Cleaning device for spinning cotton yarn

By designing a cleaning device including a dust removal chamber, a cleaning chamber and a drying chamber, the problem of time-consuming and difficult to remove impurities in the traditional cleaning device is solved, and a more efficient cotton yarn cleaning effect and lower production costs are achieved.

CN222975454UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-13HEBEI KAIFENG TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420503841.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-15
Publication Date
2025-06-13
Estimated Expiration
2034-03-15

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Technical Problem

Traditional cleaning devices consume labor time when cleaning cotton yarn and some impurities are difficult to remove, resulting in low cleaning effect and efficiency.

Method used

A cleaning device including a dust removal chamber, a cleaning chamber and a drying chamber is designed, and the dust removal, comprehensive cleaning and drying of cotton yarn is achieved using components such as brush rollers, spray pipes and press rollers.

Benefits of technology

The device can effectively remove dust and impurities from cotton yarn, improve cleaning effect and efficiency, and reduce production costs.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of cotton yarn production and processing, in particular to a cleaning device for spinning cotton yarn, which comprises a box body, the left side and the right side of the box body are respectively provided with a feed port and a discharge port, a dust removal cavity, a cleaning cavity and a drying cavity are sequentially arranged in the box body along the advancing direction of the cotton yarn, and the three cavities are communicated through a guide port in the middle of a partition plate; the two brush rollers in the dust removal cavity are symmetrically arranged up and down relative to the cotton yarn and are driven by the transmission assembly to rotate, and brushes are arranged on the brush rollers; a dust collection cover is arranged in the box body below the brush roller and is connected with an external dust collection device; a plurality of upper spraying pipes are rotationally arranged in the cleaning cavity, can perform spraying in a reciprocating swinging manner under the driving of a driving mechanism, and are used for cleaning cotton yarns; the pressing assembly is arranged on the yarn outlet side of the yarn guide roller on the rightmost side of the cleaning cavity and provided with two pressing rollers which are symmetrically arranged up and down and used for squeezing water in the cotton yarn. The cotton yarn cleaning device has the advantages of sufficient cotton yarn cleaning, high practicability and the like.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cotton yarn production and processing, and specifically relates to a cleaning device for textile cotton yarn. Background Technique

[0002] During the production and processing of textiles, due to the adsorption force of the textiles themselves on the dust in the air, the dust in the air accumulates on the surface of the textiles, affecting the color and smoothness of the textiles. Therefore, cleaning is required.

[0003] When the traditional cleaning device cleans the cotton yarn, it often immerses the cotton yarn in water to let the dust and impurities in the cotton yarn fall off naturally. However, using this cleaning method not only consumes a lot of time, but also some impurities still adhere to the cotton yarn and are difficult to remove, thus reducing the cleaning effect of the cotton yarn and the cleaning efficiency is low. Therefore, we propose a cleaning device for textile cotton yarn to solve the above problems. Content of the Utility Model

[0004] In view of this, the utility model provides a cleaning device for textile cotton yarn, aiming at the technical problems proposed in the above background technique.

[0005] To achieve the above purposes, the utility model is realized through the following technical solutions:

[0006] A cleaning device for textile cotton yarn, comprising:

[0007] A box body, with a feeding port and a discharging port respectively arranged on its left and right sides. Inside the box body, a dust removal chamber, a cleaning chamber and a drying chamber are sequentially arranged along the advancing direction of the cotton yarn. The three chambers are all connected through the material guiding ports in the middle of the partition plates;

[0008] Two brush rollers in the dust removal chamber are symmetrically arranged up and down relative to the cotton yarn, and rotate under the drive of a transmission component, and the brush rollers are provided with bristles;

[0009] A dust collection cover is arranged inside the box body below the brush rollers, and it is connected to an external dust suction device;

