US981112A - Filling-exhaustion-indicating mechanism for looms. - Google Patents

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A. E. RHOADES. i FILLING EJXHAUSTION NDIGATING MBGHANISM FOR LOOMS. APPLICATION FILED No'v. 2s, 1909.

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ILLNGQEKHAUSTON-INDIGATNG MECHRNSM FR LOOMS.

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Application ie November 29,

.fio :ill whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ALoNzo E. Rrioiinns,

a citizen or" the Unitedl States, and resident ,of liopedalecounty ot Massachusetts,'have invented an Improve ment in FillingExhaustion-lndicating lMechanism for Looms, ing description, in connection With the ac conipanying drawing, is a specification, like 'lo characters on thev drawing representing like iparts.'` y y j This 'invention has for its object the production of novel mechanism to indicate substantial exhaustion of ,the filling in the i5 working shuttle of a loom and to effect 'automatically a change in the op Worcesten State of eration oi Athe loom by orthrough such indication.

'Lilieinvention reliites more particularly to automatic filling replenishinv looms, Wherein the running iilling; is replenished beore complete exhaustion in order to prevent blank picks, or picks ot short length, from being woven into the cloth.

lin my present 'invention prefer to use a filling-carrier or bobbin having aiseries of axially-arranged depressions extending entirel around the barrel and covered by the illing until substantial exhaustion thereof, as in the natent to Northrc No. 686,903 dated November 19, 1,901 but use only one t'-'illin,-ginipinging member `or eeler, and

order to insure into one of the depressions when the filling has been woven oft suliiciently I elevate and 35 depress the teeler automatically on alternate feeling picks. By eo doing the eeler is lbound to enter such. exposed or uncovered depression on either one of two successive feeling picks, to thereby 40 change in the opera-tion ot the loom, for 1t on one of such picks the e'eler iinpinges i on the rib between two depressions it will,

of which the followthe entrance of the teeler' specification of Letters raient.

i member at such time bring about a on the next. feelingl pick, enterone, of the depressions because rof elevation of the ieeler. A ln order to obviate uncertainty of operation of the illing-exhaustiori-indicatin mechanism, due to variations in the site o the change in the hobbins, changes in its position in the shuttle, etc., I have devised means whereby the functional movement of the actuating inember o such mechanism is prevented until the port,l the ieeler"v change in the operationot the loom, as lling replenishment, is called tor,

said `features;

' which latter intermittingly inipinges *l in the shuttle and direct acting,

Patented an,l i0, tetti( ieee. serial no. 530,325.

y being. unlocked and free to performV its functions.4

The unctional movement ber is brought about by impingement thereof such mem of on means mounted on the shuttle, other than the trilling, and in the presentembodiment of my invention. such means is one of the bobbin-holding jaws.

The lock for the actuating member is here` in arranged to be controlled by the eeler,

and is moved by the illing until substantial exhaustion, each filling-1ndnced movement of the teeler causing the lock to cooperate with and lock the actuating member. lWhen such movement ci they feeler ceases the loclr tails to operate and the actuating member is then free 'to per-` form its proper functional movement-` AS Will appear the mechanism 4is simple the fillingrarrier or bobbin itself is free from' pressure when the upon actuating member performs its functions, I.

andthe part on the shuttle which coperates therewith maintains always a iixed relation to -the longitudinal axis of the bobvbin, obviating uncertainty or irregularity in the operation of the mechanism as a Whole,l

By a special construction et the imping`-` ying edge of the feeler 'i am enabled tobring aboutthe desired change in the operation ot the loomfwhen a very small portion of filling remains, thereby reducing wastevery materially while preserving the continuity ott the running iilling.

The various novel features ot my linvention will he i'ully described in the subjoined specification and partcula rly' pointed out in the following claims.

