262results about "Tufting apparatus" patented technology

A system, apparatus and methods for forming tufted products can include a tufting machine for forming patterned tufted products, such as carpets, rugs, and artificial grass or turf product with logos of other designs including multiple colors of yarns integrated therein. The tufting machine can include a series of hollow needles arranged along a needle bar at a gauge spacing and can receive a series of different color and / or types of yarns from a yarn feed system. A yarn selection system can be controlled to selectively hold back or retract yarns from the needles. The needles will be reciprocated into and out of a backing to deliver a series of yarns into the backing and can be engaged by corresponding knives to form tufts of yarns.

The multifunctional lawn mower comprises an oil tank, a first needle bed and a second needle bed, tufting needles are detachably installed at the bottom of the first needle bed and the bottom of the second needle bed, the first needle bed and the second needle bed are arranged in parallel in a front-back spaced mode in the front-back direction of the lawn mower, and a first needle seat is detachably installed on the rear side of the first needle bed; the front side of the first needle bed is detachably provided with a first needle bed, the front side of the second needle bed is detachably provided with a second needle bed, each first needle bed and each second needle bed are provided with a vertically-arranged tufting needle, the tufting needles on the first needle beds and the tufting needles on the second needle beds are arranged in a staggered mode in the width direction, and the first needle bed is driven by a third driving mechanism to do reciprocating transverse movement in the width direction; the second needle bed is driven by a fourth driving mechanism to do reciprocating transverse movement in the radial direction, and the oil tank is driven by an oil tank transverse movement mechanism to do reciprocating transverse movement in the front-back direction. Products with rectangular long-strip-shaped and square blocky lawn patterns can be produced, products with rhombus-shaped, heart-shaped and more lawn patterns in different shapes can also be produced, and the multi-pattern fancy lawn requirements of users can be met.

A tufting machine for selectively forming tufts of yarns, including different color or type yarns, for forming patterned tufted articles such as carpets. A series of needles are reciprocated into and out of a backing material being fed through the tufting machine and are engaged by a series of gauge parts so as to pick-up loops of yarns from the needles. The gauge parts will be selectively controlled by activators to extend or retract the gauge parts to positions or elevations sufficient to pick-up or not pick-up loops of yarns from the needles. The feeding of the yarns to the needles further will be controlled to back-rob yarns not picked-up by the gauge parts, while the backing feed will be controlled to enable formation of tufts at an increased rate over the pattern stitch rate for the pattern of the tufted article being formed.

A method of making a plant-based deep pile fabric that closely resembles animal fur or wool, that includes extracting the plant fibers from the plant material and forming a yarn or sliver made from plant fibers and simultaneously attaching it to a scrim also made from plant fibers, where the fiber is attached and extends from the scrim to form a length of plant-fiber pile fabric having natural plant fibers on one side and the scrim on the opposite side. The method includes finishing the scrim side of the fabric with an adhesive agent to attach the fibers to the scrim and form a stable base. The method also includes finishing the plant fiber pile side of the fabric by applying fur-industry specific processing steps to alter the properties of the fibers resulting in an even closer resemblance of animal fur.

The invention relates to a pneumatic tufting sewing robot which comprises a six-degree-of-freedom robot, a tufting sewing end effector and a rotating table. The tail end of a mechanical arm of the six-degree-of-freedom robot is connected with the tufting sewing tail end executor and controls the tufting sewing tail end executor to sew a preform fabric arranged on the rotary worktable; the tufting sewing end effector comprises a displacement mechanism, a needling mechanism, a presser foot mechanism, a yarn feeding mechanism and an air shear mechanism. The yarn feeding mechanism comprises a bobbin, a yarn trapper and a broken yarn detection sensor, the bobbin is installed on a bobbin connecting plate, the yarn trapper is installed at the end, close to the bobbin, of a connecting support, a yarn feeding ejector rod is inserted into the middle of the connecting support, the broken yarn detection sensor is installed at the end, close to the tufting air cylinder, of the connecting support, and porcelain eyes are formed in the connecting support and the yarn feeding ejector rod; the rotating table device comprises a combined core mold, a core mold mounting seat, a rotating table and a working table; the invention further provides a suturing method using the robot. The tufting suturing depth is convenient to adjust, the orientation of the suturing needles is stably controlled, and the suturing efficiency is high.

