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AssigneeL.G.L. Electronics S.p.A.
InventorsGiorgio BERTOCCHI, Giovanni PEDRINI, Pietro ZENONI
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A drum has a plurality of yarn loops wound thereon which are to be unwound upon request from a downstream machine. A weft-braking device provided with a braking member having a circular profile is biased against a delivery edge of the drum by driving elements. The yarn is adapted to run between the delivery edge and the braking member to receive a braking action by friction from them. The driving elements comprise at least one piezoelectric actuator which is deformable in response to a voltage applied thereto and has a movable operative end which is operatively connected to the braking member and a stationary operative end which is anchored to a stationary support.
A yarn feeder comprising a drum having a plurality of yarn loops wound thereon which are to be unwound upon request from a downstream machine, and a weft-braking device provided with a braking member having a circular profile which is biased against a delivery edge of said drum by driving means, said yarn being adapted to run between said delivery edge and said braking member to receive a braking action by friction from them, wherein said driving means comprise at least one piezoelectric actuator which is deformable in response to a voltage applied thereto and has a movable operative end which is operatively connected to said braking member and a stationary operative end which is anchored to a stationary support.
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