US1032574A - Batten structure for narrow-ware looms. - Google Patents

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A. L S. WIDMER.

A.W1DMBR, BxBoUToR or s. WIDMEB, DEUD. BATTBN STRUCTURE FOR NARROW WARE LOOMS.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR. a, 1911.

1,082,574. Patented Ju1y16,1912.

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.ADOLPI-I WIDIVIER .AND SAMUEL WIDMER, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY; SAID ADOLPH wrnivnsn EXECUTOR or san) SAMUEL WIDMER, DECEASED.

BATTEN STRUCTURE FOR NARROW-WARE LOOIVIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.`

`lateinnted July 16, 1912.

Application filed March 3, 1911. Serial No. 612,069.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, AnoLrI-r WIB-MER and SAMUEL WIDMER, citizens of the United States, residing at Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have nvented certain new and useful Improve ments in Batten Structures for Narrowfare Looms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to batten structures for narrow ware looms and particularly to that class of such batten structures which are adapted for double-deck looms, to wit, looms in which the goods are woven in planes one above the other. Prior to the issue of our U. S. PatentNo. 807,524 in such batten structures the two racks for operating the shuttles were arranged one above and the other below the shuttles, the result of which was that the work was obscured by an undesirable shadow caused by the upper rack and its accessories. Our patented construction remedied this diliiculty in that the upper rack was placed between the two shuttle planes, but it did not entirely avoid it because still a shadow is cast upon the lower row of shuttles.

ln accordance with our present invention, there is but one rack employed, that being below both rows of shuttles and therefore making unnecessary any elevated rack-carrying structure to darken the area of the goods being woven. In this and other respects which will be apparent to those skilled in the a'it in view of this specification and accompanying drawings, notably that a lighter, less expensive and more substantial and durable construction is produced, our present invention is an improvement upon the aforesaid patented construction.

Our invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein,

Figure l is a rear elevation of the improved bat-ten structure, certain parts ap` pearing in section. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line -m of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of said batten structure, certain parts appearing in section; Fig. 4 a sectional View on the line y-g/ of Fig. 3; Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are a front elevation, an end elevation, and a top plan view showing the construction of the shuttle-block structures of the lower set; and, Figs. 8, 9 and l0 are a front elevation, an end elevation,and a top plan view showing the construction of the shuttle-block structures of the upper set.

To the back of the hatten-proper a is attached aframe for supporting the reeds ZJ and the two sets of shuttle-blocks affording lower and upper races for the shuttles c and CZ. Describing the said frame, c denotes a series of uprights which are secured to the back of the hatten-proper by the screws 7", or otherwise, the tops of the said uprights being connected and braced by the usual light metallic strip g. In the alternating spaces between the uprights c are arranged the reeds b corresponding to the lower set of shuttles c, and in the remaining spaces are arranged the reeds for the upper set of shuttles d, the two sets of shuttles being disposed at different elevations. In the spaces for the lower set of reeds, and fitted between the uprights c, are secured the plates 7L overlapped by the plates z' which form therewith pockets or seats for the reeds, the plates 7L and z' being. secured in place by the screws j. -Above the plates z' are secured to the backs of the uprights c the strips 7c against t-he front face of each of which the upper edge of the corresponding reed is held by the clip Z having a screw m securing -it to the plate. Traversing the spaces for the upper set of reeds, and se- .cured to the backs of the upright e, are the strips n, each strip having a clip o secured thereto by a screw p, the said clip receiving the base of the corresponding reed; the top of said reed is held in place by a clip g secured to the rail g by a screw r. Each shuttle-block in each set (upper and lower) cornprises two parts or sections.

Referring, now, to Figs. l to Il and 5, 6, and 7, s and s designate the lower and upper parts or sections of one of the lower shuttle-blocks, the same having the grooved bearing surfaces t and t for the shuttles c which are provided with corresponding grooved bearing surfaces c. The section s is recessed at the back-and near each edge to receive plates u, screws c passing through the two sections s and s andthe plates (which bear against the back of the section s) so that the said sections and the plates form a unitary structure. Penetrating each end of the lower section s and the plates u are the bushings fw, and projecting forwardly from the plates u above the bushings w are the bushings On the bushings w and are ournaled the pinions y and VM Y ber 112 'meshes with the z,respectively,each pinion 'y being received by a recess 2 cut into vthe section s from the back thereof and comprising two pinion members y and y2 Xed to Arotate together and each pinion e f3 at'the'back ofthe section s.

front faces of the uprightsc between spaces occupied by two reeds vin the lower set of reeds by screws 4 passed through said bushings into the upriglits.

