Abstract: A cross lapper for laying a fleece from a card web includes a laying carriage movable transversely with respect to an output conveyor belt above same, and an upper carriage as well as a plurality of card web transport belts for passing the card web through the upper carriage and the laying carriage into an output nip formed at the laying carriage, wherein a belt entrance with a downwardly inclined entrance zone is formed at the upper carriage through which a first card web transport belt is passed, which extends from a lower end of the entrance zone in the direction towards the laying carriage, and is accompanied in parallel in this section by a section of a second card web transport belt enclosing the card web together with this belt up to the laying carriage. The second card web transport belt leaving the laying carriage and guided back to same extends through a tensioning carriage only which is movable transversely with respect to the output conveyor belt, but is not passed through the upper carriage.

Abstract: The device for the guided transport of a card web has a card web transport means and a card web guiding means consisting of a plurality of curved tongues arranged at a spacing next to each other. The tongues are arranged opposite to a contact surface of the card web transport means and extend in the direction of movement of the card web. Each tongue is movable individually in a direction away from the contact surface of the card web transport means against a biasing force.

Abstract: A fleece-laying apparatus with an upper carriage (4) and a laying carriage (5) which move above an output conveyor belt (2) transversely to the transport direction of that belt to lay a card web (11) supplied to the fleece layer in partially overlapping layers on an output conveyor belt (2), an endless card web conveyor belt (14) traveling exclusively in the laying carriage (5) wraps around at least one first laying roller (12) in the laying carriage (5). The belt has upper and lower strands (14o, 14u), which extend between the first laying roller (12) and a deflecting roller (15), which is supported in the laying carriage a certain distance away from the laying roller and around which the belt partially wraps.

Abstract: In the production of a solidified nonwoven web by crosslaying a card web produced with a uniform transverse profile by a card web forming device and then by consolidating the crosslaid nonwoven web thus formed, the basis weight of the solidified nonwoven web or of the crosslaid nonwoven web is measured only in the middle and in the area of at least one of its edges, and the basis weight of the card web to be laid is locally changed on the basis of a comparison of the measurement values with the nominal values preestablished by the laws, previously described for the nonwoven web to be produced, governing the structural change in the product caused by solidifying.

Abstract: In a camel-back fleece laying machine with a laying arm attached to a joint, two endless card web transport belts are guided along this arm, and the bottom end of the laying arm carries a discharge gap, which is moved by an upper carriage transversely to the transport direction of an output conveyor belt in a plane above the output conveyor belt. A laying carriage is guided at a certain height between the output conveyor belt and the upper carriage on a path extending parallel to the upper carriage, and two closely adjacent deflecting rolls are mounted in the upper carriage, over each of which a cover belt is guided. The cover belts form a laying gap at the deflecting rolls, through which gap a card web supplied by the card web transport belts is conducted. The drive of the laying carriage is independent of the drive of the upper carriage, and the path of movement of the upper carriage extends beyond the path of movement of the laying carriage at least at one end.

Abstract: A cross lapper for laying a fleece from a card web includes a laying carriage movable transversely with respect to an output conveyor belt and an upper carriage as well as a plurality of card web belts to guide the card web over the upper carriage and the laying carriage into a laying nip formed at the laying carriage, wherein a belt inlet is formed at the upper carriage over which a card web transport belt is guided, which from a lower end of an inlet path extends in the direction towards the laying carriage and is accompanied in parallel in this portion by an upper section of a first, endless cover belt guided through the laying carriage, said cover belt enclosing the card web together with same up to the laying carriage. The card web transport belt returned from the laying carriage to the upper carriage leaves the laying carriage above the upper section of a second endless cover belt passed through the laying carriage.

Abstract: In the production of a solidified nonwoven web by crosslaying a card web produced with a uniform transverse profile by a card web forming device and then by consolidating the crosslaid nonwoven web thus formed, the basis weight of the solidified nonwoven web or of the crosslaid nonwoven web is measured only in the middle and in the area of at least one of its edges, and the basis weight of the card web to be laid is locally changed on the basis of a comparison of the measurement values with the nominal values preestablished by the laws, previously described for the nonwoven web to be produced, governing the structural change in the product caused by solidifying.

