Material passage diagram of vertical opener machine

Objective of vertical opener machine:

1. To unfold cotton tuft.
2. To pull out impurities.

Main Parts & their functions:

1. Feed Trunk.
2. Disk.
3. Striker.
4. Grid
5. Delivery Trunk

Their functions:

1. Feed trunk: Input of vertical opener gives here.
   
2. Disk: It’s performed such as a beater.
   
3. Striker: It beats the cotton fiber in a vertical fashion.
   
4. Grid bar: The impurities of cotton fibers are separated from the clean fiber back through these bars.
   
5. Delivery trunk: Output of vertical opener is collected from here.

Working Principle of Step Cleaner Machine:

The cotton tuft falls into the feed trunk

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The disk helps to unfold the tuft.

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Vertical beater and striker beats the cotton fiber in vertical fashion.It consists of 51 teeth

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And then impurities go to the wastage box. So, the output of the vertical opener machine is ready to send the next process.