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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6059221 | Apparatus for changing a lap The apparatus for receiving and forwarding a reserve lap roll employs a trough to receive the lap roll and pivotally mounted arms for pivoting the trough from the reserve position toward the working position. The arms may be pivoted by a piston and cylind... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5956811 | Revolving flat card In some embodiments, the drive belt for receiving the flats in a revolving flat card employs pairs of connecting elements for snap-fitting into an aperture in an end head at one end of a flat. Each connecting element has an inclined surface which extends ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5943740 | Combing machine with an autoleveller drafting arrangement The invention relates to an apparatus for forming a sliver with a first regulated drafting arrangement (10) with several pairs of rollers (11, 12, 14) for the regulated drafting of the fibre mass (8) supplied to the drafting arrangement, with the fibre fl... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5769573 | Apparatus for controlling air flow in an air duct A throttle valve is provided within a discharge air duct located adjacent a fiber duct receiving a fiber laden air stream. The throttle valve cooperates with a stop in a lowered position to form a gap to allow a minimal air flow therethrough. In addition,... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5724800 | Ring spinning method and a yarn made thereby The ring spinning method drafts a sliver in a multi-stage drafting system where the sliver acquires a total draft in a range of from 60 to 150-fold. Following outlet from the last nip of the drafting system, the drafted sliver is conveyed without drafting... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5651244 | Ring spinning method and a yarn made thereby The ring spinning method drafts a silver in a multi-stage drafting system where the silver acquires a total draft in a range of from 60 to 150-fold. Following outlet from the last nip of the drafting system, the drafted silver is conveyed without drafting... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5649670 | Damping arrangement for a chuck of a spooling machine The axle of a chuck for a spooling machine is mounted in a damped manner within a fixed casing. The axle is rotatably supported in bearings which, in turn, are mounted in annular carriers which are spaced from the casing by a small annular gap. The carrie... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5611115 | Sliver-delivery machine and a sliver coiler A sliver-delivering machine such as a card and a sliver coiler are each provided with an independent drive including a frequency-controlled free-phase motor. In addition, a frequency converter is connected in common to the motor of each drive for supplyin... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5535481 | Textile machine with a drafting arrangement including rotational position sensor In a textile machine with a drafting arrangement and textile spindles, the spindles are driven by an electric main drive. The drafting arrangement cylinders are coupled so that their speed is a given proportion of the speed of the main drive. The coupling... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5530995 | Combing machine having a web guide device A guide plate is positioned immediately downstream of the detaching rollers of the combing head in order to deflect the web upwardly towards a deflection plate which, in turn, deflects the web back towards a trailing section of the guide plate. The guide ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5515578 | Method for collecting lap pieces from a combing machine In addition to removing noil from a combing machine, the lap pieces which occur during a lap change operation are suctioned off and recycled into the combing process so as to reduce the amount of waste generated by the combing process. The noil and lap pi... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5502875 | Continuous drive unit for combers, a drafting arrangement and a coiler can The combing machine has a row of combing heads which are allocated with a drive shaft extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of the row. The combing heads are provided downstream with a drafting arrangement whose cylinders are arranged horizonta... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5448800 | Trash extractor for separating impurities from a traveling fleece The separation of impurities through an opening in the casing of a rotating roller or drum is increased by guide grooves or guide gaps in the casing. The guide grooves or guide gaps extend in the direction of movement of the conveyed fibers and open out i... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5400582 | Textile machine with a drafting arrangement In a textile machine with a drafting arrangement and textile spindles, the spindles are driven by an electric main drive. The drafting arrangement cylinders are coupled so that their speed is a given proportion of the speed of the main drive. The coupling... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5386618 | Yarn stretching chamber arrangements The stretching chamber arrangement comprises a stretching chamber with a first closeable feed conduit, a return conduit, a liquid container and a pump for the circulation of the liquid through the stretching chamber. For premoistening the yarns to prevent... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5379500 | Method and apparatus for producing untwisted yarn from at least two fibril bundles The invention relates to the production of untwisted yarns from at least two fibril bundles. It gives intermediate method steps, which are so introduced between the main steps of the conventional production method for such yarns (spinning, stretching and ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5378377 | Process and apparatus for removing liquid from fast moving threads Excess liquid is removed from a fast-moving thread, in that the latter is deflected, so that the liquid is hurled off, the hurled off liquid is removed from the thread, in that the thread is passed through a closed chamber, where a vacuum is produced in o... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5367746 | Drive for a comber One or both of the lap rollers on which a lap roll is mounted for unwinding purposes is driven with an increasing speed during the winding-off interval so as to maintain the thickness of the lap layer constant. This, in turn, maintains the count of the sl... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5353582 | System for controlling the movement of an elongated textile structure The control system uses a digital position controller for controlling the movement of a yarn end for re-piecing, for example in a rotor spinning machine. The control system is distance-dependent such that the position of the yarn end at a given time provi... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5337456 | Method and apparatus for opening a wadding lap In order to open the start of a wadding from a wadding lap, a current of air is produced by a nozzle in the unrolling direction of the wadding lap substantially tangential of the wadding lap and with a spacing to the periphery of the wadding lap. The curr... