Textile drafting system
Abstract
Abstract A TEXTILE SYSTEM FOR DEBONING, COMBING AND/OR DRAFTING A WEB OF CUT FIBERS INTO A HOMOGENEOUS SILVER, THE SILVER HAVING THE CUT FIBERS RANDOMIZED AND PARALLEL WITH LITTLE OR NO TURNBACKS WHEREBY THE SLIVER MAY BE QUICKLY COILED OR UTILIZED IN A SUBSEQUENT TEXTILE OPERATION. THE TEXTILE SYSTEM COMPRISES AN IN-LINE APPARATUS INCLUDING A PIN OR GILL DRAFTING MEANS FOR PERFORMING A GILLING OPERATION TO DEBOND THE CUT OR FRACTURE TOW, STRAIGHTEN THE TURN BACK FIBERS, AND RANDOMIZE THE SAME WHILE ALSO PERFORMING A DRAFTING OPERATION, AND AN APRON DRAFTING MEANS FOR FURTHER DRAFTING THE FIBERS AND STRAIGHTENING THE FIBERS AS THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THE GILLING OPERATION. THE APRON DRAFTING MEANS CONTROLS THE FIBERS IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE FIBERS MAY BE DRAFTED AT A HIGHER DRAFT THAN THE DRAFTING AT THE PIN OR GIL DRAFTING MEANS WITH THE FIBERS BEING CAPABLE OF BEING DRAWN FROM THE APRON DRAFTING MEANS WITH PRESSURE ON SUBSTANTIALLY THEIR ENTIRE LENGTH AND WITHOUT BREAKING OF THE FIBERS.
Inventors
- 👤 Elbert F Morrison
- 👤 Raymond D Joy
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