A textile machine having a plurality of spinning devices, more particularly air-jet spinning devices, which spinning devices have an inlet opening for a fiber band to be spun, and to a spinning hood for a spinning device of a textile machine. In order to provide a textile machine comprising a plurality of spinning devices, which have an inlet opening for a fiber band to be spun and in the case of which the feeding of contaminants into the inlet opening is prevented as much as possible, there is provision for a spinning hood to be provided, which is designed in such a way that the spinning hood separates a spinning space around an inlet opening of the spinning device from the surroundings.

A drawing and spinning apparatus of mixed yarns for air spinning machines with multiple feeds comprises at least a first and a second introducer element, an air spinning device, a drawing device, interposed between the introducer elements and the air spinning device, an air spinning chamber, an introducer nozzle shaped to receive the webs from the drawing device into respective insertion channels and introduce the webs into the spinning chamber according to a longitudinal feeding direction. With respect to a cross-section plane perpendicular to the longitudinal feed direction, groove bottoms of each of the two insertion channels of the webs into the chamber are aligned along a segment which is offset by an eccentricity with respect to a geometric centre of the chamber itself, through which a symmetry axis of the spinning chamber passes, the eccentricity being less than 5% of a maximum diameter of the spinning chamber.

A drawing and spinning apparatus of mixed yarns for air spinning machines with multiple feeds comprises at least a first and a second introducer element, an air spinning device, a drawing device, interposed between the introducer elements and the air spinning device, an air spinning chamber, an introducer nozzle shaped to receive the webs from the drawing device into respective insertion channels and introduce the webs into the spinning chamber according to a longitudinal feeding direction. With respect to a cross-section plane perpendicular to the longitudinal feed direction, groove bottoms of each of the two insertion channels of the webs into the chamber are aligned along a segment which is offset by an eccentricity with respect to a geometric centre of the chamber itself, through which a symmetry axis of the spinning chamber passes, the eccentricity being less than 5% of a maximum diameter of the spinning chamber.

A fibre guide insert for an opening roller housing, with an insert body to be pushed into a mounting opening of the opening roller housing, the insert body having a fibre guide surface forming a fibre channel inlet and a fibre channel connection section connected to a fibre channel input. An opening roller housing for an opening device of an open-end rotor spinning device, having a fibre channel leading into an opening roller housing interior, where it adjoins a fibre channel input for fibres, and a mounting opening for a fibre guide insert, which mounting opening is open towards the opening roller housing interior. In order to provide a fibre guide insert for an opening roller housing, which provides a suitable fibre channel inlet area in a simple way according to the fibres to be processed, there is provision for the fibre channel connection section to be formed on an end face of the insert body and the fibre guide surface running in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the insert body to adjoin the fibre channel connection section. In order to provide an opening roller housing, of which the fibre guide surface adjoining the fibre channel is easily adapted to the specific application, there is provision for the mounting opening to run parallel to the tangent of an opening roller arranged in the opening roller housing interior and the mounting opening to be configured in such a way that an insert body of a fibre guide unit to be pushed into the mounting opening is connected to the fibre channel input with a fibre channel connection section arranged on the insert body on the end face, in which case the insert body is pushed into the mounting opening via an outer opening of the opening roller housing.

A fibre guide insert for an opening roller housing, with an insert body to be pushed into a mounting opening of the opening roller housing, the insert body having a fibre guide surface forming a fibre channel inlet and a fibre channel connection section connected to a fibre channel input. An opening roller housing for an opening device of an open-end rotor spinning device, having a fibre channel leading into an opening roller housing interior, where it adjoins a fibre channel input for fibres, and a mounting opening for a fibre guide insert, which mounting opening is open towards the opening roller housing interior. In order to provide a fibre guide insert for an opening roller housing, which provides a suitable fibre channel inlet area in a simple way according to the fibres to be processed, there is provision for the fibre channel connection section to be formed on an end face of the insert body and the fibre guide surface running in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the insert body to adjoin the fibre channel connection section. In order to provide an opening roller housing, of which the fibre guide surface adjoining the fibre channel is easily adapted to the specific application, there is provision for the mounting opening to run parallel to the tangent of an opening roller arranged in the opening roller housing interior and the mounting opening to be configured in such a way that an insert body of a fibre guide unit to be pushed into the mounting opening is connected to the fibre channel input with a fibre channel connection section arranged on the insert body on the end face, in which case the insert body is pushed into the mounting opening via an outer opening of the opening roller housing.

