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Vortex Fan Wheels
An extract taken with
kind permission from the article "Inchlines Show the Way" in
Knitting International Magazine (February 2007) by Mike
Steele:
 The concept behind the re-designed input wheel was two-fold:
the design must enable the operator/technician to quickly and
simply remove/replace the wheel; and it must be easy to
thread/confirm rotation. In addition the brief included a
degree of self cleaning and static discharge.
To achieve this novel concept Inchlines have used an advanced
copolymer with correlated dielectric properties for the
casting material. A new mold has been manufactured to
facilitate the integral rotor, the purpose of which is to
create a vortex during the wheel run and thus discharge the
short staple yarn through turbulence in the air flow
surrounding the wheel.
In addition, the dielectric properties of the wheel itself
will inhibit lint attraction to the wheel, bearing and axle.
The wheels are printed to provide a focal point for
confirmation of rotation, both visually and with a strobe for
greater accuracy. It’s even possible to print the company name
into the wheel. Bearings are plain and integral, and the wheel
is a push lock fit onto the axle, facilitating easy and rapid
removal when elastomeric yarn is not required.
For greater security from lint residual, a guard is available.
This forms the basis of a shield which prevents lint ingress
into the bearing surface, again cast in the same copolymer as
the wheel. Featuring slide on/off technology it offers a
useful and purposeful compliment to the wheel.
Push lock technology offers precise fitting of guards and
wheels, due to preset axle limiters that provide the
correct alignment with the feeder. This is a real plus
point when refitting the wheels and requiring the
assurance
If you care to trial this spindle please
contact
us for your free sample.
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