Patent ID: 6293314
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: D03D

Abstract:
Method for selecting pile yarns in rapier Axminster weaving machines comprising providing rapiers, associating each rapier with elongated pile yarn holders for positioning a number of thread ends at mutual distance according to a length of each pile yarn holder, moving each pile yarn holder axially according to its length for presenting a selected thread to an associated rapier, effecting axial movement of the pile yarn holders by a movable selection beam, coordinating the movement of the pile yarn holders with a movement of the rapiers by means of protrusions and notches working together on the pile yarn holders and on the selection beam, selectively activating the engagement into each other of the protrusions and notches for selecting threads, disposing the pile yarn holders generally horizontally, positively driving the pile yarn holders in a horizontal direction forwards and backwards with the selection beam, bringing a part of the pile yarn holders into one or more recesses on a supporting table, and/or holding the pile yarn holders at rest by vertically moving the selection beam in a position of rest.