Process of installing knives in a cut pile tufting machine
US4669171A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49897
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A group of knives for a cut pile tufting machine are preassembled in a knife holder carried by a bracket, as the bracket is held in a jig. the bracket is then removed from the jig and inserted into one of a plurality of transverse parallel angling slots in a carrier member of the machine, the knives and bracket being moved in a linear path until a stop on the bracket engages the carrier member to indicate that the knives are in proper position for cutting action with respect to this loopers.
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