Patent ID: 6578238
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
In a carding machine having an outlet, in combination with an apparatus for charging a flat coiler can with sliver; said apparatus being disposed at said outlet and comprising:a rotary coiler head receiving sliver from said outlet and depositing the sliver in coils in the coiler can; means for reciprocating the coiler can underneath said coiler head in a first direction for depositing sliver along a coiler can length extending parallel to said first direction; means for shifting said coiler head in a second direction over an additional coiler can for switching coiler cans from a full can to an empty can; and slack forming means for forming a slack in the sliver between said outlet of said carding machine and said coiler head, wherein the slack forming means forms the slack in the sliver such that the entire slack sliver is suspended by ends of the slack sliver.