Patents by Inventor Gernot Schäffler

Gernot Schäffler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230031746
    Abstract: An axial bearing for a spinning rotor of an open-end spinning machine includes a static bearing component having axially polarized permanent magnet rings delimited on both sides by ferromagnetic pole disks arranged in a bearing housing, the static bearing component interacting with a dynamic bearing component formed by ferromagnetic webs arranged on a rotor shaft of the spinning rotor. Each pole disk includes a disk ring, a central opening, a vertical axis, and a horizontal axis. The disk ring includes an area of reduced ferromagnetic material on an inner circumference thereof at the vertical axis as compared to a remaining inner circumferential area of the disk ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventor: Gernot Schaeffler
  • Patent number: 10519573
    Abstract: A rotor spinning machine includes a plurality of work stations arranged side by side between two front-side ends along at least one longitudinal side of the machine. Each work station includes work elements for producing and winding a yarn, such as a feed device, an opening device, a spinning rotor, and a winding device. A suction device provides a negative spinning pressure at the work stations and includes a negative pressure source arranged at each of the two front-side ends of the rotor spinning machine. Each negative pressure source is connected to a separate negative pressure channel that extends in a longitudinal direction of the rotor spinning machine only over a part of a total number of the work stations. Each work station includes an individual drive for the spinning rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Rieter Ingolstadt GmbH
    Inventors: Romeo Pohn, Adalbert Stephan, Gernot Schäffler, Milan Macko
  • Patent number: 10414623
    Abstract: A method is provided for operating a textile machine, with a multiple number of adjacent work stations having a respective spinning unit with a spinning device and/or one winding device and handling elements for piecing a thread or for connecting two thread ends. If production is interrupted, a thread end on the bobbin side is provided to a defined receiving position at the work station. For piecing the thread or for connecting the thread ends, the thread end on the bobbin is cut to length by the work station work elements, received from the receiving position, prepared for piecing or for connecting and pieced up or connected. A thread end wound on the bobbin is sought out by means of a thread seeking device deliverable to multiple work stations of the textile machine, and the thread end is subsequently moved into the receiving position at the work station, from which it is received by the work station work element of the work station, in particular by a handling element of its own work station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Rieter Ingolstadt GmbH
    Inventors: Romeo Pohn, Adalbert Stephan, Gerd Stahlecker, Gernot Schaeffler
  • Patent number: 9890476
    Abstract: A spinning unit of an air jet spinning machine with a spinning nozzle, which serves the purpose of producing a yarn from a fiber composite fed to the spinning nozzle. The spinning nozzle features an inlet for the fiber composite, an internal vortex chamber, a yarn formation element protruding into the vortex chamber along with an outlet for the yarn produced inside the vortex chamber. The spinning unit is allocated with an additive supply, which is designed to supply the spinning nozzle with an additive. The additive supply includes at least one top frame fixed on the spinning nozzle, through which the additive is able to be fed to the spinning nozzle. In addition, a top frame for fixing on a spinning nozzle of an air jet spinning machine is proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG
    Inventors: Markus Kübler, Gernot Schäffler, Andreas Fischer
  • Publication number: 20170342604
    Abstract: A rotor spinning machine has a multiple number of work stations arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the rotor spinning machine between two front-side ends of the rotor spinning machine, each of which work stations has a multiple number of work elements for the production and winding of a yarn. The work elements comprise at least one feed device, one severing device, one spinning rotor along with one winding device. Furthermore, the rotor spinning machine has a suction device for producing a negative spinning pressure at the work stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Romeo Pohn, Adalbert Stephan, Gernot Schäffler, Milan Macko
  • Patent number: 9719192
