EP0882831A1 - Tuftingnadel - Google Patents

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EP0882831A1
EP0882831A1 EP97108895A EP97108895A EP0882831A1 EP 0882831 A1 EP0882831 A1 EP 0882831A1 EP 97108895 A EP97108895 A EP 97108895A EP 97108895 A EP97108895 A EP 97108895A EP 0882831 A1 EP0882831 A1 EP 0882831A1
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Warren John Meade
Angela Margaret Phillips
Joan Emma Harneiss
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Groz Beckert KG
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
    • D05C—EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
    • D05C15/00—Making pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features by inserting loops into a base material
    • D05C15/04—Tufting
    • D05C15/08—Tufting machines
    • D05C15/16—Arrangements or devices for manipulating threads
    • D05C15/18—Thread feeding or tensioning arrangements
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
    • D05C—EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
    • D05C15/00—Making pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features by inserting loops into a base material
    • D05C15/04—Tufting
    • D05C15/08—Tufting machines
    • D05C15/16—Arrangements or devices for manipulating threads
    • D05C15/20—Arrangements or devices, e.g. needles, for inserting loops; Driving mechanisms therefor

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  • the invention concerns a tufting needle as an individual needle and as an element of a needle module incorporating several such needles, with an eye provided in the area of its tip and a thread-guiding groove on one side of the needle, starting from the eye and running along the needle stem, together with a module for such needles.
  • the yarn is at an angle to the axis of the needle prior to entry into the backing.
  • the angle of the yarn to the needle axis increases in proportion to the depth of penetration.
  • the yarn tension will tend to increase with the increase in this angle.
  • one of the funtions of the thread groove which is also called the yarn protection groove, is to protect the yarn in its passage through the backing.
  • this function is not realised on both strokes of the needle, only on the upward stroke. On the downward stroke the yarn has to pass between the backing fabric and the cheeks of the groove before entering the groove.
  • the relatively sharp contours of the cheeks compared to the smooth circular shape of the rear of the needle, create increased resistance to the yarn passage.
  • the object of the present invention is to attain a substantial reduction in the stated loads on tufting needles in particular.
  • the invention provides for a tufting needle of the type mentioned at the beginning of this description to be allocated a thread-feeding element in the upper area of the stem of the thread-guiding groove, to introduce the thread into this groove.
  • the yarn is guided into the thread guiding groove near the top of the needle with the result that the contact between the yarn and the backing fabric is greatly reduced.
  • Figs. 1, 2 show a tufting needle in accordance with the present invention, with a shank, 1, a stem, 2, a tip, 3, and an eye, 4, located close to the tip, 3.
  • the shank, 1, can be fitted separately in the needle bar of a tufting machine. Alternatively, it can also be embedded in a module body, which holds several identical needles and can then be assigned as a unit to a needle bar.
  • the stem, 2, incorporates a thread-guiding groove, 5, which has a flat base, 6.
  • Two cheeks, 7, 8, run along the sides of the thread-guiding groove, 5.
  • one of these cheeks is provided with a hook-shaped element, 9, which forms a thread support which is open in the direction of the shank, 1.
  • the thread support, 10, extends into the area of the thread-guiding groove, 5, and may extend to the latter's base, 6 (Fig. 2).
  • the rear view of the tufting needle corresponds to an established configuration, as shown in Figs. 1c, 2c.
  • the thread is not supplied to the eye, 4, at an angle to the needle's axis, but is inserted via the thread support, 10, directly into the thread-guiding groove, in which it is guided up to the eye, 4.
  • This principle means that the thread is supplied to the needle in the vicinity of the shank, 1, and, subsequently, close to the point at which the tufting needle is mounted on the equipment concerned, that is, at a point at which the occurring forces can be easily discharged into the needle bar.
  • the embodiment of the invention in accordance with Fig. 3 also has a shank, 1, a stem, 2, a tip, 3, and an eye, 4.
  • Fig. 2b shows, in this embodiment the stem, 2, is joined to the shank, 1, via a transitional segment, 11.
  • Shank, 1, and stem, 2, are offset in parallel with one another.
  • An opening, 12, leads into the upper area of the thread-guiding groove, 5, forming a thread-feeding element.
  • the stem, 2, possesses a thickened area, 13, around the opening, 12, which runs transversely to the longitudinal direction of the row of needles when the tufting needle is installed in a needle bar, i.e. it does not intrude into the space between neighbouring needles.
  • the embodiment of the invention in accordance with Fig. 14 also has a shank, 1, a stem, 2, a tip, 3, and an eye, 4.
  • the stem, 2 is joined to the shank, 1, via a forwardly extending (i.e. away from the needle bar) transitional segment, 90.
  • Shank, 1, and stem, 2 are offset in parallel with one another.
  • an upwardly and/or forwardly extending opening, 91 is provided which leads into the upper area of the thread guiding groove, 5.
  • the upper needle guide can be relatively large (i.e. the width of the needle or larger). Threading is also easier because the yarn can be pushed or pulled down through the upper needle guide into the needle groove toward the needle eye from the relatively clear space above the upper needle guide.
  • the upper needle guide of this embodiment incorporates the last guide bar on the tufting machine in a similar orientation, but located directly at the top of the yarn protection groove. Accordingly all of the same space considerations and hole size considerations that apply to the guide bar also apply to the upper needle guide.
  • a transitional segment, 14, is provided between the shank, 1, and the stem, 2, with an opening, 15, which serves as a thread-feeding element.
