Rieter

Carding disposition

Index

Fig. 18 – Forces in the carding disposition

If a fiber is held by friction at its ends on two teeth that are moving apart, tensile forces F act on the fiber in the axial direction owing to the drag from both sides (Fig. 18). Since the fibers are held on inclined surfaces, this tensile force can be resolved in accordance with the parallelogram of forces into two easily derivable components E and K, E being the component tending to draw the fibers into the clothing. The retention capability of the clothing is dependent on this component. The parameter K is the carding component, which presses the fiber towards the points of the other clothing surface. The fibers are in close contact with the other clothing surface and are processed intensively.