US3587662A - Weft distributor for shuttleless loom - Google Patents

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US3587662A
US3587662A US788141A US3587662DA US3587662A US 3587662 A US3587662 A US 3587662A US 788141 A US788141 A US 788141A US 3587662D A US3587662D A US 3587662DA US 3587662 A US3587662 A US 3587662A
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Pierre Remond
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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
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    • 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
    • D03D47/125—Weft holding devices

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  • a weft distributor for a shuttleless loom comprises a clasp associated with a thread cutter, in combination, on one hand, with a weft feed actuated for a rising and falling movement and, on the other hand, with a pivoting tip for holding the weft.
  • the clasp includes a blade moving longitudinally in a slide so that a flat end of the blade can grip the weft yarn against a small elastic plate.
  • One edge of the blade constitutes a shears cooperating with a fixed back blade constituting the thread cutter.
  • the movement of the pivoting tip is controlled by an axially movable shaft bearing a coaxial return spring and stops.
  • cam and lever actuators are coordinated by cam and lever actuators so that when the clasp is open and hence no longer holding the free end of the weft, the feed rises to place the weft in the path of the needle.
  • the weft held in the tip is only released when the tip has pivoted under the action of the tension due to the displacement of the picking needle.
  • the present invention relates to a weft distributor for shuttleless loom and more particularly to a mechanical assembly forv presenting the weft opposite the head of .the needle of a shuttleless loom operating on the"Gabler" principle.
  • a weft distributor for a shuttleless loom comprises a mechanical assembly comprising a clasp associated with a thread cutter, in combination on one hand, with a weft feed'actuated for a rising movement and, on the other hand, with a pivoting tip for holding the weft so as to present the weft thread across the path of the picking needle.
  • These elements are arranged so that, when the clasp is opened, and no longer securely holding the free end of the weft, the feed rises to place the weft nevertheless in the path of the needle, the weft being positioned, furthermore, in the aforesaid holding tip and only escaping from the latter when under the tension caused by the displacement of the picking needle and the turning of the tip.
  • FIG. 1 is a view of the mechanism of said embodiment in side elevation
  • FIG. 2 is a view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in plan view from above;
  • FIGS. 3a, 3b, So to 8a, 8b, 8c show schematically the principal phases of the movement, the index a being allocated to the views of side elevation, the index b to the front views and the index c to the plan views from above.
  • a frame 1 supports a drive shaft 2 on which is mounted a gear wheel 3 in mesh with a gear 4 turning loosely on an axle 5 and on which are rigidly attached cams 6 and 7, this assembly turning at the rate of one turn for each two turns of the loom.
  • the cam 6 has the function of actuating a lever or arm 8 constituting the weft feed.
  • the lever 8 is hinged at 9 and comprises a roller 10, a return spring 11 and a thread drawing eyelet 12.
  • the thread drawing eyelet 12 can be moved to occupy two positions, namely a position below the position of passage of the head of the needle 13, or a position above the position of the head of the needle 13.
  • the cam 7 has thefunction of controlling a movable blade 14 sliding in a slide 15 and comprising a roller 16 drawn back against the aforesaid cam 7 by a spring 17 housed almost entirely in the mass of the slide 15.
  • the movable blade 14 comprises a cutting edge 140 which constitutes a shearing means against a fixed back blade 18, and the flat end of the blade 14 constitutes a clasp by bearing against a small plate of plastics material 19 located in the housing of a support part v20.
  • Support part 20 comprises, in addition, a small claw 20 for holding the weft 21 correctly in front of the clasp, in spite of the downward pull to which the weft 21 is subjected when the lever 8 descends. 1
  • Another movable assembly mounted on a shaft 22 and oscillating freely in a vertical bore formed in the wall 23 of the slide 15 comprises a tip 24, a return spring 25, a stop ring 26, another ring 27 situated at its top, a fixing screw 28 and a rod 29, the screw 28 and the rod 29 limiting the oscillation of the movable assembly by abutting against a rod 30 supported by the slide 15.
