Yarn feed for assembly for a tufting machine
US6446566B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD05C15/32
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tufting machine has a yarn feed roller assembly with a plurality of rotatable driver rollers driven at different speeds and a plurality of actuators in the form of a pivotable arm having in one embodiment a pair of yarn feed reels one of which is arranged to selectively press yarn into engagement with one of the drive rollers and the other arranged to selectively press yarn into engagement with another drive roller. Yarn is engaged by each actuator and a selected drive roller for a period of time determined by a pattern. The longer the actuator engages the high speed roller during the stroke of a tufting machine needle the greater will be the pile height of the tufts produced and alternatively the longer the actuator engages the lower speed roller during the needle stroke the lower will be the pile height. Pile height variations between a high pile and a low pile may be obtained by controlling the proportion of time during the stroke that the yarn engages with the high and low speed rollers.
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