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US 12,168,588 B2Granted
Thread guide element and yarn clearer for a workstation of a textile machine with a thread guide element
AssigneeSaurer Intelligent Technology AG
InventorsCharles Leopold Elisabeth Dumoulin, Kalidass Santhoshkumar, Ilir Adili
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a thread guide element for a yarn monitoring and/or yarn processing unit as well as to a yarn clearer for a workstation of a textile machine with at least one thread guide element.
Claims13
A thread guide element (1) for a yarn monitoring and/or yarn processing unit, comprising:
- a thread guide opening (2) configured to guide a thread laterally to a thread path,
- a thread pick-up opening (19) configured to enable the thread to be inserted into the thread guide opening (2),
- an air flow equalisation opening (3) configured to:
- equalize static pressure on both sides of the thread guide element (1);
- and/or
- generate a laminar air flow on one side of the thread guide element (1) at least in the area of the guided thread;
- wherein the air flow equalisation opening (3) is round or elliptical in its opening plane and in its outlet plane.
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