The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 15, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bart Lefever, Ypres, BE;
Assignee:
Picanol N.V., , BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D03D 4/912 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D03D 4/912 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for tensioning warp threads in a weaving machine having a rotatably mounted carrier beam (,) which exerts strain on a tensioning roll (,) acting on the warp threads (,). A pre-stressed torsion spring (,) is arranged inside the carrier beam (,) and via its torque, presses the tensioning roll (,) against the warp threads (,). The apparatus can sense the torsional moments of the torsion spring (,).