Patent ID: 8695169

Claim:
A drafting unit for drafting a fiber strand of a working station of a textile machine, comprising: a first roller pair, and a second roller pair arranged downstream of said first roller pair in a transport direction of the fiber strand; each of said first roller pair and said second roller pair having a drivable bottom roller; a guiding apron looping said drivable bottom roller of said first roller pair; a guiding table configured between said drivable bottom rollers of said first roller pair and said second roller pair, said guiding apron looping said guiding table; said bottom roller of said first roller pair supported in a bearing carriage that is movable along the transport direction; said bottom roller of said second roller pair supported in a bearing block; said guiding table fixed to said bearing block; and wherein tension of said guiding apron is adjusted by movement of said bearing carriage along the transport direction while said guiding table remains stationarily fixed to said bearing block.