Fi'ure l is a top plan View of the fillingexhmutation-indicating mechanism of a loom embodying my present invention, with part of avshuttle and the filling-carrier -er bobbin therein, the tillingbeing shown as substantially exhausted and the actuating-mem linst about to perform its 2 is a lett hand side 'elevation of the'niechanism slionn' in Fig. 1, but with the' filling-carrier in cross-section, the shuttle oniifttedi'lig. 3 is'a longitudinal section of tlie-reciprocating c`arrier, its siipand actuating .member, 4to

ber unlocked. and functions; Fig.

and

such' illustrate morejclearly certain conetructional v Fig. It' is a perspective yiewot the I "jiilling-iinpinging member orv feeler and the l"connected actuator-lock; Fig.` is a detail in' plan of the -front end of the :t'eeler-carrier; Fi'g. 6`is a viewsimilar to Fig. 1 but showing the manner'in-Which the actuating member is looked by or through the pres-v ence. of asubstantial amount of .till-ing in usual holding'means, such as spring jaws 13,'4

c .In-thedrawing Figs, 1 and e, the Shuttle- 'A lof -any,Suitable rcharacter is provided with to' grasp and hold the head of the remov:I

ab'le filling-carrier or bobbin C, the latter havingits-barrelprovided with a series of with ribs E,"'and dlsposed entirely around. the barrelgfsubstantially asshow'n` in Patent` 'exposed beyond the residual axiallyfarranged depressions D alternating No.' 686,903hereinbefore referred to.

The .fillingcompletely coversv the depres` sions',f gas sliown at F, Fig. 6, until substantial fllingf exhaustion approaches, and up to lthe. time echange in the operationiof the lloom.is demanded, (as'forv instance replen` `isl 1men ty of filling .in .the working shuttle) there'wlll still remain a suiicient c overing or winding of filling-to prevent theentrance. f of' a wfillingfimpinglng member er feeler into one of thedepressions D..

.'When, yhoivvev'er the '.lilling is 'woven off down tothe resil ual quantlty'Fx, Fig, 1`, whiehis of sulicient lengthv-t-ltraverse the shed one-or more times, said de ressionsv are lling y F., so

. that -tliel iilling-.iinpinging vmember `may" en` ter af depression, and thereby extend a greater `distance into the shuttle thanis pos- `esible when thedepressions are covered.

.fthe correspon InFigs. 1, 2 and, the filling-impinging member'fls 'ustabout to enter a depression, butxit will e'n'oticed that the lay c'anmove l the shuttle forward av short distance' before Asuch impin'gng member' will cont-act with extended part I, provided with a cani-slot, Fi 2., throughwhich is extended a con? .t'ro ler J, said arts being substantially like -ding parts `in United States 1 Patent No'.` 843,249y granted February 5 'i such 'p artvs` `the action of the f eeler mecha- Inasmuch asflling replenishing mecha` /nism per se is -well known and not of my invention it is notherein illustrated` as it may `.be 'of the character shown 'in either of the replenishment.

The free end of controller' J 'is beveled at K, to more certainly engage at times an actuator, to bedeseribed, such engagement resulting in forward movement of the controller to thereby actl through the slotted ,part I of the transmitter H and rock the latter on its fulcrum, is a well known banner. In -the present embodiment of my inven- -tion a two-part box-like support 1,2, is in practice mounted 'on a xcd art of the loom "opposite the feelingI shuttleox, the s' having openin s 3, li `in its front an rear. ends Fig. 3, or the reception of the Hat shank vided near its rear -end with an elongated guide-slot 7 having an upturned and apertured abutment 8 atts front end.

Stop-lugs or pins 9,. Figs. 1 and 3, on the carrier within the sippojrt serve to limit rearward movement spring 10,'.coi1ed about the shank 5 within t e support, said sprin moving the carrier and its adjuncts-into t e position shown in Figs. 1, 2'and'3 after a feelin stroke.

The carrier is adapted to ti t on the bottom of the opening 4, and as shown in Fi 3 the front o ening 3 ismade deep enoug to ermit such tiltmg.

hen the frontend of the shank 5 is deelevated, asin Fig. 2, and the rear end of the carrier will be depressed when the front end of the shank is elevated, as n-Fig. 3, and the front end ofthe shank is cut awayI to leave ,a lateral shoulder; Il' and a narrow finger 12, clearly shown in. Fig. 5.

