Patent ID: 7131172

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 first cooling drum disposed at an outlet of said texturing nozzle for receipt of the thread strip, said first drum having an interior subjected to an under-pressure such that the thread strip is held against said first drum; a guide mechanism disposed at an outlet of said texturing nozzle along at least a portion of a circumference of said first drum, said guide mechanism configured to guide the thread strip from said texturing nozzle onto the circumference of said first drum in a controlled manner and under constant conditions such that a longitudinal speed of the thread strip corresponds to a circumferential speed of said first drum along said guide mechanism; a second cooling drum disposed for receipt of the thread strip from said first cooling drum; and a guide element disposed at a circumferential location along said first cooling drum downstream of an outlet of said guide mechanism to convey the thread strip away from the circumference of said first cooling drum and onto the circumference of said second cooling drum.