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Gripper and weft insertion device for a rapier loom

US6305434A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 20, 2000
Grant dateOct 23, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD03D47/20
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The gripper comprises a housing (1), an actuator (2), a thread clamp (3) and a connecting section (11) for a gripper band. The actuator can be operated electrically and controlled via induction coils (71) in such a way that the clamping force and the clamping cycle of the thread clamp are adjusted in accordance with the physical and/or textile data of the weft to be inserted.

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