Gripper band and gripper unit for a gripper weaving machine
AssigneePicanol N.V.
InventorsDenis MOENECLAEY, Patrick BALLYN
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Abstract
Gripper band (1) for a gripper weaving machine with a first part (13),a second part (14)and two longitudinal ribs (21), el wherein a thickness of the second part (14) near a centerline (31) of the gripper band (1) is larger than a thickness of the first part (13) near the centerline (31) of the gripper band (1), and in that the gripper band (1) comprising the first part (13), the second part (14) and the longitudinal ribs (21) is one single, integral structure formed of composite material. Gripper unit for a gripper weaving machine with a gripper (2, 3) and such a gripper band (1).
Claims20
A gripper band for a gripper weaving machine, wherein the gripper band comprises a first part and a second part, wherein the first part is flexible for allowing the gripper band to be wound along a drive wheel, wherein the second part is adapted to carry a gripper, and wherein two longitudinal ribs are provided close to the two sides of the gripper band at least at a bottom side of the second part, wherein a thickness of the second part near a centerline of the gripper band is larger than a thickness of the first part near the centerline of the gripper band, and in that the gripper band comprising the first part, the second part, and the longitudinal ribs is one single, integral structure formed of composite material.
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