Weaving reed

Abstract

 A weaving reed (10) includes a pair of upper and lower caps, and a plurality of dents (11) supported at upper and lower ends by the caps. The dents (11) include two types of dents inclined at different inclination angles to a height direction of the reed, as viewed from a side of the reed. The two types of dents three-dimensionally intersect each other in an X-form as viewed from the side of the reed (10). The inclination angles are set in a manner such that a beating position of the dents (11) is located within an area including an intersecting position (P) where the two-types of dents three-dimensionally intersect.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

[0001] The present invention relates to a weaving reed for use in a loom.

2. Description of the Related Art

[0002] Various reeds are used in looms according to the yarn kind and weft insertion method. As a reed for a loom that uses multifilament yarn, such as carbon fiber or glass fiber, as the warp, for example, Japanese Examined Utility Model Registration Application Publication No. 6-40604 discloses a reed including dents shaped like round bars.

[0003] Multifilament yarn, such as carbon fiber or glass fiber, is susceptible to folding and fluff. For this reason, by using the above-described reed including dents shaped like round bars, the contact areas between the warp (multifilament yarn) and the dents are decreased, and fluff of the warp due to the slip between the warp and the dents is reduced.

[0004] Unfortunately, the reed using the dents shaped like round bars has the following problems. That is, if the number of warp yarns increases (the warp density increases), it is necessary to decrease the diameter of the dents so as to respond to a reduced warp interval. However, if the diameter of the dents decreases, the total strength (rigidity) of the reed decreases and the reed easily bends. Therefore, the total degrees of bending and twist of the reed increase during beating. As a result, the position of a cloth fell in the warp direction during beating is not fixed in a weaving-width direction, and this degrades the quality of fabric.

[0005] To overcome the above-described problem of insufficient strength of the reed, it is conceivable to increase the total rigidity of the reed by arranging dents in a staggered manner, as illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9. This arrangement improves the problem of strength. However, since the interval between the dents on the cloth fell side (dents that touch the weft during beating) increases, the weft easily meanders during beating. This meander of the weft may degrade the quality of fabric.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0006] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a reed that is used in a loom, especially, in a loom for performing weaving using multifilament yarn such as carbon fiber or glass fiber, that has a sufficient strength to avoid bending and twist, and that prevents the weft from meandering during beating.

[0007] In light of the above-described problems, a weaving reed for a loom according to an aspect of the present invention includes a pair of upper and lower caps, and a plurality of dents supported at upper and lower ends by the caps. The plurality of dents include two types of dents inclined at different inclination angles to a height direction of the reed, as viewed from a side of the reed. The two types of dents three-dimensionally intersect each other in an X-form as viewed from the side of the reed, and the inclination angles are set in a manner such that a beating position of the dents is located within an area including an intersecting position where the two-types of dents three-dimensionally intersect.

[0008] Here, the phrase "viewed from a side of the reed" means that the reed is viewed in a longitudinal direction (width direction) of the reed, and has the same meaning as viewing of a reed mounted in a loom in a weft inserting direction. Further, the phrase "three-dimensionally intersect" refers to a structure in which the two-types of dents are arranged in parallel, but do not intersect each other as viewed in a front-rear direction of the reed and in which the two types of dents seem to intersect each other as viewed from the side of the reed.

[0009] In addition, the term "an intersecting position" refers to a position where cloth-fell side ends of the two types of dents three-dimensionally intersect as viewed from the side of the reed. Further, the phrase "an area including an intersecting position" refers to an area including the intersecting position and adjacent portions on upper and lower sides of the intersecting position.

[0010] The area of the beating position includes the upper and lower adjacent portions for the following reason. The two-types of dents separate away from each other in the thickness direction of the reed as the distances thereof from the intersecting position in the height direction of the reed increase. Hence, as the distance of the beating position from the intersecting position increases, the difference in beating amount between the two types of dents increases, and the weft becomes more apt to meander during beating. Therefore, to prevent the weft from meandering during beating and to linearly beat the weft, it is most preferable that the beating position should coincide with the position where the cloth-fell side ends of the dents are arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction of the reed and the beating amounts of the dents are equal, that is, the intersecting position.

