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Gripper for a tufting machine

US10731282B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GROZ-BECKERT KG · DE

Inventors

Michael Klein · Bielefeld, DE
Andreas Englmeier · Raesfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 22, 2018
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 10, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD05D2209/12
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a gripper for a tufting machine, which has a gripper body and an insert. In the longitudinal direction, the gripper has a holding section and a guiding section. At the end further away from the holding section, in the longitudinal direction, the guiding section terminates in a hook which has an inner side in which a joint gap is arranged between the gripper body and the insert. According to the invention, the gripper is characterised in that a stop means, against which the insert abuts in the longitudinal direction towards the holding section, is arranged on the gripper body in the gripper's guiding section in order to limit the size of the joint gap in the inner side of the hook.

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