Patent ID: 6079453
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: D03D

Abstract:
An improved reed in an air jet weaving machine comprising:a frame member for holding dents;a series of said dents, each dent having a nose portion and a chin portion;said series of dents being arranged in a side by side configuration;said configuration comprised of more than half said dents having said chin portion angled at at least a 30 degree angle from the horizontal and also having a width of less than 1/2 the width of the nose portion;the remainder of said dents in said configuration having said chin portion angled at at least a 30 degree angle from the horizontal and also having a width substantially equal to the width of said nose portion; anda tunnel;wherein said configuration of said dents within said improved reed allows for a series of subnozzles to be reconfigured closer to said dents than in conventional weaving machines and the angles at which said subnozzles are placed to be smaller than in conventional weaving machines resulting in a reduction in overall air consumption of the weaving machine.