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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Egon Gathmann, Remscheid, DE;
Helmut Weigend, Radevormwald, DE;
Assignee:
Barmag AG, Remscheid, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 2/700 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for applying a lubricant to an advancing yarn, to facilitate the further processing of the yarn, and wherein the lubricant is composed of a plurality of components such as an emulsion of water and oil. The apparatus includes separate containers for the components of the lubricant, and a feed device for combining and mixing the components in a mixing chamber. The feed device also includes a pump for delivering the resulting lubricant to a wetting device which applies a metered quantity of the lubricant to the yarn. Provision is also made for maintaining a desired mixing ratio of the components of the lubricant.