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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7191804 | Thread clamp for a weaving machine A thread clamp for a weaving machine includes a clamp having at least two clamping parts between which a thread may be clamped and an actuator arranged to move the clamping parts between clamping and unclamped positions. The actuator is arranged to operate the clamp... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178560 | Device and method for inserting weft threads in a weaving machine, and thread clamp used therewith A device for inserting weft threads in an airjet weaving machine including at least one main blower and a respective thread clamp associated with the main blower. The thread clamp is constituted of an element configured in a modular form. Such modular form enables s... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7134458 | Method of producing reinforcing fiber woven fabric and production device therefor and reinforcing fiber woven fabric A method of producing a reinforcing fiber woven fabric, for producing on a weaving machine a reinforcing fiber woven fabric from wefts of reinforcing fiber yarns and warps of reinforcing fiber yarns, the method comprising providing, on a weft supply passage for supp... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6880584 | Weft end collector A weft end recovery apparatus comprises weft end carrier for carrying by water flow weft ends formed as a result of weft insertion, a plurality of storing and dewatering sections to receive the weft ends carried from the weft end carrier together with the water, and... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6470917 | Tack-in apparatus A tack-in apparatus is provided wherein injection ports are arranged at upper and lower sides of a weft yarn path, respectively. The injection ports inject currents for folding back an end portion of a cut weft yarn into a warp yarn opening on the weft ya... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6318414 | Solenoid valve for air nozzle weaving machines A solenoid valve, particularly for use in air nozzle weaving machines, has a valve housing with at least one valve inlet and at least one valve outlet. An electromagnetically actuated valve body is arranged in a passage area between the valve inlet and th... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6223783 | Filling insertion system for an air jet weaving machine A filling insertion system for a weaving machine includes a holder (8) for at least two nozzles (10, 11, 50). Each of the nozzles (10, 11, 50) includes a feed connection (20, 21, 52) for a pressurized fluid. The feed connections (20, 21, 52) are all arran... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6109309 | Compressed air distributor block arrangement in an air jet loom weft insertion device A weft thread insertion device for an air jet loom includes a nozzle block mounted on a sley to be movable together therewith. The movable block has a plurality of individual nozzles. Devices supply compressed air to the nozzle block by way of one or more... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5992472 | Pneumatic valve device for a thread-feeding machine and a thread-feeding machine A pneumatic valve device for a yarn feeding device includes a housing, at least two valves in flow channels leading to a plurality of consumers, and first and second valve openers. The first valve opener establishes a connection with at least one consumer... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5816296 | Method and apparatus for controlling the tension and the presentation of a weft thread for insertion into a loom shed The tension of a weft thread in a loom is controlled during particular time phases within the weft supply, weft presentation, weft seizing, and insertion, including the initial phase of entering into the loom shed. Additionally, the weft thread tension ma... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5697405 | Weft thread insertion nozzle A weft thread insertion nozzle includes a thread supply tube (3) and a mixing tube (8) arranged in axial alignment in a housing (4). An outlet end section (3A) of the thread supply tube (3) reaches into and overlaps an inlet section (8A) of the mixing tub... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5649571 | Sub-nozzle in an air injection type weaving machine A sub-nozzle in an air injection type weaving machine in which fluffing or the like caused by contact thereof with warp etc. does not occur, and for which its manufacture and control is facilitated. A sub-nozzle jetting a high-speed air flow for accelerat... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5529094 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing carbon fiber woven fabric by water-jet loom A method and apparatus is provided for manufacturing a carbon fiber woven fabric by opening and closing a warp sheet formed of carbon fiber warps and by injecting wefts made of carbon fibers by water-jet into the warp sheet when the warp sheet is open. Th... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5526850 | Main nozzle accelerator chamber for an air-jet loom A main nozzle for an air jet loom has an outer casing and is provided with a compressed air introduction duct and a mixing chamber. A mixer tube provided with an annular distributor ring is inserted into the outer casing to form with the outer casing and ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5462095 | Picking device with selected spools for a water-jet loom A picking device for a water-jet loom comprises a nozzle body connected to a pressurized water source and provided with a plurality of axial nozzle holes, a plurality of spools fitted respectively in the axial nozzle holes and each provided with an axial ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5343898 | Method and apparatus for threading-up yarn in a pulsating manner A thread feeding system including a thread regulator having a fixed housing, a hollow rotatable shaft extending through the fixed housing, a rotatable winding section secured to the rotatable shaft, an angled thread duct extending through the thread regul... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5197520 | Cleaning system for loom airjet nozzle An airjet loom is cleaned by periodically passing a cleaning fluid through the airjet nozzles. For this purpose, the solenoid valves each include an additional hook-up by means of which the airjet nozzles can communicate with a source of cleaning liquid.... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5144987 | Weft drawing-in device including slotted tubular guide members In a device for a drawing a weft yarn (2) into a loom a continuous guide duct combined from tubular members (54, 55) is interrupted at places so that various operating elements such as a yarn brake (62) or a yarn tensioner (72) can act on the weft yarn (2... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5119863 | Water jet nozzle for loom A water jet nozzle for a loom includes a nozzle member having a rear end portion, an interior orifice formed in the rear end portion, a stabilizer integrally connected to the orifice for adjusting water flow in the rear end portion of the nozzle member an... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5111852 | Weft inserting nozzle with separate threading duct A blow device for weft threads in weaving machines, in particular a blow device which makes use of a nozzle of the type which consists of a housing, a thread guide duct extending through the housing and a first or main blower situated in the housing and w... