(19)
(11) EP 2 360 300 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
29.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/09

(43) Date of publication:
24.08.2011 Bulletin 2011/34

(21) Application number: 11154258.5

(22) Date of filing: 11.02.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D01H 1/00(2006.01)
D01F 6/30(2006.01)
 D01D 5/20(2006.01)
D02G 3/44(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 11.02.2010 IT BO20100073

(71) Applicant: Sima Group S.r.l.
40056 Crespellano (BO) (IT)

(72) Inventors:
  • Tegoni, Alessandro
    40050 Argelato (IT)
  • Boccafogli, Sergio
    40128 Bologna (IT)
  • Gamberini, Fabio
    40059 Medicina (IT)

(74) Representative: Jorio, Paolo et al
Studio Torta S.p.A. Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino
10121 Torino (IT)

   


(54) Twisting machine for producing artificial grass


(57) A twisting machine (100) for producing artificial grass starting from a tape (BND).
The twisting machine (100) comprises:
(c1) a control unit (110) which exchanges information among the various appliances;
(c2) an extrusion apparatus (120), suitable to produce a tape (BND) ;
(c3) a storing unit (130) of the tape (BND) ; and
(c4) a twisting unit (140) of the tape (BND) for producing the desired synthetic grass. The twisting machine (100) is characterized in that the storing unit (130) is able to store the tape (BND) coming directly from the extrusion apparatus (120), and is also able to feed, directly and at the same time, the tape (BND) to the twisting unit (140).