Rieter

Sliver take-off

Index

Fig. 54 – Sliver formation

Fig. 55 – Guiding the sliver from the web table to the drafting arrangement

The slivers run individually toward the sliver table. They are then deflected through 90° by the deflecting pin (Fig. 54, P) and are fed together over table (Fig. 55, B) to the drafting arrangement (S). Many manufacturers provide deflector pins that are adjustable or can be rotated eccentrically by minimal amounts. The distance between the sliver trumpet and the drafting arrangement can then be adjusted by these very small amounts and thus (depending on the given adjustment instructions) the piecings of the individual slivers can be shifted relative to each other. This mutual shifting results in partial compensation (suppression) of the combing piecings. Where the comber has only one delivery (modern machines), all eight slivers are drawn into a common drafting arrangement and formed into a single sliver, which is then coiled in a can (i.e. eight-fold doubling).