Provided is a method for manufacturing an artificial turf, including: providing a base cloth; providing artificial turf yarns; tufting the artificial turf yarns on the base cloth, and applying an adhesive; and blowing air to the base cloth having the adhesive applied thereto to obtain the artificial turf. According to the manufactured artificial turf, when passing air through the air blowing device, water permeable holes are formed in the bonding layer applied on the base cloth. The water seepage rate of the artificial turf is increased by means of water seepage through the water permeable holes. Moreover, there is no need to pierce the adhesive applied surface of the base cloth during production, thereby avoiding damage to the structure of the artificial turf by piercing. This effectively prevents the artificial turf yarns from loosening and falling off and prolongs the service life of the artificial turf.

A yarn monitoring system for textile machines uses sensors to indicate yarn over-tensioning and breakage. The sensors within eyelets monitor the passage of the yarn and send new signals to the controller. The eyelets, each with a sensor, are within a body containing a circuit board which is in constant communication with the sensors and software contained within a controller. The controller is in constant communication with the textile machine. The software contains an acceptable operational zone for new signal data and control limits establishing the lowest new signal data reading permitted for the yarn. The user establishes set points for the control limits, and reaching these set points is an indication of over-tension or yarn breakage. To prevent unnecessary shut down of the machine, the software averages the new signal data and, when the new signal average remains out of the established set points, initiates communication to the textile machine.

A system, apparatus and methods for forming tufted products can include a tufting machine for forming patterned tufted products, such as carpets, rugs, and artificial grass or turf product with logos of other designs including multiple colors of yarns integrated therein. The tufting machine can include a series of hollow needles arranged along a needle bar at a gauge spacing and can receive a series of different color and / or types of yarns from a yarn feed system. A yarn selection system can be controlled to selectively hold back or retract yarns from the needles. The needles will be reciprocated into and out of a backing to deliver a series of yams into the backing and can be engaged by corresponding knives to form tufts of yarns.

The utility model discloses a crushed aggregate collecting device of a tufting machine, which comprises a waste material box, a blanking plate is fixedly connected on the side wall of the waste material box, a collecting box is fixedly connected on the side wall of the waste material box, the collecting box is in an opening design, a fixing plate is fixedly connected on the side wall of the collecting box, and the fixing plate is fixedly connected on the side wall of the collecting box. And an impact mechanism used for impacting the discharging plate is arranged on the fixed plate and comprises four impact rods which are arranged at equal intervals and slidably connected to the fixed plate in a penetrating mode, and the lower ends of the impact rods are fixedly connected with a movable plate. The blanking device is reasonable in structure, the impact mechanism and the driving mechanism are arranged, the four impact rods move up and down repeatedly and impact the blanking plate repeatedly, the blanking plate is impacted and vibrated, materials on the blanking plate are vibrated, impurities and chippings in the materials can fall down in the vibration process and fall off through the through holes, and the blanking efficiency is improved. And waste materials enter the waste material box through the discharging plate and the through holes, and separation of the waste materials and the chippings is achieved.

A system, apparatus and methods for forming tufted articles can include a hollow needle tufting machine for forming patterned tufted articles including multiple colors of yarns. The hollow needle tufting machine can include a series of hollow needles arranged along a needle bar at a gauge spacing and will receive a series of different color and / or types of yarns from a yarn feed system. A funnel block having a series of funnels configured to receive a series of yarns will be provided adjacent the needle bar for directing selected yarns to a corresponding or associated hollow needle. The hollow needles will be reciprocated into and out of a backing to deliver a series of yarns; and can be engaged by corresponding knives to form tufts of yarns. The knives can be moved between no-cut and cutting positions to form loop and cut pile tufts of yarns in the backing.

A tufted article (e.g., an artificial turf panel) having a backing and a plurality of tufts extending through the backing. The plurality of tufts are distributed among a plurality of patterned regions. Each patterned region has at least one tuft of the plurality of tufts. The tufts of each patterned region differ from the tufts of at least one other patterned region of the tufted article in at least one of color, pile height, yarn type, or yarn density. At least one patterned region creates a longitudinal discontinuity in the color pattern of the tufted article. The tufted article does not have a seam. Complementary side edges of the tufted articles can be secured together to form at least a portion of the surface covering without the need for cutting or the use of inlay components.

The invention discloses a double-layer carpet loom weft yarn automatic exchange device which comprises a lower feeding mechanism and a receiving component, the top end of the lower feeding mechanism is provided with an upper feeding transmission mechanism assembled through bolts, and the middle output end of the upper feeding transmission mechanism is provided with a pressure-bearing positioning assembly; a displacement adjusting sewing part is arranged on the outer side of the middle of the upper feeding conveying mechanism. According to the device, an inner screw rod drives an inner lifting block and a sliding frame to run to a proper height position after a grooving frame outputs and runs, and hydraulic telescopic arms at the two ends of the lower portion of a sliding arm output power to drive an output end to run; and the hydraulic telescopic arm outputs power to run, so that the sliding sleeve block runs to a proper position on the sliding frame, the machine box is located above an adaptive product sewing position, the equipment can effectively adapt to the size structure of a product, and then the refitting cost of a user can be effectively reduced.

