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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2016
Groz-beckert KG, Albstadt, DE;
Herbert Schwane, Raesfeld, DE;
Bernd Hillenbrand, Albstadt, DE;
Groz-Beckert KG, Albstadt, DE;
Abstract
A loop gripper () for a tufting machine has a gripper body () with a gripper finger () extending in an extension direction E from a retained end () to a free end (). On the gripper finger () underside (), a cutting region () transitions into a sliding surface () at a transition point (). A retaining element () near the transition point () is mounted to be pivotable about a pivot axis S relative to the gripper finger (). The pivot axis S extends in a transverse direction Q at right angles to the extension direction E. The retaining element () is urged into a starting position A by a force, for example a spring force and/or a weight force. In the starting position A, a retaining surface () of the retaining element () extends obliquely or at right angles away from the sliding surface ().