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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 1983
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1981
Erich Weidmann, Wetzikon, CH;
Loepfe Brothers Limited, Wetzikon, CH;
Abstract
Electronic control device on a gripper shuttle or projectile weaving machine or loom containing a lathe beam and thereto fixed teeth for guiding the gripper shuttle or projectile which inserts the weft or filling thread into the weaving shed, and a thread brake located at the picking side of the loom. The electronic control device comprises a sensor arranged on the lathe beam at least at one of the guide teeth and which furnishes an electrical sensor signal when the projectile passes by, an evaluation circuit connected to the sensor, and an electromagnetic device operatively connected to the evaluation circuit such as to actuate the thread brake upon appearance of an electrical sensor signal.