Abstract: Process for producing high-density woven fabrics on a water-jet loom, comprising feeding a warp having up to three catch threads on one edge, inserting weft threads into the warp in the direction of the catch threads, beating-up the weft threads to produce a woven fabric, severing the ends of the weft threads at the edges of the warp, and removing the ends of the weft threads, characterized in that, seen from both edges of the warp, 5 to 60 threads of the warp, following the catch threads on the edge of the warp with the catch threads, are support threads that are maintained at a tension that is 2 to 20 cN/tex higher than that of the threads forming the remaining warp, that after production of the fabric the weft threads between the edges of the remaining warp and the support threads are severed by fusion and joined to threads at the edges of the remaining warp, and that the severed ends of the weft threads are removed together with the support threads and the catch threads.

Abstract: A woven strip comprising an asymmetrical weave of weft and warp yarns having symmetrical re-weaving zones extending from opposite ends thereof, in which the end warp yarns form a loop to accommodate a restraining rod. The woven strips provide fabrics for use in paper making machines and have the advantage of avoiding excess pressure during operation of the machine thereby reducing marking of the paper and wearing of the strips.

Abstract: An off-loom take-up for winding a cloth roll from woven cloth coming from a loom which includes a frame and a pair of spaced take-up rollers carried by the frame, at least one of the take-up rollers is a driven take up roller. A drive motor with an output shaft drives the driven take-up roller, and a motor controller is provided for controlling the speed of the output shaft of the drive motor. A pivotal dancer roll assembly is carried by the frame and includes a pivotal dancer roll under which the cloth travels from the loom to the cloth take-up roll. A voltage sensor responsive to the movement of the pivotal dancer roll outputs a plurality of voltage signals correlated to a plurality of different pivotal positions of the dancer roll. An electronic limit processor is provided for receiving the voltage signals, the processor processing the voltage signals to generate a control signal which is output to the motor controller for controlling the drive motor.

Abstract: A weft controlling device for using weft as warp in a strap weaving machine has motors mounted on an assembly board and controlling rods each movably connected to a corresponding one of the motors by a controlling thread and each controlling rod having a weft hole in a distal end thereof so as to allow weft to pass through the weft hole. Springs are each mounted around a corresponding one of the controlling rods to provide a recovery force to the corresponding controlling rod. The movement of the controlling rods by the motors is able to drive the weft to a specific position for selection by the strap weaving machine.

Abstract: A weft inserting control device for fluid jet type loom is provided, including a weft insertion detecting unit for detecting dispersion of the weft reaching angle in a predetermined control cycle; a first comparing unit for comparing a detection value of the weft reaching angle given by the weft insertion detecting unit with a reference value showing an allowable range of the dispersion; and a second comparing unit for comparing the detection value with a threshold value showing a threshold in controlling the dispersion. The weft inserting control device also includes a controlling unit for controlling the weft reaching angle on the basis of the detection value and a result of the comparison carried out by the first comparing unit. The controlling unit controls the weft reaching angle by reducing a predetermined amount of the detection value and by using the threshold value as the detection value, for example, when the second comparing unit reveals the detection value to be over the threshold value.

Abstract: A woven fastener product is shown in which monofilament loops woven in the structure are shown sized and located to provide pin-receiving mounting sleeves as part of the woven structure to fasten a device or object to the woven structure. In one case, a pair of sleeves has a pre-determined spacing corresponding to the spacing between a pair of mounting pins of a pre-determined device such as a wrist watch. In another case, an extensive field of mounting sleeves formed by a series of adjacent, parallel rows of the sleeves enable the mounting on the same band of different devices having different mounting pin spacings, e.g., to enable different size watches to be used on the same type of band. The mounting loops lying between those that correspond with the particular mounted device provide a cushioning effect adding to comfort and secure positioning of the watch or other device on the band.

Abstract: A valve arrangement of a loom includes valve modules held between flange plates and sharing a common inlet feeding into a common inner valve space. A valve outlet of each valve module leads to an insertion nozzle or nozzle group, and is controlled by a valve disk actuated by a piezoelectric actuator to rapidly dynamically adjust the pressure profile. A quality parameter, characteristic of the thread insertion flight time of each weft thread, is stored in a data bank and has a nominal pressure profile for achieving a nominal thread flight time allocated thereto. The actual thread flight time of each weft thread is measured and compared with the stored nominal thread flight time. A control signal responsive to the time difference is provided to the valve arrangement to control the piezoelectric actuator so as to adjust the pressure and/or the quantity of the pressure medium provided through the valve module to the connected insertion nozzle.

Abstract: A print-receptive, pill-resistant, knitted fleece fabric and printed article of apparel. The fabric is knitted from yarn formed from high-tenacity, staple synthetic fiber having a tenacity value of greater than about 4 grams/denier and preferably about 6 grams/denier. The resulting knitted fleece fabric has a pilling resistance value of greater than about 3. In the preferred embodiment, the high-tenacity, staple synthetic fiber is selected from the group consisting of air jet spun polyester; nylon; acrylic; and polypropylene. The use of staple fibers improves the hand, drape and comfort of the knitted fabric. Also, in the preferred embodiment, the knitted fabric is a 3 end fleece fabric having a face yarn side and a lay-in yarn side, the face yarn side being formed from the high-tenacity, staple synthetic fiber and the lay-in yarn side being substantially formed from cellulosic yarns, such as cotton and synthetic cellulosic fibers or a synthetic/cellulosic blend.

Abstract: A room darkener fabric has about 40-60% of flame-resistant warp yarns on a face and 60-40% on the back. The warp yarns produce a fire-resistant barrier for a middle layer of non-flame resistant black yarn. About 70-90% of the black filling yarns binds with the warp yarns and forms a middle layer so that both the face and back comprise approximately 85-95% white warp yarns and 5-15% black filling yarn, with the balance of the black filling yarns forming the middle layer. The filling yarn is a non-flame resistant yarn that is solution dyed black.

