US3175587A - Tape motion for shuttleless looms - Google Patents

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US3175587A
US3175587A US299604A US29960463A US3175587A US 3175587 A US3175587 A US 3175587A US 299604 A US299604 A US 299604A US 29960463 A US29960463 A US 29960463A US 3175587 A US3175587 A US 3175587A
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    • D03DWOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D47/00Looms in which bulk supply of weft does not pass through shed, e.g. shuttleless looms, gripper shuttle looms, dummy shuttle looms

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  • This invention pertains to shuttleless looms of the type that utilizes a flexible filling inserting member or tape which is alternately wound upon and unwound from the outer periphery of an oscillating wheel, and more particu larly, the invention relates to a novel means of maintaining said flexible inserting member in close proximity with said wheel as it is actuated thereby.
  • Shuttleless looms of the type to which the instant invention pertains have reciprocable filling carriers which are alternately wound upon and unwound from oscillating wheels disposed at the sides of the loom.
  • This type of loom utilizes an outside source of filling, that is, the supply is not carried to and fro through the warp shed by a shuttle or the filling inserting member itself.
  • the filling yarn is measured and cut to the required length for extending across the width of the fabric being woven.
  • a first carrier inserts the filling into the warp shed to a point adjacent the center thereof where it is then transferred to a second carrier member which extends it through the remaining portion of said shed to complete the laying of a single pick.
  • the reciprocable filling carriers are of a type involving flexible tapes and as heretofore described are caused to enter and to be withdrawn from the fabric shed by being wrapped and unwrapped from oscillating wheels or so-called tape wheels which are oscillated throughout slightly less than a full revolution,
  • the flexible tapes when being withdrawn from the shed are wrapped tightly against the rim or outer periphery of their respective tape wheel, but when they are being unwrapped from the wheel and inserted into the shed, a guide means is required to hold them radially inward and in close proximity with said rim.
  • Such guide means have included a plurality of rollers such as shown and described in United States Patent 2,604,123.
  • the tape restraining means according to the instant invention performs its intended function under a condition which requires considerably less power to actuate the flexible tapes than any of the known tape restraining means of the prior art.
  • This novel means of restraining the tapes requires no lubrication and has reduced considerably the amount of wear said tapes were subjected to with the older and known restraining means.
  • the instant invention utilizes a plurality of hydrostatic air bearings which are circumferentially disposed throughout a considerable extent, at least, of the circumferential extent of the tape wheel.
  • Each of these bearings is provided with air inlets which are all interconnected and permit all of the bearings to be activated simultaneously from a single air pressure supply line.
  • the bearing members are arcuated to conform to the outer periphery of the tape wheel and the inner side of each bearing is provided with a plurality of formed pockets each of which has an air outlet orifice which is interconnected with the air inlet of its respective bearing member.
  • the flexible tape is disposed intermediate the rim of the tape wheel and the inner surfaces of the air bearings with a small amount of clearance which is slightly more than the thickness of said tape.
  • compressed air is emitted from each of the air outlet orifices and forms an air cushion against which the flexible tape is caused to bear as it is unwrapped from the tape and inserted into the fabric shed.
  • FIG. 1 is a view in front elevation of a shuttleless loom showing the mechanism according to the invention applied thereto;
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one of the plurality of hydrostatic air bearings utilized to restrain the flexible tape in its proper operating position;
  • FIG. 3 is a view partially in section taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of a shuttleless loom as seen looking from the front thereof showing the various components of the invention and their relationship to the flexible tape and tape wheel.
  • FIGS. 1 and 4 enough of a shuttleless loom is illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 4 to serve as a basis for a detailed description of the invention as applied thereto.
  • the filling yarn in a loom of this design is drawn from a source of supply at the side of the loom and is inserted into the fabric shed by flexible members such as tapes made of spring steel.
  • the loom includes among other parts loomsides 10 weight material such as aluminum. oscillated to and fro slightly less than a full revolution -by a means such as disclosed and fully described in United At each end of the loom (one only shown in FIG/ 1) there is provided an oscillating wheel or so-callcd tape wheel which is preferably made from a light- These wheels are States Patent 2,888,956. s
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 The invention is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 as applied to one side of a loom only; however, it should be understood that the invention is equally applicable to both sides of the loom and that the opposite side is provided with similar components to make it function in a like manner.
  • the tape'wheel 20 is mounted in a housing 21 the inner side of which is provided with an integrally formed bolting surface that attaches it to the loomside as at 22 (FIG. 4). Housing 21 is further supported by a supporting arm 23 which attaches to the lower portion of said housing and extending in a generally downward direction the opposite? end attaches to the lower portion 3 of the loomside.
  • the tape wheel includes an outer rim of substantially the same width as the tape and has fixedly attached thereto one end of a flexible inserting member or tape 24 which is of tempered steel and which is also provided at its free end with either an inserting carrier or an extending carrier depending upon the side of the loom at which it is used.
  • the flexible tapes are guided into and from the fabric shed by a straight horizontal guide member 25 which assembles to the upper surface of housing 21 by means of bolts 26 and 27.
