US3672405A - Tape wheel for shuttleless looms - Google Patents
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- 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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- ABSTRACT An improved tape wheel for shuttleless looms having an expansion joint formed in the rim thereof for the purpose of preventing expansion of said rim in a radial direction when subjected to the heat generated by a flexible tape which during the performance of its intended function is continuously being wrapped about and thence extended from said rim.
- Shuttleless looms of the type to which the instant invention is applicable have opposed carrier elements which are attached to the free ends of flexible tapes. The opposite ends of these tapes are fixedly attached to a point on the outer peripheral surface of oscillating tape wheels disposed at the sides of a loom. The carrier elements are caused to enter a warp shed and to be withdrawn therefrom by the wrapping and unwrapping of the flexible tapes on and from their respective tape wheel.
- 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- the tape wheels are oscillated slightly less than a full revolution and as the tapes are being withdrawn from the shed they are wrapped tightly about the peripheral surface thereof.
- guide members are required to hold them radially inward and in close proximity with the rims of said wheels.
- a common form of guide means utilized for maintaining the flexible tapes in close proximity with the rims of tape wheels is that of a plurality of arcuate shoe members made of such materials as impregnated wood or plastic.
- the present invention provides an expansion joint in the rim portion of the tape wheel which permits said rim to expand in a direction normal to a plane containing the axis of the hub portion of said wheel.
- the improved tape wheel of the present invention includes an expansion joint in the rim thereof relatively close to the point of attachment of the flexible tape and is situated in that area which travels the greatest distance relative to the guiding shoe members disposed about and in close proximity with said rim. A small portion of the rim is removed intermediate a pair of supporting spokes defining an opening between a pair of aligned end surfaces of the rim.
- a channeled support guide is provided having one end thereof attached to the rim adjacent one of the end surfaces and with the opposite end extending beyond and in close proximity with the other end surface of the rim.
- a more specific object of the invention is to provide an improved tape wheel for shuttleless looms having an expansion joint formed in the rim thereof.
- FIG. 1 is a view in front elevation and partially in section of one end of a loom showing the tape wheel expansion joint according to the invention applied thereto;
- FIG. 2 is a view in side elevation of the tape wheel expansion joint in FIG. 1 showing the channeled support guide for the rim of said wheel and its means of attachment thereto;
- FIG. 3 is a top view of the tape wheel expansion joint shown in FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 is a view taken along line 4-4 in FIG. 3.
- FIG. 1 of the drawing wherein only as much of a shuttleless loom structure is depicted as is necessary for a complete understanding of the invention, there is shown a tape wheel housing 10 having on its inner side an integrally formed supporting bracket 11 which is attached to the loomside 12 by means of bolts 13 and 14.
- a tape wheel generally indicated at 15 is mounted for oscillating movement in the housing 10 and although only the lefthand structure is shown in FIG. 1, it should be understood that a similar structure is disposed at the opposite side of the loom.
- the tape wheel 15 includes a hub portion 17 with spokes 18 extending therefrom to support a rim 19.
- One end of a flexible filling carrier tape 20 is fixedly attached to the rim 19 by means of a bolt 21 as at 22.
- housing 10 In close proximity with the outer surface of the tape 20, housing 10 includes a plurality of arcuate shoe members 23 which are attached thereto by means of cap screws 24 and are circumferentially disposed throughout a considerable extent, at least, of the circumferential extent of the tape wheel 15.
- the flexible tape 20 is positioned intermediate the rim 19 of the tape wheel 15 and the inner surfaces of the shoe members 23 which are arcuated to conform to the outer periphery of said tape wheel.
- the carrier which is attached to tape 20 is depicted by numeral 25 and is that carrier which receives or has transferred to it the filling yarn to be extended through the shed to complete a single pick.
- the tape 20 As the tape 20 is wrapped about and unwrapped from the rim 19 of the tape wheel 20, it is guided into and from the fabric shed by a straight horizontal guide member 26 that assembles to the upper surface of the support bracket 11 by any suitable means.
- the tape wheel expansion joint according to the invention is identified generally in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 by numeral 27 and has a section removed forming end surfaces 28 and 29 in the rim with an opening 30 therebetween.
- a channeled support guide 31 is attached to the rim adjacent the end surface 28 by means of rivets 32 and 33.
- the opposite end of the channeled support guide extends beyond and in close proximity with the end surface 29 of the rim 19.
- the tape wheels are oscillated to and fro slightly less than a full revolution and the flexible tapes attached thereto are caused to insert and withdraw their respective carriers from the wrap shed in timed relation to the weaving cycle.
- the expansion joint serves to permit thermo-expansion of the rim of the tape wheel in a direction which decreases the size of the opening 30 intermediate the end surfaces 28 and 29 of the tape wheels rim. This means of preventing loss of clearance between the rim of the tape wheel and the arcuate shoe members has substantially increased the life expectancy of the tape wheels, tapes and shoe members as well as eliminating what is considered an excessive amount of loom shut-down time necessary to repair or replace these parts.
- An improved tape wheel for use in a shuttleless loom in which flexible tapes are inserted into and withdrawn from the warp shed by being wrapped about and extended from said tape wheel respectively, said improved tape wheel comprising:
- a. hub means joumaled for effecting oscillation of said tape wheel
- spoke means extending outwardly from said hub means
- outer rim means supported by said spoke means with attachment means for anchoring one end of a flexible tape thereto;
- rim means formed in said rim means whereby said rim can expand in a direction normal to a plane containing the axis of said hub means and extending outwardly therefrom to intersect said rim means.
- said means formed in said rim means comprises a pair of aligned and spaced end surfaces of said rim defining an opening within which said end surfaces are movable during thermoexpansion thereof.
- said further means comprises an expansion joint for said rim means located adjacent the attachment means for the flexible tape which includes a channeled support guide with one end thereof attached to the rim adjacent one of said end surfaces and with the opposite end extending beyond and in close proximity with the other end surface of said rim.
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US4046224A (en) * | 1974-12-24 | 1977-09-06 | Ruti Machinery Works Ltd. | Apparatus for lubricating the gripper band of a shuttleless loom |
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Owner name: DRAPER CORPORATION, Free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:DELTA ACQUISITION CORPORATION,;REEL/FRAME:004097/0735 Effective date: 19820920 Owner name: DELTA ACQUISTION CORPORATION; HORNADAY RD., GREENS Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:004113/0020 Effective date: 19820321 |
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Owner name: CITICORP INDUSTRIAL CREDIT INC., A CORP. OF DE Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:DRAPER CORPORATION A CORP. OF GA F/K/A DELTA ACQUISITION CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:004070/0533 Effective date: 19821021 |
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Owner name: STANCHART BUSINESS CREDIT, 200 GALLERIA PARKWAY, N Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:DRAPER CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:004539/0198 Effective date: 19860328 |
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