Threaded light metal gripper with reinforcement rib

Abstract

At an insertion element of a gripper loom possessing a gripper and a flexible insertion band or tape which drives such gripper, there is arranged a reinforcement element at the region of the insertion band which merges with the gripper, this reinforcement element being connected by screws or the like with the insertion band. The gripper is connected on the one hand with the reinforcement element and, on the other hand, with the insertion band likewise by screws. The gripper consists of a material having a lower specific weight or density in relation to steel and is provided at the region of its clamp member which fixedly clamps the filling thread with an insert or insert member formed of a wear-resistant material. Due to this design there are realized high stability of the insertion element, low fabrication and assembly cost, and a possibility of increasing the rotational speed of the loom owing to reduced mass of the gripper.

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