Feeding Patents (Class 19/97.5)
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Patent number: 9187852Abstract: The feed device for supplying individualized fibers or fiber flocks to a transport device, which serves to transport the formed fleece or fiber flock mat onward, includes a plurality of feed segments arranged horizontally next to each other and a plurality of individually actuatable feed rollers, wherein a separate feed roller is assigned to each feed segment. In addition, at least one driven opening cylinder, which cooperates with each feed roller, is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2013Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Oskar Dilo Maschinenfabrik KGInventor: Johann Philipp Dilo
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Patent number: 8060989Abstract: The invention relates to a device 1 for loading machines handling bulk materials, in particular materials that may be in baled or balled form, such as fibres, yarns, threads or debris from woven or non-woven or plastic textile products. Said device 1 comprises: a hopper 8; a conveying device placed on the base of said hopper 8, to convey a strip of material 3 in a backward conveying direction 4 through an opening 14 and into a machine to be loaded; a knife 15 having a blade 17 that can undergo a reciprocating movement approximately perpendicular to the conveying direction 4 so as to cut the material conveyed into the opening 14; and a device for balancing the reciprocating movement of said blade 17.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Inventors: Philippe Pierret, Thierry Pierret
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Patent number: 8015670Abstract: A system for removing plastic wrapping from round cotton modules includes a gantry having a stationary base located in front of a disperser. A separate conveyor between the gantry and the disperser receives unwrapped round cotton modules from the gantry. Because the gantry is stationary while the disperser digests an upstream module, a gap is created between the upstream module and the module being unwrapped. This gap is closed up when the most recently unwrapped module is placed on the separate conveyor which is driven at a high rate of speed to abut, nor nearly abut, the modules.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2009Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Stover Equipment Co. Inc.Inventor: Jimmy R. Stover
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Patent number: 7779512Abstract: A feeding device for fiber flocks or opened fibers for feeding a textile machine, especially a carding machine, has a first, upper vertical fiber chute which supplies the fibers or fiber flocks to rolls for opening of the fibers, and a lower fiber chute which accepts the fibers released by the rolls and discharges a fiber mat at the bottom end of the fiber chute by way of discharge rolls. The feeding device also has a segmented intake trough with several intake trough segments which cooperate with a segmented, clothing-covered first roll, which is divided into several roll segments, wherein the torque of the roll segments can be controlled individually and the widths of the gaps between the intake trough segments and the associated roll segments can be adjusted on a segment-by-segment basis.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2008Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Oskar Dilo Maschinenfabrik KGInventors: Siegfried Bernhardt, Robert Kamprath, Heinz-Werner Naumann-Burghardt
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Publication number: 20100180405Abstract: A device for preparing flock fibers has an inlet pipe, a pair of silos, a pair of feeding wheels, positioned on the bottom of each silo, an opening wheel, down-line of the respective feeding wheels, and a single conveyor roller, fed from the two opening wheels via converging pipes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: MARZOLI S.P.A.Inventor: Mario Mascheretti
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Patent number: 7752715Abstract: A method and a device for opening and dosing fiber feeds the fiber material via a feeding shaft of an opening device. The fiber material is processed in a first opening step of a dosing opener and is fed without an interconnecting pneumatic means to the feeding shaft of a second opening step. A large-volume feeding shaft has been placed before the first opening device from which the fiber material is delivered to a feeding shaft with a considerably smaller volume that delivers the fiber material to a second opening device. Both opening devices and their associated feeding shafts are placed on top of one other.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2008Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Temafa Maschinenfabrik GmbHInventors: Jörg Morgner, Michael Bruhn
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Publication number: 20100064483Abstract: The invention relates to a device 1 for loading machines handling bulk materials, in particular materials that may be in baled or balled form, such as fibres, yarns, threads or debris from woven or non-woven or plastic textile products. Said device 1 comprises: a hopper 8; a conveying device placed on the base of said hopper 8, to convey a strip of material 3 in a backward conveying direction 4 through an opening 14 and into a machine to be loaded; a knife 15 having a blade 17 that can undergo a reciprocating movement approximately perpendicular to the conveying direction 4 so as to cut the material conveyed into the opening 14; and a device for balancing the reciprocating movement of said blade 17.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2008Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: Philippe Pierret, Thierry Pierret
