Patent · US Expired

Process and apparatus for manipulating fallen drop wires of weaving loom warp stop motions and facilitating repair of broken warp threads

US4815498A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Picanol, N.V. · BE

Inventors

Dirk Gryson · Heuvelland, BE
Henry Shaw · Vleteren, BE
Michel Vandeweghe · Mesen, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 10, 1987
Grant date	Mar 28, 1989
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 10, 2007

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD03D51/20
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process for manipulating fallen warp thread detector drop wires and revealing their location includes gripping and rotating a fallen wire, while spreading adjacent wires of the pack apart by a spreader and raising the fallen wire above the pack. Apparatus for gripping, rotating, spreading and lifting is disclosed.

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