A method for operating a spinning device of a rotor spinning machine, and associated rotor spinning machine are provided in which a spinning rotor includes a rotor cup and a rotor shaft that is set into rotation with the aid of a drive situated in a drive housing. The drive is operatively connected to the rotor shaft, and the rotor shaft is supported in the drive housing by a bearing. The rotor cup is situated in a rotor housing to which vacuum is applied, and the rotor shaft extends between the drive housing and the rotor housing through a connection opening such that when a vacuum is drawn in the rotor housing during a spinning process, a vacuum is also drawn in the drive housing. Compressed air is feed into the drive housing via an air inlet at intervals to clean one or both of the drive housing and the bearing.

A spinning rotor for an open-end spinning device includes a rotor shaft, via which the spinning rotor is driven with the aid of a belt. A contact area is on the rotor shaft for engagement with the belt. A friction coefficient-increasing lining made of an elastomeric material is applied along at least part of the contact area.

A spinning rotor for an open-end spinning device includes a rotor shaft, via which the spinning rotor is driven with the aid of a belt. A contact area is on the rotor shaft for engagement with the belt. A friction coefficient-increasing lining made of an elastomeric material is applied along at least part of the contact area.

The invention relates to a method for producing a rotor cup (10) for an open-end spinning rotor (1), with which a front-side edge (16) of the rotor cup (10) is provided with separating structures (17) for breaking up and preparing a yarn end (5a) for spinning in, whereas the separating structures (17) are deposited by a non-mechanical manufacturing method, in particular by a non-mechanical ablation method. The invention also relates to a rotor cup (10) for an open-end spinning rotor (1) with an inner rotor wall (12) and an outer rotor wall (13), a rotor bottom (14) and a front-side edge (16) opposite the rotor bottom (14), which is provided with separating structures (17) for breaking up and preparing a yarn end (5a) for spinning in, whereas the separating structures (17) feature a surface with a micro-profile (20).

The invention relates to a thread draw-off nozzle (1) for an open-end rotor spinning device with a front surface (16), a nozzle bore (6) and a funnel-shaped yarn deflection surface (5) connecting the front surface (16) and the nozzle bore (6). The front surface (16) adjoins the yarn deflection surface (5), and the front surface (16) and the yarn deflection surface (5) form an effective diameter (D.sub.W) of the thread draw-off nozzle (1). The effective diameter (D.sub.W) of the thread draw-off nozzle (1) is less than 8 mm, and the yarn deflection surface (5) features a radius of curvature (R) of less than 2.5 mm.

The invention relates to a thread draw-off nozzle (1) for an open-end rotor spinning device with a front surface (16), a nozzle bore (6) and a funnel-shaped yarn deflection surface (5) connecting the front surface (16) and the nozzle bore (6). The front surface (16) adjoins the yarn deflection surface (5), and the front surface (16) and the yarn deflection surface (5) form an effective diameter (D.sub.W) of the thread draw-off nozzle (1). The effective diameter (D.sub.W) of the thread draw-off nozzle (1) is less than 8 mm, and the yarn deflection surface (5) features a radius of curvature (R) of less than 2.5 mm.

A thread draw-off nozzle for an open-end rotor spinning device includes an entrance-side nozzle funnel and an exit-side nozzle bore adjoining the nozzle funnel. A plurality of notches are arranged in the nozzle funnel and extend essentially radial to the nozzle bore. Each notch has an inlet wall, a baffle wall, a radially outer notch inlet, and a radially inner notch outlet. Each notch further includes an essentially flat notch bottom arranged between the inlet wall and the baffle wall.

A thread draw-off nozzle for an open-end rotor spinning device includes an entrance-side nozzle funnel and an exit-side nozzle bore adjoining the nozzle funnel. A plurality of notches are arranged in the nozzle funnel and extend essentially radial to the nozzle bore. Each notch has an inlet wall, a baffle wall, a radially outer notch inlet, and a radially inner notch outlet. Each notch further includes an essentially flat notch bottom arranged between the inlet wall and the baffle wall.

A spinning rotor (3) for an open-end spinning device (1) operating in particular at high rotor speeds with a rotor cup (26), having a rotor bottom (6) and an opening (30) and having an annular wall section (31) designed as a fiber sliding wall. The rotor cup (26) in the transitional area between the rotor bottom (6) and the annular wall section (31) has a support collar (9) pointing away from the opening (30) of the rotor cup (26).

A spinning rotor (3) for an open-end spinning device (1) operating in particular at high rotor speeds with a rotor cup (26), having a rotor bottom (6) and an opening (30) and having an annular wall section (31) designed as a fiber sliding wall. The rotor cup (26) in the transitional area between the rotor bottom (6) and the annular wall section (31) has a support collar (9) pointing away from the opening (30) of the rotor cup (26).