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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7665487 | Device for driving a rapier motion in a weaving machine On the one hand, this invention relates to a method for manufacturing a toothed rack from an elastic material, the toothed rack being provided with teeth, the said toothed rack, in pre-stressed condition, being wrapped up in one or several layers of fiber reinforced... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7441567 | Needle loom with automatic change of the weft thread A needle loom is provided with a bearing structure (2), one textile-product (P) forming head (3) installed on the bearing structure (2), two heddle frames (6) capable of intercepting a plurality of warp threads (O), one sickle (9) ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7231943 | Device for a weaving machine A power weaving loom includes weft thread insertion and collecting bands (6, 7). Drive units drive the bands and cause leading parts of the bands to move towards and away from one another between sides of the weaving machine and an approximately half-width po... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7073540 | Needle loom with automatic change of the weft thread A needle loom comprises a supporting structure (2), at least one forming head (3) of a textile product (P) installed on the supporting structure (2), at least two heddle frames (6) capable of intercepting a plurality of warp threads (O), ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7044174 | Method and device for opening a gripper clip of a mechanical-loom gripper A stop element (24) is used to open a gripper clamp (20) of a weaving machine (3) and is associated to the gripper clamp's stop piece (21) and the stop element during the slow mode operation of the weaving machine is transversely moved in... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028718 | Method for manufacturing a fabric and an apparatus for manufacturing a fabric The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a fabric and an apparatus for manufacturing a fabric that enable weaving of weak fibers including monofilaments of noble metal such as 24-carat gold. The present invention provides a method for manufacturing ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6988516 | Device for driving and guiding a rapier of a weaving machine A device for driving and guiding a rapier of a weaving machine, comprises a rotatable drive wheel (1) provided for driving a rapier rod (14) in a back and forth movement and a guide channel formed by adjustable guide bodies (10), (11) in ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6973942 | Weft carrying grippers for weaving looms and in guiding means thereof Weft carrying grippers (1, 2), of the type wherein the grippers are made of metal and are driven in their back-and-forth movements through the shed by carbon-fibre and/or polyester straps exclusively guided from outside the shed are both characterised by a me... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6948530 | Weaving machine A weaving machine is constructed to use a magnetic traction device to reciprocate the shuttle in moving weft threads over warp threads at a high speed without producing noise and preventing direct contact between parts. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6672790 | Spliced elongate member and method The invention discloses an elongate spliced member, particularly a tooth rack for a rapier loom, and a method for making same. The spliced member includes two elongate member segments joined at respective ends and having at least one through aperture posi... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6367515 | Loom with band-mounted grippers comprising at least one gripper band as well as a guide A loom fitted with rapiers and including at least one rapier for one gripper, a guiding device (19, 20), guiding surface (31) associated with the top side of a guide element (17) of the gripper (7) and with the top side of a rapier (9) extending over more... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6276403 | Gripper weaving machine with guide elements A gripper weaving machine with a plurality of guiding devices(28) for guiding gripper carrying rapiers (1,2). The guiding devices (28) have two rows of guiding elements (35,36) with two guiding surfaces (37,38) that are associated with the bottom side of ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6230759 | Gripper weaving machine with ribbed guide porton connected to rapier A gripper weaving machine with at least one gripper (1, 2) joined by a guide portion (21) to a rapier (3, 4) and fitted with guide units (19) arranged in a row and insertable into a formed shed (22). The guide portion (21) on its side facing away from the... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6167918 | Gripper system for gripper loom In a rapier for a gripper loom, the rapier is made of synthetic material and includes at least one layer of reinforcing fibers. The gripper is mounted at the front end of the rapier, and the layer of reinforcing fibers begins at a distance away from said ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6161597 | Gripper weaving machine A gripper weaving machine having at least one rapier (1) which carries a gripper (3) and is driven by a drive wheel (9) and which is guided outside a shed by guide elements (13, 15), where the guide elements are part of guidance devices and are arranged t... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6044870 | Weaving reed and gripper guide element for a loom A weaving machine includes a device for forming a shed from warp threads, a weft thread insertion unit for the insertion of a weft thread into the shed, guide elements for the weft thread insertion unit, wherein the guide elements can move into and out of... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6026864 | Modular device for weft yarn presentation in shuttleless looms A modular device for weft yarn presentation in a shuttleless loom, operated by linear electric motors which present the yarn by using rods mounted on sliders which rotate to transition the rods from raised standby positions to lowered delivery positions. ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5950686 | Loom with a pneumatic slide bearing for supporting a rigid rod or a flexible band carrying a weft insertion gripper A loom is equipped with a pneumatic slide bearing for guiding and supporting a weft insertion gripper carrier, which may be a rigid rapier rod or a flexible band. The pneumatic slide bearing supports and guides the weft gripper carrier in a nearly frictio... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5853032 | Loom gripper drive with apparatus for changing the path of motion of the gripper band A loom gripper band driving device includes apparatus for changing the path of motion of the gripper band. The drive device includes a band driving wheel connected to a gear that engages a gear segment pivotable about a fixed support shaft and that is con... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5813440 | Tape head for a gripper loom A gripper loom tape head including a base, comprising a gripper support crest attached to the tape head, the tape head having a plurality of through fixing holes flared towards the base of the tape head and arranged in two longitudinal rows on one and the... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5806570 | Weft band guide pin arrangement in a gripper weaving machine A gripper weaving machine has at least one gripper which is arranged at weft band and guided so as to reciprocate in a shed. The weft band is guided in the shed on both sides in guide recesses of guide pins at a distance from the warp threads. Each of the... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5797433 | Weaving apparatus with motor controlled weft insertion A weaving machine in which the weft is inserted by two grippers into a shed from opposite sides of the machine and the pick being beaten by a reed carried by a batten. The grippers and the batten are controlled by electrical motors supplied in parallel by... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5785095 | Sprocket wheel and rapier band used in rapier loom A combination of a sprocket wheel and a rapier band employed in a rapier loom is improved for extending the service life of the rapier band. Each of the female holes formed in the rapier band for receiving teeth of the sprocket wheel is formed in a frustu... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5727601 | Method for cooling a loom gripper drive and cooling device for performing the method A gripper drive for a rapier loom is cooled by enclosing the gripper drive with a cooling medium flow guide housing and passing a cooling medium, such as conditioned air, through said guide housing so that a cooling medium flow must pass said gripper driv... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5669423 | Gear for driving a rapier of a loom A gear (1) for driving a rapier of a loom and composed of a separately manufactured synthetic base body (3, 5) to which a wear-resistant band (9) forming the outside teeth (2) of the gear is bonded by an adhesive (10).... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5664609 | Weaving reed and gripper guide element for a loom In a loom having mechanically driven weft thread insertion members, a weaving reed and a guide element for a weft thread gripper cooperate with one another, so that the guide element guidedly runs along the reed to provide an positive guidance for the gri... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5651396 | Variable pitch lead transmission mechanism for weft gripper strap drive A variable pitch lead transmission mechanism includes a slider, a screw rod having a screw thread and two opposite screw thread surfaces and mounted on the slider, a driver contacting with one of the screw thread surfaces and adapted to be translated by a... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5615714 | Guide system for the gripper insertion tape in a shuttleless loom A guide system for a gripper insertion tape in a shuttleless loom which includes a sley with a reed, through the dents of which pass upper and lower warp yarns forming a shed, at least one insertion tape moving with reciprocating motion between the upper ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5601121 | Device for controlling the gripper straps on looms A device for controlling weft carrying grippers on a continuous weft feed loom has a connecting rod-crank mechanism that controls rectilinear translation of a slide along a fixed guide. The slide has an internal nut screw that engages a worm that is mount... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5526851 | Variable pitch cyclindrical cam mechanism for controlling the motion of a weft insertion member An apparatus for controlling the motion of a weft insertion member in shuttleless looms, the apparatus includes: a triple-threaded variable pitch cylindrical cam, adapted to be secured to the weft insertion member; and a slider, which contains three rolle... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5505231 | Projectile guiding elements synchronously movable with a full width power loom sley A full width power loom which produces flat woven paper machine webs and other articles with warp and weft threads and which has a width more than 6 meters has a sley reciprocable in a direction of warp threads, a thread introducing element formed as a pr... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5419370 | Griper welf inserter switching device A gripper device for a weaving loom having a drive shaft, which rotates in one direction of rotation and the other direction in an alternate manner, where the gripper device has a drive gear rotatably disposed on the drive shaft. This drive gear has a too... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5413151 | Gripper loom rapier guide arrangement A gripper loom includes guides mounted laterally outside the shed and guides displaceable into and out of said shed. Both guides engage guide surfaces of a rapier to guide the rapier, but the set of guide surfaces engaged by the guides mounted laterally o... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5411064 | Narrow fabric loom operating mechanism In a loom, a carrier drive shaft supporting the carrier at one end horizontally, is vertically mounted on the loom frame, and the carrier drive shaft and a reed drive shaft are linked by a link via a pivotal member. With this arrangement, the carrier driv... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5351723 | Three dimensional cam drive for gripper loom belt wheel An apparatus for driving a gripper belt in a rapier loom comprises a three-dimensional cam drive (1) for converting a rotational movement into a pivotal movement. The cam drive includes a rotatable cam carrier with a guide surface defining a closed curve ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5345977 | Gripper loom having warp thread bearer members A rapier tape gripper loom having inserter rapier tapes driving inserter and taker gripper heads has the warp threads only provide gripper head support over at least part of the insertion path. The insertion path occupies a width of the shed defined by th... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5320143 | Variable pitch cylindrical cam mechanism for controlling the motion of weft insertion members in shuttleless weaving looms A mechanism controls the motion of the weft insertion member in shuttleless looms. This mechanism comprises a double-threaded variable pitch cylindrical cam and a slider having two pairs of frustoconical rollers. Each pair of frustoconical rollers is moun... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5318077 | Abrasion detector for a rapier band In detention of abrasion on a rapier band controlled in reciprocation by a rapier guide, the principal of detection is closely related to the critical abrasion () of the rapier band and the system calls for no substantial modification in constructi... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5303747 | Weaving loom with a guide for guiding a gripper head travelling through a shed A gripper head travelling through a shed in a weaving loom, has a longitudinal lateral guide surface (14A, 17A) along its gripper head body which is temporarily contacted by guide lever fingers in those positions of the head where its proper guidance is m... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5251677 | Picking device in projectile looms The picking device in projectile looms has guide teeth (1) having narrowing zones (20, 20') adapted to receive lubricant transferred from the projectiles (100) to the guide teeth. Because of these narrowing zones and given appropriate shaping no lubricant... | 10/12/1993 |