[0010] A plurality of upper spray pipes are rotatably arranged in the cleaning chamber, and under the drive of a driving mechanism, they can swing reciprocally for spraying. And a plurality of lower spray pipes are arranged in the cleaning chamber below the cotton yarn for cleaning the cotton yarn;

[0011] A material pressing component is arranged on the yarn outlet side of the yarn guiding roller at the rightmost side of the cleaning chamber, and it has two pressing rollers symmetrically arranged up and down for squeezing the water in the cotton yarn;

[0012] Two drying pipes are distributed up and down on both sides of the cotton yarn in the drying chamber and are connected to an external hot air blower for drying the cotton yarn.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the driving mechanism includes:

[0014] A plurality of first gears, corresponding to the plurality of upper spray pipes one by one, and the first gears are arranged in the middle of the upper spray pipes;

[0015] A rack, horizontally arranged in the cleaning chamber and meshing with the plurality of first gears at the same time;

[0016] A driving roller, rotatably arranged on the bracket on the top wall of the cleaning chamber under the drive of a first motor;

[0017] A connecting rod, vertically arranged in the middle of the upper surface of the rack, and after the upper end of the connecting rod passes through the sliding groove on the bottom surface of the bracket, it is adapted to the spiral groove arranged on the outer circumferential surface of the driving roller.

[0018] As a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, a plurality of guide rollers are rotatably arranged in the dust removal chamber, the cleaning chamber, and the drying chamber, and are distributed up and down for guiding the cotton yarn to travel.

[0019] As a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, one of the guide rollers and the two pressure rollers are both arranged on the inner wall of the cleaning chamber in a liftable manner under the drive of corresponding elastic members.

[0020] As a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the elastic members include:

[0021] A slider, which is arranged in the sliding groove on the inner wall of the cleaning chamber in a liftable manner and is slidably connected with a vertical support rod in the sliding groove, and the ends of the corresponding guide roller and pressure roller are rotatably connected with the slider;

[0022] A spring, sleeved on the support rod between the slider and the sliding groove wall.

[0023] As a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the two drying pipes swing reciprocally under the drive of a swinging mechanism, and the swinging mechanism includes:

[0024] Two second gears, both arranged at one end of the drying pipe extending out of the box body and corresponding to the two drying pipes respectively;

[0025] A central gear, arranged between the two second gears and meshing with the two second gears at the same time;

[0026] A push rod, which translates under the drive of a hydraulic cylinder, and the long slot hole arranged at the free end of the push rod is slidably connected and adapted to the guiding column eccentrically arranged on the central gear.

[0027] As a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the maximum telescopic distance of the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder is less than the diameter of the central gear.

[0028] As a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the bottom surface of the cleaning chamber is provided with an inclined surface, and a water outlet provided at the lowest position thereof is communicated with an external collection box.

[0029] As a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, a filter plate is arranged in the collection box, and a return pipe communicated with the lower spray pipe is arranged on the collection box.

[0030] As a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, brush hairs are arranged at both the feed inlet and the discharge outlet.

[0031] Due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the technical progress obtained by the present utility model is as follows:

[0032] The present utility model discloses a cleaning device for textile cotton yarn. A dust removal chamber, a cleaning chamber and a drying chamber are sequentially arranged in the box body. A series of operations such as dust removal, cleaning and finally drying of the cotton yarn can be carried out. The functionality is strong. Moreover, an upper spray pipe and a lower spray pipe are respectively arranged on the upper and lower sides in the cleaning chamber, and the cotton yarn can be comprehensively cleaned. In addition, a plurality of upper spray pipes can swing reciprocally under the drive of a drive mechanism, increasing the spraying area of the cleaning water and enabling the cotton yarn to be cleaned more thoroughly. Then, the cleaned cotton yarn can extrude the water on its surface under the action of two pressure rollers and be dried in the drying chamber. The whole device is scientifically and reasonably designed and has strong practicability. The cleaning effect of the cotton yarn is better, and the production cost is reduced.

