Patents Assigned to AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
  • Patent number: 11945613
    Abstract: A packaging of compressed bales (1) includes packaging (11) surrounding the compressed bale. The compressed bale is formed from highly compressed, preferably short-cut, textile fibers and has mutually opposite pressing sides (5, 6), which are acted upon by a pressing device (32) in a pressing direction (10), and circumferential sides (7, 8), which are arranged between the pressing sides. The packaging has multipart film packaging (12) resting on the bale body (4) and first strapping (22) with a plurality of parallel endless bands (23) that are laid over the pressing sides of the compressed bale. An additional strapping (25) having a plurality of endless strapping bands (26, 27) are applied to the compressed bale. The strapping bands are laid peripherally only over the circumferential sides and are arranged externally on the film packaging and on the bands. The strapping bands cross the bands, forming cross strapping (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert Sauerwein, Dirk Falise
  • Patent number: 11898284
    Abstract: A drying method and to a drying device (2) for a moist material web (4) which is composed of a textile fibrous material and which has for example been compacted using liquid jets (45). The drying device (2) includes a drying chamber (22) with an aeration (ventilating) device (29) and an inlet (18), an outlet (19) and a fluid-permeable conveying device (23) for the running material web (4). The material web (4) is transported within the drying chamber (22) by the conveying device (23) and is dried using a heated gas, in particular air. The drying device (2) additionally has a suction device (5) which locally suctions and discharges liquid, in particular water, which is contained in the material web (4) by a suction flow (6) at one or more suction locations (53) at the material web (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Niklaus, Christian Richter
  • Patent number: 11866853
    Abstract: A crosslapper, a process and a formed fabric web shielding device for a cross lapper shield a formed fabric web moved in the crosslapper. The formed fabric web has a bottom side, a top side and side surfaces located at formed fabric longitudinal edges. The crosslapper includes a displaceable main carriage and a crosslapper laying belt feeding the formed fabric web in a web direction to the displaceable main carriage with the formed fabric web bottom side located on the cross lapper laying belt. The shielding device includes a housing configured to be arranged in the crosslapper and configured to cover the side surfaces of the formed fabric web located on the laying belt and being fed to the displaceable main carriage, which side surfaces extend along the web direction, to shield the side surfaces of the formed fabric web against external environmental effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Meier, Eberhard Häberle
  • Patent number: 11767624
    Abstract: A jet suction method and a jet suction box (14), for a suctioning apparatus (6) of a device (1) for water jet consolidation of a fibrous material web (2), sucks in the liquid jets (4) emitted by the device (1) for water jet consolidation and issuing from the fibrous material web (2) again. A box casing (18) thereof has arranged therein at least one slot shape casing opening (20) which leads to a box interior (17). The jet suction box (14) has on the box casing (18) at least one nozzle attachment (24) which is arranged above the casing opening (20) and which has a slot shape suction opening (25) with a width steadily increasing towards the box interior (17) and towards the casing opening (20). A width of the casing opening (20) is equal to or greater than the outlet-side width of the suction opening (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Christian Richter
  • Patent number: 11597549
    Abstract: A storage station, a process for storing, and a bottle tray (5) configured for receiving a bottle layer (7) are provided. The bottle tray has an upright side wall (12), with an upper tray opening (13) and a tray bottom (15) connected to the side wall (12). The bottle tray (5) has a movable lifting bottom (18) that lies in the loaded state (5) on the tray bottom (15) and which has a plurality of passage openings (16) for a lifting device (34) for a relative lift between the side wall (12) and the lifting bottom (18). The tray bottom (15) has a perforated plate or a plurality of struts (17) located spaced apart and enclosing the passage openings (16). The struts are fastened to the side wall (12). The bottle tray (5) has a bottom centering (19) acting between the tray bottom (15) and the lifting bottom (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Schneider, Lorenz Sailer, Peter Obert, Peter Knobloch, Rudolf Kuhn
  • Patent number: 11465380
    Abstract: A feed device is for use on a baling press (1) and is for a loose fiber material (2) to be compressed. The feed device (4) has a movable and driven and possibly guided feed element (14, 15). The feed device (4) is assigned a protection device (3), which protects the drive area and possibly the guiding area of the feed device (4), in particular the bearing (19) thereof, against airborne fibers by using an opposing airstream (27).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Rudolf Kuhn
  • Patent number: 11420781
