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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Bernhard Münster, Meβstetten, DE;
Gustav Wizemann, Meβstetten-Hossinger, DE;
Johannes Bruske, Albstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Bernhard Münster, Meβstetten, DE;
Gustav Wizemann, Meβstetten-Hossinger, DE;
Johannes Bruske, Albstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Groz-Beckert KG, Albstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/00 (2006.01); D04H 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semi-automatic loader for needle boards () includes a filling device ()that presents felting needles () arranged at a ratio that is consistent with the ratio of holes of a needle board. A machine operator can then grasp the felting 5 needles () by use of a multiple collet chuck () and set them in groups in the rows of holes of the needle board (). This provides a loading method featuring extremely high productivity.