Patents by Inventor Luigi Zorini

Luigi Zorini 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: 20070089799
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a needle loom comprising a bearing structure (2), at least one textile-product (P) forming head (3) installed on the bearing structure (2), at least two heddle frames (6) capable of intercepting a plurality of warp threads (0), at least one sickle (9) to bring at least two weft threads (T) transversely between the warp threads (0), at least two movable guides (11) each of which is adapted to intercept one of the weft threads (T), actuator means (13) to shift the movable guides (11) and change the weft threads (T) carried by the sickle (9), at least one needle (18) to temporarily retain at least one of said at least two weft threads (T) carried by the sickle (9), and a reed (20) to compact the weft threads (T) against the already formed textile product (P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventor: Luigi Zorini
  • Publication number: 20060169003
    Abstract: A textile machine comprising a main shaft (10) to be driven in rotation, and a sensor (20) to detect at least one angular position (PA) of said shaft and generate a corresponding reference signal (SR); the machine (1) further comprises weaving members (30) to make a textile product (30), at least one beam (50) on which a yarn (60, 61, 63, 64) to be fed to the weaving members (30) for manufacture of the textile product (40) is wound, and actuating means (70) to drive the beam (50) in rotation and unwind the yarn (60, 61, 63, 64). The machine (1) further comprises control means (80) connected to the sensor (20) and the actuating means (70) to move said means depending on the reference signal (SR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventor: Luigi Zorini
  • Publication number: 20050284186
    Abstract: A needle loom comprises a supporting structure (2), at least one forming head (3) of a textile product (P) installed on the supporting structure (2), at least two heddle frames (6) capable of intercepting a plurality of warp threads (O), at least one sickle (9) to bring at least two weft threads (T) transversely between the warp threads (O), at least two movable guides (11) adapted each to intercept one of the weft threads (T), actuator means (13) to move the movable guides (11) and change the weft threads (T) carried by the sickle (9), at least one needle (18), to temporarily retain at least one of said at least two weft threads (T) carried by the sickle (9), and a reed (20) to compact the weft threads (T) against the already formed textile product. The actuator means (13) comprises at least two electric motors (21), connected each with a respective movable guide (11), to move each guide in a manner independent of the others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventor: Luigi Zorini
  • Publication number: 20050086978
    Abstract: A textile machine comprising at least one frame (2) supporting a plurality of healds (3), a sickle (6), a needle (8), a compacting device (201) and a main shaft (12) for a synchronized movement of the frames (2), sickle (6), needle (8) and compacting device (201) and manufacture of a textile product (5); the machine (1) further comprises a first feeding member (20) to supply a plurality of warp yarns (18) to said healds, a second feeding member (40) to supply at least one weft yarn (19) to said sickle and a take-down member (60) of said textile product (5). The machine (1) is also provided with a control apparatus (80) comprising at least one first electromechanical actuator (30) operatively active on said first or second feeding member (20, 40) or on said take-down member (60) for movement of the same, and a controller (90) for regulation of at least said first actuator (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Luigi Zorini, Pierantonio Franchino
  • Publication number: 20050081567
    Abstract: A control device for textile machines, in particular for crochet machines, comprising an electric motor (10) having an output shaft (11) drivable in rotation and a first reduction gear (12) interposed between the output shaft (11) and a knitting member (13) of a textile machine. The device (1) further comprises drive means (14) to power and control the motor (10), and detecting means (15) to detect a main parameter (100) representative of a position of the knitting member (13) and to generate a corresponding main signal (110); said main signal incorporates the main parameter (100) and is destined to the drive means (14) regulating power supply to the motor (10) depending on the main parameter (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Luigi Zorini, Franchino Pierantonio
  • Publication number: 20050066693
    Abstract: A textile machine comprising a needle bar (6) carrying a plurality of needles (7), a guide bar (8) carrying a plurality of eye-pointed needles (9) and at least one carrier slide bar (10) carrying a plurality of threading tubes (11); the machine (1) further comprises a main shaft (12) for a synchronised movement of the bars (6, 7, 8) and manufacture of a textile product (5), a first feeding member (20) to feed at least one weft yarn (19) to said threading tubes (11), a second feeding member (40) to feed a plurality of warp yarns (18) to said eye-pointed needles (9) and a take-down member (60) to draw said textile product (5). The machine (1) is also provided with a control apparatus (80) comprising at least one first electromechanical actuator (30), operatively active on said first or second feeding members (20, 40) or on said take-down member (60) for movement of same and a controller (90) for regulation of at least said first actuator (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Luigi Zorini, Pierantonio Franchino