Apparatus on a spinning room machine, especially a spinning preparation machine, for depositing and discharging fibre sliver

Abstract

In an apparatus on a spinning room machine, especially a spinning preparation machine for depositing fibre sliver, in which there is a delivery device for delivering fibre sliver and a substantially planar receiving support surface for receiving and collecting the fibre sliver in the form of a can-less fibre sliver package, the receiving support surface being substantially unenclosed, the receiving support surface and the delivery device are displaceable relative to one another, the receiving support surface being movable back and forth horizontally. In order to effect simple discharge the fibre sliver package, together with the receiving support surface, is dischargeable from the machine, the fibre sliver package is removable from the receiving support surface and the receiving support surface is displaceable back into the machine.

1 . An apparatus on a spinning room machine for depositing fibre sliver, comprising: 
 a delivery device for depositing fibre sliver;    a receiving support having a receiving support surface for receiving and collecting the fibre sliver, the receiving support surface being substantially unenclosed; and    a displacement device for effecting relative horizontal displacement of the delivery device and the receiving support surface;    wherein a deposited fibre sliver package is dischargeable from the machine with the receiving support, the sliver package is removable from the receiving support surface, and the receiving support is displaceable back into the machine without the sliver package.    
   
   
       2 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , in which fixing elements are present on the receiving support surface for retaining the layers of fibre sliver in position relative to the receiving support surface, the fixing elements being lowerable for permitting removal of the fibre sliver package from the receiving support surface.  
   
   
       3 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , in which the receiving support surface has longitudinal recesses.  
   
   
       4 . An apparatus according to  claim 3 , in which fork tines are able to engage in the longitudinal recesses.  
   
   
       5 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , in which at least the surface of the receiving support consists of material that promotes sliding on the upper side thereof.  
   
   
       6 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , in which the fibre sliver package is displaceable from the receiving support surface onto a storage device or onto a transport element.  
   
   
       7 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a displacement device for pushing the fibre sliver package off the receiving support surface.  
   
   
       8 . An apparatus according to  claim 6 , in which the fibre sliver package is moved from the depositing area in the machine to the storage device and/or transport element by means of the receiving support surface.  
   
   
       9 . An apparatus according to  claim 6 , in which, for delivering the fibre sliver package onto the storage device or transport element, the receiving support surface can be withdrawn under the fibre sliver package.  
   
   
       10 . An apparatus according to  claim 9 , further comprising one or more struts, walls or metal sheets for holding the fibre sliver package in place during the withdrawal of the receiving support surface.  
   
   
       11 . An apparatus according to  claim 6 , in which, after the displacement of the fibre sliver package, the storage device and/or the transport element is movable in the lateral direction for receiving a further fibre sliver package.  
   
   
       12 . An apparatus according to  claim 6 , in which the fibre sliver package is displaceable onto a transport element that is so constructed that it can carry a number of fibre sliver packages corresponding to the number of fibre sliver packages to be supplied to a downstream processing device.  
   
   
       13 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a side element which can be moved together with the displacement of the receiving support surface and the fibre sliver package out of the machine, the side element optionally being inclinable or inclined about a horizontal axis.  
   
   
       14 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a raising device for raising the fibre sliver package relative to the receiving support surface before and/or during the return displacement of the receiving support surface.  
   
   
       15 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a lowering device for lowering the receiving support surface relative to the fibre sliver package before and/or during the return displacement of the receiving support surface.  
   
   
       16 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , in which the receiving support is in the form of a storage device or a transport element which with deposited fibre sliver package(s) is movable out of the discharge region by horizontal pushing.  
   
   
       17 . An apparatus according to  claim 18 , in which the storage device or transport element loaded with the deposited fibre sliver package(s) is transportable to a further textile machine or to a magazine.  
   
   
       18 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a displacement device for displacing the receiving support and the deposited fibre sliver package out of the depositing area.  
   
   
       19 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , in which the receiving support for the deposited fibre sliver can be displaced by a displacement device to a transport device arranged outside the depositing area.  
   
   
       20 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , in which at least one of the processes of deposition, formation, discharge and transport is performed without the use of cans.  
   
   
       21 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , in which the receiving support together with the fibre sliver package is displaceable with the fibre sliver package in a stably supported state.  
   
   
       22 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a supporting element associated with the receiving support, the receiving support and the supporting element being together, of substantially L-shaped configuration.  
   
   
       23 . An apparatus according to claim  25 , in which, the support can be elevated on the side remote from the supporting element and the fibre sliver package is inclinable against the supporting element and/or against a further fibre sliver package and is transferable into a stable position.  
   
   
       24 . An apparatus for depositing fibre sliver, comprising 
 a sliver delivery device, which delivers sliver on to a substantially planar reciprocating member in a deposition area such that a can-less fibre sliver package is formed on the planar member,    the planar member being arranged to be displaceable with the deposited fibre sliver package out of the deposition area, and subsequently to return to the deposition area without the fibre sliver package.