Method of restarting a loom after stoppage
US5335698A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD03D51/005
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of restarting a loom after an interruption in the weaving process. A cloth fell (15) is moved from an operative or beating position (15) to a second position (15') away from a sley (4). The weft yarn is prevented from being fed into a shed (20) and the loom is then driven in a idling motion for a number of weaving cycles. A shed forming motion 3 and at least one of the warp let-off motion 10 and the cloth take-up motion 12 are driven independently of the predetermined weaving program. When the loom has reached its original dynamic operative state and the warp threads are at the original operative tension, the cloth fell is advanced to the beating position of the sley and the loom is restarted according to the predetermined weaving program. This method prevents visible points of start from occurring in the fabric because of the interruption in the weaving process.
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