Apparatus and method for loading tufts into a tuft carrier
US5743306A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD03D39/08
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tuft carrier loading apparatus for loading individual tufts into tuft-retention sites spaced along an elongate tuft carrier which is guided for longitudinal movement along a path of travel having a plurality of individually selectively operable tuft forming devices. Each tuft forming device is operable to feed an individual tuft to a tuft-retention site on the carrier. The carrier moves along said path of travel intermittently through a series of successive positions where predefined tuft retention sites are moved temporarily into registry with each tuft forming devices. By controlling selection of the tuft forming devices, tufts are fed to selected sites while the carrier is located at each successive position.
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