Loom cleaning apparatus

Abstract

A weaving loom cleaning apparatus comprising a duct extended across the loom and having upper and lower air-permeable walls at least one fan disposed within the duct to produce an air current flowing from the upper wall toward the lower wall of the duct, a fly collecting endless filtering belt disposed such that at least a part thereof runs along the upper surface of the duct, and a fly removing device disposed contiguously with the endless filtering belt, for removing flies collected on the endless filtering belt, and a central loom cleaning system for use in combination with a plurality of groups each composed of a plurality of looms each provided with the weaving loom cleaning apparatus. This weaving loom cleaning apparatus can be disposed in a compact space under the warp between the back beam of the weaving loom and the heddles of the same, and when the weaving loom cleaning apparatuses are used for a plurality of weaving looms, the equipment cost, power cost, and labor requirement for the disposal of the gathered flies can be reduced by the central loom cleaning system in accordance with the present invention.

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