An air-jet type spinning device (4), comprising a body (8) at least partially hollow which defines a spinning chamber (12), a fibre feed device (16), facing said spinning chamber (12) so as to feed the fibres into the spinning chamber (12), a spinning spindle (20) at least partially inserted in the spinning chamber (12) and fitted with a spinning channel (24) for the suction of yarn obtained from said fibres, the spinning channel (24) defining a spinning direction (X-X), at least one channel (28) for sending a jet of compressed air inside the spinning chamber (12). Advantageously, the spinning chamber (12) is delimited at least partially by an outer side wall (32), opposite the spinning spindle (20), wherein at least one thread (36) is made on said outer side wall (32), wherein said at least one channel (28) is oriented so as to direct the jet of compressed air towards the at least one thread (36) in order to be guided and oriented by the latter.

An air-jet type spinning device (4), comprising a body (8) at least partially hollow which defines a spinning chamber (12), a fibre feed device (16), facing said spinning chamber (12) so as to feed the fibres into the spinning chamber (12), a spinning spindle (20) at least partially inserted in the spinning chamber (12) and fitted with a spinning channel (24) for the suction of yarn obtained from said fibres, the spinning channel (24) defining a spinning direction (X-X), at least one channel (28) for sending a jet of compressed air inside the spinning chamber (12). Advantageously, the spinning chamber (12) is delimited at least partially by an outer side wall (32), opposite the spinning spindle (20), wherein at least one thread (36) is made on said outer side wall (32), wherein said at least one channel (28) is oriented so as to direct the jet of compressed air towards the at least one thread (36) in order to be guided and oriented by the latter.

TA multifunctional nozzle for a spinning machine used to produce at least real-twist yarn. The multifunctional nozzle comprises a nozzle channel open on one side in a nozzle housing and in which a vortex flow can be generated. A nozzle body which is shorter than the nozzle channel is provided with a through-channel for the passage of a thread or fibre band. An annular gap with a narrow point is formed within the nozzle channel. The annular gap tapering on both sides at the narrow point. The narrow point is arranged downstream of a fluid inlet which leads to the nozzle channel. A hollow body-type flow conducting body is provided between the annular gap and the open end of the nozzle channel for guiding the thread or fibre band together with a fluid, the annular gap being formed between the nozzle body and the nozzle housing and/or the flow conducting body.

TA multifunctional nozzle for a spinning machine used to produce at least real-twist yarn. The multifunctional nozzle comprises a nozzle channel open on one side in a nozzle housing and in which a vortex flow can be generated. A nozzle body which is shorter than the nozzle channel is provided with a through-channel for the passage of a thread or fibre band. An annular gap with a narrow point is formed within the nozzle channel. The annular gap tapering on both sides at the narrow point. The narrow point is arranged downstream of a fluid inlet which leads to the nozzle channel. A hollow body-type flow conducting body is provided between the annular gap and the open end of the nozzle channel for guiding the thread or fibre band together with a fluid, the annular gap being formed between the nozzle body and the nozzle housing and/or the flow conducting body.

A nanofiber sheet dispenser that houses a nanofiber forest from which a nanofiber sheet can be drawn is described. Using the nanofiber sheet dispenser, a nanofiber forest disposed on a substrate can be moved, transported, and/or shipped with a reduced risk of damage relative to transporting a nanofiber sheet. Techniques are also described for configuring the nanofiber sheet dispenser so that a nanofiber sheet can be conveniently drawn from the forest and, in some cases, drawn so as to form a nanofiber yarn that is continuous with both the nanofiber sheet and the nanofiber forest, the latter of which is within the nanofiber sheet dispenser.