Integral common duct with suction hoods for waste removal

摘要

A fiber processing machine includes a clothed roll arrangement for entraining fiber along a circular path; a housing surrounding the roll arrangement; at least two waste discharge openings; a separate mote knife bounding each waste discharge opening; a suction hood adjoining each waste discharge opening for receiving waste passing through the respective waste discharge opening; a separate suction conduit coupled to the respective suction hoods for receiving the waste therefrom; and a common suction duct coupled to each suction conduit for receiving the waste therefrom. The suction conduits and the common suction duct is a one-piece construction.