Apparatus for guiding weft thread carriers through the shed of a loom of

Abstract

An apparatus for guiding weft thread carriers through successive sheds of a loom of the progressive shedding type includes a closed endless guideway which guides the weft thread carriers through an endless path with the shed forming area comprising only a small part thereof. The closed endless guideway accomodates a moving endless chain conveyor supporting thereon two kinds of members, the members of the first kind cooperating with the thread carriers as they move along this guideway outside the shed, while the members of the other kind cooperate with these carriers as the latter move within the shed. Mounted exteriorly of the guideway in accordance with the shape thereof is a side wall adapted to be engaged by the lateral side of a weft thread carrier and to preclude rotation of this moving weft thread carrier in a horizontal plane.