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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7765648 | Apparatus for detecting a parameter at a plurality of slivers fed to a drafting system of a spinning machine In an apparatus for detecting a parameter at a plurality of slivers fed to a drafting system of a spinning machine, especially for detecting the movement and/or the presence of a sliver, in which the parameter is measurable separately at each sliver, each sliver is ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7735202 | Apparatus on a spinning preparation machine for ascertaining the mass and/or fluctuations in the mass of a fibre material In an apparatus on a spinning preparation machine, for example a flat card, roller card, draw frame, combing machine or the like, for ascertaining the mass and/or fluctuations in the mass of a fiber material, for example at least one fiber sliver, fiber web or the l... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7310856 | Apparatus at a draw frame for supplying fibre slivers to a drawing mechanism comprising at least two pairs of rollers A draw frame has a drawing mechanism comprising at least two pairs of rollers to which the fibre slivers are fed by a plurality of supply rollers mounted on a feed table. The fibre slivers—seen in a top view—run next to one another and towards one another latera... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7239340 | Draw frame including a sliver quality sensing camera A draw frame for drafting a sliver includes a drafting unit having a plurality of roll assemblies spaced from one another in a direction of sliver advance. One of the roll assemblies is an output roll assembly situated at a downstream end of the drafting unit as vie... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7174606 | Pressure cylinder for a drafting arrangement of a textile machine A pressure cylinder including a cylinder housing having one end including an opening. A piston is axially displaceable within the cylinder housing. A piston rod is coupled to the piston and extends through the opening at the one end of the cylinder. A cylinder base ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173703 | Apparatus on a textile fibre processing machine for evaluating textile fibre material In an apparatus for inspecting and evaluating fiber material, for example a sliver or fleece, an opto-electronic system, is provided across the width of a textile machine and scans the moving fiber material and converts the measured values into electronic signals. T... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7123024 | Device comprising a microwave resonator for or on a spinner preparation machine A device is disclosed, comprising a microwave resonator, for or on a spinner preparation machine with drawing gear (2) for drawing fiber material (FB), in particular a carding, drawing or combing machine, whereby the resonator (30) is embodied for conn... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7103440 | Use of microwaves for sensors in the spinning industry The invention uses microwaves in the spinning industry in order to determine the band mass of an elongated, substantially non-twisted fiber structure. In addition, a method for measuring the sliver mass from the frequency detuning and the damping of resonance signal... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096542 | Method and apparatus at a draw frame for fibre slivers, for adjusting the nip line spacing of a drawing mechanism In a method, at a draw frame for fibre slivers, of adjusting the nip line spacing of a drawing mechanism, which has at least two drawing mechanism roller combinations, of which at least one is so mounted that it can be adjusted, each drawing mechanism roller combina... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6983516 | Spinning preparation machine Different improvements of a spinning preparation machine are proposed to measure the fiber sliver thickness or the fiber sliver cross-section of at least one fiber sliver by means of one or several microwave sensors. One improvement is characterized by compressing m... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6910249 | Apparatus on a draw frame for textile fibre material An apparatus on a draw frame for textile fiber slivers has a drawing system having weighting of the top rollers of successively arranged pairs of rollers comprising a bottom and a top roller. During operation, the top rollers are pressed against the bottom rollers b... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6874204 | Apparatus for the optimizing of the regulation adjustment of a spinning machine as well as a procedure corresponding thereto The invention concerns an apparatus for the optimization of the regulation adjustment of a machine in spinning preparation, in particular a regulated draw frame, a carding machine, or a combing machine, to which one or more fiber bands are continually fed. The appar... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6640392 | Method and apparatus for determining the point of regulation for a drafting unit in a fiber processing machine An apparatus for determining a point of regulation in a drafting unit includes a sensor for generating signals as a function of change in a quality-representing magnitude of the fiber material running through the drafting unit; a control device receiving ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6581248 | Carding machine with drawing rollers at the outlet A card is equipped with a regulating drafting system at the card delivery arrangement. The measuring values for regulating the drafting system are obtained from the drafted fibre sliver. The sliver depositing device can be pre-controlled relative to the d... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6543093 | Apparatus for detecting displacements and/or presence of sliver in a fiber processing machine A fiber processing machine includes an arrangement for forwarding a sliver through a space in an advancing direction; an arrangement for continuously displacing the sliver in the space transversely to the advancing direction while the sliver is forwarded ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543092 | Method of determining setting values for a preliminary draft in a regulated draw frame A method of determining an optimal preliminary draft of sliver running consecutively through a preliminary drafting field and a principal drafting field. The method includes the following steps: setting various levels for the preliminary draft; measuring ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6499194 | Adjusting drawframe The invention relates to a method for controlling the draft of a fiber mixture (e.g. a sliver) of a textile machine, with sensors being provided which detect the fluctuations in mass of the fiber mixture which is supplied to a drafting arrangement unit in... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6457209 | Method of directly determining setting values for the application point of regulation in a regulated draw frame A method of directly determining setting values for an application point of regulation in a draw unit for drafting sliver includes the following steps: Obtaining at least three measured values of a quality-characterizing magnitude, such as the CV value, o... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6453515 | Apparatus for measuring the tension of silver running in a draw frame A draw frame includes a transport roll pair for simultaneously guiding a plurality of slivers running in an advancing direction; and a series of drafting roll pairs spaced from one another in the advancing direction. One of the drafting roll pairs is a fi... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453514 | Method of directly determining setting values for the application point of regulation in a regulated draw frame A method of directly determining setting values for an application point of regulation in a draw unit for drafting sliver, includes the following steps: obtaining a plurality of measured values of a quality-characterizing magnitude, such as a CV value, of... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6430781 | Method of directly determining setting values for the application point of regulation in a regulating draw frame for fiber material A method of directly determining setting values for an application point of regulation in a draw unit for drafting sliver includes the following steps: obtaining a plurality of measured values of a quality-characterizing magnitude, such as a CV value, of ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6336256 | Apparatus for the entry of a fiber band into a stretch machine The object of the invention is to facilitate the entry of a fiber band into a drawing machine. The invention is comprised of a fiber band insertion apparatus having a combination condenser and guide device with a longitudinal slot extending over its entir... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6295699 | Sliver orienting device in a draw frame A draw frame for drawing a plurality of simultaneously running inputted slivers and for combining the drawn silvers into a single outputted sliver includes a draw unit having an inlet, an outlet and a roll assembly between the inlet and the outlet for dra... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6292982 | Sliver deflecting mechanism in a regulated draw frame A regulated draw unit for drawing sliver running therethrough includes a plurality of roll pairs each defining respective nips through which the sliver consecutively passes in a running direction. A pressure bar which is situated between two adjoining rol... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6289599 | Apparatus for measuring the thickness of sliver bundle formed of a plurality of side-by-side running slivers An apparatus for measuring the thickness of a plurality of side-by-side running slivers includes a supporting surface guiding the side-by-side running slivers thereon in a single plane; a holding member; and a plurality of sensor elements movably secured ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6286188 | Regulated drawing frame The present invention concerns a drafting system (30) with a drive (M2) provided with a regulating device (M3, 33) for levelling out mass variations in a fiber mass (6) supplied to the drafting system by a supply source (1). The mass variations are detect... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6266573 | Process and device for the control of draft in a drafting system for textile fiber material The present invention relates to a process and to a device for the control of draft in a drafting system for textile fiber material, whereby a measuring element (MS) which measures the moving fiber material (FM) before its entry into the drafting system (... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6199289 | Device for measuring the thickness and/or unevenness of wadding or non-wovens The invention concerns a device for measuring the thickness and or unevenness of wadding or non-wovens. The device has a guide element (30) for the wadding or non-wovens and a thickness sensor (26, 27, 28) which presses the wadding or non-wovens against t... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6158090 | Device and method for collection of the web, and drawing of the latter into the output unit of a carder Method and device for collection of the web, and drawing of the latter into the output unit of a carder, in which the drawing is subdivided for a first part between the compactor unit for the web and the first pair of drawing rollers for the strip, and a ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6154930 | Drawing frame with two drawing heads in cascade A textile machine, more particularly a drawing frame, carries out two drawing passes while reducing as much as possible the harmful effects of any stoppage and eliminating the need for spare tubs holding processed slivers of cotton fibers.... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6118082 | Solid-state sliver sensor and auto-leveler for textile machine A strain gauge sensor for measuring the unit weight of a moving sliver in a textile machine, comprising a support rigidly mounted on a sliver output end of the textile machine and a trumpet carried by the support for outputting a condensed sliver. At leas... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6088882 | Regulated sliver drawing unit having at least one drawing field and method of regulation A regulated drawing unit for drawing fiber material includes an inlet through which the fiber material passes before being drafted; an outlet through which the fiber material passes after being drafted; a first arrangement defining a drawing field includi... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6081972 | Fiber band feed apparatus with guide and monitor for breakage The invention concerns a textile machine operating on fiber band with a feeding device for the fiber band and a guide element for the fiber band and further provided with a band monitor for the discovery of band breakage. The band monitor (BW, BW1, BW2, B... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6058571 | Device for drawing a carder textile strip Device for processing the web of fibers obtained from a carder, by transforming it into a strip, subjecting it to drawing, and collecting it in a container, in which the drawing means consist of a plurality of drawing stations, each of which comprises two... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058570 | Inflow sensor for a drawing equipment The invention concerns a process and a device for recording a parameter on several slivers (11) fed to a controlled drawing frame. In order to produce a more accurate measured value and at the same time influence the slivers to the smallest possible exten... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6018129 | Solid-state sliver sensor and auto-leveler for textile machine A strain gauge sensor for measuring the unit weight of a moving sliver in a textile machine, comprising a support rigidly mounted on a sliver output end of the textile machine and a trumpet carried by the support for outputting a condensed sliver. At leas... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5996183 | Device for controlling textile fibers floating through drawing cylinders in a combing machine A device for controlling textile fibers floating through drawing cylinders in a combing machine comprises a plurality of drawing rollers on each of which a rubber roller is pressed, the device further comprising a stationary rod which can be applied, with... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5983456 | Sliver guiding device for a fiber processing machine A fiber processing machine includes a sliver guiding device having first and second wall elements as well as first, second, third and fourth wall faces. The first and second wall faces which form part of the first and second wall elements, respectively, a... | 11/16/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5815889 | Process and device for regulating drafting equipment, in particular in carding machines A method of regulating a drafting arrangement, in which measuring signals are acquired at a feed end of the drafting arrangement, compared with a set value to provide a differential signal, and an adjusting signal for the control unit of a variable speed ... | 10/06/1998 |