[0033] In the drive mechanism, the drive roller can be driven to rotate under the drive of the first motor, and the rack can be driven to move through a connecting rod, so that a plurality of first gears swing. Since a plurality of first gears correspond to a plurality of upper spray pipes one by one, and the first motor is a forward and reverse rotation motor, a plurality of upper spray pipes can be driven to swing reciprocally, improving the spraying range. Compared with fixed spraying, this mechanism is more conducive to improving the cleaning effect of the cotton yarn and improving the cleaning efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings required for describing the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0035] Figure 1 It is a front view structural schematic diagram of the cleaning device described in the present utility model;

[0036] Figure 2 For the present utility model Figure 1 It is a partial enlarged structural schematic diagram of the position A described;

[0037] Figure 3 is the overall structural schematic diagram of the cleaning device described in the present utility model;

[0038] Figure 4 The present utility model Figure 3 is the partial enlarged structural schematic diagram at position B described in the present utility model;

[0039] Figure 5 is the rear structural schematic diagram of the cleaning device described in the present utility model;

[0040] Figure 6 The present utility model Figure 5 is the partial enlarged structural schematic diagram at position C described in the present utility model;

[0041] Explanation of reference numerals:

[0042] 10. Box body; 101. Dust removal chamber; 102. Cleaning chamber; 103. Drying chamber; 104. Slide groove; 11. Feed inlet; 111. Brush bristles; 12. Discharge outlet; 13. Partition board; 131. Material guiding port; 14. Brush roller; 15. Dust collection cover; 16. Dust suction device; 17. Upper spray pipe; 18. Lower spray pipe; 19. Drying pipe; 191. Air outlet; 21. Third gear; 22. Second motor; 30. Driving mechanism; 31. First gear; 32. Rack; 33. Driving roller; 331. Spiral groove; 34. First motor; 35. Connecting rod; 351. Top head; 36. Bracket; 361. Guide groove; 41. Pressing roller; 50. Material guiding roller; 51. Inclined plane; 52. Water outlet; 53. Collection box; 54. Filter plate; 55. Return pipe; 56. Drain pipe; 57. Water pump; 61. Slide block; 62. Support rod; 63. Spring; 64. Nut; 71. Second gear; 72. Central gear; 721. Guide post; 73. Push rod; 74. Long slot hole; 75. Hydraulic cylinder. Detailed implementation manners

[0043] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, in the following description, specific details such as specific system structures and technologies are proposed for the purpose of illustration rather than limitation, so as to thoroughly understand the embodiments of the present utility model. However, those skilled in the art should understand that the present utility model can also be implemented in other embodiments without these specific details. In other cases, the detailed descriptions of well-known systems, devices, circuits, and methods are omitted to avoid unnecessary details from interfering with the description of the present utility model.

[0044] A cleaning device for textile cotton yarn provided by the present utility model, according to the accompanying drawings of the specification Figure 1 to the accompanying Figure 6It can be seen that it includes: a box body 10, a material pressing component, and two drying pipes 19. The left and right sides of the box body 10 are respectively provided with a feed inlet 11 and a discharge outlet 12. Inside the box body 10, a dust removal chamber 101, a cleaning chamber 102, and a drying chamber 103 are sequentially arranged along the advancing direction of the cotton yarn. The three chambers are all connected through a material guiding port 131 in the middle of a partition plate 13. The cotton yarn enters from the feed inlet 11 and advances through the two material guiding ports 131 to perform multiple processes, and finally exits from the discharge outlet 12. Two brush rollers 14 in the dust removal chamber 101 are symmetrically arranged up and down with respect to the cotton yarn, rotate under the drive of a transmission component, and the brush rollers 14 are provided with bristles for surface cleaning of the cotton yarn. A dust collection cover 15 is arranged inside the box body 10 below the brush rollers 14, which is connected to an external dust suction device 16 to collect the cleaned dust and impurities.

