21 |
Gripper guide for double-gripper weaving machines |
US782648 |
1991-10-25 |
US5183083A |
1993-02-02 |
John Debaes |
Gripper guide for double-gripper weaving machines, comprising two bearing arms (5) and (5') running above one another and adjustable individually in the warp direction. An L-shaped guide strip (7), (7') is fixed to each bearing arm (5), (5') so that it is adjustable in height. In front of each guide strip (7), (7') there is a straight guide strip (8), (8') which forms a U-shaped channel for the gripper bars (4), (4') together with each of the first mentioned guide strip (7), (7'), so that the gripper bars do not swing. The straight guide strips (8), (8') are adjustable both in the warp direction and in height and are easily and quickly removable from their guide position, for example, through a hinged connection to the respective bearing arms (5), (5'), which permits the upper guide strip (8) to flap up and the lower guide strip to flap down. At the level of the drive gear wheels (2), (2') on the guide strips (8) and (8') at least one roller (20), (20') is disposed on a vertical shaft (21) in order to guide the gripper bars (4), (4'). |
22 |
Gripper rod for shuttleless looms |
US871510 |
1986-06-06 |
US4690177A |
1987-09-01 |
Fritz Gehring; Siegfried Roth; Hans-Juergen Semrau |
A gripper rod for a shuttleless loom has a toothed rack section made of fiber reinforced synthetic composite, preferably thermoplastic, material. The toothed rack is made of a stack of belts of such material with rectangular perforations increasing in size from the inside out or from the bottom up. By compressing and simultaneously heating the stack the matrix material is cured, whereby the belts are bonded to one another. The gaps between the teeth may extend entirely through the rod or the rod may have a base also made of such belts but not having any perforations. |
23 |
Apparatus for presenting weft threads to the clamps of gripper rods in
shuttleless looms |
US842635 |
1986-03-21 |
US4655263A |
1987-04-07 |
Peter Dornier; Valentin Krumm |
A shuttleless loom is equipped with a displacement device for the control member or rail of the clamping device of the gripper, whereby the control rail can be displaced in parallel to the thread inserting motion of the gripper. This displacement of the control rail permits the proper presentation and transfer of the weft threads into the clamping device of the gripper even if the weft thread fan contains a substantial number of weft threads. This control rail displacement in the direction of the thread insertion into the loom shed takes place at each picking or inserting movement of the gripper and is substantially synchronous with the gripper motion after a thread transfer. When the number of threads in the thread fan is relatively small, the displacement device can be switched off. |
24 |
Device for the constrained actuation of clamping means of filling-yarn
insertion means in shuttleless weaving machines |
US180581 |
1980-08-25 |
US4384598A |
1983-05-24 |
Horst Haussler |
This invention relates to an improvement in a device for the actuation of clamping means for filling yarn in a shuttleless weaving machine with filling yarn insertion by means of gripper systems advanced from both sides into the shed and then retracted and having clamping means for the filling yarn, said gripper systems actuating the clamping means in constrained manner through the intermediary of a control lever mounted on an arm secured to the sley shaft, pivotal therewith, and passing from the outside through the warp of the shed, the control lever being actuated by a cam, a swing lever with roller adapted to engage the cam, and a connecting rod connected to the swing lever and the control lever, the improvement comprising means pivotally mounting the swing lever on the weaving machine outside of the sley shaft. |
25 |
Rapier loom |
US15213401 |
2016-07-19 |
US09879365B2 |
2018-01-30 |
Ansari Akhlaque Ahmed Zahir Ahmed |
A rapier loom having at least a first rapier provided between at least a first frame from a pair of frames and at least a dobby frame of a dobby machine communicable coupled with the loom, the rapier being adapted to by operatively horizontally displaced; and at least a second rapier provided between at least a second frame from a pair of frames and at least a dobby frame of a dobby machine communicably coupled with the loom, the rapier being adapted to be operatively horizontally displaced. |
