CA1209442A - Loom with harness and heddles therefor - Google Patents

Loom with harness and heddles therefor

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CA1209442A
CA1209442A CA000427224A CA427224A CA1209442A CA 1209442 A CA1209442 A CA 1209442A CA 000427224 A CA000427224 A CA 000427224A CA 427224 A CA427224 A CA 427224A CA 1209442 A CA1209442 A CA 1209442A
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crossbar
loom
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Raymond Saint-Hilaire
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SAINT HILAIRE RAYMOND
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03WEAVING
    • D03CSHEDDING MECHANISMS; PATTERN CARDS OR CHAINS; PUNCHING OF CARDS; DESIGNING PATTERNS
    • D03C9/00Healds; Heald frames

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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

These loom harnesses and heddles are characterized by providing a laterally-opening slot to engage and thread a warp yarn or thread in the eye of each heddle. Each loom harness and heddles assembly also features heddles of simple and inex-pensive construction that are readily attached to and detached from the carrying crossbar. This loom harness and heddles assembly includes a crossbar on which are mounted a series of heddles, each made with a downwardly-bent portion and an upwardly-bent portion cooperatively forming the corresponding threading eye and laterally-opening slot.

Description

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FIELD OF THE INUENTION
This invention relates to a loom and, more partisularly, to a harnesses and heddles assembly for a loom.
~ESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
The heddles of the looms have all so far been made ~n the same manner; that i8 with an opening or eye ~t their csnter to thread a warp yarn or warp thread through it as thro~ the opening or eye of a sewing needle. This i3 a time-consum~ng jab that i 8 difficult to make for many persons due to the strain ùn the eyes of the user and to the skill required with the Pingers. Quite often, such strenuous threading prevented older persons to weave on a loom a8 they had wanted to do.
SU~MARY OF THE INUENTION
It is a general ob~ect o~ the present invantion to provide heddles thet are adapted to more easily thréad the warp yarn or threads through thsm.
It is another,object oF the present invention to provide loom harner~ses and heddles that are of improved and yet of simple and practical construction end use.
It ie a mor0 spsci~ic object of the prese~t invention to provide heddles with threading eyeR, esch provided with a laterally-opening 810t for convenient engagament and threading of the warp yarn or thread through it.
It i5 a further ob~ect of the present invention to provide loom harnesses and heddles in which the heddles can be easily attached and detached from the harne~ses.
BRIEF ûESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above and other ob~ects and advantages o~ the present invention will be better understood with refsrenca to ths follow-ing detailed description o~ preferred ,rhcdircnts thereof which are illus~rated, by way of example, in the accompanylng drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a loom
- 2 -~Z~/i2 harness and heddles assembiy according to one embodiment of ths present invention;
Figure 2 i~ a side ViBW of one heddle shown in Figure l;
Figure 3 is a view of the same haddle as seen looking in ths direction o~ the harnes~;
Figurs 4 is a view similsr to the view of Figure 3 but with the holder channel releasing the legs of ths heddles;
Figurs 5 i~ an eleuation view of bent portions of the wirss cooperatively forming the threading eye of a heddle;
Figures 6 and 7 are elsvation view~ of the bent portion of the two wires forming a heddle, a~ seen in the longitudinal direction of the warp yarn or thread;
Figure 8 is a perspective view of a portion of a loom harness and heddles assembly according to another er'od' r nt of the present invention;
Figure 9 ~8 a perspectivs view of one heddle ~hown ln Figure 5;
Flgures 10 and 11 are elavation views of the same heddle as seen in th0 warp and the weYt directions respectively;
Flgure 1~ is a view of the bottom of the heddle as shown in Figure 11, but with the holder channel releasing the legs of the heddle;
Figure 13 is a schematic side view of a loom to lllustrate its harnesses and heddles assembly;
Figure 14 is a perspective view of one end of a loom harnesg and an associated locking mechani~m;
Figure 15 is a side view of the locking mechanism and associated elsments o~ Figure 14;
Figures 16 and 17 are cross-sectional views as ssen along lines 16-16 and 17-17, rsspectivsly, in Figure 15;

