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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2000
Herbert Rüskens, Wegerg, DE;
Ulrich Stevens, Nettetal, DE;
Siegfried Schatton, Mönchengladbach, DE;
Gerard Küsters, Selfkant-Havert, DE;
Ottmar Neubig, Mönchengladbach, DE;
Wolf-Michael Ruh, Wegberg-Watern, DE;
W. Schlafhorst AG & Co., , DE;
Abstract
A yarn-connecting device for a cheese-producing textile machine having a pneumatic splicing device (,) located outside of the normal travel path of the yarn, a gripper tube (,) acted upon by suction air for manipulating yarn ends to be spliced, and a pivotable gripper tube flap (,) for closing the gripper tube mouth (,). A control crank (,) is arranged at an upper end position (II) of the gripper tube (,) for acting on the gripper tube flap (,) such that in the course of pivoting the gripper tube (,) into the position (II), the gripper tube flap (,) is lifted slightly off the gripper tube mouth (,), while the gripper tube flap (,) always closes the gripper tube mouth (,) when the gripper tube (,) is pivoted out of the position (II).