26 |
Machine for making fabrics comprising yarns decorated with pearls and fabric comprising yarns decorated with pearls |
US12991147 |
2009-05-05 |
US08360110B2 |
2013-01-29 |
Claudio Gherardi |
The machine (1) for making fabrics comprising yarns decorated with pearls (15) comprises a yarn holder (2) for feeding a warp yarn (3) to a weaving group (5) by aligning all of them onto the same plane by means of cords (7) controlling the feeding direction of the warp (3). The weaving group (5) comprises a reed (9) therethrough the warp yarns (3) pass and cooperating with a bar (11) for forming the fabric (8). The weaving cloth (5) comprises two pincers (13) suitable for inserting a weft yarn between the warp yarns (3). The bar (11) has an indentation (16) faced towards the reed (9) and placed at the passing area of the warp (14). The pincers (13) have a first jaw (18) faced towards a second jaw (19) with substantially triangular profile. The invention also relates to the fabric made with such machine. |
27 |
DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING A BAND-SHAPED WEFT MATERIAL |
US13387892 |
2010-07-06 |
US20120125476A1 |
2012-05-24 |
Thomas Laukamp; Herbert Mueller |
A device (1) for transferring a preferably band-shaped weft material (6) from a feed unit to an insertion element (4) of a weaving machine comprises a clamping device (5) for clamping a free end (E) of the weft material (6). The clamping device (6) is conveyable essentially in the direction (BR) of motion of the insertion element (4) between at least two different operating positions. The device (1) includes a drive (8) for conveying the clamping device (5). In a method for transferring a preferably band-shaped weft material (6) from a bobbin or a feed unit to an insertion element (4) of a weaving machine, a free end (E) of the weft material (6) is clamped in a clamping device (5), the free end (E) is transferred to the insertion element (4), and then the clamping device (5) is opened and the weft material is inserted. The clamping device (5) is conveyed by means of a drive (8) essentially in the direction of motion of the insertion element (4) between at least two different operating positions. |
28 |
Method and apparatus for reducing weft waste in a gripper weaving loom |
US10401938 |
2003-03-27 |
US06938648B2 |
2005-09-06 |
Wilhelm Herrlein; Manuel Renz |
In a gripper weaving loom which weaves several different types of weft threads into a fabric, it is desirable to keep weft material waste to a minimum. For this purpose a weft thread (7) already inserted into the loom shed is simultaneously held by a weft presenting clamp (13) and by a holding clamp (18). As soon as the weft is held by both clamps the weft is cut by a cutter (20) effective between the two clamps to form a trailing weft end (7B) of the already inserted weft and a leading weft end (7A) of a weft yet to be inserted. The holding clamp (18) keeps holding the trailing end (7B) until beat-up of the weft by the reed (4) is completed. For this purpose, the holding clamp (18) moves with the reed (4) into the beat-up position. When beat-up is completed the holding clamp (18) releases the trailing weft end (7B) and returns into a weft receiving position (22B). The weft presenting clamp (13) still holds the leading end (12A). The holding clamp (18) is arranged to move with the reed, while the cutter (20) is stationary between the two clamps. |
29 |
Reinforcing woven fabric and method and apparatus for manufacturing the
same |
US737196 |
1996-11-06 |
US5783278A |
1998-07-21 |
Akira Nishimura; Kiyoshi Homma; Ikuo Horibe |
This invention provides a reinforcing woven fabric using as weaving threads flat and substantially nontwisted multifilaments of reinforcing fiber having less than 0.5 wt. % of sizing agent provided thereto and a binding property of 400-800 mm in hook drop value, and a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a reinforcing woven fabric by weaving the multifilaments of reinforcing fiber as warps and wefts. A reinforcing woven fabric having a small thickness and an extremely high covering factor and capable of indicating a high strength can be obtained at a low cost as a substrate for reinforcing composite materials. |
