Needle plate for needle bars of needle bar drawing devices
AssigneeNordischer Maschinenbau Rud. Baader GmbH + Co. KG
InventorHelmut Kunig
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Abstract
A needle rod for use in needle bar drawing devices, also termed and known as gill boxes is proposed to comprise needle plate segments (7) which are releasably connectable to a carrier bar (2) and which have a profile of T, Z or Y shaped cross-section. The needles (12) are bent approximately at right angles in the region of their shafts (13) and are securely connected to the carrier plate (8) not only with the free ends (14) of the same but also with the parts of the shafts (13) directed towards the needle tip (15).
Claims9
Needle rod for mounting on needle bars of needle bar drawing devices, said needle rod including a carrier rod, said carrier rod having a first surface and a second surface, said second surface extending substantially perpendicular to said first surface, and at least one row of needles, said needles each having a shaft, a free end and a tip, said shaft comprising a first portion terminating in said free end and a second portion terminating in said tip, said first portion extending substantially perpendicular to said second portion whereby said shaft includes a substantially right angle bend, at least a part of the length of each of said first and second portions of said shafts being connected to a respective one of said first and second surfaces of said carrier rod, said carrier rod being formed with a middle web and two side webs, the first and second surfaces of said carrier rod being afforded by said middle web and one of said side webs, the other of said two side webs constituting a limb for securing said needle rod to said needle bars.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.