Abstract: A machine for producing complex-shaped, three-dimensional engineered fiber preforms having unitary, integral and seamless structures and, a method for making the preforms on the machine, and preforms produced thereby. The integral design and structure of the preform is formed by a combination of interlacing and non-interlacing fiber systems that permits variable cross-sectional area and dimensions from a first end to a second end along an axis via selective activation and control of at least one module, preferably a plurality of moduli connected to each other in any desirable configuration.

Abstract: A steel structure adapted for the reinforcement of elastomeric members has steel elements containing a plurality of steel filaments at least one of which filaments is provided with first and second crimps. The first crimp lies in a plane that is substantially different from the plane of the second crimp. Application of the both crimps can be carried out efficiently using two pairs of toothed wheels which are not externally driven. This arrangement renders it possible to obtain steel structures with an increased penetration of rubber or with an increased elongation at break.

Abstract: An absorbent article including an absorbent layer and a liquid-permeable surface sheet placed on a liquid-receiving side of the absorbent layer for introducing excreted liquid from the human body to the absorbent layer. The surface sheet is of a corrugated configuration to have valleys and peaks extending in a longitudinal direction of the article and alternately arranged in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Each peak is formed with spares parts and dense parts alternately arranged in the longitudinal direction. The surface sheet has a lower fiber density in the sparse parts than in the dense parts.

Abstract: A woven strip of a zipper half is produced of warp and weft threads. The weft thread is picked in the form of double pick loops. A plastic monofilament forms windings of a closing member row on the woven strip with interlocking heads at one end and winding reversing portions at the other end. During weaving, a main knit thread is guided upwardly between the windings to the upper side of the closing member row to form loops with loop heads that are interlocked by crocheting and form a mesh structure for interlocking the closure member row with the woven strip. Simultaneously, double pick loops of the main knit thread are formed and are interlaced during weaving with additional warp threads positioned underneath the closing member row. The main knit thread is used as a weft thread in the woven strip underneath the closing member row.

Abstract: A method and a device for facilitating the sliding, along a track, of an element having a predominant axial dimension subjected to an intense force pressing it against the track, particularly for facilitating the sliding of a wire subjected to stranding in stranding machines. The method consists in interposing between the element and the track a pressurized fluid which contrasts the force that presses the element against the track. In this way, the sliding friction of the element on the track is reduced and it is possible to reduce the force to be applied to the element in order to achieve its advancement along the track.

Abstract: A take-up control system for controlling a take-up motion included in a loom controls the take-up motion according to the diameter of a roll of cloth being woven on the loom so that a proper tension is exerted on the cloth. A take-up controller included in the take-up control system controls a torque-controllable motor for driving a cloth roller to take up the cloth in the roll on the basis of an electric signal representing the diameter of the roll according to a control program to exert a properly adjusted tension on the cloth. The take-up controller can also control an actuator for pressing a pressing member against the circumference of the roll according to weaving conditions, or weaving conditions and the diameter of the roll, to apply a properly adjusted pressure to the roll by the pressing member.

Abstract: A woven fabric comprises cross-machine direction weft yarns, and an array of interwoven warp yarns, the warp yarns being woven in the machine direction in alternating groups of relatively narrow yarns and relatively wide yarns. The narrow yarns are looped around a respective last weft yarn and backwoven, whilst the wider yarns are extended to form interdigitable loops for engagement of a pintle wire.

Abstract: A bringer gripper for looms without shuttles, where the weft yam is placed in an upper notch and in a gripping organ, particularly suitable for the simultaneous presentation of one or more wefts to the warp inlet and to the taker gripper, in which the upper notch is shaped with a multiple number of throats of different axial length. The weft yarns fit into the bottom of these throats and are essentially offset in the gripper's direction of motion.

Abstract: A belting (10) reinforced with at least one fabric ply (16). The fabric ply (16) is a composite fabric (26). The fabric (26) has two woven layers (28, 30) and an intermediate third layer of straight warp yarns (34). The woven layers (28, 30) and straight warp yarns (34) are bound together by a plurality of binder yarns (38). Each layer (28, 30, 34) of the fabric (26) contributes substantially 25-40% to the overall strength of the fabric (26). The composite fabric (26) may be used in a multi-ply belting (10) for heavy duty applications; wherein the fabric ply (26) is the center ply (16) and provides approximately 50 to 75% of the overall belting strength. The fabric (26) may also be used as a single reinforcing ply for light duty application belting.

Abstract: An absorbent article including a laminated piece including a liquid-permeable top sheet, a back sheet and an absorbent core interposed between the top sheet and the back sheet. The region where the absorbent core is present includes a center region extending along a lengthwise direction of the absorbent article and side regions adjacent to the center region in a crosswise direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction. The bending resistance (stiffness) of the laminated piece in the center region is higher than the bending resistance of the laminated piece in the side regions. The absorbent article can be attached in a stably fitting manner with no ready emergence of twisting or tucked-down wrinkles, when the absorbent article is overlaid on the inner face of an outer wear material.

Abstract: A tuck-in apparatus for producing a fastened tuck-in-selvage includes a tuck-in nozzle for injecting air into a warp shed from the outside of a warp array in order to fold back a weft yarn end toward a cloth fell. A selvage-fastening nozzle is disposed adjacent to the cloth fell outside the warp array for causing the weft yarn end folded back by the tuck-in nozzle to extend along the cloth fell. Timing control is provided to provide a first period of air injection from the tuck-in nozzle and a second period of air injection from the selvage-fastening nozzle so that the beginning of the second period is later than the beginning of the first period, and the second period ends before the warp shed is closed.