Disposable faller bar with improved core
OwnerWilliam E. Voshell, Sr., Keith Battersby +1inventors
InventorsWilliam E. Voshell, Sr., Keith Battersby, Colin Rhodes
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Abstract
A faller bar assembly includes a support member that defines a generally annular shaft. A sleeve defines a tubular wall with a generally annular opening and receives the generally annular shaft. The sleeve includes a rib that projects outwardly from the tubular wall and supports a plurality of combing needles. The rib includes a rib wall disposed within a plane defined by an axis of the generally annular opening. The rib wall defines an intermediate surface with the tubular wall having an angle of between 40 and 55 degrees to the plane defined by the axis.
Claims20
A faller bar assembly, comprising:
- a support member defining a generally annular shaft;
- a sleeve defining tubular wall with a generally annular opening for receiving said generally annular shaft;
- said sleeve including a rib projecting outwardly from said tubular wall and having a plurality of combing needles spaced therealong;
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- wherein said rib includes a rib wall disposed within a plane defined by an axis of said generally annular opening, said rib wall defining an intermediate surface with said tubular wall having an angle of between generally 40° and 55° to said plane defined by said axis.
A faller bar assembly for use with a drafting machine, comprising:
- a support member defining a diameter and being circumscribed by a sleeve having a sleeve thickness and supporting a plurality of combing needles, wherein said support member is adapted to be affixed to the drafting machine for combing slivers of fibrous material, and said diameter of said support member defines a ratio with said thickness of said sleeve of between generally 8 and 6 to 1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.