Abstract: The device for the guided transport of a card web comprises a card web transport means (51a-l) for moving the card web (69) forward, which has a peripheral outer surface, wherein at all times a part of the peripheral outer surface forms a contact surface for establishing an entrainment-causing connection with at least parts of the card web (69) to be transported.

Abstract: In a fleece layer of the carriage cross-lapper type, the laying carriage conveyor belt (14) wraps around the first laying roller (12), the upper and lower strands (14o, 14u) of the belt being parallel to each other as they proceed from the first laying roller (12). An endless cover belt (23), which travels around in the laying carriage (5), wraps around the second laying roller (13), the cover belt having upper and lower strands (23o, 23u), which are parallel to each other as they proceed from the second laying roller (13) in the direction opposite that of the laying carriage conveyor belt (14).

Abstract: A fleece-laying apparatus with an upper carriage (4) and a laying carriage (5) which move above an output conveyor belt (2) transversely to the transport direction of that belt to lay a card web (11) supplied to the fleece layer in partially overlapping layers on an output conveyor belt (2), an endless card web conveyor belt (14) traveling exclusively in the laying carriage (5) wraps around at least one first laying roller (12) in the laying carriage (5). The belt has upper and lower strands (14o, 14u), which extend between the first laying roller (12) and a deflecting roller (15), which is supported in the laying carriage a certain distance away from the laying roller and around which the belt partially wraps.

Abstract: A cross lapper for laying a fleece from a card web includes a laying carriage movable transversely with respect to an output conveyor belt and an upper carriage as well as a plurality of card web belts to guide the card web over the upper carriage and the laying carriage into a laying nip formed at the laying carriage, wherein a belt inlet is formed at the upper carriage over which a card web transport belt is guided, which from a lower end of an inlet path extends in the direction towards the laying carriage and is accompanied in parallel in this portion by an upper section of a first, endless cover belt guided through the laying carriage, said cover belt enclosing the card web together with same up to the laying carriage. The card web transport belt returned from the laying carriage to the upper carriage leaves the laying carriage above the upper section of a second endless cover belt passed through the laying carriage.

Abstract: In a camel-back fleece laying machine with a laying arm attached to a joint, two endless card web transport belts are guided along this arm, and the bottom end of the laying arm carries a discharge gap, which is moved by an upper carriage transversely to the transport direction of an output conveyor belt in a plane above the output conveyor belt. A laying carriage is guided at a certain height between the output conveyor belt and the upper carriage on a path extending parallel to the upper carriage, and two closely adjacent deflecting rolls are mounted in the upper carriage, over each of which a cover belt is guided. The cover belts form a laying gap at the deflecting rolls, through which gap a card web supplied by the card web transport belts is conducted. The drive of the laying carriage is independent of the drive of the upper carriage, and the path of movement of the upper carriage extends beyond the path of movement of the laying carriage at least at one end.

Abstract: A cross lapper for laying a fleece from a card web includes a laying carriage movable transversely with respect to an output conveyor belt above same, and an upper carriage as well as a plurality of card web transport belts for passing the card web through the upper carriage and the laying carriage into an output nip formed at the laying carriage, wherein a belt entrance with a downwardly inclined entrance zone is formed at the upper carriage through which a first card web transport belt is passed, which extends from a lower end of the entrance zone in the direction towards the laying carriage, and is accompanied in parallel in this section by a section of a second card web transport belt enclosing the card web together with this belt up to the laying carriage. The second card web transport belt leaving the laying carriage and guided back to same extends through a tensioning carriage only which is movable transversely with respect to the output conveyor belt, but is not passed through the upper carriage.

Abstract: A brush structure for use as a stitch support for a velour needle loom comprises bristle tufts inserted into a carrier plate, with their free ends forming a continuous support surface for supporting thereon a fiber batt to be needled. The foot portions of the bristle tufts are of polygonal cross-section, resulting in a high packing density of the bristle tufts on the carrier plate and optimum bristle-coverage thereof. This enables excellent continuity of the support surface formed by the free bristle ends to be achieved without the bristles having to be provided with a curl or crimp.

