Weft end reception system
US4473096A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 1979 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD03D49/60
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a loom of the type in which a weft strand is projected in free flying fashion from one side of a warp shed to the opposite side thereof and which includes a lay rockable between a weft projecting position and a beat up position, a reed fixed on the lay for beating up the inserted weft strand into the fell of the fabric being woven when the lay moves to beat up position, and a strand reception tube carried on the lay for receiving the free end of the projected weft strand proximate to such opposite side, the improvement of a support for the reception tube which permits bodily pivotal displacement of the reception tube toward and away from the reed while pivoting with the lay.
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