摘要 |
<p>A fiber opening device comprising a feed section (10) opening into the fiber opening section (20). The opening section includes a cabinet (22) with an inner chamber, a waste removal chamber (50) and a fiber web removal unit (52). The inner chamber includes a doffing roll (34) and a contaminant collecting area (30,32) located above first and second opening rolls (24,26). A main roll (36) is located beneath and between the opening rolls and a waste removal section and a fiber web removal section are located beneath the main roll. In operation, fibers delivered into the inner chamber are first acted on by primarily one of the opening rolls (24,26) which creates a tumbling action in which contaminants are dislodged and deposited into the contaminant receiving area while other fibers are picked up by the second opening roll carried to and doffed onto the main roll (36) forming a fiber web for delivery to the fiber web removal section. <IMAGE></p> |