Method of removing weft yarn end and weft yarn end removing mechanism

摘要

A weft yarn end removing mechanism is incorporated into a shuttleless loom (1) that holds a leasing end part of a picked weft yarn (3) under tension by a weft yarn tightening device (13) and beats up the weft yarn (3) into the cloth fell (5a) of a fabric (5) on the shuttleless loom (1) by a reed (6). The weft yarn end removing mechanism includes a weft yarn sucking device (14) for holding the leading end part of the weft yarn (3) beaten up into the cloth fell (5a), and a weft yarn cutting device (19) for cutting the leading end part of the weft yarn (3) extending between the selvage of the fabric (5) and the weft yarn sucking device (14). The leading end part of the picked weft yarn (3) being shifted toward the cloth fell (5a) is sucked through a first suction opening (15) into the weft yarn sucking device (14) and then the leading end part moves from the first suction opening to a second suction opening of the weft yarn sucking device (14). The weft yarn cutting device (19) cuts the leading end part extending between the selvage of the fabric (5) and the second suction opening of the weft yarn sucking device (14). <IMAGE>