摘要 |
<p>A carding engine comprises a takerin (3), a card-clothed main cylinder (4) for receiving fibres from the takerin, a doffer (6) for stripping a web of fibres from the main cylinder, carding means (5) in proximity to the main cylinder to co-operate with the card clothing thereon within a first arc of cylinder rotation from the takerin to the doffer, means (7) for stripping the carded web from the doffer, and cover means (12 to 14) provided over a substantial part of a second arc of cylinder rotation from the doffer to the takerin. The cover means comprises carding elements (e.g. 16) which co-operate in a carding action with the card clothing on the main cylinder over at least part of the second arc.</p> |