LEASE RODS—SPLITTING

ZONE
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• The function of the lease rods in the splitting zone is to separate the individual yarns
which are stuck together because of the drying of the size film in the drying section.
• To achieve this, a series of lease or bust rods, with one large diameter busting rod, are
used, as shown in Fig. 4.33.
• The lease rods are generally chromium-plated hollow cylindrical bars flattened at both
ends to be placed firmly in the brackets.
• The number of lease rods used is determined by the number of warper’s beams being
used in the creel.
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• The yarn sheet emerging from the drying section is divided into two sections by one
large lease rod, as shown in Fig. 4.33, and each section is further subdivided into two
subsections by successive lease rods.
• The pattern of dividing by lease rods in the splitting section is usually kept similar to the
pattern of combining the sheet in the unwinding section, which helps in maintaining the
order of the warp sheet, thus facilitating the subsequent drawing-in operation.
• Also, the leasing-in of the sized yarns to the weaver’s beam is facilitated by inserting
leases in the top few layers of the warp.
• Even under normal operating conditions, the splitting zone imposes tension in the warp
by offering resistance to the forward movement of the dried warp sheet.
• However, under stable running conditions, the tension imposed on the warp sheet is
not affected significantly
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