EP0358935B1 - Pair of weft grippers for looms with interchangeable bottom lining - Google Patents
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- EP0358935B1 EP0358935B1 EP89114554A EP89114554A EP0358935B1 EP 0358935 B1 EP0358935 B1 EP 0358935B1 EP 89114554 A EP89114554 A EP 89114554A EP 89114554 A EP89114554 A EP 89114554A EP 0358935 B1 EP0358935 B1 EP 0358935B1
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D03—WEAVING
- D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
- D03D47/00—Looms in which bulk supply of weft does not pass through shed, e.g. shuttleless looms, gripper shuttle looms, dummy shuttle looms
- D03D47/12—Looms in which bulk supply of weft does not pass through shed, e.g. shuttleless looms, gripper shuttle looms, dummy shuttle looms wherein single picks of weft thread are inserted, i.e. with shedding between each pick
- D03D47/20—Constructional features of the thread-engaging device on the inserters
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- the present invention concerns improvements in weft grippers for looms.
- a drawback of grippers made of plastic material lies in the relatively fast wear of the "ribs" by means of which the grippers engage into the guide elements of the loom and slide in respect thereof, which ribs, having been formed up-to-date as an integrating part of the gripper body, inevitably lead - when worn - to the replacement of the whole gripper.
- the present invention proposes to avoid the above drawback, with obvious economic advantages, by supplying a pair of weft grippers for looms, of the type having ribs engaging with guide elements, wherein ribs are formed on a bottom lining that is replaceably attached to the lower part of said grippers.
- Said bottom lining is made of the same plastic material forming the gripper, but is coated with a sheet of composite material consisting of a fabric impregnated with a thermosetting resin, which is applied as an insert into the molded piece directly in the injection mold.
- the bottom lining according to the invention is removably applied to the gripper body, and is replaced as soon as the ribs are too worn.
- fig. 1 shows a side view of the carrying gripper 1 according to the invention, to the body 2 of which - fixed to the strap 3 controlling the motion thereof - an interchangeable bottom lining 4 is removably applied by mechanical means (for instance screws).
- Said bottom lining consists - as is clearly shown in figs. 2 and 3 - of a shaped slab 5 made of the same plastic material as the gripper and coated with a sheet 6 of composite material consisting of a fabric impregnated with a thermosetting resin.
- the sheet 6 is applied to the shaped slab 5 as an insert into the molded piece, by being inserted directly in the injection mold and connecting the two parts by mutually engaging portions 7.
- the bottom lining 4 is removably applied on the lower part of the gripper 1 by conventional mechanical means, for example - as already mentioned - by means of screws inserted into countersunk holes as 8.
- the sides 9 of the bottom lining 4 engage with the metal guide elements of the loom, providing greater resistance to wear, proper to the coating sheet 6, on their side contacting said elements.
- the warp yarns contact the same coating, also in this case with obvious advantages in view of the rubbing which they produce: wear of the bottom lining, deriving from engagement with the warp yarns, is in fact less than in the conventional grippers, while the surface on which the warp yarns rub remains - by nature - very smooth, with very reduced stresses on said yarns.
- Figs. 5 and 6 show a bottom lining 10 having characteristics fully similar to the bottom lining 4, but to be applied to a drawing gripper 11 as that shown in fig. 4.
- the other similar parts are marked with the same reference numbers as in the previous figures.
Abstract
Description
- The present invention concerns improvements in weft grippers for looms.
- It is known that the fast progress in the field of looms equipped with weft yarn transport grippers has determined wide changes both in the configuration and structure of said members and in the materials used to produce the same. Among these, plastic materials are successfully used at present.
- A drawback of grippers made of plastic material lies in the relatively fast wear of the "ribs" by means of which the grippers engage into the guide elements of the loom and slide in respect thereof, which ribs, having been formed up-to-date as an integrating part of the gripper body, inevitably lead - when worn - to the replacement of the whole gripper.
- An example of such a gripper is given in DE-A-2400166 which discloses detachable means for fixing the
gripper 5 to therespective strap 3. To thestrap 3 is fixed in one piece, for example by welding, an assemblingplate 4. Thisplate 4 can be fixed, through screw means 10, 12 to thegripper 5. When the sliding sole of the gripper is worn, owing to the friction on the guide elements and on the warp yarns, thewhole gripper 5 must be replaced. - The present invention proposes to avoid the above drawback, with obvious economic advantages, by supplying a pair of weft grippers for looms, of the type having ribs engaging with guide elements, wherein ribs are formed on a bottom lining that is replaceably attached to the lower part of said grippers.
- Said bottom lining is made of the same plastic material forming the gripper, but is coated with a sheet of composite material consisting of a fabric impregnated with a thermosetting resin, which is applied as an insert into the molded piece directly in the injection mold.
- The bottom lining according to the invention is removably applied to the gripper body, and is replaced as soon as the ribs are too worn.