[0045] Specifically, the transmission component includes: two third gears 21 and a second motor 22. The two third gears 21 correspond to the two brush rollers 14 one by one, and each third gear 21 is connected to the end of the brush roller 14 passing through the box body 10. The two third gears 21 are meshed with each other. The second motor 22 is connected to the end of any one of the brush rollers 14, so that the second motor 22 can drive the two brush rollers 14 to rotate through a gear set, facilitating the cleaning of the dust on the surface of the cotton yarn.

[0046] According to the instruction manual appendix Figure 1 It can be seen that multiple upper spray pipes 17 are rotatably arranged in the cleaning chamber 102. Under the drive of a driving mechanism 30, they can swing reciprocally for spraying. Multiple lower spray pipes 18 are arranged in the cleaning chamber 102 below the cotton yarn for cleaning the cotton yarn. Specifically, multiple nozzles are arranged on both the upper spray pipes 17 and the lower spray pipes 18, and they are all connected to an external water tank (not shown in the figure); the material pressing component is arranged on the yarn outlet side of the yarn guiding roller on the rightmost side of the cleaning chamber 102, and it has two pressing rollers 41 symmetrically arranged up and down for squeezing the water in the cotton yarn. Specifically, the pressing rollers 41 are rotatably arranged in the cleaning chamber 102; the two drying pipes 19 are vertically distributed on both sides of the cotton yarn in the drying chamber 103 and are connected to an external hot air blower (not shown in the figure) for drying the cotton yarn. Specifically, multiple air outlets 191 are equidistantly arranged on the drying pipes 19, and are arranged in two columns at an angle, and the angle is an acute angle and corresponds to the cotton yarn, which is beneficial to improving the drying efficiency.

[0047] Furthermore, according to the appendix Figure 3-4It can be seen that the driving mechanism 30 includes: a plurality of first gears 31, a rack 32, a driving roller 33, and a connecting rod 35. Among them, the plurality of first gears 31 correspond to the plurality of upper spray pipes 17 one by one, and the first gears 31 are arranged in the middle of the upper spray pipes 17; the rack 32 is horizontally arranged in the cleaning chamber 102 and meshes with the plurality of first gears 31 at the same time; the driving roller 33 is rotatably arranged on the bracket 36 on the top wall of the cleaning chamber 102 under the drive of the first motor 34; the connecting rod 35 is vertically arranged in the middle of the upper surface of the rack 32, and after the upper end of the connecting rod 35 passes through the guiding groove 361 on the bottom surface of the bracket 36, it is adapted to the spiral groove 331 arranged on the outer circumferential surface of the driving roller 33. Specifically, the hemispherical head 351 arranged at the upper end of the connecting rod 35 abuts against and is adapted to the spiral groove 331. When the driving roller 33 rotates, the head 351 can slide along the spiral groove 331, so as to move under the guidance of the spiral groove 331.

[0048] During use, the rack 32 can perform reciprocating translation under the drive of the driving mechanism 30, and at the same time drive the plurality of first gears 31 to swing, so as to drive the plurality of upper spray pipes 17 to swing, increasing the spraying range and being beneficial to improving the cleaning effect. Compared with the fixed spraying method, the spraying and cleaning efficiency can be effectively improved.

[0049] Further, according to the attachment Figure 1 It can be seen that a plurality of guide rollers 50 are rotatably arranged in the dust removal chamber 101, the cleaning chamber 102, and the drying chamber 103, and are distributed up and down for guiding the cotton yarn to travel.

[0050] Further, according to the attachment Figure 1 It can be seen that one of the guide rollers 50 and the two pressure rollers 41 are both arranged on the inner wall of the cleaning chamber 102 so as to be liftable under the drive of the corresponding elastic members, for elastically adjusting the guide rollers 50 to avoid phenomena such as breakage or loosening of the cotton yarn after the driving force changes.

