Method and apparatus for removing defective yarn in a loom

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EP 1 357 212 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	28.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/18

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	29.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/44

(21)	Application number: 03007248.2

(22)	Date of filing: 31.03.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: D03D 47/30, D03D 47/34, D03D 51/08

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

26.04.2002 JP 2002125634

(71)	Applicant: TSUDAKOMA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
	Kanazawa-shi Ishikawa-Ken (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	Yamamoto, Akihiko Matto-shi, Ishikawa-ken (JP)

(74)	Representative: Turi, Michael, Dipl.-Phys. et al
	Samson & Partner Widenmayerstrasse 5 80538 München 80538 München (DE)

(54)	Method and apparatus for removing defective yarn in a loom

(57) A technique to remove a defective yarn (22) is characterized by having an air or machine-operated weft end retaining device (20, 62, 72 or 82) retain the non-supply side end portion of one or more beaten wefts (16 or 22) by suction at least at the initial removal operation of the defective yarn.

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