US3362146A - Apparatus for the production of chenille - Google Patents

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US3362146A
US3362146A US530077A US53007766A US3362146A US 3362146 A US3362146 A US 3362146A US 530077 A US530077 A US 530077A US 53007766 A US53007766 A US 53007766A US 3362146 A US3362146 A US 3362146A
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Hortal Francisco Tulleuda
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D02—YARNS; MECHANICAL FINISHING OF YARNS OR ROPES; WARPING OR BEAMING
    • D02G—CRIMPING OR CURLING FIBRES, FILAMENTS, THREADS, OR YARNS; YARNS OR THREADS
    • D02G3/00—Yarns or threads, e.g. fancy yarns; Processes or apparatus for the production thereof, not otherwise provided for
    • D02G3/22—Yarns or threads characterised by constructional features, e.g. blending, filament/fibre
    • D02G3/42—Chenille threads
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04D—TRIMMINGS; RIBBONS, TAPES OR BANDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D04D3/00—Chenille trimmings

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  • the present invention relates, in general, to a novel apparatus for the formation of chenille and, in particular, to an improved, efficient structure for the production of chenille in increased productivity and quality.
  • I Chenille is a product made of a plurality of wisps of fibrous material constituting what may be termed the weft of the chenille, each of the wisps thereof being held between the convolutions or twists of a pair of threads or strands of twisted fibrous material constituting what may be termed the warp of the chenille serving as a foundation or holding medium for the cross or transverse fibrous strands of the chenille.
  • a primary object of the present invention is to eliminate the employment of a plurality of cop-s for furnishing such threads or groups of threads and to employ a single thread carrying spindle for accomplishing the same result.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a cone-shaped spindle for feeding threads or groups of threads from thereon which will form the weft strands of the chenille and to mount said spindle within a rotating housing which extends completely over and around the surface area of the thread-carrying spindle so as to contain or restrict the outward travel of the thread or group of threads to within the confines of said housing as the threads are being unwound therefrom, thereby minimizing the ballooning effects of the unwound threads occasioned by the centrifugal forces which tend to balloon such unwinding threads.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a brake and guide ring for the threads or group of threads being unwound from a fast rotating thread-carrying coneshaped spindle and to locate said ring in close proximity to the outlet end of a rotating housing extending over the aforesaid spindle so as to impede or arrest the outward travel of such unwinding threads from within said housing and to direct the same onto a stationary forming mandrel which extends outwardly from the housing and on which the unwinding threads or group of threads are caused to be helically wound.
  • the mounting of a plurality of independently rotating vcops on a positively driven rotary plate or ring can set up undesirable vibrational forces acting on the supporting surface for the units particularly if the cops are uneven in balance due to their respective weights which is determined by the amount of threads carried thereby and also by reason of the cops not being arranged in a true circle about the periphery of the rotary plate or ring on which they are rotatably mounted.
  • vibration forces are created due to the unevenness of rotation of the unit and these forces are transmitted to the supporting surface for the units.
  • vibrational forces are most undesirable since a supporting surface usually has thereon a plurality of the aforementioned units and the vibrational forces created thereby are oftentimes of such intensity as to call for a momentary shut-down of the operation of the units on the supporting surface so as to correct this situation either by the replacement of some of the cops or by rearranging the same on the periphery of the rotary plate or ring on which they are mounted so as to eliminate these vibrational forces which could, if permitted to continue, cause irreparable damage to the units.
  • FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of the chenille forming machine showing only as much as is feasible to illustrate the principles upon which the present invention is based;
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary detailed sectional view of the housing and spindle mounted therein;
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged section taken on lines 33 of FIG. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detailed sectional view showing the guide and brake ring, the guide rollers for the continuous threads and the cutting device for the helically wound threads;
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the tension and cutting device
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 are elevational views of the guide rollers for the threads.
  • Threads 12 and 13 may be single threads or if desired they may comprise a plurality of single threads wound one on the other so as to present what may be termed a reinforced thread comprising a lurality of such single threads. Threads 12 and 13 are trained over suitable roller thread guides, 14, 14 journaled for rotation in any conventional manner on bearings 15, 15.
  • An arm 16 extends from and is secured in any suitable manner to a vertical support 17 which is secured in any manner to a table or like supporting surface 18 having leg support 19 extending to a floor or other stationary surface.
  • Vertical support 17 also provides a means for supporting spools 20 and 21 with threads 22, 23 thereon which will hereinafter be referred to as the binder threads.
  • Binder threads 22 and 23 are drawn from spools 20 and 21 over suitable guide rollers 24 and 25 mounted in any suitable manner on supporting arms extending from the vertical support 17, all as clearly shown in FIG. 1 0 the drawings.
  • the structure described above is more or less conventional in an apparatus employed in the feeding of warp and binder threads to a chenille making machine.
