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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7614122 | Apparatus on a spinning preparation machine, especially a flat card, roller card, cleaner or the like, with a cooling system An apparatus on a spinning preparation machine, especially a flat card, roller card, cleaner or the like, with a cooling system, a roller has a cylindrical peripheral surface and a casing opposite to and spaced from this peripheral surface, a carding region where ca... | 11/10/2009 |
| 6874202 | Cylinder for spinning preparation machine A cylinder is provided for a spinning preparation machine. The cylinder has an outer shell having a hub at each end of the outer shell. A separate shaft journal is connected to each hub and the shaft journals are glued to the hubs. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6539586 | Trash removal assembly in a fiber processing machine A fiber processing machine includes a first roll having a circumferential surface carrying a first clothing; a second roll having a circumferential surface carrying a second clothing and adjoining the first roll for taking over fiber material carried by t... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6336257 | Fine-toothed combing structure of an opening roller for an open-end spinning machine The present invention relates to a fine-toothed combing structure of an opening roller for an open-end spining machine. The teeth of the fine-toothed combing structure have a spacing which measures at least three times the height of the teeth. The front a... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6223398 | Web heating device for a fiber processing machine A textile fiber processing machine includes a device for forming a fiber web from a fiber lap; a device for advancing the fiber web to a web outputting device for discharging the web thereby in a direction of advance; and two cooperating calender rolls de... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6101805 | Opening roller for an open-end spinning device An opening roller (1) for an open-end spinning device with a rotatably seated cylindrical roller body (7) is encircled by a sawtooth card clothing, (10, 10") molded in the form of a helical coil spring essentially entirely of a commercial ceramic material... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6006511 | Separating roll for an open end spinning machine For a separating roll, which finds application on an open end spinning machine, the proposal is made that a spiral trim wire be preformed and precoated before the trim wire is installed upon the circumference of the roll. In this way, separating rolls of ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5943854 | Opening rolls for an open end spinning apparatus A multicomponent opening roll for an open end spinning apparatus includes a core piece, upon which a holder for a tooth-set carrier is fastened. The tooth-set carrier (12) must be exchangeable as is determined by operational wear. In order that the axial ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5930869 | Scanning sensor for adjustment of a textile machine card clothing gap The carding distance (KA) between clothings (14, 15) is scanned using an optical device (22, 26) e.g. using a laser beam (24) from the side of the working area. The measuring value thus obtained can be compared to a pre-set target value in such a manner t... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5920961 | Ventilating carding roll A ventilated carding cylinder for allowing heat generated in the carding cylinder during operation to be dissipated. The carding cylinder includes an internal, longitudinally extending, air flow passage and impeller means provided therein for moving air t... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5908680 | Replaceable roll covers with repositionable pressure sensitive adhesive A textile pull roll cover is disclosed which has an exterior side with desired frictional characteristics for engagement with an advancing textile web. On its opposite side, the pull roll cover is affixed to a cylindrical outer surface of a textile pull r... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5899057 | Opener roller for an open-end spinning device For an opener roller for an open-end spinning device provided with a basic body by which it is connected to a supported shaft for rotatable support, it is proposed that the clothing be attached to the basic body via a clothing holder, whereby fasteners ar... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5794311 | Opener roller for an open-end spinning device For an opener roller for an open-end spinning device provided with a basic body by which it is connected to a supported shaft for rotatable support, it is proposed that the clothing be attached to the basic body via a clothing holder, whereby fasteners ar... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5775086 | Device for opening fiber material into single fibers An opening roller for an open-end spinning arrangement is provided on its periphery with suction openings and with a combing structure comprising teeth. Each tooth exhibits a tooth front facing the rotational direction, which tooth front forms a negative ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5709074 | Open end spinning roller with exchangeable combing ring An opening roller for an open-end spinning arrangement includes a combing ring which is slipped onto a base body and supported between two clamping surfaces. The combing ring is provided with centering surfaces at the end areas of its inner circumference.... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5642611 | Mounting for an opening roller In the case of a mounting for an opening roller comprising a plurality of teeth, all the tooth faces and the tooth backs are inclined in rotational direction. At their tips, the tooth faces form an angle relative to an opening roller radial plane of betwe... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642553 | Imaging apparatus for scanning a clothed roll in a fiber processing machine and method A fiber processing apparatus includes a rotary roll carrying a clothing and having an axis and a length measured parallel to roll axis; and an imaging apparatus which has an illuminating device directing a light beam onto a surface area of the clothing, a... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5555714 | Combing roller A combing roller for use in a singling-out device of an open-end spinning machine includes a cylindrical body having a plurality of teeth formed on its outer circumference. Each of the teeth is formed by the intersection of at least one spiral circumferen... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5497610 | Process and device for pneumatic feeding of fibers to the fiber collection surface of an open-end spinning element In pneumatic feeding of fibers (20) to the fiber collection surface of an open-end spinning element, the air which circles together with the opener roller (10) and is conveyed past the inlet opening (40) of the fiber feeding channel (4) is fed back to the... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5465567 | Fiber opening device for separating individual fibers from a fiber sliver A fiber opening device for use in a discontinuous spinning process. The opening device includes an opening roller rotatably mounted about an axis and having a cylindrical working surface which extends around the axis. Opening elements are provided around ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5423176 | Opening roller ring member for open-end spinning machine In the case of an opening roller ring member for spinning machines, teeth are integral with a ring-formed base body, the teeth being bounded by notches which extend essentially in axial direction, and by grooves which extend essentially in circumferential... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5419952 | Making slub yarn on open-end machine, and composite fabric Denim fabric is made from warp yarn which is at least 30% novelty cotton yarn having irregularly spaced effects (e.g. slubs) about one-half inch to two inches in length. The cotton novelty yarn is made by separating cotton sliver into cotton fibers, and a... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5396688 | Making slub yarn on open-end machine Denim fabric is made from novelty cotton yarn having irregularly spaced irregularities (e.g. slubs) about one-half inch to two inches in length. The cotton novelty yarn is made by separating cotton sliver into cotton fibers, and acting on the cotton fiber... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5375298 | Apparatus for producing a fiber web The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing a fiber web comprising a feeder 1 for supplying a fiber material, a plurality of fiber opening cylinders 21, 22, 23, . . . 2n (n is a natural number) mounted adja... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5318497 | Combing roll assembly An improved combing or opening roll assembly for open-end spinning machines includes means for cleaning the inner cavities by direct axial injection of compressed air into the cavity, and an outer surface configuration designed to inhibit or prevent accum... | 06/07/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5230124 | Roller with clothing retaining structure and card clothing There is disclosed an elongate piece of card clothing (10) which is rectangular as seen in plan, and which is capable of being wrapped around a carrier roll (11) having a slot (12) in its outer periphery with the free ends (18) of the card clothing (10) b... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5164236 | Opening roller for an open-end spinning arrangement For an opening roller of an open-end spinning arrangement, a coating is provided for the mounting made of needles or teeth and the circumferential surface of the roller, which coating consists of a metal carbide coating and a thin nickel layer applied ove... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5113559 | Rotary drum with points for a textile machine, an opener, a desintegrator, a tearer The invention relates to the fixing of staves (10) provided with points (12) to the cylinder (1) of a textile machine drum. Inside the cylinder (1) bars (6) provided with threaded holes (8) are slid. The half-openings (14) of the bases (11) of the staves ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5085047 | Opening roll for an open-end spinning device An opening roll for an open-end spinning device upon which clothing is carried. The opening roll includes a unitary member that has enlarged surfaces provided on circumferentially spaced ribs extending between a centrally located hub and a ring shaped con... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5031278 | Device for the elimination of dirt from a fiber fleece A card including a main cylinder, a revolving flat as well as a licker-in roller and a doffing roller (also called a doffer roll) also includes a suction device in combination with a separating knife in order to improve the carding result and eliminate di... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5005259 | Opening roller for open end spinning machines A pinned opening roller for an open end spinning machine wherein the pinning pattern around the circumferential surface of the roller is provided by spaced pairs of rows of pins which may extend parallel to the rotational axis of the roller, the spacing b... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4882812 | Opening roller for an opening device of an open-end spinning machine A method of manufacturing an opening roller assembly for an opening roller of an open-end spinning machine is provided. A hardened cylindrical sleeve made of a hardenable steel alloy has at least one circumferential groove formed in an outer cylindrical s... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4868952 | Opening cylinder A device for treating fibers includes a cylindrical support having an axis of rotation. The support has a circular outer peripheral surface and carries a set of combs which extend parallel to the rotational axis of the support. The combs are mounted on th... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4869060 | Fiber opening devices A cleaning system for use with a fibre opening device used in connection with the spinning of fibres into yarns wherein an opening roller is mounted for rotation in a housing incorporating a trash separation zone and a fibre stripping zone and the roller ... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4862688 | Opening cylinder for open-end spinning machine An opening cylinder for an open-end spinning machine comprising a cylinder body of aluminum or similar material having a helical groove therein for receiving the foot portion of a saw-tooth wire fillet wherein the width of the groove is smaller than the f... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4858275 | Opening roller construction for open end spinning machine and the like In the case of a mounting or ring fitting for an opening roller for open end spinning machines and the like, it is provided that the tooth tips are chamfered and form cutting edges which extend essentially in the travel direction of the teeth.... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4833757 | Mounting for an opening roller In the case of a mounting for opening rollers having a plurality of teeth, it is provided that the lateral profiles of the teeth are located in essentially radial surfaces, and that, not before the area of the tip, at least one lateral profile has an end ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4805395 | Opening roller for an opening device of an open-end spinning machine An opening assembly for an open-end spinning arrangement is provided which includes a steel alloy fitting ring element arranged on a rotatable roller body element for opening a silver into individual fibers. The fitting ring element includes a base wall h... | 02/21/1989 |