Upon 'a horizontal studV 13 projecting laterally from an ear 14.0f the support I mount rotatably a star-wheel 15 the teeth of which project into the path of movement of the shoulder 11, and secured t0 or forming part of the star-wheel is a four-sided cam 16, above the fin' er 12,'said cam bein longer portions and intermediate and opposite low port-ions clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. A lea -springl17 has 'its free end bearing on thesquare ub 18 of the star-wheel, to preventoverrunning and toretain the cam 1x1 la given position till vmoved positively .therefromff f p In Figsl 'andi-2 falhighpart of the cam l t engages and depresses the linger 12, so that `l19 07to. Wood and '-Northrop, and throughv .the rearjend of the carrier willl be elevated,

'against the pressure of its spring 10, the

.wheeljand 'give it a quarter revolution, positioning the cam 16 as shown Fig. 3, with its low part opposite `the finger 12, so that on the back stroke of the carrier said finger will' rise, as the rear end of/the carrier is depressed. by thc weight of the parts-thereon.

ue to the projecting' than 'it is wi` e, to form ,two opposite high u port pressed the rear end ofthe carrier will be .but-When said-,carrieriis moved forward,

shoulder 11 will -coperate with the star- Sil eration for more than one @n thenext forward stroke o'f present a high part to the' finger, 4to depress it, so that by the means "eer end of the carrier will-bc elevated and depressed in alternation, for a described.

Upon the rear end of the carrier'is slidahly mounted a filling-iinpinging member or feeler lll, preferably made o plate metal, having its outer notched at its outer corner, at 2l, the

front end of said member being reduced in i width and upturnedat 22 to constitute an actunterdocli.

' The-freeler slides longitudinally upon the bottom face of the carrier 6, being held iti place thereon by Ve headedstud QB whose shank' is hired in the carrier and passes loos' f through e slot Q4 in the eeler, the

feeler heine; held from lateral displacement hy the sides of the' guideslot 7` entering notches 25, see Fig. 4:, in the base o the loelt 22, the latter projecting' above the carrier.

` t'ilanifestly the feeler 19 can move longitudinally upon and with relation to the carrier ii distance regulated by the cooperating slot and stud 24,23, rearward relative movement of said'feeler being effected vby e light spring 26 coiled around a guide-rod 9.7 hetween the loch 22 and the abutment 8,4 said i'od 'being' rigidly secured to the lock and sliding through the a ertui'ed abutment.

The feelei' will he e eveted or depressed as v the reen end of its cerriei' 6 is elevated or depressed, so that on one feeling stroke the feeler will have its impinging edge disposed in one plane while on the next feeling stroke itwill he disposed in e higher or a lower plane, as the case may be. Consequently on one of'tw'o successive feeling strokes the inipinnjng edge AQ() of the feeler will necessarily be opposite one of the depressions D in the barrel of the'bobbin irrespective of the 'angular position ofthe hobbin 'in the shuttle.

` Should the fee'lr always move in one plane vit might happen thata dividing rib E on thebobbin' would come opposite the feeler, so that the filling exhaustion -indicating mechanism could not operate to effect the desired change in the operation of the loom.

inFig. 2 the bobbin is shown with one of its depressions 'Dl in front .of the feeler. when elevatedgwliile en the next stroke the feeler', indepressed position, might 6neounter the lowerribE, and in Fig. l have shown a' rib E opposite' the elevated position of the feeler, but a depression -will be opposite such feeler 'Whenlowered "on the next feeling stroke. rl`hus in either case the operation. of the exhaustion-indicating mecha- I nism. cannot be delayed in feeling stroke, no

Ythe carrier l the cam willbe again turned, this time to l purpose to be transverse impinging edge 20 out 3 its functional op matter what the angular position of the boliloin in the shuttle.

'By the construction described avery described the i prompt and accurate operation of the mechl aiiism is insured at the proper time. 1While there is sutlicient illing; present to l, cover the depressions l) the edge 20 ofthe y feeler 19 impinges upon such illing on every l alternate forward heat of the lay, and as t'ne lay completes its beet the feeler is first moved forward upon the carrier, compressing the light spring 26, and then the carrier and feelcr complete the forward stroke as a of the feeler operutes'to move the actuator l lock 2'2 from inoperative. position, Fig. l, l forward into operative,` loc ring positioxi,-Fig. 6, and this 4movement of the lock into and out of operative position occurs on every feelingpick of the loom until the filling is `woven oft sutliciently -to expose thedepreslsions l) the full length of theimpinging edge 20. At such time, however, there will still i'eniein a portion of filling'y FX long enough to maintain continuity of the filling when reiilenisliment is effected, but such poi"- tion F is opposite the notch 2l und hence does not interfere with the entrance of the end ofthe feeler into a depressioni). onsequently the feeler will not be moved orwerd relatively to the carrier (3, and the lock 2Q will be maintained 'by spring 26 in its inoperative position, permitting the unlocked actuating: member or actuator to perform its functional movement. 1

The actuator is herein shown as a substantially L-shaped piece of plate metal 2S, 2), pivoted by stud 30 on the top of the carrier a. short distance forward of the stud Q3, the part 9) projecting rearward at 'one side and limit. This filling-induced initial movement in the plane of the feeler 19, the body Qd being upturncd and forwardly extended to present an elongated arm 3l. adapted to swing laterally .above the lock QQ and abutment 8. At its front end the said arm proi jects over the, top carriensupport and it is provided with a lil-shaped notch BQ. the inner side of which is bent up, :is at 3?.

