Air intermingling method and air intermingling machine employing a 1/f fluctuation
US5680684A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S57/908
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for intermingling yarn, and an air intermingling machine 1 used therein, is provided that yields yarn with the comfortable feel of hand-spun yarn, on an industrial scale. In the air intermingling machine 1, intermingling is imparted to the yarn by signals having a 1/f fluctuation, wherein the degree of intermingling of the yarn vanes with a 1/f fluctuation provides a natural, comfortable feel.
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