Patent ID: 6983519

Claim:
A system for texturing thread, comprising: a texturing nozzle disposed for receipt of a thread, said texturing nozzle forming the thread into a thread strip; a cooling drum disposed at an outlet of said texturing nozzle for receipt of the thread strip, said drum having a perforated circumferential surface and an interior in communication with a suction device to generate an under-pressure such that the thread strip is held against said drum; a guide device disposed at an outlet of said texturing nozzle along at least a portion of a circumference of said drum, said guide device configured to guide the thread strip from said texturing nozzle onto the circumference of said drum; an inlet point disposed at said drum, said inlet point being in communication with a positive pressure conditioning medium source such that said conditioning medium is directed against the thread strip as it is conveyed on said circumferential surface of said drum.