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US 6,273,149 B1Granted
Pile fabric woven on a rapier Axminster weaving machine
AssigneeN.V. Michel Van de Wiele
InventorsAndre Dewispelaere, Johnny Debaes
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AssigneeN.V. Michel Van de Wiele
InventorsAndre Dewispelaere, Johnny Debaes
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A method for weaving a pile fabric on a rapier Axminster weaving machine is provided in which in the course of successive weft insertion cycles alternately one weft thread (1) alone and two weft threads (2), (3) one above the other are inserted between warp threads (4), (5), (6) so that a backing fabric (9) is woven, while pile threads (7) are so introduced that they are interlaced in the backing fabric (9) according to a three-shot weave by weft threads (1) inserted alone, which extend along the pile side of tension warp threads (6). An Axminster pile fabric is woven with pile formation according to a three-shot weave, while one pile row is formed per two weft insertion cycles. Also, an Axminster pile fabric is provided, in which in successive weft lines, alternately one weft thread (1) alone and two weft threads (2), (3) one above the other are inwoven, and, in which pile threads (7) are interlaced by weft threads (1) alone according to a three-shot weave.
Method for weaving a pile fabric on a rapier Axminster weaving machine comprising bringing plural weft threads between binding warp threads and tension warp threads for weaving a backing fabric, introducing pile threads such that the pile threads are interlaced by the weft threads according to a three-shot weave, wherein each pile thread is passed around one weft thread as a pile tuft with upright pile legs, inserting in successive weft insertion cycles alternately the one weft thread alone and two of the plural weft threads one above another between the warp threads, and weaving in each pile thread by a weft thread inserted alone which extends along a pile side of the tension warp threads.
An Axminster pile fabric comprising a backing fabric woven out of plural weft threads and warp threads having successive weft lines alternating between one weft thread alone and two of the plural weft threads running one above another, said backing fabric having pile threads interlaced by the weft threads according to a three-shot weave, such that each pile thread passes around the one weft thread as a pile tuft with upright pile legs, and each pile thread being interlaced by the one weft thread inserted alone.
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