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Patent number: 7506410Abstract: An apparatus for stripping fiber material from textile fiber bales has a tower, which can be moved to and fro in relation to the fiber material by means of a carriage having a travel motor or the like, and has at least one boom, which is provided with the stripping apparatus. The boom together with the stripping apparatus can be moved in the height direction of the tower by means of a lifting motor or the like. A movable distance sensor is provided for determination of the location in the length direction. In order to make possible, by simple means, an exact determination of location in the length and/or height direction, a movable distance sensor scans, for location determination in the length and/or height direction, the distances to a counterpart element and calculates from those distances the location.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Truetzschler GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Franz-Josef Minter
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Publication number: 20080313860Abstract: A feeding device for fiber flocks or opened fibers for feeding a textile machine, especially a carding machine, has a first, upper vertical fiber chute which supplies the fibers or fiber flocks to rolls for opening of the fibers, and a lower fiber chute which accepts the fibers released by the rolls and discharges a fiber mat at the bottom end of the fiber chute by way of discharge rolls. The feeding device also has a segmented intake trough with several intake trough segments which cooperate with a segmented, clothing-covered first roll, which is divided into several roll segments, wherein the torque of the roll segments can be controlled individually and the widths of the gaps between the intake trough segments and the associated roll segments can be adjusted on a segment-by-segment basis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: OSKAR DILO MASCHINENFABRIK KGInventors: Siegfried Bernhardt, Robert Kamprath, Heinz-Werner Naumann-Burghardt
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Patent number: 7082645Abstract: The invention is directed to method and apparatus for blending fibers. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises blending apparatus for blending fibers of different materials, at least one of which is absorbent, and for conveying the blended fibers to a fiber collection station. A first weighing apparatus weighs out a first quantity of first fibers at a first weigh station. A second weighing apparatus weighs out a quantity of second fibers at a second weigh station. The first and second quantities of fibers are conveyed to a blend opener having a beater roll rotatable in the blend opener. The beater roll opens and mixes the fibers. The fibers are entrained in an air stream by a pneumatic conveyor system and conveyed to a fine opener. The fine opener has a rotatable clothing roll to further open and mix the fibers. The pneumatic conveyor system is operable to separate fiber fines from longer fibers and to deliver the longer fibers to said fine opener.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2002Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: James J. Hlaban, Scott D. Dobslaw, Daniel J. Heuer, Michael K. Lewis, Stephen L. Nunn, Thomas P. Keenan, Richard W. Kubalek, Dale J. Fischer, Moshe Saraf
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Patent number: 7075018Abstract: A method and device for mixing and weighing fibrous material in a weighing cycle includes removing the fibrous material from fiber bales and transporting the fiber material with a feed device into a weighing container. The weighing container is proceeded by a pre-filling chamber that is separated from the weighing container by a controllable flap. After the fibrous material has been weighed, the material is ejected from the weighing container onto a mixing belt. The material feed device is controlled in accordance with a theoretical weight curve that is given for each fibrous material component. Transport speed of the material feed device is varied in accordance with the theoretical weight curve.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1999Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: Temafa Maschinenfabrik GmbHInventors: Rita Scholz, legal representative, Olaf Scholz, legal representative, Franz Höck, Peter Engelhardt, Erich Scholz, deceased
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Publication number: 20040255429Abstract: A fiber dispensing apparatus includes a hopper containing a plurality of fibers. A conveyor device having a plurality of flights thereon is provided at a bottom portion of the hopper. The conveyor device operates to move the fibers from the hopper into a fan-powered injector, which separates the fibers into an air stream and blows the separated fibers through a pipe system to a transit mixer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2004Publication date: December 23, 2004Inventor: Peter Clausen
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Patent number: 6557214Abstract: The instant invention is directed to an arrangement for forming a stable fiber web having high loft and high resilience. The arrangement includes a cabinet receiving opened and blended fibers connected with a fiber web forming chute which receives the opened and blended fibers from the cabinet. The forming chute includes a first and second wall and fiber contacting elements which assist in urging the fibers through and out an exit of the chute in an evenly distributed condition while forming the fiber web. The fiber contacting elements include a fiber inter-engaging device associated with at least one of the first and second walls, said inter-engaging device acting said outer fibers causing these fibers to inter-engage creating a stable outer surface over the fiber web.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2002Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Inventor: Akiva Pinto