  • the shank, 1, and stem, 2, are offset in parallel with one another.
  • the opening, 15, is followed by the thread-guiding groove, 5, on the stem, 2, whereby the straight continuation of the thread-guiding groove, 5, is aligned with the opening, 15.
  • shank, 1, and stem, 2 are coaxially aligned. Between these two segments of the needle there is a bend, 20, which lies on a plane parallel with the base, 6, of the thread-guiding groove. When this tufting needle is installed in a bar, this bend protrudes transversely to the row of needles, which means that it does not require any additional space between neighbouring tufting needles in the needle row.
  • the bend, 20, incorporates an opening, 21, which serves as a thread-feeding element.
  • the opening, 21, is twisted at an angle of 90° to the eye, 4.
  • the upper end, 22, of the thread-guiding groove, 5, extends up to the opening, 21, in the area of the bend. After passing through the opening, 21, a thread which is fed in through the opening, 21, is thus positioned against a cheek, 23, of the thread-guiding groove, 5, at the upper end of which it continuously takes on the straight course of the thread-guiding groove, 5.
  • the shank, 1, and stem, 2 are offset in parallel with one another. Between these segments there is a transitional segment, 30, incorporating an opening, 31, which serves as a thread-feeding element.
  • This feeding element is flat, as a result of which the opening is inclined forwards when the row of needles is in installed state, thus simplifying the introduction and course of a thread in this opening.
  • the opening, 31, is followed directly by a thread-guiding groove, 5, on the stem, 2.
  • a transitional segment, 35, of increased thickness is provided between the shank, 1, and the stem, 2, with an opening, 37, which serves as a thread-feeding element.
  • the transitional segment, 35, with the opening, 37, and the shank, 1, is twisted in clockwise direction in relation to the stem of the needle.
  • the thickened area extends transversely to the course of such a row.
  • One cheek, 36, of the thread-guiding groove, 5, partially covers the opening, 37, which leads into the upper area of the thread-guiding groove, 5. The described twist promotes contact of the thread with the base of the thread-guiding groove, 5.
  • the embodiment of the tufting needle in accordance with the present invention which is shown in Fig. 8 incorporates a thickened transitional segment, the thickened area of which extends in the direction of the row when tufting needles are arranged in a row.
  • the depth of the base, 41, and the height of the cheeks, 42, of thread-guiding groove, 5, are increased.
  • both cheeks, 42 incorporate an opening, 43, which serves as a thread-feeding element.
  • the lowest point of the openings, 43 is in the plane of the base, 6, of the thread-guiding groove, 5. In this way, a thread which is inserted through an opening, 43, is guided so as to be brought directly into contact with the base, 6, of the thread-guiding groove, 5.
  • the thickened area in the region of the transitional segment, 40 affects the distance between two neighbouring needles arranged in a row
  • the difference in these distances is sufficient between the neighbouring needles, the minimum spacing required for these needles can be reduced.
  • the embodiment of the tufting needle in accordance with the present invention shown in Fig. 9 possesses a straight course between the shaft, 1, and the stem, 2.
  • a sleeve, 45 is fitted on the stem, 2.
  • This sleeve, 45 has two openings, 46, which serve as thread-feeding elements, and through which a thread can be fed into the thread-guiding groove, 5 - most expediently via an appropriate recess in one cheek of the thread-guiding groove.
  • the sleeve, 45 can be fixed to the stem, 2, or produced with the stem, 2, as a single piece.
  • FIG. 10 also shows a straight course of the tufting needle between the shank, 1, and the stem, 2.
  • a ring, 50 is mounted on the stem, 2, at a distance below the upper end of the thread-guiding groove, 5.
  • the cheeks, 7, 8, of the thread-guiding groove, 5, are recessed above the ring, 50.
  • a thread can now be inserted into the thread-guiding groove, 5, around the ring, 50.
  • a web may suffice, which simply crosses the thread-guiding groove.
  • Fig. 11 shows an embodiment of the invention in which the thread-feeding elements are provided not directly on a thing needle, but in a perforated plate which closely adjoins the needle or needles.
  • the tufting needles, 55 are firmly embedded in a row in a module body, 56, which, in turn, can be fixed to a needle bar (not shown).
  • Attached to the module body, 56 is a plate-type element, 57, the bottom part of which takes the form of a perforated plate, 58.
  • This perforated plate, 58 is provided with openings, 59, which serve as thread-feeding elements, whereby one opening, 59, is provided for each tufting needle, 55, and a thread can be passed through these holes and thus conveyed into position in the direct vicinity of the upper area of the thread-guiding groove of the tufting needle concerned.
  • the perforated plate, 58 may also constitute a homogeneous element of the module body, 56.
  • a plate-type element, 65 is provided on the module body, 56, whereby the bottom part of this element takes the form of a perforated plate, 66.
  • the openings in this perforated plate are open to the bottom left (67), to facilitate the introduction of a thread.
  • the plate-type element, 65 can be swivelled around a pin, 68.
  • a spring, 69 presses it against the module body and consequently into the desired position in relation to the row of needles.
  • the spring, 69 is stayed by a counterplate, 70, which is fixed to the module body, 56.
  • tufting needles, 75 are fixed individually in a needle bar, 76.
  • a perforated plate, 77 Connected to the needle bar, 76, is a perforated plate, 77, each hole, 78, of which is positioned in relation to the thread-guiding groove of a tufting needle, 75, in such a manner as to enable a thread to be fed directly into this groove.
  • the thread guideways and guide elements are smoothed and rounded in all embodiments.
  • the tufting needles can be designed in accordance with previously common configurations in the area of the tip. The same applies with regard to the side of the needles facing the thread-guiding groove, which is referred to above as the rear side.

