Low profile yarn supply apparatus for a loom having pneumatic yarn threading
US5323982A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/31
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A weft supply system for a loom having a support frame with vertically extending support beams interconnected with substantially horizontal and vertically separated rods which form a plurality of vertically aligned creel support levels. Creel mounting means are provided on an upper surface of certain of the horizontal rods and a multi-bobbin creel is mounted by each of the creel mounting means. The weft yarn supply system includes yarn delivery apparatus associated with each creel support level. The yarn delivery apparatus includes a pneumatic threading system for threading the weft yarn through the yarn delivery apparatus.
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