[0011] However, even when the beating position deviates from the intersecting position in the up-down direction of the reed, there is an area where the deviation does not cause a practical problem. In other words, while the two-types of dents separate away from each other in the thickness direction of the reed as the distances thereof from the intersecting position in the height direction of the reed increase, there is an area in the height direction where meandering of the weft during beating due to this separation is limited to a degree such as not to degrade the quality of fabric. Thus, "an area including an intersecting position" is a concept including such an area.

[0012] To linearly beat the weft, it is preferable to set the inclination angles so that the beating position coincides with the intersecting position, as described above.

[0013] The two types of dents may include first inclined dents (11A) each having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end being fixed to the cap at a position closer in a thickness direction of the reed to a cloth fell side than a position where the lower end is fixed to the cap, and second inclined dents each having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end being fixed to the cap at a position closer in the thickness direction of the reed to a side opposite the cloth fell side than a position where the lower end is fixed to the cap. Here, the phrase "a thickness direction of the reed" has the same meaning as a warp direction of a reed mounted in a loom.

[0014] A weaving reed for use in a loom according to another aspect of the present invention includes a pair of upper and lower caps, and a plurality of dents supported at upper and lower ends by the caps. The dents include first dents provided on a cloth fell side in a thickness direction of the reed, second dents provided closer in the thickness direction of the reed to a side opposite the cloth fell side than the first dents and at positions different from positions of the first dents in a width direction of the reed, and auxiliary dents having a cross-sectional area smaller than cross-sectional areas of the first and second dents and provided within a projection area of the first dents as viewed from a side of the reed, and on a cloth fell side of the second dents in the width direction of the reed.

[0015] The first and second dents may be alternately arranged in the width direction of the reed.

[0016] Some or all of the dents that constitute the weaving reed are formed by two types of dents inclined at different inclination angles. The two types of dents are arranged in an X-form (a brace form) as viewed from the side of the reed in a manner such as to connect the upper and lower caps. Hence, the total second moment of area of the reed increases, and the structural strength of the reed serving as a structure including the dents is higher than that of the reed of the related art in which dents are arranged in a row. This reduces bending and twist of the reed during beating. In particular, this is effective in preventing bending and twist of the entire reed that make the beating amounts of the dents unequal during beating.

[0017] Moreover, in the reed of the present invention, the beating position is set within the area including the intersecting position where the dents three-dimensionally intersect, as viewed from the side of the reed, so that beating is performed within the area. Hence, the beating amounts of the dents during beating of the weft can be made substantially equal, and meandering of the weft can be reduced to an acceptable degree for the quality of fabric.

[0018] In addition, when the beating position coincides with the intersecting position, meandering of the weft can be avoided. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the quality of fabric from being degraded by bending of the reed and meandering of the weft.

[0019] On the other hand, since the first and second dents are provided to connect the upper and lower caps at two different positions in the thickness direction of the reed, that is, since two rows of dents are arranged in the thickness direction of the reed, the total second moment of area of the reed increases, and the structural strength of the reed serving as a structure including the dents is higher than that of the reed of the related art in which dents are arranged in a row. This reduces bending and twist of the reed during beating. In particular, this is effective in preventing bending and twist of the entire reed that make the beating amounts of the dents unequal during beating.

[0020] Since the first and second dents are alternately arranged one by one in the width direction of the reed, there is enough space to pass the warp. As a result, the cross-sectional areas of the dents and the strength of the reed can be increased further.

[0021] Since the auxiliary dents are provided on the cloth fell side of the second dents and adjacent to the first dents, the gaps between the dents on the cloth fell side (first dents) that are increased by arranging the second dents on the side opposite the cloth fell side can be closed, and beating of the first dents can be compensated for by the auxiliary dents. This reduces meandering of the weft.

[0022] As described above, according to the reed of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the quality of fabric from being degraded by bending of the reed and meandering of the weft.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] 

Fig. 1 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a weaving reed and its peripheral structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view illustrating a weaving reed and its peripheral structure of the embodiment;

Figs. 3A and 3B are a front view and a side view, respectively, illustrating the weaving reed of the embodiment;

Figs. 4A, 4B, and 4C are cross-sectional views, respectively, taken along lines IVA-IVA, IVB-IVB, and IVC-IVC in Fig. 3A;

Fig. 5 is a side view illustrating a weaving reed and its peripheral structure according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Figs. 6A and 6B are a front view and a side view, respectively, illustrating the weaving reed of the embodiment;

Figs. 7A, 7B, and 7C are cross-sectional views, respectively, taken along lines VIIA-VIIA, VIIB-VIIB, and VIIC-VIIC in Fig. 6A;

Figs. 8A and 8B are a front view and a side view, respectively, illustrating a weaving reed of the related art; and

Figs. 9A, 9B, and 9C are cross-sectional views, respectively, taken along lines IXA-IXA, IXB-IXB, and IXC-IXC in Fig. 8A.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0024] Figs. 1 to 4 illustrate a weaving reed 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention that is applied to a beating device of a rapier loom.

