Tufting machine modular gauge parts
US5396852A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD05C15/20
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tufting machine having spaced apart needle modules removably mounted on a needle bar in the tufting machine, the modules having notches at opposite side edges remote from the needles. Each side edge is of a generally half U-shape configuration so that when two modules are mounted side-by-side a substantially U-shape recess is formed at the abutting sides. A clamping plate is secured by a fastener extending through each recess to clamp against the pair of adjacent modules. A cut-out at a central portion of each module at the edge remote from the needles receives a locating member which is adjustably secured to the needle bar, the locating member abutting the edges of the cut-out to precisely locate each module. In another embodiment, a tab formed as part of a gauging bar is temporarily positioned within the recess to locate modules not having the central cut-out. Removal of a module merely requires loosening of the fasteners to permit the module to be slidably retracted, and a replacement module may thereafter be precisely inserted.
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