(19) TZZ _ _T (11) EP 2 597 182 B1 (12) EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION (45) Date of publication and mention (51) Int Cl.: of the grant of the patent: D03J 1/22 (2006.01) 30.12.2015 Bulletin 2015/53 (21) Application number: 12193873.2 (22) Date of filing: 22.11.2012 (54) Full-width temple for textile looms and the like Breithalter in voller Breite für Textilwebstühle und dergleichen Templet pleine largeur pour métiers à tisser et analogues (84) Designated Contracting States: (72) Inventor: Trinca Colonel, Sergio AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB 22079 VILLA GUARDIA CO (IT) GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (74) Representative: Modiano, Micaela Nadia Modiano & Partners (IT) (30) Priority: 28.11.2011 IT MI20112161 Via Meravigli, 16 20123 Milano (IT) (43) Date of publication of application: 29.05.2013 Bulletin 2013/22 (56) References cited: DE-A1- 10 336 769 JP-A- 2002 069 803 (73) Proprietor: Officina Meccanica Trinca US-A- 3 885 600 Colonel Silvio & Figlio Sergio S.n.c. 22075 Lurate Caccivio (Prov. of Como) (IT) Note: Within nine months of the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent in the European Patent Bulletin, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to that patent, in accordance with the Implementing Regulations. Notice of opposition shall not be deemed to have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent Convention). EP 2 597 182 B1 Printed by Jouve, 75001 PARIS (FR) 1 EP 2 597 182 B1 2 Description devoid of drawbacks, including the fact that, being they provided monolithically and usually made by extrusion, [0001] The present invention relates to a full-width tem- are not adjustable in length, thus making it necessary to ple for textile looms and the like. have a temple for each weaving width desired. [0002] In the textiles field equipment is known which 5 [0012] This necessity leads to having an inevitable in- is used in weaving in order to prevent drawing-in of the crease in the costs of acquisition/production of the set of fabric during weaving. Such items of equipment are com- temples in proportion to the number of weaving widths monly called temples, which can be of several different to be woven, in order to be able to cover them all. types. [0013] Anotherdrawback of conventional temples con- [0003] The conventional temple consists of a linear 10 sists in that, if the need arises to weave a weaving width structure which is provided with metallic teeth at its ends, that is not catered for, the operator is forced to stop work is made of wood or metal and is constituted by a rod that until a temple of suitable length is obtained. slides telescopically between two other rods which are [0014] An additional drawback of conventional tem- all kept parallel by straps and are provided with locking ples, which is linked to the previous drawback, consists catches in order to adjust the overall length of the rods 15 in that, when a tailor-made temple is acquired/produced to the width of the fabric. in order to be able to work with a weaving width which is [0004] In mechanized frames the temple is a metal outside the normal working activity, the temple provided, tube which is fixed to the textile loom with two arms which once used, would then be placed in storage and remain are provided with toothed heads in such a way that the unused. fabric, during weaving, while tending to contract in the 20 [0015] US 3 885 600 discloses a temple as defined in direction of the weft owing to the settling of the weft thread the preamble of claim 1. which, when it is inserted by the shuttle, is rectilinear and, [0016] The aim of the present invention consists in pro- when it is beaten by the comb, settles between the viding a full-width temple for textile looms and the like, threads of the warp thus assuming a winding shape, is which makes it possible to work with multiple weaving held by the teeth at the selvedges thus preventing them 25 lengths in a simple and efficient manner. from drawing closer together. [0017] Within this aim, an object of the present inven- [0005] In this manner, the weft thread is forced to settle tion consists in providing a temple that is structurally sim- on the warp threads by taking a longer route than it would ple, sturdy and economically advantageous when com- otherwise have done without the presence of the temple, pared to the sets of temples that are necessary in order thus preventing the shortening of the fabric along the 30 to be able to weave the same weaving widths. direction of weft. [0018] This aim and this and other objects which will [0006] Such temples of the conventional and mecha- become better apparent hereinafter are achieved by a nized type are not devoid of drawbacks, including the full-width temple for textile looms and the like, comprising fact that the teeth with which they are provided leave a main body provided with an upper profile and a lower holes which are visible on the selvedge of the fabric, once 35 profile which are adapted to delimit a linear groove, which finished. is defined by said main body, is substantially C-shaped [0007] In order to overcome this drawback, so-called and is adapted to accommodate with play a movable bar "full-width" temples have been devised which consist of around which a fabric woven by a textile loom is partially a rod-like body which is arranged downstream of the wrapped, said main body being fixable to said textile loom comb of the textile loom parallel to the direction of weft 40 proximate to the comb of said textile loom and being ar- and extending for the entire weaving width. rangeable downstream of said comb with respect to the [0008] Such rod-like body has a longitudinal groove direction of advancement of said fabric woven by said which is substantially C-shaped, is directed toward the textile loom, so that said linear groove is parallel to the comb and accommodates a movable bar around which direction of the weft threads of said fabric with its open the fabric is partially wrapped. 45 side directed toward said comb, characterized in that [0009] In more detail, the fabric that comes from the it comprises means for adjusting the longitudinal exten- comb is initially made to slide on the lower profile of the sion of said main body along a direction which is sub- groove, then to pass behind the movable bar, in order to stantially parallel to the direction of the weft threads of then come out from the groove again, sliding on the upper said fabric in order to vary the weaving width of said tem- profile of the groove. 50 ple as a function of the desired width of said fabric. [0010] In this way, when the fabric is placed under ten- [0019] Further characteristics and advantages of the sion, the movable bar is pushed against the two profiles present invention will become better apparent from the of the C in such a manner as to flatten the fabric against description of a preferred, but not exclusive, embodiment the profiles of the C thus forcing the weft threads to as- of a full-width temple for textile looms and the like, ac- sume a progression that is perfectly rectilinear and not 55 cording to the invention, illustrated by way of non-limiting undulating, as described previously, which causes the example in the accompanying drawings, wherein: shortening of the width of the fabric. [0011] These latter conventional temples are also not Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of 2 3 EP 2 597 182 B1 4 the full-width temple, according to the invention; of the T providing the tab 17. Figure 2 is a schematic side elevation view of a textile [0030] The temple 1 thus obtained, being constituted loom using the temple shown in Figure 1. by elements that can be fitted to each other, can be pro- vided, in a simple and rapid manner, of any length ac- [0020] With reference to the figures, a full-width temple 5 cording to the requirements. for textile looms and the like, generally designated with [0031] In practice it has been found that the full-width the reference numeral 1, comprises a main body 2 which temple for textile looms and the like, according to the is provided with an upper profile 3 and a lower profile 4 present invention, fully achieves the intended aim and which are adapted to delimit a linear groove 5, which is object in that it makes it possible to vary the longitudinal defined by the main body 2, is substantially C-shaped 10 length thereof according to the width of the fabric to be and is adapted to accommodate with play a movable bar woven without changing the temple completely, but sim- 6, which has a substantially circular transverse cross- ply by adding or removing modular elements. section, around which a fabric 7 woven by a textile loom [0032] Another advantage of the full-width temple, ac- 8 is partially wrapped. cording tothe present invention,consists inthat it enables [0021] As shown in Figure 2, the main body 2 is fixable 15 the weaving of fabrics with different heights while involv- to the textile loom 8 proximate to the comb 9 of the textile ing an economic investment which is decidedly lower loom 8 and is arrangeable downstream of the comb 9 than the cost that would be required by availing of con- with respect to the direction of advancement of the fabric ventional temples.