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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7739774 | Apparatus on a spinning preparation machine, for example, a draw frame, flat card, combing machine or the like, having at least two driven drafting systems In the case of an apparatus on a spinning preparation machine, e.g. a draw frame, flat card, combing machine or the like, in particular a double-head draw frame, with at least two driven drafting systems having force-transmitting means for driving drafting rollers o... | 06/22/2010 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5438733 | Cotton drafting frame A drafting frame includes first and second drafting roll pairs being spaced from one another consecutively in the direction of sliver advance and each being formed of two cooperating drafting rolls; first and second drive motors; a first torque transmitti... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5313689 | Sliver drawing rollers driven by belts including belt cleaners Drawing frame for drawing fiber sliver with draw frame rollers comprising a pair of pre-drawing rollers and a main drawing roller pair. Power transmission members in the form of flat belts are used for driving the draw frame rollers. A deflection pulley e... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5301391 | Drafting roller sleeve with drive engaging/disengaging lever In the case of a drafting unit for a spinning machine comprising several drivable bottom rollers, it is provided that the feeding bottom roller is constructed as a sleeve which can be connected with a drive shaft by coupling devices. The coupling devices ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5138830 | Spinning machine having a plurality of drafting units In a spinning machine having a plurality of drafting units which each comprise several bottom rollers constructed as roller sections, it is provided that the sliver-carrying area of the bottom rollers is separated from the area receiving the clutch elemen... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5022123 | Draft mechanism having roller pairs connected to draft ratio controlled motors by timing belts A draft mechanism for use on a spinning machine includes a series of roller pairs each including a bottom roller and a top roller. The roller pairs are connected to output shafts of motors through the use of timing belts. The motors are electrically contr... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5012557 | Drafting unit with detachably mounted support components for bottom rollers A drafting unit for a spinning machine has several stub shaft supported bottom rollers which are each assigned to a spinning point and which are in driving connection with drive shafts extending through in longitudinal direction of the machine. To facilit... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5010624 | Spinning machine having several spinning points A spinning machine having several spinning points is disclosed having at least one drafting unit assigned to each spinning point. Each drafting unit has several top rollers and several drivable bottom rollers. At least the bottom rollers which are assigne... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4991263 | Spinning machine drafting unit arrangement In the case of a spinning machine having a plurality of drafting units, which each contain several top rollers and bottom rollers, and in which the bottom rollers are each constructed as roller sections which can be individually separated form a central d... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4646391 | Spinners A spinner is disclosed having at least one drawing roller arrangement, the bottom rollers of which are driven by at least one electric motor. For the purpose of identifying specific malfunctions and setting errors, a monitor is allocated to the electric m... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4561152 | Draft roll system for spinning machines The present invention provides a draft roll arrangement in a spinning frame in which the apron bottom roll is longitudinally divided into two sections at a location along its length selected to be within a range for which torsion of the apron bottom roll ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4525897 | Filament drawing frame with variable roller-pair spacing A filament drawing apparatus has a support, at least two pairs of rollers spaced apart on the support in a travel direction so that a filament to be drawn passes in the direction between the rollers of both pairs, and a drive having at least two output sh... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4512061 | Method of controlling fiber-drawing apparatus A draw frame of a sliver-drafting apparatus has three cascaded roller pairs whose lower rollers are driven by respective motors at speeds determined by associated frequency dividers and/or multipliers in the output of a common oscillator of adjustable ope... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4498216 | Drafting apparatus in a spinning frame A textile fiber drafting apparatus is disclosed, according to which the drafting bottom rollers in each line along the spinning units of a spinning frame are arranged in such a way that each two adjacently juxtaposed bottom rollers make a single block for... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4480355 | Drawing frame A drawing frame has an electric driving motor (M) and a main shaft (H), which is drivingly connected to several driven rollers (W1-W4, W1'-W4') in the two draw heads (11) of the drawing frame. Between the motor (M) and the main shaft (H) are arranged a be... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4473924 | Means for controlling fiber-drawing apparatus A draw frame of a sliver-drafting apparatus has three cascaded roller pairs whose lower rollers are driven by respective motors at speeds determined by associated frequency dividers and/or multipliers in the output of a common oscillator of adjustable ope... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4398320 | Method and apparatus for transmitting driving power in drafting device of spinning frame A method and apparatus for transmitting a driving power in a drafting device of a spinning frame. In the drafting device comprising a pair of back rollers, middle rollers and front rollers arranged in order, the driving power for the middle rollers is tra... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4373233 | Drive system and drawframe system for a rove drawing process A drive system for a drawframe for a rove drawing process in which the drawframe includes at least one pair of feed rollers, at least one pair of sleeves, at least one pair of drawing rollers, and at least one swinging arm on which one feed roller, one sl... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4336684 | Driving assembly for ring spinning or twisting machine An assembly of motors designed to drive a ring rail, a bank of spindles and a plurality of draw or delivery rollers in a ring spinning or twisting machine is supplied with three-phase current of a frequency determined by the settings of digitally adjustab... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4332059 | Drive for drafting arrangement rolls of long spinning machines A drive for the rolls defining a main drafting zone of drafting arrangements of long spinning machines, wherein in order to prevent drafting defects caused by distortion movement of the rolls, the latter are driven from one end by a first gear arrangement... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4314388 | Roller drive for draw frame An assembly of fiber-drawing rollers, used for stretching rovings or fiber bundles in a spinning machine, is divided into a plurality of stages each including an elongate driven roller and a set of coacting counterrollers, the driven rollers being rotated... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4195389 | Filament-drawing assembly for spinning machine An assembly of filament-drawing rollers, used for stretching rovings or fiber bundles in a spinning machine, is divided into a plurality of stages each including an elongate driven roller and a set of coacting counterrollers, the driven rollers being inte... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4161862 | Draw roll drive arrangement A long spinning machine, preferably a ring spinning machine, with a plurality of drawing means, which serve to draw the fiber strands with the drawing means being arranged adjacent to each other and extending lengthwise of the machine the drawing lower ro... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4097964 | Machine for drawing textile fibres A textile drawing machine has interchangeable drawing heads mounted between the feed rollers and the drawing rollers, to enable it to treat different types of textile fibres. The heads are readily replaceable in a frame of the machine and have support and... | 07/04/1978 |
| 3968543 | Rotary drafting apparatus A rotary drafting apparatus for use in a spinning machine, which apparatus comprises a pair of back rollers coactively rotatable for guiding therethrough sliver to be drafted, and a pair of front rollers coactively rotatable for drafting the guided sliver... | 07/13/1976 |