[0051] Further, according to the attachment Figure 2 It can be seen that the elastic members include: a slider 61 and a spring 63. Among them, the slider 61 is arranged in the sliding groove 104 on the inner wall of the cleaning chamber 102 so as to be liftable, and is slidably connected with a support rod 62 vertically arranged in the sliding groove 104. The ends of the corresponding guide rollers 50 and pressure rollers 41 are both rotatably connected to the slider 61; the spring 63 is sleeved on the support rod 62 between the slider 61 and the wall of the sliding groove 104.

[0052] Specifically, a nut 64 can be arranged between the spring 63 and the wall of the sliding groove 104. The nut 64 is threadedly connected to the end of the support rod 62. By adjusting the height of the nut 64, the compression amount of the spring 63 can be adjusted, and then the tension degree of the corresponding guide roller 50 can be adjusted to meet different use requirements.

[0053] Further, according to the attachment Figure 1, 5 As shown in Figure -6, the two drying tubes 19 reciprocally swing driven by a swing mechanism. The swing mechanism includes: two second gears 71, a central gear 72 and a push rod 73. Among them, the two second gears 71 are both arranged at one end of the drying tube 19 extending out of the box body 10 and respectively correspond to the two drying tubes 19 one by one; the central gear 72 is arranged between the two second gears 71 and meshes with the two second gears 71 simultaneously; the push rod 73 translates driven by a hydraulic cylinder 75, and a long slot hole 74 arranged at the free end of the push rod 73 is slidably connected and adapted to a guiding column 721 eccentrically arranged on the central gear 72.

[0054] During use, the hydraulic cylinder 75 can be used to drive the push rod 73 to extend and retract, driving the guiding column 721 to slide in the long slot hole 74, causing the central gear 72 to rotate, and driving the two second gears 71 to rotate, thereby driving the two drying tubes 19 to rotate, improving the action range of the hot air in the drying tubes 19, so as to dry the cotton yarn as soon as possible.

[0055] Furthermore, as can be seen from Figure 6, the maximum telescopic distance of the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 75 is less than the diameter of the central gear 72. It can be understood that the central gear 72 rotates less than a full circle driven by the hydraulic cylinder 75, causing the piston rod to extend, causing the push rod 73 and the long slot hole 74 to drive the guiding column 721 to rotate forward less than a full circle, and then retracting under the drive of the piston rod, thereby driving the guiding column 721 to rotate backward, and thus the central gear 72 rotates backward. Therefore, the two second gears 71 can reciprocally rotate, causing the two drying tubes 19 to reciprocally rotate, thereby improving the drying range. In addition, the reciprocating swing angle of the gears can be adjusted according to the telescopic amount, and then the swing angle of the two drying tubes 19 can be adjusted.

[0056] Furthermore, according to the attached Figure 1 As can be seen, an inclined surface 51 is arranged on the bottom surface of the cleaning chamber 102, and a water outlet 52 arranged at its lowest point is communicated with an external collection box 53, preventing water from accumulating in the cleaning chamber 102.

[0057] Furthermore, according to the attached Figure 1 As can be seen, a filter plate 54 is arranged in the collection box 53, and a return pipe 55 communicated with the lower spray pipe 18 is arranged on the collection box 53. Specifically, a water pump 57 is arranged on the return pipe 55, which can filter the spray water and is conducive to recycling, saving water resources. Moreover, a drain pipe 56 is also arranged on the collection box 53, which can discharge the water that cannot be reused again.

[0058] Furthermore, according to the attached Figure 3 As can be seen, brush hairs 111 are arranged at both the feed inlet 11 and the discharge outlet 12, which are used to clean the cotton gauze fabric, improving the cleaning effect of the cotton yarn and preventing it from adhering too much dust and impurities.

[0059] It should be noted that in this patent application, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the term "comprising", "including" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. Without further limitation, the statement "comprising an element defined by..." does not exclude the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising the element.

