Patent ID: 8517060

Claim:
A loom comprising: a subassembly including heddles, a beater, and inserter means for inserting weft into the shed formed by warp yarns; a shed-forming device; first lubrication means for lubricating certain components of the subassembly, the first lubrication means including a first circuit for circulating a first lubricant; and second lubrication means for lubricating the shed-forming device, the second lubrication means including a second circuit for circulating a second lubricant; a heat exchanger system for exchanging heat between the first lubricant and the second lubricant without fluid communication between one another, and wherein the heat exchanger system includes circulation means for circulating a lubricant selected from the first and second lubricants and a coolant fluid to a heat exchange zone where the lubricant or the coolant fluid is in heat exchange relationship with another lubricant selected from the first and second lubricants such that the first lubricant is used as a heat exchange agent for the second lubricant.