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Patent number: 6460223Abstract: An apparatus for forming a non-woven fiber web of fibrous material which includes a mixing chamber from which the blended fibers are fed into the fiber web forming chute where they are formed into a fiber web. The web forming chute includes a packing belt and a vibrating assembly each driven at selected speeds to compact the fibers into a fiber web of desired density. Volume dependent controls within the web forming chute act to control the rate of the feed rolls and the beater roll while weight or density dependent controls outside the web forming chute act to control the rate of the packing belt, the vibrating assembly and the size of the fiber web forming chute.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2001Date of Patent: October 8, 2002Inventor: Akiva Pinto
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Patent number: 6421884Abstract: An arrangement for forming non-woven fiber fabrics or webs having high resilience and loft with substantially equal fiber orientation in all directions and substantially equal fiber density throughout. The arrangement includes a fiber web forming chute having upper and lower walls arranged in a substantially upright position. Each of the upper and lower wall includes a fiber movement assist mechanism which acts to assist movement of the fibers toward the exit end of the forming chute in a manner which assists in the control of the fiber orientation and the density of the fiber web being formed. The arrangement further includes an air flow mechanism which directs an air flow through the forming chute during the forming operation. The air flow may or may not be treated.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2001Date of Patent: July 23, 2002Inventor: Akiva Pinto
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Patent number: 6370736Abstract: A fiber tuft feeder includes a chute; a first air-pervious surface forming part of the chute wall; and a first exhaust air chamber adjoining the first air-pervious surface externally of the interior. The first exhaust air chamber is in a pneumatic communication with the chute through the first air-pervious surface. A device-charges the chute with an air stream carrying fiber tufts. A first part of the air stream is separated from the fiber tufts by, and passing through, the first air-pervious surface into the first exhaust air chamber whereby a fiber tuft column is formed in the chute in the region of the first air-pervious surface. A second air-pervious surface forms part of the chute wall and is situated upstream of the first air-pervious surface. A second exhaust air chamber adjoins the second air-pervious surface externally of the chute interior and is separate from the first exhaust air chamber.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2000Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Gerd Pferdmenges, Robert Többen
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Patent number: 6360403Abstract: A fiber material feeder includes a spiked lattice which has an upper and a lower end roller each having a longitudinal axis. The spiked lattice has an inclined, endless belt supported on the end rollers and a plurality of spikes carried at the outer belt surface and forming a series of consecutive rows extending along the belt width oriented parallel to the roller axes. The spike rows are oriented at an oblique inclination to the roller axes. Further, a drive is provided for circulating the endless belt about the end rollers for advancing fiber material, entrained by the spikes, upwardly toward the upper end roller. A scale including a weighing bin is provided for catching fiber material leaving the belt at the upper end roller.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2001Date of Patent: March 26, 2002Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Bernhard Rübenach
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Publication number: 20020026688Abstract: A fiber material feeder includes a spiked lattice which has an upper and a lower end roller each having a longitudinal axis. The spiked lattice has an inclined, endless belt supported on the end rollers and a plurality of spikes carried at the outer belt surface and forming a series of consecutive rows extending along the belt width oriented parallel to the roller axes. The spike rows are oriented at an oblique inclination to the roller axes. Further, a drive is provided for circulating the endless belt about the end rollers for advancing fiber material, entrained by the spikes, upwardly toward the upper end roller. A scale including a weighing bin is provided for catching fiber material leaving the belt at the upper end roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2001Publication date: March 7, 2002Inventor: Bernhard Rubenach
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Publication number: 20020004970Abstract: An arrangement for forming non-woven fiber fabrics or webs having high resilience and loft with substantially equal fiber orientation in all directions and substantially equal fiber density throughout. The arrangement includes a fiber web forming chute having upper and lower walls arranged in a substantially upright position. Each of the upper and lower wall includes a fiber movement assist mechanism which acts to assist movement of the fibers toward the exit end of the forming chute in a manner which assists in the control of the fiber orientation and the density of the fiber web being formed. The arrangement further includes an air flow mechanism which directs an air flow through the forming chute during the forming operation. The air flow may or may not be treated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2001Publication date: January 17, 2002Inventor: Akiva Pinto
