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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6502291 | Process for exchanging the bearings of a traversing fiber guiding rod and textile machine accommodating same Traversing yarn guiding rods in textile machines producing X-packages are often made of carbon fibers for the purpose of reducing the inertia force. These kinds of traversing yarn guiding rods are prone to wear at their bearing points. For this reason, th... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6477827 | Air-permeable transport belt for transporting a fiber strand to be condensed and method of making same In order to transport a fiber strand to be pneumatically condensed over a suction slit of a condensing zone of a spinning machine, a transport belt is provided which comprises, at least in the effective area of the suction slit, a porous area. The porous ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6425164 | Transport belt for transporting a fiber strand to be condensed and method of making same An air-permeable transport belt, drivable by a drive roller, is provided for transporting a fiber strand to be condensed over a sliding surface of a spinning machine condensing zone which includes a suction slit. The transport belt has at least one area a... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6402080 | Arrangement and method for winding threads onto bobbins with random crosswinding In the case of an open-end spinning machine, threads are wound onto bobbins with random crosswinding. A so-called antipatterning is hereby necessary, which is usually achieved by so-called wobbling. During wobbling, the speed of the winding shaft and/or t... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398152 | Bobbin plate with means for forming a thread reserve winding A bobbin plate is described which is provided with yarn catching slits, with whose aid a yarn reserve winding is formed on a rotating empty bobbin tube. The bobbin plate comprises a base body as well as a nipping ring which can be pressed onto the base bo... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6338183 | Arrangement for condensing a fiber strand Downstream of a drafting unit of a spinning machine, a condensing zone is provided, in which a drafted fiber strand still in an untwisted state is condensed by bundling. The condensing zone comprises a stationary suction slit, over which the fiber strand ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6336259 | Apparatus and method for condensing a drafted fiber strand A condensing zone for condensing a drafted fiber strand is arranged downstream of the front roller pair of a drafting apparatus of a ring spinning machine. The condensing zone includes a stationary sliding surface having a suction slit, over which the fib... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6332245 | Apparatus of a spinning machine for condensing a fibre strand A condensing zone for condensing a drafted, still twist-free fiber strand is arranged downstream of a front roller pair of a drafting unit of a spinning machine. An air-permeable transport belt transports the fiber strand through the condensing zone. The ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6327748 | Apparatus of a spinning machine for condensing a fiber strand A condensing zone for condensing a drafted fiber strand is disposed downstream of a front roller pair of a drafting unit of a ring spinning machine. The condensing zone comprises a stationary sliding surface having a suction slit, over which the fiber str... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6321521 | Process and apparatus for cleaning an open-end spinning rotor For the purpose of cleaning an open-end spinning rotor, the fiber feed is usually interrupted and the open-end spinning rotor slowed down. Subsequently, in the case of many embodiments, after a cover is removed from the vacuum chamber, cleaning elements a... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6308878 | Transporting belt for transporting a fiber strand to be condensed and method of making same A transport belt for transporting a fiber strand to be condensed through a condensing zone of a ring spinning machine is provided with a perforation for an air suction stream which suctions the fiber strand. In at least one fiber strand transporting area,... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6298523 | Apparatus for condensing a fiber strand and a method of making yarn using same An apparatus for condensing a fiber strand, which travels through a condensing zone in an untwisted state after leaving a drafting unit, comprises an air-permeable transport belt, which transports the fiber strand over a sliding surface comprising a sucti... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6299096 | Process and apparatus for renewing the bearing points of a traversing rod for forming crosswound bobbing Traversing rods in textile machines producing crosswound bobbins are often made of carbon fibers for the purpose of reducing the inertia force. These kinds of traversing rods are prone to wear at their bearing points. For this reason, the traversing rod w... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6295800 | Apparatus for open-end spinning In the case of an apparatus for open-end spinning, a fiber feed channel is arranged between an opening roller and a spinning rotor, which fiber feed channel tapers in a transport direction and which comprises a deflecting zone on its transport path. Immed... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6273611 | Bearing for spindles in spinning or twisting machines Spindles of spinning and twisting machines have a rotatable shaft supported in a bearing housing. The bearing housing comprises a neck bearing, a step bearing as well as a radially movable step bearing tube, which is arranged in an oil bath. The diameter ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6263654 | Arrangement for a ring spinning machine for condensing a fiber strand and method of making same An arrangement for a ring spinning machine for condensing a drafted but untwisted fiber strand includes a drum which transports the fiber strand through a condensing zone. The drum is provided on its outer sleeve with a perforation. In order that the perf... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6254028 | Device for damping oscillations of a winding bobbin in spinning, twisting or winding machines A damping device is provided for damping the oscillations of a winding bobbin in spinning, twisting or winding machines. A bobbin holder, which can be swivelled around a swivel axle affixed to the machine, supports the rotatably supported winding bobbin, ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6223514 | Apparatus for condensing a drafted fiber strand A condensing zone is arranged downstream of the front roller pair of a drafting arrangement of a spinning machine, in which condensing zone a drafted fiber strand is condensed. The condensing zone comprises a sliding surface having a suction slit, which s... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6212868 | Arrangement for non-contact revolution counting of an open-end spinning rotor The spinning rotors of open-end spinning aggregates are supported on supporting discs. For the purposes of non-contact revolution counting, a front side of a supporting disc is provided with at least one permanent magnet. A signal receiver of a maintenanc... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6209300 | Apparatus for pneumatic condensing of a drafted fiber strand and method of making and using same A condensing zone for pneumatic condensing of the drafted, still twist-free fiber strand is arranged downstream of the drafting apparatus of a ring spinning machine. The condensing zone is limited by a delivery roller pair, whose driven bottom roller is a... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6185790 | Arrangement for condensing a drafted fiber strand A condensing zone for condensing a drafted twist-free fiber strand is arranged downstream of a drafting arrangement of a ring spinning machine. The condensing zone includes a stationary sliding surface having a suction slit extending essentially in a fibe... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6170126 | Transport belt for transporting a fiber strand to be condensed A transport belt of a ring spinning machine for transporting a fiber strand to be condensed over a suction slit of a condensing zone is provided with a perforation or perforations for a suction air stream which suctions the fiber strand. The transport bel... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6161258 | Spinning machine having a plurality of spinning stations An arrangement for condensing a drafted fiber strand is arranged at each spinning station of a spinning machine. The condensing arrangements each comprise a transport surface which transports the fiber strand over a suction slit of a suction device. A joi... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6052872 | Apparatus for condensing a drafted fiber strand A draft free condensing zone for condensing a drafted fiber strand is provided between a front roller pair of a drafting unit of a ring spinning machine and a delivery roller pair arranged downstream thereof. The apparatus for condensing comprises an air-... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5974778 | Arrangement for open-end spinning comprising a driven suction roller In the case of an arrangement for open-end spinning, a driven suction roller is provided which in a take-up zone takes up fiber material opened to single fibers and transports it to a suctioned yarn formation line. The yarn formation line is defined by a ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5901545 | Shaft for an open-end spinning rotor and method of making same In the case of a shaft for an open-end spinning rotor a supporting element is fixed in a concentric recess of the shaft. The supporting element is disposed with a radially extending supporting surface against a vibrating ball of a step bearing. A ball is ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5899056 | Spinning process for producing a yarn In a spinning process for producing a yarn, fiber material in the form of at least one sliver is opened to a fibrous veil consisting of single fibers, and is deposited on an air-permeable suctioned collecting surface. The speed of the fibrous veil transpo... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5893264 | Open-end spinning rotor with a fiber collecting groove and method of making same An open-end spinning rotor has a fiber collecting groove which is provided with fine roughenings. The fiber collecting groove includes additional profilings whose peak-to-valley height is at least five times the peak-to-valley height of the roughenings. T... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5890356 | Open-end fiber veil spinning apparatus and method In a process for open-end spinning at least one sliver is opened to single fibers, which form a fiber veil. The single fibers are fed to a rotating collecting surface which is driven transversely to their travel direction, and are withdrawn from the colle... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5879455 | Device for paraffin waxing a running yarn In the case of a paraffin waxing device for a travelling yarn, a rotating paraffin body is weighted in axial direction against a stopping face. The stopping face lies against the front surface of the paraffin body, over which the travelling yarn is guided... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5826420 | Upper part of a spindle and method of making same An upper spindle part of a textile spindle for spinning or twisting machines comprises a sleeve made of a thin-walled metal tube and produced by cold press molding. A spindle shaft is inserted into the sleeve. The sleeve comprises a drive wharve formed in... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5816040 | Open end spinning rotor with wear resistant surface layer and method of making same An open end spinning rotor wherein the fiber guiding inner surface consists of a wear resistant surface layer of iron boride. The fiber guiding inner surface comprises a fiber sliding surface adjacent to a fiber collecting groove. The fiber collecting gro... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5813211 | Feeding and opening device for an open-end spinning arrangement In the case of a feeding and opening device for an open-end spinning arrangement, a stationarily mounted sliver support is arranged at the end of the sliver to be opened to single fibers. The sliver support comprises a deflecting edge for deflecting the s... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5802827 | Spindle for a spinning or a twisting machine A spindle for a spinning or twisting machine comprises a guiding tube, which supports a neck bearing and a step bearing for a rotatably supported shaft. In proximity to the neck bearing, the guiding tube is supported by means of a metal membrane in a bear... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791786 | Thrust bearing for a shaft of an open-end spinning rotor An aerostatic bearing is provided for the thrust bearing arrangement of the shaft of an open-end spinning rotor. This aerostatic bearing comprises a bearing plate, which forms a bearing gap with the end of the shaft. An axial thrust, directed against the ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5778653 | Suction roller for an open-end spinning machine In the case of an open-end spinning machine, a suction roller is provided which serves to transport a fiber veil, expanding transversely to the circumferential direction of the suction roller, to a yarn formation line. The length of the transport path and... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5778654 | Adaptor for an open-end spinning device An adaptor in the form of an exchangeable extension adapted to the dimensions of an open end spinning rotor and in use is detachably connected with a spinning rotor cover. The adaptor comprises the first part of a yarn withdrawal channel as well as the en... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5775086 | Device for opening fiber material into single fibers An opening roller for an open-end spinning arrangement is provided on its periphery with suction openings and with a combing structure comprising teeth. Each tooth exhibits a tooth front facing the rotational direction, which tooth front forms a negative ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5768881 | Yarn withdrawal nozzle for an open-end spinning machine A yarn withdrawal nozzle for an open-end rotor spinning machine is provided with at least one ferromagnetic member. The at least one ferromagnetic member serves to couple the yarn withdrawal nozzle to a holding device comprising at least one permanent mag... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768880 | Opening roller for an open-end spinning device An opening roller for an open-end spinning device comprises a shaft supported in a bearing housing. A base body is arranged on the shaft, on which base body an exchangeable ring with combing structure is slidably arranged . The ring with combing structure... | 06/23/1998 |