~igure 1~ is a vlsw of a portion of a holder channel seen in longitudinal cross-section thereof; and Figure 19 i9 a transverse cross-section of ths ~ame ~ 3 -~2~M~

holder channel as seen along line 19-19 in Figure 1~.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMOODII~IENTS
The loom harness and heddles as~embly lllustrated in Figures 1 to 7 $nclusive comprises a harness 10 lnoluding a crossbar 11 arranged on its edge and th~s defining a top and a bottom edges and a front and a rear faces as seen in the warp direction.
A series of a desire~ numbsr of heddles 12 is mounted on the crosebar 11 and slidably displaceah~e along lt. ,~ach heddle 12 is of wire construction and includes a root or leg portion and a main upper portion. Each wire heddle 12 i8 made Df two wir~ 13 and 14. The leg portion of each heddle 12 is formed by the wires 13 and 14 having legq 15 that are bent to straddle on the opposite sides or faces of the corresponding crossbsr 11. Each leg portion 15 ia bent to form a~ pair of small curveQ 16 and a more~pronounced bend 17 extending in a weft plane as compared to the curves 16 that are formed in a warp plane.
The crossbar 11 is prefe~ably provided with top-raunded edges so that the leg portions 15 of the wires can easily follow the traneverse outline of the crossbar. The small curves 16 snap into the pair of grooves 1~ in the opposite faces o~ the crossbar. This locks the heddles against being pulled off the crossbar upon shedding of the harnesses. When so held~ the leg portions 15 havs their bent portion 17 held flat against the corresponding faces of the crossbar to hold the heddles against rotation. A channsl-shape holder 1~, having flared flanges, engageq over the bottom edge of the crossbar and the lower end of tha wires 13 and 14 to hold the leg portions as afore mentioned and, thus, the complete heddles in proper upright position.
The upper portion of the heddle has a portion 20 forming an eye in which the warp yarn or thread is threaded. As can be readily seen, the threading eye portion 20 is made by the wire 13 that is three-dimensionally bent to form a downward projection 21 and by the wire 14 that is also three-dimensionally bent to form ~2~

