Apparatus for inspecting settings on a textile fabric shearing machine

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PATENT NO 5379497
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08108342

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The relative dispositions of the shear cylinder, fabric rest and ledger blade of a textile fabric shearing machine may be inspected and any necessary adjustments thereof may be precisely measured and controlled by the present inspecting apparatus which comprises a linear guide rail mounted to the frame of the shearing machine in precise axially parallel relation to the shear cylinder and a carriage mounted on the rail for linear movement therealong, wherein the carriage is equipped with a detection tool, e.g., a feeler arm assembly, selectively articulable and manipulable into a plurality of dispositions for traveling surface contact with the fabric rest or ledger blade to detect and identify irregularities in linearity or relative disposition to the shear roll or to one another.

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GUILFORD MILLS INC6001 WEST MARKET STREET GFD FABRICS INC GREENSBORO NC 27409

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McCartney, Phillip D Oak Ridge, NC 14 345
Moghaddassi, Majid Greensboro, NC 12 44
Nielsen, Arne Oak Ridge, NC 16 74

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