Abstract: There is disclosed a mechanism for controlling the pressure fluid supply to the weft inserting nozzles of jet looms provided with a device for color pick changes. The mechanism of the invention is used with a jet loom having a synchronizing pulse generator, the mechanism including a system of two parallel branches each of which comprises a series combination of pulse-shaping circuit, power amplifier, a solenoid-control valve, and a weft inserting nozzle, each of the branches having an input which is connected to a respective one of the outputs of the synchronizing pulse generator.

Abstract: An electronic sequencer for successively introducing a weft propelling fluid, such as air, into the successive nozzles of a fluid-jet loom is described. A plurality of separate control paths, individual to the succession of nozzles, each includes a triggerable pulse generator and an associated actuator connected in series with an electromagnetic valve that couples the propelling fluid to the successive nozzles. The pulse generator associated with the first nozzle in the sequence is triggered by a detector that is actuated once during each cycle of the loom. The remaining pulse generators are coupled to the output of an associated one of a plurality of delay circuits. The delay circuit associated with the second nozzle in the succession is triggered by the output of the detector, while the input of each remaining delay circuit is coupled to the output of the next-preceeding delay circuit.