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Thread clip

US4909285A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Filing dateNov 10, 1988
Grant dateMar 20, 1990
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD03D47/34
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thread clip including a clamping mechanism (1) consisting of a first jaw (2) and a second jaw (3); a spring mechanism (4) which presses the clamping mechanism jaws (1) together; an electromagnetic device (5) which can open the clamping mechanism against the force of the above-mentioned spring mechanism (4); a cam mechanism (6) which can close the clamping mechanism (1) against the force of the electromagnetic device (5); and a mechanism (7) which on closing of the clamping mechanism (1) by means of the cam mechanism (6) presses the different elements of the clamping mechanism (1) against each other with a certain clamping force.

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