A spring-controlled plunger tilt mounted on the support slidahly engages the inner longitudinal edge of the arm and tends to maintain the actuator as n whole in the position shown in Fig. 1, the hotly 28, of the actuator resting against n stop 35 on the cari rier, so that when the .latter vis moved forward thevv actuator moves with it, `its notched arm 31 clearing the beveledend Kef the controller J. i f

Under normal conditions theiictuator has i oi" thc'nieniber 2 of the v iis no movement relativeto the carrier 6, re Y of the feeler' with 'ities a nuit, and hence. there seo tension 36 .on the actuator body in front of its pivot 30, as in Fic. 6, so that the actuator isl positively locked from its functional movement upon the pivot 30 as a fulcrum, and when so locked the actuator can have no movement Whatever vrelatively to the carrier.

When the bobbin is denuded of filling op.- posite the impinging edge 20 of the feeler the lock 22 will not be moved forward, as

just described, but is held by the .action of spring 26 in its inoperative position op'posite the recessed part 37 of the locking extension 36, as in Fig, 1, and as the feeler enters a depression D of the bobbin the part 29 of the actuator impinges upon the exposed jaw B in the shuttle,'swinging said act-uator on its pivot -to perform'its functional movement before the forward stroke of the carrier 6 begins. By such functional movement the notch 32 in arm 31 is posi- .tioned to coperate with the beveled end K ment of the part 29 of the actuator upon theV Jaw B in the shuttle, hence no jarring or shaking of theY loomcan under any circumstances causepremature operation of the controller J. y

The'functional movement of the actuator -is limited by engagement of the bottom of l the recess 37 with theA lock 22, and immediately such engagement is effected the forward stroke of the actuator and carrier as a unit begins, the V-shaped notch 32 and the` beveled part K of the controller insuring positive and complete coperation of such parts on the forward stroke.

The upturned side 33 of the notch acts against the beveled edge of the controller to complete the coperation of the controller and the arm 31 should the initial engagement be' .somewhat insecure or imperfect.-4

4After a fresh bobbin has been inserted in the shuttle the filling-eXhaustion-indicating mechanism resumes its normal operation, the plunger 34 acting through the arm 31 to return the actuator to normal position with relation to the Ycarrier 6', said actuator being locked on each forward stroke of the carrier and unlocked on thereturn stroke thereof 'until the filling in the shuttle is substantially exhausted.

While the impinging edge 20 of the feeler projects rearward beyond the impingin pqrt 29 of the actuator it will be remembere that the feeler has an initial forward movement upon the carrier 6 when it impinges on the 'illing, but as such initial movement locks the actuator premature functional. movement of the latter is absolutely impossible should it accidentally impinge upon the means on the shuttle before the proper time. Hence, while any premature operation of the loom-controlling mechanism is' prevented it will be evi-A dent 'from the foregoing description that when such mechanism should operate there will be no delay.

Various changes or modifications in construction and arrangement may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as set forth in the claims annexed hereto.

Having fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure Letters Patent is 1. In a loom, means to control its operation, and a shuttle to contain filling, said means including two members movable in unison and also capable of relative movement, one member intermittingl impinging upon and being moved by the lling inthe shuttle until substantial exhaustion thereof, a lock operatively positioned by each of such.

filling-induced movements to coperate with. and lock the other member but whichwhen filling replenishment is re uired, remains in inoperative -osition an releases and thereby permits unctional movement of said second member, and means within the .shuttle separate from the filling to impinge upon and effect functional movement of such sec ond member and cause the actuation of the controlling means, when there is no filling-` ber to operatively position the lock. 4 2. Controlling mechanism for looms, having two members one of which is intermittingly impinged upon and moved by the ll- V1eraI induced movement of the first-named mem- I ing in the shuttle, a lock,1illinginduced movement of such member moving said lock into position to lock the other member from4 functional movement, means to position the lock inoperatively and therebypermit functional movement of said latter member when v` filling replenishment is requlred, a shuttle,

and means thereon toimping'e on the un#` locked member and effect functlonal move,

ment thereof, to thereby cause the actuation .of the controlling mechanism.

