US 7,320,342 B2
Weaving machine for the manufacture of leno cloths
Klaus Berktold, Rueti (Switzerland)
Assigned to Sultex AG, Rueti (Switzerland)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/413,261.
Application 11/413261 is a division of application No. 10/674574, filed on Sep. 29, 2003, granted, now 7,051,769.
Claims priority of application No. 02405859 (EP), filed on Oct. 04, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2006/0185752 A1, Aug. 24, 2006
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D01H 11/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 139—1C 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A weaving mill for the manufacture of leno cloths comprising a plurality of weaving machines, each weaving machine including a leno apparatus with leno elements for forming a shed, and a cleaning apparatus integrated into the weaving machine for the removal of contaminations in a region of the leno apparatus, the weaving mill being equipped with one or more travelling clearers and the weaving machine being equipped with a control system suitable for activating the integrated cleaning apparatus of the weaving machine in cooperation with the travelling clearers, wherein each weaving machine includes a deflection element for ground threads and leno thread guide elements for leno threads, the cleaning apparatus comprising at least one nozzle arranged to produce a substantially horizontal compressed air flow transverse to a direction of travel of the ground and leno threads in a region between the ground and leno threads.