Patent ID: 6726027
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: D01G

Abstract:
A device on a spinning preparation machine for removing foreign particles, the machine having a rotating cylinder with ends, the device comprising:a knife blade having a separation edge, the knife blade being arranged at an adjustable distance to and angled counter to a rotational direction of the cylinder; a suctioning chamber associated with the knife blade; a holding element to which the knife blade and the suctioning chamber are attached; at least one adjusting element; and a fastening element, wherein the holding element, the knife blade and the suctioning chamber form a single adjustable unit, a position of the single adjustable unit relative to the cylinder is adjustable by adjusting the at least one adjusting element, the fastening element being for securely holding the single adjustable unit in the position while the position is being adjusted by the at least one adjusting element, and the at least one adjusting element is located outside one of the ends of the cylinder in a longitudinal direction of the cylinder and in a region of the separation edge on the knife blade.