Device for controlling the position of a tubular fabric during cutting

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EP 1 050 620 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	25.04.2001 Bulletin 2001/17

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	08.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/45

(21)	Application number: 00108608.1

(22)	Date of filing: 20.04.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: D06H 7/08, B65H 23/032

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

28.04.1999 IT TO990346

(71)	Applicant: Tex Electronic S.A.
	2016 Luxembourg (LU)

(72)	Inventor:
	van de Wouw, Frie 2016 Luxembourg (LU)

(74)	Representative: Lotti, Giorgio et al
	c/o Ing. Barzanò & Zanardo Milano S.p.A. Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 61 10128 Torino 10128 Torino (IT)

(54)	Device for controlling the position of a tubular fabric during cutting

(57) Device for centring a tubular fabric on the cutting tool, adapted for a cutting machine of the type implementing motor barrels which rotate on their axis and are controlled by photoelectric cells positioned along the advance path of the fabric and located inside the tube formed by the fabric, being in contact with it and associated to a motor fan adapted to blow air inside said tube in order to stretch and widen it; it consists of a single barrel (20) the side wall of which (23) is provided, along its whole circumference with through slots (25), adapted to put the outer surface in communication with means that suck air towards the inner part of the barrel (20).

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