Automatic cop changing device for a weaving machine
CA 2004655 C · Owner: Aoyagi, Takayoshi · Inventors: Aoyagi, Takayoshi; Konno, Tetsuya; Iwasaki, Tokuji
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An automatic cop changing device for a weaving machine in which a shuttle carrying a cop consisting of a bobbin around which a weft is wound is reciprocated between warps so as to weave the weft between the warps, comprising: a cop positioning unit for securing the shuttle stationary near a terminal point of its reciprocating movement when the weft of a current cop mounted on the shuttle is consumed by more than a prescribed amount; a cop storage unit for storing a plurality of new cops; a robot arm carrying a weft gripping hand for drawing the weft from the current cop and a weft from one of the new cops stored in the cop storage unit, and crossing the two wefts a cop, engaging hand for …
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- Filed December 5, 1989 and granted May 3, 1994. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 5, 2009.
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