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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7591153 | Yarn delivering apparatus having a yarn return operating mode A yarn delivering apparatus comprises a yarn delivering wheel having a drive, as well as a yarn storing device having a yarn. laying device which is provided with its own yarn layer drive. A control device controls both drives, providing for a pure positive operatio... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7490488 | Circular knitting machine and electric motor A motor speed controller is structurally integrated into an electric motor for a belt drive in a circular knitting machine. The motor speed controller is connected by means of a cable strand with an interface unit placed at the circular knitting machine. The motor s... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7421860 | Knitting machines and methods of knitting There is disclosed a knitting machine comprising: at least one knitting needle; at least one positive yarn feed device for feeding yarn to said at least one knitting needle; needle monitoring means for providing information relating to the at least one knitting need... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7360303 | Method manufacturing for a winding assembly of a rotating electrical machine There are proposed a manufacturing method of a winding assembly of a rotating electrical machine using a rotation block and a fixed block and a manufacturing apparatus used for the same. The rotation block includes a rotation surface rotatable around a rotation axis... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7339338 | Method for operating a door and a door drive for carrying out this method A door, especially a sectional door, is operated with the use of a drive unit with a drive gear, a clutch, and a position-detecting unit. The position-detecting unit detects the direction of rotation of the drive gear, detects the number of revolutions of the drive ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7310976 | Circular knitting-machine chassis with cantilever support A support chassis for a circular knitting machine includes a frame assembly having a leg assembly and a horizontal bed plate supported by the leg assembly, a support connected to the frame assembly, and a horizontal ring assembly entirely supported by the support in... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303163 | Method and system for delivering threads A yarn feeder system (1) includes a plurality of yarn feeders combined into one group (8). In the trial mode, the yarn feeders operate in an individually tension-controlled manner on the basis of a specified yarn tension value. The yarn feed quantities... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7289870 | Knitting method, knitting fabric, knit designing device and knitting program for intarsia pattern A yarn feeder is caused to perform a single reciprocating motion in a section in which the boundary of an intarsia pattern varies discontinuously such that a jump occurs between a yarn feeding end position of the yarn feeder and a following yarn feeding start positi... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289869 | Knitting method and system using stretch yarn An object of the invention is to be capable of easily acquiring a fabric having a desired feeling using a stretch yarn. A knitting controller (20) controls a carriage (5), and the like, according to knitting data and control data stored in a memory ( | 10/30/2007 |
| 7261251 | Yarn feeding device A yarn lifting element (28), which is provided on a positive thread regulating wheel, comprises straight yarn-bearing surfaces (34,35) whose position cannot be displaced by the yarn (2), enabling the yarn to slip in relation to the thread feedin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7237742 | Thread feeding device comprising a spring stop for thread detectors The yarn feeder device (1) of the invention has one or more yarn feeler levers (26), which are movably supported on the housing (2). The yarn feeler lever (26) is movable between an operating position I and a response position II. In the ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7156337 | Method for inserting weft yarns The invention relates to a method for inserting weft yarn material, comprising an insertion system in a loom. According to the invention, for every insertion the insertion system (A) is supplied with a substantial part of the weft yarn required for the insertion in ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7055349 | Yarn feeding device for flat knitting machine An object of the invention is to be provide a yarn feeding apparatus of a flat knitting machine capable of accurately predicting a required amount of a knitting yarn and knitting a fabric while supplying knitting yarn necessary for knitting. The knitting yarn is fed... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6948532 | Method and apparatus for the weft insertion in a jet weaving machine A method for the weft insertion in a jet weaving machine is proposed, in which in each work cycle a weft thread (S1) of predeterminable length which is to be inserted is drawn off from a winding drum (3) of a thread supply apparatus (2), the wef... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941976 | Method for controlling a yarn feeding device of a weaving machine The invention relates to a method for the control of a power-loom yarn feed device, whereby a drive motor for a rotating winding element is accelerated, decelerated or stopped, on demand, for yarn storage and, in order to avoid slack yarn during the stopping of the ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932293 | Thread-supplying device for textile machines The yarn feeder having a plastic housing, preferably made of two clamshells, with a plastic fastening device for connecting the yarn feeder to a retaining device of a textile machine. The fastening device is made rigid by suitable shaping and without the necessity f... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6901776 | Method of knitting an elastomeric yarn into a circularly knitted fabric A method for circularly knitting an elastomeric yarn into a knitted fabric is provided. The method includes: operating a circular knitting machine at a machine rate, retaining a free end of the elastomeric yarn in a substantially relaxed condition, and taking up the... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6745597 | Positive feeding method and apparatus of an encoder A positive or active yarn feeding method and apparatus is provided which synchronizes the feeding of textile materials and provides encoding. The device includes a motor connected to an axle, on which a coupling spins the wheel and activates the belt. The motor rece... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6616079 | Yarn feed device having a feeler stop The yarn feeder of the invention has one or two yarn feeler levers, which monitor the yarn. In order to be able to prevent the monitoring if needed, a feeler barrier is provided. Its actuating device which in the illustrated embodiment is in the form of a... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6321576 | Device for controlling yarn feed to a textile machine and method for controlling the machine operation and production A device (1) for controlling the feed of yarn (11) fed to a textile machine (10) such as a knitting machine, hosiery machine or a bobbin winder, comprises means (18) for ascertaining the yarn tension and means (3, 12) for measuring its feed velocity to th... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6283397 | Variable and steady yarn feeding apparatus A variable and steady yarn feeding apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a support; a drive device; a steady yarn supply drum for plain knitting; a variable yarn supply drum having a number of high friction resilient yarn guide surfaces, the var... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6270032 | Variable or steady yarn feeding apparatus A variable or steady yarn feeding apparatus comprises a first yarn brake; a support; a steady yarn supply drum for plain knitting; a variable yarn supply drum having a high friction resilient V-shaped or U-shaped surface, the drums both driven by a drive ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6202450 | Uniform yarn delivery method and apparatus for knitting machine A uniform yarn delivery method and apparatus for a knitting machine is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of sending yarn derived from a supply cone to be guided on a yarn supply drum so as to tighten yarn thereon; and suitably uniformly slackening... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6178783 | Yarn feeder for knitting machine An improved yarn feeder for knitting machines includes a frame, a feeding reel, a brake, a press block, a pulley, a holder, a transmission spindle and a yarn guide. The feeding reel includes a driven wheel which has a top flange with a center opening and ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6158480 | Yarn reserve monitoring device in weft feeders for weaving looms A device for monitoring the yarn reserve in weft feeders for textile looms, comprising an active element which is capable of detecting the presence of the turns of yarn that constitute the yarn reserve wound on the drum of the feeder. The device is associ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6125663 | Method and apparatus for monitoring scanning conditions during control of a yarn feeding device A method and apparatus for monitoring the scanning conditions when controlling a yarn feeding device including a storing surface for the yarn, a drive motor, a sensor device having at least one sensor oriented towards a scanning zone defined in the yarn f... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6105398 | Positive feed mechanism for elastic yarns A yarn feeder device for feeding elastic (soft) yarns to a yarn consuming station whose yarn demand fluctuates over time. The device has a control unit which ascertains the current yarn demand or to which the current yarn demand is reported. In accordance... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6102320 | Fabric yarn supply apparatus with dual feeding features A yarn supply apparatus with dual feeding features is disclosed. The apparatus is characterized in that a yarn guide arm is fabric yarnedly secured on the front top side of a support holder of the apparatus having an inner and an outer yarn eyes provided ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6094945 | Device for feeding an elastically extendable yarn to hosiery knitting machines A device for feeding an elastically extendable yarn to hosiery knitting machines, which includes a positive yarn feeder composed of two mutually opposite contrarotating rollers which have parallel axes and between which the yarn to be fed passes. Elements... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6079234 | Yarn feeder for a jacquard knitting machine In a yarn feeder used in a jacquard knitting machine, each yarn tension bracket includes a casing covered with a cover plate, a pivot shaft supported on bearings between the casing and the cover plate, a yarn tension rocker formed of two wire rods respect... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6079656 | Thread feed device for elastic yarn A yarn supply apparatus for elastic yarns in knitting machines having abruptly fluctuating yarn consumption. A yarn wheel, around which the yarn to be supplied is wrapped, furnishes the yarn to a yarn store located between a knitting station and the yarn ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6065711 | Yarn brake and textile machine and yarn feed device equipped therewith A yarn brake has a bearing pin, two brake elements for braking a yarn, the brake elements being mounted on the bearing pin for being rotated by the yarn in friction engagement with the brake elements when the yarn is consumed, at least one of the brake el... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5894744 | Speed control apparatus for yarn winding storage drum A rotation speed control apparatus for a yam winding storage drum has a unit for driving the drum, and a scanning device for scanning the quantity of storage windings on the drum which provides signals proportional with the number of the storage windings.... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5860298 | Thread feeder with thread-twisting preventive device for knitting machines A thread feeder with a thread-twisting preventive device for a knitting machine is provided. The thread-twisting preventive device includes at least a protective piece which is substantially cup-shaped having a wall and a coupling hole. The coupling hole ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5802880 | Improvement of yarn supply reel and yarn guide for knitting machines A yarn supply reel and yarn guide for use in a knitting machine includes a driving reel with a plurality of spaced struts arranged in an annular shape and a driven reel with a plurality of spaced ribs arranged in an annular shape. The ribs have slanted an... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5765399 | Method and apparatus for detecting a thread supply boundary on a yarn storage drum For determining the movement of a thread supply boundary on the storage surface of a thread storage and feed device, different scanning properties of at least two circumferentially offset circumferential sections of the storage surface are scanned simulta... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5727746 | Thread feeder device w/continuously adjustable thread extraction tensioning The invention relates to a thread feeder device with continuously adjustable thread extraction tension for textile machines, particularly for textile machines having uneven thread consumption, with a storage body that carries the thread without slippage a... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5706676 | Pneumatic thread feeder in knitting machines or the like A pneumatic thread feeder in knitting machines or the like having at least one tube in which a passage is provided having an outlet to be directed towards the needle work region of a knitting machine; injection means for injecting air through the tube; me... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5669245 | Yarn feeding device of a circular knitting machine A yarn feeding device includes a mounting frame fastened to the frame structure of a circular knitting machine to hold a yarn guide plate, a driving wheel, a yarn guide bracket, a plurality of plastic yarn tension guides, and a plurality of yarn feeding w... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5600973 | Process and machine for manufacturing elastic bands as well as bands thus obtained Process and machine for manufacturing elastic bands with small diameter tubular fabric knitting machines of the single-feed type with fixed needle cylinder and revolving cam drum, wherein a bobbin holder of an elastic thread is autonomously supported abov... | 02/11/1997 |