[0025] With reference to Figs. 1 and 2, a beating device in which the weaving reed 10 is mounted will be outlined. In the beating device, a plurality of slay swords 1 supported by a rocking shaft (not shown) are rocked by turning the rocking shaft in a reciprocating manner, and the weft is beaten against a cloth fell 9a with the weaving reed 10 provided on a reed holder 3 supported by the slay swords 1.

[0026] Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate only rocking-side leading ends of the slay swords 1 and portions provided thereabove, but do not illustrate other portions. Further, the left side of the planes of Figs. 1 and 2 corresponds to a cloth fell side. In Fig. 1, the warp 8 and the weft 9 are not shown.

[0027] To the leading ends of the slay swords 1, the reed holder 3 is fixed to support the weaving reed 10. The reed holder 3 extends in a weaving-width direction, and has, on its upper surface, a groove 4 extending in the longitudinal direction. Both opposing side faces of the groove 4 extend outward toward an aperture of the groove 4, as viewed in the weaving-width direction in a manner such that a lower cap 12b of the weaving reed 10 and a wedge-shaped reed gripper 5 are fitted in the groove 4. The reed gripper 5 has a plurality of through holes arranged in the longitudinal direction (not shown). A plurality of set bolts 6 are passed through the through holes, and are screwed in female screw holes (not shown) provided in a bottom surface of the groove 4.

[0028] By fitting the cap 12b between the cloth-fell-side face of the groove 4 and the reed gripper 5 and tightening the set bolts 6, the reed gripper 5 is pushed toward the bottom surface of the groove 4, and presses the cap 12b hard against the cloth-fell-side face of the groove 4 by an edge effect of its shape. Thus, the reed holder 3 and the reed gripper 5 firmly clamp the cap 12b, and the weaving reed 10 is fixed to the reed holder 3, that is, to the slay swords 1. Since the cap 12b is fixed by being abutted against the bottom surface of the groove 4 of the reed holder 3, it is extremely easy to position the weaving reed 10 relative to the slay swords 1.

[0029] On an upper surface of the reed holder 3 on the cloth-fell side, a plurality of band guides 7 for guiding a rapier band (not shown) are mounted by a guide holder 7a extending in the weaving-width direction and a plurality of bolts 7b.

[0030] Referring to Fig. 2, when the reed holder 3 is moves forward to the cloth fell 9a with rocking motion of the slay swords 1, the weaving reed 10 moves forward to a position shown by imaginary lines so as to beat the weft 9 inserted in a warp shed against the cloth fell 9a.

[0031] Next, a description will be given of the weaving reed 10 of the embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, a thickness direction of the reed is simply referred to as a thickness direction, and a width direction of the reed is simply referred to as a width direction. Further, a direction orthogonal to the thickness direction and the width direction is referred to as a height direction.

[0032] The weaving reed 10 includes a pair of upper and lower caps 12a and 12b, and a plurality of dents 11 supported at upper and lower ends by the caps 12a and 12b. The dents 11 include two types of inclined dents inclined at different angles to the height direction, as viewed from the side of the reed, that is, first inclined dents 11A and second inclined dents 11B.

[0033] The weaving reed 10 will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 3 and 4. The first and second inclined dents 11A and 11B are formed by round bars of circular cross section having the same diameter. When the weaving reed 10 is viewed from the front side (thickness direction), as shown in Fig. 3A, the first and second inclined dents 11A and 11B are attached to the upper and lower caps 12a and 12b in a manner such as to be alternately arranged in parallel and at regular intervals. In other words, each second inclined dent 11B is provided between adjacent first inclined dents 11A.