  • the improvement in machines of this type over the now presently employed machines for the production of chenille threads comprises a rotating housing 26 which is cylindrical in form and is suitably supported in operative position by a stationary support 27 on table support 18.
  • the housing confines the unwinding threads therein during the unwinding operation and can be constructed of any material found suitable for such a structure. However, it is important that the interior surface of the housing be of extremely smooth finish so as to minimize the rupture of threads coming in contact therewith during the unwinding operation of threads housed therein.
  • Housing 26 is closed at one end as shown at 28 in the drawing and may comprise a double wall construction so as to impart rigidity thereto in its attachment to the stationary support 27.
  • a rotating spindle 29 which has mounted thereon a cone-shaped cop 30 comprising a thread or a group of threads 31 wound thereon which will hereinafter be referred to as the weft threads.
  • Spindle 29 forms an integral part of the housing 26 as shown at 32.
  • the spindle 29, housing 26 and cop 30 are rotated by any conventional means, one such means being illustrated as a V-pulley and belt arrangement designated generally by reference character 33 in the drawings.
  • the forming member 34 is of known construction and includes thread guide channels 35 and 36 for warp or core threads 12 and 13 as shown in FIG. 2 of the drawings.
  • the forming member 34 extends outwardly of the spindle 29 and terminates in an outward or forward end 37.
  • a guide and brake ring 38 is secured in any manner to a suitable bracket on the support 18.
  • the ring 38 is positioned in close proximity to the open end 39 of the housing 26 and is preferably formed of a highly polished steel or other polished material. It should be pointed out that the ring 38 is to be constructed of such a material as will withstand wear of the strands of threads passing therethrough.
  • the ring 38 is mounted for adjustment in a bracket 40 and a set screw 41 or the like can be provided for firmly maintaining the ring in an adjusted position.
  • Ring 38 is capable of adjustment with respect to the outlet end 39 of the housing 26 since, in some instances, it may be desirable to adjust the angle of disposition of such ring with respect to the outlet end of the housing 26 so as to insure for the proper and orderly deposit of the weft threads 31 traveling therethrough on the forward end 37 of the hollow forming member 34 to be helically wound thereon as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 of the drawings.
  • the forward end 37 of the forming member 34 is of conventional construction and includes a pair of warp thread receiving grooves, one for each of said threads.
  • the grooves extend throughout the length of the member 37 and, as it will be understood from an inspection of FIGS. 2 and 4 of the drawing, the weft threads 31 as they are being helically wound on the forward end 37 of the forming member 34 will simultaneously encircle the warp threads 12 and 13 which are being drawn therethrough.
  • rollers 42 and 43 are identical in structure and each are provided with a pair of grooves 45 and 46 formed in any manner on the periphery thereof. Grooves 45 and 46 are in spaced alignment with the line of travel of the warp threads 12 and 13 so as to receive such threads therein and to guide their line of travel through this portion of the machine.
  • the groups of threads are guided to a further roller 44 which differs in construction from the rollers 42 and 43 in that it has formed on the periphery thereof a circular continuous notch 49 which extends equi-distant between grooves 47 and 48 which are in alignment with the grooves 45 and 46 formed in rollers 42 and 43.
  • a plurality of guide rollers are provided for properly guiding the warp and weft threads through the machine in the making of a pair of chenille threads of the character previously referred to above.
  • Tension device 51 ⁇ comprises a framework 51 with a pair of rollers 52 and 53 mounted for rotation therein. Each roller 52 and 53 is provided with upstanding ribs 54, 55 which extend beyond the periphery of the rollers 52 and 53 as shown in FIGURE 5 of the drawings and are adapted to cooperate with the grooves 47 and 48 for maintaining the groups of threads in their proper position during the cutting operation.
  • An oscillating arm 56 actuated by a suitable spring mechanism maintains a proper tension surface between rollers 52, 53 and 54.
  • intermediate roller 43 is formed identical with roller 42 and is mounted for vertical movement in a suitable block member 58.
  • a spring 59 tensions roller 43 against the surface of rollers 42 and 44. All of the roller structures aforesaid are provided with fluted or roughened bearing surfaces so as to insure the proper drawing of threads or groups of threads therethrough.
  • Warp threads 12 and 13 are fed to the forming member 34 as aforesaid where, upon their passage through the forward end 37 thereof, they are encircled by the weft threads 31 as clearly shown in FIGURE 4 of the drawings. From thence, the combined warp and, as yet uncut weft threads are fed past the roller structures previously described with grooves 45 and 46 each accommodating a warp thread and parts of the still uncut weft threads. The portion of the still uncut weft threads which extend between the pair of warp threads extend over a central portion 60 of the rollers.
  • Binder threads 22 and 23 are fed to roller 44 and there combine with the warp threads 12 and 13 and with the cut weft threads 31.
  • a suitable fiyer mechanism 62, 63 imparts a twisting action to the warp and binder threads to firmly secure the weft threads therebetween and to extend transversely thereof so as to present an outward fluffy appearance.
  • a chenille forming apparatus comprising a hollow rotary spindle, a cone-shaped, thread-carrying cop mounted on said spindle, a stationary former member extending outwardly from within said spindle, a housing having an open and a closed end extending over said cop for confining threads therein as they are unwound from said cop and a brake and guide ring mounted in close proximity to the open end of said housing for limiting the outward travel of said unwinding threads and to direct the same to a former member for proper winding thereon.

