Patent ID: 6133553
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: D02J,H05B

Abstract:
A godet for advancing, guiding, and heating an advancing synthetic filament yarn, comprisinga godet support frame,a drive shaft mounted to said support frame for rotation about the axis of the drive shaft,a tubular support fixedly mounted to said support frame and coaxially about said shaft,a casing which includes a tubular outer wall and which is coaxially fixed to said shaft so as to rotate therewith about said axis, and such that the outer wall of said casing is spaced outwardly from said tubular support, anda radiation heater comprising at least one heating coil wound about said tubular support and extending along at least a substantial portion of the axial length of said tubular support, with the heating coil exhibiting over the axial length of the tubular support different spacings between adjacent windings of the coil so as to provide non-uniform heating along the axial length of the casing, andfurther comprising a heat insulating sleeve interposed between the tubular support and the heating coil.