also possible to collect the fiber web v in a single sliver b see fig3 in order to guide the sliver positively as far as the calender rollers 7 the transport belts 57 and 58 at the adjacent ends of the transport belt sections can be placed so that they form a sliver discharge passage extending to a location adjacent to the calender rollers 7 of sliver receiving means and thus run parallel along this path as shown in fig5 and 6 in accordance with the thickness of the carded web and the conditions of removal it is also possible to provide guide rollers 59 at the end of the belts as shown in fig6 the distance from the delivery device possibly being made so that it can be changed in order to alter the inlet space for the carded web v in accordance with particularly requirements a modification of the distance of the guide rollers 59 from the delivery device results in the transport belts 58 touching the delivery device which is not visible since it is arranged below the doffing knife 2 only over part of the length of the rollers also removal of the carded web v can be brought about without the transport surface being in actual contact with the delivery device this ensures that the transport surface is not worn by friction on the delivery device cleaning of the delivery device by the transport surface does not occur in this case the distance.