Pneumatically operated thread cutter
US4672902A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/8805
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pneumatically operated thread cutter includes a cutter housing with a stationary blade and a movable blade which is moved by a pneumatic motor. A cutter housing has a chamber in which the movable blade is disposed and which is connected to a venturi mechanism which is receptive of a high pressure air input for creating a suction in the cutting housing chamber to draw a loose thread into the blades for cutting same.
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