Referring now to Figs. 1 to 4 and 8, 9 and 10, 5 and 5 designate the lower and upper parts or sections of one ofthe 'upper shuttle-blocks, the same having the grooved bearing surfaces 6 and 6 Vfor the shuttles CZ which lare provided with corresponding grooved bearing surfaces CZ. The section 5 'is recessed at theback, as at 7, to receive a plate 8 secured thereto, the plate overlapping a recess 9 in which is disposed a busliing 10 fixed at its ends in said plate and the front wall of the section. On this bushing is joui-naled'a pinion 11 comprising two pinion membersll and 112. The section 5 is secured to the front faces of the uprights c between the spaces for two reeds Z) `of the upper set by screws 12 penetrating its bushings 10, and the section 5 is secured above the section 5'by thescrews 13. Each pinion mempinion c, and said pinion member y2.

pinion e meshes with the and y are adapted The pinion members 11 to "engage the racks 'cl2 and c2, respectively, y-of the shuttles Z and o. Thus, when the 'pinions y are rotated Vby the usual rack in the manner to be described, the p'inionmemi bers y and 11 will cause the shuttles 0 andv cl all t move in the same direction at once. Asin'gle rack fordriving the trains of pinions 'and Vcorresponding shuttles is ein- -ployed, the saine being marked 14 and arranged to travel in a groove 15 in the top of "the batten structure, its teeth kengaging; the teeth of the pinion members 'y'. Back of the groove 15 the top of the hatten-proper is recessed, as at 1(5,to accommodate thepinion members y2.

Itwill be observed that the forwardpinion 'members y anelli are arranged inthe same vertical'planetFig. 2) and that the ,power isreceived by each set of pinions from the rack VIand transmitted to the shuttles in such `plane, Vthe Itransmission from member Ary" 'to member. 11 being effected through parts (y2, z and i112.) rearwardly'oiiset relatively 'to lthe rack and members fy and '114. In 'this' way, the fell ofthegoods appertaining to the upper shuttles is 'vertically alined Awith that iof lthe goods appertaining to the lower shuttles, and the ltransmission of Vpower is effected in such a 'way that a more Copies ff tliis pateiit may be obtained for being received by a recess r'Ehe shut- L. tle-block structure just described, thus as sembled, is readily secured in place to the vupper pinion'engageable with upper vertically arranged 'lower blocks, respectively,

tures Lin presence of vezcents' each,

compact structure, measured vertically, results, `the top lof the batten structure being therefore lower with the effect of facilitating the weavers access to mechanism of the loom back of the batten.

.Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination, with the hatten-proper, a skeleton frame projecting above the same and consist-ing of relatively'narrow'uprights and a relatively narrow horizontal stripconnect- 'ing said yuprights and disposed above and spaced from the batten-proper, a set of upper shuttle-blocks traversing alternating spaces between and connecting the uprights, a set of lower shuttle-blocks traversing the remaining spaces between and connectingfthe shuttle-blocks, sets of intermeshing 'pinions, each set coinciding with an upright and comprising three vertically arranged pinions,feacli of substantially "no greater diameter than the width ofthe upright, a rack arranged in the 'batten proper, and upper and lower shuttles Amovable in the upper and Alower blocks, respectively, each set of pinions including a Vlower pinion meshing with `the rack and engageable with lower shuttles, an

shuttles 'and an intermediate pinion meshing with saidupper and lowerpinions, substantially asdescribed.

2. In combination, with the batten-proper, a skeleton 'frame projecting above the same, and consisting of relatively narrow uprights and a relativelynarrow horizontal 4strip'connecting said uprights and disposed above and spaced fromthe-batten-proper, a set of upper shuttle-blocks traversingalternating spaces between and connecting the upright's, a set of'lowerLshuttle-blockstraversing the remaining spaces between and connecting 'the shuttle-blocks, sets of three 'ntermeshing pinions, each setcvoinciding with an upright-,fa rack arranged inthe 4batten proper, and upper and lowershuttles movable in the'upper and the lower pinion in each -set `comprising a `forward pinion member meshing with the rack and a rear pinion member, the upper pinion in each set also comprising a forward pinionpmemjber'enga'gejable with lLupper shuttles and a )rear pinion ,membeig and the intermediate pinion meshing vwith the said Erear -pinion zmembers, substantially 'as described.

ilnftestimony whereof weaiix our signatwo witnesses. l vADOLPll/llDMER. i SAMUEL `WIDl/IER.

Witnesses;

4"JOHN LEONARD,

E-VWiL D. Brian byfaddressvingthe Gommissioner fof Patents.

Washington, D. C.

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