[0034] When the weaving reed 10 is viewed from the side (width direction), as shown in Fig. 3B, the first and second inclined dents 11A and 11B intersect each other in an X-form. Upper ends of the first inclined dents 11A are fixed to the cap 12a at a position offset from a center line C1 in the thickness direction toward the cloth fell, and lower ends thereof are fixed to the cap 12b at a position offset from the center line C1 toward a side opposite the cloth fell. Thus, the first inclined dents 11A are inclined with respect to the center line C1 (height direction). The offset amounts of the fixed positions of the upper and lower ends of the first inclined dents 11A from the center line C1 are equally set in the embodiment.

[0035] On the other hand, upper and lower ends of the second inclined dents 11B are fixed to the caps 12a and 12b in a manner such that the second inclined dents 11B are symmetrical about the center line C1 with respect to the first inclined dents 11A. For this reason, when the weaving reed 10 is viewed from the side, the first and second inclined dents 11A and 11B three-dimensionally intersect each other at a center portion (intersecting position P) in the height direction between the upper and lower caps 12a and 12b.

[0036] Referring to Fig. 2, the weft 9 inserted in the weft shed is beaten by the weaving reed 10. When the slay swords 1 rock to the foremost position where beating is performed with the weaving reed 10 (a position shown by imaginary lines), the intersecting position P is located just at the cloth fell 9a. That is, the weaving reed 10 has a configuration such that the position of beating with the dents 11 coincides with the intersecting position P of the first and second inclined dents 11A and 11B, and beating is performed at the intersecting position P. Since the horizontal cross sections of the first and second inclined dents 11A and 11B are arranged in line in the width direction at the intersecting position P, as shown in Fig. 4B, the amounts of beating of the weft 9 with the first and second inclined dents 11A and 11B are equal. This prevents the weft 9 from meandering during beating and allows the weft 9 to be beaten linearly.

[0037] As described above, when the weaving reed 10 is viewed from the side (width direction), the first and second inclined dents 11A and 11B are fixed to the upper and lower caps 12a and 12b in a manner such as to intersect each other in an X-form. Hence, the first and second inclined dents 11A and 11B function as braces, and the total second moment of area of the reed increases. As a result, the weaving reed 10 serving as a structure including the dents has a structural strength larger than that of the reed of the related art in which the dents are arranged in a row. For this reason, it is possible to prevent bending and twist of the entire reed that make the beating amounts of the dents unequal during beating, to fix the position of the cloth fell in the weaving-width direction during beating, and to thereby improve the quality of fabric.

[0038] For example, the relationship between the weaving reed 10 (dents 11) and the beating position is determined by the distance between the upper and lower caps 12a and 12b (height of the reed) when the positions and sizes of the peripheral members (slay swords 1, reed holder 3, etc.) are fixed. The intersecting position P is determined by the inclination angles of the first and second inclined dents 11A and 11B with respect to the center line C1 and the offset amounts of the fixed positions of the upper and lower ends of the first and second inclined dents 11A and 11B from the center line, etc. Therefore, the structures of the weaving reed 10 (e.g., size and inclination angle) are determined by the beating position (cloth fell position) in the height direction between the upper and lower caps 12a and 12b and the relationship between the intersecting position P and the beating position.

[0039] While the beating position coincides with the intersecting position P in the weaving reed 10 of the embodiment, it may be offset within an area including the intersecting position P, that is, portions on upper and lower sides of the intersecting position P as long as there is no problem in the quality of fabric, as described above.

[0040] As for the arrangement in the width direction, the first and second inclined dents 11A and 11B do not always need to be alternately arranged one by one, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and they may be alternately arranged a plurality of dents by a plurality of dents (e.g., two by two or three or three). Further, the numbers of the first and second inclined dents 11A and 11B do not always need to be equal. For example, each inclined dent of one of the first and second types may be provided between adjacent groups each including a plurality of inclined dents of the other type.

[0041] The first and second inclined dents 11A and 11B do not always need to be symmetrically inclined in the embodiment, and may be inclined at different angles in accordance with the beating position. Further, for example, the first and second inclined dents 11A and 11B may be provided only at both ends of the weaving reed 10, and vertical dents may be provided in the other portion.

[0042] Another embodiment of the present invention will now be described.

[0043] Figs. 5 to 7 illustrate a weaving reed 20 according to another embodiment of the present invention that is applied to a beating device of a rapier loom. The outline of the entire beating device in which the weaving reed 20 is mounted is the same as that adopted in the above-described embodiment, and therefore, a description thereof is omitted.