    Abstract: A method and a baling system includes at least one baler (14) for producing highly compressed bales (2) made of artificial fibers. The baler (14) includes a securing device for applying a securing device (3), in particular strapping, to the compressed bales (2). A packaging device (1) applies a bale casing (4) that is closed on all sides to the secured compressed bales (2). The packaging device (1) includes a production and application device (21) for producing a sleeve-type casing (5) and for the application thereof to the compressed bales (2), as well as a sealing device (22) for closing and sealing axial ends (6, 7) of the sleeve-type casing (5) on the uncovered sides of the bales.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert Sauerwein, Dirk Falise
  • Patent number: 11305901
    Abstract: A controllable packaging device (5) and a method relate to packaging compressed bales (6) on a baling press (2) with a bale-fixing element (11) and a multi-component bale envelope (7) including an upper part (8), a lower part (9) and optionally a sheath-type side part (10). The packaging device includes a fixing device (23) applying the bale-fixing element (11), a supply device (25) supplying the upper part and the lower part and optionally an envelope device (24) applying the side part to the compressed bales. The fixing device and optionally the envelope device are arranged on a transport apparatus (19) that travels along the compressed bale in an advancing direction (22). The supply device is arranged on the transport apparatus and supplies the upper part and the lower part with a supply movement oriented transversely to the advancing direction, from the outside into the baling press.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert Sauerwein, Dirk Falise, Rudolf Kuhn
  • Patent number: 11091862
    Abstract: A fibrous-web-consolidating appliance which is configured to consolidate fibrous web and includes: at least two drive devices, each of which is configured to drive at least one needling device of the fibrous-web-consolidating appliance. Each needling device is configured to consolidate fibrous web and is driven by one of the at least two drive devices. At least one oscillation-recording device is configured to record oscillation data, the oscillations including oscillations such as those created by the operation of the needling devices. A control device is configured to receive the oscillation data recorded by the oscillation-recording device and to control the operation of the at least two drive devices in response to the received oscillation data. A control device and a method for operating the drive devices of the fibrous-web-consolidating appliance are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Joachim Binnig, Christian Richter
  • Patent number: 11060219
    Abstract: An aerodynamic nonwoven forming device (2) for a fibrous nonwoven (10), the nonwoven forming device (2) having a discharge region (6) for fibers, in which the fibrous nonwoven (10) is aerodynamically formed. The nonwoven forming device (2) is incorporated in the discharge region (6) in a furnace (4). The nonwoven forming device (2) has a fiber support (5) which emits a fiber stream (12) in the discharge region (6) into a free area (31) within the furnace (4). The fiber support (5) spins off the fiber stream (12) on a detachment area (22) into the free area (31) in free flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Michael Niklaus
  • Patent number: 10948232
    Abstract: A method and a fiber-treatment system dry wet or damp fibers. A fiber mat (13) including wet or damp fibers is formed on a treatment band (31) which is moved in a conveying direction (x). An air flow (36, 36a) composed of heated drying air is generated in the fiber dryer (30). The heated drying air is guided in an upward direction through the treatment band and the fibers contained in the fibre mat (13, 14) are loosened and dried. Linters (16) possibly produced by any moving fibers are captured by a filter band (32) arranged above the treatment band, which is also moved in the conveying direction (x). At the outlet of the fiber dryer, the fibers are detached from a support (17) formed on the filter band, in particular when guiding the detached fibers back towards the dried fibers guided to the treatment band (31, 31c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Michael Niklaus
  • Patent number: 10946605
    Abstract: A filling device (3) and a filling method for fibrous material (6) on a bale press (1). The filling device (3) is arranged between a fiber supply (2) and a pressing device (5) of the bale press and comprises a collecting chamber (9) for the fibrous material (6) with a supply opening (16) as well as a discharge opening (17) with a controllable closure (18). A driven slide (25) of an integrated precompression device (4) is movable in a reversing manner between the openings (16, 17), which precompresses the collected fibrous material in one or more stages in the collection chamber (9) before collected fibrous material is transferred to the pressing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Rudolf Kuhn, Norbert Sauerwein
  • Patent number: 10927484
    Abstract: A needle removing tool (2) and a needle removing device (1) are provided for needles (4, 5) on needle boards (3) of needle looms. The needle removing tool (2) includes a hollow mechanical extraction device (11) for intact and damaged needles (4, 5). The extraction device (11) is motor-driven in such a way as to be rotationally and linearly movable. The extraction device (11) is provided with an elongate extraction sleeve (12) that has an axial hole (18) and a lateral axial slot (20) on the sleeve jacket (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Jan Schneider
