Abstract:
A heald rod retention device comprising an elongate body having a first body portion adapted to guide reciprocal movement of the terminal end portion of a heald rod and a second body portion provided with a first latch formation for engagement with a second co-operating latch formation on the heald rod, the heald rod being guided by the first body portion so that during reciprocation the second latch formation moves passed the first latch formation without engagement, at least one solenoid activated magnetic pole piece mounted on the second body portion and extending along the path of reciprocation of the heald rod and which on activation of the solenoid causes deflection of the terminal end portion of the heald rod during its reciprocal movement to bring the first and second latch formations into engagement, and stop means for limiting the amount of deflection of the heald rod so as to prevent contact between the heald rod and the pole piece.
Abstract:
A yarn end holding device for a loom, the device including a fluid channel along which a fluid flow is directed to draw the yarn end into the channel and clamp means positioned to receive the yarn end and hold it during beat-up.
Abstract:
A loom patterning mechanism including a continuously movable pattern information means and pattern sensing means associated with the information means and movable synchronously therewith over at least part of a loom cycle, the sensing means serving to initiate a loom function.
Abstract:
An imaging device for generating a digital image of a scene comprises an image sensor, an optic, and one or more actuators. The image sensor comprises an array of photosensors. The optic is operative to at least partially direct light rays from the scene onto this image sensor so that an image of the scene is created on the image sensor. The one or more actuators are operative to move at least one of the image sensor and the optic while the digital image is generated so that the incoming light rays from the scene are distributed over the photosensors of the image sensor in such a way as to limit spatial frequencies in the image of the scene created on the image sensor to values below a Nyquist frequency of the image sensor.
Abstract:
A dual resolution printer for printing images on an associated print medium includes: a light source providing a light beam and a focusing lens focusing the light beam and creating a converging light beam having at least one beam waist of at least one wavelength at a first beam waist location. The printer also includes an optical unit movable in and out of the converging light beam and having a corresponding first and second position, respectively. This optical unit, in the second position, reimages the beam waist of the converging light beam created by the focusing lens to a different size second beam waist, at a location substantially the same as the first beam waist location.
Abstract:
A rear attachment is provided to permit objective lens systems designated for a certain image format to be used for imaging on a smaller image format. Thus, a 35 mm single lens reflex camera lens can be used to create an image on a smaller format CCD array.
Abstract:
A reverse telephoto lens includes a front negative group of lens components having a front component with greater than normal separation from a rear positive group of lens elements. Preferably, the front negative group also includes a rear positive component that is meniscus concave to the front.
Abstract:
A reverse Galilean finder in which a front frame, preferably associated with a front element is projected away from the eye by the finder optics without separate frame projection optics to a position such that the distance between the apparent position of the frame to the eye and the rear vertex of the finder divided by the length of the finder is at least 2.2.
Abstract:
A loom is provided with a closed path for the weft yarn from a yarn package to a picking nozzle. A first yarn guiding passage extends from a yarn clamp to a weft yarn storage device while a second yarn guiding passage extends from the storage device to the picking nozzle. Sensors are disposed along the path of the yarn in order to sense the presence or absence of a thread for searching/rethreading purposes. The second yarn guiding passage is articulated to the storage device and the picking nozzle in order to follow movements of the picking nozzles relative to a reed.