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UDC

( Second

67705841

Reprint

Indian

MAY

IS : 2058 - 1973

1988)

(Reaffirmed 2012)

Standard

SPECIFICATION FOR
FOR PIRN-CHANGING
AUTOMATIC
CO-l-I-ON LOOMS

SHUlTLES

( First Revision )
I. Scope
:otton

- Dimensional
looms.

details

and other

requirements

for shuttles

for

pirn-changing

automatic

!. Terminology
!.l Left.Hand Shcffle - The eye of the shuttle
Meavers position in front of the loom.

falls

!.2 high:-Hand
ShL;ff!e -The
eye of the shuttle
Meavers position
in front of the loom.
3. Shape

and Dimensions

1. Material - S;iuttle
: under preparatim
).
Note-Till

such

As given

block

time the standard

falls

in Table

conforming

to

is published,

on the

right-hand

on the left-hand

side

when

viewed from

the

side

when

viewed

the

from

1.
Indian

the material

Standard
shall

specification

be as agreed

for

to between

shuttle

blocks

the buyer and the seller.

used in making shuttle shall preferably

conform
5. Shuttle
Accessories
- Various accessories
the requi.rements
laid down in Indian Standard specification
for accessories
for use in shuttles
?irn-changing
automatic
cotton looms ( under preparation
).
Note - Till such time the standard
between the buyer and the seller.

is published,

The weight
of the shuttle
6. Weightsubject to a tolerance
of rl: 5 percent.
7. Manufacture,

Workmanship

surface

7.4 The angle

of shuttle

be as agreed

of the shuttle
(first revision

be free from knots,

7.3 The outer

shall

and the surfaces

( bevel ) shall

cracks
where

shall
) 1.

conform

to the

to between

by the buyer,

a fibre

the yarn comes

normally

washer

be fully

and any other

seasoned

visible

defect

into contact

the shuttles

shall

8. Positioning
of Accessories
- When the pirn
in line with the centre of the threading
eye.

Each shuttle

a) Brand

or trade-mark

shall

No. to trace

10.1 Certification

Adopted

Marking

30 March

buyer

as agreed

and

be marked

[see

tc

the seller

IS : 1141-1973

which
shall

whether

right

with

be provided
is seated

to affec

be finished

smooth

underthe

in the shuttle,

wood shall bc

tip.
the centre

of pirn shall

downwards,

the following:

hand (R)

the history

of production.

available

Details

1973

with

January

or left hand

(L);

the

of IndianStandards.

Bureau

BUREAU

I
OF
BHAVAN.

INDIAN

STANDARDS

9 BAHADUR
SHAH
NEW DELHI 110002

and

Gr 1

1974, BIS

I
MANAK

Code

is likely

of the manufacturer;

b) Hand of the shuttle,

c) Code

the

made of uncompressed

9. Dropping
Test-Drop
the shuttle vertically,
with one of its tips facing
of one metre on a cast iron plate and the tip shall not get blunt.
IO. Marking

requirements

be 90.

7.5 If agreed to between the buyer and the seller,

pressure-impregnated
with raw linseed oil.
7.6 If prescribed

shall

and Finish

7.1 The timber for the manufacture

0-f practice for seasoning
of timber
7.2 The shuttle shall
its life or usefulness.

the accessories

to
fol

ZAFAR

MARG

bl

from a heigh

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TABLE

DIMENSIONS

FOR

FOR PIRN-CHANGING

SHUTTLES

AUTOMATIC

COTTON

LOOHB

SLOT

THREADING

EYE

( Clause 3 )
All

ENLARGED

SECTION

dimensions

in millimetres.

XX

I!_FEELER

LTIP

Variety
No.
(see Note 1 )

Overall
Length

Height

Width
at
Bottom

r-b
Front

Thickness
-7
Front
Back

Back

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(5)
80

(8)
-

405

480

345

360

425

500

315

350

8'0

9'0

For pirn of 30 mm dia

425

500

290

320

80

90

For plrn of 27 mm dla

405

490

350

365

7'0

70

80

9.0

425

500

315

350

430

510

335

350

90

85

420

48-o

335

350

63

63

400

48.0

335

350

63

63

400

445

315

335

70

70

320

340

70

6.0

t_ 05

450

390

Tolerance

Note

(7)
9'0

10

Note

Remarks

Variety

SELF

l-

Varieties

6 for Picanol,
Z-

&:1

1, 2 and 3 of the shuttles

Varieties

f05

05

are normally

7, 8 and 9 for Cooper-Draper

The iree space is normally

equal

to the overall

-fO5

f05

used for NMM-Ruti

and Variety
length

looms,

Varieties

Note 5- The location

loom in conjunction
with

other than those

jaw

cover end depends on the make of the loom

be subject to a tolerance
of & 05 mm.

and size of the slots for the midget

which the shuttle is to be used.

Northrop,

looms.

of the pirn plus 21 to 30,mm.

In case an agreement
between the buyer and the seller provides
for dimensions
Note 3above, they shalt be declared and shalt bo subject to the totcratlcos
specified above.
The distance bctwcen the tip and the
Note 4However, it shall
which the shuttle is to be used.

4 and 5,for

10 for Cimmco-Sakamoto

feeler

and the thread

cutter

depend

specified

In conjunction
on the

make

with
of the