- The invention is illustrated on the accompanying drawings which show a practical embodiment thereof and in which:
- Fig. 1 is a side view of a carrying gripper according to the invention;
- Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the lining applied on the lower part of the body of the gripper shown in figure 1;
- Fig. 3 is a section view in an enlarged scale, along the line III-III of fig. 2, of the bottom lining shown in said figure; and
- Figs. 4 to 6 are similar views of a drawing gripper according to the invention.
- With reference to the drawings, fig. 1 shows a side view of the carrying gripper 1 according to the invention, to the
body 2 of which - fixed to thestrap 3 controlling the motion thereof - aninterchangeable bottom lining 4 is removably applied by mechanical means (for instance screws). - Said bottom lining consists - as is clearly shown in figs. 2 and 3 - of a
shaped slab 5 made of the same plastic material as the gripper and coated with asheet 6 of composite material consisting of a fabric impregnated with a thermosetting resin. Thesheet 6 is applied to theshaped slab 5 as an insert into the molded piece, by being inserted directly in the injection mold and connecting the two parts by mutually engagingportions 7. - The
bottom lining 4 is removably applied on the lower part of the gripper 1 by conventional mechanical means, for example - as already mentioned - by means of screws inserted into countersunk holes as 8. - In use, the
sides 9 of thebottom lining 4 engage with the metal guide elements of the loom, providing greater resistance to wear, proper to thecoating sheet 6, on their side contacting said elements. The warp yarns contact the same coating, also in this case with obvious advantages in view of the rubbing which they produce: wear of the bottom lining, deriving from engagement with the warp yarns, is in fact less than in the conventional grippers, while the surface on which the warp yarns rub remains - by nature - very smooth, with very reduced stresses on said yarns. - In any case, when the wear of the
bottom lining 4 reaches unacceptable or inconvenient values, it is sufficient to remove the worn bottom lining and quickly replace it by a new one in order to have a perfectly efficient gripper at one's disposal, with no need to replace the same. - Figs. 5 and 6 show a
bottom lining 10 having characteristics fully similar to thebottom lining 4, but to be applied to adrawing gripper 11 as that shown in fig. 4. The other similar parts are marked with the same reference numbers as in the previous figures.
Claims (4)
- Pair of weft grippers (1, 11) for looms, having ribs (9) engaging with guide elements, characterised in that the ribs (9) are formed on a bottom lining (4) that is replaceably attached to the lower part of said grippers (1, 11).
- Pair of weft grippers as in claim 1), wherein said bottom lining (4) is made of the same plastic material forming the gripper, but is coated with a sheet (6) of composite material consisting of a fabric impregnated with a thermosetting resin.
- Pair of weft grippers as in claims 1) and 2), wherein said sheet (6) is applied to the bottom lining (4) as an insert into the molded piece.
- Pair of weft grippers as in claims 1) to 3), wherein said bottom lining (4) is removably applied to the gripper body (2), for instance by means of screws.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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AT89114554T ATE89618T1 (en) | 1988-09-12 | 1989-08-07 | PAIR OF WEFT GRIPPERS WITH EXCHANGEABLE LINING. |
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IT2183388 | 1988-09-12 | ||
IT8821833U IT215310Z2 (en) | 1988-09-12 | 1988-09-12 | PAIR OF PLASTIC CLAMPS FOR WEAVING FRAMES WITH INTERCHANGEABLE SOLES. |
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EP0358935A1 EP0358935A1 (en) | 1990-03-21 |
EP0358935B1 true EP0358935B1 (en) | 1993-05-19 |
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EP89114554A Expired - Lifetime EP0358935B1 (en) | 1988-09-12 | 1989-08-07 | Pair of weft grippers for looms with interchangeable bottom lining |
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EP (1) | EP0358935B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE89618T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE68906622T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2040945T3 (en) |
IT (1) | IT215310Z2 (en) |
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US3272237A (en) * | 1965-02-08 | 1966-09-13 | Draper Corp | Filling carriers for shuttleless looms |
CH572115A5 (en) * | 1973-12-04 | 1976-01-30 | Rueti Ag Maschf | |
IT1161072B (en) * | 1983-02-21 | 1987-03-11 | Carrara Elio | TAPE HEAD FOR FRAMES WITHOUT SHUTTLE, AS WELL AS MOLD FOR ITS REALIZATION |
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- 1989-08-07 EP EP89114554A patent/EP0358935B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-08-07 AT AT89114554T patent/ATE89618T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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DE68906622T2 (en) | 1993-10-14 |
EP0358935A1 (en) | 1990-03-21 |
ES2040945T3 (en) | 1993-11-01 |
ATE89618T1 (en) | 1993-06-15 |
IT215310Z2 (en) | 1990-09-11 |
DE68906622D1 (en) | 1993-06-24 |
IT8821833V0 (en) | 1988-09-12 |
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