Patent ID: 9127378
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: D01H

Abstract:
1. A device for compacting a sliver on a spinning machine, wherein the sliver is delivered by a pair of delivery rollers of a drafting system of the spinning machine, the device comprising: a driven, revolving compaction element having openings and a suction zone with a suctioned guide surface; a rotatably supported nip roller defining a nip line with the compaction element downstream of the suction zone; a shared support configured for detachable fastening to the spinning machine, the compaction element and the nip roller supported on the shared support; the compaction element having a drive element configured to form a drive connection with a bottom roller of the pair of delivery rollers via a weighting device, wherein the compaction element is movable between an idle position and an operating position; and the shared support having a suction channel with a first end connected to the compaction element to deliver suction air to the compaction element, the suction channel having a second end disposed at a location on said shared support where the shared support connects to the spinning machine in an installed position of the device on the spinning machine.