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Detecting and removing faulty weft in a jet loom

US4890650A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 1988
Grant dateJan 2, 1990
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD03D51/085
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and its method of operation whereby when a jet loom is deenergized upon occurrence of abnormality in the insertion of a weft, the cutting operation of an inserted weft cutting device is prevented. As a result, a weft succeeding to the misinserted one is forcibly introduced into a weft introducing duct under blowing action of a blow nozzle oriented in a direction intersecting the weft insertion direction to be transferred to a pair of gripper rollers. The weft is separated by cutting from a weft inserting main nozzle by a second weft cutter device. Subsequently, the misinserted weft is withdrawn in the direction away from a cloth fell toward a reed with inclination relative to the weft insertion path within a region where the weft remains out of contact with warps.

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