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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322383 | Heald frame rod comprising a displaceable heald damping element A heald (heddle) shaft (1) comprises at least one shaft rod (2) on which a damping element (12)is supported on the shaft rod carrier body (15) to be movable in the longitudinal direction of a heald or heddle (8) mounted on a shaft ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7063142 | Method of applying an axial force to an expansion cone A method of applying an axial force to a first piston positioned within a first piston chamber including applying an axial force to the first piston using a second piston positioned within the first piston chamber. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7000647 | Device for attaching and guiding at least one tackle cord in a Jacquard machine and Jacquard machine provided with one or several similar devices The invention on the one hand relates to a device for attaching and guiding of at least one tackle cord (2) in a Jacquard machine, the device (1) being designed for being attached to a part (20) of the Jacquard machine and being designed for bei... | 02/21/2006 |
| 5285819 | Dobby drawing device In a dobby drawing device in a weaving loom, the vertical displacement of a heddle frame is obtained with the aid of a single cable which is guided over first and second actuating levers to a set of springs. Two support shafts selectively support the actu... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5203381 | Spring tension relieving device for negative dobby A drawing device for actuating the heddle frames of a weaving machine of the negative type including rocking levers which guide cables extending from the heddle frame to a return spring system. The rocking levers are mounted on shafts which are shiftable ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5010927 | Hold-down device for Jacquard-controlled looms A hold-down device for Jacquard controlled loom machines including a resilient element which exerts a spring force on the hook which is attached to the heald of the machine. The hold-down device is arranged between the hook cord and the cord assembly. The... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4905739 | Drawing system for controlling the heddle frames of weaving mechanisms of the negative type This invention relates to a drawing system for controlling the heddle frames of weaving mechanisms of the negative type, wherein the connection between each oscillating lever and the cable of the weaving mechanism and the return spring register which corr... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4687029 | Means for lifting motion of a heddle frame Means for lifting motion of a heddle frame for use in a dobby having a heddle frame and a harness cord adapted for operating the heddle frame. A device for adjusting the level of the heddle frame is located internally of the side columns of the loom frame... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4644979 | Heddle drive for a weaving machine The heddle drive is coupled to the transverse beam of the heddle so that the path of movement of the heddle and the direction in which the drive force is applied run parallel to each other. As a result, the transverse beams need not be especially strong. ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4150698 | Patterning means 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 ini... | 04/24/1979 |