3. In fillingfexhaustion-indicating mecha;4

nism for looms, a yieldingly-sustained member to be intermittingly impinged upon and moved by the. filling in the shuttle until subs stantial exhaustion thereof, a second member, and means to, lock it temporarilyfby each of such filling-induced movements of the first member', said second member never contacting yvith the filling but being adapted teinte.

movement-'from means-carried by the shuttle and'. then only Whenfsaid .locking means is rendered inoperative by cessation offilling induced movementofthe tiret member.

el. The combination, in a loom having tilling repienishing mechanism, a shuttle to .contain filling, means Within the shuttle separate from the filling, to be impinged upon, and ineens to control the time ont' operation of said mechanism, oi a reciprocating carrier, an actuator and a :tecler' independently mounted thereon, and au actuator-lock onl and movable with the teeler, each illing-in duced eeler movement v ositioning said lock to engage and prevent unctional movement of the 'actuator 4to actuate lthe controlling means, the said means Within the shuttle eeparatei'rom the filling cooperating with and effecting the functional movement of the actuator when' unlocked, andL a device acting through the iteeler to maintain the lock inoperative upon predetermined eX-- haustion of the filling the shuttle.

5. Controlling mechanism for looms, havinv two members movable in unison and also te atively to each other, a lock positioned. inteimittingly by lilling'induced movement of one member to engage and prevent iiunctional movement of the other member, a shuttle containing a supply of lling adapted to impiiige upon and move intermittingly the lucie-controlling member to loch the other membei until substantial exhaustion oithe filling, such latter' member then being` :tiee 'from the control of the lock, and means separate; from the fillingl to impinge upon the unluclf il. member und cause the luncl tial m .ment lthereciE to'eii'ect the operati c i of the' contiolling mech aniem.

o. in a loom, a mechanical instrumentality to e'eet a change in the opeiation thereof, und a shuttle to. contain lilling, said instru- .:nentality incliuling` a member to intermit tingly contact with and be moved by the filling in tbc shuttle until predetermined cxhaustion thereof, a member neveiq contacting with the filling. and locked by movement-of tl" 'hiet member due to contact with the lland means lseparate @from the filling Within the shuttle-to engage 'and move said second member and cause the actimtion 'of' said instrumentality but. only when suchmovemcnt ot the second member is permitted. by failure of the lirst-numed member to Contact with the filling. l

7. ln u loom, in combination, a shuttle to contain filling, and'means to cliect a change in the operation of the loom upon indica.- tion of a predetermined exhaustion oi the running filling, ,said 4means includingl two members to respectively imping'e upon the iilliug and upon means separate therefrom Within thev shuttle, and aglock, intermittent impingement of one member 'upon the ill` ing causing the lock to engage and lbclt the othei` membertrom functional movement until predetermined iilling exhaustion, whereupon ethe lock remains inactive and impinffement by the unlocked member effects liilnctional movement thereof to cause the loom-controlling means to operate.

8. In a loom, means to indicate filling exhaustion and adapted thereupon to efl'ect a change in the operation of the loom, said means including` a reciprocating carrier, a feeler slidably mounted thereon to indicate filling exhaustion vand provided with an actuator-lock, said feelerr being intermittinglyimpinged upon and moved by the fill ing in the shuttle, and an actuator, pivotally mounted on the carrier, filling-induced movement of the eeler on the carriei.l causing the lock to engage and prevent pivotal movement of the actuator, and means Within the shuttle to impinge onand rock the actuator when the latter is unlocked, the actuatoilockv being positioned inept-natively'` when substantial exhaustion of the filling isl indicated by the eeler.

