US3464458A - Method and apparatus for tensioning a slack weft thread - Google Patents

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US3464458A
US3464458A US714123A US3464458DA US3464458A US 3464458 A US3464458 A US 3464458A US 714123 A US714123 A US 714123A US 3464458D A US3464458D A US 3464458DA US 3464458 A US3464458 A US 3464458A
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  • the present invention is mainly concerned with looms of the type in which a weft thread is inserted into the warp shed by a gripper shuttle which clamps the end of the weft thread and carries no bobbin.
  • the weft thread is slightly slack after the picking of the gripper shuttle or other weft inserting member.
  • the slack is caused on the one hand by the inertia of the weft thread which tends to continue its movement after the stopping of the weft inserting member, and on the other hand by the rebound movement of the weft inserting member which usually cannot be stopped closely behind the fabric selvedge, and thus has to be returned to the end of the warp shed.
  • a lever is positively oscillated at a predetermined stroke and has an eye receiving a portion of the Weft thread extending from a tensioning brake to the warp shed.
  • the tensioning brake is closed and the weft thread is tensioned so that its slack is removed.
  • an additional length of weft thread is pulled through the tensioning brake from a crosswound supply bobbin. The distance which the eye of the level moves is greater than the length of the slack which has to be taken up.
  • This construction has the advantage that the tensioning lever and its drive means operate very reliably, but there is the disadvantage that the lever stroke must be substantially greater than required, and that an independent Weft thread stop motion is required for stopping the operation in the event of a weft thread breakage.
  • Another arrangement according to the prior art overcomes this disadvantage by providing a retracting lever having an eye for the Weft thread and being biassed by a spring to move until the slack of the weft thread is removde and the same is sufficiently tensioned.
  • a switch can be arranged in the path of movement of the spring biassed lever, so that the same actuates the switch in the event of a weft thread breakage in which case the lever is not stopped by the tensioned weft thread.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a method for tensioning a slack inserted weft thread within a very short time.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an arrangement by which an inserted weft thread is reliably tensioned, While at the same time, the condition of the weft thread is checked, and a weft thread breakage indicated.
  • Another object of the invention is to simultaneously form two loops in a weft thread for rapidly tensioning a weft thread portion inserted into a warp shed.
  • the present invention is concerned with a method and apparatus for tensioning a slack Weft thread extending between a supply bobbin and a weft inserting means after insertion into a warp shed.
  • the point of the weft thread between the supply bobbin and the warp shed is held by a friction brake, and the portion of the weft thread between the held point and the warp shed is alternately guided through stationary thread guides, and unyieldably and yieldable loop forming levers.
  • the unyieldable and yieldable loop forming means form first and second loops in the free portion of the weft thread whereby the portion of the weft thread in the warp shed is tensioned and slack removed therefrom.
  • the unyieldable means are moved away from the guides to increase the size of the first loop and to reduce the size of the second loop while the yieldable loop forming means yields and is moved by the tensioned weft thread towards the guides unless the weft thread breaks whereby the slack is first eliminated from the weft thread whereupon the weft thread is checked for a breakage by the yieldable loop forming means since the same is not moved toward the guide in the event that the weft thread is broken.
  • An apparatus comprises drive means, preferably including a shaft having a cam follower and a rotating cam for oscillating the shaft; means for supplying a weft thread; first loop forming means positively operated by the shaft to form a first loop in a portion of the weft thread between the supply means and a Warp shed into which the Weft thread is inserted; second loop forming means; and an overload clutch, preferably a friction clutch, connecting the first loop forming means with the second loop forming means for movement together so that the latter forms a second loop in the weft thread whereby the same is tensioned and the slack is eliminated from the weft thread portion in the warp shed.
  • drive means preferably including a shaft having a cam follower and a rotating cam for oscillating the shaft; means for supplying a weft thread; first loop forming means positively operated by the shaft to form a first loop in a portion of the weft thread between the supply means and a Warp shed into which the Weft thread is inserted; second
  • the overload clutch transmits only a predetermined limited force so that upon further operation of the first loop forming means and further increase of the tension of the warp thread, the clutch slips and the second loop forming means yields, whereby the first loop is increased and the second loop is reduced in size.
  • the weft thread breaks, and releases the second loop forming means, the same is moved by the first loop forming means through the clutch to a breakage indicating position operating, for example,
  • the loop forming means respectively includes first and second levers.
  • the first lever is secured to the drive shaft and oscillates with the same and the second lever is connected by the overload clutch with the first lever for oscillatory movement.
  • Stationary guides guide the weft thread to and from the eyes of the first and second levers,
  • the oscillating shaft moves the first and second levers together away from the guides for forming first and second loops, but during further movement of the firs-t lever away from the guides, the clutch slips and the second lever yields to the tensioned weft thread and is moved by the same toward the guides unless the weft thread breaks and the first and second levers, connected by the clutch, move together away from the guides until the second lever arrives in the breakage indicating position and actuates the switch.
