Patent ID: 6167594
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: D01G

Abstract:
In a carding machine including a main carding cylinder having a clothing; a travelling flats assembly having a plurality of flat bars having a clothing cooperating with the clothing of the main carding cylinder; an endless flat bar driving element trained about end sprockets and circulating the flat bars in an endless path; a flat cleaning device supported at a location above the flat bar driving element and including a rotatably supported flat brush roller; and means for rotating the flat brush roller; the improvement comprising shifting means for raising said flat bar driving element and the flat bars situated at said location towards said flat brush roller for establishing a contacting relationship between the flat brush roller and the clothing of respective said flat bars and for lowering said flat bar driving element and the flat bars situated at said location away from said flat brush roller for discontinuing a contacting relationship between the flat brush roller and the clothing of respective said flat bars.