Patent ID: 7377095

Claim:
An open-end spinning device comprising a rotor housing ( 2 ) to which an underpressure can be applied during the spinning process, a spinning rotor ( 21 ), driven by a drive mechanism ( 3 ) having an individual motor and including a rotor cup which rotates in the rotor housing, and a cover element ( 6 ) for closing the rotor housing during the spinning process, the cover element ( 6 ) having supports ( 4 ) for a sliver opening device ( 23 ), wherein the rotor housing ( 2 ) is embodied as a central component of the spinning device and is configured for mounting in a fixed disposition on a machine frame of a textile machine and for mounting to the rotor housing of the drive mechanism ( 3 ) of the spinning rotor ( 21 ) and the cover element ( 6 ) with the supports ( 4 ) thereof for the sliver opening device ( 23 ).