False twisting apparatus and method
US4391091A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD02G1/087
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A yarn false twisting apparatus and method is provided which permits ready conversation from S to Z twist, or vice versa. The apparatus comprises a pair of friction discs which are rotatably mounted on a common carrier plate, and the discs are rotated in opposite directions by a drive system which includes a whorl mounted to each supporting shaft, and an endless drive belt having a run which engages opposite sides of the two whorls. The carrier plate is designed to permit the respective positions of the two discs to be reversed, and the direction of rotation of each disc to be reversed, to thereby convert from S to Z twist, or vice versa. In other embodiments, conversion between S and Z twist may be effected by the axial displacement of the two discs, or by the use of the two pressure applying members which define two separate twisting zones and which are alternately actuated.
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