30 |
Fill yarn insertion and beatup using inflatable membrane |
US766597 |
1991-09-26 |
US5188153A |
1993-02-23 |
Gary L. Farley |
An apparatus and method for integral fill yarn insertion and beatup is provided. A modified rapier contains a channel for holding fill yarn. The channel is covered with a flexible and inflatable boot, and an inflating apparatus for this boot is also attached. Fill yarn is inserted into the channel, and the rapier is extended into a shed formed by warp yarn. Next, the rapier is pushed into the fell of the fabric, and the flexible and inflatable cover inflated, which both pushes the yarn into the fell of the fabric and performs beatup. The rapier is withdrawn and the shed closed to complete one step of the weaving process. |
31 |
Fabric made from flat thermoplastic melt impregnated tow |
US848866 |
1986-04-07 |
US4816327A |
1989-03-28 |
Edward K. Binnersley; James M. Batman |
Formable twistless woven precursor fabrics, especially in satin or basket weave, made from flat tape of fiber reinforced thermoplastics on a power driven loom. The weft tape is supplied from a rotatable package that is driven in synchronism with the feeding mechanism and a finite tension on the tape is maintained. |
32 |
Apparatus for the constrained actuation of the clamping system of
filling yarn inserting members in shuttleless weaving machines |
US591412 |
1984-03-20 |
US4558722A |
1985-12-17 |
Fritz Gehring; Stephan Arndt; Harald Storr |
In a shuttleless weaving machine wherein the filling yarn is inserted from both sides of the shed by means of gripper systems provided with filling yarn clamping devices and advanced into and then retracted from the shed. The filling yarn is transferred from one gripper system to the other by a controlled opening and closing of the clamping devices. For this purpose, a guide rod mounted in a straight guide on the reed stay and displaceable toward the shed is provided, which is equipped at its end with a control finger. The control finger passes through the warp yarns of the shed and actuates the clamping device in the shed. The control motion is transmitted through a cam follower roller mounted on a rocker lever hinged to a coupling link which in turn is pivoted or hinged to the guide rod. The control finger is entirely pulled downwardly out of the shed for the reed beat-up. The masses which must be accelerated together with the reed are low and control finger vibrations are eliminated. |
33 |
Relief means for the drive mechanisms of components alternatingly
rocking between two end positions |
US530009 |
1983-09-07 |
US4546803A |
1985-10-15 |
Peter Dornier |
This system is intended for relieving the drives of weaving machine components alternatingly rocking between two end positions, for instance a first rocking member forming a gripper rod drive and a second rocking member forming a reed drive. A common energy storing device, for instance a spring, is connected with the two separate drive units, so that each end of the spring is connected to one of the two separate rocking members. The rocking motions of the two rocking drive members do not overlap in time. |
34 |
Device for the insertion of a weft thread into the shed between two
lines of warp thread in a weaving loom |
US537844 |
1983-09-30 |
US4509563A |
1985-04-09 |
Guy Gosciniak; Yves Juillard; Pierre Menissier; Albert Moessinger |
A device for the insertion of a weft thread into the shed of a weaving machine is equipped with a delivery system for depositing a pick of weft thread from a weft thread storage space into a thread collecting unit; an insertion mechanism, placed between the delivery system and the thread collecting unit, which is adapted to intermittently insert, in synchronism with the cycle of the loom, the pick of weft thread into the shed between the warp threads; and a novel feeding system for feeding the pick of weft thread from the thread collecting unit to the insertion mechanism. The feeding system may be adapted to move unidirectionaly or alternately, or continuously or intermittently. This system is equipped with gripping devices that move through a predetermined path which is outside the trajectory of the insertion device. As the grippers move through their path the pull the pick or weft thread such that it is fed into the insertion mechanism. |
