Claims
- 1. A carding machine comprising:
(a) a carding cylinder carrying a cylinder clothing; said carding cylinder having a cylinder axis; (b) a plurality of flat bars forming part of a traveling flats assembly; each flat bar having
(1) a flat bar clothing carried on an underside of the flat bar for cooperating with the cylinder clothing; (2) a first flat bar part disposed at a longitudinal flat bar end; and (3) a second flat bar part disposed at said longitudinal flat bar end and being spaced from said first flat bar part in a circumferential direction of said carding cylinder; (c) a first arcuate slide guide supported adjacent a radial face of said carding cylinder; said first arcuate slide guide having a first slide surface being concentric with said cylinder axis as viewed in said circumferential direction; said first flat bar part of said flat bars riding on said first slide surface as the flat bars travel along a circumferential portion of said carding cylinder; (d) an arcuate support situated adjacent said radial face of said carding cylinder and extending in said circumferential direction; said arcuate support having a supporting surface having a gradually changing distance from said cylinder axis as viewed in said circumferential direction; (e) a second arcuate slide guide supported on said arcuate support adjacent said radial face of said carding cylinder; said second arcuate slide guide having
(1) a second slide surface being concentric with said cylinder axis as viewed in said circumferential direction; said second flat bar part of said flat bars riding on said second slide surface of said second slide guide as the flat bars travel along a circumferential portion of said carding cylinder; (2) an underside having a gradually changing distance from said cylinder axis as viewed in said circumferential direction; said underside of said second arcuate guide being positioned on said supporting surface of said arcuate support; and (f) operating means for shifting said second slide guide in said circumferential direction relative to said arcuate support for varying a radial height position of said second flat bar portion of said flat bars dependent on a circumferential position of said second slide guide, thereby varying an angle of inclination of said flat bar clothings to said cylinder clothing.
- 2. The carding machine as defined in claim 1, wherein said first and second flat bar parts are, respectively, first and second sliding pins of unequal length extending from said longitudinal flat bar end; said first and second slide guides extending side-by-side; one of said first and second slide guides being closer to said radial face of said carding cylinder than the other of said first and second slide guides; the shorter of said first and second sliding pins being arranged to glide on the slide surface of the slide guide closer to said radial face and the longer of said first and second sliding pins being arranged to glide on the slide surface of the slide guide more remote from said radial face.
- 3. The carding machine as defined in claim 1, wherein said first and second flat bar parts are, respectively, first and second sliding pins extending from said longitudinal flat bar end; said second sliding pin being longer than said first sliding pin; said first and second slide guides extending side-by-side; said first slide guide being closer to said radial face of said carding cylinder than said second slide guide; said first sliding pin being arranged to glide on said first slide surface of said first slide guide and said second sliding pin being arranged to glide on said second slide surface of said second slide guide.
- 4. The carding machine as defined in claim 1, wherein said first and second flat bar parts are, respectively, first and second sliding pins extending from said longitudinal flat bar end; said first slide guide having a longitudinal groove accommodating therein said second slide guide; said second slide guide being recessed in said first slide guide; said first sliding pin being arranged to glide on said first slide guide; and said second sliding pin having a pin portion aligned with said groove; said pin portion projecting into said groove and gliding on said second slide guide.
- 5. The carding machine as defined in claim 1, wherein said operating means includes an electronic control and regulating device.
- 6. The carding machine as defined in claim 1, wherein said operating means includes an electronic control and regulating device and an inputting device connected to said electronic control and regulating device for inputting signals representing a predetermined magnitude of said angle of inclination.
- 7. In a carding machine including
a carding cylinder carrying a cylinder clothing; a plurality of flat bars forming part of a traveling flats assembly; each flat bar having
a flat bar clothing carried on an underside of the flat bar for cooperating with the cylinder clothing; said flat bar clothing of said flat bars being oriented at an adjustable angle to said cylinder clothing; a first flat bar part disposed at a longitudinal flat bar end; and a second flat bar part disposed at said longitudinal flat bar end; a first arcuate slide guide supported adjacent a radial face of said carding cylinder; said first flat bar part of said flat bars riding on said first slide guide as the flat bars travel along a circumferential portion of said carding cylinder; a second arcuate slide guide supported adjacent said radial face of said carding cylinder; the improvement comprising means for shifting said second slide guide in a circumferential direction of said carding cylinder; said second slide guide being wedge-shaped as viewed in said circumferential direction.
Priority Claims (1)
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101 05 855.1 |
Feb 2001 |
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of Application Ser. No. 10/071,212 filed Feb. 11, 2002.
[0002] This application claims the priority of German Application No. 101 05 855.1 filed Feb. 9, 2001, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Continuations (1)
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10071212 |
Feb 2002 |
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10141606 |
May 2002 |
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