A weaving loom for inserting continuous material, or loosely connected material or material in pieces, in which the warp threads run in the downward direction from the warp beam to the cloth beam and herein are individually held by hooks which are anchored in guide beams between the upper warp beams and the lower cloth beam.

A weaving loom for inserting continuous material, or loosely connected material or material in pieces, in which the warp threads run in the downward direction from the warp beam to the cloth beam and herein are individually held by hooks which are anchored in guide beams between the upper warp beams and the lower cloth beam.

A high thread count woven fabric for use in bedding products includes a 5-end sateen weave formed from a plurality of interwoven cotton warp and weft threads, wherein the number of warp threads per square inch of the fabric is at least about 240 and the number of the weft threads per square inch is about 9% to about 21% A higher than in conventional high thread count fabrics. A method of making the high thread count fabric includes setting up a weaving machine with a shed height and a backrest adjustment as described and shown herein to facilitate weaving the fabric with the high density of warp threads.

A drive mechanism for driving a heald frame of a weaving machine, the drive mechanism having a crank rotating about a crank axis, a coupling rod, and a swivel lever having a first arm and a second arm, the coupling rod is linked to the first arm of the swivel lever by a second hinged joint adjustable with respect to the first arm of the swivel lever, wherein in at intended locations of the second hinged joint with respect to the first arm of the swivel lever, the second hinged joint is situated on an arc of an imaginary circle when the swivel lever is in a central position between the upper position and the lower position, wherein the imaginary circle has a radius that is equal to the distance between the first hinged joint and the second hinged joint, and the imaginary circle has a center that coincides with the crank axis.

A drive mechanism for driving a heald frame of a weaving machine, the drive mechanism having a sensor device, wherein the sensor device has at least three members having both a target set with one or more targets and a detector set with one or more detectors, wherein one of the detector set and the target set is arranged at the swivel lever and the other one is arranged stationary on the weaving machine, targets of the target set and/or detectors of the detector set have different characteristics for generating a first signal when approaching the measuring position from the upper position or when departing from the measuring position towards the upper position and for generating a second signal when approaching the measuring position from the lower position or when departing from the measuring position towards the lower position, and the second signal differs from the first signal.

Described herein are techniques for creating a three-dimensional woven textile products. A method includes rotating strands of warp yarns, where each strand of warp yarn is in a direction away from a surface, in a circular motion while moving a strand of weft yarn forwards and backwards in a direction parallel to the surface so as to cause the strand of weft yarn to alternately weave in and out of the strands of warp yarn. The method includes moving the strand of weft yarn in a direction away from the surface so as to cause the strand of weft yarn to alternately weave in and out of the strands of warp yarn at a different height to create a three-dimensional woven textile product. The method includes supplying at least one of the strand of warp yarn or the strand of weft yarn with a yarn generator.

The invention relates to the in vitro use of a di- or tri carboxylic acid with a chain length of between 15 and 23 carbon atoms, such as agaric acids in preventing formation, decreasing formation or delaying formation of a biofilm by bacteria on abiotic surfaces.

Heddle for a harness of a Jacquard weaving loom having two strands (32, 34) each equipped at a first end with a member for hooking-up the heddle to an element 10 of the harness, as well as a link (30) with an eyelet (36) for guiding a warp thread, this eyelet (36) being positioned, along a longitudinal axis (XI0) of the heddle, between both strands (32, 34). The link (30) is in a synthetic material and has two branches (52, 54) positioned on either side of the eyelet (36) along the longitudinal axis (XI0). A portion (522, 542) of each branch (52, 54) is over-molded on a second end (324, 344) of a strand (32, 34) opposite to its first end and shifted longitudinally from the eyelet (36). Further, each branch (52, 54) of the link completely surrounds the second end (324, 344) of the corresponding strand (32, 34). The second end of the strand (32, 34) is conformed with a geometry intended to achieve an anchoring which opposes the displacement of the overmolded portion of the branch of the link relatively to the second end of the strand along two opposite longitudinal directions (FI, F2), while the eyelet (36) is formed with the synthetic material which makes up the link (30).

A drive mechanism for driving a heald frame (1) of a weaving machine, the drive mechanism (2) comprising a crank (3) rotating about a crank axis (4), a coupling rod (5), and a swivel lever (6) having a first arm (8) and a second arm (9), wherein the coupling rod (5) is linked to the first arm (8) of the swivel lever (6) by a second hinged joint (17) adjustable with respect to the first arm (8) of the swivel lever (6), wherein in all intended locations of the second hinged joint (17) with respect to the first arm (8) of the swivel lever (6), the second hinged joint (17) is situated on an arc of an imaginary circle (19) when the swivel lever (6) is in a central position between the upper position and the lower position, wherein the imaginary circle (19) has a radius (R) that is equal to the distance (L) between the first hinged joint (16) and the second hinged joint (17), and the imaginary circle (19) has a center (33) that coincides with the crank axis (4). A method for adjusting a stroke of a heald frame (1) of a weaving machine.

A drive mechanism for driving a heald frame (1) of a weaving machine, the drive mechanism (2) comprising a sensor device (20), wherein the sensor device (20) comprises at least three members comprising both a target set with one or more targets (21, 22) and a detector set with one or more detectors (23), wherein one of the detector set and the target set is arranged at the swivel lever (6) and the other one is arranged stationary on the weaving machine, wherein targets (21, 22) of the target set and/or detectors (23) of the detector set have different characteristics for generating a first signal (24) when approaching the measuring position from the upper position or when departing from the measuring position towards the upper position and for generating a second signal (25) when approaching the measuring position from the lower position or when departing from the measuring position towards the lower position, wherein the second signal (25) differs from the first signal (24). A method for detecting the presence of a swivel lever (6) of a drive mechanism (2) for driving a heald frame (1) of a weaving machine in a measuring position.