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5324905 | Drawing roller unit with scavenging means A drawing roller unit is constructed with a godet and an electric motor mounted on a common shaft. A passage is provided throughout the unit to convey a non-flammable scavenging gas through the motor and the godet to reduce the risk of explosion due to sp... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5307547 | Process and device for hydrodynamic drawing of a polymer thread Threads consisting of one or more filaments are drawn by being pulled through a braking fluid. Threads consisting of a plurality of filaments are formed into a ribbon for the drawing process. Inside the drawing bath, the thread is heated to a temperature ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5303453 | Textile machine A textile machine is provided with apparatus for preparing the trailing end of a lap and a leading end of a fresh lap so that each end has a reduced fiber mass per unit length of lap in the prepared end. These lap ends are thereafter superimposed and join... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5299345 | Method and apparatus for producing untwisted yarn from at least two fibril bundles The invention relates to the production of untwisted yarns from at least two fibril bundles. It gives intermediate method steps, which are so introduced between the main steps of the conventional production method for such yarns (spinning, stretching and ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5282141 | Method of blending textile fibers The method for mixing textile fibers utilizes a computer which is inputted with data concerning the characteristics of the fibers of the individual fiber bales to be processed as well as the data indicative of the desired characteristics of the board sliv... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5271126 | Detaching roller aggregate for a combing machine The detaching roller aggregate comprises two pairs of cylinders each consisting of a detaching roller and a printing cylinder which are pressed against each other by means of a contact pressure device. The contact pressure device is arranged in such a way... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5255416 | Combing machine with means for limiting movement of top nipper The combing machine as provided with a nipper jaw unit in which a nipper lip is provided on the top nipper plate to project in overlapping relation to the lower nipper plate for clamping a wadding therebetween. In a fully closed position of the nipper pla... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5248925 | Drafting arrangement with feedback drive groups A draw frame with a main control for a drafting arrangement having at least one independent drive group for at least one drafting zone. Each independent drive group has an auxiliary closed loop control system having a controller. Fiber slivers are drawn t... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5230125 | Combing machine and process for forming an even combed sliver The combing machine is provided with a plurality of combing devices for delivering a plurality of combed slivers as well as a drafting system for receiving and drafting the combed slivers for delivery to a can press. A measuring device is provided to meas... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5220778 | Method and apparatus for producing untwisted yarn from at least two fibril bundles positioned constantly relative to one another A method for the production of untwisted yarns from at least two fibril bundles. Intermediate method steps, which are introduced between the main steps of the conventional production method for such yarns (Spinning, stretching and texturing), allows the r... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5197163 | Nipper unit for a combing machine The nipper unit comprises a lower nipper as well as a an upper nipper and an auxiliary nipper, the latter two each being movable with respect to the lower nipper between a closed position and an open position. The auxiliary nipper is spring-loaded against... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5185993 | Spinning machine having a peg tray conveyor A ring spinning machine comprises at least one group of spinning stations or points (11) arranged adjacent each other at equal intervals, a bobbin change device (14) for simultaneous replacement of full bobbins (15 ) spooled with yarn by empty bobbins (16... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5175990 | Bobbin conveying system for a spinning machine An endless conveyor for ring spinning machines comprises bobbin pegs (13) for receiving full and/or empty bobbins which seen in the conveying direction of the endless conveyor (17) must assume an exact position on the endless conveyor (17) in order in a p... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5172540 | Apparatus for changing bobbin tubes and tube gripper therefor The grippers are mounted on a doffer bar so as to disengage from both the top and bottom of the bar should a mis-alignment occur relative to a bobbin tube. The removal or separation of a gripper from the bar causes a pneumatic or electrical signal to be g... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5167115 | Spinning machine having multi-section endless conveyor and method of mounting the conveyor An endless conveyor in a ring spinning machine comprises bobbin pegs for receiving full and empty bobbins which must assume an exact position in order in a predetermined bobbin change position of the endless conveyor to come into alignment with a spindle ... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5159805 | Guide arrangement for peg trays on a ring spinning machine A ring spinning machine is provided with a carrier rail extending along each row of spinning stations for slidably guiding peg trays. A guide rail is secured to the carrier rail for receiving connecting pieces in snap-fitted relation which serve to move t... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5159166 | Drawroll unit The drawroll unit has a heatable galette in which the shaft of the gallette is mounted in bearings which, in turn, are mounted via vibration damping devices in a stationary housing. The vibration damping devices may be in the form of bodies of interlaced ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5148575 | Combing head with lower nipper plate guide elements The combing head has a pair of lateral guide elements mounted on the lower nipper part with each having a fiber guide surface disposed in front of the front edge of the lower nipper plate in order to laterally guide the fiber tuft extending from the lower... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5144894 | Conveying system A conveying system is provided for conveying lap rolls between different stories of a building. The conveying system includes an elevator and a transfer station on each story. A control unit controls the elevator and transfer stations independently of the... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5144130 | Method for the electrical adjustment of an optical row of sensors There is disclosed a method for the adjustment of an optical row of sensors which, for guiding a driverless vehicle along an optical guideway, is secured at the vehicle transversly with respect to the vehicle travel direction. Known systems attempt to acc... | 09/01/1992 |