Shed-forming device for a weaving machine
AssigneeN.V. Michel Van de Wiele
InventorsJames Anthony Graham, Matthew Theobald, Bram Vanderjeugt, Frederik de Medts
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Abstract
A shed-forming device has elastically deformable selection elements (1) (28a)-(28f) which can be placed in an undeformed position or in a deformed position, electromagnetic selectors (2) which can be actuated in order to place or keep each selection element (1) in successive weaving cycles in one of said positions, and presenting means (3) in order to mechanically deform selection elements (1) in the direction of a selector (2) in each weaving cycle into a presenting position in which they are kept at a distance from the selector (2) by a stop (4), and also relates to a method for positioning selection elements of a shed-forming device in this manner.
Claims5
Shed-forming device for a weaving machine, comprising:
- at least one elastically deformable or rotatably attached selector with a free end, and
- a positioner to bring the selector into a deformed or rotated position,
- wherein the positioner and the selector are movable with respect to one another along the longitudinal direction of the selector, and
- wherein the positioner comprises at least one guide flank which is designed in such a way that the free end of the selector comes into contact with the guide flank during said movement and follows this flank during the further movement, so that the selector is brought or held in a deformed or rotated position,
- wherein the selector comprises a projection on the side facing the at least one guide flank, so that only the projection comes into contact with the guide flank during the movement and slides alone the surface of said flank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.