Independent single end servo motor driven scroll-type pattern attachment for tufting machine
US6283053A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/23936
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a single end scroll-type yarn feed attachment for tufting machines characterized by independent servo-motor control of yarn feed rolls while eliminating tube banks typical of tufting machine feed attachments and produces new tufted carpet designs.
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