Global Patent Index - EP 2406417 B1

EP 2406417 B1 20121205 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A TURF YARN

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A TURF YARN

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES GRASGARNES

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF POUR LA FABRICATION D'UN FIL D'HERBE

Publication

EP 2406417 B1 20121205 (DE)

Application

EP 10705884 A 20100301

Priority

  • EP 2010052558 W 20100301
  • DE 102009012936 A 20090312

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010102921A2] The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing a turf yarn for artificial turf. According to the invention, several monofilaments or ribbons are produced from one respective polymer material in two parallel extrusion processes, the turf yarn being formed by combining several monofilaments or ribbons obtained in the first extrusion process with several monofilaments or ribbons obtained in the second extrusion process. In order to improve especially the elasticity of an artificial turf carpet made from said turf yarn, the monofilaments or ribbons obtained in one of the extrusion processes are crimped before being combined, the crimped monofilaments or ribbons and the flat monofilaments or ribbons being produced in parallel next to each other and being joined in a winding station by means of a tie thread.

IPC 8 full level

D02G 3/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D01D 13/02 (2013.01 - EP US); D02G 1/161 (2013.01 - EP US); D02G 3/285 (2013.01 - EP US); D02G 3/445 (2013.01 - EP US); D10B 2505/202 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010102921 A2 20100916; WO 2010102921 A3 20101223; CN 102365399 A 20120229; CN 102365399 B 20140416; EP 2406417 A2 20120118; EP 2406417 B1 20121205; US 2011309542 A1 20111222; US 8834148 B2 20140916

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2010052558 W 20100301; CN 201080010151 A 20100301; EP 10705884 A 20100301; US 201013203963 A 20100301