Needle for a needle bar or rod for textile combing machines, and a needle bar with such needles, as well as a method for attaching or replacing an outfit of such needles
US5560085A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD01G19/105
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a needle for a needle bar or rod, the needle comprising a fastening area at its foot and above this an actively combing tip area, the needle being a stamped element and the fastening area having a recess closed or open outwards for the needle to be slipped on a support rod, the recess being non-circular or having projections or indents corresponding to the cross-section of the support rod such that the needle is disposed non-rotatably on the support rod, it is provided, with a view to convenience of replacement and simplicity of design of a needle bar, that for textile combing machines, in particular drawing equipments, for intersecting machines, feed combs, top combs, round combs or the like, the tip area is distinctly higher than the fastening area and is made approximately oval in cross-sectional shape by stamping.
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