Patent ID: 11878870
Assignee: TEMAFA MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A conveying unit of a textile machine for conveying textile material, comprising:
an endless circulating and drivable conveying element, the conveying element comprising a conveying area on an outer side thereof configured to receive and convey the textile material, the conveying element enclosing an interior space;
opposite side walls disposed to hold the textile material in the conveying area of the conveying element in a transverse direction of the conveying element;
a sealing device arranged between each side wall and the conveying element such that the interior space enclosed by the conveying element is at least partially sealed with respect to the textile material;
the sealing devices comprising a sealing element connected to the conveying element so as to extend transversely away from and above the outer side of the conveying element;
the sealing elements extending continuously around the conveying element with a constant height;
a roof element configured with each side wall, the roof element comprising a sloped surface extending from the side wall with a continuous constant gap defined between a free end of the sealing element and the sloped surface.