Applicant:           SHIMA SEIKI MFG [JP]; MURATA MACHINERY LTD [JP]

Inventor(s):        ARIKITA REIJI [JP]; NAKAI KENJI [JP]; HATAKEYAMA YASUNORI [JP]

Abstract of  EP 2042625  (A1)

The invention relates to a piecing method capable of securing the strength of a spun yarn obtained by the piecing, and omitting a protrusion treatment step for a fabric knitted by the spun yarn obtained by the piecing. Tip end portions (21a, 22a) of knitting yarns (21, 22) are overlaid in the same direction, and the knitting yarn (21, 22) are intertwined into each other to form a protruding portion (23) and a plurality of branched portions (51, 52) that are branched from the protruding portion (23). Then, the protruding portion (23) is overlaid on one branched portion (51) and the protruding portion (23) is fixed to the one branched portion (51).

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Yarn splicing method and yarn splicing device