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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 29, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1998
Karl Meile, Rickenbach, CH;
Jurg Faas, Andelfingen, CH;
Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG, Winterthur, CH;
Abstract
A spinning preparation process and device with a mixer (3) for mixing fibers, with a withdrawal apparatus (10) for withdrawing fibers from the mixer (3) and a separating device (4), arranged downstream of the same in the conveying direction of the fibers, for separating foreign matter from the fibers, characterized in that the separating device (4) is arranged immediately downstream of the withdrawal apparatus (10), the fibers are taken from the withdrawal apparatus (10) as a fiber fleece (22) which is spread out transversally to the conveying direction of the fibers and are thus supplied to the separating device (4), and the fiber fleece (22) is examined by the separating device (4) for foreign matter and is substantially cleaned from the same.