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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6769240 | Method and apparatus for removing broken filaments A method and apparatus are provided for removing broken filaments from a continuous filament tow (60) traveling at a tow velocity between a source and a collector. The tow (60) is contacted with a rotatable, cylindrical roller (13), having an ax... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6345491 | Fluid-jet twist-inserting method An apparatus for inserting twist into a moving strand, including a first body including an orifice extending therethrough for permitting passage of a moving yarn. An air channel extends therethrough and communicates with the orifice. The air channel commu... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6317645 | Suction-air system of a textile machine A suction-air system of a textile machine, especially a rotor spinning machine, has at least one suction-air conduit, at least one spark sensor for detecting flying sparks within a measuring extent of the suction-air, the sensor including a measuring devi... | 11/13/2001 |
| 5934060 | Method for regulating the vacuum in a suction air installation of a textile machine For the optimization of the vacuum output of a suction air installation of a textile machine, the vacuum output is adjustably regulated by initially starting a batch with a predetermined vacuum for the vacuum demands under basic operating conditions and a... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5857317 | Cotton fibres suction pipe of spinning machine This invention relates to a cotton fibers suction pipe of spinning machine, the side of the cotton fibers suction pipe having at least one or more guide discharge tubes connected to an air extracting pump, the circumference of the cotton fibers suction pi... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5732544 | Textile yarn tube stripper A yarn remnant removal system for flexible textile yarn tubes deflects the textile yarn tube inwardly in order to effectively reduce the tube circumference and loosen the yarn remnants wrapped thereon. The system provides for a tube receiver over which a ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5723217 | Polyolefin fibers and their fabrics Novel fibers have been made from reactor grade isotactic poly-alpha-olefin wherein polypropylene is produced by single-site catalysis and has a melt flow rate of greater than zero to about 5,000, MWD in the range of about 1.0 to about 3.5.... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5669215 | Combined pneumatic yarn attending for textile machines An attending device of a textile machine, in particular of a rotor spinning machine, is provided having pneumatic pressure means intended to attend a working place and being disengageably connected to an overpressure source, and having underpressure pneum... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5666798 | Positive and negative pressure rotor cleaning assembly for a rotor spinning machine A method and device of cleaning the rotor (6) of a rotor spinning machine are provided in which, after the opening of a spinning unit, there are sucked off from the rotor (6) fibres and impurities being released from the inner surface of the rotor by pres... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5579630 | Device for eliminating the yarn reserve wound on spinning or twisting machine spindles The improved device (1A, 1B) for removing the yarn reserve (15) wound on the spindles (13) of spinning or twisting machines (2), is of the type traversing on rails (3) positioned above and along the spinning or twisting machine (2) so as not to impede wor... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5452571 | Winder-to-double twister connecting system A winder-to-double twister connecting system, which comprises a yarn end picking device for picking out a yarn end from a package set on a tray, a package lifter for inserting a two-piled empty bobbin mounting adapter received from an overhead conveyor, i... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5423170 | Suction apparatus for withdrawing advancing yarns to a waste container A yarn winding machine having a suction apparatus for withdrawing the severed advancing yarns during the bobbin changing operation. The suction apparatus comprises a tubular duct which extends the length of the winding machine, and the duct mounts a yarn ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5361572 | Fluff cleaning truck A fluff cleaning truck moves along the textile machine being operated to efficiently and automatically remove fluff. The cleaning truck is loaded with cleaning members and travels along the frame of a textile machine and stops at a desired position to cle... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5313775 | Apparatus and method for automatic thread joining and cleaning in a spinning machine In a textile spinning machine, apparatus for automatically joining a thread and cleaning the machine comprising a tube mechanism, a mechanism for routing a flow of air through the tube mechanism and controlling the rate of air flow through the tube mechan... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5305592 | Grab-clearing system for tube-changing apparatus A cleaning apparatus used in a spinning machine wherein a row of grabs having seats can be engaged over tubes in respective spinning stations to remove the tubes from and insert the tubes into the respective stations has at least one nozzle directable int... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5284010 | Method for doffing a yarn winding machine A method for the doffing of a yarn winding machine which is composed of several side-by-side winding stations, and wherein identical packages having the same build and yarn length are produced on the several stations. The doffing procedure includes the si... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5279105 | Roving chip collecting system for roving bobbin replacing apparatus A chip collecting system for a bobbin replacing apparatus wherein roving chips and fleece are temporarily accommodated in a chip collecting chamber of the bobbin replacing apparatus through a suction pipe. Upon arrival of the bobbin replacing apparatus to... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5179830 | Apparatus for cleaning stranded cable An apparatus for cleaning metal dust particles from a stranded cable made of metallic wires. The apparatus comprises a cleaning cylinder located downstream of a stranding die through which the stranded cable passes. Pressurized air is injected into the cl... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5157909 | Ring spinning or twisting frame with suction installation A suction and cooling system for a spinning frame having a plurality of spinning units arranged along a frame. The suction and cooling system includes a first collecting channel and an independent second collecting channel and exhaust means coupled to the... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5119622 | Spinning machine having a plurality of drafting units and a movable cleaning device for stripping devices In the case of a spinning machine having a plurality of drafting units arranged next to one another which each comprise a stripping device, a cleaning device for the stripping devices is provided which can be moved along the spinning machine. The cleaning... