US 12,168,588 B2
Thread guide element and yarn clearer for a workstation of a textile machine with a thread guide element
Charles Leopold Elisabeth Dumoulin, Balgach (CH); Kalidass Santhoshkumar, Coimbatore (IN); and Ilir Adili, Widnau (CH)
Assigned to Saurer Intelligent Technology AG, Arbon (CH)
Filed by Saurer Intelligent Technology AG, Arbon (CH)
Filed on Nov. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/981,187.
Claims priority of application No. 21206581 (EP), filed on Nov. 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0137833 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. B65H 57/04 (2006.01); D02J 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 57/04 (2013.01) [D02J 3/00 (2013.01); B65H 2601/21 (2013.01); B65H 2701/31 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thread guide element (1) for a yarn monitoring and/or yarn processing unit, comprising:
a thread guide opening (2) configured to guide a thread laterally to a thread path,
a thread pick-up opening (19) configured to enable the thread to be inserted into the thread guide opening (2),
an air flow equalisation opening (3) configured to:
equalize static pressure on both sides of the thread guide element (1); and/or
generate a laminar air flow on one side of the thread guide element (1) at least in the area of the guided thread;
wherein the air flow equalisation opening (3) is round or elliptical in its opening plane and in its outlet plane.