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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7627931 | Apparatus on a carding machine for processing textile fibres, for example cotton, synthetic fibres and the like, with a cylinder An apparatus on a carding machine for processing textile fibres, with a cylinder, has, in the preliminary carding zone, after carding zone and/or underneath carding zone, covering elements which lie opposite the cylinder clothing. A fixed carding element is associat... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7337500 | Card flat bar for a carding machine A carding machine, includes a carrier element with a clothing support part (card flat heel). Two end head parts are associated with the carrier element. The carrier element and the end head parts form at least three assembled components, and the end head parts compr... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318253 | Card top assembly for a carding machine In an arrangement at a carding machine for cotton, synthetic fibres and the like, at least one card top bar has a carrier and card top clothing. The card top clothing is fastened to the card top bar carrier and is positioned opposite to the clothing of a roller, e.g... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7234997 | Device for grinding of clothing in a textile machine A grinding device for the flats of a card comprises elastically bendable elements which enter between the clothing points, brush over the side flanks of the points and thereby grind the points. Additional grinding elements are provided in order to treat the front si... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7162776 | Apparatus in a spinning preparation machine for measuring distances at the flat bar clothing An arrangement in a spinning preparation machine is provided. The arrangement has a clothed roll having clothing presenting free ends; flat bar slide elements; clothed flat bars having clothing presenting free ends and cooperating with the clothing of the clothed ro... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7082646 | Revolving flats cleaning brushing and resharpening apparatus in a carding machine An apparatus for on card cleaning and grinding of revolving flats (4) in a carding machine is disclosed. The apparatus mounts an interchangeable rotary cleaning brush (14) or grinding wheel (16) on a wheel drive (11) so that the wheel can... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7076839 | Card top bar for a carding machine, having a carrying member and a clothing portion A card top bar for a carding machine, has a carrying member and a releasable clothing portion in which card top bar there are provided two card top heads, each of which slides on a slideway, the card top heads comprise at least one sliding region, which is in contac... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073229 | Apparatus on a carding machine for textile fibres, for example, cotton, synthetic fibres or the like, comprising revolving card flat bars equipped with clothing In an apparatus on a carding machine for textile fibres, for example, cotton, synthetic fibres and the like, comprising revolving card flat bars equipped with clothing, in which a space is present between the tips of the card flat clothings and the tips of the cylin... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062819 | System for guiding and drawing along mobile flats in a flat card A cogged-belt drive device for drawing along mobile flats of flat cards, in which the cogged belts are equipped, in their development facing the flat guides, with scraping or cleaning elements that eliminate the accumulation of foreign bodies from the guides on whic... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055221 | Flat end head made of polymer material A flat end head with a mounting section for the flat rod and at least one sliding surface for progressive movement on a sliding guide of a card is made of a polymer material. The polymer material may be fiber-reinforced. Further, the polymer material may include a s... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6973699 | Device on a carding machine for setting the working gap between the cylinder and at least one neighboring roller In a device on a carding machine for setting the working gap between the cylinder and a neighboring roller, which cooperate with one another with a working gap between their cylindrical surfaces at the fiber transfer points, the working gap is readjustable as a resu... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6748628 | Latched snap-in connection A drive belt assembly for a revolving flat card includes a flexible belt. At least a pair of connecting elements are integrally formed with the belt. The connecting elements include a cross-beam with an inclined surface. A locking element is disposed between the pai... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6704970 | Device and method for leveling clothing on carding machine flat bars A flat bar assembly is provided for use with a carding machine having a carding cylinder, the carding cylinder having clothing. The assembly has a flat bar, flat bar clothing attached to the flat bar, and an equalizing layer between the flat bar and the flat bar clo... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6691373 | Slide guide assembly for traveling flats in a carding machine A carding machine includes a carding cylinder and a plurality of traveling flat bars. Each flat bar has a flat bar clothing carried on an underside of the flat bar for cooperating with the cylinder clothing. The flat bar clothing of the flat bars is orien... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6578237 | Device for cleaning the guides of travelling flats in a flat carding machine Device for cleaning the guides of travelling flats in a flat carding machine, to eliminate from these deposits of foreign material found in the carded fibrous material, consisting in fitting the travelling flats assembly with flats provided with scraping ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6477742 | Device for separating waste from fiber material while processed in a carding machine A carding machine includes a main carding cylinder having a cylindrical surface carrying a cylinder clothing; a cover arrangement extending along a part of the cylindrical surface at a clearance therefrom to define a space between the cylinder clothing an... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6353972 | Apparatus for cleaning traveling flat bars of a carding machine A carding machine includes a main carding cylinder and a traveling flats assembly including flat bars circulating in a path and cooperating with the main carding cylinder. The carding machine further includes an apparatus for cleaning the flat bars. The a... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6314620 | Cleaning device for traveling flats of a carding machine A carding machine includes flat bars traveling in an endless path. First and second end rolls periodically reverse the travel direction of each flat bar. First and second drive shafts carry and rotate the respective first and second end rolls. An apparatu... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6269522 | Method of operating a card and a card flat for carrying out the method A method and apparatus for operating a carding machine having a drum with a drum fitting and a plurality of card flats wherein each card flat is provided with a card flat fitting. A predetermined distance between the drum fitting and the card flat fitting... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6226837 | Gearing for jointly driving flat bars and a flat bar cleaning device of a carding machine A carding machine includes a main carding cylinder, a travelling flats assembly having a plurality of flat bars provided with a clothing cooperating with the clothing of the main carding cylinder; an endless flat bar driving element trained about end spro... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6167594 | Shifting device for establishing contact between a flat bar and a cleaner in a carding machine A carding machine includes a main carding cylinder, a travelling flats assembly having a plurality of flat bars provided with a clothing cooperating with the clothing of the main carding cylinder; an endless flat bar driving element trained about end spro... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6101680 | Card flat for a textile card machine A flat of a revolving flat card is provided with a clothing the points of which are subdivided into groups. The flat preferentially presents an area provided with clothing of a length of more than 1000 mm. The groups each may present a "heel", or a clothi... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6081971 | Device for a traveling flats assembly in a carding machine A traveling flats assembly of a carding machine includes first and second end sprockets; an endless belt supported by the first and second end sprockets; a plurality of flat bars arranged in a series along the belt; a coupling arrangement for connecting t... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6047446 | Carding machine including a device for adjusting the distance between flat bars and the carding cylinder A carding machine includes a main carding cylinder having a cylinder axis and carrying a cylinder clothing on a circumferential surface thereof and a traveling flats assembly cooperating with the main carding cylinder along a circumferential length portio... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5974628 | Card for textile fibers with carding cylinders cooperating in series A feed roller with clothing, the so-called taker-in (1A), feeds a first carding cylinder (3,) which presents it to a second carding cylinder (7) which rotates at greater speed than that of the first carding cylinder and which in turn presents the material... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5974629 | Method and apparatus for measuring fiber length and nep number in a carding machine A method of measuring fiber material while being processed by fiber processing components of a carding machine, includes the following steps: measuring fiber length and nep number at an outlet of the carding machine; applying measured values of the fiber ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5926919 | Card waste monitoring A carding machine for treating a fibrous feedstock and having an adjustable cleaning device arranged at any position on the machine where removal of waste from the feedstock is required while undergoing treatment, and a machine management device for monit... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5894636 | Method for producing a card sliver and carding machine therefor Method for producing a card sliver and carding machine therefor. The flexible bend of a card is set automatically by the machine control by means of a controllable actuator system on the basis of a wear characteristic, this characteristic representing the... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5761770 | Sliding flat for carding devices and a guiding and drive system therefor A carding flat and a system for guiding and driving it in a card with moving flats driven by articulated chains, in which coupling between the flats and chains is achieved by a form fit using recesses and projections without fixed retention devices, so th... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5749126 | Device for guiding and coupling the sliding flat with the drive belt in a flat card A carding flat and a system for guiding and driving it in a card with moving flats driven by toothed belts, in which coupling between the flats and belts is achieved by a form fit between cavities and projections without fixed retention means, so enabling... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5745955 | Flat card with toothed belt drive and upper guide for the flats A sliding flat formed from section bars for a card with moving flats driven by toothed drive belts, with upper return guides for the flats. The flats are provided in their ends with pins for cylindrical coupling with the toothed belts, said coupling pins ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5625924 | Method for producing a card sliver and carding machine therefor Method for producing a card sliver and carding machine therefor. The flexible bend of a card is set automatically by the machine control by means of a controllable actuator system on the basis of a wear characteristic, this characteristic representing the... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5398381 | Measuring clothing clearances directly at the facing points A fiber processing machine includes a fiber processing roll carrying a first clothing on the surface thereof; and a countermember carrying a second clothing thereon. The first and second clothings cooperate with one another during operation of the fiber p... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5295284 | Ultra-high performance carding machine The working width of a carding machine for short staple fiber carding is reduced. As a result, the precision of the working elements and the complete arrangement is increased. The productivity of the carding machine is thus also increased.... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5272791 | Carding machine A carding machine comprises a first carding cylinder, a roller and plate for feeding material to be carded on to the first carding cylinder, a second carding cylinder, a roller and takerin for transferring material from the first to the second carding cyl... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5142741 | Carding elements with variably inclined teeth for working textile fibers and method A method and apparatus for cleaning or carding textile fibers between a fine cleaning or carding drum (2) with clothing (7) fixed thereon and carding elements (5) surrounding said drum, a clothing (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) also being provided thereon. The t... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5142742 | Main cylinder casing segment A main cylinder casing segment for use with a revolving flat on a card, each of the segments including opposite end portions, adapted for fastening on a frame of the card, and a longitudinal body between the end portions for covering the main cylinder. Th... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5127134 | Method and apparatus for carding machine heat removal A cooling system and method for a carding machine having covering elements covering the swift of the card and a revolving flats arrangement defining the main carding zone. Heat is removed from the covering elements and/or the revolving flats arrangement b... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5090092 | Carding flat assembly A carding flat assembly has regenerated and reconditioned members B and junctures at end portions of the T-shaped cast iron flat member A through the provision of a slide C defining spaced ledges for sliding upon the flexible bend of the carding machine a... | 02/25/1992 |