  • a friction brake holds a portion of the weft thread between the first lever and the supply bobbin.
  • the first lever has a cam portion for actuating the friction brake to hold the weft thread while the first and second levers form loops in the weft thread.
  • the position of the breakage indicating means can be adjusted so that the same is actuated by the second lever in different positions and different time periods after a thread breakage.
  • the second lever of the invention serves to check the weft thread for a possible breakage.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic side elevation, partially in section, illustrating one embodiment of the invention.
  • FIGS. 2-4 are fragmentary schematic side views illustrating successive operational positions of the apparatus of FIG. 1.
  • a support 1 includes an arm carrying three guides 19 provided with eyes 20- through which a weft thread 21 supplied by a supply bobbin 18 passes to a weft inserting means in the form of a gripper shuttle 22.
  • a tensioning brake 15 which is loaded by spring 14 whose pressure can be adjusted by securing a plate 15a by a screw 15b to different places of a movable cam follower shaft 15c operated by a cam 13 on a first loop forming lever 7 whose hub is fixedly secured by a screw 7a to a portion 3a of a shaft 3 turnably mounted in a bearing bushing 1a and having a crank arm 3b with a cam follower roller 4 cooperating with an eccentric cam 5 rotated by a shaft 6 in synchronism with the loom main shaft so that shaft 3 is cyclically oscillated together with the first loop forming lever 7 whose eye 7 is located between two thread guides 19.
  • a second loop forming lever 12 has an eye 12' located between two guides 19 so that the weft thread alternate-1y passes through a stationary eye 20, and eyes 7 and 12' of the loop forming levers 7 and 12.
  • Loop forming lever 12 has "a hub portion mounted on the shaft portion 31: for free turning movement and including a portion 1] located between two Clutch linings 10, one of which abuts the hub of loop forming lever 7,
  • Shaft portion 3a has a threaded extension 3 on which an adjusting nut 23 and a washer are mounted.
  • a coil spring 8 abuts the washer and the clutch plate 9 so that, depending on the adjusted position of nut 23, the clutch 9 to 11 can be adjusted to transmit different maximal torques from the hub portion of loop forming lever 7 to the hub portion of loop forming lever 12.
  • loop forming lever 7 By oscillation of shaft portion 3a about its axis, loop forming lever 7 will be positively oscillated since it is secured by screw 7 to shaft portion 3a, whereas loop forming lever 12 will be oscillated due to the transmission of torque from the hub portion of lever 7 to the hub portion 10 of lever 12, and it will be understood that if angular movement of lever 12 is blocked, the friction clutch will slip.
  • a switch 2 is mounted on adjustable means 17 which can be turned about bushing 1a and clamped by operation of threaded means 17a in different angular positions to bushing 1a so that switch actuator 17b is placed in different positions relative to an actuating projection 16 on the hub of loop forming lever 12. In a certain angular position of lever 12, actuating projection 16 will engage switch actuator 17]) and close switch 2 which is connected into the circuit of a weft stop motion for indicating a weft thread breakage and stopping the loom, if desired.
  • loop forming lever 7 and loop forming lever 12 have their eyes 7' and 12 aligned with the eyes 20 of the guides 19.
  • Cam 13 on lever 7, see FIG. 1 has operated brake 15 to release the Weft thread 21 which is carried by the weft inserting gripper shuttle 22 through the warp shed to the other side of the loom while weft thread is unwound from the supply bobbin 18. Due to inertia of weft thread 21, and a small return movement of weft inserting gripper shuttle 22, the weft thread 21 is slack, as shown in FIG. 2.
  • cam 5 acting on cam follower roller 4, on shaft 3, turns the same together with loop forming lever 7 to the position of FIG. 3. Due to the angular movement of lever 7, its cam 13 releases the cam follower shaft of brake 15 which frictionally clamps a portion of the weft thread adjacent supply bobbin 18. Since friction clutch 9, 10, 11 connects lever 12 with lever 7 for angular movement, levers 7 and 12 move in synchronism, first to the position shown in FIG. 3 and form first and second loops with the guides 20, tensioning weft thread 21 in warp shed 21a and taking up all the slack of the same.
  • the warp shed closes in the position of FIG. 4 and holds the straight and tensioned weft thread 21.
  • Drive shaft 3 is further turned by cam 5 and loop forming lever 7 continues its stroke away from thread guides 19 increasing the tension in the weft thread portion located outside of shed 21a.
