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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7240698 | Method for weaving face-to-face fabrics, fabric woven according to such a method and face-to-face weaving machine for carrying out such a method On the one hand, the invention relates to a method for weaving face-to-face fabrics on a face-to-face weaving machine, the fabrics (10),(20) consisting of weft yarns (2), ground warp yarns (3) and pile warp yarns (4), and one or se... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7134401 | Lancet device for a face-to-face weaving machine and face-to-face weaving machine provided with such a lancet device The invention relates to a lancet device for a face-to-face weaving machine (100), comprising one or several lancets (1,2,3;16), a lancet (1,2,3,16) at one extremity being provided to be installed in a lancet holder and at its other extremity be... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7089967 | Equipment of a weaving machine, method for the modification of a weaving machine equipment, and weaving process making use of a weaving machine having such equipment An equipment of a weaving machine in which pile warp yarns (7–13), (16–22) extend through the space between the reed dents and are distributed between a number of pile warp yarn systems and provided on the weaving machine to weave a pile fabric. A ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7069960 | Method of controlling pile fabric loom A control technique is capable of adjusting a weight of a pile fabric by adjusting consumption of a pile warp at a proper range with a more simplified system. In a pile loom, a tolerance relative to a value associated with consumption of the pile warp is set, and th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7040354 | Device for regulating the tension of a thread unwound from a bobbin of a bobbin-holder for a leno selvedge apparatus The subject matter of the invention is a device for regulating the tension of a thread unwound from a bobbin of a bobbin-holder for a leno selvedge apparatus, said device comprising a brake drum for receiving the bobbin-holder, said brake drum having a brake means a... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6837274 | Weaving machine and method for weaving fabrics with pile loops A face-to-face weaving machine comprising upper (5) and lower spacers (6) for extending in the warp direction between two fabrics (12), (13) and a weft insertion device (2), (3), (4) for inserting weft yarns (22 | 01/04/2005 |
| 6769457 | Face-to-face weaving machine with face-to-face shed forming provided with twister device and twister device for face-to-face weaving machine with face-to-face shed forming The invention relates to a face-to-face weaving machine with face-to-face shed forming, a twister device (1) being provided and relates further to a twister device (1) for a face-to-face weaving machine with face-to-face shed forming, the twister devic... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6725884 | Yarn tightening element for a textile machine A yarn tightening element for a weaving machine, comprising a passage (16) for a yarn (15) and a contact means (2) to transmit a tightening force to a yarn (15) moving along through this passage, the passage (16) being not bordered... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6041830 | Displaceable warp beam support bearing for warp beams arranged one above the other The warp beam frame (21) for warp beams which are arranged one above the other has bearing arrangements (24, 25) which comprise end bearings and a support bearing (27) which is arranged between the latter for the reception of the warp beams and a device (... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6029715 | Method of controlling pile warp tension on pile fabric loom A pile warp tension control method uses a pile warp tension control device capable of adjusting the tension of pile warp yarns according to a weave on a pile fabric loom. The pile warp tension control method involves setting a first pile warp tension amou... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5699837 | Combined pile feeder control system and pile warp let-off motion for pile weaving machine In a double-gripper weaving machine, intended for weaving plain velvet and carpets, a pile feeder and a combined pile warp beam let-off motion are equipped with a computer in order to calculate the necessary pile warp feed of each operating cycle of the w... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5568826 | Pile warp dispensing in advance of beat-up in a terry loom Terry cloth is woven by determining the pile warp yarn consumption during partial and full beat-ups of the pile warp on the basis of reference pattern data established for the terry cloth that is to be woven and which is used to control the payout of pile... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5458160 | Controlling pile warp thread tension in a terry loom In a method for controlling the pile warp thread tension in weaving terry cloth webs, a thread tension is applied to the pile warp by the spanner beam during partial beat-up operations. The tension is removed or reduced in a controlled manner during each ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5441084 | System for maintaining a constant terry loop height in terry cloth during reverse movement of the terry loom A system for maintaining a constant terry height in forming a terry cloth despite loom stoppage, e.g., to correct yarn breakage. The system includes a proximity sensor which is positioned at a predetermined distance from a floating roller, and on the same... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5259420 | Upper warp beam supporting assembly and method A method and apparatus for supporting upper warp beams of a loom wherein adjustable central support structures are provided for supporting upper warp beams of increased capacity. End supports are provided for allowing offset of the warp beams to accommoda... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5099890 | Warp tensioning apparatus for producing a seersucker fabric A device for producing a seersucker fabric on a loom lengthens the effect or pile warp threads compared to the base warp threads at the binding point of the woven fabric. The device is arranged on the outlet side of the loom. Simultaneously, the effect or... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5058628 | Terry loom having programmable pile forming elements To operate the terry loom, one or more pile-forming elements is actuated by separate drives on an individual pick basis and in a freely triggerable manner and at a loom speed. Any desired terry cadence can be produced in any desired sequence without stopp... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5014756 | Pile warp tension control in a loom To operate the loom, one or more warp-tensioning elements is or are actuated by separate drives on an individual pick basis with free triggering and at loom speed. The warp tension can therefore be so modulated as to obviate deleterious tension peaks and ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5002095 | Electronic control of terry pile warp yarn dispensing rate A terry loom having a negative pile warp let-off motor is electronically controlled to produce terry having uniform pile-to-ground warp ratio. The negative pile warp let-off motor is controlled to dispense pile warp yarn at a rate which yields the desired... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4949759 | Seersucker loom with tension regulation of puckering warp A seersucker loom is arranged such that puckering warp yarns are divided to form a shed during the weaving of a seersucker. The tension of the puckering warp yarns is maintained on a level below that of the tension of the ground warp yarns. The puckering ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4884597 | Pile warp yarn tension control A pile warp tension controller for controlling the pile warp yarn tension control mechanism of a pile fabric loom controls the position of the tension roller of the pile warp yarn tension control mechanism or the torque acting on a tension lever supportin... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4827985 | Method of controlling pile warp tension in synchronism with loom movement A warp tension control method by which the let-off motion of a loom is controlled to regulate the tension of the warp yarns. A force of the same dimension as the controlled variable, namely, the tension of the warp yarns, is applied to a mechanism support... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4721134 | Terry loop ratio control device The pile-to-ground warp yarn ratio of terry cloth is controlled during the weaving operation by sensing both the tension imposed on the pile warp and the amount of pile warp yarn dispensed from its supply beam. The sensed information is used to control th... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4403630 | Apparatus for tensioning the warp thread sheet of a loom An apparatus for tensioning warp threads of a loom comprises a warp beam from which the warp threads are withdrawn by means of a support beam and a deflection beam. The deflection beam is secured to the support beam by means of bending springs acting in t... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4294290 | Process and loom for the production of pile fabrics The production of pile fabrics in which the stroke of the batten of a loom during operation is periodically decreased from the value corresponding to a full stroke of the batten by a value for partial strokes which is referred to as the pre-beating distan... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4293006 | Pile warp thread unwinding device for a terry cloth loom This invention relates to an improvement in a pile warp thread-unwinding device for a terry cloth weaving machine with a drive for a pile warp beam controlled by an oscillatable reversing member for the pile warp threads, the improvement comprising two ro... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4122873 | Control means for controlling the warp let-off of a weaving machine The pulse transmitter is synchronized with the weaving cycle of the machine drive and carries at least one sensing surface of variable shape. A detector is secured to the tension beam and is responsive to changes in warp tension. The detector carries a se... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4112981 | Device for feeding pile warp yarns for pile fabric looms Device for pile fabric looms for feeding pile warp yarns, having a warp beam, a feed roller for removing the pile warp yarns from the pile warp beam, and a guide roller for the pile warp yarns arranged between the pile warp beam and the shed-forming mecha... | 09/12/1978 |
