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Slotted disc type yarn tension control

US4457129A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 1982
Grant dateJul 3, 1984
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD02G1/024
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An electromagnetic disc type tension control in which the yarn guiding post is slotted off-center between the discs so that the yarn being tensioned is received between the discs and exerts a torsional force on the tension discs to cause the tension discs to rotate in order to enhance the dissipation and self-cleaning of the yarn finish accummulated therebetween.

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