an upward projection 22. The projections 21 and 22 are ~paced ~part to form a gap or opening bet~en them, as best seen in Figures 3 snd 5. Thus, those projectionq are curved in a weft plane to for~ the thrsading eye configuration, as ~een in ~igure3 2, 6, and ~ and they are curved away from each other in the warp direction to form that threading opening. Thus, a yarn or thraad 23 i8 sngaged laterally through the opening between tho~e projsction~ and~ thus, i~ threadsd in the eye for~ed by those bent portiona of the wires 13 and 14. The latter are rigidly welded or ~oldered together abovs and below the eye-Porming portlon 20 of the heddle. A rsrsule 24 clamps the wires 13 and 14 together at the lower end of their weided portion.
The loo~ harne~e and heddles a~embly illustrated infigures ~ So 12 inclu~ivH comprisee a hern 8~ 25 including 8 CrO88bar 26 arranged on its edge and~ thus, defining a top and a bottom edges and a front and & reer face~, as seen in the warp direction.
~ ~eries Or a de~ired number of heddles 27 i9 mounted on the cro~bar 26. Each heddle 27 is of plate construction and includeg a root or leg portion and a main upper portion. ~ach heddls 27 i~
made of a singls plate that is cut out and;bent to pri~arily form a root or leg portion and a main upper portlon. Tba leg portion i8 formed by a longitudinal cut of the plute to separ~te the same into a psir of legs 2~, 29 that are bent to extend flat against the oppooite faces of the corl6sponding crossbar 26. Each leg 28, 29 is i9 formed with a ehort curve 30 arranged to engage in a corresponding groove 31 in each face Or the cro~sbar. A channsl-~hape holder 19, having flared flenges, engages over the lower edge or the crnssbar 26 and over the lower end Or the legs 2 to clam~iingly hold the latter in straddling position on th~ opposite ~idHs of the crossbar and with their short curve~ 3û locked in the groove~ 31.
The mnin upper portion of the heddlo 27 extends edgewise in the warp direction and i~ for~ed with a Pold 32 extending longiduin~lly of it to provide ~tiffenlng to i~. That eame ~ain upperlportion is also bent to de~ine its threading nye portion 35. The ~20~ 2 latt~r i3 fermed with a pair o~ rut-out t,aeth 34, 35 and with an outwardly-bulging portion 36. The te~ath 34, 35 are outwardly bsnt in opposits direction relativu to ths outward bulging of the portion 36 to cooperatively form with it a threading eye, as 3ho~n ln Figure lO. The teeth 34 and 35 pro3sct upwardly and dounwardly respectively and are spaced apart to form an opening~betwelan to engage a yarn or thread laterally through it into the eye of the heddle.
Figure 13 schemiatically illu3trates a loom in~luding the conventional ,and rolls 38, 39 and four harnes~es lO or 25, ac-cording to the prssent invention. Each of the harnesse~ includas acrossbar ll or 26 and the corresponding heddles l2 OD 27.
It i8 to be noted that heddles 12, 27 extend upwardly from their threading eye portion 20, 33 to a sufficient height, BO that, even in lowered position, the top end will always remain above ad~acent warp threads in elevated position. Th~arefors, there is no possih~11ty for the warp threads to accidentally become out o~ their intended position relative to the heddles.
Figures 14 to l9 inclùsive illustrate a mechanism to re~easahly lock the channel holder l9 and ;the heddle~ 12, 27 in operative poeition. Thi~ locking mechanism forms a spring latch lncluding a rectangular shspe rod 3a having oppo~lte free end~
pivotally re~trained by tabs 39 cut out in the web portion of the channel holder l9. A roller 40 is rotatively mounted on the rectan-gular rod 38 opposite the free ends thereof to roll over the upper edge of tha crossbar ll or 26. A spring blade 41 is secured on that upper edge and forms a concave recess 42 in whlch the roller 40 may rest to operatively bias the channel holder l9 in the afore-mentioned operative positlon. The channel holder may be released by rolling the roller 40 down the spring blade 4~. This allows removal or 3û disp1acar~nt of the corresponding heddles.

