Platt Saco Lowell Corporation, Inc.

Gordon C Anderson

James W Clayton

A machine for the open-end spinning of yarns includes a machine frame which supports a plurality of side-by-side spinning units, each including a fibre opening roller and a spinning rotor, the arrangement being such that the rotational axes of the spinning rotors and opening rollers lie in respective first and second planes. The housings are mounted on the machine frame for pivotal movement about an axis transverse to the rotational axis of the spinning rotor and positioned between the first and second planes. A catch for holding against pivotal movement additionally acts to hold a cover extending over the housing in place. A second cover, which may be transparent, lies beneath the first cover and separately covers the opening roller. The supporting brackets for the housings are arranged such that each housing can be readily removed from the machine frame.

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Clemson, SC, United States of America

Gordon C Anderson