Hand weaving apparatus
AssigneeSilver Seiko Ltd.
InventorsYoshimasa Yamaguchi, Akira Iino
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Abstract
A small table-top hand operated weaving apparatus on is disclosed upon which various patterned fabrics can be woven by extremely simplified operations thereof. In the disclosed apparatus, each heald member is mounted for movement along an inclined path with let-off and take-up rollers located on the same side relative to the path of the healds so that the warp yarns turn their direction at an angle, such as a right angle, at the healds. The heald members are automatically positioned selectively to either of the two end positions of their paths in accordance with a heald selection program by a manual reciprocating movement of a heald selection carriage movable transversely along the apparatus in order to form a desired shed with the warp yarns.
Claims12
In a hand weaving apparatus having a warp yarn let-off roller, a woven fabric take-up roller, a shedding arrangement for forming a shed with warp yarns intermediate between said let-off and take-up rollers, means for inserting a weft yarn through the shed formed, and a manually operable reed means mounted for back and forth movement for beating motion for the weft yarn inserted, the improvement wherein said shedding arrangement comprises a plurality of heald elements adapted to individually engage with the warp yarns intermediate between said let-off and take-up rollers, bed means having said heald elements mounted therein for individual movement between first and second end positions along their own paths which are inclined relative to the direction of movement of said reed means, manually operable selector means manually operable to selectively position said heald elements to said first and second end positions to locate said elements to different positions relative to the passage of said reed means thereby to cause the warp yarns to form a shed thereamong, the warp yarns being arranged to run at one side of said paths of said heald elements, and holding means operable to hold said heald elements to said end positions positioned thereto by said selector means.
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