9. In a loom,- in combii'lation, a shuttle to contain lillingineans to indicate filling exhaustion and adapted to control the opera* tion of the loom, said means including a reciprocating carrier, a spring-controlled eeler. sli'dable thereon and having a lock movable with it into and out oi locking p01 sition, said eeler intermittingly engaging and being moved by the filling ,in the shuttlc, an actuator mounted tc rock on the car-- riei and having no contact with the filling, filling-induced nwvement of the feelcr caus- 'ingr the lock to engage and restrain the ace tuutor trom movement relatively to the car-r 1 ner and spring-induced, return movement of the feeler withdrawing the loclt from engagement ,with said actuator, and means on the shuttle separate from the filling to imiiinge upon and roclt said actuator when the lock is withdrawn 'therefrom.

l0. ln a loom, in combination, a shuttle ccntaining` a supply of filling, und fillingexhunation-indicating mechanism including a teelcr tointermittingly enter the shuttle and impinge upon the filling therein, and means to vary'automatically the elevation of the contacting portion of the t'eeler on successive .impingements thereof.

il, ln a loom, in combination, a shuttle ctmtaining` u supply of filling, and filling; eximustion-indicai-,ing mechanism. including' a 4feeler to inteinnittingly enter the shuttle 12. In. a loom, in combination, a shuttlev 4containing a supply oflilling, and fillingeXhaustion-indicat-ing mechanism including within the shuttle other than-the filling to .canna l a reciprocating feeler to intermittingly impinge upon and be moved by the filling in the shuttle, a fixed support on which the feeler p canftilt, and means actuated by reciprocation of the feeler to cooperate with and tiltl said feeler on its support, to alternately elevate and depress the impinging end thereof. f 13. In a loom, la shuttle,la filling-'carrier therein having a series of axially-arranged 10 depressions covered by the filliner until substantial exhaustion 4thereof, filling-replenishing mechanism, and controlling means therefor -including a feelei'; to intermittingly impinge upon the filling covering said de-v pressions, and. an instrumentality 'to' elevate and depress the impinging endofthe fee'ler in alternation' to thereby insure the entrance of the feeler into a depression when exposed by substantial filling exhaustion..A 14, In al; loom, asliuttle, a filling-carrier atorj ivoted'on theicarrier, a lock positioned by ing-induced movement ofthe fecler to engage and hold the actuator from pivotal moveinent, andk inoperatively positioned by the feeler-sprin to release the actuator, and means within `tle shuttle separate from the filling to'l immediately impinge upon and effect functional movement of said actuator and retract the carrier when filling-induced actuation of the loom controllin(1r means.

17. A loom having, in combination, a feeler entering the shuttle, an actuator, an :actuator-lock controlled by the feeler to prevent the actuator from performing itsfunc- :tions until that part of the filling-carrier `registeringwith the feeler is denuded of its filling, a spring to render inoperative said -actuator-lock and means within the shuttle to'engage and cause the actuator to perform therein having a seriesofaxiallyfarrangedi its functions when unlocked. y depressions covered by the filling `until sub-A 'j 18. An loom having, inv combination, van stantial exhaustion thereof, filling replen actuator-lock and a connected feeler which .l ishing mechanism, and 'controlling means enters the shuttle to coperate with the iilltherefor including a reciprocatingfeeler fing therein, such coperation voperatively having a notched impinging edge to interpositioning said lock on each feeling pick,

mittin ly impinge upon and be moved by .means to .return the fil ing covering said depressions until erative position after it has been operatively positioned, an actuator, loom controlling substantial exhaustion of the filling, the iinmeans copeiating solely with the actuator pinging edge of the feeler at suchtime `en-V tering a depression while a portioiiof filling when unlocked and abnormally positioned, and means carried by they shuttle to engage r'eniains'opposite the notch andan instru- 'mentalityto elevate anddepress the impinging edge of the feeler iii alternation, to insure atoi'.

the entrance of said edge into an exposed 19. An automaticiilling re ilenishing loom depression. v having, in combination, a s uttle having 'a .15. In a loom, a shuttle, a filling-carriertherein having a series of axially-arranged depressions covered b the filling untilsubl stantial exhaustion thereof, filling replenishing mechanism, and controlling means therefor including a reciprocating feeler to intermittingly impinge upon and be moved by the filling covering said depressions, an actuator,v a lock controlled by such feeler movement to restrain the actuator from i functional movement, an instrumentality to elevate and depress the impinging end of the feeler in alternation, to insure the entrance thereof int'o a depression when uncovered by 4substantial lling exhaustion, and means sions covered by the filling until substantial exhaustion thereof, a feeler havin a reciprocating movement only, and a apted to enter the shuttle'xand iinpinge u on the filling, an actuator having a norma reciprocating movement and an abnormal swinging movement, 1a lock connected vwith the feeler and moved b filling-induced movement of the feeler to ock said actuator from swi` inv movement, a controlling device fors-tg by engagement with said actuator when it is swung, and means to engage and swing the actuator when unlocked by entrance of the fehler into an uncovered depression on the filling-carrier. v

