Patent ID: 6804863
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: D01G

Abstract:
In a porcupine clothing for textile machines, comprising a plurality of combing segments disposed one after the other in the direction of rotation of the porcupine, each combing segment being formed by successive serrated punched cut-outs with a root and with teeth that face away from the root, with the configuration of the teeth of the clothing changing in the direction of rotation, the improvement wherein the clothing (1), in its entirety, is embodied such that at least two of the parameters which include the distance (T) between the teeth (13) and/or the angle of engagement (E) and/or the free passage (D) between the teeth (13) and/or the height (H) of the teeth (13) change at varying angular positions in the circumferential direction of the clothing (1) such that seen in the direction of combing (arrow P), the height (H) of the teeth (13) increases, the free passage (D) decreases, the distance (T) between the teeth (13) increases and the angle of engagement (E) decreases.