Claims (12)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY
OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED, ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A loom harness and heddles assembly comprising a harness including a crossbar operatively extending transversely of a loom; a series of heddles operatively mounted along the cross-bar and having a root portion secured to the crossbar, and a main eye-forming portion upwardly projecting from the crossbar and forming a laterally-opening threading slot through which a yarn may be engaged and thereby threaded through the corresponding yarn thread-ing eye of each heddle.
2. A loom harness and heddles assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein each heddle includes an upward projection and a downward projection cooperatively forming the corresponding yarn threading eye and the laterally-opening threading slot.
3. A loom harness and heddles assembly as defined in claim 2, wherein the upward projection and the downward projection are formed by bent portions of the heddle.
4. A loom harness and heddles assembly as defined in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the root portion includes bent portions constructed and arranged to to non-rotatably clamped against opposite sides of the corresponding crossbar.
5. A loom harness and heddles assembly as defined in claim 2, wherein each heddle includes a downwardly-bent portion and an upwardly-bent portion constituting the corresponding downward projection and upward projection, respectively, and the root portion includes a pair of downwardly-projecting leg portions clampingly straddling the corresponding crossbar, and a holder removably engaging the downwardly-projecting leg portion of the heddles along each crossbar and holding the latter in operative position.
6. A loom harness end heddles assembly as defined in claim 5, wherein each of said heddles is of wire construction including a pair of wires each having an upper portion secured side by side to the upper portion of the other wire of the same heddle and each forming one of the upwardly- and downwardly-bent portions of the corresponding heddle.
7. A loom harness and heddles assembly as defined in claim 6, wherein the pair of wires of each heddle have their upper portion rigidly welded side by side above and below the cor-responding bent portions.
8. A loom harness and heddles assembly as defined in claim 7, wherein each of said wires has a lower end portion forming one of said downwardly-projecting leg portions and having a bent portion clamped flat against the corresponding crossbar and con-structed and arranged to non-rototably hold the corresponding heddle.
9. A loom harness and heddles assembly as defined in claim 8, wherein each of said heddles is of plate construction extend-ing edgewise transversely of the corresponding cross and having a pair of punched-out tabs forming the corresponding upwardly- end downwardly-bent portions.
10. A loom harness and heddles assembly as defined in claim 5, wherein said holder constitutes an elongated member extend-ing lengthwise longitudinally of the crossbar and a locking mechanism releasably securing the elongated holder member in holding engagement with the downwardly-projecting portions.
11. A loom harness and heddles assembly as defined in claim 10, wherein the elongated holder member constitutes a channel engaging over the lower edge of the crossbar and the lower end of the heddles and said locking mechanism includes a spring latch operatively and releasably connecting the channel to one end of the crossbar and constructed and arranged to disengage the channel from holding engagement over the lower end of the heddles and the lower edge of the crossbar.
12. A loom comprising heddle carrier harnesses including each a crossbar extending transversely of the loom and having a front and a rear faces, each provided with at least one groove extending longitudinally thereof, a series of heddles operatively mounted along each crossbar and having a pair of leg portions and an eye-forming portion upwardly projecting from the crossbar, the eye-forming portion including a downwardly-bent projection and an upwardly-bent projection cooperatively forming the outline of a yarn-threading eye and forming a lateral opening separating the bent projections and arranged for lateral engagement and threading of a yarn into the corresponding yarn-threading eye, each of the leg portions including a short curved portion and a bent portion, the curved portion operatively and removably resting into said one groove in one of the faces of the corresponding crossbar, the bent portion non-rotationally resting flat against the corresponding face of a crossbar, a channel holder engaging over the lower edge of each crossbar and over the lower end of the leg portions of the corresponding heddles, end a spring latch releaseably locking each channel holder in operative engagement over the lower end of the corresponding heddles.
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Cited By (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0344428A1 (en) * 1988-06-03 1989-12-06 Klöcker-Entwicklungs-GmbH Heddle, particularly a lifting heddle
FR2665189A1 (en) * 1990-07-24 1992-01-31 Grob & Co Ag SMOOTHING.
EP0536899A2 (en) * 1991-09-10 1993-04-14 Nippon Filcon Co., Ltd. Shedding system
US5494080A (en) * 1991-09-10 1996-02-27 Nippon Filcon Co., Ltd. Arcuate heddle and shedding system employing an arcuate heddle

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0344428A1 (en) * 1988-06-03 1989-12-06 Klöcker-Entwicklungs-GmbH Heddle, particularly a lifting heddle
FR2665189A1 (en) * 1990-07-24 1992-01-31 Grob & Co Ag SMOOTHING.
BE1003856A4 (en) * 1990-07-24 1992-06-30 Grob & Co Ag Smooth loom.
ES2077487A1 (en) * 1990-07-24 1995-11-16 Grob & Co Ag Heddle to slide bar arrangement
EP0536899A2 (en) * 1991-09-10 1993-04-14 Nippon Filcon Co., Ltd. Shedding system
EP0536899A3 (en) * 1991-09-10 1993-07-14 Nippon Filcon Co., Ltd. Shedding system
US5360038A (en) * 1991-09-10 1994-11-01 Nippon Filcon Co., Ltd. Seam weaving method using a shedding system with pneumatically operated heddles
US5494080A (en) * 1991-09-10 1996-02-27 Nippon Filcon Co., Ltd. Arcuate heddle and shedding system employing an arcuate heddle

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