Abstract: A single-gripper loom (1) comprising: a receiving gripper (5) that is movable along a first sliding guide (6) through a weaving shed (10) from and to a gripping position (P2) outside the weaving shed (10) or close to a first opening thereof (10b) wherein said receiving gripper (5) receives one or more weft threads (2, 3), a weft selector (8), a weft feeder (12) to transfer the weft threads (2, 3) from the selector (8) to the receiving gripper (5), movable along a second sliding guide (7), between an intercepting position (P1) of the weft threads (2, 3), outside the weaving shed, and the gripping position (P2) wherein the receiving gripper (5) receives the weft threads (2, 3) from the weft feeder (12).

Abstract: A power weaving loom includes weft thread insertion and collecting bands (6, 7). Drive units drive the bands and cause leading parts of the bands to move towards and away from one another between sides of the weaving machine and an approximately half-width position (13) of the machine. The bands include grippers (6b, 7b), which allow the weft thread to be drawn from a first side of the machine to the approximately half-width position and then to a second side of the machine. The drive units include servomotors which are coordinated to act upon the bands via motion-transmitting members with a torque that allows inward and return motions of the bands during brief shedding times, thus providing high machine picking speeds even in machines of great width.

Abstract: A receiving gripper for a rapier loom, wherein at least the moving part is made of a ceramic material.

Abstract: A stop element (24) is used to open a gripper clamp (20) of a weaving machine (3) and is associated to the gripper clamp's stop piece (21) and the stop element during the slow mode operation of the weaving machine is transversely moved into the path of the gripper clamp's stop piece (21) after the clamp already has moved into the vicinity of the stop element (24).

Abstract: A device for driving and guiding a rapier of a weaving machine, comprises a rotatable drive wheel (1) provided for driving a rapier rod (14) in a back and forth movement and a guide channel formed by adjustable guide bodies (10), (11) in order to guide the said rapier rod (14) according to a guide path in co-operation with the drive wheel (1). The guide bodies (10), (11) are part of a guide unit (9) which, as a whole, is adjustable in order to modify the distance between the guide path and the rotation shaft (2) of the drive wheel (1), and where the drive wheel (1) is continuously adjustable in the longitudinal direction of its shaft (2). With this device the clearances of the rapier rod with respect to the drive wheel can be performed easily, rapidly and with great precision, so that this device is able to work with a minimum development of heat and wear.

Abstract: Thread clamping arrangement for a carrier gripper of a rapier loom wherein the arrangement includes a rigid support coupled to a lateral wall of a body of the carrier gripper. Each of an elongated first clamping element and an elongated second clamping element are provided. A clamping gap is formed by the first and second clamping elements. A magnet is included that exerts an attracting force on each of the first and second clamping elements.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for supplying twist free flat warp containing a plurality of carbon fibers to a plurality of wefts in a weaving loom, wherein the warp is transversely removed from a plurality of bobbins and twisted along a longitudinal travelling direction of the warps so that flat surfaces of individual flat warps are oriented at a right angle to an arranged direction. The plurality of flat warps are reeded to a desired density in relation to the arranged direction. The warps are then twisted along the longitudinal travelling direction so that the flat surfaces of the individual flat warps are oriented to the arranged direction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for supplying twist free flat weft containing a plurality of carbon fibers to a plurality of warps in a rapier weaving loom wherein the weft is transversely removed from a bobbin by draw-off rollers and intermittently supplied to the rapier. An elastic force is applied to the length of weft accumulated between the rapier and the bobbin to take up any slack and obviate its twisting. By this technique a carbon fiber fabric is woven with flat wefts which ensure a high fabric strength since crimped yarns with non uniform densities are avoided as well as a non uniform fabric thickness caused by irregular yarn thicknesses.

Abstract: A gripper rod for shuttleless looms has a toothed rack made of fiber reinforced composite material. The prepregs are stacked in such a way that the fiber orientation in one layer crosses the fiber orientation of at least one neighboring layer. A sufficient number of layers are preferably stacked relative to a central plane of symmetry. The so prepared stack is then placed into a pressing die to form the toothed rack configuration. Due to the pressing, the initial fiber orientation changes so that the fibers after the pressing extend approximately in parallel to the surfaces of the toothed rack, especially at the tooth flank forming surfaces and along the edges, whereby the strength of the toothed rack and the wear and tear resistance, especially of the tooth flanks is improved. The angular orientation of the fiber directions relative to a longitudinal edge of a prepreg may be within the range of about 15.degree. to about 25.degree.

Abstract: A gripper loom comprises a filing thread insertion device with a gripper (2), which contains a clamp or clip (16) for a filling thread (8) that is releasable by an opener. An adjustment apparatus (28) is provided for setting up the spacing (X) of the open position of the clip or clamp at the filling thread pullout side of the shed (6) or the selvage (43). The adjustment apparatus (28) is actuatable during the operation of the gripper loom. For this purpose, the adjustment apparatus contains, for instance, a pivotable control strip (32) which cooperates with a stop cam (26) of the clip or clamp.

Abstract: Formable twistless woven precursor fabrics, especially in satin or basket weave, made from warp and weft flat tape of fiber reinforced thermoplastics on a power driven loom. The weft tape is supplied in a twistless manner from a rotatable package that is driven in synchronism with the feeding mechanism and a finite tension on the tape is maintained so that a line drawn parallel to the surface of and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of each of the warp and weft tapes is in the plane of the fabric throughout the fabric. The warp and weft tapes have edges that abut substantially throughout the fabric.

Abstract: A mechanical loom including a shooting device for shooting a shuttle into the shed from an initial position into a receiving position at a transfer device. The shuttle is connected through a flexible return element to a return member of a return device, so that the shuttle can be returned into the initial position and, simultaneously, a weft thread can be pulled into the shed. The return device includes a release device which releases the return element from the return member when the shuttle has reached the initial position. The mechanical loom is of simple construction and low weight. The weft thread is pulled into the shed in a careful manner, so that the weaving machine has a high efficiency.

Abstract: In a shuttleless weaving machine wherein the filling yarn is inserted from both sides of the shed by means of gripper systems provided with filling yarn clamping devices and advanced into and then retracted from the shed. The filling yarn is transferred from one gripper system to the other by a controlled opening and closing of the clamping devices. For this purpose, a guide rod mounted in a straight guide on the reed stay and displaceable toward the shed is provided, which is equipped at its end with a control finger. The control finger passes through the warp yarns of the shed and actuates the clamping device in the shed. The control motion is transmitted through a cam follower roller mounted on a rocker lever hinged to a coupling link which in turn is pivoted or hinged to the guide rod. The control finger is entirely pulled downwardly out of the shed for the reed beat-up. The masses which must be accelerated together with the reed are low and control finger vibrations are eliminated.

Abstract: There is described a multiple loom having at least two looms arranged side-by-side and at the most four looms arranged side-by-side and back-to-back, with weft introduction by a single flexible lance, in which each loom is self-working, each loom has a lance guide approximately in the shape of a quarter circle extended vertically and there are provided lance control mechanisms which are arranged on either side of a plane common to said guides.