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A fiber bundle collecting device is equipped with a send-out portion provided on the downstream side of a final send-out roller pair of a drafting device and a suction portion 5 equipped with a suction hole provided so as to extend toward the upstream side at least with respect to a direction in which the fiber bundle moves with respect to a nip point of the send-out portion. The fiber bundle collecting device is equipped with an air-permeable member for forming the send-out portion and being rotated along the suction portion 5, and is adapted to collect the fiber bundle drafted by the drafting device. The suction portion 5 is connected to a duct (44) through a connection pipe (48), and the duct (44) is connected to a plurality of suction devices (45) for keeping negative pressure inside the duct (44).