20. An automatic filling replenishing loom having, in combination, a shuttle having a filling-carrier l rovided with axial depressions covered iiy the filling until substantial exhaustion thereof, a feelerhaving a reciprocating movement only, and ada ted to enter the shuttle and impinge upon t e fillying, an actuator having a normal reciprocating moveinentand an abnormal swinging movement, a lock connected with the feeler and moved by filling-induced movement of the feeler to lock said actuator from swingiinpinge upon and effect functional movementv of the actuator when unlocked by cessation of filling-induced movement of the feelcr.

16. In a loom, in combination, a running shuttle, means to control the operation of the loom, including a springcontrolled reciprocating carrier, a feeler slidable on the latter,

alight spring to pioyect the feeler, said feeler intermittingly engagingI and being moved upon thc carrier by the filling within the shuttle, to iirst compress the feelerr' o 'spring and then retract the carrier, an actumovement of the feeler ceasesvto cause thel the actuator-lock to inopy and abnormally position'the unlocked actu- A ioo filling-carrier provided with axiahdepresfilling replenishing mechanism set in action l operatively positioned by movement, a controlling device for the 1g-replenishing mechanism set in action by engagement with said actuator when it 1s"-swung, and supporting means for the 5 filling-carrier, to engage and swing the actuator when unlocked by the entrance of the feeler into a depression of the filling-carrier uncovered by denudation of the filling.A

21. A loom having, in combination, a

1,0 shuttle to contain filling, an actuator adapte ed when unlocked to im 'inge upon and be swung by means in the's utt-le, a yloom controlling device cooperating only with the actuator when so swung, an actuator-'lmk the filling in the shuttle on each feeling plek until substantial exhaustion of such filling, and meansto return the actuator-lock to ino erative posi-V tion after it has been operative y ositioned.

22. A loom having a feeler anl an actuator movable relatively thereto, the feeler entering the shuttle to cooperate Awith the filling therein and the. actuator to eoperate at times with and be moved by the bobbini holding jaws in theshuttle, in combination with a lock whichnormally is moved interinittingly bythe feeler into .position to lock -the actuator but, when'the filling demands replenishment, fails to be moved to locking 304 position and thereby permits the functional movement of the actuator by cooperation with the bobbin-holding jaws, and the shuttle provided with said jaws.

23. A loom having a reciprocating feeler and a swinging actuator, a common support on winch they are independently movable,

and a shuttle, the feeler cooperating with the filling therein and the actuator being at times engaged and swung by other means- 40 mounted on the shuttle, in combination with a lock movable with the feeler and thereby; intermittingly positioned to lock the actuator, but which is inoperatively positioned by the feeler upon substantial exhaustion of the fillinguin the shuttle, to thereby release the `actuator and permit functional movement thereof by cooperation Wit-l1 the means on the shuttle. I l l l 24. A loom having a shuttle provided with bobbinholding means exposed at one side of the shut-tlc, inv combination with a feelerto enter the shuttle and be moved intermitl tingly by the filling ltherein until substan-A tially exhausted` an actuator to at times engage said holding means and be moved therebyto perform its functions, and an actuator-lock which is positioned temporarily and operatively by veach filling-induced movement of the feeler to lockv the actuator l from functional movement, `movement of the actuator to perform lts functions being permitted by said lock only when tillinginduced movement of the .feeler ceases.

. 25. F1ll1ng-eXhaust1on-indicating mechamsm for looms, comprising a reciproca-ting .feeler and its carrier, a support fonand upon which the-carrier can move longitudinally and also tilt, a rotating cam to cooperate with and tilt the carrier on alternate .fillinginduced strokes, to therebyvelevat-e and depress the feeler, and means operated by lonf gitudinal movement of the feeler-carier to l,rot-ate said cam step by step, combined with .a shuttle, and a filling-carrier therein having axial depressions covered by the filling until substantial exhaustion tlgielreof,4 thefraisingv and lowering of the feelin: n alternation insuring the entrance theleoc-.into adeptession when uncovered by witl'xdrawal of the filling.

In testimony whereof, lhave lsigned my" name to this specicatiomin the presenceof two subscribing witnesses',l

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