    Abstract: A method and system for operating an air jet spinning machine, that features at least one spinning unit with one spinning nozzle for producing a yarn. During normal operation of the spinning unit, a fiber composite is fed to the spinning nozzle through an inlet and in a predefined transport direction. The fiber composite within a vortex chamber of the spinning nozzle receives a twist with the assistance of a vortex air flow, such that a yarn is formed from the fiber composite, which leaves the spinning nozzle through an outlet. After an interruption in yarn production, a piecing process is carried out, with which one yarn end on the spool side moves counter to the transport direction through the spinning nozzle, is overlaid with one end of the fiber composite after passing through the spinning nozzle and, together with this, is brought through the inlet into the spinning nozzle. After conclusion of the piecing process, the production of yarn is continued through the resumption of normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG
    Inventors: Markus Kübler, Gernot Schäffler, Martin Widmann
  • Patent number: 9670601
    Abstract: A method for operating an air jet spinning machine having at least one spinning unit with one spinning nozzle for producing a yarn is provided. During the operation of the spinning unit, the spinning nozzle feeds a fiber composite through an inlet in a predefined transport direction. The fiber composite within a vortex chamber of the spinning nozzle receives a twist with the assistance of a vortex air flow, such that a yarn is formed from the fiber composite. With the assistance of at least one sensor system, the yarn leaving the outlet is monitored with regard to defined yarn flaws. The production of yarn is interrupted upon the detection of a corresponding yarn flaw. Between the detection of the specified yarn flaw and the interruption of the yarn production, a cleaning process is carried out during which an additive is fed to the spinning unit and is applied to the fiber composite and/or the yarn produced from the fiber composite and/or on parts of the spinning nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG
    Inventors: Gernot Schäffler, Jörg Hehl, Andreas Fischer
  • Patent number: 9670600
    Abstract: A spinning unit is provided for an air jet spinning machine with a spinning nozzle used to manufacture yarn from a fiber strand. The spinning nozzle has an inlet for the fiber strand, a vortex chamber, a yarn forming element protruding into the vortex chamber, and a draw-off channel for the yarn. An additive supply is assigned to the spinning nozzle and designed so that the spinning nozzle is supplied with an additive. The yarn forming element has at least one additive duct that ends in the vortex chamber or the draw-off channel. The additive supply encompasses an additive supply line connected to the additive duct so that an additive introduced into the additive duct via the additive supply line can be introduced into the draw-off channel and/or the vortex chamber. A process for operating an air jet spinning machine with at least one spinning unit is provided. An additive is added, at least intermittently, to the spinning nozzle of the spinning unit while it is operating with the help of an additive supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG
    Inventors: Gernot Schäffler, Jörg Hehl, Andreas Fischer
  • Publication number: 20160355954
    Abstract: With a method for operating a spinning machine (1), with a multiple number of work stations (2) arranged next to each other, each work station (2), as a work element (3, 28, 4, 10, 16, 17, 18), features at least one spinning unit (3) with a spinning device (28), one winding device (4) and handling elements (10, 16, 17, 18) of their own work station for spinning back in the thread (F). If the spinning process is interrupted, a thread end (6) on the coil side is provided in a defined receiving position (A) at the work station (2). For spinning back in a thread (F), the thread end (6) on the coil side is cut to length by work elements (3, 28, 4, 10, 16, 17, 18) of the work station (2), in particular the handling elements (10, 16, 17, 18) of their own work station, received from the receiving position (A), prepared for spinning back in and spun in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Romeo Pohn, Adalbert Stephan, Gerd Stahlecker, Gernot Schaeffler
  • Patent number: 9353463
    Abstract: A spinning point of a spinning machine includes a spinning unit, a drawing-off device for the yarn downstream of the spinning unit and a yarn storage downstream of the drawing-off device for the intermediate storage of a section of yarn. The yarn storage has a sensor system for monitoring the filling level of the yarn storage (7). The spinning point includes a winding device for the yarn downstream of the yarn storage, along with a return unit, with the assistance of which an end of the yarn found within the yarn storage after a yarn break is returned into the area of the spinning point. The winding device (9) is stopped in the case of a yarn break in such a manner that, after the stop, an end section of the yarn remains within the yarn storage (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG
    Inventors: Gerd Stahlecker, Markus Kübler, Gernot Schäffler, Evzen Pilar, Javier-Orlando Ricaurte-Rubio
  • Publication number: 20160032498
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an air spinning machine, whereas the air spinning machine features at least one spinning unit with one spinning nozzle (1) for producing a yarn (2), whereas, during the normal operation of the spinning unit, the spinning nozzle (1) feeds a fiber composite (3) through an inlet (4) and in a predefined transport direction (T), whereas the fiber composite (3) within a vortex chamber (5) of the spinning nozzle (1) receives a twist with the assistance of a vortex air flow, such that a yarn (2) is formed from the fiber composite (3), which ultimately leaves the spinning nozzle (1) through an outlet (6), and is spooled on a sleeve with the assistance of a spooling device (7), whereas, after an interruption in yarn production, a spinning-in process operation is carried out, with which one yarn end (23) on the spool side moves counter to the transport direction (T) through the spinning nozzle (1), is overlaid with one end (24) of the fiber composite (3) after passing thro
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Markus Kübler, Gernot Schäffler, Martin Widmann
  • Publication number: 20150361592
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an air spinning machine, whereas the air spinning machine features at least one spinning unit with one spinning nozzle (2) for producing a yarn (6), whereas, during the operation of the spinning unit, the spinning nozzle (2) feeds a fiber composite (3) through an inlet (4) and in a predefined transport direction (T), whereas the fiber composite (3) within a vortex chamber (5) of the spinning nozzle (2) receives a twist with the assistance of a vortex air flow, such that a yarn (6) is formed from the fiber composite (3), which ultimately leaves the spinning unit (2) through an outlet (7), whereas, with the assistance of at least one sensor system (11), the yarn (6) leaving the outlet (7) is monitored with regard to defined yarn flaws (26), and whereas the production of yarn (6) is interrupted upon the detection of a corresponding yarn flaw (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Gernot Schäffler, Jörg Hehl, Andreas Fischer
  • Publication number: 20150329994
    Abstract: The invention refers to a spinning unit of an air jet spinning machine with a spinning nozzle (1) used to manufacture yarn (2) from a fiber strand (3) fed to the spinning nozzle (1), in which case the spinning nozzle (1) has an inlet (4) for the fiber strand (3), a swirl chamber (5) located inside, a yarn forming element (6) protruding into the swirl chamber (5) and a exhaust duct (24) for the yarn (2) as well as an outlet (7) for the yarn (2) produced in the interior of the spinning nozzle (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Gernot Schäffler, Jörg Hehl, Andreas Fischer
  • Publication number: 20150284878
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spinning unit of an air spinning machine with a spinning nozzle (1), which serves the purpose of producing a yarn (2) from a fiber composite (3) fed to the spinning nozzle (1), whereas the spinning nozzle (1) features an inlet (4) for the fiber composite (3), an internal vortex chamber (5), a yarn formation element (6) protruding into the vortex chamber (5) along with an outlet (7) for the yarn (2) produced inside the vortex chamber (5). In accordance with the invention, it is proposed that the spinning unit is allocated with an additive supply (8), which is designed to supply the spinning nozzle (1) with an additive (9), whereas the additive supply (8) includes at least one top frame (10) fixed on the spinning nozzle (1), through which the additive (9) provided by an additive supply line (14) of the additive supply (8) is able to be fed to the spinning nozzle (1). In addition, a top frame for the fixing of a spinning nozzle (1) of an air spinning machine is proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Markus Kübler, Gernot Schäffler, Andreas Fischer
  • Publication number: 20150283746
