Weft holding device for tuck-in device

摘要

A weft holding device (3) transfers a weft (9) to a tuck-in device (2) that tucks an end portion of the weft (9) cut by a weft cutter (4) in a shed (12) formed by warps (11). The weft holding device (3) has a slit (21) opening backward toward a reed (8), the warps (11) and the cutter (4) to receive a portion of the weft (9) beaten up by the reed (8), and a releasing hole (22) connected to the depth of the slit (21) so as to jet air toward the open end of the slit (21) to move the portion of the weft (9) toward the open end of the slit (21). Air is jetted through the releasing hole (22) in response to a command signal provided by a loom (1) upon the detection of a mispicked weft (9a) to move the mispicked weft (9a) to be beaten up backward away from a cutting region in which the weft cutter (4) cuts the weft (9). <IMAGE>