Patent ID: 6102082
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: D03D,D03J

Abstract:
A selvage cutter (1) for a loom, said selvage cutter comprising a cutter carrier (2, 18), a scissors cutter including a stationary cutter blade (3) fixed to said cutter carrier and a movable cutter blade (5), a blade journal (6, 6A) journalling said movable cutter blade (5) to said cutter carrier, a cutter drive (4, 4C) mounted on said cutter carrier (2, 18), a drive connection (5A, 5B) for transmitting a cutter force from said cutter drive to said movable cutter blade (5), a cutter guide (9, 9A, 9B) secured to said cutter carrier for engaging a cut fabric edge (8A) of a fabric (8) downstream of a cutting point (CP) as viewed in a feed advance direction (22) of said fabric (8), a carrier journal (7) journalling said cutter carrier (2, 18) to a fixed support (17) for permitting a follower movement of said cutter guide in a plane defined by said cut fabric edge (8A) and by said fabric (8), and a spring biasing assembly (14, 14A) interposed between said fixed support (17) and said cutter carrier (2, 18) for applying a biasing force to said cutter guide to urge said cutter guide into contact with said cut fabric edge (8A) in said plane for enforcing said follower movement for cutting all weft ends (8B) to a uniform length in response to shrinkage locations (SL) along said cut fabric edge (8A).