[0044] The weaving reed 20 includes a pair of upper and lower caps 22a and 22b, and a plurality of dents 21 supported at upper and lower ends by the caps 22a and 22b. The dents 21 include first dents 21a and auxiliary dents 21c provided on a cloth fell side in the thickness direction of the reed, and second dents 21b offset from the first dents 21a toward a side opposite the cloth fell side in the thickness direction of the reed.

[0045] The weaving reed 20 will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 6 and 7. The first dents 21a and the second dents 21b are formed by round bars of circular cross section having the same diameter. The auxiliary dents 21c are formed by round bars having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the first and second dents 21a and 21b. In the illustrated example, the diameter of the first and second dents 21a and 21b is larger than the diameter of the first and second dents 11A and 11B of the above-described embodiment.

[0046] When the weaving reed 20 is viewed from the front side (thickness direction), as shown in Fig. 6A, the first and second dents 21a and 21b are attached to the upper and lower caps 22a and 22b while being alternately arranged in parallel and at regular intervals. In other words, each second dent 21b is provided between adjacent first dents 21a. Each auxiliary dent 21c is provided between adjacent first dents 21a with its axis coinciding with that of the corresponding second dent 21b in the width direction.

[0047] When the weaving reed 20 is viewed from the side (width direction), as shown in Fig. 6B, the dents 21a, 21b, and 21c are perpendicularly attached to the caps 22a and 22b in a manner such as to be parallel to a center line C2 in the thickness direction.

[0048] As shown in Figs. 7A to 7C, the first dents 21a are arranged at predetermined positions offset from the center line C2 of the caps 22a and 22b in the thickness direction toward a cloth fell and in a row in the width direction. On the other hand, the second dents 21b are arranged at predetermined positions offset from the center line C2 of the caps 22a and 22b toward the side opposite the cloth fell and in a row in the width direction. In this embodiment, the positions of the first dents 21a and the positions of the second dents 21b are symmetrical about the center line C2 in the thickness direction.

[0049] The auxiliary dents 21c are arranged in a manner such that positions of cloth-fell side ends thereof coincide with positions of cloth-fell side ends of the first dents 21a in the thickness direction. For this reason, the beating amounts of the weft 9 with the first dents 21a and the auxiliary dents 21c are equal. This prevents the weft 9 from meandering during beating, and allows the weft 9 to be linearly beaten in the weaving-width direction. In this embodiment, the second dents 21b function as members for increasing the total structural strength of the reed, but do not serve to beat the weft 9.

[0050] Since the weaving reed 20 of this embodiment has a configuration such that two rows of dents are arranged in the thickness direction of the reed, the total second moment of area of the reed increases, and the structural strength of the reed serving as a structure including the dents is higher than that of the reed of the related art in which the dents are arranged in a row. For this reason, it is possible to prevent bending and twist of the entire reed that make the beating amounts of the dents unequal during beating, to fix the position of the cloth fell in the weaving-width direction during beating, and to thereby improve the quality of fabric.

[0051] In addition, since the first dents 21a and the second dents 21b are alternately arranged one by one in a staggered manner in the width direction of the reed in this embodiment, the gaps between the dents increases, and this allows the warp to be passed in a sufficient space. Hence, the cross-sectional areas of the dents and the strength of the reed can be further increased as long as the ease of passing the warp is not reduced.

[0052] As for the arrangement of the two types of dents, that is, the first dents 21a and the second dents 21b in the width direction, the first dents 21a and the second dents 21b do not always need to be alternatively arranged one by one, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, and they may be alternately arranged a plurality of dents by a plurality of dents (e.g., two by two or three by three) as long as the auxiliary dents 21c are provided on the cloth-fell sides of the second dents 21b. However, in this embodiment, it is more advantageous in strength to alternately arrange the first and second dents 21a and 21b one by one (the second dents 21b are not arranged in succession), because the space for passing the warp becomes sufficient, and the cross-sectional areas of the dents can be further increased. Further, the numbers of the first dents 21a and the second dents 21b do not always need to be equal, and for example, each one second dent 21b and each one auxiliary dent 21c may be provided between adjacent groups each including plurality of first dents 21a.

