Separating knife assembly for a carding machine or the like
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1. In a fiber processing machine including a rotary roller provided with a clothing and having a periphery;
- and a separating knife cooperating with the roller for separating waste from the fiber material entrained by the roller;
said knife having a knife edge situated at an adjustable distance from the periphery of the roller;
the improvement comprising(a) an adjusting device including means for varying a position of said separating knife relative to said roller and means for immobilizing said separating knife in a desired adjusted position;
(b) drive means for operating said adjusting device;
(c) a path sensing means operatively connected to said separating knife for generating signals representing the location of said separating knife; and
(d) a control device connected to said path sensing means for receiving signals from said path sensing means;
said control device being connected to said drive means.
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Abstract
A fiber processing machine includes a rotary roller provided with a clothing and having a periphery; and a sepaating knife cooperating with the roller for separating waste from the fiber material entrained by the roller. The knife has a knife edge situated at an adjustable distance from the periphery of the roller. The separating knife is part of a separating knife assembly including an adjusting device for varying a position of the separating knife relative to the roller and for immobilizing the separating knife in a desired adjusted position; and a drive for operating the adjusting device.
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1. In a fiber processing machine including a rotary roller provided with a clothing and having a periphery;
- and a separating knife cooperating with the roller for separating waste from the fiber material entrained by the roller;
said knife having a knife edge situated at an adjustable distance from the periphery of the roller;
the improvement comprising(a) an adjusting device including means for varying a position of said separating knife relative to said roller and means for immobilizing said separating knife in a desired adjusted position; (b) drive means for operating said adjusting device; (c) a path sensing means operatively connected to said separating knife for generating signals representing the location of said separating knife; and (d) a control device connected to said path sensing means for receiving signals from said path sensing means;
said control device being connected to said drive means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- and a separating knife cooperating with the roller for separating waste from the fiber material entrained by the roller;
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11. In a fiber processing machine including a rotary roller provided with a clothing and having a direction of rotation and a periphery;
- a separating knife cooperating with the roller for separating waste from the fiber material entrained by the roller; and
a guide element adjoining said separating knife and conforming to and extending at a distance from the periphery of said roller, the improvement comprising an adjusting device including means for varying the distance of said guide element from said roller and means for immobilizing said guide element in a desired adjusted position; and
drive means for operating said adjusting device.
- a separating knife cooperating with the roller for separating waste from the fiber material entrained by the roller; and
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