Patent ID: 11913141
Assignee: SAURER INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY AG
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 19:
20. A drafting system (1) for a textile machine for drawing a strand-shaped fibre band fed to the drafting system, comprising:
a plurality of roller pairs arranged in succession in a running direction (A) of the fibre band, each roller pair of the plurality of roller pairs comprising:
a top roller (3);
a bottom roller (4); and
an individually adjustable weighting device (40) configured to apply a load to the top roller (3) of the plurality of roller pairs
wherein:
the bottom roller (4) is mounted and held in a housing (2) of the drafting system (1), and
the top roller (3) is mounted and held in the housing (2) of the drafting system (1) via a top roller carrier (30) configured to be pivoted about a rotary axis; and

a swiveling weighting arm (20) configured to be brought into an open position and a closed position,
wherein:
the weighting arm (20) comprises the individually adjustable weighting device (40) for each roller pair of the plurality of roller pairs, configured to apply a load to the pivotable top roller carrier (30) in a weighting position when the weighting arm (20) is closed, and
a point of application of the load by the weighting device (40) is offset with respect to a middle of the top roller (3) along a top roller axis (34).