US3604471A - Letoff release mechanism - Google Patents

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US3604471A
US3604471A US837076A US3604471DA US3604471A US 3604471 A US3604471 A US 3604471A US 837076 A US837076 A US 837076A US 3604471D A US3604471D A US 3604471DA US 3604471 A US3604471 A US 3604471A
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    • D03—WEAVING
    • D03D—WOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
    • D03D49/00—Details or constructional features not specially adapted for looms of a particular type
    • D03D49/04—Control of the tension in warp or cloth
    • D03D49/06—Warp let-off mechanisms
    • D03D49/08—Warp beam brakes

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  • ABSTRACT A selective release mechanism for the braking device of a loom letoff for relieving the restraining forces normally applied to the yarn beam while drawing the warp yarns therefrom.
  • the invention relates to the braking apparatus for a loom letoff mechanism in which restraining forces are applied to the yarn beam so as to draw the warp yarns from said warp beam under a desired amount of tension. More particularly, the invention pertains to a letoff release mechanism which removes these restraining forces on the yarn beam and permits it to be turned freely for any number of known reasons, such as drawing off a nearly empty beam, advancing the warp, taking up slack, adjusting tension, etc.
  • the known means for releasing the restraining forces upon a yarn beam required the removal of weights; loosening of the brake bands or, in the case of the friction discs, declutching the driving media from said discs.
  • the caliper-type brake with which the letoff release mechanism of the present invention is adapted to cooperate is hydraulically controlled and, by simply depressing a lever, the volume within the hydraulic system is increased to the extent of completely removing the restraining forces to which the yarn beam is subjected.
  • the letoff release mechanism of the present invention forms a part of a hydraulically controlled caliper-type braking system the function of which is to apply restraining forces to a disc that is fixed to rotate with the yarn beam.
  • the mechanism includes a hydraulic cylinder carried by a bracket attached to the loom and a spring-biased pivotable lever for actuating the piston within said cylinder.
  • a hydraulic cylinder carried by a bracket attached to the loom and a spring-biased pivotable lever for actuating the piston within said cylinder.
  • a shutoff valve can be manually set to maintain the disc in a state relieved of the restraining forces and when turned on the motion of the spring biased pivotable lever returning to its initial position will move the piston to force the fluid into its initial area thereby reapplying the restraining forces to the disc.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of the right-hand side of a loom showing the mechanism according to the invention applied thereto,
  • FIG. 2 is a view in side elevation of the hydraulic cylinder and spring-biased lever for its actuation
  • FIG. 3 is an end view of the mechanism shown in FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 1 a portion of the right-hand loomside at 10.
  • the yarn beam from which warp threads 11 are drawn is also partially shown and identified by numeral 12.
  • This yarn beam is supported in a conventional manner to traverse the distance between the loomsides and the ends thereof (not shown) are journaled in suitable bearings (also not shown) that are attached to the inner walls of the loomsides.
  • a friction-type letoff device is shown generally at 13 and is of the caliper-type brake design which is a known means for applying restraining forces to a yarn beam to enable the warp threads to be withdrawn therefrom under tension.
  • the letoff 7 device includes a disc 14 which is fixed on and adapted to rotate with a shaft 15 that is driven by any suitable means which in the instant case is gearing (not shown). This 'gearing is in driving relation with the yarn beam gear (also not shown) and any frictional restraint or release applied to the disc 14 will be transmitted to and affect the yarn beam in a similar manner.
  • the letoff device further includes opposed housings I6 and 17 (FIG. 1) which are attached one to the other by means of bolts 18 and with a space therebetween through which the disc 14 is adapted to rotate.
  • Each of the housings include a socalled brake puck (not shown) disposed in opposed relation with at least one of said pucks being movable by hydraulic pressure toward the other to frictionally engage the sides of disc 14.
  • Housings 16 and I7 are mounted on a bracket 19 which in turn is supported by an arm 20 that forms a part of an adjustable mounting bracket 21 that is attached to the loomside 10 as at 22.
  • Controlled hydraulic pressure is furnished to one or the other or both of the housings 16 and 17 through a line or tube 23 from a first hydraulic means comprising a master cylinder 24.
  • Tube 23 is attached to a T-fitting 25 that depends from housing 16.
  • a second hydraulic line or tube 26 is attached to the T- fitting 25 and extending therefrom, the opposite end attaches to the upper end of a shutoff valve 27 as at 28.
  • the lower end of the shutoff valve 27 assembles in the top of a hydraulic dump cylinder 29 which is fixed to the top of a boxlike support bracket 30.
  • Dump cylinder 29 serves as a second hydraulic means and acts as a release for the frictional forces on rotating disc 14.
  • This support bracket is assembled to the lower forward side of the loomside 10 by means of capscrews 31 (FIGS. 2 and 3).
  • a portion of the cylinder 29 in FIG. 2 is broken away to show a vertically slidable piston 32 therein which includes a centrally disposed and downwardly extending stem 33.
  • the lower portion of the stem 33 is threaded and protrudes through the lower end of the cylinder 29 and into the boxlike structure of the support bracket 30.
  • a U-shaped lever bracket 34 assembles on the lower end of the stem 33 and is maintained thereon by the assistance of a stop nut 35.
  • a foot lever 36 is pivotably supported within the support bracket 30 by means of a horizontally disposed pin 37 the ends of which assemble in aligned apertures in the sidewalls of said bracket. Extending in a generally forward direction the foot lever 36 terminates in a horizontally disposed pad 38 and provides a surface for pivoting said lever downwardly simply by pressing on it with one's foot.
  • the foot lever 36 is biased in an upwardly direction by means of a coil spring 39 having the upper end thereof attached to a pin-40 which extends from the loomside 10 and the lower end assembled in an aperture 41 provided in and intermediate the ends of said lever.
  • a stop screw 42 and check nut 43 assemble in the lower horizontal surface of the support bracket 30 and extending upwardly into the boxlike structure thereof said screw provides an adjustable stop for limiting the pivoting movement of the foot lever 36.
  • disc 14 In operation disc 14 is continually rotating with shaft 15 and as heretofore described this motion is transmitted through gearing (not shown) to effect rotation of the yarn beam 12. Hydraulic pressure is applied to housings I6 and I7 and the so-called braking pucks carried therein are adapted to impart a restraining force on the sides of the disc which in effect is transmitted to the yarn beam causing the warp yarns as they are drawn from the latter to be maintained under a desired amount of tension.
  • the foot lever 36 is pivoted downwardly by pressing on pad 38.
  • This motion draws the piston 32 within the cylinder 29 downwardly thereby in creasing the volume area for the hydraulic fluid and by displacing it the restraining forces applied by the braking pucks is removed.
  • These restraining forces are maintained in a relieved state by simply closing the shutoff valve 27.
  • the shutoff valve is opened and the biasing force acting upon the foot lever 36 moves it upwardly to its initial position. This motion moves the piston 32 within cylinder 29 upwardly and the volume within the hydraulic system is decreased to automatically restore the restraining forces on the disc 14.
  • a loom including a warp beam from which warp threads are drawn and advanced to the fabric forming area of said loom, a disc fixed for rotation with said warp beam and a caliper-type brake device for applying frictional restraining forces upon opposite sides of said disc, the improvement comprising a letoff release mechanism which includes a. first hydraulic means for supplying pressure to the caliper-type brake disc,
  • said second hydraulic means for releasing the frictional straining forces applied to said disc includes a. a support bracket fixed to said loom b. a hydraulic cylinder carried by said bracket and interconnected with said brake device by a line containing hydraulic fluid, and
  • a lever member pivotable to actuate said hydraulic cylinder whereby the volume therein is increased and forces applied to said disc relieved.
  • said further means includes a shutoff valve connected to said cylinder and line and operable to selectively prevent the return of said lever to its initial position after actuation thereof.

