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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
May. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Többen, Mönchengladbach, DE;
Assignee:
Trützschler GmbH & Co. KG, Mönchengladbach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D01G 1/500 ;
Abstract
A fiber processing machine includes a roll having a direction of rotation and a clothing for carrying thereon fiber material; a cover partially circumferentially shrouding the roll; an air passage opening provided in the cover; an air guiding element bordering the air passage opening; a support for movably holding the air guiding element for varying a distance between the roll and the air guiding element; a pressure sensor for measuring a static pressure between the cover and the roll; and an arrangement for setting a position of the air guiding element as a function of the pressure measured by the pressure sensor.