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(11) EP 1 081 082 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/23

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/10

(21) Application number: 00118313.6

(22) Date of filing: 23.08.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B65H 54/28
(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

(30) Priority: 01.09.1999 JP 24702299

(71) Applicant: Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
Minami-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 601 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Oshiumi, Koichiro
    Kyoto-shi, Kyoto (JP)
  • Kino, Yoshihiro
    Uji-shi, Kyoto (JP)

(74) Representative: Liedl, Christine, Dipl.-Chem. et al
Hansmann & Vogeser Patentanwälte Postfach 70 08 60
81308 München
81308 München (DE)

   


(54) Traverse device and method


(57) The present invention provides a simply structured traverse device that can arbitrarily change a traverse range to obtain packages in an arbitrary form. A traverse device comprises an oscillating member 11 having a yarn guide, a voice coil motor 12 connected to the oscillating member 11 and driven normally and reversely within a predetermined range, and control means 13 for controlling oscillation of the voice coil motor 12, the control means determining a range within which the oscillating member 11 is oscillated .






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