[0060] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, and should all be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cleaning device for textile cotton yarn, characterized in that: include: The box body has a feed inlet and a discharge inlet on its left and right sides respectively. A dust removal chamber, a cleaning chamber and a drying chamber are sequentially arranged in the box body along the direction of the cotton yarn. The three chambers are connected through a material guide port in the middle of the partition. The two brush rollers in the dust removal chamber are symmetrically arranged with respect to the cotton yarn, and rotate under the drive of the transmission assembly, and the brush rollers are provided with brushes; A dust collecting hood is provided in the box below the brush roller and is connected to an external dust collecting device; A plurality of upper spray pipes are rotatably arranged in the cleaning chamber, which can swing back and forth to spray under the drive of the driving mechanism, and a plurality of lower spray pipes are arranged in the cleaning chamber below the cotton yarn to clean the cotton yarn; A pressing assembly is arranged on the yarn outlet side of the yarn guide roller on the rightmost side of the cleaning chamber, and has two pressing rollers symmetrically arranged up and down, which are used to squeeze the moisture in the cotton yarn; Two drying tubes are distributed in the drying chamber on both sides of the cotton yarn and connected to an external hot air blower for drying the cotton yarn.

2. A cleaning device for textile cotton yarn according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving mechanism comprises: A plurality of first gears corresponding to the plurality of upper spray pipes one by one, and the first gears are arranged in the middle of the upper spray pipes; A rack, horizontally arranged in the cleaning chamber and meshing with the plurality of the first gears at the same time; A driving roller, driven by a first motor, is rotatably disposed on a bracket on the top wall of the cleaning chamber; The connecting rod is vertically arranged in the middle of the upper surface of the rack, and the upper end of the connecting rod passes through the guide groove on the bottom surface of the bracket and is matched with the spiral groove arranged on the outer circumferential surface of the driving roller.

3. A cleaning device for textile cotton yarn according to claim 2, characterized in that: A plurality of guide rollers are rotatably arranged in the dust removal chamber, the cleaning chamber and the drying chamber and are distributed up and down for guiding the cotton yarn to travel.

4. A cleaning device for textile cotton yarn according to claim 3, characterized in that: One of the guide rollers and the two pressure rollers are driven by corresponding elastic members and are arranged on the inner wall of the cleaning chamber in a liftable manner.

5. A cleaning device for textile cotton yarn according to claim 4, characterized in that: The elastic member comprises: A slider is lifted and lowered in the slide groove of the inner wall of the cleaning chamber and is slidably connected to a support rod vertically arranged in the slide groove. The corresponding ends of the guide roller and the pressure roller are rotatably connected to the slider; The spring is sleeved on the support rod between the sliding block and the sliding groove wall.

6. A cleaning device for textile cotton yarn according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two drying tubes are driven by a swing mechanism to swing back and forth, and the swing mechanism includes: Two second gears are both arranged at one end of the drying tube extending out of the box body, and correspond to the two drying tubes one by one respectively; A central gear, disposed between the two second gears and meshing with the two second gears at the same time; The push rod is driven by the hydraulic cylinder to translate, and the long slot hole arranged at the free end of the push rod is slidably connected and adapted to the guide column eccentrically arranged on the central gear.

7. A cleaning device for textile cotton yarn according to claim 6, characterized in that: The maximum telescopic distance of the hydraulic cylinder piston rod is smaller than the diameter of the central gear.

8. A cleaning device for textile cotton yarn according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom surface of the cleaning chamber is provided with an inclined surface, and a water outlet arranged at the lowest point thereof is communicated with an external receiving collection box.

9. A cleaning device for textile cotton yarn according to claim 8, characterized in that: A filter plate is arranged in the collecting box, and a return pipe connected with the lower spray pipe is arranged on the collecting box.

10. A cleaning device for textile cotton yarn according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The feed port and the discharge port are both provided with brush bristles.