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Patent number: 6327745Abstract: A fiber processing assembly includes a fiber processing machine having an inlet and an outlet; an arrangement for introducing fiber material into the fiber processing machine through the inlet; a fiber opening and cleaning machine having an inlet and an outlet and being disposed underneath the fiber processing machine; and an arrangement for advancing the fiber material from the fiber processing machine to the fiber opening and cleaning machine substantially solely by gravity.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2000Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Christian Franke
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Publication number: 20010014994Abstract: A system for forming a non-woven fabric with high resilience and high loft in a continuous process comprising first and second carding systems arranged in parallel carding fibers from a first and second fiber supply, a doffer associated with each carding system for removing the carded fibers, a transport associated with each doffer for transporting the carded and doffed fibers to a pair of independent blending and feed chutes. A housing associated with the blending and feed chutes receiving the carded and blended fibers for further blending, and a feed roll within the housing and adjacent discharge end of each blending and feed chute for withdrawing the fibers delivering them into the housing for further opening and blending. A beater roll removing the further opened and blended fibers from the housing into a chute for forming non-woven fabrics. Here the fibers are compacted into a non-woven fabric having high loft and resilience.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2001Publication date: August 23, 2001Inventor: Akiva Pinto
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Patent number: 6263545Abstract: An apparatus for forming a non-woven fiber baft of fibrous material which includes a housing connecting with a plurality of feed chutes which feed fibers from a plurality of sources into a mixing chamber. Feed rolls, adjacent each discharge end of the feed chutes, are driven at selected speeds to withdraw fibers from the feed chutes at selected rates. A combing roll within the mixing chamber acts to assist the fibers from the mixing chamber into a beater chamber where they are further blended and opened. From the beater chamber the fibers move into a batt forming chute where they are formed into a fiber batt. The batt forming chute includes a packing belt and a vibrating assembly each driven at selected speeds to compact the fibers into a fiber batt of desired density.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2000Date of Patent: July 24, 2001Inventor: Akiva Pinto
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Patent number: 6260239Abstract: An apparatus for making a fiber lap from a mass of fiber tufts includes a generally vertically extending feed chute having relatively wide first and second walls facing one another and relatively narrow third and fourth walls facing one another. The distance between the third and fourth walls defines the width of the feed chute. Each first and second wall has a mid region and flanking edge regions. The first and/or second wall is provided with air outlet openings in a bottom region. The apparatus further has a device for charging the feed chute with fiber tufts at a top portion thereof, and a device for withdrawing the fiber tufts from the feed chute as a fiber lap at a bottom portion of the feed chute. A plurality of side-by-side arranged elements are positioned in a series on the first wall at a bottom portion thereof along the wall width. The distance between any given element and the second wall defines the depth of the feed chute at the given element.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2000Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignee: Trützschler GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Bernhard Rübenach
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Patent number: 6167593Abstract: A fiber processing machine for forming a fiber lap from fiber tufts includes a generally vertically oriented reserve chute, a generally vertically oriented feed chute having an inlet adjoining the outlet of the reserve chute, and a fiber feeding assembly drawing fiber from the reserve chute and advancing fiber into the feed chute. The fiber feeding assembly includes a generally horizontally oriented feed roll having a rotary axis extending parallel to the horizontal width of the reserve chute, and a feed tray array cooperating with the feed roll and being composed of a series of individual feed trays lined up along the feed roll and rotatable about an axis. Each feed tray defines a nip with the feed roll. Measuring elements are coupled to each feed tray for emitting signals representing an extent of excursion of the respective feed tray as the fiber material passes through the respective nip. A control and regulating device is connected to the measuring elements for receiving the signals therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1999Date of Patent: January 2, 2001Assignee: Tr{umlaut over (u)}tzschler GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Ferdinand Leifeld