Abstract: Apparatus for tacking a yarn in a predetermined pattern onto a needled fleece, which lies on a support consisting of brushes and which is supported by the free ends of the brush bristles comprising a pressure plate unit which is movable parallely to the support and having a yarn channel extending basically vertically therethrough, yarn supply structure for supplying the yarn along a yarn path from a yarn supply into the yarn channel, a needle having laterally protruberant projections, which are suitable for piercing yarn fibers into the needled fleece, a needle support connected to the pressure plate unit and mounting the needle, and drive structure for moving up and down the needle support in a direction towards and from the pressure plate unit. The device is suitably combined with a needle loom, which pierces the fibers of the yarn tacked to the needled fleece by the device through the needled fleece. (FIG.

Abstract: Apparatus for feeding a fiber batt to a needle loom, in which a gusset gap between an upper reversing roller of a pre-compression means and an upper supply roller is filled by an upper slim transmission roller rotatably suspended at its end portions by bracket means. The transmission roller is made from a carbon fiber reinforced resin material. The bracket means are composed each of two parts which may be released from each other. One part of each bracket means is mounted on the axis of the supply roller, whereas the other part is suspended in a stationary frame of the apparatus. By realeasing the parts of each other, an easy disassembly of the supply roller is enabled.

Abstract: Apparatus for feeding a fiber batt to a needle loom, in which a gusset gap is filled between the reversing roller of an upper pre-compression conveyor band and an upper supply roller by means of a slim transmission roller, which is suspended at its length at several locations, in order to avoid sagging. The suspensions can consist of ribbons, which carry the transmission roller, or they can be formed by holding fingers which are integrally formed with guide fingers of a finger roller and which are located in respective circumferential grooves in the transmission roller. In an alternative the transmission roller is divided into several segments and roller bearings are provided at the connection positions of the segments and are suspended from above (FIG. 1).

Abstract: A method of producing needled, structured and patterned velour textile web of nonwoven fleeces and fibrous textile material, wherein at least one layer of textile fibers, particularly staple fibers, creating a pattern is applied to at least a part of an at least single-ply pre-needled support fleece web by at least one of the characteristics selected from the group comprising color, form, material, degree of fineness and orientation, and, finally, subjecting the web to an additional one-step or, if applicable, multi-step needling for the patterning or structuring, with the fibers applied to the support web being pushed through the web until they become visible on the lower side of the web, with the pile of the fibers coming to rest substantially in the plane of the lower surface of the web and wherein the web lies for processing during all steps on a brush belt with a homogeneous surface formed by the tips of the bristles of the brush belt.

Abstract: A device on needling machines for the production of needle-bonded fabric webs or the like, having above the fiber fleece to be needled a holding-down means provided with openings for the needles, with plugs of elastic material, to be pierced by the needles, being inserted into the needle openings of said holding-down means, which plugs surround the needle shafts, and their lower faces are flush or approximately flush with the underside of the holding-down means.

Abstract: Unit for the production of structured textile velour needle-bonded fabric webs from a pre-needle fleece of staple fibers, consisting of a fleece laying apparatus, a pre-needling machine and a velour needling machine, wherein at least the velour needling machine (15) is equipped with a brush belt (21) carrying the fleece to be needled and serving as needle stitch base, said belt being made up of numerous brush plates (24) carrying bristle clusters (25), the outer edges (26) of said plates (24) being of a zig-zag design formed in such a way that the edges (26) of respectively adjacent lying brush plates (24) interlock in such a way that the bristle clusters (25) along the outer edges are spaced at the same distance towards each other as those in the inner area of the brush plates (24), the bristles of the bristle clusters (24) are trimmed on their free ends in a conical or wedge-shaped manner, the holding down plate lies on the fiber fleece web and is pressed down onto it and crown needles (23) are used for the