(19)
(11) EP 0 683 255 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.01.1996 Bulletin 1996/02

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.11.1995 Bulletin 1995/47

(21) Application number: 95107854.2

(22) Date of filing: 26.04.1991
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: D01G 19/08
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE IT LI

(30) Priority: 02.05.1990 GB 9009939
16.07.1990 US 552697

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
91106835.1 / 0455171

(71) Applicant: MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER AG
CH-8406 Winterthur (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • Mondini, Giancarlo, Dr.
    CH-8400 Winterthur (CH)
  • Wichtermann, Fredy
    CH-8307 Effretikon (CH)
  • Wuest, Olivier
    CH-8472 Seuzach (CH)
  • Langel, Helmuth
    CH-8600 Dübendorf (CH)
  • Clement, Heinz
    CH-8406 Winterthur (CH)


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    (54) Textile machine


    (57) The combing machine is provided with apparatus for preparing the trailing end of a lap and a leading end of a fresh lap so that each end has a reduced fibre mass per unit length of lap in the prepared end. These lap ends are thereafter superimposed and joined together for subsequent processing in the combing unit of the combing machine. The respective ends of the two laps may be prepared by a tearing action caused by clamping of the respective lap end between two spaced apart nip lines which are moved away from each other and wherein the spacing is slightly more than the length of the longest fibre in the lap. Preparation of a lap end may also be accomplished using a suction head for clamping of a lap along a nip line in order to carry out tearing of the lap to produce a prepared end.






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