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Method of and apparatus for producing a friction spun yarn

US4773209A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateMar 11, 1988
Grant dateSep 27, 1988
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD01H4/06
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The method of, and apparatus for, producing a yarn uses a friction spinning device comprising a perforated first friction spinning drum and a second friction spinning drum which can also be perforated. Two fiber feed passages project to the first friction spinning drum and are each supplied by opening assemblies which individualize or individually separate the fibers. The fibers are transported toward the first friction spinning drum using a feed air stream in the fiber feed passages. This feed air stream is produced by the first friction spinning drum which is maintained under sub-pressure. Advantageously, the fiber double-feed to the friction spinning drum permits supplying two different fiber types to the same yarn end. Also, different inclinations of the fibers at the friction spinning drum can be obtained by different inclinations of the fiber feed passages in order to produce yarns of different character.

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