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5109662 | Operating method and apparatus for the automated removal of yarn remnants from winding tubes by an automated maintenance and servicing device traveling along a textile yarn processing machine In yarn processing stations, in which two yarns are withdrawn from feed yarn packages inserted on a package adapter, the problem arises that a residual yarn wind is left on the tube of a feed yarn package. To remove this residual yarn wind, the maintenanc... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5107668 | Method of doffing packages of a textile machine as well as a textile machine A method and apparatus is disclosed for the doffing of a yarn winding machine which is composed of several side-by-side winding stations, and wherein identical packages having the same build and yarn length are produced on the several stations. The doffin... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5070688 | Cleaning device for cleaning a nozzle in a spinning apparatus A cleaning device for cleaning a nozzle in a spinning apparatus in which the nozzle unit is supported movably and a suction pipe for sucking yarn waste is oscillatingly supported so that a suction opening of the suction pipe can be moved to a gap between ... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4967946 | Pneumatic pipe conveyor installation for fibres Known pneumatic pipe conveyor installations for fibres, particularly for textile fibre strands, comprise a conveyor pipe and a selectively operable feeder apparatus for feeding the fibres to the inlet opening of the conveyor pipe. For permitting the feede... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4942730 | Textile apparatus A textile yarn ring spinning or twisting apparatus of the type comprising a spindle for carrying a yarn support tube, the spindle being rotatable about its axis to enable yarn to be wound on the tube to form a yarn package, a yarn reserve winding member a... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4936086 | Apparatus for stripping yarn ends from spindles Apparatus for use with a traveling cleaner for textile machines, particularly ring spinners, operable to strip yarn ends from the whirls of the spindles for the bobbins of the ring spinner apparatus. A whirl cleaner blade is pivoted to the frame of the ri... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4899532 | Residual roving clearing apparatus A residual roving clearing apparatus for clearing a residual roving remaining on a roving bobbin. The residual roving clearing apparatus comprises a bobbin holding device for rotatably holding a roving bobbin, a cutting device for cutting layers of coils ... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4878344 | Method and device for auotmatically splicing yarn on a ring spinning machine In a yarn splicing operation on a ring spinning machine wherein a broken end of yarn is drawn into a suction tube in position for splicing, the suction is reduced after the yarn is in position to avoid damage or destruction of the yarn as it is being held... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4858421 | Arrangement for pneumatic false-twist spinning In an arrangement for pneumatic false-twist spinning, an air nozzle, which follows the pair of delivery rollers of the drafting unit, can be moved out of its operating position after a yarn breakage. At the same time, a suction tube, which is assigned to ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4845938 | Means for mounting a suction tube on a textile machine An arrangement for mounting a suction tube on a fly frame, roving frame, ring spinning machine or the like for collecting broken ends of yarn at the outlet rollers of the machine. The suction tube has a suction end and an opposite end connected through a ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4825634 | Suction tube for collecting broken ends of yarn at the outlet of a textile machine A suction tube for a fly frame, roving frame, ring spinning machine or the like for collecting broken ends of yarn at the outlet rollers of the machine. The suction tube is connected to a collection chamber through a flexible sealing sleeve that permits t... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4773208 | Thread or roving fragment removal for a spinning machine A process for operation of an approximately horizontal suction duct used for removal of broken fragments of thread or roving from a spinning machine and a suction apparatus for performing that process. In the process of my invention the suction capacity o... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4729216 | Service device and method for applying an air blast to a broken yarn end in a ring spinning machine A service device in a ring spinning machine is moved after a yarn break to the appropriate spinning position to separate the broken yarn end from the winding by generating an air blast that acts on the yarn end. If the winding build-up is in a stage in wh... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4724665 | Method of piecing yarn in the operation of an open end rotor spinning machine A method of piecing yarn in the operation of an open end rotor spinning machine that includes applying the suction that picks up the yarn end from the bobbin package for an extended predetermined length of time longer than the optimal minimum length for a... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4689947 | Apparatus and method for reducing broken fibers on the surface of a carbon fiber yarn bundle A method for reducing broken fibers on the surface of a carbon fiber bundle involves passing the yarn past a suction nozzle having an extended trailing edge which impacts the broken fibers as they pass the slot breaking off the fibers. The broken fibers a... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4673138 | Apparatus for preventing scatter of fly in winder An apparatus for preventing scatter of fly in a winder having a plurality of winding units where a yarn is unwound from a yarn feeding bobbin and is taken-up on a take-up package. A first cover member for covering the yarn feeding bobbin unwound at a wind... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4671054 | Mechanism for purging fiber fluff and dust from a spindle assembly of a two-for-one twister textile thread processing machine A mechanism for pneumatically purging undesirable fiber fluff and dust from a spindle assembly of a two-for-one twister textile thread processing machine created during thread processing and particularly in the area of a rotating thread balloon and being ... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4669259 | Spinning machine The spinning machine comprises a drafting frame for drawing sliver and at least one fiber suction station connected to a vacuum source associated with this drafting frame. To save energy each fiber suction station is provided with a sensing means for dete... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4667864 | Low noise and high efficiency doffing gun A doffing gun for aspirating yarn includes a vacuum chamber tube threadably connected to an ejector handle body formed with a first bore axially aligned with the vacuum chamber and a second bore substantially perpendicular to the first bore. The first bor... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4662167 | Spinning machine maintenance unit with fly catching needle A servicing device is provided for a spinning machine which includes a plurality of spinning stations, which servicing device is moveable along the spinning stations and adjustably disposed adjacent to each. The servicing device is outfitted with at least... | 05/05/1987 |
