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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1996
Peter Schiller, Lindau, DE;
Josef Hehle, Hoerbranz, AT;
Lindauer Dornier Gesellschaft mbh, Lindau, DE;
Abstract
A combined weft thread clamp and cutter apparatus for an air jet loom includes a cutter (3) for cutting a weft thread (1) and a clamp (4) for clamping the weft thread (1). The cutter includes a fixed cutter element (10) and a movable cutter element (9) that is movable relative to the fixed cutter element. The clamp includes a first clamp element (14) and a second clamp element (13). The clamp (13, 14) and the cutter (9, 10) are arranged next to each other, and a spacing distance (8) between the clamp (13, 14) and the cutter (9, 10) is adjustable. The clamping surface of at least one of the clamp elements (13, 14) can be an elastically yielding surface.