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5109891 | Weft feeder for fluid jet looms with pneumatic rethreading apparatus In a measuring weft feeder for fluid jet looms, the continuity of the weft yarn from the feed spool or reel to the main nozzle of the loom is automatically restored by two compressed air devices acting on the weft yarn, the first of which--positioned at t... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5016679 | Elastically mounted pneumatic thread feed device A thread feed device comprises at least one thread supply from which thread is taken and supplied to an intermediate store. A first thread feed nozzle is arranged before or after the intermediate store. A resilient thread guide element is arranged after t... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4989644 | Automatic mispicked weft yarn removal system for a fluid jet loom A weft treatment system and method for removing a mispicked weft yarn from a weft path of a fluid jet loom of the type wherein a weft yarn from a weft supply member is introduced through a weft storage unit to a weft inserting nozzle to be picked. With th... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4969489 | Weft threading system for fluid jet loom using the storage drum winding arm A weft threading system for threading a weft yarn prior to restart of weaving operations of a fluid jet loom. The weft threading system is comprised of a weft winding arm forming part of a weft storage unit, arranged to wind the weft yarn on a drum under ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4962795 | Spring mounting for the weft thread inlet end of the main nozzle of an air jet loom The main nozzle of an air jet loom has an inlet end (7) where the weft threads are inserted into the main nozzle and exits (19) where the weft threads pass out of the main nozzle into the weft thread air insertion channel (20) of the reed (14). The inlet ... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4957144 | Tack-in system of shuttleless loom A tack-in system of an air jet loom, for forming a tack selvage at an edge section of a fabric. The tack-in system is comprised of a body of a tack-in device, which body is formed with a slit. The slit is located near an edge of an array of warp yarns. A ... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4856691 | Yarn guide device A new weft yarn is supplied to a predetermined position in case when the weft yarn in a control unit, particularly in a loom, is broken. Conventionally, the supply of the new weft yarn is effected by a weaver. The present invention provides a yarn guide d... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4850398 | Device for supplying a weft thread to a main blower of an air jet weaving loom A weft thread is inserted in a fluid jet loom by accelerating the weft thread to its insertion speed before the thread reaches the outlet of the main blower nozzle. The thread is accelerated to its insertion speed, for example, by an auxiliary nozzle upst... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4848416 | Weft yarn insertion nozzle device A weft yarn insertion nozzle device for a jet weaving machine, comprises a supply, an outlet nozzle, a conduit connecting the supply and the outlet nozzle and a valve unit. The valve unit comprises a displaceable, soft-magnetic valve body and a coil for g... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4821781 | Weft accumulating method and assembly for weaving machines A weft accumulating method and assembly of a weaving loom for accumulating a lenght of weft thread to be inserted into a shed by a pick insertion assembly of the loom in which the accumulator comprises a weft supply; includes a drawing off device off a pr... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4813460 | Device for the insertion of weft threads into the shed of air-looms and adjustable blowers used to this end A device for the insertion of weft thread into a shed of air insertion looms primarily consists of the combination of a main nozzle, and of at least one auxiliary nozzle fixedly mounted before the main nozzle, the latter having an adjustable flow-through ... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4799516 | Weff yarn feed for a weaving loom A weft yarn insertion apparatus for a weaving loom, the apparatus including a main fluid nozzle for inserting a length of weft yarn into the warp shed, a pair of nip rollers, for positively feeding the weft yarn into the main nozzle, the nip rollers being... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4753274 | Method of and apparatus for inserting weft threads Method of and apparatus for weft thread insertion in a jet loom. Fluid weft thread insertion medium under pressure is fed to the weft thread along the axis of a spiral weft thread reserve, said axis coinciding with the weft thread insertion channel of the... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4691745 | Multi-nozzle weft insertion device for a fluidic jet shuttleless-loom A multi-nozzle weft insertion device which includes a weft guide which uses the hydrodynamic principles of fluid flow around a streamlined object to direct wefts from plural nozzles into a channel which can be centrally located with respect to the nozzles... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4669514 | Air jet weaving machine and weft insertion nozzle arrangement in such air jet weaving machine In the weft insertion nozzle arrangement containing at least two weft insertion nozzles the mixing tube of one weft insertion nozzle is set with its outflow or discharge end of end region parallel to a weft insertion line. The outflow or discharge end or ... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4644980 | Device for inserting weft yarn in a fluid jet loom A device for weft insertion has a weft guide channel defined by a number of reed teeth or weft yarn guide members arranged in juxtaposition to the reed, and at least two main nozzles that are used selectively for weft insertion. At least one weft-insertin... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4643233 | Method for conveying a flexible thread by means of a pressurized gas This transport is effected by means of an injector, e.g. while inserting a weft thread into a weaving machine. In order to therewith keep the air consumption as low as possible the diameter of the discharge tube is made as small as possible. For neverthel... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4619296 | Weft inserting nozzle for jet looms Nozzle for the insertion of weft thread in pnenumatic jet looms. The nozzle has a body in which there are disposed air channels and at least one weft thread guide. The air channels are disposed in the nozzle body so as to be adjustable with respect to the... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4576208 | Weft severing device for a weaving machine The weft severing device is used for superposed shed type weaving machines and has at least one shear which has a blowing tube. The tube is supplied with blowing air to convey the weft thread. To sever the weft thread, the blowing tube is moved into the c... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4552188 | Weft inserting device Weft inserting device adapted to be fixed on the frame of a jet loom or to the beat-up motion thereof. The device has two mixing tubes which are united at the location of their outlet ends so as to form a single central outlet portion terminating in a sin... | 11/12/1985 |
