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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5802834 | Method for threading yarns of two supply bobbins positioned coaxially atop one another in a two-for-one twisting spindle through the two-part hollow spindle axle In a method for threading yarns of two supply bobbins positioned coaxially one atop the other in a two-for-one twisting spindle through at two-part hollow spindle axle and a yarn guide channel of a yarn storage disk with a compressed-air operated injectio... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5778650 | Device for stopping a spindle of a textile machine driven by a drive belt A device for stopping a spindle of a textile machine driven by a drive belt has a roller for removing the drive belt from contact with the spindle whorl of the spindle. The roller is movable from a rest position, in which the roller is disengaged from the... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5765354 | Spinning or twisting machine, especially two-for-one twisting machine or direct cabling machine A textile machine has a machine frame with a first and a second end. Spindles are connected to the machine frame in two parallel rows extending in the longitudinal direction. A first tangential drive belt arrangement for driving the spindles of the first ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5727374 | Twisting spindle, especially for a two-for-one twisting machine having a plurality of twisting spindles A twisting spindle, such as a two-for-one twisting spindle, has a spindle rotor and a spool carrier with a hollow hub mounted on the spindle rotor. A yarn brake positioned within the hollow hub has a brake cartridge positioned vertically in the cylindrica... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5638669 | Method and device for manufacturing a twisted yarn by an integrated ring spinning and twisting process A method for manufacturing a twisted yarn includes the step of removing two rovings from two separate supplies and passing each roving through a separate drawing device. From each roving a separate spun yarn is produced by ring-spinning. Each spun yarn is... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5632140 | Method and device for directly manufacturing a twisted yarn from dissolved fiber material In a method for manufacturing a twisted yarn a spindle rotor is positioned in a stationary cylinder housing. At least two spinning devices are supported in a receiving chamber of the spindle rotor such that the spinning devices are located adjacent to one... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5628177 | Method and device for manufacturing a twisted yarn in an integrated spin-twisting process according to the two-for-one twisting method from dissolved fiber material In a method for manufacturing a twisted yarn by an integrated spinning-twisting process a vacuum is generated within the spindle rotor. Individual staple fibers are fed by vacuum to at least two rotor spinning devices positioned within the spindle rotor i... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5626011 | Method for joining a thread in a device for manufacturing a twisted yarn by an integrated spinning and twisting process as well as a device for performing the method In a method for joining a thread a spindle rotor with hollow spindle shaft is rotatably supported on a machine frame. A radially outwardly extending yarn guide channel is connected to the hollow spindle shaft. Two spinning devices with upwardly open spinn... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5605037 | Method and device for producing a twisted yarn A device for producing a twisted yarn has a spindle rotor with a hollow spindle axle connected to a vacuum source and also has a vacuum chamber connected to the hollow spindle axle. A fiber-dissolving device for producing individual staple fibers is provi... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5590019 | Device for change-over switching of individual electric motors or groups of electric motors A device for change-over switching of electric motors has a housing and two safety disconnecting switch systems positioned adjacently to one another in the housing. A cover is slidably connected to the housing so as to cover one of the safety disconnectin... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5581988 | Yarn brake especially for two-for-one twisting spindles A yarn brake has a tubular brake housing with an upper and a lower end. A lower brake ring is connected to the lower end of the brake housing. A brake ring carrier is positioned in the housing at a distance above the lower brake ring and has a central axi... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5509263 | Method and device for manufacturing a twisted yarn In a method and device for manufacturing a twisted yarn a spindle rotor having a hollow spindle axle with inlet and outlet and a yarn guide channel extending radially outwardly from the outlet is provided. The yarn exiting the yarn guide channel forms a y... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5499496 | Method and device for manufacturing a twisted yarn In a method of manufacturing a twisted yarn a rotor is rotatably supported on a machine frame. A yarn guide channel extends radially within the rotor over at least a portion of its diameter. A centering eye for the twisted yarn is positioned on the extens... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5497607 | Two-for-one twisting spindle with bristle ring for smoothing and tensioning threads A two-for-one twisting spindle has a protective pot with an upper edge and a bobbin carrier positioned in the protective pot for receiving two bobbins to be placed atop one another. A thread inlet tube extends axially through the bobbin carrier for receiv... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5487263 | Device for adjusting capsule thread brakes in twisting machines, in particular two-for-one twisters A device for adjusting capsule thread brakes in twisting machines having inside the twisting spindle a capsule thread brake has a brake ring disposed on a brake ring support which may be moved against a spring force. On the brake ring support a ring pisto... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5479771 | Method and device for manufacturing a twisted yarn In a method and apparatus for manufacturing a yarn from fiber material at least two spinning devices arranged adjacent to one another are provided. Fiber material is dissolved and fed to the at least two spinning devices. Each spinning device generates an... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5473880 | Multi-station textile machine, especially double twisting machine or cabling machine, with sequentially arranged spool containers A multi-station textile machine, especially a double twisting machine or cabling machine, has spool containers arranged adjacent to one another in rows for receiving feed spools. A guide rail of a continuously or intermittently driven endless conveyor ext... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5457950 | Spindle for manufacturing a yarn A spindle for manufacturing a yarn has a spindle body for receiving a fiber supply bobbin from which a fiber is removed radially outwardly to form a fiber balloon and guided to a centering point above the spindle body. A spindle rotor for rotating the spi... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5428948 | Spindle for manufacturing yarn with inlet line for introducing flowable medium into the fiber balloon A spindle for manufacturing yarns has a spindle rotor with a central axis. A fiber guide duct extends substantially from the central axis radially outwardly for guiding a first fiber radially outwardly. The first fiber, after exiting the fiber guide duct,... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5404703 | Textile yarn processing machine having devices for reducing frictional contact between a rotating yarn balloon and a balloon limiter A textile yarn processing machine has a plurality of spindle assemblies for processing of yarn. Each spindle assembly includes mechanisms for forming a balloon of yarn which rotates around a spindle assembly central axis as the yarn travels through the sp... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5347805 | Two-for-one-twisting spindle with a compressed air operated threading device A two-for-one twisting spindle with a compressed air operated threading device is provided. The thread is feed via a jet of compressed air through a thread feeding channel of a thread storage disk. At the outer opening of the thread feeding channel a firs... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5329755 | Textile yarn processing machine having devices for reducing frictional contact between a rotating yarn balloon and a balloon limiter A textile yarn processing machine has a plurality of spindle assemblies for processing of yarn. Each spindle assembly includes mechanisms for forming a balloon of yarn which rotates around a spindle assembly central axis as the yarn travels through the sp... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5301497 | Device for conveying full and empty bobbins between multi-position textile machines A device for conveying full and empty bobbins between multi-position textile machines of different finishing stages is comprised of an endless conveying rail and an endless, driven conveying element. The endless conveying rail is common to all of the mult... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5288040 | Device for exchanging data between movable units and a central unit A device for exchanging data between a plurality of rail-supported movable automatic manipulating units for operating a plurality of textile machines with multiple workstations and a common central unit comprises a rail system and a lead system connected ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5248103 | Method and apparatus for feeding and clamping thread in a thread winding device for textile machines A method and a device for feeding and clamping a thread in a thread winding device for textile machines are provided. The thread winding device comprises a bobbin frame with two legs to which two centering disks are rotatably connected. Between the center... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5245818 | Method for cleaning yarn supply package protective pots and balloon limiters of spindle assemblies of two-for-one twister yarn processing machines A method of cleaning a yarn supply package protective pot and, preferably, a balloon limiter device of a spindle assembly of a two-for-one twister yarn processing machine with a maintenance device mounted for movement longitudinally along the machine and ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5242128 | Device for winding a thread onto a spool A device for winding a thread onto a spool body is comprised of a main thread traversing guide having a stroke a and a compensating thread traversing guide with a stroke a/2. The thread is guided from a thread feeding device via a stationary deflecting gu... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5211000 | Conveying mechanisms for doffed take-up packages of processed yarn and empty yarn supply package bobbins in a textile yarn processing machine A textile yarn processing machine, particularly a two-for-one twister, having a plurality of yarn processing stations positioned in side-by-side relationship in at least one row extending in the longitudinal direction of the machine and each station inclu... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5207052 | Method of transporting and positioning a set of yarn packages in a spindle assembly of a twister yarn processing machine and an adapter device for use therein A method for transporting a set or stack of yarn packages comprising at least yarn packages to a twisting machine as well as an apparatus for carrying out said method. The yarn ends of the packages are arranged in the interior of the hollow center of the ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5207051 | Apparatus for transferring full bobbins and empty bobbins between a bobbin winding machine and a transporting mechanism A bobbin transfer apparatus simultaneously transfers consecutive individual adapters having at least one fully wound bobbin of yarn thereon and consecutive individual adapters having at least one substantially empty bobbin of yarn thereon between a yarn b... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5184785 | Double-sided textile machine having a plurality of winding units for producing cross-wound packages A double-sided textile machine comprising a plurality of winding units for producing cross-wound packages, in particular a two-for-one twisting machine, and further comprising a device for collecting and conveying the produced packages, which device inclu... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5170615 | Textile yarn processing machine having soundproofing paneling elements A textile yarn processing machine, in particular a yarn twisting machine, having a plurality of spindle assembly working positions, which is enclosed on both longitudinal sides over its full height with a soundproofing cover comprising several paneling el... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5170607 | Method of twisting a feed yarn wound under little tension A method of twisting a feed yarn of little strength, which is wound under little tension on a winding tube into a yarn package, wherein the wound yarn package with the winding tube is inserted into a spindle pot, the spindle pot is put in rotation, the wi... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5167112 | Thread processing machine spindle assembly having mechanical adjustment mechanisms for devices within a rotating thread balloon A spindle assembly of a thread processing machine, such as a cabling or double twisting machine, includes an axially-extending hollow spindle shaft defining a thread passageway, a pot mechanism mounted coaxial with and surrounding the hollow spindle shaft... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5165615 | Take-up package doffing apparatus for textile yarn processing machine For the automated removal of takeup packages, in particular cross-wound twister packages, held in a pivotally supported package holder, and their replacement with empty tubes, the present invention provides for mechanisms to open largely at the same time ... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5155988 | Two-for-one twisting spindle A two-for-one twisting spindle for threading a thread by compressed air is comprised of a hollow axle with two cylindrical chambers. A thread storage disk with a thread guiding channel is connected to a lower end of the hollow axle, and a thread inlet tub... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5156348 | Thread monitoring mechanism A thread monitoring mechanism for a thread processing location with a swivel lever which is mounted on a swivel axis and on which a thread guidance roller overrun by the thread that is to be monitored is mounted and which is elastically supported by a sup... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5141095 | Package transport device A package transport mechanism comprises a package carrier for receiving and supporting a package on its upper surface, and a lifting device carrying the package carrier on its upper end for upward and downward movement and for rotation about a vertical ax... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5136836 | Apparatus for refilling a yarn lubricating head device utilized in each spindle assembly of a textile yarn processing machine The invention relates to an operating apparatus for the automated refilling of a lubricating head with a wetting agent, which is inserted on a package adapter placed on the hollow shaft of a two-for-one twisting spindle. To this end, a maintenance automat... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5136833 | Method and apparatus for removing yarn package and transport adapter from a spindle assembly of a yarn processing machine and securing the free end portion of yarn for transport For an automated removal of a package and transport adapter with a hollow core, on which at least one empty winding tube or a winding tube holding a residual length of yarn is inserted, from a yarn processing station, in particular from the protective pot... | 08/11/1992 |
