are provided for measuring the waste level in the trough.
- 18. The device according to claim 15, wherein the device includes color measuring sensors for measuring the color of the waste.
- 19. Cleaning apparatus for cleaning textile fibers comprising an opening roller rotatable in a casing and bar grates facing an outer periphery of the opening roller, the machine including a device for the discharge of waste conducted through the bar grates, the device including a trough for collecting the waste and pneumatic discharging means for discharging the waste out of the trough comprising a suction pneumatic system and sluice means for discharging the waste into the suction pneumatic system.
- 20. The device according to claim 19, wherein said sluice means maintains a pressure damping layer of waste in said trough during discharge of the waste through said outlet.
- 21. A waste discharge device for a textile fiber cleaning machine of the type having an opening roller rotatable in a casing and bar grates facing the opening roller, the device comprising a trough for collecting waste conducted through the bar grates, and pneumatic waste discharging means for discharging waste from said trough, said pneumatic waste discharging means including an outlet connectable to a source of suction and sluice means for effecting passage of waste from said trough to said outlet.
- 22. The device according to claim 21, wherein said sluice means maintains a pressure damping layer of waste in said trough during discharge of the waste through said outlet.
- 23. Cleaning apparatus for cleaning textile fibers comprising an opening roller rotatable in a casing, bar grates facing an outer periphery of the opening roller, a trough for collecting waste conducted through the bar grates, a suction collecting means for receiving waste from said trough while maintaining substantially constant pressure in the vicinity of said bar grates, and an outlet in communication with the suction collecting means, the outlet being connectable to a source of suction for removing waste from the suction collecting means.
- 24. The cleaning apparatus of claim 23, further comprising means for maintaining a pressure damping layer of waste in said trough between said bar grates and the suction collecting means.
- 25. The cleaning apparatus of claim 24, comprising a paddle wheel for controlling communication between said trough and said suction collecting means.
- 26. The cleaning apparatus of claim 24, wherein the suction collecting means comprises a pipe and wherein suction pipe openings extend between said trough and an interior of said pipe.
- 27. A waste discharge device for a textile fiber cleaning machine of the type having an opening roller rotatable in a casing and bar grates facing the opening roller, the device comprising a trough for collecting waste conducted through the bar grates, a suction collecting means for communicating with said trough and having an outlet connectable to a source of suction for removing waste from the suction collecting means, and means for controlling the passage of waste from said trough to said suction collecting means and maintaining substantially constant pressure in the vicinity of the bar grates.
- 28. The device of claim 27, wherein said means for controlling the passage of waste from said trough to said suction collecting means comprises a paddle wheel.
- 29. The device of claim 27, wherein said suction collecting means comprises a pipe and said means for controlling the passage of waste from said trough to said suction collecting means comprises suction pipe openings in said pipe for providing communication between said trough and the interior of said pipe.
- 30. The device of claim 27, further comprising means for maintaining a pressure damping layer of waste in said trough during discharge of waste through said outlet.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 551,327, filed Jul. 12, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,033,166.
US Referenced Citations (14)
Divisions (1)
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