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US 4,469,140 AGranted
Double-lift open-shed Jacquard loom
AssigneeFirma Oskar Schleicher
InventorWolfgang Seiler
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Abstract
A double-lift open-shed Jacquard loom comprises hooks controlled by control needles, the leg of each hook having three hook noses thereon. The loom also has two sets of blades which are movable in opposite directions towards and away from each other by lift means, and a stationary set of blades. The blades of at least one movable set are arranged pivotally about respective imaginary axes which extend in the longitudinal direction of each blades, and a pivoting means is provided for producing simultaneous parallel pivotal movement of the pivotal blades.
Claims7
A double-lift open-shed Jacquard loom comprising:
- a plurality of control needles;
- a plurality of hooks controlled by the control needles;
- first and second sets of blades which are vertically spaced from one another and which are movable in opposite directions towards and away from each other and which are adapted to engage respective ones of said hooks for causing selective movement thereof, each blade of at least one set being mounted pivotally about an imaginary axis extending in the longitudinal direction of said blades;
- lifting means for moving said first and second sets of blades in a vertical direction;
- and pivoting means for producing simultaneous parallel pivotal movement of said pivotal blades while said blades are being moved for bending any engaged hook.
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