Thread brake

Abstract

According to the invention, the brake force on a thread brake with a vertically arranged cylindrical housing, comprising a base inlet opening and an upper outlet opening for a thread may be adjusted in a modular manner, whereby each ball is provided with an individual housing piece and the housing pieces are arranged one over the other. The housing pieces have a modular embodiment which may be stacked one over the other in an indexed manner, whereby the inlet opening of the upper housing piece forms the outlet opening of the housing piece below.

1 . A thread brake, having a cylindrical housing which stands upright, comprises individual, upright cylindrical housing parts, in which in each case one ball is arranged, and which cylindrical housing has a lower inlet opening and an upper outlet opening for a thread, the lower inlet opening on the inner side of the housing being assigned a spherical seat and at least two balls being arranged in the housing, each ball being assigned a dedicated spherical seat and a dedicated housing part, and the housing parts being configured such that they can be plugged above one another in the manner of a register, the inlet opening of the upper housing part forming in each case the outlet opening of the housing part which lies underneath it. 
   
   
       2 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that the top housing part has a cover which has an outlet opening having an inlet funnel. 
   
   
       3 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 2 , characterized in that the outlet opening of the cover has an outlet funnel. 
   
   
       4 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that each of the inlet openings has an inlet funnel, the external diameter of which corresponds approximately to the internal diameter of the housing parts. 
   
   
       5 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that at least the walls of the openings are composed of porcelain or ceramic. 
   
   
       6 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that it is of self-cleaning configuration. 
   
   
       7 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 1 , characterized in that at least the bottom housing part has fastening means for connection to a carrier. 
   
   
       8 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 2 , characterized in that each of the inlet openings has an inlet funnel, the external diameter of which corresponds approximately to the internal diameter of the housing parts. 
   
   
       9 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 3 , characterized in that each of the inlet openings has an inlet funnel, the external diameter of which corresponds approximately to the internal diameter of the housing parts. 
   
   
       10 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 2 , characterized in that at least the walls of the openings are composed of porcelain or ceramic. 
   
   
       11 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 3 , characterized in that at least the walls of the openings are composed of porcelain or ceramic. 
   
   
       12 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 4 , characterized in that at least the walls of the openings are composed of porcelain or ceramic. 
   
   
       13 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 2 , characterized in that it is of self-cleaning configuration. 
   
   
       14 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 3 , characterized in that it is of self-cleaning configuration. 
   
   
       15 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 4 , characterized in that it is of self-cleaning configuration. 
   
   
       16 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 5 , characterized in that it is of self-cleaning configuration. 
   
   
       17 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 2 , characterized in that at least the bottom housing part has fastening means for connection to a carrier. 
   
   
       18 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 3 , characterized in that at least the bottom housing part has fastening means for connection to a carrier. 
   
   
       19 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 4 , characterized in that at least the bottom housing part has fastening means for connection to a carrier. 
   
   
       20 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 5 , characterized in that at least the bottom housing part has fastening means for connection to a carrier. 
   
   
       21 . The thread brake as claimed in  claim 6 , characterized in that at least the bottom housing part has fastening means for connection to a carrier.