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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7806149 | Shedding apparatus for a weaving machine, in particular for a ribbon weaving machine In order to make a small space requirement, a low energy requirement and therefore an increased weaving frequency possible in a shedding apparatus, a spring drive is proposed which is connected to magnetically acting holding means. The holding means are capable of h... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7337809 | Method and device for weaving fabrics provided with zones with floating pile across several weft yarns While weaving fabrics (501, 502, 601, 602) on a weaving machine, in successive weft insertion cycles two weft yarns (505, 506, 605, 606) are simultaneously inserted at different weft insertion levels between pile warp yarns (520, 530, 620, 630) ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320343 | Loom The invention relates to a loom comprising a warp thread tensioning device and a shedding device (12), which comprises pre-tensioned warp threads (4) in a first shedding position (F1). The loom also comprises a lifting device (38), wh... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7223186 | Apparatus, assemblies and methods for training athletes An athletic training assembly and methods suitable for use in training basketball players. The training assembly allows a ball to be suspended at a selectable height by a suspension member that is attached to a spring loaded reel. The spring loaded reel urges the ba... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7168454 | Harness device for a weaving machine A harness device for a weaving machine is made with partial apertured boards of synthetic material that can be manufactured by injection moulding. Each small partial apertured board has threading openings for pulling through harness cords, provisions to carry connec... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7140399 | Shaft drive system for power loom shafts A novel shaft gear for harmonious engagement and disengagement of individual heddle shafts and for deriving their motion from the rotary motion of a single input shaft has a coupling system with two input elements. While one of the input elements serves to drive the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7117898 | Guide rods for a Jacquard loom A guide rod assembly for a Jacquard loom is described which is narrower (10 mm or less), instead of 13 mm of conventional guide rods. This reduction in width is attained reducing the overall height of the magnet system integrated in the guide rod. The magnet system ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7059356 | Shed-forming device for a power loom A shed forming device (1) for a power loom has a plurality of heddle shafts, to which a drive mechanism with a plurality of servo motor groups (13, 14) is assigned. The servo motor groups are located below each of the heddle shafts (3 through | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057329 | Compact Jacquard selecting card using piezoelectric elements A compact electronic selection card applicable for use in Jacquard equipment, having a high-density array of selecting hooks which are individually positioned by piezoelectric actuator elements. Each piezoelectric element directly controls a selecting hook for engag... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040352 | Weave system of Jacquard type, weaving loom equipped with such a system and methods for assembly and dismantling of such a system A weave system comprises a plurality of electric rotary actuators each of which is adapted to drive a pulley for winding a cord element controlling the position of at least one heddle, and wherein a removable cover is provided to isolate and protect a group of pulle... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025094 | Device for attaching return springs in a harness of a Jacquard weaving machine On the one hand, the invention relates to a device for exerting a return force on at least one harness element of the harness of a Jacquard weaving machine, comprising at least one return spring (2) provided with means of attachment (1) for attaching t... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017618 | Shed forming mechanism and weaving loom equipped with such a mechanism Hooks for controlling movement of heddle cords in a Jacquard weaving loom are each displaced by a knife, between a position of top dead center, wherein each hook may be immobilized by a selection device, and a position of bottom dead center. Each hook includes a bod... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000647 | Device for attaching and guiding at least one tackle cord in a Jacquard machine and Jacquard machine provided with one or several similar devices The invention on the one hand relates to a device for attaching and guiding of at least one tackle cord (2) in a Jacquard machine, the device (1) being designed for being attached to a part (20) of the Jacquard machine and being designed for bei... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6941977 | Jacquard machine Each lifter (2) has a displacement member (4) which can be connected to at least one directable thread (18) and which has two spring arms (28a, 28b) that can be coupled to lifter blades (34a, 34 | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938647 | Rotating dobby for weaving loom and weaving loom equipped with such a dobby The dobby according to the invention comprises, at the level of each of its blades, an oscillating piece associated with an actuation element, at least one mobile coupling member borne by the actuation element and two pivoting levers subjected, on the one hand, to t... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6913045 | Process for selectivity lacing filaments on multidimensional textile preforms and device for practicing the same A process for selectively lacing filaments on multi-dimensional textile preforms made of rods, the rods are displaced by the filament and pressed vertically downwardly by a needle with an open eye which, after passing through the piece to be laced, is opened at an i... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6834681 | Method for controlling the shed in a loom with mechanical weft insertion In a loom with a mechanical weft insertion the motion of each individual warp thread on its way from an uppermost position to a lowermost position and vice verse is controlled individually by a jacquard in such a way, that the motion profile includes a shed stopping... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6581646 | Three-position-jacquard machine A three-position shed-forming device with a shed-forming element (10);(60,70) in connection with a warp yarn, two lifting devices (1),(2);(41),(42);(51),(52) with a different lifting height (h), (2h) which are movable up and down in phase, and a selection... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6494237 | Shed forming device for the textile industry The invention relates to a shed forming device without a harness for the textile industry, preferably a weaving device which contains a number of healds (4) with thread eyelets (5) for guiding the warp threads. The healds (4) are guided through boreholes ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6478055 | Pulleyless shed-forming device for a weaving machine A pulley-less shed-forming device for a weaving machine, such as a jacquard machine, has a number of shed-forming elements (1), such as hooks, to determine the positions of one or more warp yarns on a weaving machine. A lifting device (50), (51) moves the... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6470919 | Motive drive for warp selection A motive assembly for moving a plurality of warp yarns (32) in a loom between upper and lower shed positions, the motive assembly including a plurality of selectively controllable ultrasonic cyclic motors (10), each of which is drivingly connected to one ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6460577 | Electric motor drive mechanism for shed forming components of a loom The heald shafts of a power loom are driven by electric D.C. or A.C. motors which have an external rotor or an armature connected to the respective heald shaft through two articulated couplings, for example snap locks, and a push-pull rod. The motors rece... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6382263 | Hook selection device for a shed-forming device for a weaving machine A hook selection device for a shed-forming device for a weaving machine, in particular for a jacquard machine, has a number of hooks (3), (4) that can be moved up and down by a lifting means (1), (2). For each hook, there is a selection element with which... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6371170 | Selector An electronic jacquard including a plurality of elongate heald hooks (1a, 1b) movable longitudinally between upper and lower shed positions and a plurality of electrically operable selection devices (50) for co-operation with the heald hooks (1a, 1b) for ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6357486 | Method and device for detecting jacquard shed anomalies In a weaving loom of the Jacquard type comprising electrical actuators for displacing heddles controlling the position of the warp yarns, the following steps are carried out: a so-called "normal effort" is determined, exerted by at least one actuator on a... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6336477 | Frame modules for improved weaving device In a weaving device, a weaving device frame mounts a plurality of eyelets. A frame module, releasably borne by the weaving device frame is readily detachable from and controls movement of the respective eyelets. The frame module forms a readily removable ... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6336478 | Shed-forming device for a weaving machine A shed-forming device, in particular an electronically controlled jacquard machine, with a number of combinations of at least two selection systems (3, 6 7), (5, 8, 9) respectively with selection elements provided one above the other. Each selection syste... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6328076 | Thread controlling device with control element supported independently from the lifting device A thread controlling assembly containing an oscillating operable lifting device with at least one carrier for a warped thread of a weaving machine, and a control element which can be actuated using an actuator in order to selectively bring the thread in c... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6318415 | Quick release coupling/pulley assembly for improved weaving device A weaving device is described, having a frame, an eyelet and a module releasably borne by the frame to selectively transmit a motive force to the eyelet. A coupling includes first and second members which are releasably coupled together in force receiving... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6293315 | Process and device for positioning weaving loom warp yarns A device for positioning warp yarns of a weaving loom which are controlled by electrical actuators for forming a shed which includes a first detector common to the warp yarns driven by a plurality of different actuators for detecting the passage of at lea... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6293314 | Pile yarn selection system for gripper axminster weaving machines A selection system for pile yarns in a gripper Axminster weaving machine has a gripper associated with an elongated pile yarn carrier, and provided to position a number of yarn ends at mutual distance in the length direction of that carrier. Each pile yar... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6216750 | Weaving loom panel support structure for jacquard selectors A loom and a weaving mechanism of the Jacquard type for forming the shed in the loom wherein the weaving mechanism is associated with a harness including harness cords secured to heddles. The harness cords are controlled by electric actuators mounted to t... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6216749 | Weaving device A solenoid unit for a weaving device is described and which includes a frame; a plurality of eyelets mounted on the frame and individually movable with respect to the frame; a support member releasably coupled to the frame; and a plurality of solenoids mo... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6216748 | Pivoting magnet latches for improved weaving device A weaving device is described which includes a frame and an eyelet movably mounted thereto. A solenoid is also mounted to the frame and produces a magnetic field when energized. A latch is mounted on the frame for movement thereon to affect movement of th... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6185475 | Method for manufacturing jacquard with colored image The method for manufacturing jacquard with colored image is disclosed, wherein the basic color printing theory in the printing technical is employed in the weaving of jacquard so that jacquard also has image with different gray levels by the same basic co... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6116293 | Electromagnetic shed forming apparatus for a jacquard machine An apparatus for forming sheds for a jacquard machine by a hook (7), which is movably guided between a high position and a low position. A lift (9) for the hook (7) can be selectively coupled with a driver stop (11) of the lift via a control element (14) ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6105629 | Housing for electric shedding actuators A housing for the removable positioning of one or more rotary electric actuators used for formation of the shed of a weaving loom and which housing includes at least one compartment which allows the actuators to be received and removed therefrom by moveme... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6105628 | Electromagnetic device for automated jacquard machine needle actuation An electromagnetic device for controlling the needles of a Jacquard machine is provided. The electromagnetic device selectively actuates the needles of a Jacquard machine using solenoids. The solenoids control selector members and place them either in a d... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6105630 | Electrical rotating actuator for forming a weaving loom shed An electrical rotating apparatus for controlling a harness cord associated with the shed of a weaving loom which includes an actuator including a rotor and a stator. The rotor is formed of at least two permanent magnets which are mounted within a tube so ... | 08/22/2000 |