  • the mechanism according to the invention includes a plurality of hydrostatic air bearings 28 which .are attached to the front and adjacent the outer surface of housing 21 by means of cap screws 28' and are circumferentially disposed throughout a considerable extent, at least, of the circumferential extent of the tape wheel 20 (FIGS.. 1 and 4).
  • the flexible tape 24 is positioned intermediate the rim of the tape wheel 20 and the inner surfaces of the air bearings 28 which arear'cuated to conform to the outer periphery of said tape wheel.
  • a small amount of clearance is provided between the outer surface of the tape 24 and the inner surfaces of the air bearings 28 for the purpose of maintaining an I air cushion for retaining said tape in close proximity with the outer periphery of the tape Wheel 20.
  • Each of the air bearings 28 is provided with two air inlet apertures 29 which are internally threaded and are adapted to receive the threaded stern portion 30 of individualT fittings 31 (FIGS. 2, '3,and 4). All of these T fittings 31 are interconnected one with the other by means of flex-lines 32 and 33, thereby forming a single continuous air feed line to all of the bearings 28;
  • the inner arcuated surface 39 of the air bearing 28 is provided with a plurality of formed pockets 40 about 15 thousandths of an inch in depth and are disposed in pairs along the length of said surface.
  • Each of these pockets has a centrally located air outlet orifice 41 which is in general alignment with and interconnected with its respective air inlet aperture 29 FIG. 3
  • the outer rim of the tape wheel being of substantially the same width as the tape prevents an excess spill of air by serving to maintain an air cushion between the air bearings and said rim during that portion of the picking cycle when the tape is extended into the shed or in other words, when it is unwrapped from the rim of the wheel.
  • the tape wheels at the sides of the loom are caused to oscillate through a predetermined are to insert the flexible inserting members into the fabric shed to a point where the filling yarn is transferred from one carrier member to the other. After reaching this transfer point in the shed, the wheels reverse their direction of travel to withdraw the inserting members wrapping the same about therims of the tape wheels.
  • the compressed air preferably at about 3-4 p.s.i.rbeing emitted from all of the air outlet orifices against the outer surface of the fl-exib letape forms an air cushion against which said tape is caused to bear thereby restricting its outward movement and maintains said tape in its proper and desired operating position.
  • the air cushion effect of the instant'invention as a means for restraining and guiding, the flexible inserting members eliminates the need for lubrication of said members and the associated components adapted to function therewith.
  • a shuttleless loom of the type'having to insert filling from an outside source of supply which includes an oscillating "Wheel, a flexible tape member one end of which is fixed to said wheel'and which is alternately Wrapped about the said wheel and unwrapped from it during its fi l-ling inserting function, air cushion vided inplace of a flex-line 32, a T fitting 34 which "directs the air to the bearings disposed on either side thereof.
  • 'Dhe stem portion 35 of this T fitting '34 is directed outwardly from the' feed line and is connected to an air pressure supply line 3 6 which in tnrnis interconnected with any suitable source or means of obtain- 3 ing air under pressure.
  • the air inlet apertures 29 situated at each end of the feed line are provided with elbow fittings S'Tand 38 in place of T fittings 31 for directing means for maintaining said-tape member in close proximity with the outer periphery of said wheel "during oscillation of the latter which includes a plurality of hydrostatic air bearings circumferentially disposed throughout a. considerable extent, at least, of the circumferential extent of said wheel, each of said air bearings being provided with at least one air inlet aperture, all ofsaid apertures being'interconnected whereby said bearings are activated simultaneously by a single air pressure supply line, each of said bearings being 'arcuated to conform to the outer periphery of said wheel and having a plurality of formed pocketson the inner side thereof, an
  • a shuttleless loom of the type having means to insert filling from an outside source of supply which includes an oscillating wheel, a flexible tape member one end of which is fixed to said wheel and which is alternately wrapped about the said wheel and unwrapped from it during its filling inserting function, air cushion means for maintaining said tape member in close proximity with the outer periphery of said wheel during oscillation thereof which includes an air bearing means circumfenentially disposed throughout a considerable extent, at least, of the circumferential extent of said wheel and positioned in close proximity therewith, for metering compressed air to said tape from spaced points on said bearing means.
  • a shuttleless loom of the type having means to insert filling from an outside sounce of supply which includes an oscillating wheel, a flexible tape member one end of which is fixed to said wheel and which is alternately wrapped about the said wheel and unwrapped from it during its filling inserting function, air cushion means for maintaining said tape member in close proximity with the outer periphery of said wheel during oscillation of the latter which includes a plurality of hydrostatic air bearings cincumferentially disposed throughout a considerable extent, at least, of the circumferential extent of said wheel.
  • a shuttleless loom of the type having means to insert filling from an outside source of supply which includes an oscillating wheel, a flexible tape member one end of which is fixed to said wheel and which is alternately Wrapped about the said wheel and unwrapped from it during its filling inserting function, air cushion means for maintaining said tape member in close proximity with the outer periphery of said wheel during osoillation of the latter which includes a plurality of hydrostatic air bearings oircumferentially disposed throughout a considerable extent, at least, of the circumferential extent of said wheel, each of said air bearings being provided with at least one air inlet aperture, all of said apertures .being interconnected whereby said bearings are activated simultaneously by a single air pressure supply line.