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EP1004696A1 (de) * 1998-11-27 2000-05-31 Cobble Blackburn Limited Verbesserte Nadel für eine Tuftingmaschine
EP1052324A3 (de) * 1999-05-12 2001-05-16 Groz-Beckert KG Nähmaschinennadel mit versetzten Öhrstegen
GB2361248A (en) * 2000-04-10 2001-10-17 Cobble Blackburn Ltd Needle for a tufting machine

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US1450101A (en) * 1920-06-01 1923-03-27 Wilfred B Mathewson Needle for tufting machines
US3442233A (en) * 1965-01-07 1969-05-06 Lewis Card & Co Inc Yarn guide for a tufting needle
US3618542A (en) * 1970-03-20 1971-11-09 Singer Co Multineedle unit
US3641956A (en) * 1970-08-26 1972-02-15 Sylvan B Ownbey Nondirectional loop tuft carpet-making machine
GB1601812A (en) * 1977-03-09 1981-11-04 Johansson A Tufting
EP0187925A1 (de) * 1984-12-14 1986-07-23 Firma Jos. Zimmermann Maschinennadel, insbesondere Tuftingnadel
DE19528152C1 (de) * 1995-08-01 1996-11-07 Zimmermann Jos Gmbh & Co Kg Paarung von Tuftingnadeln für die Drei-Achsen-Tuftingtechnik

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US1450101A (en) * 1920-06-01 1923-03-27 Wilfred B Mathewson Needle for tufting machines
US3442233A (en) * 1965-01-07 1969-05-06 Lewis Card & Co Inc Yarn guide for a tufting needle
US3618542A (en) * 1970-03-20 1971-11-09 Singer Co Multineedle unit
US3641956A (en) * 1970-08-26 1972-02-15 Sylvan B Ownbey Nondirectional loop tuft carpet-making machine
GB1601812A (en) * 1977-03-09 1981-11-04 Johansson A Tufting
EP0187925A1 (de) * 1984-12-14 1986-07-23 Firma Jos. Zimmermann Maschinennadel, insbesondere Tuftingnadel
DE19528152C1 (de) * 1995-08-01 1996-11-07 Zimmermann Jos Gmbh & Co Kg Paarung von Tuftingnadeln für die Drei-Achsen-Tuftingtechnik

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1004696A1 (de) * 1998-11-27 2000-05-31 Cobble Blackburn Limited Verbesserte Nadel für eine Tuftingmaschine
EP1052324A3 (de) * 1999-05-12 2001-05-16 Groz-Beckert KG Nähmaschinennadel mit versetzten Öhrstegen
US6318280B1 (en) 1999-05-12 2001-11-20 Groz-Beckert Kg Sewing machine needle having offset eye webs
GB2361248A (en) * 2000-04-10 2001-10-17 Cobble Blackburn Ltd Needle for a tufting machine
WO2001077431A1 (en) * 2000-04-10 2001-10-18 Spencer Wright Industries, Inc. A needle for a tufting machine
GB2361248B (en) * 2000-04-10 2003-08-27 Cobble Blackburn Ltd A needle for a tufting machine

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