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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2022
Vandewiele NV, Marke, BE;
Steven Debaes, Rekkem, BE;
Koen Callewaert, Tielt, BE;
VANDEWIELE NV, Kortrijk/Marke, BE;
Abstract
A tufting machine () comprises a needle bar () shiftable in a needle bar longitudinal direction (L), a plurality of needles () being provided on the needle bar () following each other in the needle bar longitudinal direction (L), each needle () being individually selectable for carrying out a stitch and thereby generating a pile on a backing fabric, further comprising such a yarn threading that, on the needle bar (), groups (G) of the needles () following each other in the needle bar longitudinal direction (L) and comprising a predetermined number of needles () are generated, the needles () of each group (G) having yarns of different properties threaded therethrough, the number of yarns of different properties associated with each group (G) being less than the number needles () within each group (G), such that, within each group (G), at least two needles () have yarns of the same property threaded therethrough.