Receiving gripper for a rapier loom

#A. Field

#The present invention relates to a receiving gripper for a rapier loom, said gripper comprising a component fitted with a clamping hook having a clamping surface and comprising a movable component fitted with a mating clamp face associated with said clamping hook's clamping surface.

#B. Related Art

#Further features and advantages of the present intention are explained in the description below of the illustrative embodiment shown in the drawing.

#The drawing is an exploded view a component which is firmly affixed to a gripper tape or to a guide element, the component being fitted with a clamping hook, and another component being movable relative to the former component.

#The receiving gripper is only partly shown in the drawing and comprises a component 10 mounted firmly to a gripper tape or to a guide element extension of said tape. The forward end of this component 10 is fitted with a clamping hook 11 beginning at the tip and comprising at its rear a heel hook. This heel hook subtends a clamping surface 12 which is paired with a mating clamp face 13 of a movable component 14.

#The movable component 14 is a two-arm lever the head 15 of which faces the clamping hook 11 and is fitted with the mating clamp face 13. The end face of the head 15 is cross-sectionally contoured 16 to match a contour 17 on the inside of the clamping hook 11. The significance of these contours 16, 17 is explained in applicant's parallel patent application (internal file P 40197 DE). The clamping surface 12 and/or the mating clamp face 13 on the other hand may be smooth or flat.