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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Heiner Lieb, Kreuzlingen, CH;
Assignee:
Benninger AG, Uzwil, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2421311 ; 2421 / ;
Abstract
A thread clamping device for a textile machine includes a clamping pad which is pressed against a clamping rib by a compression spring. The spring force can be adjusted, independent of other like devices associated with the machine, by an adjusting mechanism including a slider with an inclined surface supporting one end of the spring, wherein movement of the slider alters the precompression of the spring. The clamp is normally held open by a cam which overrides the spring, but when thread tension falls below an adjustable threshold, a tension monitor automatically activates the clamp.