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US3323555A (en) * 1965-03-29 1967-06-06 Draper Corp Weft inserting mechanism
BE1000506A4 (nl) * 1987-04-28 1989-01-03 Picanol Nv Werkwijze voor de koeling van een grijperaandrijving bij weefmachines,en grijperaandrijving om deze werkwijze te verwezenlijken.
FR2631979A1 (fr) * 1988-05-27 1989-12-01 Nuovopignone Ind Mecganiche Fo Systeme d'actionnement perfectionne pour les rubans flexibles des pinces de prehension des metiers a tisser sans navette
US5097873A (en) * 1987-04-03 1992-03-24 Textilma Ag Gripper loom with a flexible fitting thread insertion band
EP0866156A1 (de) * 1997-03-20 1998-09-23 Lindauer Dornier Gesellschaft M.B.H Webmaschine mit einer Vorrichtung zur Führung und Lagerung eines starr ausgebildeten Greifertragorgans

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US2604123A (en) * 1949-01-19 1952-07-22 Draper Corp Loom and method of weaving
US2963268A (en) * 1957-03-25 1960-12-06 Gen Electric Pressurized seal

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US3323555A (en) * 1965-03-29 1967-06-06 Draper Corp Weft inserting mechanism
US5097873A (en) * 1987-04-03 1992-03-24 Textilma Ag Gripper loom with a flexible fitting thread insertion band
BE1000506A4 (nl) * 1987-04-28 1989-01-03 Picanol Nv Werkwijze voor de koeling van een grijperaandrijving bij weefmachines,en grijperaandrijving om deze werkwijze te verwezenlijken.
FR2631979A1 (fr) * 1988-05-27 1989-12-01 Nuovopignone Ind Mecganiche Fo Systeme d'actionnement perfectionne pour les rubans flexibles des pinces de prehension des metiers a tisser sans navette
US4936354A (en) * 1988-05-27 1990-06-26 Nuovopignone -Industrie Meccaniche E Fonderia S.P.A. Backing plate arrangement for flexible gripper tape
BE1003087A4 (fr) * 1988-05-27 1991-11-19 Nuovo Pignone Spa Systeme d'actionnement perfectionne pour les rubans flexibles des pinces de prehension des metiers a tisser sans navette.
EP0866156A1 (de) * 1997-03-20 1998-09-23 Lindauer Dornier Gesellschaft M.B.H Webmaschine mit einer Vorrichtung zur Führung und Lagerung eines starr ausgebildeten Greifertragorgans
US5950686A (en) * 1997-03-20 1999-09-14 Lindauer Dornier Gesellschaft Mbh Loom with a pneumatic slide bearing for supporting a rigid rod or a flexible band carrying a weft insertion gripper
EP1118699A1 (de) * 1997-03-20 2001-07-25 Lindauer Dornier Gesellschaft M.B.H Greiferwebmaschine mit einer Vorrichtung zur Führung und Lagerung eines flexiblen Greifertragorgans

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