Loom and a Method of Controlling the Temperature of a Lubricant in Such a Loom

Abstract

The loom (1) comprises a subassembly (2) including heddles (212), a beater (23), and means (25, 26) for inserting weft into the shed formed by warp yarns. It also includes a shed-forming device (4), means for lubricating certain components (22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29) of the subassembly, said means including a first circuit (C1) for circulating a first lubricant, and means for lubricating the shed-forming device (4), these means including a second circuit (C2) for circulating a second lubricant. The loom (1) includes a heat exchanger system (6) for exchanging heat between the first lubricant and the second lubricant without fluid communication between the lubricants. The heat exchanger system (6) has means (631, 632, 641, 642, 651, 652) for circulating one of the two lubricants or a coolant fluid to a zone (62) of thermal contact with the other lubricant.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.