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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404237 | Apparatus at a spinning preparation machine for changing sliver cans In an apparatus at a spinning preparation machine for changing sliver cans, sliver is delivered by a delivery device and deposited in a sliver can. The apparatus comprises means for moving a full sliver can away from the region of the delivery device and means for s... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7389566 | Apparatus at a spinning preparation machine for changing silver cans In an apparatus at a spinning preparation machine for changing sliver cans, a sliver is delivered by a rotary plate 25 and deposited in a sliver can 15. Means are provided for moving a full sliver can 15, away from the region of the rotary plate... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7150077 | Apparatus and method for splicing sliver of yarn during yarn formation and processing An apparatus (20) and methods are provided for splicing selected portions of sliver (S) such as during yarn formation and processing. The apparatus (20) preferably includes a needle carrying member (35) having a plurality of needles (32) ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7004710 | Hydraulic battery changer A hydraulic battery changer for pulling and pushing batteries into a conventional electric vehicle having a height adjustable leg connected to a frame for raising and lowering the frame. A roller is rotatably connected to the frame for receiving a conventional elect... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6957941 | Method and apparatus for buffering a flow of objects A buffer device for buffering a flow of stacks of discrete objects between a stacking machine and a packaging machine is disclosed which buffer includes a plurality of individual trays mounted on carriers which carriers are mounted on a frame and driven about the pe... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6588194 | Process and apparatus for level adjustment of the can plate of a spinning can A process for the level adjustment of the can plate of a sliver can is proposed which is in a filling position at the output of a textile machine to be filled with fiber sliver F. The can plate is moved before the start of the filling process by a first m... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6578238 | Apparatus for depositing sliver in a flat coiler can and method A carding machine in combination with an apparatus for charging a flat coiler can with sliver. The apparatus is disposed at the outlet of the carding machine and includes a rotary coiler head receiving sliver from the carding machine outlet and depositing... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6568038 | Assembly for gathering card sliver for packaging thereof in cans of various size An automatic device for gathering and packaging card sliver in cans, the device having a plurality of gathering stations for cans of different size that have a rotary platform (35, 45) set underneath for rotation of the can receiving the sliver and of a d... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6389648 | Device and method for lengthening a free sliver end in a coiler can An apparatus for lengthening, to a determined extent, a free sliver end portion hanging on an exterior face and from an upper edge of a can containing sliver deposited in coils, includes a device for grasping and firmly holding the free sliver end portion... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6363702 | Transportation and storage system for rectangular spinning cans A transportation and storage system for spinning machines with transfer storage places associated with each spinning machine. With an automatic supply of the spinning machine via transporters as the connecting means between the transfer storage place and ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6336258 | Process for can delivery and removal at a textile machine A given plurality of empty round (cylindrical) cans are brought by a can carrier into an empty can magazine of a textile machine which produces a band output. These cans are taken from the can carrier, one after another, to be filled at a filling station ... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6279306 | Operator controlled spinning can transporter A spinning can transporter for a plurality of spinning cans disposed on a platform. The platform has a standing place for the operator or driver equipped with controls for steering the transporter. To make it possible for the operator/driver to exchange s... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6256973 | Transporting and storage system for spinning cans A transporting and storage system for spinning machines is described, whose object is to achieve supply between machines that fill spinning cans and machines that empty spinning cans with the least possible loss in terms of travel distances and utility. A... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6219886 | Process and apparatus for stretching fiber band and storage of same A stretched fiber band is deposited in a can, located in the filling station of a can exchanger of a draw frame, by means of a turntable. The rotational axis of the turntable exhibits an equal to or less than distance from the rotational axis of the can e... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6209285 | Automatic device for collection and packing in a container, of the strip produced by a carding unit Automatic device for packing in a container, of the strip provided by a carding unit, consisting of an eccentric distributor which rotates relative to the collection container, which is rotated by an underlying rotary platform, and also comprises a device... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6161257 | Process for can delivery and removal at a textile machine A given plurality of empty round (cylindrical) cans are brought by a can carrier into an empty can magazine of a textile machine which produces a band output. These cans are taken from the can carrier, one after another, to be filled at a filling station ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6065191 | Method and apparatus for splicing and feeding slivers An apparatus for splicing a leading end of a first sliver deposited in a coiler can and a trailing end of an out-running second sliver fed into a fiber processing machine, includes a device for tapering the leading and trailing ends to obtain gradually ta... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6024206 | Closed-circuit coiler can conveyor system between two drawing frames A system includes a first drawing frame having a sliver output; a second drawing frame having a sliver input; and a conveyor apparatus for supplying, in a closed circuit, sliver-filled coiler cans from the output of the first drawing frame to the input of... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6012202 | Textile machine with aerodynamically separated compartments The present invention concerns a textile machine, particularly a stretch machine with a can agitation apparatus (7) and/or a can exchange apparatus (4) which is situated in a first chamber (3), which chamber (3) communicates with the space surrounding the... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5992136 | Method for exchanging sliver cans at a spinning machine A method for the exchange of full for empty rectangular spinning cans for a spinning machine having a plurality of spinning stations is described. With the method a conveying track is provided respectively between two rows of n spinning stations for the f... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5974630 | Spinning can stand A spinning can stand of a fiber sliver-processing machine such as a flyer or a jet spinning frame having a plurality of spindles in at least one row. Rectangular cans are used instead of round cans for reducing the expenditure for exchanging the spinning ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5966780 | Method for monitoring the fill state of sliver cans A method for improving the monitoring of the fill state of a sliver can (5) at a spinning station of a textile machine processing sliver wherein a defined portion (24 or 124) of a can bottom (22) is initially kept free from sliver (6) while a predetermine... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5937484 | Flat container of textile fibre sliver A flat container of textile fiber sliver for receiving a sliver produced on a sliver producing textile machine and for feeding the sliver to a sliver processing machine taking over the sliver. The flat container has a movable bottom adapted to move vertic... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5934059 | Manipulating device on a can changing carriage of a spinning machine A manipulating device for can changing between a can changing carriage and a row of payout cans in a spinning machine is described for the case where rectangular cans are used. To automate the transfer of the cans without substantially increasing the expe... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5852844 | Suction apparatus for removing waste from a drawing frame inlet A combination of a sliver intake assembly for guiding and introducing simultaneously a plurality of slivers into a drawing frame and a suction assembly for removing waste, such as dust or fiber fly. The combination includes an emplacement situated below t... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5815888 | Apparatus for exchanging coiler cans at a fiber processing textile machine A coiler can handling apparatus includes a platform rotatable about a substantially vertical platform axis for rotating a coiler can standing thereon; a travelling coiler can exchanger for moving a coiler can onto and moving a coiler can off the platform;... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5729868 | Can storage device for rectangular cans at a can filling station In the automatic transport of rectangular spinning cans between a can filling station and the work stations of textile machines which process sliver, it is known to arrange a can storage device in association with the can filling station, with a section o... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5720161 | Sliver can, can changer and pallet A sliver-processing system has at least one sliver-processing textile machine with at least one work station, at least one discharge station for filled sliver cans and a discharge station for empty cans. A sliver can assembly includes a sliver can with a ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5687454 | Coiler can transport system between two drawing frames A drawing frame system includes first and second drawing frames, wherein the second drawing frame utilizes the sliver produced by the first drawing frame. A can filling device is situated at the output of the first drawing frame for charging consecutively... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5682647 | Apparatus for moving coiler cans to a sliver producing textile machine A coiler can transporting assembly for advancing coiler cans in a transporting direction to a sliver-producing textile machine. The assembly includes coiler cans each having a bottom forming a conveying face; and a conveyor element having a discharge end ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5664398 | Apparatus for charging flat cans with sliver at a sliver producing fiber processing machine A system for charging a coiler can of elongated horizontal cross section with sliver obtained from a sliver producing fiber processing machine includes a stationarily supported rotary coiler head discharging sliver in coils; a sled disposed underneath the... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5647098 | Apparatus for transporting a coiler can between a sliver-producing and a sliver-consuming textile machine A system for transporting sliver between a sliver-producing textile machine and a sliver-consuming textile machine includes a coiler can containing the sliver; a carriage for transporting the coiler can; and a can-handling arrangement for moving the coile... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647097 | Process and device to sever the fiber sliver on a textile machine delivering a fiber sliver A process, and machine for carrying out the process, for severing a fiber sliver at a textile machine includes conveying the fiber sliver by a pair calendar rollers through a sliver guiding channel of a rotary plate into a sliver can disposed below the ro... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5634316 | Method and apparatus for handling flat coiler cans before, during and after filling the cans by a sliver-producing textile machine An apparatus for handling flat coiler cans before, during and after filling the cans with sliver by a sliver producing textile machine. The apparatus includes an empty-can storing device; a full-can storing device; an intermediate space defined between th... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5632138 | Stand for receiving sliver cans A sliver can transport system includes a can vehicle for transporting sliver cans while traveling between a can delivery station, work stations of at least one sliver-processing textile machine having machine parts with fixed locations, a discharge statio... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5628173 | Method and apparatus for feeding sliver to a spinning machine without sliver cans at spinning stations Sliver is delivered from a drawing frame to an open-end spinning frame in sliver containing cans and, at a transfer location along the travel path of a servicing device for the spinning frame, sliver is removed from the cans in partial lots and transferre... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5621948 | Method and apparatus for severing a sliver during coiler can replacement in a drawing frame A method of processing and depositing sliver includes the following steps: drafting the running sliver in a drawing frame; forwarding the sliver by the drawing frame to a coiler head having a sliver outlet; depositing the sliver by the coiler head into a ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5611117 | Spinning plant machine with attachment for can transporting carriage Disclosed is a spinning mill machine for the production of fiber sliver and for the deposit of the fiber sliver in spinning cans, with an automatic can replacement device to push out full cans from the machine. A can conveying carriage is centered at the ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5581849 | Process for positioning a fiber sliver on a flat can The process for the positioning of a fiber sliver end is characterized in that in the stopped position of the flat can a drafting point is formed in the fiber sliver between the pair of calendar rollers and the sliver guiding channel and in that subsequen... | 12/10/1996 |
