Catching and holding apparatus for the catching-side weft thread end in a weaving machine
AssigneesSultex AG, Joweid Zentrum
InventorUrs Schaich
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Abstract
A catching and holding apparatus for catching-side weft thread ends in a weaving machine comprises a main nozzle and a catching passage for holding and stretching a weft thread end and a carrier on which the main nozzle and the catching passage are arranged. Furthermore, the catching and holding apparatus also comprises an auxiliary nozzle and one or more guides, which are arranged on the carrier in such a manner that a weft thread end which is located in the active region of the auxiliary nozzle is brought by an air jet of the auxiliary nozzle along the guides into the active region of the main nozzle.
Claims9
A catching and holding apparatus for catching and holding a catching side end of a weft thread inserted in a weft of a weaving machine, said catching and holding apparatus comprising a main nozzle with a local active region and a catching passage with a catching opening at the entry, wherein the catching opening lies in the active region of the main nozzle with an outlet opening of the main nozzle being located in front of the catching opening for deflecting the weft thread end into the catching passage, wherein the catching and holding apparatus comprises a carrier on which the main nozzle and the catching passage are arranged, wherein the catching and holding apparatus also comprises an auxiliary nozzle with a local action region and one or more guides, said auxiliary nozzle and guides being arranged on the carrier in such a manner that a weft thread end which is located in the active region of the auxiliary nozzle is brought by an air jet of the auxiliary nozzle along the guides into the active region of the main nozzle.
A method for the catching, stretching and holding of a catching-side weft thread end in a weaving machine, said weaving machine comprising a catching and holding apparatus with a main nozzle and a catching passage as well as a reed, wherein
- the catching and holding apparatus additionally comprises an auxiliary nozzle and one or more guides;
- and in that
- the weft thread end is transported into an active region of the auxiliary nozzle by a beat-up movement of the reed,
- the weft thread end is brought by an airjet of the auxiliary nozzle along the guides into an active region of the main nozzle;
- and wherein
- the weft thread end is blown by an air jet of the main nozzle into the entry of the catching passage, with the weft thread end being stretched and held.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.