Balloon control ring
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
InventorsKunio Tsukamoto, Michio Shibano
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Abstract
A balloon control ring to control ballooning phenomenon taking place in yarn being spun out from spinner or twister, wherein the inner circumferential surface thereof is formed with grooves provided therealong, yarn contacting surfaces located respectively above and below said grooves and bank portions so located as to divide adjacent ones of said grooves.
Claims5
A balloon control ring to control ballooning of yarn being spun out from a spinner or twister, comprising an innner circumferential surface of said balloon control ring, means defining at least one annularly extending, aligned plurality of grooves formed in said inner circumferential surface, said inner circumferential surface defining annularly extending yarn contacting surfaces respectively above and below each said aligned plurality of grooves, and respective bank portions disposed between and forming the ends of adjacent one of said grooves, whereby air flowing within and along said grooves is diverted inwardly of said balloon ring by said bank portions.
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