Tufting machine and process for variable stitch rate tufting
US7426895B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD05C15/26
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tufting machine as disclosed with a variable yarn feed mechanism and a method for tufting patterns with yarns from two rows of needles offset longitudinally from one another in a fashion that the different stitch lengths are selected in a fashion that the yarns from each row of needles are complementary to the other and maintain a consistent stitch density.
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