A system, apparatus, and method for forming a tufted article may include a hollow needle tufting machine for forming a patterned tufted article including yarns of a plurality of colors. The hollow needle tufting machine may include a series of hollow needles arranged at a stitch pitch along a needle bar and will receive a series of yarns of different colors and / or types from a yarn feed system. A funnel block having a series of funnels configured to receive a series of yarns is to be disposed adjacent to the needle bar for guiding selected yarns to a corresponding or associated hollow needle. The plurality of hollow needles are to reciprocate into and out of the backing to deliver a series of yarns; the plurality of blades can be jointed with the corresponding plurality of blades to form a plurality of yarn piles. The plurality of blades are movable between a non-cutting position and a cutting position to form a plurality of loop pile and cut pile yarn piles in the backing.

A system for manufacturing synthetic turf is disclosed that includes an indexing system configured to affix an indexing device to a backing material, a tufting machine configured to receive the backing material and yarn and to fabricate the synthetic turf by tufting the yarn in the backing material and a controller configured to read the indexing device and to post process the synthetic turf as a function of the indexing device.

A yarn feed module may be provided with four small diameter yarn feed rolls and a plasma treated yarn feed surface to optimize secure yarn grip for precise feeding by servo drive with greater durability and fewer yarn entanglements, utilizing a variety of threading configurations.

The invention relates to a gripper (1) for a tufting machine, comprising a base body (2) and an insert body (3). The gripper (1) has a holding section (4) and a guide section (5) extending longitudinally. The guide section (5) terminates longitudinally away from the holding section (4) in a hook (14) which has an inner surface (15) in which a joining gap (18) is arranged between the base body (2) and the insert body (3). According to the invention, the gripper (1) is characterized in that a stop (6) is arranged in the guide section (5) of the gripper (1) on the base body (2), against which the insert body (3) is abutted longitudinally relative to the holding section (4) in order to limit the size of the joining gap (18) on the inner surface of the hook (14).

The present invention relates to a printed fabric substrate, such as a flooring article, and a method for manufacturing a printed fabric substrate. Methods and steps are provided for printing color patterns that precisely register physical patterns such as varying yarn pile height, yarn glossiness, yarn color, and the like. The method provides many unique aesthetics on the fabric substrate that cannot be created in another way.

The utility model discloses a tufting gun, which belongs to the technical field of textile equipment, and comprises a shell, a driving motor, a transmission mechanism, a tufting machine head and a controller, the driving motor, the transmission mechanism, the tufting machine head and the controller are arranged in the shell, the shell comprises a shell main body part and a handle part, and the tufting gun is characterized in that the transmission mechanism is arranged in the shell main body part; the tufting machine head is mounted at the front end of the transmission mechanism and extends out of the front end of the shell main body part, the driving motor is arranged in the handle part, a control panel is arranged at the rear end of the shell main body part, and the control panel is connected with the controller. According to the tufting gun, the appearance design, the structural layout and the operation interface are optimized, and the applicability, the maintenance convenience and the production efficiency of equipment are improved through the modularized and integrated design.

A multi-piezoelectric yarn slip sensor comprising a plurality of independent piezoelectric sensors, each piezoelectric sensor consisting of a piezoelectric element (P) in stable association with a yarn guide eyelet (4) and an electronic printed circuit board (1) comprising a flexible portion (2), the piezoelectric element (P) being electrically connected to the electronic printed circuit board by the flexible portion (2), and the piezoelectric element (P) being electrically connected to the electronic printed circuit board by the flexible portion (2). Electric signals emitted by piezoelectric elements (P) of the independent piezoelectric sensors are transmitted on an electronic printed circuit board.

A method includes accessing an electronic representation of a pattern design for controlling a carpet tufting operation, the pattern design including a pile height per tuft. The method also includes determining ranges of a plurality of pile heights identified in the pattern design. Additionally, the method includes determining individual pile heights of the plurality of pile heights of the pattern design using the ranges of the plurality of pile heights to manage material variance. Further, the method includes modifying the pattern design with the individual pile heights.