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air spinning machine with at least one spinning unit (15) comprising at least one spinning nozzle (1), whereas the spinning unit (15) serves the purpose of producing a yarn (2) from a fiber composite (3) fed from a spinning nozzle (1), whereas the spinning nozzle (1) features an inlet (4) for the fiber composite (3), an internal vortex chamber (5), a yarn formation element (6) protruding into the vortex chamber (5), along with an outlet (7) for the yarn (2) produced inside the vortex chamber (5), and whereas the spinning nozzle (1) features multiple air nozzles (23) leading into the vortex chamber (5), which are in fluid connection with at least one air supply line (24), whereas, during the operation of the air spinning machine, compressed air provided by the air supply line (24) flows through the air nozzles (23) into the vortex chamber (5) in order to generate a vortex air flow in the vortex chamber (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Gernot Schäffler, Andreas Fischer, Javier-Orlando Ricaurte-Rubio, Markus Arbogast
  • Patent number: 8931249
    Abstract: A method interrupts yarn production on a spinning machine having at least one spinning point having an inlet for a fiber material and an outlet for the yarn made from the fiber material, and wherein the spinning machine comprises a delivery device for feeding the fiber material into the spinning point, a take-off device for drawing off the yarn out of the spinning point, a winding device for winding up the produced yarn, and a yarn monitoring unit for monitoring at least one yarn parameter. Yarn production is interrupted upon detecting a defined deviation of the monitored yarn parameter from a target value, upon changing bobbins at the winding device, and/or prior to switching off the spinning machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Rieter Ingolstadt GmbH
    Inventors: Adalbert Stephan, Gernot Schäffler, Evzen Pilar, Martin Novak, Vítezslav Kubes, Josef Ludvícek, Vladimir Krycner
  • Patent number: 8919091
    Abstract: A method is provided for interrupting yarn production on a spinning machine upon detecting a defined deviation of a monitored yarn parameter from a target value, upon changing bobbins at a winding device, and/or prior to switching off the spinning machine. The feed speeds of the delivery device, the take-off device, and the winding device are gradually reduced to a stop in order to interrupt the yarn production, wherein the reducing takes place such that an end of the produced yarn is located within the spinning point after the reducing is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Rieter Ingolstadt GmbH
    Inventors: Adalbert Stephan, Gernot Schäffler, Evzen Pilar, Martin Novak, Vítezslav Kubes, Josef Ludvícek, Vladimir Krycner
  • Patent number: 8915055
    Abstract: The spinning station of a spinning machine includes a yarn end disposal means, arranged between the outlet of the spinning device and the winding device, and with the aid of which an end section of the produced yarn is separated from the rest of the yarn and eliminated. Furthermore, a process for removing an end section of a yarn at a spinning station of a spinning machine prior to the subsequent piecing process is proposed, wherein the end section is gripped, cut off, and subsequently eliminated from the area of the spinning station with the aid of a yarn end disposal means arranged between the outlet of the spinning device and the winding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG
    Inventors: Adalbert Stephan, Josef Ludvícek, Gernot Schäffler
  • Patent number: 8904742
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of operation for an air jet spinning machine, which is characterized in that the spinning process is interrupted when a yarn fault is detected, and subsequent to the interruption of the spinning process, a piecing process is initiated which is at least partly carried out by the spinning station and in which a number of yarn process and handling devices directly assigned to the spinning station are applied. Furthermore, an air jet spinning machine is proposed which permits such a piecing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG
    Inventors: Adalbert Stephan, Gerd Stahlecker, Gernot Schäffler
  • Publication number: 20140283496
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spinning point (1) of a spinning machine, whereas the spinning point (1) includes a spinning unit (5), a drawing-off device (6) for the yarn (2) downstream of the spinning unit (5) in the direction of transport (T) and a yarn accumulator (7) downstream of the drawing-off device (6) for the intermediate accumulation of a section of yarn, whereas the yarn accumulator (7) is allocated a sensor system (8) for monitoring the filling level of the yarn accumulator (7), whereas the spinning point includes a spooling device (9) for the yarn (2) downstream of the yarn accumulator (7), along with a return unit (10), with the assistance of which an end of the yarn (11), which is found within the yarn accumulator (7) after a yarn break, is able to be returned in the area of the spinning point (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG
    Inventors: Gerd Stahlecker, Markus Kübler, Gernot Schäffler, Evzen Pilar, Javier-Orlando Ricaurte-Rubio