公开(公告)号：EP2214996A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-11

申请号：EP08857940.4

申请日：2008-11-03

申请人： American Linc LLC.

发明人： HOOVER, Donald, Lynn

IPC分类号： B65H59/22

CPC分类号： B65H59/22 ,  B65H59/26 ,  B65H2701/31

摘要： A yarn tension control device controls tension in a running yarn. The tension control device includes a housing having a yarn guiding inlet for receiving running yarn at an unwinding tension from a yarn supply source, and a yarn guiding outlet for guiding running yarn exiting the housing at a delivery tension. First and second opposing yarn engaging surfaces are disposed between the inlet and the outlet, and are adapted to frictionally engage opposite sides of the running yarn along a path of yarn travel through the housing. The first and second yarn engaging surfaces define a respective plurality of sequentially spaced friction rolls. A biasing assembly resiliently urges the first and second yarn engaging surfaces together. The opposing friction rolls cooperate to form a number of sequentially spaced nip points adapted to adjust yarn delivery tension in response to stress variations in running yarn entering the housing.

公开(公告)号：EP2718490A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-16

申请号：EP12800936.2

申请日：2012-06-18

申请人： American Linc LLC.

发明人： HOOVER, Donald, Lynn

IPC分类号： D01H1/10

CPC分类号： D01H1/103 ,  B65H51/06 ,  B65H59/18 ,  B65H2701/31 ,  D01H1/10 ,  D01H7/02

摘要： An overfeed roller assembly for use on a rotating drive shaft of a textile machine is adapted for adjusting downstream tension in a continuous moving length of yarn. The overfeed roller assembly comprises a base assembly designed for mounting on the drive shaft, and an annular yarn tension adjuster carried by the base assembly. The tension adjuster comprises opposing closely spaced yarn-contacting walls. The yarn- contacting walls define a shallow generally serpentine depression in the tension adjuster adapted for receiving the continuous moving length of yarn. Yarn tension downstream of the roller assembly is thereby reduced as the moving yarn meanders through the tension adjuster in frictional contact with the yarn-contacting walls of the serpentine depression.

公开(公告)号：EP2893065A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-15

申请号：EP13835465.9

申请日：2013-09-09

申请人： American Linc, LLC

发明人： HOOVER, Donald, Lynn

IPC分类号： D02H1/00

CPC分类号： B65H49/16 ,  B65H49/12 ,  B65H57/02 ,  B65H57/04 ,  B65H57/18 ,  B65H2701/31 ,  D01H1/18 ,  D01H13/04 ,  D02H1/00 ,  D04B15/42

摘要： A yarn creel assembly includes a vertical frame, a plurality of vertically spaced package holders, and a vertically disposed arcuate yarn guide. The package holders are mounted on the frame and adapted for carrying respective yarn packages, whereby a tail end of a first yarn package is attached to a head end of a second yarn package. The arcuate yarn guide extends between adjacent package holders, and is adapted for guiding a moving end of yarn drawn from an emptying first yarn package and transitioning to a full second yarn package.

公开(公告)号：EP2214996B1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-03

申请号：EP08857940.4

申请日：2008-11-03

申请人： American Linc LLC.

发明人： HOOVER, Donald, Lynn

IPC分类号： B65H59/22 ,  B65H59/26

CPC分类号： B65H59/22 ,  B65H59/26 ,  B65H2701/31

公开(公告)号：EP3334673B1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-13

申请号：EP16835632.7

申请日：2016-08-02

申请人： American Linc, LLC

发明人： HOOVER, Donald, Lynn

IPC分类号： B65H59/00 ,  B65H59/06 ,  B65H59/16 ,  B65H59/20 ,  B65H59/22

公开(公告)号：EP3334673A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-20

申请号：EP16835632.7

申请日：2016-08-02

申请人： American Linc, LLC

发明人： HOOVER, Donald, Lynn

IPC分类号： B65H59/00 ,  B65H59/06 ,  B65H59/16 ,  B65H59/20 ,  B65H59/22

摘要： A yarn tensioner is designed for adjusting tension in a running yarn. The yarn tensioner includes a rotatable tension wheel having opposing yarn-contacting surfaces formed along an annular region thereof and configured to frictionally contact opposite sides of the running yarn such that the running yarn causes rotational movement of the tension wheel. An elongated wheel shaft is directly affixed to the tension wheel. A tension adjustment assembly frictionally contacts the wheel shaft, and creates select rotation resistance between adjacent parts of the assembly and the wheel shaft such that rotation of the tension wheel is adjustably frictionally controlled, thereby adjusting tension in the running yarn.