Method and means of tufting
US3937157A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 29, 1974 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/6472
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tufting machine having: means for metering predetermined lengths of yarn, including a rotatable yarn feed with substantially accurate improved drive and braking means; pneumatic yarn transport means, including selective control of gas flow, for transporting selected metered lengths of yarn to a tufting station for severance into yarn bits and implantations into a backing; and retraction means for retracting, with minimum yarn deformation, yarn not selected for severance and implantation.
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