Patent ID: 6151764
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: D06C

Abstract:
An apparatus (V) for the singeing of threads (1) of a thread assembly, the thread assembly comprising twisted threads of a plastic material, said apparatus (V) comprising a heat section (18), and a burner (5) which produces a singeing flame (7);wherein the threads (1) run, upstream and/or downstream of the singeing flame (7), through said heat section (18), said heat section being formed independently of the burner (5); and the heat section comprises at least one platelike heatable body (19) extending in the direction of the threads and being located relative to the burner at a position for receiving heat from the burner, said position of the platelike heatable body being adjustable in at least one of a direction transverse to a run of the threads and a direction parallel to the run of the threads to establish an operating temperature of heat radiated by the platelike heatable body to the threads, the platelike heatable body being set at a temperature influencing a macromolecular structure of the plastic material.