[0053] While the positions of the auxiliary dents 21c in the thickness direction are such that the cloth-fell side ends thereof coincide with the cloth-fell side ends of the first dents 21a in the illustrated example, for example, the cloth-fell side ends of the auxiliary dents 21c may be slightly offset toward the side opposite the cloth fell (the axes of the auxiliary dents 21c in the thickness direction coincide with the axes of the first dents 21a) as long as the auxiliary dents 21c are within the ranges of the first dents 21a and there is no problem in the quality of fabric.

[0054] In addition, it is only necessary that the fixed positions of the first and second dents 21a and 21b to the caps 22a and 22b are spaced from each other in the thickness direction, and the fixed positions do not always need to be symmetrical about the center line C2 of the reed in the thickness direction.

[0055] In the two types of weaving reeds 10 and 20 included in the present invention described above with reference to Figs. 1 to 4 and 5 to 7, all of the dents that constitute the reed are formed by round bars of circular cross section. However, the shape of the dents in the weaving reed of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the dents may have other cross-sectional shapes. For example, while a typical dent has a rectangular cross section having four round (arc-shaped) corners having a small radius, such rectangular dents may also be adopted in the present invention. In this case, the four corners are shaped like arcs having a large radius. Here, the term "arcs having a large radius" refers to arcs having a sufficient radius to prevent the warp from being fluffed by slide between the dents and the warp.

[0056] Such cross-sectional shapes include, for example, a shape having four corners that are rounded without leaving four sides (a circle, an ellipse), and a shape having four corners that are rounded with two sides being left (an oval). However, when weaving is performed using multifilament yarn, such as carbon fiber or glass fiber, as the warp, in order to prevent folding and fluff of the fiber, it is preferable that the dents be formed by round bars that reduce the contact areas between the warp and the dents, as described above.

[0057] Moreover, the cross-sectional shape does not always need to be equal between the cloth-fell side of the center and the opposite side, and it may be a modified cross-sectional shape. More specifically, the cross-sectional shape may be an oval shape, a gourd shape, or a shape of a polygon having arc-shaped corners as long as it can be produced. Alternatively, the cross-sectional shape may change in the longitudinal direction of the dents.

[0058] In addition, all of the dents do not always need to have the same cross-sectional shape, and dents having different cross-sectional shapes may be mixed.

Claims

1. A weaving reed (10) for a loom, comprising:

a pair of upper and lower caps (12a, 12b); and

a plurality of dents (11) supported at upper and lower ends by the caps (12a, 12b),

wherein the plurality of dents (11) include two types of dents inclined at different inclination angles to a height direction of the reed, as viewed from a side of the reed,

wherein the two types of dents three-dimensionally intersect each other in an X-form as viewed from the side of the reed, and

wherein the inclination angles are set in a manner such that a beating position of the plurality of dents (11) is located within an area including an intersecting position (P) where the two-types of dents three-dimensionally intersect.

2. The weaving reed (10) according to Claim 1, wherein the inclination angles are set so that the beating position coincides with the intersecting position (P).

3. The weaving reed (10) according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the two types of dents include first inclined dents (11A) each having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end being fixed to the cap (12a) at a position closer in a thickness direction of the reed to a cloth fell side than a position where the lower end is fixed to the cap (12b), and second inclined dents (11B) each having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end being fixed to the cap (12a) at a position closer in the thickness direction of the reed to a side opposite the cloth fell side than a position where the lower end is fixed to the cap (12b).

4. A weaving reed (20) for a loom, comprising:

a pair of upper and lower caps (22a, 22b); and

a plurality of dents (21) supported at upper and lower ends by the caps (22a, 22b),

wherein the plurality of dents include

first dents (21a) provided on a cloth fell side in a thickness direction of the reed,

second dents (21b) provided closer in the thickness direction of the reed to a side opposite the cloth fell side than the first dents (21a) and at positions different from positions of the first dents (21a) in a width direction of the reed, and

auxiliary dents (21c) having a cross-sectional area smaller than cross-sectional areas of the first and second dents (21a, 21b), and provided within a projection area of the first dents (21a) as viewed from a side of the reed, and on a cloth fell side of the second dents (21b) in the width direction of the reed.

5. The weaving reed (20) according to Claim 4, wherein the first dents (21a) and the second dents (21b) are alternately arranged in the width direction of the reed.

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