  • FIGS. 30, 3b, 3c show the position of the various elements at the moment of striking of the sley, that is to say at 0 on the first turn.
  • the end of the weft after having been cut by the cutter 14a remains gripped between the movable blade 14 and the flexible plate 19; it then passes around the claw 20 and is held in a lowered position by the lever 8 in the eye 12, of which it passes throughl
  • the weft is thus presented vertically in front of the head 13 of the needle.
  • FIGS. 40, 4b, 4c are located approximately at on the first turn.
  • the weft is drawn in the form of a loop by the head 13 and is then engaged on the upper branch of the tip 24 in which it will remain until the following pick.
  • FIGS. 5a, 5b, 5c are located approximately on the first turn. This is the moment when, in the well-known "Gabler" system, the weft loop is exchanged from the head of one needle to the other in the middle of the web.
  • the length of the divided weft is then equal to the width of the web and this the weft is immobilized, during a short dwelling period effective at the dead-point of the stroke of the heads.
  • the movable blade 14 separates from the flexible plate 19, which frees the end of the weft 21, the unreeling from the external reserve being blocked by an attached conventional device (not shown).
  • FIGS. 6a, 6b, 6c are located at approximately 0 on the second turn.
  • the first pick which was previously deposited is pressed against the web by the comb of the sley (not shown).
  • the weft 21 is then engaged at'the bottom of the tip 24 while the lever 8 then rises to present the weft vertically opposite the head 13.
  • FIGS. 70, 7b, 7c are situated at approximately 90 on the second turn.
  • the weft is drawn into the form of a loop by the head 13 and is engaged, on one hand, between the movable blade 14 and, on the other hand, between the fixed blade 18 and the flexible plate 19.
  • the weft has caused the tip 24 to pivot and is freed therefrom, the latter then resuming its waiting position under the action of its return spring 25.
  • FlGS. 8a, 8b, 8c are situated at approximately 180 on the second turn, which corresponds to the moment when, as
  • the pick is unwound to the necessary length.
  • the movable blade 14 then pushes the weft over the small claw 20, grips it against the flexible plate 19 and then cuts it with the aid of the fixed back blade 18. The cut end is then free to be drawn up to the opposite selvedge of the web.
  • the selvedge located on the side of the weft distributor is normally constituted as in a fabric executed on a traditional shuttle loom.
  • a weft distributor for a shuttleless weaving loom comprising clamp means operable for holding and releasing a weft thread, said clamp means including a thread cutter, a pivotal tip element, a thread feeding means including a pivotal arm provided with an eyelet through which said weft thread passes, drive means including a cam for imparting pivotal movement to said arm of said thread means so as to alternately position said eyelet carrying said weft-thread opposite said tip element or said clamp means, said clamp means being positioned to receive said weft thread on a first feed pass, said weft thread remaining held by said clamp means as said feeding means moves to place the thread in the path of aweft inserting needle, said pivotal tip element being provided with an opening into which the weft thread is introduced at a second feed pass when said clamp has released the weft thread, the weft thread remaining held by said tip element as the thread feeding means moves to place the thread in the path of the needle, the thread being held by the tip element until the tip element pivots in response to the
  • a weft distributor according to claim 1, wherein said clamp means comprises a movable blade including a flat end, and a plate of resilient material against which said flat end can be urged.

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US3961653A (en) * 1975-05-14 1976-06-08 Rockwell International Corporation Loom weft positioner
US4875507A (en) * 1986-12-30 1989-10-24 N.V. Michel Van De Wiele Process and apparatus for guiding the weft threads in weaving looms
WO2018041127A1 (zh) * 2016-08-30 2018-03-08 江苏友诚数控科技有限公司 喷气织机筘动纬剪机构

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US3961653A (en) * 1975-05-14 1976-06-08 Rockwell International Corporation Loom weft positioner
US4875507A (en) * 1986-12-30 1989-10-24 N.V. Michel Van De Wiele Process and apparatus for guiding the weft threads in weaving looms
WO2018041127A1 (zh) * 2016-08-30 2018-03-08 江苏友诚数控科技有限公司 喷气织机筘动纬剪机构

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