Method and apparatus for combining fibres formed into slivers for supply to textile machinery
AssigneesCaipo Engineering System S.r.l., I.W.S. Nominee Company Limited
InventorsJohn S. Haigh, Gian M. Nelva
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Abstract
The tail end of a first sliver and the leading end of a second sliver are superposed and clamped together and their fibres are then combined by means of a plurality of needles which are reciprocated through the ends of the two strips transverse thereto.
Claims9
A method of joining the tail end portion of a first sliver of textile fibres to the leading end portion of a second sliver of said textile fibres, comprising superposing and clamping together said tail end portion and said leading end portion and reciprocating a plurality of needles through said superposed end portions in a direction transverse the planes of said end portions in order to join said end portions together.
Apparatus for joining the tail end portion of a first sliver of textile fibres to the leading end portion of a second sliver of said textile fibres, wherein said apparatus includes means for superposing and clamping together said tail end portion and said leading end portion with their respective said fibres parallel, means for reciprocating said means for clamping;
- at least one needle unit with a plurality of needles arranged transverse the plane of said end portions in their clamped condition;
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- means for reciprocating said needles (5) through said end portions in their clamped condition in order to join them together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.