  • Friction clutch 9, 10, 11 has been adjusted by screw 23 to transmit only a limited torque. Consequently, when the tension of the weft thread becomes sufficiently great, the friction clutch slips and the tension of the weft thread passing through eye 12' of loop forming lever 12 is sufficient to pull lever 12 out of the position of FIG. 3 toward and into the position shown in FIG. 2, so that the size of the loop formed by lever 12 is decreased to the same extent as the size of the loop formed by lever 7 is increased.
  • loop forming lever 7 can be operated to continue its stroke to draw weft thread from supply bobbin 18 so that a sufficient length of weft thread is available for the next pick after loop forming lever 7 has returned to the position shown in FIG. 2 aligned with the eyes 20 of the stationary guides 19.
  • a spring urges crank arm 3b and cam follower 4 toward cam 5 so that when a low portion of cam 5 becomes operative, shaft 3 is turned with lever 7 in a return stroke, taking along lever 12 whose return stroke may be limited by a stop portion of support 1.
  • lever 12 In the event that a weft thread breakage occurs, lever 12 is not pulled from the position of FIG. 3 to the position of FIG. 4, since no tensioned weft thread passes through its eye 12. Consequently, while loop forming lever 7 moves in its loop forming stroke from the position of FIG. 3 to the position of FIG. 4, friction clutch 9, 10, 11 is operative and lever 12 is turned together with lever 7 away from thread guides to a breakage indicating position, not shown, in which its actuating projection 16, see FIG. 1, engages switch actuator 17b and closes switch 2 which actuates the weft stop motion of the loom and indicates the weft thread breakage.
  • lever 12 acts as a checking element for the weft stop motion, checking during every slack removing operation, whether the weft thread is broken or not.
  • weft thread must be tensioned to a different extent, which is accomplished by adjusting the tensioning brake 15 by shifting the adjusting means 15a, 15b for varying the tension of the brake spring 14.
  • overload friction clutch 9, 10, 11 is also adjusted in accordance with the desired thread tension by turning of adjusting nut 23 on the threaded portion 3' whereby spring 8 is tensioned or relieved.
  • lever 12 not only participates in the tensioning of the weft thread by forming a second loop but also checks the weft thread for a possible weft breakage.
  • the possibility of adjusting the checking time by turning support 17 of switch 2 is particularly important for high-speed looms, since the loom has to be stopped in the event of a weft thread breakage before the beat-up of the broken weft thread.
  • Apparatus for tensioning a slack weft thread inserted into a warp shed comprising means for supplying the weft thread; drive means; first loop forming means positively operated by said drive means to form a first loop in a portion of said weft thread between said supply means and said warp shed; second loop forming means; and an overload clutch connecting said first loop forming means with said second loop forming means for movement together so that the latter forms a second loop in said portion of the weft thread whereby the same is tensioned and slack is eliminated from the weft thread portion in the warp shed, said overload clutch transmitting a predetermined limited force so that upon further operation of said first loop forming means and further increase of the tension of said warp thread, said clutch slips and said second loop forming means yields whereby said first loop is increased and said second loop is reduced in size, and should the weft thread break said second loop forming means is released so that the same is moved by said first loop forming means through said clutch to a breakage indicating
  • said drive means includes an angularly oscillating shaft; wherein said first loop forming means includes a first lever secured to said shaft and having an eye for guiding said weft thread; wherein said second loop forming means includes a second lever connected by said overload clutch with said first lever for oscillatory movement and having an eye for guiding said weft thread; comprising stationary guides for said weft thread for guiding the same to and from said eyes of said first and second levers, said oscillating shaft moving said first and second levers together away from said guides for forming said first and second loops, while during further movement of said first lever away from said guides, said clutch slips and said second lever yields to the tensioned weft thread and is moved by the same toward said guides unless the weft thread breaks and said first and second levers, connected by said clutch, move together away from said guides until said second lever arrives in said breakage indicating position.
  • Apparatus as claimed in claim 3 including a friction brake for holding a portion of said weft thread between said first lever and said supply means; and wherein said first lever has a cam portion for actuating said friction brake to hold said weft thread while said first and sec- 0nd levers form loops in the weft thread and eliminate slack from the same.
  • Apparatus as claimed in claim 3 comprising a switch means operated by said second lever in said breakage indicating position to produce an impulse announcing the weft thread breakage.
  • Apparatus as claimed in claim 7 including a stationary support; and adjustable means movably mounted on said support and carrying said switch means so that the position of the same in relation to said second lever can be-adjusted whereby said switch means can be 0perated by said second lever in different breakage indicating positions and different time periods after a thread breakage occurs.
  • Apparatus as claimed in claim 2 including brake means for holding a portion of said weft thread between said supply means and said first loop forming means; and wherein said brake means is actuated by said first loop forming means to hold the weft thread during the formation of said first and second loops whereby slack is eliminated from the weft thread portion in the warp shed.

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