Patent ID: 6382262
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: D03C

Abstract:
Apparatus for forming a leno weave from a leno thread and a ground thread, the apparatus comprising a reed for guiding the leno thread and the ground thread, a needle bar including ground thread needles for guiding the ground thread and including a movably mounted leno thread displacing apparatus, wherein the needle bar and the leno thread displacing apparatus are arranged ahead of the reed, wherein the leno thread displacing apparatus comprises a laying element that is displaceably mounted in a first displacement direction that extends substantially parallel to the direction of extent of the reed in order to move the leno thread in the first displacement direction, wherein the laying element has guiding means for guiding the leno thread, wherein the leno thread displacing apparatus is movably mounted in a direction of movement that extends transversely to the direction of extent of the reed in order to move the leno thread in the direction of movement, wherein the needle bar is movably mounted in a second displacement direction, and wherein the second displacement direction extends in one of the vertical direction or in a direction that is inclined relative to the vertical direction in a direction towards the reed.