which the sliver passes and a first sliver trumpet having an inlet which constitutes the inlet opening for the coiler head a sliver drawing unit is arranged at the inlet opening for the coiler head for drawing the sliver running therethrough prior to entering the coiler head further a second sliver trumpet is arranged at the inlet end of the drawing unit for guiding the sliver thereto application_number US 88161197 A description fig1 shows a carding machine cm which may be an exactacard dk 803 model manufactured by trutzschler gmbh amp co kg monchengladbach germany the carding machine cm has a feed roller 1 a feed table 2 cooperating with the feed roller 1 licker ins 3a 3b 3c a main carding cylinder 4 a doffer 5 a stripper roll 6 crushing rolls 7 8 a web guiding element 9 a web trumpet 10 calender rolls 11 12 travelling flats 13 and a sliver coiler apparatus 14 feeding sliver to a coiler can 15 above the sliver coiler 14 a sliver drawing unit 16 is disposed as shown in fig2 downstream of the calender rolls 11 12 the sliver coiler 14 is situated having a coiler head 18 which is provided with a sliver guiding tube 19 and which is positioned in a coiler head plate 14a the sliver.