The invention relates to a constant-force tensioning mechanism and a
tufting machine, and relates to the technical field of tufted carpet
processing. The constant-force tensioning mechanism comprisesan
air pump, a main
pipe,
branch pipes, pistons and a first
pulley, wherein the air
pipe communicates with an air outlet port of the
air pump; a plurality of the
branch pipes are arranged and communicate with the main
pipe separately; the
branch pipes are arranged in a manner of being uniformly distributed in the length direction of the main pipe; a plurality of the pistons are also arranged and form one-to-one correspondence with the branch pipes; the
diameter of each
piston is adaptive to the
diameter of the corresponding branch pipe; each
piston is slidably connected with the correspondingbranch pipe in the length direction of the corresponding branch pipe; the first
pulley is connected to one end away from the main pipe, of each
piston; and a
fiber yarn is wound on the
peripheral surface of the first
pulley and in rolling connection with the first pulley. The
tufting machine comprises a frame, a loading mechanism, a
tufting mechanism, an unloading mechanism and the constant-forcetensioning mechanism. According to the constant-force tensioning mechanism and the tufting
machine, under the action of a tufting needle and the constant-force tensioning mechanism, the
fiber yarn isuniformly pulled into ring-shaped tufts on a base cloth, so that the aesthetic feeling of a tufted carpet is improved, and the durability of the tufted carpet is improved.