I uhlaka lwe-rapier ingumshini osebenza kahle wokufaka i-weft. Indlela yayo yokufaka i-weft ehlangene ifanele kokubili izintambo ezithambile futhi okunzima ukuzilawula. Ingaluka izinhlobonhlobo zezintambo zefiber ezihlanganisa imicu yefilament kanye nemicu yakudala. I-rapier loom ilungele ukukhiqizwa kwezindwangu ezinhle. Ingakhiqiza indwangu yekhwalithi ephezulu ngentengo yokonga. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ingakhiqiza uhla lwemibala namaphethini.

Isistimu yokufaka i-rapier inezigaba ezimbili ezihlukene. Isigaba sokuqala sihlanganisa ukufakwa kwe-weft kanti okwesibili ukukha i-weft. Zombili izinqubo zilawulwa ngesikhathi ngasinye senqubo. Ngakho-ke kungenzeka ukufeza ukuminyana okuphezulu kokukhetha ngaphandle kokuphazamisa isivinini se-loom. Lokhu kungafezwa ngokuhlela ukuminyana kokukhetha kukhibhodi ye-microprocessor.

Phakathi nesigaba sokufakwa kwe-weft, i-rapier idlula engxenyeni engaphambili yeshede lemicu ye-warp. Kuleli qophelo, i-gripper eyamukelayo iphuma kuqala eshedeni. Lokhu kwenziwa ukuze umdlwenguli ahambe aye ngasesikhungweni se-sley. I-rapier ifinyelela endaweni engaphandle yesikhungo esifile. Ukucindezela kwayo okubambayo kuyalungiswa ukuze kungene intambo ye-weft. Ngemuva kwalokhu, iqala ukuhamba ibheke ku-selvedge yendwangu. Ubude obusele bungenxa yokuguquguquka kweribhoni ye-rapier.

Isistimu yokufaka i-rapier iyinguqulo eyenziwe yaba yesimanjemanje yendlela yakudala yokukhiqizwa kwendwangu. Ngendlela yakudala, i-weft yayithwalwa isuka kolunye uhlangothi lweshede iye kolunye ngesandla. Inguqulo eyenziwe yaba yesimanjemanje, lapho i-weft idluliselwa ngochungechunge lwezindlela ezihlanganayo, ibizwa ngokuthi i-positive weft transfer rapier loom.

I-positive weft transfer rapier iqukethe i-insert gripper kanye nento yokubamba eyamukelayo. I-gripper ngayinye ine-pressure yokubamba ehlukile. Umamukeli unokucindezela okungaphezulu kokubambelela kunesibambi esifakayo. Phakathi nenqubo yokufaka, i-weft ibanjwe endaweni yokubamba i-selvedge. Lesi isici esivumela ukuthi i-weft ikhishwe emhlangeni lapho kufakwa ipiki entsha. Iphinde ivimbele ukulimala komhlanga.

I-pick mechanism ithwala intambo ye-weft isuka kolunye uhlangothi lwe-loom iye kolunye. I-rapier yakhelwe ukuthi ihambe ngendiza evundlile futhi ingakwazi ukuzivumelanisa kalula nezinguquko kububanzi bendwangu. Isetshenziselwa ukwaluka izinhlobonhlobo zezindwangu, okuhlanganisa usilika nemicu yakudala. Kuwuhlaka olungabizi kakhulu futhi luya ngokuya luduma njengendwangu yokugqoka ekhethwa ngabakhi bendwangu.

Indlela yokukhetha ingathuthukiswa ngokusebenzisa ama-servomotor ukuze kusebenze izivuli ze-clamp. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-rapier ingahlelwa ukuthi inyakaze ngesivinini esithile nangezikhathi ezithile. Lokhu kuvumela i-servomotor ukuthi icabangele imicu ye-weft ngayinye kanye nohlobo oluthile lwendwangu.

I-rapier loom ingakhiqiza umkhawulo wamamitha ayi-1,500 ngomzuzu. Izidingo zayo zokulinganisa nazo ziphansi kakhulu. Lolu hlobo lwe-loom lulungele ukukhiqiza izindwangu ezinamaphethini ayinkimbinkimbi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inesidingo esiphansi sama-neps nama-yarns.