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US610784A (en) * 1898-09-13 Warp beam brake
US2305420A (en) * 1941-10-13 1942-12-15 Crompton & Knowles Loom Works Hydraulic let-off
US2565386A (en) * 1949-04-20 1951-08-21 Steel And Alloy Tank Company Letoff motion
US2737209A (en) * 1951-11-03 1956-03-06 Deering Milliken Res Corp Means for operating looms
US2755822A (en) * 1953-10-08 1956-07-24 John O Hunt Resistance let-offs
US3253316A (en) * 1963-02-18 1966-05-31 Benninger Ag Maschf Warping machine with a plurality of brakes for braking a warp beam, contact roller and measuring roller
US3470921A (en) * 1967-10-17 1969-10-07 North American Rockwell Letoff apparatus for textile machine
US3503427A (en) * 1968-07-23 1970-03-31 North American Rockwell Braking device for textile machinery

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US610784A (en) * 1898-09-13 Warp beam brake
US2305420A (en) * 1941-10-13 1942-12-15 Crompton & Knowles Loom Works Hydraulic let-off
US2565386A (en) * 1949-04-20 1951-08-21 Steel And Alloy Tank Company Letoff motion
US2737209A (en) * 1951-11-03 1956-03-06 Deering Milliken Res Corp Means for operating looms
US2755822A (en) * 1953-10-08 1956-07-24 John O Hunt Resistance let-offs
US3253316A (en) * 1963-02-18 1966-05-31 Benninger Ag Maschf Warping machine with a plurality of brakes for braking a warp beam, contact roller and measuring roller
US3470921A (en) * 1967-10-17 1969-10-07 North American Rockwell Letoff apparatus for textile machine
US3503427A (en) * 1968-07-23 1970-03-31 North American Rockwell Braking device for textile machinery

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