Yarn control and feeding apparatus
US3937160A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 1975 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD05C15/18
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A yarn control and feeding apparatus for use with tufting machines and similar apparatus wherein yarn, normally precut, is tufted into a backing layer. A pulsing-type solenoid actuator is utilized to selectively control yarn metering and feeding functions carried out by a rotatable yarn feed wheel and to further control pneumatic yarn transport means including advancing and retracting yarn during various stages of the tufting cycle.
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