Lightweight quad mount tufting machine shiftable needle bar assembly
US11613836B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD05C15/18
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lightweight needlebar drive is provided that vertically reciprocates a needlebar by driven feet mounted to the lower ends of pushrods, where the feet are laterally positionable by virtue of a plurality of stub shafts passing through and received in bearings on adjacent brackets connected to the needlebar.
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