The utility model discloses a tufting machine with a wrinkle flattening mechanism, which comprises a tufting machine body, a flattening rack is arranged on the feeding side of the tufting machine body, a pair of supporting plates which are vertically parallel to each other are fixedly arranged on the flattening rack, a pair of flat plate and inclined plate which are respectively used for supporting a carpet is fixedly arranged between the two supporting plates, and the flat plate and the inclined plate are arranged on the flattening rack. One end of the flat plate is connected with the upper end of the inclined plate, the other end of the flat plate and the lower end of the inclined plate are close to and far away from the tufting machine body respectively, square sliding blocks are vertically and slidably arranged on the two supporting plates respectively, an upper pressing roller is rotatably arranged between the two square sliding blocks and located above the flat plate in parallel, and overturning arms are hinged to the two supporting plates respectively; a lower pressing roller is rotationally arranged between the two overturning arms and located above the inclined plate in parallel. The utility model has the following advantage and effect: the effect of keeping the surface of the tufting machine base cloth flat is achieved.

The utility model provides a machine head assembly of pile cutting and looping equipment. The machine head assembly comprises a supporting plate, a rotating sleeve, a conductive sliding ring, a servo motor, a transmission assembly, a wire conduit and a machine head assembly. Two supports which are vertically arranged at intervals are fixed to the front side of the supporting plate, the rotating sleeve is arranged between the two supports, and the upper end and the lower end of the rotating sleeve are rotationally connected with one support respectively; the servo motor is fixed to the front side of the supporting plate, and the rotating sleeve is in transmission connection with the servo motor through the transmission assembly. The machine head assembly is coaxially fixed at the lower end of the rotating sleeve; an outer ring in the conductive slip ring is fixed to the supporting plate, the upper end of the rotating sleeve is fixed to an inner ring of the conductive slip ring, a connecting wire in the machine head assembly penetrates through the rotating sleeve and then is electrically connected with the inner ring of the conductive slip ring, and the lower end of the wire tube coaxially penetrates through the conductive slip ring and the rotating sleeve, then extends into the machine head assembly and is connected with the machine head assembly. The orientation of the machine head assembly in the knitting wool planting machine can be adaptively adjusted according to the knitting wool planting direction.

The present invention supplies hairs for hair transplantation one by one. In a hair supply device (10) for performing a supply action for pulling the hairs for hair transplantation (M) one by one from a hair bundle (B) of the hair transplantation (M), the device comprises: a supply unit (20) for holding the hair bundle of the hair transplantation and sorting the hair tips of the plurality of hair transplantation hairs in a direction different from the hair bundle; a detection unit (50) for detecting the three-dimensional positions of the hair tips of the sorted plurality of hair transplantation hairs; a head (60) for capturing the hair tips of the hair transplantation hairs; a conveying mechanism (70) for conveying the head to an arbitrary three-dimensional position; and a control device (100) for controlling the conveying mechanism so that the head captures the hair tip of one of the plurality of hair transplantation hairs detected by the detection unit at the three-dimensional position of the hair tip of the hair transplantation hair.

The tufting assembly comprises a reinforcing needle, the reinforcing needle comprises a needle head and a needle body, the needle head is provided with a lower needle hole, the needle body is provided with an upper needle hole, one side of the upper needle hole and one side of the lower needle hole are correspondingly provided with a first concave groove and a second concave groove, and the first concave groove and the second concave groove are communicated with each other. A straight hook in contact with the concave groove I is mounted on one side of the concave groove I; a bent hook in contact with the concave groove II is mounted on one side of the concave groove II; the high-simulation artificial turf production line is simple in structure, artificial turfs with different artificial grass heights can be produced, and high-simulation artificial turfs with different colors and different heights can be produced only by replacing artificial grass with different colors.

A carpet backing material, such as a one-piece carpet backing material or primary carpet backing material, and a carpet comprising the carpet backing material, where the carpet backing material comprises at least one heat bonded carded (TBC) nonwoven layer comprising a plurality of carded staple fibers, the carded staple fibers comprise a polymer component that is chemically the same as the second backing material, which improves the recoverability of the carpet.

A tufting machine is disclosed, including a drive system for driving reciprocation of one or more needle bars carrying a series of needles. A backing material will be fed through a tufting zone of the tufting machine, with the needles penetrating into and out of the backing material with the reciprocation of the needle bars by the drive system to form tufts of yarns in the backing material at increased production rates.

An article can comprise a backing and a plurality of yarns tufted, knitted, or woven through the backing, each yarn defining at least one aesthetic characteristic. The at least one aesthetic characteristic can comprise luster, color, size, physical attribute associated with material type, or texture. At least one yarn of the plurality of yarns can comprise an engineered yarn structure having a first yarn section and a second yarn section. The engineered yarn structure can comprise a transition junction comprises commingled portions of the first and second yarn sections. The transition junction can have a length of less than 1 millimeter. The first section can have a first type of a first aesthetic characteristic of the at least one aesthetic characteristic, and the second section can have a second type of the first aesthetic characteristic that is different from the first type.