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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4527598 | Control apparatus for a weaving machine Two sensors are arranged on the catch side of the weaving shed of the weaving machine. These two sensors scan the length of the weft-thread end which protrudes from the weaving shed beyond the catch side end thereof and define a range of reference or set ... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4428405 | Electronic control device on a gripper shuttle weaving machine An inductive projectile sensor on a gripper shuttle weaving machine or loom comprises a flat induction coil surrounding at least one of the guide teeth which are mounted on the lathe beam of the weaving machine to form a guide duct for the projectile when... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4421143 | Inductive projectile sensor on a gripper shuttle weaving machine Electronic control device on a gripper shuttle or projectile weaving machine or loom containing a lathe beam and thereto fixed teeth for guiding the gripper shuttle or projectile which inserts the weft or filling thread into the weaving shed, and a thread... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4362189 | Fluid weft insertion loom monitoring system A monitoring system for a fluid weft insertion loom monitors the significant operative events of each weaving cycle of the loom, e.g. yarn supply withdrawal, insertion nozzle actuation and yarn end arrival, and indicates the occurrence of each such event,... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4250931 | Guide for a weft-picking means The transducer for sensing the position of a weft picking means in the picking path is mounted in a recess of one of the guide teeth guiding the picking means. The transducer is a piezo-electroacoustic transducer. The transducer may also be mounted on an ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4100942 | Drive, control and monitoring device for looms A drive, control, and monitoring device for looms in which there is a drive motor connected to the power line, a flywheel operatively connected with the drive motor, an electromagnetic brake and clutch unit arranged between the flywheel and the crankshaft... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4073319 | Shuttle monitoring device, particularly for multiple-shuttle weaving machines Each shuttle of a multiple-shuttle weaving machine is provided with at least one shuttle magnet. A drive unit acts upon each shuttle magnet to effect positive magnetic transport of the shuttle through the length of the shed, without physically contacting ... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4044800 | Loom with shuttles A monitoring system for the shuttle movements in a loom of the multiple moving shuttle type. Sensors are located at the end of shuttle travel through the shed, at the beginning and end of its recycling travel back to the transporting drum, and phase senso... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4031924 | Electronic equipment for monitoring yarn travel on a textile machine The present invention relates to equipment for monitoring the yarn travel on a textile machine, particularly in the shuttle of a weaving loom, comprising a piezoelectrical yarn sensing unit mounted in the shuttle and an electronic receiving circuitry outs... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3963060 | Shuttle drive for a narrow ware loom An improved shuttle drive for a narrow ware loom which includes a batten which is moved vertically in a pattern to one of several positions, a warp shed and a vertical row of shuttles mounted on the batten for vertical movement therewith and positioned so... | 06/15/1976 |
