APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING GRIPPER RODS IN SHUTTLELESS LOOMS

摘要

Weft mounting needles 1 which move in from both sides of the shed are pressed against the reed 2 by guides 7 which move into the shed to ensure their proper interengagement. The guides 7 push guide ledges 10 on the inserters horizontally and a lip 25 engages the top of the guide to hold it down. The guides 7 are adjustably mounted on a bar 6. The guides 7 move into the shed to contact the needles just before the needles interengage and are withdrawn just after the start of interengagement.