Patent ID: 8281477

Claim:
Method for setting felting needles ( 17 ) in the needle boards ( 2 ) of a felting machine, said needles having a working part ( 35 ) and a holding part ( 36 ), whereby said method comprises the following steps: providing a needle board ( 2 ) having a number of openings ( 3 ) that are designed to accommodate felting needles ( 17 ) and that are arranged at pre-specified distances; providing a multiple collet chuck ( 45 ) that is designed for picking up several felting needles ( 17 ) in that said collet chuck grasps the holding part ( 36 ) of said needles; inserting a group of felting needles ( 17 ) in the multiple collet chuck ( 45 ), said needles being aligned parallel in longitudinal direction; inserting at least one of the working parts ( 35 ) of the felting needles ( 17 ) held by the multiple collet chuck ( 45 ) in the openings ( 3 ) of the needle board ( 2 ); and pushing of the holding parts ( 36 ) of the felting needles ( 17 ) into the openings ( 3 ) of the needle board ( 2 ).