35 |
Apparatus for measuring belt tension |
US341828 |
1982-01-22 |
US4437352A |
1984-03-20 |
Albert H. Deborde; Michel F. Volland |
A apparatus for measuring tension in a strand such as a belt is provided with an elongated housing having a pair of opposite longitudinal ends and respective structures at the ends having structure edges facing transversely in the same direction and generally defining a plane. A two-arm lever is pivoted on the housing between the ends thereof and has an abutment arm extending transversely between the plates and a measuring arm extending generally longitudinally of the housing and having an arm edge lying between the structure edges and facing transversely opposite to the structure edges. A pivot supports the lever on the housing for angular motion about an axis transverse to the housing between two end positions with the arm edge lying on opposite sides of the plane. A spring is braced between the abutment arm and one of the housing ends for urging the lever into the end portion with the arm edge between the plane and the housing. A pointer on the lever cooperate with indicia on the housing to indicate the angular position of the lever. |
36 |
Double-layer weaving loom |
US719333 |
1976-08-31 |
US4057083A |
1977-11-08 |
Yves Juillard; Victor Riner |
In a shuttleless weaving loom of the double layer type, the position of the heald eyes and the relative displacement of the harness shafts which carry the eyes are such that, in the bottom position of the lower layers, the center-lines of the segments of the two layers, which are located between the rearmost position of the weaving loom and its intermediate position corresponding to the beginning of introduction of the weft threads into the sheds, both pass substantially through the pivotal axis of the reed. |
37 |
Needle loom |
US23472127 |
1927-11-21 |
US1789512A |
1931-01-20 |
BROOKS JOHN C |
|
38 |
Weaving Machine |
US15736482 |
2016-06-22 |
US20180179675A1 |
2018-06-28 |
Andreas RUTZ |
A weaving machine with a shedding arrangement (10, 25) for forming loom sheds (3) between warp threads (1) drawn off from a thread supply (9), a weft insertion arrangement (20) for inserting weft threads (2) in the form of tapes into the formed loom sheds (3), and a drawing-off arrangement (30) for drawing off the woven fabric (4) formed by warp and weft threads (1, 2) after a weft thread insertion. The weaving machine encompasses a measuring arrangement (40) for detecting geometric parameters, especially the width, of a weft thread (2) before its insertion in the loom shed (3), as well as an evaluating arrangement (45) for evaluating the detected measurement results. A control arrangement (50) for controlling a motion of the woven fabric (4), including the drawing-off, based on the evaluated measurement results, is present on the weaving machine and is connected with the drawing-off arrangement (30). |
39 |
Woven structure and method for weaving same |
US13547410 |
2012-07-12 |
US09725833B2 |
2017-08-08 |
Gregory H. Hasko; Michael G. McCaffrey |
An exemplary weaving method includes placing a first section of a fill fiber between warp fibers, forming a pick, moving a base to reposition the warp fibers, and placing a second section of the fill fiber between the warp fibers. |
40 |
MACHINE FOR MAKING FABRICS COMPRISING YARNS DECORATED WITH PEARLS AND FABRIC COMPRISING YARNS DECORATED WITH PEARLS |
US12991147 |
2009-05-05 |
US20110108152A1 |
2011-05-12 |
Claudio Gherardi |
The machine (1) for making fabrics comprising yarns decorated with pearls (15) comprises a yarn holder (2) for feeding a warp yam (3) to a weaving group (5) by aligning all of them onto the same plane by means of cords (7) controlling the feeding direction of the warp (3). The weaving group (5) comprises a reed (9) therethrough the warp yarns (3) pass and cooperating with a bar (11) for forming the fabric (8). The weaving cloth (5) comprises two pincers (13) suitable for inserting a weft yarn between the warp yarns (3). The bar (11) has an indentation (16) faced towards the reed (9) and placed at the passing area of the warp (14). The pincers (13) have a first jaw (18) faced towards a second jaw (19) with substantially triangular profile. The invention also relates to the fabric made with such machine. |