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ES0333416A ES333416A1 (es) 1966-02-25 1966-11-04 Mejoras introducidas en los aparatos para la fabricacion de felpilla.
FR95974A FR1512130A (fr) 1966-02-25 1967-02-22 Perfectionnements aux appareil à fabriquer de la peluche
GB9074/67A GB1175223A (en) 1966-02-25 1967-02-24 Apparatus for the Production of Chenille.
IL6727487A IL27487A (en) 1966-02-25 1967-02-24 Apparatus for the production of chenille
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US3645078A (en) * 1969-08-25 1972-02-29 United Merchants & Mfg Apparatus and method for the production of fancy yarns, such as chenille
US3861128A (en) * 1972-09-11 1975-01-21 Providence Pile Fabric Corp Chenille yarn-producing machine
US4250701A (en) * 1978-08-31 1981-02-17 Techniservice Division, Textured Yarn Co., Inc. Apparatus and method for making loop chenille type yarn

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US1687942A (en) * 1926-05-07 1928-10-16 Kriegl Emmerich Chenille-making machine
US2491292A (en) * 1948-12-23 1949-12-13 Joseph L Wilmsen Chenille making machine
US2576430A (en) * 1948-10-22 1951-11-27 Clair B Weller Chenille making machine
US2684565A (en) * 1950-03-02 1954-07-27 Hortal Francisco Tulleuda Device for the production of fluffy threads
FR1276098A (fr) * 1960-10-05 1961-11-17 Arkadijs Hercfelds Perfectionnements aux machines pour la fabrication de la chenille

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US1687942A (en) * 1926-05-07 1928-10-16 Kriegl Emmerich Chenille-making machine
US2576430A (en) * 1948-10-22 1951-11-27 Clair B Weller Chenille making machine
US2491292A (en) * 1948-12-23 1949-12-13 Joseph L Wilmsen Chenille making machine
US2684565A (en) * 1950-03-02 1954-07-27 Hortal Francisco Tulleuda Device for the production of fluffy threads
FR1276098A (fr) * 1960-10-05 1961-11-17 Arkadijs Hercfelds Perfectionnements aux machines pour la fabrication de la chenille

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US3645078A (en) * 1969-08-25 1972-02-29 United Merchants & Mfg Apparatus and method for the production of fancy yarns, such as chenille
US3861128A (en) * 1972-09-11 1975-01-21 Providence Pile Fabric Corp Chenille yarn-producing machine
US4250701A (en) * 1978-08-31 1981-02-17 Techniservice Division, Textured Yarn Co., Inc. Apparatus and method for making loop chenille type yarn

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