  • Patent number: 10900158
    Abstract: A jet manifold (10) and a method for a hydroentanglement device (1) are provided. The jet manifold (10) has a hollow housing (11) that includes a housing shell (12). An opening (13) is provided in the housing shell. A nozzle strip (16) is located in the housing (11) and has a tub-shaped cross-section with a nozzle body (19). The nozzle body (19) is recessed in the opening (13) in the housing shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Christian Richter, Anton Mooshammer
  • Patent number: 10724794
    Abstract: A treatment device (1) and a treatment method for a web (2) of endless material, in particular of a textile fiber material, preferably a non-woven fabric are provided. The treatment device (1) includes a treatment chamber (14) in which the moving web (2) is treated with a flowing gas, in particular air, an inlet (10) and an outlet (11) for the web (2), and a plurality of chamber regions (20-24). The plurality of chamber regions (20-24) are stationarily arranged on top and next to each other. The web (2) runs through the plurality of chamber regions (20-24). In the chamber regions (20-24), the gas, in particular the air, flows against and through the web (2) from one side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Niklaus, Kuzma Plugachev
  • Patent number: 10532892
    Abstract: A relocation method for moving piece goods and an associated transport device are provided. The piece goods (2), that are prone to falling over, in particular bottles, are moved between an in-flow region (E) and a holding area (9) for a layer (10) formed of adjacent rows (3, 4, 5) of the piece goods (2). A transport device (1) has multiple relocation guides (11-15) which are moveable in a controlled manner, and which are configured to transport a row (3-7) or a set of rows of the piece goods between the inflow region (E) and the holding area, to assemble or disassemble a layer. A respective second-outermost row (K2) or a second-outermost set of rows of the layer are secured against falling over by means of a relocation guide (11). An outermost row (K1) or an outermost set of rows is added to the layer or removed from the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Peter Knobloch
  • Patent number: 10443155
    Abstract: A carding apparatus (2) and a carding method for producing a card web (12) are based on the carding apparatus (2) including a web forming device (5) for creating a preliminary web (3), followed by a web layering apparatus (7) which is followed by a card (6), and a controllable or adjustable profiling device (8). The profiling device (8) precedes or is associated with the web layering apparatus (7). The profiling device (8) is used for profiling the preliminary web (3) in order to preventively compensate for peripheral bulges in the card web (12) discharged by the card (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Meier
  • Patent number: 10337126
    Abstract: A nonwoven laying apparatus (3) and a nonwoven laying method are based on a laying device (7) that folds a delivered fiber web (4) and forms a multilayer nonwoven fabric (14) on the discharge path (15) of a discharging conveyor (13) that runs transversely or at an angle to the feeding direction (26). The travel profile of the discharge path (15) is set in such a way as to vary in the discharge direction in the vertically projected zone below the web outlet (12) of the laying device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Meier
  • Patent number: 10309040
    Abstract: A nonwoven fabric-laying device, in particular a cross-laying device, and an operating method are provided. The nonwoven fabric-laying device (1) is used for folding down and depositing a supplied fibrous sheet (3) to form a multi-layered nonwoven fabric (32) and, for conveying the sheet, has a plurality of linearly movably guided carriages (10 to 16) which are driven by a carriage drive and has a plurality of conveyor belts (7, 8) guided by means of the carriages (10 to 16). One or more carriages (10 to 16) are directly driven by an electric linear motor (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Meier
  • Publication number: 20180371658
    Abstract: A fibrous-web-consolidating appliance which is configured to consolidate fibrous web and includes: at least two drive devices, each of which is configured to drive at least one needling device of the fibrous-web-consolidating appliance. Each needling device is configured to consolidate fibrous web and is driven by one of the at least two drive devices. At least one oscillation-recording device is configured to record oscillation data, the oscillations including oscillations such as those created by the operation of the needling devices. A control device is configured to receive the oscillation data recorded by the oscillation-recording device and to control the operation of the at least two drive devices in response to the received oscillation data. A control device and a method for operating the drive devices of the fibrous-web-consolidating appliance are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: AUTEFA SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Joachim BINNIG, Christian RICHTER